Martin, TN – Junior starting pitcher Zach Hall struck out a season-best seven batters and junior first baseman Craig Massoni belted a pair of home runs as Austin Peay State University downed UT Martin, 9-3, in Ohio Valley Conference action at Skyhawk Field.
Hall (6-2) backed up the offensive outburst with his longest outing this season. He would allow one run and scattered three hits over the first six innings. Hall would get dinged for a run in both the seventh and eighth innings before departing. He held UT Martin to three runs on six this while striking out a career-high seven batters.
UT Martin (10-35, 3-22 OVC) would make things interesting in the ninth inning, as an Austin Peay error opened the door. The Skyhawks would load the bases against reliever Don Whitson Jr. before recording their first out on a fielder’s choice that cut down a run at home.
UTM would score runs on a sacrifice fly and second baseman Sonny Mastromatteo’s RBI single, slashing the lead to 9-5. Whitson would escape another bases loaded jam when he induced an inning-ending pop out.
Shortstop Reed Harper joined Massoni with a three-hit outing, including a ninth-inning RBI single. Right fielder Rolando Gautier was 2-for-5 with a RBI double and second baseman Jordan Hankins went 2-for-4 with a RBI single.
UT Martin’s Dan Tobik (1-7) suffered the loss after allowing six runs on six this over six innings. The Skyhawks starter struck out 10 batters and surrendered only two walks. Mastromatteo led the offense with a 2-for-5 outing.
Austin Peay and UT Martin continue their three-game OVC series with a 4:00pm, Saturday contest at Skyhawk Field.
Box Score
May 10th, 2013 at Martin, TN (Skyhawks Field)
| Austin Peay 9 (37-13,17-7 OVC) | ||||||||||
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
| GAUTIER, Rolando rf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| HANKINS, Jordan 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MASSONI, Craig 1b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| HARPER, Reed ss | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| HUDSON, Cody lf | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| TORRES, P.J. c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| RINER, Dylan cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| WOLLENZIN, Matt dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CARLSON, Brett 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| HALL, Zach p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| WHITSON, Don p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 5 | |
| UT Martin 5 (10-35,3-22 OVC) | ||||||||||
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
| GLASSER, Grant cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MASTROMATTEO, Sonny 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| JOHANN, Byron rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| HAYNES, Matt 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| COX, Taylor 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| ZYCH, Nico ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| NELSON, Hagen dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ERIE, Drew c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| PIERSALL, Wes pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BARGERY, Kyle lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOBIK, Dan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SKUBINA, John p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| HOUSTON, John p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 8 | |
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Austin Peay......... 300 011 301 - 9 11 1 UT Martin........... 001 000 112 - 5 8 2 ------------------------------------------- |
| E – CARLSON, B.(5); ZYCH(7); ERIE(4). DP – APSU 1. LOB – APSU 5; UTM 8. 2B – GAUTIER, R.(13); HARPER, Re.(6); ZYCH(6); NELSON(1); ERIE(3). HR – MASSONI, C. 2(12). HBP – JOHANN. SH – CARLSON, B.(3); ZYCH(8); BARGERY(2). SF – GLASSER(1). SB – HANKINS, J.(6); HARPER, Re.(12); HUDSON, C. 2(22); BARGERY(2). |
| Austin Peay | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| HALL, Zach W,6-2 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 111 |
| WHITSON, Don | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| UT Martin | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| TOBIK, Dan L,1-7 | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 115 |
| SKUBINA, John | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| HOUSTON, John | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 42 |
| Win – HALL, Z. (6-2). Loss – TOBIK (1-7). Save – None. WP – HALL, Z. 2(6); TOBIK 2(9). HBP – by WHITSON, D. (JOHANN). BK – HOUSTON(1). Inherited runners/scored: SKUBINA 1/1. Pitches/strikes: HALL, Z. 111/75; WHITSON, D. 28/12; TOBIK 115/66; SKUBINA 12/6; HOUSTON 42/27. Umpires – HP: Leland Hollis 1B: Brad Clark 3B: Kevin Bradley Start: 6:03 PM Time: 3:01 Attendance: 154 TOBIK faced 1 batter in the 7th. |
