Morehead, KY – Austin Peay State University’s softball team resent struggles to score runs followed them on the road, April 18th, as the Lady Govs fell in both ends on an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader to Morehead State University, by finals of 3-2 and 11-3.
The Lady Govs (18-26, 6-12 OVC) had now lost 10 of their last 12 games – including eight of nine OVC contests—but still sit in the eighth and final slot for a OVC tournament berth with Tennessee State University and Belmont University also losing two games on April 18th.Morehead State (10-29-1, 5-12 OVC) did all of its scoring in the second inning in Game 1, as it picked up its only two hits of the day versus Austin Peay starter Lauren de Castro to go along with two walks and a hit batter.
Dana Hutchins was hit by a pitch to open the inning for the Eagles, but was erased on a fielder’s choice.
But a walk to Karly Thompson followed by an infield single by Samantha Howard loaded the bases with one out.
A strikeout by de Castro (12-11) gave the Lady Govs the second out of the inning, but a wild pitch allowed Jamie Massaro to score the first run of the inning, followed by a Kayla McGuffey walk to re-load the bases.
That brought up Stephanie Etter who ripped a single to center field driving in Thompson and Howard to make it 3-0.
Austin Peay would try to mount a rally in the top of the fourth inning, scoring twice on a two-run double by Kristin Whitmire – driving in de Castro and Laurel Burroughs – but that would be as close as the Lady Govs would get with Morehead State starter Tanna Seuferer (5-13) retiring 12 of the final 14 Lady Govs she faced.
Kayla Davidson would lead the Lady Govs with two hits.
In Game 2, Austin Peay would see the Eagles score in five of the six innings played, as Morehead State recorded 11 runs on 10 hits against two Lady Govs pitchers.
The first run came in the top of the first inning on a double by Davidson – driving in Marissa Lake, who opened the game with an infield single, while the other two runs came in the sixth inning on a two-run single just inside the right-field line by Whitmire.
Burroughs and Whitmire had two hits each in the nightcap.
Austin Peay will continue its Death Valley road trip April 19th; as they square off against Eastern Kentucky University in a doubleheader, with a first pitch scheduled for noon (CDT).
Box Score – Game 1
Friday, April 18th, 2014
Morehead, KY | University Field
Austin Peay 2 (18-25,6-11 OVC)
Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
LAKE, Marissa lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DAVIDSON, Kayla ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
PAVEL, Mel c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
de CASTRO, Lauren p | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SPARKS, Niya 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
BURROUGHS, Laurel 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WHITMIRE, Kristin 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
GROVES, Chandler dp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ARKANSAS, Rikki cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
HOOPER, Sidney ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
De VRIES, Amanda rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
Morehead State 3 (9-29-1,4-12 OVC)
Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
MCGUFFEY, Kayla cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ETTER, Stephanie 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
RAILE, Katie 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
WATSON, Tressa rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
HUTCHINS, Dana 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
MASSARO, Jamie c | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
THOMPSON, Karly dp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HOWARD, Samantha ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MARGAGLIOTTI, Lizzy lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEUFERER, Tanna p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Austin Peay......... 000 200 0 - 2 6 0 Morehead State...... 030 000 X - 3 2 1 ----------------------------------------- |
E – HOWARD, S.(14). LOB – Austin Peay 5; Morehead St. 4. 2B – DAVIDSON(11); WHITMIRE(9). HBP – HUTCHINS, D.. SB – ETTER, S.(6). |
Austin Peay | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
de CASTRO, Lauren L,12-11 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 96 |
Morehead State | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
SEUFERER, Tanna W,5-13 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 92 |
Win – SEUFERER, T. (5-13). Loss – DE CASTRO (12-11). Save – None. WP – DE CASTRO(8); SEUFERER, T.(17). HBP – by DE CASTRO (HUTCHINS, D.). PB – PAVEL(7).Pitches/strikes: DE CASTRO 96/56; SEUFERER, T. 92/61.
Umpires – HP: Kim Johnson 1B: Tim Hallauer 3B: Kevin Gramig Start: 11:59 am Time: 1:42 Attendance: 175 Weather: Mostly cloudy, 63, Wind:W5 |
Box Score – Game 2
Friday, April 18th, 2014
Morehead, KY | University Field
Austin Peay 3 (18-26,6-12 OVC)
Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
LAKE, Marissa lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DAVIDSON, Kayla ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
PAVEL, Mel c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BEAM, Christina pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
de CASTRO, Lauren dp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SPARKS, Niya 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
BURROUGHS, Laurel 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
WHITMIRE, Kristin 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
De VRIES, Amanda rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ARKANSAS, Rikki cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MILLS, Taylor p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BLACKWOOD, Allie p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
Morehead State 11 (10-29-1,5-12 OVC)
Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
MCGUFFEY, Kayla cf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SEUFERER, Tanna ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ETTER, Stephanie 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
RAILE, Katie 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
HINKLEY, Nikki pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WATSON, Tressa rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GILES, Kaci pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HOWARD, Samantha ss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MASSARO, Jamie c | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
THOMPSON, Karly dp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HUTCHINS, Dana 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
MARGAGLIOTTI, Lizzy lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TYMOREK, Megan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Totals | 29 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
Score by Innings R H E --------------------------------------- Austin Peay......... 100 002 - 3 9 4 Morehead State...... 201 224 - 11 10 0 --------------------------------------- Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended. |
E – SPARKS(4); BURROUGHS 2(12); WHITMIRE(5). DP – Morehead St. 1. LOB – Austin Peay 5; Morehead St. 5. 2B – DAVIDSON(12); BURROUGHS(5). HR – WATSON, T.(5); HOWARD, S.(4). SH – ETTER, S.(6). SB – MCGUFFEY, K.(6). |
Austin Peay | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
MILLS, Taylor L,1-2 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 64 |
BLACKWOOD, Allie | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 43 |
Morehead State | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
TYMOREK, Megan W,5-12 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 87 |
Win – TYMOREK, M. (5-12). Loss – MILLS T (1-2). Save – None. WP – MILLS T 2(9); BLACKWOOD(3). PB – PAVEL 2(9).Pitches/strikes: MILLS T 64/38; BLACKWOOD 43/29; TYMOREK, M. 87/63.
Umpires – HP: Tim Hallauer 1B: Kevin Graming 3B: Kim Johnson Start: 2:17 pm Time: 1:41 Attendance: 175 Weather: Mostly cloudy, 71, Wind:NW3 |