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Austin Peay State University Softball inks Chicagoland-area standout as second member of 2014-15 class

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Austin Peay State University Lady Govs - APSUClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s softball team’s 2014-15 early signing period class continues to grow with Carly Mattson casting her lot with the Lady Govs.

Mattson, a 5-foot-4 catcher/shortstop, plays for coach John DiFrancesca at McHenry East High School, where she has been a starter and team co-captain on a squad that has won three straight regional titles.

Austin Peay Women's Softball signs Carly Mattson during early signing period. (APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay Women’s Softball signs Carly Mattson during early signing period. (APSU Sports Information)

“First of all, it’s warm down there, I really like going down South,” said Mattson, in an interview with the Northwest Herald. “It’s a medium-sized school, it’s not too big [at 10,873 students]. It’s gorgeous and I felt a connection with the coach [Stephanie Paris].”

As a junior, Mattson was named to the Northwest Herald All-Area second-team after batting .364 with a .676 slugging percentage for the Warriors – with five doubles, four triples and a team-best six home runs among her 36 hits. She also scored 24 runs and drove in 34.

Defensively, Mattson only committed five errors in 185 total chances, for a .973 fielding percentage.

In the class room, she carries a 3.87 grade-point average and plans on majoring in physical therapy.

Mattson, who is also a two-year starter on the varsity basketball team, chose Austin Peay over Toledo and Northern Illinois.

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