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APSU Governors Baseball beats Southeast Missouri Redhawks 5-1 in series opener

Austin Peay Sports Information

Austin Peay State University Governors - APSUCape Girardeau, MO – Starting pitcher Alex Robles threw seven shutout innings as Austin Peay State University’s baseball team won the opening game of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series, 5-1, against Southeast Missouri, Friday night at Capaha Field.

Austin Peay Baseball's Alex Robles throws seven scoreless innings against Southeast Missouri. (APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay Baseball’s Alex Robles throws seven scoreless innings against Southeast Missouri. (APSU Sports Information)

Robles (2-2) allowed three hits in the first seven scoreless innings and did not allow a runner past second base. After allowing a two-out single in the fifth, he would retire the next seven batters he faced before surrendering a leadoff double in the eighth.

That double was the first of three straight hits surrendered by the Govs right-hander. Southeast Missouri second baseman Jason Blum broke up the shutout bid with his RBI double, which also ended Robles’ outing.

Reliever Levi Primasing followed, retiring the side in the eighth and ninth innings, facing just six batters for his season’s second save.

APSU's Alex RoblesRobles picked up his second straight win after allowing one run on six hits in seven-plus innings, striking out seven.

Offensively, Austin Peay (16-10, 9-4 OVC) took advantage of a rare sub-par outing by the Southeast Missouri pitching staff and defense. The Govs needed just five hits to scratch out their five runs, but took advantage of six walks in the contest.

The Govs opened the scoring when center fielder Patrick Massoni singled and later scored on a wild pitch in the first inning. Two frames later, left fielder Cayce Bredlau reached on an error and third baseman Logan Gray made the Redhawks pay for the miscue with a two-run home run.

APSU's Alex RoblesAustin Peay sent eight men to the plate in the fifth inning. Massoni led off the inning with a walk and scored on catcher Ridge Smith‘s two-run double. Smith would later score on a delayed double steal that the Redhawks diagnosed correctly but could not make a throw to catch either runner.

The miscues proved costly for Southeast Missouri starter Joey Lucchesi (4-1) who suffered his first loss this season. He allowed five runs on five hits and five walks over six innings and was hampered by a pair of wild pitches.

Massoni went 1-for-4 at the plate with a walk and scored twice to lead the Govs. Gray finished 1-for-5 with two RBI, hitting his fifth home run in his last eight games.

Next Game:

at Southeast Missouri

4/4/2015 – 2:00pm

Ezell’s 2-for-3 outing not only led Southeast Missouri’s six-hit attack but was the only multi-hit outing for either team.

Austin Peay and Southeast Missouri continue their three-game OVC series with a 2:00pm, Saturday contest.

Box Score

Austin Peay (16-10 / 9-4) -vs- Southeast Missouri (17-12 / 9-4)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Austin Peay 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
Southeast Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1

W:ROBLES, Alex (2-2)    L:LUCCHESI, Joey (4-1)     S:PRIMASING, Levi (2)

 

Austin Peay 5

Player AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
cf MASSONI, Patrick 4 2 1 0 1 1 2
lf BREDLAU, Cayce 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
3b GRAY, Logan 5 1 1 2 0 3 0
c SMITH, Ridge 3 1 1 1 1 0 0
2b COPELAND, Garrett 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
p ROBLES, Alex 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
rf WILSON, Josh 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
1b GLEASON, Dre 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
ss WILLIS, Imani 4 0 1 0 0 2 1
p PRIMASING, Levi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 3 6 7 7

Batting

2B:SMITH, Ridge (1)
HR:GRAY, Logan (1)
SH:BREDLAU, Cayce (2); WILSON, Josh (1)

Baserunning

SB:MASSONI, Patrick (2); SMITH, Ridge (2); COPELAND, Garrett (1)
CS:WILSON, Josh (1)
HBP:GLEASON, Dre (1)

Fielding

E:WILLIS, Imani (1)

 

Southeast Missouri 1

Player AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
3b EZELL, Trevor 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
2b BLUM, Jason 3 0 1 1 1 2 3
dh GANDOLFO, Garrett 3 0 0 0 1 2 0
1b RIPPEE, Ryan 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
rf HEWITT, Dalton 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
c MITCHELL, Scott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
ph FISHER, Nolan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ss BOGGETTO, Branden 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
lf WILLIAMS, Peter 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
ph NEEL, Brendon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
cf EVANS, Clayton 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
p LUCCHESI, Joey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
p LAWRENCE, Jacob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 9 7

Batting

2B:EVANS, Clayton (1)

Baserunning

HBP:EVANS, Clayton (1)

Fielding

E:BLUM, Jason (1)

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