APSU Men’s Baseball
Clarksville, TN – After a rain-laden weekend, Austin Peay State University’s baseball team will return to action with a pair of midweek non-conference contests. The Govs travel and help open Belmont’s new baseball facility with a 6:00pm, Tuesday contest. Austin Peay then returns home for a 6:00pm, Wednesday contest against Memphis.
Austin Peay (18-19) has struggled in midweek contests, posting a 3-9 record this season. However, two of those victories have come in the Govs last four midweek outings, including a 16-15 win against Lipscomb, last Tuesday.
Austin Peay seeks a measure of revenge against Belmont which pulled out a 17-16 come-from-behind victory in Clarksville, April 13th. Tuesday’s contest will be the first played at the Bruins new home field – E.S. Rose Park in the Edgehill neighborhood of Nashville.
Belmont (23-18) has won six of its seven contests since last meeting Austin Peay – part of a larger stretch that has seen the squad win eight of its last nine to move above .500 on the season. The Bruins lone loss in that span was a 9-8 decision at Tennessee Tech, last Tuesday.
Austin Peay returns home for its annual contest against Memphis which this season will be played at Raymond C. Hand Park after two seasons at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tennessee.
Memphis (24-17) is 11-6 during the month of April, but lost a three-game Conference USA series to Central Florida, last weekend. The Tigers are 2-2 against Ohio Valley Conference opponents this season, winning a single game against UT Martin but losing a three-game series, 2-1, to Eastern Illinois.
