Govs win 2011 OVC Baseball Championship

APSU Men’s Baseball

Jackson, TN – Austin Peay’s baseball team claimed the 2011 OVC Baseball Championship with a 7-3 victory against Jacksonville State, Saturday afternoon, at Pringles Park.

Austin Peay (33-22) got another strong effort from its pitching staff with starter Zach Toney and reliever Mike Hebert combining to limit the Gamecocks to three runs on nine hits. Toney (6-2) went the opening 6.2 innings, allowing three runs and striking out four for the win. Hebert notched his season’s second save with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.

The Govs offense also picked up its effort in the championship game, recording 11 hits. First baseman John Hogan finished the day 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a two-run home run in the sixth inning that insured the victory. Right fielder Rolando Gautier, center fielder Michael Blanchard each added two hits.

Six Governors were named to the all-tournament squad:

• John Hogan
• Michael Blanchard
• Cody Hudson
• Jeremy Dobbs
• Ryne Harper
• Jack Snodgrass (MVP)

Snodgrass was named the tournament’s “Most Valuable Player” after his career-best 11-strikeout performance in Friday’s contest.

Austin Peay now awaits word on its destination in the upcoming NCAA Baseball Championship. The entire field of 64 teams will be revealed at 12:30pm, Monday, on ESPN.

Box Score

Austin Peay Sports Information

Jacksonville St. vs Austin Peay

May 28th, 2011 at Jackson, TN (Pringles Park)

Jacksonville St. 3 (36-23)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Coty Blanchard 3b	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Sharrock lf	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	1
Sam Eberle c	4	1	3	1	0	0	3	1	0
Kyle Bluestein rf	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	2
Matt McLaughlin 1b	3	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	2
Erik Underwood ph/1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Stephen Bartlett 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ben Waldrip dh	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Seguin 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	3
Andrew Bishop ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Michael Bishop cf	4	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0
Hunter Rivers p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Smith p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cody Ponder p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Haynes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	3	9	3	3	6	24	11	8
Austin Peay 7 (33-22)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
GAUTIER, Rolando rf	5	2	2	0	0	1	5	0	1
BLANCHARD, Michael cf	3	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
BACHMAN, Greg 3b	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
HOGAN, John 1b	4	1	2	3	1	0	7	0	1
HARPER, Reed ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	0
WOLLENZIN, Matt dh	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
CLINARD, Jon ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HANKINS, Jordan 2b	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	2
TORRES, P.J. c	3	0	1	0	1	1	7	0	0
HUDSON, Cody lf	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	3
FRAZIER, Blake lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TONEY, Zach p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HEBERT, Mike p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	7	11	5	5	4	27	10	9

 

E – BLANCHARD,Co 3(23). DP – JSU 2; APSU 1. LOB – JSU 8; APSU 9. 2B – McLAUGHLIN(1); HOGAN, J.(11). 3B – BLUESTEIN,Ky(4); GAUTIER, R.(4); BLANCHARD, M(5). HR – HOGAN, J.(13). SF – WALDRIP,Ben(2); BACHMAN, G.(4). SB – BLANCHARD, M 2(28); HUDSON, C.(18).

 

Jacksonville State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
Hunter Rivers L,8-3	4.0	8	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	18	21	3	4	72
Chase Smith	1.2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	7	9	2	3	30
Cody Ponder	1.2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	7	1	3	22
Ben Haynes	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	8
Austin Peay	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
TONEY, Zach W,6-2	6.2	8	3	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	26	30	10	5	109
HEBERT, Mike S,2	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	8	1	4	33

 

Win – TONEY, Z. (6-2). Loss – RIVERS,Hunte (8-3). Save – HEBERT, M. (2). WP – SMITH,Chase 2(7). Inherited runners/scored: SMITH,Chase 1/1; PONDER,Cody 1/1; HAYNES,Ben 1/1; HEBERT, M. 2/0. Pitches/strikes: RIVERS,Hunte 72/40; SMITH,Chase 30/15; PONDER,Cody 22/15; HAYNES,Ben 8/6; TONEY, Z. 109/60; HEBERT, M. 33/23. Umpires – HP: Owen Butts 1B: Jeff Wright 2B: Bill Bonney 3B: Rickey Armstrong Start: 4:50 pm Time: 2:59 Attendance: 594 Weather: 88, Clear, Wind S10G25 Game notes: 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship – Game 10 Championship Game RIVERS,Hunte faced 2 batters in the 5th.