APSU Sports: Austin Peay Baseball
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s baseball team needed a five-run fifth inning to complete a come-from-behind 12-8 victory against UT Martin, Sunday, in Ohio Valley Conference play at Raymond C. Hand Park.
Trailing 8-6 in the fifth, Austin Peay saw its game-winning rally started by shortstop Reed Harper for the second straight day. He had a leadoff triple to spark the Govs in the fifth inning of Saturday’s win. Sunday, Harper struck again in the fifth with a leadoff double.
The Govs promptly followed that with singles by catcher P.J. Torres, right fielder Rolando Gautier and centerfielder Michael Blanchard – Gautier and Blanchard’s hits each scoring a run to tie the game.
Designated hitter Jon Clinard turned the tide by lacing a pitch into the right field corner – against the defensive shift that had the right fielder playing well towards center field. Clinard turned it into a triple, scoring two runs and putting the Govs ahead 10-8. A UT Martin wild pitch allowed Clinard score, pushing the lead to three runs and they would not be threatened the game’s remainder.
UT Martin (8-19, 2-4 OVC) certainly came out seeking to avoid the sweep. Catcher Chase Okey hit the game’s first pitch from APSU starter Mike Hebert over the wall to right for a leadoff home run. The Skyhawks tacked on another run in the inning and led 2-0 before APSU came to the plate.
Austin Peay scored a run in the first and took its first lead, 3-2, in the second when Torres and first baseman Tyler Childress hit back-to-back home runs.
The Skyhawks promptly responded with four runs in the third, including a two-run single by shortstop Nico Zych. The Govs scored two runs in the third – on Childress’ two-run single – but UTM answered again with two runs in the fourth to build a 8-5 lead. Austin Peay narrowed the deficit to 8-6 on third baseman Greg Bachman’s sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Closer Tyler Rogers inherited those two runners and left them stranded as he retired eight of the nine batters he faced over the final 2.2 innings to record his season’s sixth save.
Every APSU starter recorded a hit in the contest as the Govs rapped out 15 hits. Torres finished the day 3-for-5 with an RBI. Clinard ended the day 2-for-5 with two RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases. Left fielder Cody Hudson, Childress and Blanchard also had two hits each.
UTM reliever Alex Boshers (1-3) suffered the loss after allowing five runs on six hits over 1.1 innings. Skyhawks starter Carter Smith allowed five runs on six hits and two walks over three innings.
Center fielder Matt Young led UTM with a 3-for-5, RBI outing. Okey ended the day 2-for-6 with an RBI. The Skyhawks recorded 10 hits in the loss.
Austin Peay wraps up its five-game homestand when it hosts Belmont in a 6:00pm, Tuesday contest.
Box Score
UT Martin at Austin Peay
April 1st, 2012 at Clarksville, TN (Raymond C. Hand Park)
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
| OKEY, Chase c | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| GLASSER, Grant dh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| OWEN, Jordan rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| SORENSEN, Phil 1b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| CAMPBELL, Ben 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| JOHANN, Byron lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| YOUNG, Matt cf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| ZYCH, Nico ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| MASTROMATTEO, Sonny 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| SMITH, Carter p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| BOSHERS, Alex p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOBIK, Dan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 12 | |
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
| CLINARD, Jon dh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| HUDSON, Cody lf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| BACHMAN, Greg 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| HANKINS, Jordan 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| HARPER, Reed ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| TORRES, P.J. c | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| CHILDRESS, Tyler 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| GAUTIER, Rolando rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BLANCHARD, Michael cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| HEBERT, Mike p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LEFFEW, Zane p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EDLIN, Chuck p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KEMMER, Kacy p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| ROGERS, Tyler p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 6 | |
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- UT Martin........... 204 200 000 - 8 10 0 Austin Peay......... 122 150 01X - 12 15 2 ------------------------------------------- |
| E – HUDSON, C.(2); HANKINS, J.(7). LOB – UTM 12; APSU 6. 2B – CAMPBELL(6); MASTROMATTEO(3); BACHMAN, G.(5); HARPER, Re.(8). 3B – YOUNG(1); CLINARD, J.(1). HR – OKEY(3); TORRES, P.(3); CHILDRESS, T(4). HBP – OWEN. SF – BACHMAN, G.(4). SB – YOUNG(1); MASTROMATTEO 2(6); CLINARD, J. 2(4); HUDSON, C. 2(10); HANKINS, J.(1); BLANCHARD, M(7). |
| UT Martin | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| SMITH, Carter | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 68 |
| BOSHERS, Alex L,1-3 | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| TOBIK, Dan | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 63 |
| Austin Peay | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| HEBERT, Mike | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 56 |
| LEFFEW, Zane | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| EDLIN, Chuck W,1-2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| KEMMER, Kacy | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| ROGERS, Tyler S,6 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| Win – EDLIN, C. (1-2). Loss – BOSHERS (1-3). Save – ROGERS, T. (6). WP – TOBIK(6). HBP – by HEBERT, M. (OWEN). Inherited runners/scored: TOBIK 2/2; EDLIN, C. 2/0; ROGERS, T. 2/0. Pitches/strikes: SMITH 68/42; BOSHERS 28/19; TOBIK 63/44; HEBERT, M. 56/39; LEFFEW, Z. 20/12; EDLIN, C. 38/19; KEMMER, K. 17/10; ROGERS, T. 27/20. Umpires – HP: Kevin Bradley 1B: Rickey Armstrong 3B: Larry Short Start: 1:01pm Time: 3:26 Attendance: 420 Weather: Mostly Sunny, 80, Wind S13 Game notes: UTM: Okey led off game with a home run. APSU: Torres and Childress back-to-back HRs to lead off 2nd. |
