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Austin Peay State University Baseball losses at Western Kentucky 5-2

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Austin Peay State University Governors - APSUBowling Green, KY – Another quiet offensive start doomed Austin Peay State University’s baseball team as the dropped a 5-2 decision at Western Kentucky, Tuesday night at Nick Denes Field.

Austin Peay (10-18) produced the game’s first run as leadoff hitter Ridge Smith hit the first pitch he saw for a single.

Austin Peay Junior Caleb DeLee limited Western Kentucky to three runs in six innings, Tuesday night. (Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay Junior Caleb DeLee limited Western Kentucky to three runs in six innings, Tuesday night. (Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)

The game’s next pitch saw Smith steal second base. Left fielder Cayce Bredlau moved Smith to third with a sacrifice bunt and, after a walk, designated hitter Dre Gleason brought the run home with a sacrifice fly.

However, after Robles first-inning walk they would not produce a base runner again until the two outs were gone in the fourth inning. While the Govs would get a runner in scoring position in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings it did not come until two outs were on the board and they could not find the hit they needed to produce a run.

Caleb DeLeeMeanwhile, Austin Peay starting pitcher Caleb DeLee was doing his best to keep the game close. He retired the first seven batters he faced before surrendering a pair of singles in the third. The Govs defense eliminated the threat with a double play.

DeLee would not fare as well in the fourth after allowing back-to-back singles to start the inning. The Govs defense helped when center fielder Chase Hamilton caught a runner attempting to advance to third. DeLee would get a second out, but the Hilltoppers got back-to-back base hits to score twice and take the lead.

Western Kentucky (15-14) would add to its lead in the sixth when DeLee allowed a leadoff walk. The Hilltoppers would bring that run home with a sacrifice fly. Western Kentucky tacked on two runs off the Govs bullpen.

Ridge SmithAustin Peay would make things interesting in the eighth and ninth innings. Western Kentucky brought in closer Ian Tompkinsto start the eighth and he got back-to-back strikeouts to start his outing. However, the top of the Govs order dug in and three straight Govs batters reached base, second baseman  Alex Robles singled to drive in a run. However, the Govs could not extend the inning.

The Govs would then load the bases in the ninth, forcing Tompkins from the game after pinch hitter Grifin Ganick walked to load the bases with two out.  Reliever Brennan Pearson came on and induced a game-ending strikeout to end the threat.

DeLee (1-2) suffered the loss despite becoming the fourth Govs pitcher to record a quality start. He finished with a career-best six-inning outing, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out four.

Right fielder Tommy Hager paced the Govs offense with a 3-for-4 outing. Shortstop Garrett Copeland was 2-for-4 on the day.

Western Kentucky starter Seth Higgs picked up the win after holding the Govs to one run on four hits in five innings. Pearson picked up his first save with a six-pitch outing.

WKU second baseman Scott Wilcox and catcher Ryan Messex were both 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Austin Peay continues its five-game road trip with a 5:00pm (CT), Wednesday contest at Indiana State.

Box Score

Austin Peay at Western Kentucky
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Bowling Green, KY | Nick Denes Field

Austin Peay 2 (10-18)

Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
SMITH, Ridge 3b 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 2 3
BREDLAU, Cayce lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROBLES, Alex 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
GLEASON, Dre dh/1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2
TORRES, P.J. c 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 1
HAGER, Tommy rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
COPELAND, Garrett ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1
WOLLENZIN, Matt 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
GRAY, Logan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
QUICK, Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COREY, Kevin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
HAMILTON, Chase cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
GANICK, Griffin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
DeLEE, Caleb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
WALTON, Zach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BELEW, Alex p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 9 2 4 9 24 9 8

Western Kentucky 5 (15-14)

Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Flaherty, Regan rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Wilcox, Scott 2b 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0
Church, Ryan 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 1
Diedrick, Philip dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Messex, Ryan c 3 1 2 2 0 0 10 3 0
Miller, Anderson lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
Lowe, Trevor cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Simmons, David cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Wofford, Cody ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 2
Clarkson, Leiff 3b 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Higgs, Sam p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Glasscock, Tate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tompkins, Ian p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pearson, Brennan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5 3 7 27 11 6

 

 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Austin Peay......... 100 000 010 -  2  9  0
Western Kentucky.... 000 201 20X -  5 10  0
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DP – APSU 1; WKU 1. LOB – APSU 8; WKU 6. 2B – TORRES, P.(4); HAGER, T.(2); Wilcox, S.; Diedrick, P.; Messex, R. 2. SH – BREDLAU, C.(5); HAMILTON, C.(2). SF – GLEASON, D.(3); Messex, R.. SB – SMITH, R.(4). CS – BREDLAU, C.(3); TORRES, P.(1).

 

Austin Peay ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
DeLEE, Caleb L,1-2 6.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 22 24 8 4 80
WALTON, Zach 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 9
BELEW, Alex 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 0 1 21
QUICK, Ryan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 9
Western Kentucky ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Higgs, Sam W,4-2 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 18 8 5 63
Glasscock, Tate 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 2 34
Tompkins, Ian 1.2 4 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 9 11 0 0 55
Pearson, Brennan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6

 

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Win – Higgs, S. (4-2). Loss – DELEE, C. (1-2). Save – None. WP – BELEW, A.(3); Tompkins, I..Inherited runners/scored: BELEW, A. 2/2; QUICK, R. 2/0; Pearson, B. 3/0.

Pitches/strikes: DELEE, C. 80/50; WALTON, Z. 9/4; BELEW, A. 21/10; QUICK, R. 9/5; Higgs, S. 63/37; Glasscock,T. 34/18; Tompkins, I. 55/32; Pearson, B. 6/5.


Start: 6:00 PM Time: 3:01

Attendance: 605

Game notes: APSU head coach Gary McClure ejected in the bottom of the 7th.

 

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