Austin Peay Sports Information
Clarksville, TN – Morgan Hoeg and Chandler Groves each hit grand slam home runs, Wednesday, to power Austin Peay State University’s softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Samford University by 8-6 and 8-7 finals at Cheryl Holt Field.
The doubleheader sweep was the first for the Lady Govs versus Samford since March 15th, 1989, when they won back-to-back 7-0 finals.
Hoeg’s slam came in walk-off fashion in Game 1, with the Lady Govs (5-17) entering their final at-bat down 6-4. Laurel Burroughs opened the inning by being pitch by a pitch, and an out later, saw Niya Sparks and Sidney Hooper load the bases with back-to-back walks.That brought up Hoeg, who blasted a 2-1 pitch well over the center field fence to seal away the com-from-behind victory for Austin Peay.
Samford (20-13) took an early lead with two unearned runs in the top of the first inning, with the Lady Govs answering back in the bottom of the inning with a run of its own – when Burroughs scored on a wild pitch.
The Bulldogs would add two more runs in the top of the second to go up 4-1, but Austin Peay answered right back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game 5-5. Mel Pavel and Rikki Arkansas opened the inning with back-to-back hits.
An out later Groves ripped a 1-0 pitch over the center field fence for a game-tying three-run homer. Arkansas led Austin Peay with two hits.
Samford regained the lead in the top of the fourth inning, scoring twice to go up 6-4, a lead they would hold until Hoeg’s walk-off heroics in the bottom of the seventh.
Hooper (1-4) got the complete-game win, holding the Bulldogs to just two hits over the final three innings after Samford had taken the lead.
Game 2 started with Samford taking a 5-0 lead after its first two at-bats, but Austin Peay roared back with five runs in the bottom of the second inning to tie the game.
Sparks began the inning with a double down the left-field line, followed by back-to-back walks to load the bases with no outs. Pavel then drove in Sparks with the first run of the inning. Two outs later Groves crushed a 1-2 pitch out over the left field fence to tie the game 5-5.
Austin Peay took the lead for good in the bottom of the third inning, scoring three times, all after two outs. Hoeg and Pavel started the inning with back-to-back singles before Arkansas walked to load the bases A Samford error allowed the inning’s first run before Groves driving in the other two with a single.
Groves and Pavel had two hits each for Austin Peay, with Groves collecting six RBI–giving her nine for the day.
Heather Norris (1-4), who pitched the final six innings in relief, got the win, limiting the Bulldogs to just two runs while striking out three and walking one.
Video – Coach Stephanie Paris
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjP0qG-XSY[/youtube]
Box Score – Game 1
Samford (20-12) -vs- Austin Peay (4-17)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Austin Peay | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
W: HOOPER, Sidney (1-4) L: Grey Adams (6-3)
Samford 6
Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lf | Megan Dowdy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cf | Shelby Maze | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3b | Callie Brister | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
dp | Abby Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2b | Abbie Miranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ph | Caroline Wilder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1b | Karsin Spinks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ph | Shelby Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ss | Abby Adams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
c | Lexi Higgins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
rf | Caitlin Bice | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
p | Grey Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Batting
2B:Abby Sweeney (1)
HR:Lexi Higgins (1)
SH:Shelby Maze (1)
Baserunning
SB:Shelby Maze (2)
Austin Peay 8
Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lf | GROVES, Chandler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2b | BURROUGHS, Laurel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1b | GABLE, Christiana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3b | SPARKS, Niya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
p | HOOPER, Sidney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
pr | HILL, Alexis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ss | HOEG, Morgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
c | PAVEL, Mel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ph | DiBENEDETTO, Vinchen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
rf | ARKANSAS, Rikki | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cf | BROWER, Courtney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Batting
2B:BURROUGHS, Laurel (1)
HR:GROVES, Chandler (1); HOEG, Morgan (1)
SH:BROWER, Courtney (1)Baserunning
SB:BURROUGHS, Laurel (2)
HBP:BURROUGHS, Laurel (1)
Fielding
E:BURROUGHS, Laurel (2)
Box Score – Game 2
Samford (20-13) -vs- Austin Peay (5-17)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
Austin Peay | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 6 | 1 |
W: NORRIS, Heather (1-4) L: Rebecca Leonard (1-2)
Samford 7
Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lf | Megan Dowdy | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cf | Shelby Maze | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
rf | Caitlin Bice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
rf | Caroline Wilder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
dp/c | Abby Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ss | Abby Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
c | Clara Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
p | Shelby Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1b | Karsin Spinks | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1b | Jessica Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3b | Callie Brister | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2b | Abbie Miranda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2b | Lexi Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 37 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Batting
2B:Megan Dowdy (1); Shelby Maze (1); Karsin Spinks (1)
HR:Abby Sweeney (1); Callie Brister (2)
Fielding
E:Shelby Maze (1); Callie Brister (2)
Austin Peay 8
Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lf | GROVES, Chandler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2b | BURROUGHS, Laurel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1b | GABLE, Christiana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
ph | EISENBRAUN, Ashley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3b | SPARKS, Niya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
dp | DiBENEDETTO, Vinchen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ss | HOEG, Morgan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
c | PAVEL, Mel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
rf | ARKANSAS, Rikki | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
ph | OLIVER, Savanna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cf | BROWER, Courtney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
p | NORRIS, Heather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Batting
2B:SPARKS, Niya (1)
HR:GROVES, Chandler (1)
SH:DiBENEDETTO, Vinchen (1)
Baserunning
HBP:BROWER, Courtney (1)
Fielding
E:HOEG, Morgan (1)