Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) softball team dropped its Atlantic Sun Conference series finale to Central Arkansas in nine innings, Sunday afternoon at Cathi Maynard Park-Cheryl Holt Field with the Governors coming up on the short end of a 3-2 final.
The Govs (15-16 1-5 ASUN) saw the Bears take a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning but rallied to match the two runs with a pair of their own in the bottom of the inning.
Gabi Apiag would open the rally with a single and two outs later score on a single by Megan Hodum, followed by a game-tying single by Morgan Zuege scoring Hodum to tie the game 2-2.
The score would remain that way until the top of the ninth when the Bears (10-21, 2-4 ASUN) pushed across what turned out to be the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly in a 3-2 final.
Samantha Miener (4-6) would take the hard-luck loss in relief, as she went 4.2 innings allowing one run on five hits, while walking two and striking out one.
Inside the Boxscore
Austin Peay State University is now 2-3 all-time versus Central Arkansas.
With her sixth-inning single, Brie Howard has now reached base in 16 straight games, the 10th longest such streak by an APSU Govs softball player in the past 25 years.
Kylie Campbell was the lone Gov to record more than one hit in the contest, finishing the game 2-for-4.
Gabi Apiag tied a career single-game high with six assists.
The nine-inning game versus the Bears was the first for the APSU Govs since April 25th, 2022, versus Eastern Illinois.
Tickets
Single-game tickets are available now on Ticketmaster.com. Fans can also purchase season tickets by contacting the APSU Ticket Office through an online form. For more information, please call the ticket office at 931.221.PEAY (7329).
APSU Govs Online
For up-to-date news and information on Austin Peay State University softball, go to LetsGoPeay.com or follow along on X (formally Twitter) and Instagram (@GovsSB), or on Facebook. Live stats will be available during all home games at PeayStats.com.
In addition, all APSU home games will be broadcast on ESPN+ this season. Visit the softball schedule at LetsGoPeay.com for a complete broadcast schedule.
Next Up For APSU Softball
Austin Peay returns to action this Thursday through Saturday as they host Bellarmine for a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series at Cathi Maynard Park-Cheryl Holt Field.
