CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) Starting pitcher Caleb Powell pieced together a sterling start to lead Austin Peay State University’s baseball team to an 8-4 Ohio Valley Conference victory against Jacksonville State, Friday night, at Raymond C. Hand Park.
WHO GOVERNED
Powell notched the Govs first quality start of 2017, allowing just one run over seven innings. After allowing the first two batters of the game to reach base, he locked in and retired the next 19 batters he faced. That streak would carry him all the way into the seventh inning when he worked around a single and double thanks to three ground outs in the frame.
NOTABLY
POWELL FIRST WEEKEND STARTER WITH TWO WINS. Powell became the first Govs weekend starter to post two victories in 2017 and has not lost in his four starts this season. However, he is the second Govs pitcher with two wins, joining midweek starter Josh Rye.
HAMILTON LAUNCHES NO. 25. On a cold and blustery night, right fielder Chase Hamilton still found a way to leave The Hand. His two-run home run in the sixth was his 25th career home run – becoming the 13th Govs hitter to reach that plateau. It was his sixth home run of 2017 and the first that was not a solo home run.
GLEASON ADDS TO RBI TOTAL. First baseman Dre Gleason’s two-run double in the first inning put the Govs ahead for good. It also supplied his 19th and 20th RBI in the young season.
WINNING THE OPENER. It is the third straight season Austin Peay has won its OVC opener. The Govs are 7-1 in OVC openers since 2010
Austin Peay and Jacksonville State will resume the three-game OVC series with a 1 p.m., Saturday contest at Raymond C. Hand Park.