Austin Peay State University Governors sports coverage.

A seven-run seventh inning catapulted Austin Peay State University’s baseball team to a 18-11 victory against Evansville, Sunday, in the final day of the SAF Dirt Classic on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.

A thrilling ending was befitting of a one-point game that featured 12 lead changes and 13 ties, but in the end, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball came up just short, as they dropped a heartbreaker in the final seconds of regulation to Eastern Illinois, 73-72, Saturday at Lantz Arena.

Austin Peay State University’s baseball team pieced together a late surge but it could not overcome an early deficit in an 11-4 defeat to Bradley, Saturday, in the third day of the SAF Dirt Classic on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.

Austin Peay State University’s baseball team saw a pair of early scoring opportunities go begging in a 4-1 loss to Missouri State, Thursday afternoon, in the opening day of the SAF Dirt Classic on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.

Having won seven-straight matches, Austin Peay State University women’s tennis will put their winning streak to the test with a 4 p.m., Friday match against Louisville at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. After taking on the Cardinals on the road, the Governors will return home for an 11 a.m., Saturday match against North Alabama and a 12 p.m., Sunday match against Middle Tennessee.

For the second time this season, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball led wire-to-wire in an Education Day game; with six players scoring in double-figures, the Governors rolled to a 79-62 win over SIU Edwardsville, Thursday at the Vadalabene Center, as the Govs posted their third-straight win in Ohio Valley Conference play.

With just four games left in the regular season, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball will be on the road for three of them, starting with a matinee 11 a.m., Thursday, contest against SIU Edwardsville at the Vadalabene Center.

After opening the season with a series victory, Austin Peay State University’s baseball team turns its attention to the 2020 SAF Dirt Classic, which it will co-host with three other Middle Tennessee teams, Thursday-Sunday, on Joe Maynard Field at Raymond C. Hand Park.