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Austin Peay begins a five-game road trip with a 6 p.m., Wednesday contest at Middle Tennessee.
Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech are scheduled to conclude their three-game OVC series with a 1 p.m., Saturday contest, weather permitting.
Our ESPN Clarksville Culver’s Athlete of the Week is Clarksville High School softball player Peyton Wilson.
JD Sellars, who has served as an Austin Peay assistant coach since 2010, will take the reigns of the Cougars.
The Governors downed Arkansas State Wednesday 9-8 at home.
The Govs matched their second-round 290 to pull even with Evansville and earn a share of third place.
The season kicks-off August 31 with the first home game September 16 against Morehead State.
The Govs recorded four wins in their first five OVC games for the second time in three seasons.