Austin Peay Sports Information
Morehead, KY – Austin Peay State University’s baseball team nursed a lead for five innings but could not hold off a Morehead State late rally and fell 10-9 in Ohio Valley Conference action, Friday night, at Allen Field.
The Eagles struck for two runs in the eighth as second baseman Tyler Bigler drove in a run with a triple and then scored on right fielder Brandon Rawe’s single, cutting the deficit to one run.
Morehead State (24-21, 12-10 OVC) returned in the ninth and saw the first three men of the inning reach base, third baseman Jeff Birkofer delivering a walk-off two-run single.
Austin Peay (18-29, 10-12 OVC) grabbed a 6-4 lead thanks to a five-run fourth inning. The Govs sent 10 men to the plate in that inning with left fielder Cayce Bredlau delivering a two-run single to grab the two-run advantage.
The Govs nursed that lead over the next five innings. Morehead State scored a run in both the fifth and sixth innings, but that burst was matched by the Govs two-run sixth inning.
Austin Peay would tack on another run in the eighth to build a 9-6 advantage that it could not hold on to – its first loss when leading after eight innings this season.
Austin Peay reliever Ryan Quick (2-5) suffered the loss after allowing four of the five batters he faced to reach base.
He struck out one to end the eighth inning, but did not record an out in the ninth.
Robles went just 5.1 innings from the start, allowing six runs on seven hits. It was his shortest start since the season’s second weekend.
Bredlau led the Govs offense with a 3-for-5, two RBI outing. Robles did not record a hit, going 0-for-4, but had three RBI.
Birkofer was the Eagles big bat, going 3-for-4 with three RBI to pace the 13-hit attack.
Austin Peay and Morehead State continue their three game series with a 2:00pm (ET), Saturday contest.
Box Score
Austin Peay at Morehead State
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Morehead, KY | Allen Field
Austin Peay 9 (18-29,10-12 OVC)
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
| COPELAND, Garrett 2b | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| BREDLAU, Cayce lf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GAUTIER, Rolando rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ROBLES, Alex p/dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLEASON, Dre 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| SMITH, Ridge 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| TORRES, P.J. c | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| GRAY, Logan ss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| HAMILTON, Chase cf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GAURA, A.J. p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COREY, Kevin p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRIMASING, Levi p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| QUICK, Ryan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 10 |
Morehead State 10 (24-21,12-10 OVC)
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
| BIGLER, Tyler 2b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SWEENEY, Kane 1b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| RAWE, Brandon rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ROBINSON, Chris c | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| BURNS, Bobby dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| STRAHM, Cyrus pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEWELL, Nick lf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BIRKOFER, Jeff 3b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TANNER, Blaine ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| MEYER, Clayton cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| HUMPHREYS, Luke p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMALLWOOD, Noah p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HYATT, Dan p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCHNEIDER, Luke p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELLENBEST, Matt p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WRIGHT, Cable p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KEELE, Tyler p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 9 |
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Austin Peay......... 100 502 010 - 9 10 3 Morehead State...... 301 011 022 - 10 13 0 ------------------------------------------- Note: None out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended. |
| E – COPELAND, G.(14); SMITH, R.(12); GRAY, L.(24). LOB – APSU 10; MOR 9. 2B – COPELAND, G.(10); BREDLAU, C.(7); GLEASON, D.(6); SWEENEY, K.; RAWE, B.; NEWELL, N. 2. 3B – BIGLER, T.. HR – SWEENEY, K.. HBP – GAUTIER, R.; TORRES, P.; ROBINSON, C.. SH – MEYER, C.. SF – ROBLES, A.(4). SB – COPELAND, G.(11); BREDLAU, C.(13); HAMILTON, C. 3(7); RAWE, B.; BIRKOFER, J.. CS – BURNS, B.; TANNER, B.. |
| Austin Peay | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| ROBLES, Alex | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 90 |
| GAURA, A.J. | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| COREY, Kevin | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| PRIMASING, Levi | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| QUICK, Ryan L,2-5 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Morehead State | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| HUMPHREYS, Luke | 3.2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 80 |
| SMALLWOOD, Noah | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| HYATT, Dan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| SCHNEIDER, Luke | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| ELLENBEST, Matt | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| WRIGHT, Cable | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| KEELE, Tyler W,5-1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Win – KEELE, T. (5-1). Loss – QUICK, R. (2-5). Save – None. WP – HUMPHREYS, L 2; SMALLWOOD, N. HBP – by ROBLES, A. (ROBINSON, C.); by HUMPHREYS, L (TORRES, P.); by SMALLWOOD, N (GAUTIER, R.).Inherited runners/scored: GAURA, AJ 2/0; COREY, K. 2/0; PRIMASING, L 1/0; QUICK, R. 1/1; SMALLWOOD, N 2/2; ELLENBEST, M 3/2; WRIGHT, C. 1/0; KEELE, T. 1/0.
Pitches/strikes: ROBLES, A. 90/56; GAURA, AJ 33/15; COREY, K. 17/11; PRIMASING, L 6/3; QUICK, R. 27/16; HUMPHREYS, L 80/43; SMALLWOOD, N 15/8; HYATT, D. 7/6; SCHNEIDER, L 15/8; ELLENBEST, M 19/12; WRIGHT, C. 16/9; KEELE, T. 30/18. Umpires – HP: Justin McCulley 1B: Drew Ashcraft 3B: Jeremy Parker Start: 6:19 PM Time: 3:36 Attendance: 508 QUICK, R. faced 3 batters in the 9th. |
