CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. –Austin Peay State University's softball team struggled to get its bats going versus North Alabama, Sunday at Cathi Maynard Park-Cheryl Holt Field, as the Governors dropped their weekend ASUN Conference finale to the Lions, 6-2.
The Govs (24-17, 11-7 ASUN) were limited to just two hits over the game's first five innings, both coming in the bottom of the first inning on singles by Megan Hodum and Kylie Campbell, while the Lions (27-11-1, 9-8-1 ASUN) scored one run in the first inning, two in the third and three more in the sixth, to go up 6-0.
Austin Peay would finally get its bats going in the bottom of the sixth, with Hodum reaching on a fielder's choice, followed by back-to-back singles by Morgan Zuege and Lexi Osowski-Anderson, with Anderson's driving in Hodum and Zuege.
Campbell would keep the rally going with a double, moving Osowski-Anderson to third with one out, but the Govs couldn't get the momentum going, leaving them stranded in scoring position.
The Govs had one final chance to cut into the Lions lead in the seventh, with Kendyl Weinzapfel opening the inning with a single and advancing all the way around to third base but was left on base.
Inside the Boxscore
- Lexi Osowski-Anderson's sixth-inning single extended her season – and team – long hit streak to nine straight games.
Up Next
The Govs make their final ASUN Conference road trip of the spring next weekend, as they travel to Lynchburg, Virginia, to face defending conference champion Liberty for a three-game series.
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