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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Eastern Illinois softball dropped both games at Austin Peay Sunday afternoon. The Govs took game one 1-0 with a walk-off homer by Bailey Shorter and scored eight straight runs to take game two 11-5.
The Panthers fall to 31-17 overall and 10-8 in the OVC. Austin Peay improves to 33-15 overall and 14-4 in the OVC.
EIU will wrap up the regular season at home next weekend. The Panthers will host Morehead State on Friday May 4 starting at 1 pm and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday May 5 starting at 1 pm.
Game 1
Austin Peay won game one 1-0 over the Panthers with a walk-off homer from Bailey Shorter in the bottom of the seventh inning.
EIU had only three base runners over the seven innings.
Andrea Roberts reached the bases in the third inning following a dropped fly ball by the center fielder. She reached again in the fifth inning off an error by the Govs.
Mady Poulter was walked in the fourth inning, but the Panthers were held scoreless.
Kacy Acree singled down the left field line in the fourth inning tallying one of APSU's two hits. Shorter hit a solo homer in the seventh for the walk-off win for the Govs.
Jessica Wireman retired seven batters and falls to 13-10 on the mound. Morgan Rackle pitched a no-hitter for APSU and recorded 11 strikeouts over seven innings.
Game 2
The Panthers fell in game two 11-5.
Haley Mitchell led the Panthers with two hits and two RBI, while
Kayla Bear was 2-for-3 at the plate.
EIU opened the game scoring four runs in the first two innings. Mitchell doubled up the middle in the top of the first to score Bear and Poulter who both reached on hits.
Megan Burton opened the second inning with a double and eventually scored on a sac fly from Bear.
Kiley Pelker also scored a run for the Panthers on an error from APSU's third baseman.
APSU rallied in the bottom of the second and went on to score eight straight runs through the bottom of the sixth inning forcing three EIU pitching changes. Carly Mattson scored the Govs first run of the game on a throwing error from Roberts. Acree later doubled to left center and tallied two RBI to bring APSU within one of the Panthers.
The Govs took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning after scoring five runs on three hits. Mattson tallied the last hit of the inning with a double down the left field line recording on RBI on the play. Mattson finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate. APSU added another three runs through the bottom of the sixth inning to finish the game with 12 team hits.
Mitchell doubled to open the seventh inning bringing in
Taylor Monahan to pinch run. Monahan would advance to third on a passed ball and score off
Morgan LaMore's single to left field, but the Panthers couldn't find momentum falling 11-5 to the Govs.
Michelle Rogers,
Valerie Thompson, Wireman, and
Tori Johnson all split time on the mound for the Panthers. Thompson collects the loss and falls to 2-1 on the season. Wireman tallied four strikeouts. Kelly Mardones improves to 11-4 for the Govs.
