Clarksville NowEric Elliot, APSU Athletics
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – For the first time in 773 days, the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament was back in action when No. 4-seeded Austin Peay faced No. 1-seeded Southeast Missouri State Thursday at The Ballpark at Jackson.
Both teams’ offenses slugged it out to the tune of five total home runs, but it was the OVC regular-season champion Redhawks who came out on top, 11-8.
The Governors will look to regroup in short order when they take on the loser of Murray State-Morehead State tomorrow at 3 p.m. back here at The Ballpark at Jackson. pic.twitter.com/1J9nu2MO04
Oliver Grigg February 25, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It took some late-game heroics, but the Razorbacks can add another one to the win column.
Shortstop Jalen Battles drove in the game-winning run in the 10th inning, poking an infield single past the reach of Southeast Missouri State pitcher Blake Cisneros to lift No. 2 Arkansas (4-0) to a 6-5 win on Thursday evening at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Hogs have now won 27 home openers in a row dating back to the 1995 campaign.
Arkansas’ bullpen once again did much of the heavy lifting after SEMO (2-2) staked an early 3-0 first-inning lead. Right-hander Patrick Wicklander entered in relief of starter Caleb Bolden and tossed four scoreless innings, striking out three.