Austin Peay Snaps Tigers' Five-Game Win Streak, 4-2

Tuesday, March 25

Jackson, Tennessee (Pringles Park)

6:30 PM

University of Memphis

11-11

Austin Peay

10-9

Austin Peay

Memphis

K.K. Chalmers became the third player in Conference USA to reach 100 career stolen bases.

Austin Peay Snaps Tigers' Five-Game Win Streak, 4-2

Mar 26, 2008 | Baseball

Box Score

March 26, 2008

Box Score

JACKSON, Tenn. -

Austin Peay 4, Memphis 2

Austin Peay (10-9)	111 100 000 - 4 15 2
Memphis (11-11)   	100 001 000 - 2  6 1

Austin Peay scored runs in each of the first four innings and five Governors pitchers combined to limit Memphis to just six hits to snap the Tigers' five-game win streak with a 4-2 decision at Pringles Park on Tuesday evening. Memphis falls to 11-11, while Austin Peay improves to 10-9.

Led by Will Hogue's 4-for-5 performance, Austin Peay banged out a season-high 15 hits. The Govs got out early after Rafael Hill led of the game with a single up the middle and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by J.B. Gilbert. He swiped third and scored on a sac fly by Tyler Farrar.

Hogue, who recorded three singles and a double, got things going in the second with a single and Greg Bachman and Trey Lucas followed with singles. Hogue scored the go-ahead run on Lucas' base hit. Lucas finished with two hits.

APSU got a home run by Farrar in the third for a 3-1 cushion and sac fly by Gilbert made it 4-1 and that was all the Govs needed as Stephen Huff picked up the win after holding Memphis hitless in 1.1 innings. Daniel Tenholder came on in the ninth to shut down an attempted rally by the Tigers. Tenholder's save was his fourth of the year.

Memphis scored both of its runs off of hit batsmen. Brett Bowen was hit by a Jake Brisbin offering in the first and scored on an RBI-single by Trey Wiedman to tie the game and 1-1. Trailing 4-1 in the sixth, Eric Farrell was plunked. After advancing to second on a groundball out, and moving to third on a wild pitch, K.K. Chalmers, who led Memphis with two hits, singled up the middle to bring Farrell in and cut the deficit to two runs at 4-2. Chalmers then swiped the 100th base of his career to become just the third player in Conference USA history to reach the 100-stolen base plateau.

The two scores would be all Memphis could muster as the Tigers left two men on base in the ninth. For the game the U of M stranded 12 runners, seven of which were left in scoring position. They left the bases loaded in the fourth.

Brach Davis (2-1) was the losing pitcher. He struck out three and gave up four runs on 11 hits in 5.1 innings. Four Tiger pitchers combined for eight strike outs. Andrew Haley logged three of them in 1.1 innings.

Memphis returns to the friendly confines of Nat Buring Stadium tomorrow for a scheduled 6:30 p.m. ballgame versus Arkansas State.