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Austin Peay’s softball team had some chances late in their championship contest versus Evansville at the Hilltopper Spring Fling Tournament Sunday afternoon at the WKU Softball Complex, but their rally would come up short in a 5-2 final. Austin Peay (6-7) had dug itself into an early hole versus the Purple Aces, getting down 5-0 after three innings, but in the top of the fifth inning Brooke Pfefferle and Natalie Schilling would draw back-to-back walks, followed by back-to-back RBI singles from Kacy Acree and Danielle Liermann to make it 5-2.
A walk to Carly Mattson would load the bases, but Evansville would get Emily Harkleroad to ground out to end the threat.
The Govs also had opportunities in the second, third and sixth innings with runners getting into scoring position but couldn’t push anything across.
Pfefferle, Bailey Shorter and Eric Inagaki also recorded hits versus Evansville.
(Courtesy APSU Athletics)
