COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech kept battling with Austin Peay, forcing extra innings against their former Ohio Valley Conference foes on Wednesday, but the visiting Governors scored two runs in the top of the eighth and the Golden Eagles were only able to get one more on the board as Tech fell 7-6 in eight innings.

 

The Golden Eagles (16-29) return to conference action on Saturday as they head to Lindenwood for their last OVC road series of the regular season.

 

Olivia Evans went 3-for-3 at the plate, while Abbee Klinefelter and Sydney Kirby each drove in two runs.

 

Austin Peay took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third as Kylie Campbell hit a two-run triple to drive in Raylon Roach and Kayleigh Roper. Campbell then came home on a sacrifice fly to left off Macee Roberts' bat.

 

Tech scored its first run in the bottom of the fourth as Makayli Harris singled to short to bring Evans home.

 

The Govs scored twice in the fifth as Skylar Sheridan and Sammie Shelander both hit bases-loaded singles.

 

The Golden Eagles scored four in the bottom of the fifth as Klinefelter doubled to left to drive in Abby Shoulders and Ashley Capelouto. Kirby followed up with a single to center field and advanced on the throw as Bailee Stack and Evans scored.

 

The score held in the sixth and seventh frames, but the international tiebreaker went into effect in the eighth inning. A bunt moved Sheridan to third, then Shelander was hit by a pitch. A wild pitch allowed both runners to advance with Sheridan scoring the go-ahead run. Kiley Hinton singled to center field, driving in pinch runner Maggie Daughrity.

 

With Alina Schlageter placed on second for the tiebreaker, she advanced to third on a sacrifice fly for the second out, then scored on Ella Bishop's RBI single past a diving first baseman. A groundout ended the game with no further damage.

 

Both starting pitchers exited the game early – Samantha Miener in the fifth for Ashley Martin only to return later in the inning, Lainey Fitzgerald left in the third to be put back in the sixth. Miener collected the win, going eight innings, allowing four runs – three earned – on six hits, walking one and striking out none. Martin allowed two runs on two hits with a walk.

 

Fitzgerald threw five innings, allowing two runs – one earned – on one hit, walking two and striking out one. Kyleigh Pitzer allowed three runs on one hit and two walks, Hannah Lange worked two innings, allowing one run on one hit and two walks, while Addison Abell allowed one run on four hits in one inning of work.