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Timely hitting backs Rackel’s shutout of NcNeese StateAPSU Sports Information
For Rackel (4-3), it was her third shutout of the season for Austin Peay (6-5), as the left-hander limited the Cowgirls (6-7) to three singles and three walks, while striking out nine. The game would be deadlocked at 0-0 heading into the top of the fourth inning when Dudley broke the scoreless duel with a double down the right field line to scoring Mattson – who had opened the inning with a single — all the way around from first base. Austin Peay would break the game open an inning later, scoring three times, including two runs on Mattson’s first home run of the season and the other on a single up the middle by Shorter, scoring Natalie Schilling – who reached base on a single. The defense would also step up in big situations for the Govs, with Dudley knocking down a ball and throwing the runner out at first on a bang-bang play to start the sixth inning followed by Kacy Acree tracking down a ball on the warning track in center field, while Matson and Danielle Liermann had a strike ’em out, throw ’em out double play on a stolen base attempt to end the third inning. The Govs and Cowgirls will continue their three-game series Saturday with a doubleheader, scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Inside the BoxscoreThe shutout by Morgan Rackel was the 10th of her career, making her just the fourth pitcher in program history to reach double-figures in career shutouts. Carly Mattson’s two-hit effort was her 30th multi-hit game of her career. Drew Dudley has recorded the game-winning RBI in the last two games. APSU Head Coach Kassie Stanfill StatementsOn winning each facet of the game On Morgan Rackel’s current run in the circle On big hits in big spots About APSU Sports Information
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