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The Govs (44-13) will face the winner of the May 25^th, noon, losers’ bracket final between Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech, at 3:30pm.

APSU’s Casey Delgado struck out six in lifting Austin Peay to a victory over Tennessee Tech on Friday night. Austin Peay Baseball. (Courtesy: Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)

Austin Peay would take advantage of some early wildness by Tennessee Tech (40-16) pitchers Ross Spurgeon and David Hess to score two first-inning runs without the benefit of a hit.

Rolando Gautier would draw a walk to start the inning, followed by Jordan Hankins being hit by a pitch.

Both runners would move up a base on a fly ball by Craig Massoni, with Gautier coming in off a groundball out by Reed Harper with the first run of the inning – while Hankins also moved to third base.

Cody Hudson and Michael Davis would then reach on back-to-back walks to load the bases, with Spurgeon being replaced on the mound by Hess.

The pitching change didn’t help, as P.J. Torres became the third straight Gov to reach via the walk – which also forced in Hankins to make it 2-0.

Austin Peay would collect a couple of hits in the second inning, as they picked up their third run of the game.

Brett Carlson was hit by a pitch to start the inning and moved into scoring position by stealing second base.

Gautier would record the Govs first hit of the game, a single through the left side of the Golden Eagles infield, with Carlson moving around to third base.

After a groundout and a walk to Massoni, Harper would single through the right side of the Tech infield scoring Carlson from third to make it 3-0.

The score would remain that way until the top of the sixth inning, when the Governors scored three runs to go up 6-0.

Hankins followed with a single into left field, scoring Carlson and Hager, while moving to second base when the Tech left fielder misplayed the ball.

Massoni would close out the Govs scoring in the inning by driving in Hankins with a double, the Govs fourth hit of the inning.

Tennessee Tech would finally get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring twice to cut the Govs lead back to four runs, 6-2.

James Abraham got the inning started with a one-out single and moved to second base on a passed ball by Torres.

Michael Morris then walked, followed by a single to center field by pinch hitter Tevis Sherfield to load the bases.

Zach Zarzour when singled into left center field to score Abraham with the Golden Eagles first run of the inning.

That would be the final batter of the night for Austin Peay starting pitcher Casey Delgado, as Kacy Kemmer came in to relieve.

The Golden Eagles would score their final run of the inning on a ground out to first base by Austin Wulf, scoring Morris.

Tennessee Tech would threaten on both the eighth and ninth innings, but Tyler Rogers – who came in to get the final out of the eighth inning held the Golden Eagles at bay.

Delgado (9-2) got the win, going six and a third innings, while giving up six hits and two runs with six strikeouts and three walks.

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Austin Peay......... 210 003 000 -  6  8  0
Tennessee Tech...... 000 000 200 -  2  7  1
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Austin Peay Baseball. (Lisa Kemmer)

Austin Peay (43-13), ranked 26^th in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll, was already up 4-2 when they sent 11 batters to the plate in sixth inning in scoring six runs to break the game open, 10-2.

Reed Harper would single, his school record 277^th career hit, to open the inning and move to second base when Cody Hudson walked.

Harper would finish the game with four hits, giving him 279 for his career.

An out later, P.J. Torres would single through the left side of the Eastern Kentucky (21-33) infield for a single, driving in Harper for the inning’s first run.

Dylan Riner would follow with a four-pitch walk to load the bases, followed by a fielder’s choice by Brett Carlson – for the second out of the inning.

Rolando Gautier then walked to force in Torres, which was also the last batter faced by EKU starter Myles Scott, who was replaced by Ben Gullo.

Jordan Hankins would greet Gullo with a two-run double into left center field, followed by a walk to Craig Massoni and a two-run single by Harper to close out the inning’s scoring.

Michael Davis would lead off the bottom of the sixth inning with his fourth home run of the season to make it 11-2 off the Colonels third pitcher of the day, Eric Nerl.

Davis and Hankins had three hits each.

Austin Peay would add on two more runs to its lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, to make it 13-2, on Massoni’s 16^th home run of the season – which also drove in Hankins, who reached on a double.

Eastern Kentucky would push across its first run since the top of the first inning in the eighth, with John Wilson – who singled – coming in on an infield out by Matt Phipps to make it 13-3.

Wilson and Bryan Soloman would record two hits each to lead Eastern Kentucky.

The Colonels would close out the game’s scoring on T.J. Alas’ solo home run in the top of the ninth inning.

Early on, Eastern Kentucky would take advantage of a Governors error to jump out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, on a pair of unearned runs.

Doug Teegarden would reach on a one-out error by Carlson and advance to second base on the same play when Carlson threw the ball away after the first error.

Sean Hagen would then follow with a double to left field, scoring Teegarden with the first run of the inning.

Govs starting pitcher Zach Hall would get the next Colonels hitter on strikes, but Soloman would single in Hagen to give Eastern Kentucky with a two-run advantage.

Austin Peay would respond with a run of its own in the bottom of the inning, with Massoni drawing a two-out walk – move to third on a single by Harper – and score on a wild pitch by Scott.

Austin Peay would take its first lead the game 3-2 in the bottom of the second inning, as the Colonels returned the favor of making an error which led to a pair unearned runs.

Carlson and Gautier got things going with back-to-back one-out singles, with Hankins reaching on a fielder’s choice to load the bases.

Teegarden would then make an error off a ball put into play by Massoni, allowing Carlson and Gautier to come with the tying and go-head runs.

The Govs would add on to their lead in the bottom of the third inning, as Hudson singled to start the inning – stole second base to move into scoring position – and came in to make it 4-2 on a double down the left field line by Davis.

Austin Peay 13, Eastern Kentucky 4
Eastern Kentucky     200 000 011—4 9 2
Austin Peay                121 061 20x—13 17 2
Myles Scott, Ben Gullo (5), Eric Nerl (6), Chris Cervantes (7), Nick Bozman (8) and Sean Hagen, John Wilson (7); Zach Hall, Kevin Corey (8), Alex Belew (9) and P.J. Torres, Matt Wollenzin (7)
WP-Hall (8-2); LP-Scott (3-3)
HR: EKU-T.J. Alas (1); AP-Michael Davis (4), Craig Massoni (16)

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With the win, the 12^th in a row to end the regular season, the Governors earn a second place finish in the OVC regular season standings – which gives Austin Peay a first-round bye in the OVC tournament in Jackson, TN.

Austin Peay Baseball.

In the season’s final contest, the Govs took advantage of some early wildness from Cougars starting pitcher Sam Hopkins to score a run in the bottom of the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead.

Dylan Riner opened the inning up by hitting the first pitch of the inning through the right side of the SIU Edwardsville infield.

Jordan Hankins and Craig Massoni would follow with back-to-back walks to load the bases, still with no one out.

That brought up Reed Harper, who hit into a 4-6-3 double play, with Riner coming in with the game’s first run.

Despite the double play, Harper finished the day with three hits.

Austin Peay would add to its lead in the bottom of the second inning by scoring two unearned runs to go up 3-0.

Michael Davis would open the inning by reaching on an error by Cougars third baseman Jacob Stewart and move to second base on a groundout by Matt Wollenzin.

Tommy Hager would then follow with a single up the middle, scoring Davis.

Hager recorded three hits against the Cougars.

Hager would steal second and Brett Carlson followed with a base on balls.

A passed ball would allow both runners to move up, with Hager scoring the second run of the inning on a groundout by Riner.

Highland led SIUE with four hits and four RBI.

Austin Peay would get the run back – and then some – scoring three runs on three hits and three walks.

Massoni, Harper and Cody Hudson opened the inning with three straight singles – with Hudson’s hit driving in Massoni – while the other two runs came in off bases-loaded walks to Hager and Riner – to make it 6-1.

Hudson had three hits and drove in four on the day.

An error would open the door for three runs for the Cougars in the top of the fourth inning, as SIU Edwardsville cuts the Govs lead to 6-4.

The Govs would turn a double play to get the first two outs of the inning, but Stewart drew a walk and Drew Johnson reached on an error by Carlson to keep the inning going.

Nick Lombardo when followed with a single to load the bases, with Stewart coming in three pitches later on a passed ball.

Becherer would then be hit by a pitch to reload the bases, which was followed by a two-run single by Highland to cut the Govs lead down to just a pair of runs.

Austin Peay would respond by getting two of the runs back in the bottom of the inning, with Hudson – who singled – scoring when Lombardo dropped a fly ball in left field off the bat of Davis for the first run of the inning.

Austin Peay Baseball.

After Davis stole second base, he would come in to score on a single by Wollenzin to push the Govs lead back to an 8-4 advantage.

Austin Peay would tack on a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to go up 9-4.

Hager opened the inning with an infield hit and scored all the way around from first base an out later on a double by Riner.

The Govs would use the long ball to score four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, with Hudson hitting the first of two home runs in the inning – a three-run shot, which also drove in Hankins and Harper; who had singled.

Davis would follow on the next pitch with a solo home run that hit off the foul pole down the left field line.

The Cougars would push across a run in the top of the eighth, on two hits, as Becherer reached on a one-out single and scored on a double by Highland to make it 13-5.

Austin Peay would close out the game’s scoring with three more runs in the bottom of the eighth on Massoni’s 15^th home run of the season, which also drove in Hager and Hankins – who both reached on singles.

Kevin Corey (2-1) got the win, coming in to relieve Govs starter Ryan Quick in the fourth inning.

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SIU Edwardsville.... 001 300 010 -  5 14  3
Austin Peay......... 123 210 43X - 16 19  1
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Austin Peay (41-13, 21-7 OVC) would get out to an early lead, just four batters into the game, on their fifth home run of the series to get out to a 2-0 lead.

Austin Peay Baseball.

That would bring up Reed Harper, who blasted the first pitch he saw over the fence the left center field for his second home run of the series to give Austin Peay a 2-0 lead.

Harper would finish the game with two hits and four RBI.

The Govs would score two more times in the bottom of the second inning to double their lead to 4-0.

Michael Davis would start the inning by drawing a walk and move into scoring position by stealing second base.

Two outs later, Brett Carlson would drive in Davis with a double, while scoring himself on a single by Rolando Gautier.

Davis and Carlson had two hits each.

The Cougars (16-34, 10-19 OVC) would get on the board in the top of the third, getting their first two hits of the game against Govs starter Casey Delgado.

Matt Highland would open the inning with a double to left field and score an out later on a single up the middle by Nick Lombardo to cut the Govs lead to 4-1.

After scoring two runs in each of the first two innings, Austin Peay would break the game open with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to go up 8-1.

Massoni would get the inning going with his 14^th home run of the season out over the left center field fence.

Massoni, who leads the OVC in batting average had three hits on the day.

An out later Cody Hudson would reach on a double and score on a single by Davis, who scored two batters later on a single by Dylan Riner.

Riner had three hits.

SIU Edwardsville would respond with two runs in the top of the fourth.

Skyler Geissinger get things started with a two-out single and moved to third on a single by Devin Caldwell.

That would bring up Matt Highland, who recorded the Cougars third straight hit, driving on both Geissinger and Caldwell to cut the Govs lead back to 8-3.

The Cougars would keep their offensive surge going in the top of the fifth, scoring four runs to cut the Govs lead down to one run, 8-7.

Lombardo drew a walk to start the inning and moved to second on a single by Travis Becherer.

Jacob Stewart would follow with a single, scoring Lombardo, with James Vazquez following with a double to score Becherer with the second run of the inning.

Stewart would score on a sacrifice fly by Joel Greatting, while Vazquez closed out the Cougars scoring in the inning by coming in on a wild pitch by Delgado.

Austin Peay would respond in the bottom of the inning by scoring two runs, to go up 10-7, on a two-out single by Reed, driving in Riner and Carlson – who had reached on a single and a hit by pitch respectively.

The score would remain that way until the top of the ninth, when the Cougars score a run on Govs closer Tyler Rogers for the 10-8 final.

Delgado was the winning pitcher, improving to 8-2 on the season while Rogers picked up his NCAA leading 20^th save.

The two teams will close out the three-game OVC series – and the regular season – May 18^th, starting at noon at Raymond C. Hand Park.

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SIU Edwardsville.... 001 240 001 -  8 10  0
Austin Peay......... 224 020 00X - 10 16  0
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Austin Peay State University Baseball

SIU Edwardsville has won seven of its last nine outings (prior to Wednesday’s outing against Evansville), including 2-of-3 from Southern Mississippi last weekend.  The Cougars bring a four-game OVC win streak into the weekend, sweeping UT Martin (May 4th-5th) and winning the finale at Morehead State (April 27th).

SIUE can move into a tie with Southeast Missouri for sixth-place with a sweep at APSU, but cannot qualify for the OVC Tournament after losing the regular-season series to the Redhawks.  Only five batters have 150 at bats (3.2 per game) this season with another nine batters recording at least 40 at bats.  Joel Greatting, who shared the adidas® OVC Co-Player of the Week honors with APSU’s Craig Massoni this week, leading the team with a .337 batting average and 33 RBI (10 RBI in five games last week).

SIUE lost its No. 1 starter, Travis Felax, to injury at Morehead State, April 26th. Freshman right-hander Caleb Wilkerson moved into the No. 1 spot the past two weekends, picking up the win in both outings to improve to 2-4 this season.   Senior left-hander Tony Schaeffer picked up the win in the No. 2 spot at Southern Miss, his second win this season.   Senior left-hander Sam Hopkins made his season’s ninth start at Southern Miss and suffered the loss as the SIUE defense committed five errors.

Austin Peay holds a 10-8 edge against SIUE in a series that dates to 1973.  This will be the second OVC series between the two teams, the Govs winning last season’s match up, 2-1.  APSU is 6-2 against SIUE at Raymond C. Hand Park, winning the last six games in Clarksville.

Entering the regular season’s final weekend, Austin Peay will need assistance to earn one of the two first-round byes in the upcoming OVC Baseball Championship.  The Govs, who host SIU Edwardsville, need one more win than Jacksonville State, which hosts Morehead State, to move past the Gamecocks.

Tennessee Tech hosts Belmont with the winner picking up at least a share of the OVC regular-season crown. APSU needs two wins more than Belmont and three more wins than Tennessee Tech to pass either team. Sitting fourth entering the weekend, APSU will need to pass two teams in the final weekend to claim a first-round bye. Otherwise, the Govs will start their tournament with a first-round contest, May 22nd

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CATCH THE GOVS
Radio: Governors Sports Network
Online Audio: www.LetsGoPeay.com
Twitter: @APSUBaseball

INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATES
With inclement weather forecast for this weekend’s OVC series, fans should be advised the schedule may change. Schedule updates will be available via Austin Peay’s athletics website (LetsGoPeay.com) or on Twitter @APSUBaseball and @LetsGoPeay.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
APSU: #30 (NCBWA), RV (USA TODAY)
SIUE: Not receiving votes

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Austin Peay Men’s Baseball.

Memphis won six consecutive games before dropping the finale at nationally-ranked Rice, 1-0, Sunday, while the Tigers won the series against Rice, 2-1, and moved into second in the Conference USA regular-season race.  Memphis is 3-2 against opponents it has in common with Austin Peay this season: 1-0 vs. UT Martin, 1-1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 0-1 vs. Mississippi State and  1-0 vs. Murray State.

Memphis holds a 30-21 advantage in the series, which dates back to 1979… the Tigers own a 20-11 advantage at home… the two teams have split the last four games in the series, 2-2, which have all been played with Memphis as the home team… three of those four contests have been decided by two runs or less, including last season’s 3-2 Memphis win… Austin Peay and Memphis also met in the 2007 NCAA Tournament’s Nashville Regional, the Govs winning a 14-7 decision in an elimination contest.

Closer Tyler Rogers, who already owns both the APSU single-season and career saves marks, became the OVC’s single-season saves record holder, April 24th, with a save in each game of the Evansville doubleheader.  Rogers enters the regular season’s final week with 31 career saves, one shy of tying the OVC career saves mark held by Jacksonville State’s Todd Hornsby who recorded 32 saves (2010-12).

With one week remaining, junior first baseman Craig Massoni can see a possible OVC Triple Crown. He is the league leader in all three categories: average (.391), RBI (60) and home runs (13). Massoni holds a 16 point lead in batting average but is tied with Tennessee Tech’s Zach Stephens for both the RBI and home run leads. The last OVC Triple Crown champion was Western Kentucky’s Ralph Antone (1982).

Senior Casey Delgado struck out 16 batters at UT Martin, May 11th, and was one strikeout shy of the Austin Peay record held by legendary Tom Morgan in 1958.  Delgado also became the first Austin Peay pitcher since 1996 to record at least nine strikeouts in five games during a campaign. With one week left, Delgado moved into the lead for the OVC strikeout title, his 88 strikeouts currently two ahead of Tennessee Tech’s Tristan Archer (86). Delgado also is fourth among league pitchers with 9.90 strikeouts per nine innings.

Delgado’s 16 strikeout performance led to a pair of honors to start the week.  He was named a Louisville Slugger “Player of the Week” by Collegiate Baseball and was the adidas® OVC Pitcher of the Week.  In addition to his strikeout total, Delgado allowed one run on three hits and did not walk a batter. After allowing a second-inning single, he retired the final 22 batters to record the first complete game by an APSU pitcher this season.

In addition to Delgado’s weekly honor, junior first baseman Craig Massoni was named the adidas® OVC Co-Player of the Week, May 13th.  He had three hits in each game of the UT Martin series, finishing the set with a .643 batting average (9-for-14), three home runs and seven RBI. Massoni had two home runs and five RBI in the series opener then tacked on a solo home run and RBI double in the finale. He shared the weekly honor with SIUE’s Joel Greatting who had 10 hits (.526 batting average), two home runs and 10 RBI in five games last week.

With an impressive four-game burst that has seen him post 12 hits, senior shortstop Reed Harper has moved within sight of Austin Peay’s career hits mark. Harper, who has 263 career hits, moved into a tie for second place with current Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis (2000-03). Harper needs 14 hits to become the Govs all-time hits leader, a mark currently held by Greg Bachman who set the mark last season with 276 career hits.

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CATCH THE GOVS
Radio: Governors Sports Network
Online Audio: www.LetsGoPeay.com
Twitter: @APSUBaseball

NATIONAL RANKINGS
APSU: #30 (NCBWA), RV (USA TODAY)
MEM: Not receiving votes

Casey Delgado-photo by APSU Sports Information

Delgado struck out 16 batters – most by a Gov since APSU Hall of Famer Tom Morgan struck out an APSU record 17 in 1958 – and tossed a complete-game three-hitter to defeat the Skyhawks, Saturday. He faced two over the minimum (29 batters) and retired the final 22 hitters of the contest.

His 16 punch outs were most by an OVC hurler this season. The Miami native struck out at least two batters in every inning except the sixth – when he retired the side on six pitches. He also failed to issue a walk in the contest, the second time this season he hasn’t issued a free pass; he allowed no walks in seven innings at Murray State, March 29.

His performance elevated him to the top of the conference in strikeouts (88) and tied him with Tyler Rogers for most victories among Govs’ pitchers in 2013.

Massoni made it two weeks in a row and three times this season he’s earned at least a share of the OVC’s weekly honor. The Danville, Calif., native was 9-for-14 on the weekend, collecting three hits in each game against the Skyhawks.

He opened the series with a 3-for-5, two-home run, five-RBI performance in a 9-5 victory, with his first-inning, three-run blast securing the lead for good and his second making him the second Gov in as many weeks with a two-home run game – P.J. Torres hit two out, including a solo walk-off in the Govs’ series-opening victory against Morehead State.

He ‘only’ went 3-for-4 in the second game, and finished the series with a 3-for-5, two-RBI Sunday performance that included a solo home run and an RBI double.

Massoni ended the weekend leading the OVC in all three Triple Crown categories – his .391 batting average is 16 points ahead of Morehead State’s Kane Sweeney, while he’s tied with Tennessee Tech’s Zach Stephens in home runs (16) and RBI (60).

The slugging first baseman takes over the team lead in weekly OVC honors by a Bat Gov. Massoni now has three weekly honors; senior outfielder Cody Hudson and senior closer Tyler Rogers have two apiece, while Delgado and senior shortstop Reed Harper have been tapped as the best the conference has to offer one time each.

Austin Peay faces Memphis in its final mid-week non-conference tilt, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at FedEx Park. The Govs host SIU Edwardsville in the regular-season’s final series, beginning Thursday.

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The Govs’ .745 win percentage is 15th nationally and would be the best in program history. The Govs’ 38 victories equal the 1998 squad’s school record for regular-season victories.

In addition to a ranking by the NCBWA, Austin Peay also received votes in this week’s USA Today/ESPN.com Top 25 Coaches Poll.

The Govs continue to build their case for an NCAA at-large bid should their quest for a third consecutive OVC Tournament championship be denied. In addition to the conference’s first ranking in four years, the Govs are sixth in College Baseball Daily’s Mid-Major poll and sport an RPI of 35 in the NCAA’s May 7 ranking.

Austin Peay has a chance to improve on all rankings when it travels to Memphis for its final mid-week matchup, 6:30pm, at FedEx Park. The Govs wrap up the regular season against SIU Edwardsville in a three-game set, beginning Thursday.

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APSU Baseball-photo by Lisa Kemmer

Delgado would strike out two batters in the first inning and that would be the game’s running theme. He would strike out two batters in eight of the nine innings he pitched. The only time he did not strike out two batters was the sixth inning and he needed only six pitches to induce three consecutive ground outs.

The most impressive stat of the game was Delgado retired the final 22 batters he faced. In fact, he faced the minimum of 25 batters after surrendering the RBI single in the first inning. He would allow a one-out single in the second inning, but battery mate P.J. Torres caught that runner stealing to end the frame.

Still the Austin Peay (37-13, 18-7 OVC) offense trailed 1-0 through four innings but would tie the game in the fifth. Center fielder Dylan Riner led off the inning with a single, stole second and scored on second baseman Brett Carlson’s single up the middle. The Govs would go on to load the bases with no outs but second baseman Jordan Hankins lined into an inning-ending triple play, thwarting the threat.

The Govs finally broke through in the sixth inning, striking for four runs. First baseman Craig Massoni started the inning with a single and scored courtesy shortstop Reed Harper’s double. Harper would then score on left fielder Cody Hudson’s single, giving APSU a 3-1 lead. Hudson would steal second and forced a wild throw from the catcher that allowed him to reach third. From there he scored on designated hitter Michael Davis’ double, a hit that ended Cox’s outing on the mound.

UTM reliever Carter Smith would surrender a single to catcher P.J. Torres before recording the inning’s first out. Carlson would push across the Govs fifth run with a groundout before Smith could snuff  out the threat.

Austin Peay rapped out 13 hits – its seventh consecutive double-digit hit outing – with every batter recording one hit. Massoni led the Govs with a 3-for-4 outing, giving him six hits in the first two games of the series. Carlson added a 1-for-4, two RBI performance while Harper and Torres had two hits each.

Cox (0-6) suffered the loss after allowing five runs on 11 hits over five-plus innings. Glasser, Cox and Nelson each had one hit.

Austin Peay and UT Martin conclude their three-game OVC series with a 1:00pm, Sunday contest. That game will be available on the OVC Digital Network.

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“Chantelle did an outstanding job, as she has all season,” said head coach Doug Molnar. “She ran a smart race and moved up at the right times. Her decision-making is very consistent – she made one tactical mistake that we corrected easily. She’s set up well for an NCAA bid.”

Breigh Jones may join Grey in Greensboro for the NCAA Preliminary round. The freshman from Memphis ran a blistering 54.44 in the 400m dash – setting a school record and qualifying for June’s US Junior Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa. Based on projections, she should rank somewhere in the top 50 regionally after the weekend. Jones’ time is also the fastest in the OVC this season.

“I can’t say enough about the job Breigh did,” Molnar said. “She beat some really good athletes. She has a chance to make it to Greensboro as well – we’ll just have to see which people drop out of the 400 and who moves up the rest of the weekend.”

The NCAA East Preliminary is scheduled for May 23rd-25th in Greensboro, N.C. Qualified runners will be announced 12:00pm, May 16th.