CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – An eighth inning grand slam by
Damion Kenealy Jr. and four strong innings by
Kaleb Kantola helped Lipscomb University to an 8-6 win over Austin Peay State University, Sunday evening inside Raymond C. Hand Park.
Final Score: Lipscomb 8, Austin Peay 6
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee (Raymond C. Hand Park)
Records: Lipscomb (5-13, 1-2), Austin Peay (13-7, 2-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Austin Peay, despite a 1-2-3 inning to start the game, got a hold of
Tanner Lyne in the second with a single, double and home run quickly made it a 3-0 lead. Three batters later, Trevor Conley added the Gov's fourth run of the inning with a solo home run.
In the third, John Bay made it a 5-0 lead for APSU with a lead off solo home run.
After Lyndon Glidewell kept the Bisons guessing through the first four innings, the Bisons used a lead off hit by pitch by Damion Kenealy that saw him come around to score on a
Jacob Tobias base hit.
In the seventh, the Bisons made it a 5-2 deficit with
Kai Holm's second home run of the season to center field.
After
Kaleb Kantola left two runners on base in the bottom half of the seventh, Lipscomb's bats got hot at the right time. After
Parks Bouck,
David Coppedge and
Ryan Austin all reached base for
Damion Kenealy Jr, the junior transfer launched a grand slam off the first pitch to left field to flip the scoreboard to the Bisons' favor, 6-5.
Later, after a
Jacob Tobias base hit,
Brady Miller added on with an RBI double to make it 7-5. Two batters later, in his second at bat of the inning,
Parks Bouck laced a base hit to bring home Tobias to lead 8-5.
Despite the Governors adding a run in the bottom of the ninth,
Kaleb Kantola shut down their offense in the final four innings, striking out five batters, including an off-speed pitch to Cole Johnson to end the game.
KEY STATISTICS
Jacob Tobias went 3-for-4 on the evening with an RBI.
Damion Kenealy Jr. launched his fifth home run of the season with his eighth inning grand slam.
Jake Lynch came in to help slam the door on the APSU offense, going 1.1 innings in relief. Then,
Kaleb Kantola (1-2) came in and added five punchouts in four innings of relief, marking the longest outing of his career since his freshman season in 2022.
UP NEXT
The Bisons return home for a four-game home stand, starting with a midweek clash with Memphis on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. from Ken Dugan Field.
