The Austin Peay Governors baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[2][3]
| Austin Peay Governors | |
|---|---|
 2024 Austin Peay Governors baseball team | |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Overall record | 1,653–1,633–12 |
| University | Austin Peay State University |
| Head coach | Roland Fanning (2nd season) |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Location | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Home stadium | Raymond C. Hand Park (Capacity: 777) |
| Nickname | Governors |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1996, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1996, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2024 | |
Austin Peay began play for baseball in 1931 as the fourth sport offered by the university. It stopped from 1940 to 1947 due to the outbreak of World War II. They played in the Volunteer State Athletic Conference until 1963, when they joined the NCAA and the Ohio Valley Conference. In 2023, they became a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.[4]
Austin Peay has made the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times. They have gone 6-12 in NCAA tournament games, reaching the Regional Final twice.
Major League Baseball
editAustin Peay has had nine players play in Major League Baseball.[5]
| Player | MLB Tenure |
|---|---|
| A.J. Ellis | 2008–2018 |
| Ryne Harper | 2019–2021 |
| Shawn Kelley | 2009–2019 |
| Matt Reynolds | 2010–2016 |
| George Sherrill | 2004–2012 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 1963–1973 |
| Greg Tubbs | 1993 |
| Jamie Walker | 1997–2009 |
References
edit- ^ "APSU Governors Brand Identity" (PDF). May 30, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ https://letsgopeay.com/sports/baseball
- ^ https://letsgopeay.com/documents/2024/1/30/2024_BSB_Record_Book.pdf
- ^ https://ovcsports.com/documents/2024/7/17//Baseball.pdf?id=19662
- ^ https://letsgopeay.com/sports/2014/6/3/BB_0603142208.aspx