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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team pounded out three home runs on the way to a 10-5 win at Austin Peay in game two of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. The Govs won the opener by a score of 3-1.
 
Senior Shannon McQueen had the big hit for the Colonels (21-23, 11-7 OVC) in game two. The third baseman tallied a three-run home run in the fourth inning to put EKU ahead for good, 5-4.
 
One inning later, senior Katie Tackett and freshman Sarah Jackson each hit a long ball to extend Eastern's lead to 7-4.
 
Junior Kayla Joyce, sophomore Krislyn Campos and junior Sarah Fobbs chipped in with RBIs in the seventh to help the Colonels reach double figures in the run column for the eighth time this season.
 
McQueen finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs and a stolen base in the victory. Junior Hayley Flynn (4-5) pitched the final 5.1 innings and struck out five APSU batters to earn her fourth win.
 
In the opener, Austin Peay's Christiana Gable notched a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie.
 
EKU's lone run came in the top of the sixth thanks to a Fobbs RBI double.
 
Eastern Kentucky wraps up its home schedule this weekend with a three-game set against Tennessee Tech. Games one and two are slated for Saturday afternoon, April 25 beginning at 4 p.m.