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RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team comes into the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will take on the No. 3 seed Austin Peay in the first round on Thursday in Oxford, Alabama.
 
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.
 
The winner of the game will move on to the semifinals on Friday at 11 a.m. ET. The loser falls to the elimination part of the bracket at 3 p.m. on Friday. The No. 1 seed Southeast Missouri State will take on the No. 4 seed Jacksonville State in the other contest.
 
The OVC tournament is operating at full capacity and you can purchase a ticket at the gate.
 
Fans can follow along with live stats or watch live on ESPN+.
 
Inside the Series                                                                                                                   
-Austin Peay comes into the weekend at 27-14 (22-11 OVC) and winners of its last four games after sweeping a doubleheader against the Colonels last weekend.
 
-Eastern Kentucky leads the all-time series between the two teams, 63-19.
 
-Lexi Osowski leads the offensive charge for the Governors with a team-high .433 batting average. Osowski has 52 hits, nine doubles, five home runs and 26 RBIs on the season.
 
-Jordan Benefiel leads the way in the circle for Austin Peay. Benefiel is 8-6 on the year with a team-best 1.70 ERA on the season. She has 77 strikeouts over 78 and one-third innings pitched this year.
 
What EKU Brings:
-EKU comes into the weekend at 32-15 (22-9 OVC) after losing a pair of contests against Austin Peay over the weekend.
 
-Sammi Miller and Carly Robinson pace the Colonel offense. Miller has a team-best .426 batting average, with 13 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 23 RBIs. Robinson is hitting .322 with six doubles, a team-high eight home runs and 37 RBIs.
 
-Miller ranks second in the OVC in batting average, first in the OVC in hits and runs scored. She ranks second in doubles, fourth in triples and top-10 in stolen bases.
 
-Tori Peterson and Mollie Paulick lead the way in the circle for the Colonels. Peterson is 16-5 on the season with a 2.27 ERA. Peterson is second in OVC play with 12 wins on the year. Paulick is 10-1 with a team-best 1.79 ERA with 72 strikeouts.
 
-The Colonels currently rank 43rd in the nation in doubles which is second in the OVC.