RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University will welcome first place Austin Peay to Earle Combs Stadium for a 3-game Atlantic Sun Conference baseball series starting on Thursday.
 
The series opener will begin at 6 p.m. ET.  Friday's game, presented by Chick-Fil-A Richmond Centre, will also start at 6 p.m. ET.  Saturday's series finale, presented by Metronet, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET.  Thursday and Saturday's games will air live on ESPN+.
 
The baseball program will partner with the EKU School of Aviation to give away aviator sunglasses to the first 100 fans in attendance on Thursday.  There will also be a photo both and flight simulator.
 
Friday will be Legends Night as Lexington Legends mascot Mighty Lex will be at the stadium.  Baseball Bingo returns with the first three winners winning a signed mini-bat.  The second trading card giveaway will also be on Friday. 
 
There will be a postgame Egg Hunt on the field on Saturday.
 
Austin Peay is 27-10 overall and leads the ASUN Gold Division with a 12-3 league mark.  EKU is 7-30 overall and 4-11 in conference games.
 
In his last seven games, freshman catcher Greg Caban is hitting .333 with one home run, six RBIs and four runs scored.  He is slugging .619 and has a .440 on-base percentage over that span.