SCHEDULE UPDATE:  Saturday's game moved up to 4 p.m. start.

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University will host Austin Peay for a 3-game Atlantic Sun Conference series starting Thursday.
 
The first two games of the series on Thursday and Friday will begin at 7 p.m. ET.  Saturday's series finale is now scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.  All three contests will air live on ESPN+.
 
Thursday will be Aviation Night, in partnership with the EKU School of Aviation.  It will also be $2 Day with tickets, popcorn, hot dogs and beer for $2 each.  Baseball Bingo is back on Friday, giving fans a chance to win an EKU Swag Bag.  There will be an egg themed giveaway on Saturday, along with EKU baseball trading cards.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU is 8-21 after falling to Louisville, 17-7, on Tuesday at Legends Field in Lexington.
 
-  In his last five games, outfielder David Alvarez is hitting .632, going 12-for-19 at the plate with a home run, three runs and five RBIs.
 
-  Shortstop Pedro Moreno leads the ASUN in walks (24) and triples (4), is sixth in doubles (10), eighth in runs scored (29) and 10th in steals (8).
 
-  Outfielder Khaleel Pratt leads the ASUN having been hit by a pitch 16 times.  First baseman Jackson Cauthron is sixth in that same category with eight.
 
-  Bradley Gagen and Jacob Price are both coming off quality starts at Lipscomb.  Gagen, a redshirt junior lefty, allowed one run on five hits, walked one and struck out four in six innings on Friday night.  Price, a redshirt junior right-hander, allowed two runs on four hits, walked one and struck out two in six innings on Saturday.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Austin Peay is 14-15 overall and 5-4 in conference games.  The Governors won a series at Central Arkansas last weekend before losing at Tennessee, 13-4, on Tuesday.
 
-  Senior outfielder Zion Taylor leads APSU in average (.379), runs (31), doubles (11) and RBIs (28).  He is second on the team with seven home runs.  Ray Velazquez, a redshirt junior third baseman, has a team-high eight home runs to go along with a .294 average and 27 RBIs.
 
-  Senior right-hander Gavin Alveti has made 11 appearances out of the bullpen and leads the team with five saves.  He is 0-1 with a 3.52 ERA.
 
-  Kade Shatwell has made five starts this season and is 2-2 with a 1.63 ERA.  The senior righty has struck out 25 in 27 2/3 innings.  Cody Airington has started seven times and is 2-1 with a 5.68 ERA.  The junior right-hander has struck out 24 in 25 1/3 innings.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Austin Peay leads the all-time series 70-59.  The Colonels have a 33-30 edge in games played in Richmond.  APSU has won nine straight against EKU.
 
-   In the most recent meeting, a 3-run home run in the eighth inning turned a 2-run lead into a 1-run deficit for EKU in a 7-6 loss to Austin Peay on April 19, 2025.  With two on and two out in the eighth, Velazquez gave the Govs the lead for good with 3-run shot.  Greg Caban went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs for the Colonels.  Velazquez had a 2-for-2 game with two home runs, two walks and four RBIs.