Austin Peay State University
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- Location: Clarksville, TN
- Nickname: Governors
- Conference: Ohio Valley Conference 1963-present
- Ballpark: Raymond C. Hand Park
Austin Peay competed as a two-year school in the Volunteer State Athletic Association from 1948 to 1962, before moving up to four-year competition in 1963. Overall the school has sponsored baseball in 1931-1939, 1948-1951, and 1953 to the present. It was previously known as the Southwestern Presbyterian College.
[edit] Alumni
- Chuck Abbott, minor league infielder
- A.J. Ellis, catcher
- Rowdy Hardy, minor league pitcher
- Shawn Kelley, pitcher
- Kevin Kocks, college coach
- George Ogilvie, college coach
- Matt Reynolds, pitcher
- George Sherrill, pitcher
- Jimmy Stewart, outfielder
- Stuffy Stewart, outfielder
- Greg Tubbs, outfielder
- Jamie Walker, pitcher
[edit] Coaches
- Scott Alden, 1931-1932
- Halbert Harvill, 1933-1936
- Fred T. Brown, 1937-1939
- Leon Sandifer, 1948-1950, 1955-1969
- Don Gray, 1951, 1953-54
- Tom Wonderling, 1970-1972
- Joe Ellenburg, 1973-1980
- Joe Baxter, 1981-1984
- Billy Merkel, 1985-1987
- Gary McClure, 1988-present
[edit] Assistant Coaches
- Larry Owens, 1998-1999
