Golden Eagles look to stay hot, scheduled for six games in six days
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a three-game sweep over
conference opponent Eastern Kentucky, the Tennessee Tech baseball
team looks to stay hot, with six games scheduled this week,
including a home double-header with Covenant on April 14 beginning
at 4 p.m.
The Golden Eagles and Covenant, of the NAIA’s Appalachian
Athletic Conference, have never met. The Scots come into Cookeville
with an 11-27 overall record, and are 7-14 in the AAC. Tech
won’t have much turnaround time before hitting the road for
its return game at East Tennessee State. The Golden Eagles racked
up a then season-high 15 runs when the Bucs visited Cookeville,
topping ETSU 15-7 on April 1, in a game that Casanova Donaldson
went 5-for-5. Donaldson has hit in every game since, extending his
streak to seven games, as Tech has gone 5-2 in the month of
April.
The Golden Eagles will have two days off before heading to
Clarksville, Tenn. for a three-game conference series with Austin
Peay (14-20, 2-6). The Governors have been solid at home this
season, going 12-8 in Clarksville.
The series will be critical to both teams, as Tech and Austin Peay
are currently are in seventh and eighth place in the OVC halfway
through league play, as the top six teams advance to the OVC
tournament in Paducah, Ky.
Looking ahead to next week, the Golden Eagles have five home-games
scheduled, as Georgia State will visit for a two-game series on
April 21 and 22, before Tech hosts UT Martin for a three-game OVC
series April 25 and 26.
