Aeron Smith

Tennessee-Martin sophomore catcher Aeron Smith (Greenwood Class of 2014) helped the Skyhawks finish off a doubleheader softball sweep of Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay on Saturday at Cheryl Holt field in Clarksville, Tenn.

Smith ripped her second home run of the season – a three-run shot to right-center field in the top of the seventh inning – to spark a six-run rally in UT Martin’s 20-9 victory.

Smith finished the day by going 2 for 5 with five RBIs. She also scored two runs.

UT Martin (20-15, 5-5 OVC) will face Austin Peay again on Sunday in a single game.

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Campbellsville senior Shelby Ray (Glasgow Class of 2012) and sophomore Brittany Rippy (Allen County-Scottsville Class of 2013) helped the Tigers extend their 12-game winning streak with a softball doubleheader sweep Saturday against host Pikeville.

In Campbellsville’s 9-2 win in Game 1, Ray drove in a run and scored a run, and Rippy scored a run.

The nightcap went 11 innings, and Ray’s sixth-inning squeeze scored Rippy from third base and pulled the Tigers to within 4-3. Then in the 11th, Ray scored the go-ahead run from second. Ray finished the game 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Rippy added a run and a stolen base.

Campbellsville (28-7 overall, 13-1 Mid-South Conference) faces Pikeville in another conference doubleheader on Sunday.

– Jeff Nations