CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Eastern Kentucky will attempt to complete a three-game series sweep when the Colonels face Austin Peay in an ASUN baseball game Sunday afternoon at Raymond C. Hand Park. First pitch is set for the afternoon. The forecast calls for 76 degrees and cloudy.

Eastern Kentucky (14-36) won the first two games of the set, taking the opener 5-2 on Friday and winning 4-2 on Saturday. The Colonels have won four of their last five overall. Austin Peay (23-27) has dropped three of its last four.

Right-hander Jacob Price is a player to watch for Eastern Kentucky. In Saturday’s win, Price threw seven innings, allowing one earned run on no hits with six strikeouts. Over his last two starts, he has allowed one earned run in 14 innings, with 14 strikeouts. However, he struggled in his two starts prior, allowing 13 earned runs over 12 innings.

For Austin Peay, right-handed reliever Colin Carney has been effective. In Saturday’s loss, Carney threw 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out one. He has not allowed a run over his last four appearances, totaling 9.1 innings.

The Governors took three of five from the Colonels in the regular-season series earlier this year, including a 12-9 win on April 4 and a 5-2 win on April 2. The Colonels won 7-6 on April 3.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-4 victory for Austin Peay.

Following this game, Eastern Kentucky travels to Bellarmine for a three-game series starting Thursday. Austin Peay heads to North Alabama for a three-game series beginning Thursday.