In 1960, the Austin Peay Governors baseball team won its first Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) championship. The team was coached by Joe Morgan and finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 7 losses, including an impressive 11-1 conference record.

Led by standout players such as pitcher Jerry Stigall and outfielder Richard “Buster” Fallin, the Governors dominated conference play, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 116-23 in OVC games.

The team’s championship-clinching win came on May 20, 1960, in a 6-1 victory over Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now Middle Tennessee State University). The win secured Austin Peay’s first-ever OVC baseball title and earned the team a spot in the NCAA District III Playoffs.