Former Austin Peay softball coach and longtime sports information staffer Chris “Sarge” Austin has died.
Austin led the Governors’ softball program from 1992-98 and was the winningest coach in program history at 134 wins before current coach Kassie Stanfill surpassed him in 2024.
Austin graduated from Clarksville High and attended Austin Peay in the late 1970s. He also served as a sportswriter for the Leaf Chronicle and was a local baseball and softball umpire…