Millsaps College -- Matt Davis and Nick Diaz belted back-to-back home runs for Southwestern as the Pirates edged Millsaps 7-6 in the nightcap of an SCAC double header.
The two blasts capped a three run 8th inning for the Bucs as they established a 1.5 game lead over Millsaps in the SCAC West. K.K. Aldridge and Brandon page each rapped out three hits for Millsaps, and Page launched a towering home run in the last of the 9th inning as part of a failed comeback attempt for the Majors. Chat Lenhart suffered his first loss of the year giving up 6 runs off 8 hits. Millsaps falls to 16-4 overall and 9-3 in the SCAC, while Southwestern improves to 26-1 and 10-1. The Majors host the Pirates in the third game of the series on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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1 2 3
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4 5 6
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7 8 9
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R H E
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Southwestern
(26-1)
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0 0 0
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3 0 0
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0 3 1
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7 10 2
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Millsaps
(16-4)
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3 0 0
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1 0 1
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0 0 1
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6 12 3
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Jones and Paul
Lenhart, Staines (8) and Beasley, McCain (9)
W- Jones L- Lenhart (4-1)
2B- Southwestern: Jones
Millsaps: Yglesias, Beasley
HR: Southwestern: Davis, Diaz
Millsaps: Staines, Page
