Millsaps College -- In a game that pitted 30th ranked Millsaps versus the 9th ranked Crusaders, Joe Gilbert blasted a three-run homer in the top of the 1st inning, and starting pitcher Logan Stout stifled the Majors' bats as the University of Dallas cruised to a 10-5 victory over Millsaps on Good Friday. Stout worked 7 innings, allowing 1 run off 8 hits while striking out 5 Majors as he earned his 8th win of the year, and Gilbert, Cole Monreal, and Jesse Nelson each knocked two hits to carry the 24-1 Crusaders. For Millsaps, Scott Staines and Cody McCain each ripped two hits, while Ryan Skertich parked an 8th inning two-run shot over the right-centerfield wall to collect his 1st collegiate home run for the Majors. Pitcher Doug Garner suffered the loss for Millsaps, as the Majors fell to 17-5 overall.
Millsaps will be off for Easter weekend before beginning a 6 day / 9 game stretch next Tuesday, April 2. The Majors will travel to Rhodes for a double header on Tuesday only to return to Jackson to play Belhaven in a single game on Wednesday. Millsaps will then welcome Division II powerhouse, Delta State, for a Thursday afternoon double dip at home before traveling to Atlanta to tackle SCAC-East opponent Oglethorpe for an afternoon twinbill on Saturday. The Majors then will wrap up their marathon week with two games versus Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL, on Sunday.
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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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Univ. Dallas
(24-1)
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3 0 0
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2 1 4
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0 0 0
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10 8 3
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Millsaps
(17-5)
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0 0 0
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0 0 1
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0 4 0
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5 10 3
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Stout, Anderson (8), Smith (8), and Cantu
Garner, Lenhart (4), Kirkpatrick (6), Elling (6), Gilbert (8), Selman (9), and McCain, Beasley (9)
W- Stout (8-0) L- Garner (4-2) S- none
2B- Dallas: Monreal; Millsaps: Staines, Renna
HR- Dallas: Nelson, Gilbert; Millsaps: Skertich
