Millsaps College -- A two-hour rain delay and a blustery, north wind did not keep the Millsaps Majors and the Trinity Tigers from squaring off on Saturday afternoon in the opener of a two-game series between the two conference rivals. With revenge on their minds after being swept by Millsaps in regular season play last year, the Tigers managed to plate 9 runs off 8 hits to fend off the pesky Majors 9-6. Trinity's Mike Kelly pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 runs off 5 hits while striking out 7 Majors to earn his fourth win of the year, while Millsaps' Doug Garner suffered his first loss of the year after giving up 6 runs off 6 hits in 6 and 2/3 innings pitched.
Trinity's Jason Armstrong was 3 for 5 with a 2-run homerun and 5 RBI as he led the Tigers' offensive attack. For Millsaps, Matt Yglesias went 2 for 5 with a double and 2 RBI, while Cody McCain knocked in one run in posting a 2-for 3 performance.
The Majors fall to 11-2 overall and 6-1 in the SCAC, while Trinity improves to 9-2 overall and 6-0 in the SCAC. The Majors and Tigers will meet again on Sunday afternoon for the second game of the series. The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 12:00 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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Trinity
(9-2)
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0 2 0
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0 1 0
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3 2 1
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9 8 3
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Millsaps (11-2)
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0 0 0
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2 3 0
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0 0 1
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6 7 5
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Kelly, Brown (7), Frost (8) and Mihalski
Garner, Gilbert (7), Selman (9) and McCain
W - Kelly (4-0) L- Garner (4-1)
2B - Millsaps: Yglesias, Page, Phillips
Trinity: O'Connor, Mihalski
HR - Trinity: Armstrong
