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Baseball: Majors Take Two From Ill-Wesleyan, 16-5 and 6-5

Millsaps College -- The Majors earned a pair of victories in an afternoon twinbill, whipping the visiting Titans of Illinois Wesleyan 16-5 in game one before rallying to take the nightcap 6-5.

Millsaps rapped out a season-high 17 hits and plated a season-high 16 runs en route to the first game victory. Scott Staines paced the Majors with a 4 for 4 outing, scoring three runs and driving in two more. Ryan Skertich joined Millsaps' hit parade with a 3 for 4 performance and three runs batted in.

Stuart Phillips, Matt Renna, Joe Thrash, and Bo Roberts each ripped two hits, while Renna collected a team-high 4 RBI in the afternoon's first contest.

Illionois Wesleyan's Mike Mazzone hit a two-run homerun in the 4th inning to lead the Titans. Steve Brook pitched just 1/3 of an inning, allowing 5 hits and 5 runs as he suffered the loss.

Todd Kindler (2-1) picked up the win for Millsaps.

Trailing 5-0 in game two, the Majors charted a two-out, five-run rally in the bottom of the fourth frame to tie the score. With the bases loaded, Ryan Skertich's bases clearing double to the right field fence led Millsaps' furious comeback. Randall Vaughan then plated Skertich on a scorching triple to the left-center field gap. A K.K. Aldridge push bunt single scored Vaughan to tie the game.

Scott Staines (1-0) worked the last three innings from the mound to secure his first victory of the year for the Majors. Staines also drove in the winning run for Millsaps with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Matt Yglesias.

Illinois Wesleyan was led by Ryan Gilfillan and Bryan McCabe, who both recorded 2 for 2 performances. Scott Schiller endured the loss for the Titans.

With the wins, Millsaps improves to 13-7 overall. The Majors will host a weekend series with SCAC rival Rhodes College beginning with a single game on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Sunday's double dip will begin at 12:00 p.m.

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