MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- After winning game one 7-6 over the homestanding Crichton Cardinals, Millsaps wasted a 13-6 advantage as Crichton spoiled a Majors' afternoon sweep with an eight-run seventh inning to take the nightcap 14-13.
Scott Staines paced the Majors in game one with two solo homeruns. Staines now leads the team with three round-trippers. Garner Wetzel added two RBI on a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning.
Chat Lenhart (3-3) worked five innings for the win. Staines worked the final two frames to earn his second save of the year.
In game two, Crichton touched the Majors for eight base hits and eight runs in the final inning to secure the victory.
Stephen Kirkpatrick worked five innings, scattered six hits, and allowed six runs (4 unearned) before giving way to relief.
The Majors currently post a record of 17-8 overall and 8-3 in SCAC play.
Millsaps will play at Mississippi College on Friday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. This game was originally scheduled for Monday, March 31. Friday's contest will be the second meeting between the Majors and Choctaws of the 2003 Cowboy Maloney Series.