Millsaps College -- Trailing visiting North Carolina Wesleyan 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Majors posted a two-run rally but left the matching run at third base in a 6-5 loss on Sunday afternoon.

North Carolina Wesleyan's Matt Ellsworth hit a towering two-run homerun in the top half of the seventh inning that stayed just fair of the left field foul pole to put the Bishops up 5-3. The Bishops then plated their final tally of the game as Mark Dexter scored from second base on a Millsaps' fielding error.

The Majors' ninth included two consecutive base hits by Matt Renna and pinch hitter Prentiss Lawson before pinch hitter Travis Scharr flied out to right field. Lawson then advanced to second and Brandon Morris, running for Renna, moved up to third on K.K. Aldridge's base hit. A throwing error on Aldridge's hit allowed all runners to advance one base as Morris scored to make the score 6-4. Matt Yglesias then knocked home Lawson with a sacrifice fly to center field as Aldridge also moved to third on the play. But Stuart Phillips strike out ended the Majors' threat.

Shepp Willoughby pitched 8 and 1/3 innings to pick up the win for North Carolina Wesleyan, while Chat Lenhart (2-2) suffered the loss for the Majors.

Millsaps plays host to McKendree College on Monday night at 6:00 p.m. on the campus of Hinds Community College in Raymond.