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Millsaps Drops Another to Illinois-Wesleyan

JACKSON — For the second day in a row, the rainy weather and the Illinois Wesleyan Titans proved to be too much for Millsaps to handle. The Majors lost the second contest in 2-game series by a final score of 8-7. The Majors fall to 14-6 on the season.

After a 3 hour rain delay, the Majors and the Titans moved their contest from Twenty Field to nearby Smith-Wills Stadium in search of a drier playing surface.

Todd Kindler began the game on the mound for the Majors, going 5.2 innings, giving up six runs off of eight hits and one error. Kindler held the Titans scoreless until the fourth inning when they scored one run. Their true offensive spurt game in the top of the sixth as they scored five quick runs against Kindler and the Majors. Brad Mizerany and Brad Ingram were brought in to pitch in relief for Millsaps.

Millsaps offense did not struggle in the game, however. In fact, the Majors struck first in the contest, gaining three runs in the second inning. Hunter Abrams opened the inning by singling to center field. Derrik Boland followed Abrams with a single to the right side. Nick Crawford later came to bat, hitting an RBI double, knocking in Abrams, Boland and John Pacillo.

The offense the Majors showed in the second inning, however, came in spurts. Millsaps was not able to score again until the fifth, adding one run, giving them a 4-1 lead at the bottom of the fifth. After the Titan's sixth inning tirade, Millsaps added two runs in the seventh and one in the ninth, but never caught back up to Illinois Wesleyan, losing the game 8-7.

The Majors will next be in action on Tuesday, March 21 against Mississippi College at Smith-Wills Stadium. Game time is at 6:30 p.m.

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