ATLANTA, Ga. — The Millsaps Majors traveled to Atlanta, Ga. this weekend to face the Emory University, ranked \#1 by the American Baseball Coaches Associated by Division III. The Millsaps Majors shocked the top ranked Emory Eagles this weekend, sweeping Eagles in a two game series over the weekend. The Majors won by scores of 6-5 (10 inn.) and 11-4, respectively.

On Friday, April 14 in the opening game of the series Millsaps started senior right hander John Fox back from an injured foot. Fox kept the Emory attack at bay allowing one unearned run on three hits in six inning of work.

Millsaps opened the game up with a run in the first inning when Jason Hadley reached on an error by the Emory third baseman. Hadley eventually scored off of a Garner Wetzel RBI single.

The Majors took the 1-0 lead into the top of the third inning. Hadley opened the inning by singling to the left side. Hadley was joined on base after a Justin Carter single. Hadley was called out at third off of the hit. Wetzel then hit a two run homer – his fifth of the year - giving the Majors a 3-0 advantage over the Eagles. Emory put their first run on the board in the bottom of the third to make the score 3-1.

The scoring ceased until the beginning of the sixth inning when the Majors added to their total. Wetzel homered again for his fourth RBI of the day. Hunter Abrams followed his hit with a single up the middle. Abrams later scored after Luke Morrow reached on a fielder's choice. As the sixth inning drew to a close, the Majors held a 5-1 lead over Emory.

However, the Eagles retaliated, scoring four runs off of four hits and 1 error to tie the game at five at the end of the seventh inning. The Majors struggled to produce any more offense in the game, but the Eagles did as well, sending the game into extra innings. In the top of the tenth inning, Nick Crawford doubled and scored off of a RBI by Jason Hadley. The Majors were able to hold on the bottom of the inning and won the contest 6-5.

Millsaps again faced Emory on Saturday. With pitcher Todd Kindler at the mound, the Majors did not need to go into extra innings to win the game. Millsaps scored a total of eight runs before the Emory Eagles were able to get on the board. The Eagles used six pitchers in the game, attempting to slow down the Majors' offense.

Even after the Eagles began to score, putting two runs on the board in the seventh and two in the ninth, the Majors continued their own offensive drive, adding three more runs in the final innings.

The Majors won the game 11-4. Sophomore Hunter Abrams had three runs off of two hits and two RBIs in the game. Justin Carter also had three RBIs in the game.
The two weekend wins bring the Majors record to 26-9 for the season. Millsaps will next face \#23 LaGrange College at home on April 17 and 18.