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Williams Tosses 12-Strikeout Gem in 5-2 Victory

CONWAY, Ark. – Sophomore right-hander \#Aaron Williams\# tossed the most dominant game of his young Millsaps career, striking out a career-high 12 batters in his fourth complete game of the season, to help the 6th-ranked Majors top Hendrix College 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at Warrior Field.

The Majors' 1-3 hitters combined to go 6-for-12 with four runs scored, paced by two-time All-American \#Hunter Owen\# with a game high 3-for-4 outing and fellow senior \#Russ Boyd\# who was 2-for-4.

With the win, Millsaps improved to 21-2 overall and 9-2 in league play, stretching its lead to three games in the SCAC West standings in front of Southwestern University. Hendrix dropped to 9-15 and 4-6 in the conference.

Hendrix took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning, thanks to a two-out, two-RBI single to center from DH Matt Giza, after the inning was extended earlier off an error.

Williams and the Majors, however, took over from there. The sophomore allowed just three hits and five baserunners the final 7.0 innings and made way for his offense.

Millsaps knotted the game at 2-2 with single runs in the fourth and fifth, getting a \#Josh Ordeneaux\# sac fly and a solo home run from \#Billy Murphy\#. The long ball for Murphy was his first of the season as he became the 11th different Major with a home run this year.

The Majors would go on to plate the go-ahead run in the sixth behind an RBI-groundout form Ordeneaux and two more insurance runs in the eighth behind RBIs from Owen and Murphy for the 5-2 victory.

Williams improved to 5-1 on the mound in a complete-game, five-hitter, throwing an incredible 91 strikes in 115 total pitches. Teddy Smoyer (1-4) was tagged with the loss for the host Warriors.

The teams will wrap up their five-game season series tomorrow, with a regularly-scheduled single game changed to a doubleheader at noon. Millsaps leads the series 2-1 and will look to win its 10th-straight series over the Warriors dating back to 1999.
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