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CONWAY, Ark. -- In conference action on Sunday afternoon at Warrior Field, senior southpaw Tait Hendrix moved to 5-0 on the hill with a strong pitching performance in Game 1 for a 5-1 Millsaps win before host Hendrix salvaged a split by hanging on for a 13-12 victory in Game 2 after 10 unanswered runs from the Majors.

With the Sunday split, Millsaps secured a 3-2 series victory, its 11th consecutive over the Warriors dating back to the 1999 season.

In a scheduled 7-inning contest, Millsaps enjoyed a 4-0 lead through five innings in the afternoon opener thanks in large part to a two-run homer from \#Russ Boyd\# in the fifth. 

Hendrix allowed just one hit through his first 4.0 innings of work before making way for senior teammate \#Drew Maddox\#'s league-leading fifth save.  Maddox relieved Hendrix with two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth after surrendering an RBI-walk, getting David Foley to groundout to third to end the threat.

\#Hayes Brian\# added his second long ball of the season in the seventh for some insurance, sealing a 5-1 win and complementing a stellar game from \#Hunter Owen\# who was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a triple back in the first inning.

In the nightcap, the Warriors darted out to a 13-2 lead after five and chased three Millsaps pitchers before holding on for a 13-12 victory.

After being held to just six hits and one run in the opening game, Hendrix's offense awoke with eight hits through the first four innings, highlighted by Jeff Forgerson's three-run bomb that led to a commanding 11-1 advantage.

Millsaps, however, began to claw its way back into the game with five runs in the sixth, chasing Hendrix starter Dave Keine after the first two runners in the inning reached base.  The Majors would follow with RBIs from \#Jules Roussel\#, \#Todd Barnthouse\# and \#Tyler Berry\# off reliever Wheeler Gnat to pull within 13-7.

A four-run seventh brought Millsaps even closer at 13-11, using a two-run homer from Owen to left and a two-RBI single from Barnthouse, coupled with three walks surrendered in the frame.

\#Boomer Hudson\#, who relieved \#Shelby Robertson\# with one out in the fifth, did a fantastic job in keeping the Warriors off the scoreboard the final 3.2 for Millsaps as part of the comeback, scattering just one hit and striking out two.

After Boyd drew a leadoff walk in the eighth, Hendrix's RBI-groundout following a \#Will Hawkins\# double cut the lead to 13-12 and put the Majors in the position to tie it with a runner at third and two outs.  Millsaps, however, stranded Hawkins at third a batter later off a flyout to right.

Brian's pinch-hit, leadoff double in the ninth off freshman closer Geoff Lomax put the Majors in scoring position and ignited the dugout, but unfortunately the excitement wouldn't last long.  Millsaps would go down in order the final three batters to close out the victory for Hendrix as they earned the Sunday split to stay alive for a spot in the SCAC Tournament next month in Jackson.

All nine Majors in the starting lineup recorded a hit in Game 2 despite the loss.

Millsaps will continue a six-game road swing next weekend, traveling to Austin College for the final two games of a five-game season series.  The Majors swept the 'Roos in three games in Jackson three weeks ago.