MOLINE, Ill. -- Playing in an elimination game against 4th-seeded UW-Whitewater on Day 3 of the NCAA Central Regional from Duane R. Swanson/Brunner Field, the 12th-ranked and 2nd-seeded Millsaps College Majors were defeated 10-4 to close their cinderella season at 34-10 overall.
Out-hit for a fourth time in four days, the Majors took a 1-0 lead into the fifth inning before the Warhawk bats strung together six unanswered runs over the fifth and sixth frames to take total control with a 6-1 cushion.
The Warhawks also put the leadoff batter on every inning but the ninth, recording seven base hits and drawing a walk.
Millsaps snuck a run across in the sixth off an RBI-double from \#Todd Barnthouse\#, only to see UW-Whitewater respond with two in the seventh to stretch the lead out to 8-2.
The Majors cut it to 8-4 in the bottom of the frame with a two-RBI single from \#Josh Ordeneaux\# with two outs but couldn't do any more damage.
UW-Whitewater (29-18) added insult to injury with a pair of runs in the eighth to close the books, getting a two-out, RBI-single to make the final score 10-4.
Millsaps ends a magical season with its third most wins in school history. The Majors also set a new school record with their 87th hit-by-pitch, as \#Jules Roussel\# was plunked in the ninth.
Ordeneaux went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs to lead the Majors' offense, as the sophomore ended the weekend with a team-best .500 average (5-for-10) with eight walks, four runs driven in and a .722 on-base percentage.