Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
JACKSON - The Millsaps College softball team opened Sunday afternoon's doubleheader at the Millsaps Softball Complex with a win over visiting Christian Brothers University, an NCAA Division II opponent, 9-7 but could not find any offense in the second game falling 9-1 in five innings.
After giving up a run in the top of the second inning, the Majors (1-3 overall) got their bats going quickly in the first game by scoring seven runs in their half of the second inning to take an early 7-1 lead.
Freshman \#Megan Yglesias\# tied the score with her first collegiate home run and back-to-back doubles from \#LeAnn Williams\# and \#Amanda Berry\# drove-home two more runs.
Bases loaded walks to \#Brooke Lee\# and \#Josie Matthews\# scored two more runs and Yglesias rounded out the scoring driving two more runners home after an error by the Lady Bucs' catcher.
Down, but not out, the Lady Bucs (2-4 overall) rallied to score one run in the fourth inning and with two outs in the fifth scored four runs on five hits, two of which were hit out of the park, to cut the deficit to 7-6.
Millsaps answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth when \#Emily Spicer\# brought Berry and Williams home with a bases loaded single.
Christian Brothers was able to get another run off starting pitcher \#Kasey Thibodeaux\# in the sixth but it was not enough as Thidobeaux closed out the game for the Majors who got their first win of the young 2010 season, 9-7.
Thibodeaux pitched a complete game allowing all seven runs --five earned-- on 11 hits while striking out nine batters to move to 1-1 on the year.
Leign Ann Henry took the loss for the Lady Bucs lasting only one inning while allowing five runs --three earned-- on three hits.
In game two, Millsaps again started quickly as Spicer led the game with a single and Yglesias doubled down the left field line to bring her home for a 1-0 lead.
That would be all the Majors would get however as the Lady Bucs' pitcher Kaylea Brewer allowed only one hit in her final four innings of work.
Christian Brothers took the lead in the top of the second inning with three runs and broke the game open with four runs in the third off two home runs and a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.
The Lady Bucs added two more runs in the fourth to run rule the Majors who failed to score to extend the game falling 9-1 in five innings.
\#Brittney McAllister\# started for Millsaps and lasted 2 2/3 innings allowing seven earned runs on eight hits to fall to 0-2 on the season.
Brewer recorded her first win of the season and struck out 12 batters while going the full five innings.
The Majors will hit the road next weekend for the LeTourneau Spring Classic starting Friday, Feb. 26 with a game against East Texas Baptist University at 2 p.m.
