Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Traveling to Huntingdon College Tuesday afternoon for a doubleheader, the Millsaps College softball team returned home with a pair of victories heading into the final weekend of conference play.
After an impressive showing offensively over the weekend, the Majors started game one recording only three hits through the first six innings but were able to get the first run of the game thanks to a Hawks error in the fourth.
Huntingdon took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth chasing starter \#Brittney McAllister\# but Millsaps scored another unearned run in the sixth to even the score 2-2.
In the seventh, \#LeAnn Williams\# led the inning with a solo home run, her fourth home run of the season, to give the Majors a 3-2 lead.
\#Megan Yglesias\# added a sacrifice fly for a 4-2 advantage before \#Kasey Thibodeaux\# came in and earned the save despite allowing an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh.
\#Lindsay Drane\# pitched two innings in relief of McAllister and gave up only one hit while recording the victory in a 4-3 ballgame.
In the season-finale between the two teams, Millsaps fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but answered back with two runs in the third for a 2-1 lead thanks to a two-run home run by \#Jennifer McKinley\#.
Her 12th home run of the season sets a new single-season record for the Majors softball program.
McKinley is now tied with Stefanie Faith of Austin College for the SCAC lead as both are one behind the SCAC single-season record of 13, set by Laura Hufnagle of Centre College back in 2006.
The Hawks would even the game 2-2 in the sixth taking advantage of a Millsaps error.
With the score still tied, the teams headed into extra innings where the Majors quickly opened the flood gates scoring five runs on three hits and two Huntingdon errors.
\#Brooke Lee\# highlighted the inning with a two-run triple to right center and \#Emily Spicer\# hit an RBI single as McAllister pitched the final two innings to record the win.
With the 7-3 victory in game two, Millsaps improves to 18-14 on the season and will hit the road for its final SCAC series with Hendrix College over the weekend.
