MEMPHIS - The Millsaps softball team got thier first win of the young season today in game one of a double header at Division II Christian Brothers University.

The Majors (1-3) jumped on the Bucs (1-3) early in the first game, scoring five runs across the first two frames. Two walks and a hit batter allowed Katie Birdwell's double to score two, giving Millsaps the early 2-0 lead. They pushed it out to three in the second inning after two more walks primed the pump for Emily Spicer who sent the ball sailing over the left field fence, giving Millsaps the 5-0 lead.

CBU got on the board in the bottom of the second with a solo homer from Marie Joiner. They scored again in the third thanks to a leadoff double from Nikki Story and she got another double in the fifth to pull the Bucs to within two, 5-3. Both pitching staffs settled in for the final three innings to end the scoring. Millsaps scored five runs on six hits with one error. CBU had three runs on eight hits and an error.

CBU exploded in game two for eleven runs to overwhelm the Majors, 11-2. Joiner had two more homeruns in the game to pace the Bucs. The Majors got on the board in the fifth thanks to an Allyson Christian two-out single to right that scored Jade Hewitt and Molly Tyner.

The Majors will return to action next Friday, February 25, in Clinton against the Mississippi College Choctaws. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.