BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Millsaps softball team split their games this weekend at the Panther Spring Classic, hosted by Birmingham-Southern.

The Majors (2-9, 0-1) defeated Alabama A&M in the third game of the classic 10-7 thanks to an eight-run fifth inning. With the Bulldogs leading 3-1 after four, the Majors looked like they were going to go quietly in the fifth. Jade Hewitt grounded out in the leadoff spot, Caroline Thompson flied out to right in the three hole and Allyson Christian stuck out swinging at a ball in the dirt.

That should have left Emily Spicer stranded on first with no runs scored, but the third strike got past the A&M catcher and Christian made it to first on the wild pitch to keep the inning alive. Allison Tarbox singled to left to load the bases for Katie Birdwell. The freshman out of Bridge City, Texas sent the ball sailing into the woods past the fence for a grand slam to give the Majors the 5-3 advantage, but the Majors weren't done yet.

Catherine Henry drove in Sam Wursteisen with a single to right, Jade Hewitt came back around and singled to plate Henry, and Spicer shot a double to left that scored  Hewitt and Lindsey Drane. By the end of the inning, the Majors had scored eight runs, with two outs.

In the final game of the day between BSC and Millsaps, both teams went scoreless until the bottom of the seventh when, with bases loaded, the Panthers' Ashley Bice recorded the game-winning and game-ending RBI to plate senior Melissa Revis. The Majors left six stranded in the game.

Millsaps will return to Jackson this week for a couple of non-conference series. The first will see the Majors square off with the Mississippi College Choctaws on Wednesday for a double header at Freedom Ridge Park beginning at 5:00 p.m.