GREENCASTLE, Ind. - The Millsaps softball team fell 8-4 to the Centre College Colonels in the first round of the 2011 SCAC Softball Tournament.

The Majors jumped out early, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Caroline Thompson led the game with a single to short, getting on base for Allison Tarbox three batters later when the junior sent the ball over the center field fence.

Centre scored one run in the top of the second off a solo homerun to left, but the Majors got it right back in the bottom half after Sam Wursteisen led the inning with a single to past the second baseman and scored thanks to a hard-hit ball by Allyson Christian.

Centre tied the game in the top of the fourth thanks to a pair of hits with runners in scoring position. They did not take the lead until the top of the sixth. The leadoff for the colonels reached on an error by left fielder Emily Spicer. She later scored on a double to center.

Centre's Regina Sena doubled in the seventh and Mary Saylor walked before Benham singled home Sena. Then a lightning delay forced the teams off the field for four hours and 49 minutes. When play resumed at 5:38 p.m. Central time, Collard walked before Martello cleared the bases with a double to center which extended the Colonels' lead to 8-3.

Millsaps got one back in the seventh as Jade Hewitt walked with two outs and moved to second when Caroline Thompson reached on an error. Megan Yglesias' infield single loaded the bases and Emily Spicer reached on an error which allowed Hewitt to score, but the Majors could not complete the comeback, falling 8-4.

The Majors finished with seven hits as Thompson and Yglesias each had two.

Molly Tyner took the loss in the circle for the Majors, dropping to 6-7. Millsaps will now face the loser of Saturday's game between Trinity and Southwestern.