LaGRANGE, Ga. – The Millsaps Majors Baseball Team finished their weekend trip to Georgia with a bang as they pounded 17 hits on the day to cruise to a 10-0 win over the LaGrange Panthers. Seven Majors recorded multi-hit games as junior Will Elmore pitched a complete game gem to earn his first win of the season.
Millsaps got things rolling immediately in the first as junior Jerrod Myers began his career day with a single followed by another single from senior Drew Leonard. After junior Stephen Gates hit a short ground to move the runners over, they both scored on an error by the second baseman to go up 2-0.
Elmore faced the most trouble he would be in all game in the 1st as he faced a bases loaded jam, but got out of it by forcing the Panther hitter to fly out and preserve the 2-0 lead.
The Majors kept things going in the third as junior Wes Perkins led things off with a one out triple. Senior Ryan Zemke then walked and ended up on third after Perkins got caught in a rundown for the second out. Senior Jules Roussel then walked and freshman Samuel Doucet came through with a single to score a run. Then, senior Andrew Evans singled to left center to make it 4-0. Leonard completed the big inning with a RBI single to make it a 5-0 game.
Millsaps added another run in the fourth after Zemke hit his second triple of the season and later scored on a wild pitch.
The Majors added two more in the sixth thanks to a two RBI single by Doucet, one in the seventh from a Roussel RBI single, and one more in the eighth as Myers doubled to score one to give Millsaps a 10-0.
Elmore did not need all the runs, but took them as he went the distance for his first career shutout. He gave up six hits while striking out seven and only walking two to pickup the win.
Myers had a career day in a Major uniform, going 4-for-6 with a RBI and a run scored. Doucet was 2-for-5 with three RBIs while Zemke went 2-for-2 with three runs scored. Evans, Roussel, Leonard, and freshman Keith Shumaker all added multi hit games on the day.
The Majors clinch the series and improve to 12-8 on the season. They return home on Tuesday as they welcome in the Huntingdon Hawks to Twenty Field. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
