BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Millsaps Majors Softball Team wrapped up their first four game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series of the season as they took on the Birmingham-Southern Panthers in a doubleheader on Sunday. The Majors got a complete game shutout from sophomore Laurel Jones to take Game One 1-0 before falling to the Panther in Game Two 6-3.
Jones gave up 11 hits in the first game, but she did not give anybody any free passes and continued to get out of tough situations as she held the Birmingham-Southern scoreless through seven innings of work to earn the win.
Millsaps came through with what would be the go ahead run in the third inning as senior Allison Tarbox came to the plate with the bases loaded and ripped a single up the middle to score a run and give the Majors all they needed.
Birmingham-Southern was able to get a runner on every inning, except the seventh when Jones shut the door on the Panthers by putting them down three up, three down to earn her fourth win of the season.
Junior Megan Yglesias was 2-for-4 for the day while sophomore Allyson Christian added a 2-for-4 day. Tabor was 1-for-4, but had the huge RBI while sophomore Logan Dukes scored the one run. Despite scoring one run, the Majors did pound out 10 hits on the day.
In Game Two, it looked as though Millsaps was on their way to another shutout. After singles by sophomore Abbie Joiner and Yglesias in the first, Christian came through and ripped a double to right center to score two runs and give the Majors a 2-0 advantage.
Christian struck again in the fourth after Tarbox led the inning off with a triple and Christian drove her home to make it 3-0.
However, the Panthers bats finally produced as they put six runs off five hits in the fifth inning as they were able to pull away and defeat Millsaps to win the series 3-1.
Junior Emily Collins took the loss for the Majors. Christian had a phenomenal game going 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs. Yglesias added a multi-hit game going 2-for-4 in the loss.
The Majors go to 6-16 overall and 1-3 in the SCAC. They hit the road next weekend as they head up to Danville, Kentucky for conference action against the Centre Colonels in a four game series. Game One and Two are on Saturday with first pitch beginning at 12 p.m.
