DANVILLE, Ky. – The Millsaps Baseball Team found some big time offense on Saturday afternoon as they traveled to Danville to take on the Centre Colonels in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play. Millsaps pounded 28 hits in two games while scoring 18 total runs to take a 13-4 (7 innings) and 5-4 win over the Colonels.
 
Junior Stephen Gates led the game off with a double followed by a RBI double from junior Wes Perkins to give the Majors a 1-0 lead. Senior Ryan Zemke came to the plate later in the inning and belted his first home run of the season to increase the lead to 3-0 after one.
 
Millsaps then got back-to-back home runs from senior Jules Roussel and freshman Samuel Doucet to take control of the game and go up 5-0. For Roussel it was his first homer of the season and the second of the season for Doucet.
 
The Majors added three in the fifth thanks to RBI singles from freshman Keith Shumaker and sophomore Kevin Wall to go up 8-0. After three runs in the bottom of the fifth from Centre, Millsaps responded with three more in the sixth as Zemke picked up his fourth RBI while Perkins and Shumaker added one in the inning as well.
 
Junior Will Lawrence picked up a RBI in the seventh and junior Will Edwards cruised on the mound as he pitched six innings and struck out eight to take his fifth win of the season.
 
Zemke and Perkins were each 3-for-4 and combined for six total RBIs on the day. Gates, Shumaker, Roussel, and Doucet each added two hits apiece while Shumaker added two RBIs.
 
Centre took a 1-0 lead early on in Game Two, but the Majors were able to get it back in the third. Doucet led the inning off with a single and Gates reached on an error and stole second to give Millsaps runners on second and third with two outs. Perkins came through with a huge two RBI single to give the Majors a 2-1 advantage.
 
Millsaps got two more runs in the fifth as Shumaker singled home a run and Perkins stole home after Shumaker was caught in a rundown. Millsaps got one more in the sixth to make it a 5-1 game after a bases loaded walk to junior Jerrod Myers put another run on the board.
 
The Major pitching of sophomore starter Zander Romano, Shumaker, and Doucet held off a late rally by the Colonels as Romano picked up the win and Doucet picked up his first save of the season. Romano pitched five innings while striking out six while Doucet pitched 2.2 innings and only gave up two hits while allowing one walk.
 
Shumaker was 3-for-5 for the day with a RBI while Perkins added a 2-for-5 day with two RBIs. Wall and Doucet each added two hits on the afternoon.
 
The Majors improve to 17-10 on the season and 4-1 in the SCAC. Millsaps is playing well as they have won seven of their last nine. By taking two games today, the Majors have clinched the series over the Colonels. They return for the final game tomorrow afternoon at 12 p.m. EST as they look to complete the weekend sweep.