JACKSON – In what was a non-conference game between two SCAC Eastern Division opponents, the Birmingham-Southern Panthers used a three run fifth inning to take an advantage and eventually pull away from the Millsaps Majors Baseball Team 10-5 on Wednesday evening at Twenty Field.
 
The Panthers started the game off with two runs off four hits thanks to a RBI double from Bruce Maxwell followed by a RBI singled by David Bourbonnais. Millsaps responded in the bottom half of the first thanks to a RBI single from Keith Shumaker and run crossing the plate due to a wild pitch.
 
The two teams then settled in and put each other down in order in the second inning before BSC picked up three more runs in the third thanks in part to two Millsaps errors.
 
The Majors responded in the third after senior Jules Roussel reached on a walk. After a fielder's choice put junior Wes Perkins on first, Shumaker doubled down the left field line to make it second and third with one out. Doucet grounded out to score an RBI and senior Ryan Zemke continued to swing a hot bat as he tripled to right center to make it a one run deficit.
 
Millsaps tied it in the fourth as senior Drew Leonard tripled to left center and Roussel drove him in on a fielder's choice.
 
BSC took control from there as they hung a three spot in the fifth and then responded with a run in the sixth and eighth to take the 10-5 victory. Though the Panthers had 16 hits, four errors by Millsaps did not help on this day.  The Majors had a chance to do some damage in the sixth as they loaded the bases with one out, but two strike outs ended the inning with no damage.
 
Millsaps falls to 10-5 on the year and will prepare for their annual Spring Break Camp for kids the ages of 5-14 on March 12th-15th. Check the Spring Break Camp 2012 link for more information. The Majors also entertain Illinois Wesleyan on Sunday at 1 p.m. and again on Tuesday at 6 p.m.