DANVILLE, Ky. – Despite bad weather all morning and having to move fields, the Millsaps Majors Softball Team was able to conclude their four game series with the Centre Colonels on Sunday afternoon. After dropping Game One 4-2, the Majors offense exploded in the second game as they beat the Colonels down 12-6 to take three out of four games in the series.
The Majors started things well in Game One after jumping out to a 2-0 lead after three innings. After a double by sophomore Katie Birdwell in the second, senior Jade Hewitt drove her in to put Millsaps on top. In the third, sophomore Caroline Thompson reached as she was hit by a pitch. Junior Megan Yglesias came through with a triple to right to score Thompson and put Millsaps up 2-0.
Centre came back with three in the fifth inning and added one more in the sixth to salvage a game, 4-2. Sophomore Laurel Jones took the loss for Millsaps.
The Majors got things rolling Game Two as Thompson led the game off by reaching on an error. Yglesias drove her in with a double down the left field line to make it a 1-0 game. She later scored on a passed ball to make it 2-0.
The Colonels got three back in the bottom of the first, but Millsaps responded with four in the second. Hewitt led the inning off with a walk followed by a walk to sophomore Logan Dukes. After a single by Thompson loaded the bases, sophomore Abbie Joiner reached on an error to score a run and another run came across on the next batter after a wild pitch to put the Majors back in front 4-3.
Yglesias then came through with her second RBI of the day and Tarbox reached on an error to score one more to make it a 6-4 game for Millspas.
Centre got one more back, but Millspas again came up big in the third. Birdwell led the inning off with a double and then stole third to get into scoring position with no outs. Hewitt came through with a RBI single and was then moved to second thanks to a sacrifice bunt from Dukes. Thompson tripled to center to score a run and Joiner drove her in with a RBI. Hewitt added another RBI in the fourth to make it 10-4 Millsaps.
Centre added two more in the fourth, but Millsaps put it out of reach in the seventh as Yglesias connected for her fourth home run of the season. Not to be outdone, Tarbox followed her up with her fifth home run of the season for back-to-back homers and a 12-6 win.
The Majors pitched Birdwell, sophomore Molly Tyner, and junior Emily Collins in the win. Birdwell took the win for the Majors in the contest.
Yglesias was great for the second straight day as she finished a combined 5-for-8 again with four RBIs and two runs in the two combined games. Hewitt added a 4-for-7 day with two RBIs while Thompson was 4-for-9 with a RBI and three runs scored.
Millsaps sits at 9-17 on the season and is 4-4 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Majors return to action on April 3rd as they take on the Louisiana College Wildcats in a double header at the Millsaps Softball Complex. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
