JACKSON – The Millsaps Majors Softball Team welcomed in the Rhodes Lynx for a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon to conclude their four game series. After taking two from Rhodes a day ago, the Majors needed one win to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the SCAC Tournament. Millsaps got off to a cold start in Game One, falling 7-0, before responding and dominating the Lynx 6-0 to win the series.
 
It was a cold start for the Majors in Game One as they could not solve starting pitcher Forrest Skelton who pitched a two hit, complete shutout. The Majors were only able to come away with two hits, both coming off the bat of sophomore Caroline Thompson.
 
It was a different story in Game Two as the Majors ended the scoring slump in the first inning. After a walk was issue to sophomore Abbie Joiner, junior Megan Yglesias ripped a double into the right center gap to make it a 1-0 game. After a walk to senior Allison Tarbox, sophomore Katie Birdwell hit one over the right fielder's head to score Yglesias and make it 2-0.
 
It was all sophomore Molly Tyner needed as she went to work in the circle, consistently throwing off the Lynx hitters throughout the afternoon on her way to her fourth win of the season.
 
Millsaps added some insurance in the fifth as Yglesias led the inning off with a single, followed by junior Emily Collins reaching on an error to make it two on with two outs. Freshman Karen McWilliams knocked a single down the left field line to score one and senior Jade Hewitt came through with a single of her own to make it 4-0.
 
Tarbox put the game out of reach in the sixth as she scorched a two out, two RBI double to right center to make it 6-0.
 
Tyner was terrific, pitching six innings while allowing no runs off six hits to go with three strikeouts and one walk to go to 4-1 on the season and earn her second win over the Lynx on the weekend. Collins pitched the seventh inning as she only allowed one hit to close the door.
 
Yglesias led the way in Game Two, going 4-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored while Tarbox was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Nearly every Major came away with a hit in the second game.
 
Millsaps sits at 16-18 overall and finished the SCAC year with a 11-5 record. They will be the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Division for the SCAC Tournament later this month. Their first game in the tournament will be the No. 3 seed out of the Western Division.
 
Millsaps returns to action with their regular season finale on Thursday as they welcome in the Centenary Ladies to the Millsaps Softball Complex. They will get things rolling at 2 p.m.