JACKSON- In the opening leg of the 2013 Maloney series, the Belhaven Blazers knocked off the Majors 9-6 at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson. 

In a "kitchen sink" game for both teams, each club used eight pitchers in an effort to get players work, but not tax them for the weekend ahead. 

The Blazers struck first, tagging starter Colin Peak with a pair of earned runs, capitalizing on a walk and a hit by pitch. The Majors would cut the lead in half by playing small ball in the third. A pair of walks, a sacrifice and an R-B-I groundout by Stephen Gates enabled the Majors to score a run without getting a hit. 

The Blazers broke the game open by tacking on a pair of runs in the fifth inning off of John Streitman. The Majors had a charge left in them and struck back with a four-run seventh. Issac Glenn added to his r-b-i walk in the fifth when he singled home Gates, cutting the lead to 8-6. The Majors would load the bases in the eighth but a double-play ended the threat. 

Starter Colin Peak was tagged with the loss and falls to 0-1 on the season. The Majors dropped to 1-2 overall on the season and 0-1 in the Maloney Series, which goes to the best head-to-head record between Mississippi College, Belhaven and Millsaps. The Majors head to Demorest, Georgia for a trio of games this weekend hosted by Piedmont College. They will face the host school Lions on Friday with first pitch set for 6pm.