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MAJORS PUNISH PIONEERS

JACKSON- Elliot Varney went the first five innings to get the win and four relievers combine for no-hit baseball as the Majors downed the Pioneers 7-1 to complete the two-game sweep. 

The Majors struck first, hanging a crooked number in the second, scoring three runs. Jerrod Myers cleared the bases with a double in the right center gap then came around to score on a Keith Shumaker single. 

The Majors took advantage of Pioneer miscues in the fourth. Myers completed one of the rarer plays in baseball, scoring from second on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Keith Shumaker. Stephen Gates made it all the way to third on the play after the Pioneers threw the ball away. He came into score on a wild pitch and it was 5-0. 

The Pioneers lone offense of the game came on an rbi groundout in the fifth. Varney faced one batter in the sixth before he gave way to the Majors' pen. Four relievers allowed just three walks the rest of the way to preserve the win. 

The Majors have put together a four-game winning streak heading into a weekend conference series at home against Oglethorpe. First pitch for the Majors and Petrels is set for 6pm on Friday. 

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