MILLINGTON-Will Edwards went the distance and  scattered five hits and struck out six Eagles as the Millsaps Majors rolled to a 7-0 win over the Bridgewater Eagles in the opening round of the 2013 NCAA South Regional. 

Edwards was in complete control the entire evening, keeping the Eagle hitters off balance. The senior right hander allowed just one Eagle to reach third base and that was off a wild pick off attempt. 

The Majors' vaunted bats got going early on Wednesday. After a Stephen Gates first inning single, a perfectly executed hit-and-run by Wes Perkins put runners on the corners. Samuel Doucet fouled out, but it was deep enough to serve as a sac fly as Gates came into score the game's first run. 

The Majors built on the lead in the second, a walk and a steal by Kevin Wall set up Jerrod Myers to single him home to make it 2-0. Gates followed with his second single in as many innings and at-bats to score William Chenoweth, who had walked, and the Majors took a 3-0 lead after two. 

A Chenoweth sac fly scored Wall in the fourth to make it 4-0, but the Majors blew this one open in the bottom of inning number five.  Keith Shumaker, Perkins and Doucet all reached base, loading them up for Wall. The senior delivered with a bases clearing double and setting up the 7-0 final. 

The Majors sit now at 35-11 on the year, but more importantly put them on the winner's side of the South Regional bracket. The win moves the Majors on to face the Salisbury (MD) Sea Gulls. The Gulls battled past Randolph-Macon in the second game of the day, scoring two in the bottom of the ninth to win 3-2. Salisbury is the number-two seed in the South Regional Tournament and 31-7 overall. 

Game time is set once again for 7 p.m. on Thursday night.