MILLINGTON- The Millsaps Majors will face off against the Methodist (NC) University Monarchs in an elimination game at noon in the 2013 NCAA South Regional Tournament. 

The Majors sit in the bottom part of the Regional Bracket after last night's 11-5 loss to Salisbury. The Majors, as well as the Monarchs, sit 1-1 in the regional. Should the Majors win, they will have a re-match with Salisbury tonight at 7 with the winner advancing to the regional title game. 

The Monarchs won the USA South tournament and sit at 25-21 overall on the year. They defeated Huntingdon 3-2 in 10 innings on Wednesday and lost 10-7 to Bridgewater (VA) yesterday to get to this point. 

The Monarchs are led offensively by a balanced attack. Chris Molosky leads the team with a .355 average, but Methodist features four players hitting at least .300 and have a solid .280 team batting average. Brandon Thigpen is the thumper in the lineup, leading Methodist with 38 runs driven in. The Monarchs also like to play "small ball" with 63 stolen bases as a team and 72 sacrifice hits. 

It is expected that the Monarch will go with sophomore right-hander Daniel Royer. He was third on the team with 10 starts on the season and sits at 4-4 with a 4.86 earned run average. The Majors have a number of options to counter Royer but Daniel Ross has been the traditional number-three starter for the Majors this season. In 14 appearances and nine starts, Ross is 5-0 with a 3.23 earned run average. 

A link to live stats and video for the noon first pitch is available here.