MILLINGTON- In a wild game that featured 28 hits and nine errors, the Millsaps Majors came out on the short end of an 11-5 decision against the #4 Salisbury Sea Gulls. 

The loss bounces the Majors to the bottom part of the South Regional Bracket. The Majors next face the Methodist Monarchs at noon on Friday, in an elimination game. The winner goes on to face Salisbury Friday evening. 

The Majors got off to a quick start on Thursday, answering a Sea Gull solo tally in the top of the first with two of their own in the bottom half. The Majors scored twice with out the ball ever leaving the infield. The Majors got infield singles from Samuel Doucet and Isaac Glenn as well as two Sea Gull errors to do the damage. 

The Sea Gulls would tie the game in the fifth only to see the Majors continue to match Salisbury score for score and take a 3-2 lead. Kevin Wall singled into right field, scoring Wes Perkins.

The Gulls would chase Majors' starter Keith Shumaker in the sixth, when they put up four runs to take a 6-3 lead. Perkins would double home Stephen Gates and Shumaker to bring the Majors back to within one at 6-5 in the bottom half as the Majors kept pace. 

Salisbury would pull away in the seventh, hanging another crooked four spot on the scoreboard. The Gulls struck for three hits including a two-run single from Quinn Griffith. Salisbury tacked on another insurance run in the eighth to make it the 11-5 final. 

Keith Shumaker gets saddled with his first loss of the year and falls to 6-1. Wes Perkins and Sam Doucet led the offense with two hits each, Stephen Gates scored a pair of runs as well for the Majors. 

The Majors will face off with the Monarchs of Methodist University (NC) tomorrow at noon. Methodist won the USA South Conference Tournament to get into the regional. The Monarchs defeated Huntingdon 3-2 in 10 innings on Wednesday and fell to Bridgewater (VA) 10-7 on Thursday. 

An updated South Regional bracket is available here.