BIRMINGHAM, AL- The Millsaps Majors erupted for seven runs in the first inning and pounded out 16 hits in a 14-3 win over the Blackburn (Mo) Beavers on Sunday at Birmingham Southern. 

Stephen Gates had four hits and JT Blair had three more and four different Majors had two rbis. The onslaught helped five Major pitchers on Sunday. 

The Majors quickly loaded the bases in the first inning on a pair of singles and an error. A walk followed by three singles opened the flood gates as Millsaps struck for a seven spot in the first. 

Nathan Harrell started the game for Millsaps but couldn't get out of the second. After a scoreless first, an error, walks and wild pitches chased Harrell as the Beavers scored three unearned runs off one hit. The Majors answered in their half of the second, using a William Chenoweth hit by pitch and stolen base to set up a sacrifice fly by Blake Littlejohn. Isaac Glenn brought home Samuel Doucet who had walked with a double and scored on a JT Blair single as Millsaps lead 10-3 after two. 

The Majors would add single tallies in the third, sixth, seventh and eighth as they improve to 6-5 on the season. Zack Snider got the win, throwing four scoreless innings in relief. West Hammond, Hunter Johns and Zander Romano also threw scoreless relief part of eight innings of scoreless baseball out of the bullpen. 

Millsaps will host Mississippi College on Tuesday as they kick off that leg of the Maloney Series. First pitch from Twenty Field is set for 6pm.