DANVILLE, KY- The Millsaps Majors took advantage of 12 walks issued by Centre pitching in a 13-0 win over the Colonels as Millsaps sweeps Saturday's twin bill.
Keith Shumaker threw six shutout innings to get the win in game two. The junior scattered seven hits and struck out four in the win.
The Majors scored an unearned run in the second inning as Annon Etheridge (pictured) singled home Blake Littlejohn who had singled and went all the way to third on an error. Millsaps would tack on four more in the third using two bases loaded walks, a hit by pitch and ground out to score. Millsaps scored four times on just one hit in the third.
Shumaker helped his own cause in the fourth, doubling home Logan Patterson as the lead grew to 6-0. It was 8-0 after five, William Chenoweth stole third and came into score on a wild throw by the catcher. Samuel Doucet walked and later scored on a passed ball to put the Majors up a snowman.
Millsaps put the exclamation point on the win with a five-run sixth. The Majors needed just one hit to do it, taking advantage of four walks, a hit batter and an error. Logan Patterson had the only hit of the inning, a single that brought home a run. Stephen Gates and Doucet each had sac flies while Bryce Blackburn and Chenoweth each walked with the bases loaded.
The Majors emptied the bench in the seventh and Zack Snider worked around a walk and a hit to close out the game and preserve the shutout.
Millsaps now sits at 12-7 overall and 3-2 in conference. The Majors will try for the sweep on Sunday, first pitch is set for 11am central.