BIRMINGHAM, AL- The Millsaps Majors out dueled the Birmingham Southern Panthers 2-1 to split Saturday's double header. 

Keith Shumaker out pitched Miles Nordgren after each went the full seven innings in game two. The junior allowed just four hits and one run while striking out four. The Majors got solo tallies in the fourth and the fifth to give Shumaker enough support. 

The Panthers scored first, notching their only run in the first inning on a two-out double. The Panthers got two of their four hits in the first inning. 

Each team went quietly in the second and the third until Isaac Glenn led off the fourth with a double down the left field line. Shumaker got him over to third and Blake Littlejohn brought home the junior with a double of his own. 

The Majors broke the tie in the fifth after Logan Patterson singled with two outs, a two-base error by the Panther's defense allowed Patterson to get all the way to third. Samuel Doucet brought home Patterson after reaching on another error by the Panther's defense. The unearned run proved to be the difference. 

The Panthers would not mount much of a counter in the sixth or the seventh, putting one runner on in each inning but neither getting past first base. Shumaker ended the game getting pinch hitter Jake Campbell called out on batter's interference. 

The Majors even their conference record at 1-1 and moved to 9-6 on the season. They will take on the Panthers in the rubber match on Sunday with first pitch at 1pm.