BIRMINGHAM, AL- In a matchup of two top-25 teams, the Birmingham Southern Panthers took game one of a three game series over the Millsaps Majors 4-1, in the conference opener for the Majors. 

Isaac Glenn had three hits, but Blake Stevens out dueled Smokey Ethridge, as he threw seven shutout innings striking out 11 Majors in the win. 

The Panthers did their offensive damage in the first two innings, scoring a pair in each. The Panthers got three straight singles and a stolen base to start the first inning to lead 1-0. A sacrifice fly made it 2-0 after one. A double set up second and third in the second inning and a Jacob Mayfield single drove in two as the Panther lead grew to 4-0 off Smokey Ethridge and the Majors. 

The teams went quietly over the next few innings, as the middle innings turned into a pitcher's duel. In the seventh, singles by Glenn and JT Blair loaded the bases. However, back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat. In the eighth, Stephen Gates reached on an error, was sacrificed over to second and scored on a Blake Littlejohn single. It was 4-1 BSC after eight. 

The Majors would put a runner on in the ninth on a Logan Patterson single, but nothing more as the Panthers grabbed game one. 

Game two will feature the Majors sending Keith Shumaker to the bump against Mile Nordgren, first pitch will be at 4pm.