SEWANEE, TN- The Millsaps Majors picked up two more key conference victories, sweeping the Sewanee Tigers on Friday 11-1 and 27-2.
GAME ONE BOX
The Majors jumped on the Tigers early in game one on Friday, setting the tone with a seven-run first inning. Millsaps took advantage of four walks by Tiger pitching and got a run-scoring doubles from Katelyn Murray and Megan Murray as well as the first collegiate home run for Hannah Doggett.
Rayne Gravat hit a two-run shot in the second inning to make it 9-0 Majors and Savannah Havard hit a two-run single in the third to make it 11-0. The Tigers scored their lone run in the third off Blakeli Entremont. The freshman was solid in game one, going the full five innings, scattering five hits while striking out four.
Game one featured a balanced effort as eight different Majors scored a run. Millsaps got their 20th win of the year against 11 losses and moved to 10-9 in SAA play with the win.
In game two, the Majors scored early and often in picking up their 11th conference win.
GAME TWO BOX
Millsaps scored four runs in the first inning, all with two outs. Savannah Havard doubled home Abbie Joiner and Rayne Gravat singled home Havard. The big blow was Katie Birdwell, helping her own cause with a two-run home run. The senior went 4-5 with five rbis and three runs scored at the plate and threw a complete game win with six strike outs.
The Majors erupted for 17 runs over the next two innings. In the second, Casey Brown got things started with an rbi single. A double, wild pitch, two ground outs and a single brought home the other six runs as Millsaps took an 11-0 lead.
In the 10-run third, the first nine Majors reached base. Millsaps hit six straight singles at one point, five of which brought home a run. Two run scoring ground outs a double and single completed the inning where 17 Majors came to bat.
The Tigers scored two in the bottom of the third only for the Majors to answer back with two in the fourth. Blakeli Entremont and Tiffany Havard each had run scoring doubles. Millsaps scored four more in the fifth to round out the scoring.
The Majors rapped out 23 hits with seven different Majors having multi-hit games and 15 different Majors scoring a run. Millsaps now sits at 21-11 overall and 11-9 in the SAA. They will wrap up their regular season with a double header with the Tigers on Saturday.
