JACKSON, MS- The 2015 softball team opens up its season on Saturday at home against the Wesleyan (GA) Wolves. First pitch is at noon with a second game to follow around 2.
Here is a full look at the 2015 Millsaps Majors:
2014 record: 25-13 (13-9 in SAA)
Head Coach:Roland Rodriguez (9th season,UT-San Antonio)
The Majors bring back a young squad for the 2015 season after the graduation of a nine-member senior class. Among those lost to graduation was Caroline Thompson who is back as assistant coach for the 2015 season.
Among the key returners for the Majors include SAA Newcomer of the Year Megan Murray, second-team All-SAA at third base, Hannah Doggett and Honorable mention Rayne Gravat. Both Murray and Gravat hit over .400 for the Majors last year and drove in a combined 76 runs. Doggett hit .321 as a freshman with stellar defense with a .969 fielding percentage and six double plays turned. The Majors will look to build off an offense that hit .365 as a team in 2014.
In the circle Danielle Faucheux returns to the circle. In her freshman year, Faucheux went 2-2 with a 2.62 ERA in seven games and five starts while leading the Majors' staff in strikeouts. She will be joined by Cassidy DeNoon and Cassidy Hendrix to form a formidable staff.
DeNoon and Hendrix are part of a five-player recruiting class for 2015. Joining them are infielder Lexi Barron, utility player Sarah Scales and infielder and junior college transfer Missy Romero. Romero joins Katelyn Murray as the only upper-classmen on the Majors' roster.
The Majors' schedule features this home weekend against Wesleyan before heading to Dallas and Centenary next weekend. The Majors open a homestand the following weekend when they host Webster and Huntingdon. SAA play follows where the Majors host: Sewanee, Hendrix and Rhodes and travel to BSC, Berry and Centre. The Majors host a big non-conference weekend before hosting the SAA tournament. The Majors welcome in powers in East Texas Baptist, Emory and Louisiana College. The tournament follows and will be hosted at Shiloh Park in nearby Brandon.
We caught up with junior outfielder Katelyn Murray, sophomore infielder Rayne Gravat and coach Roland Rodriguez to discuss the season, expectations and how they look to get better together over the course of the season.
