JACKSON,MS- The Millsaps Majors welcome in the Birmingham Southern Panthers, Ozark Eagles and the Schreiner Mountaineers for the 2015 opening weekend.
The four-team round robin begins on Friday at 3pm when the Majors open their 2015 season against the University of the Ozarks Eagles at 3pm. Millsaps is coming off a 23-19 season in 2014 and bring back six starters from their lineup and all three weekend pitchers. Senior Keith Shumaker was named a pre-season All-American by D3baseball.com.
Following the Eagles and the Majors, the #18 Birmingham Southern Panthers will take on the Schreiner Mountaineers. First pitch is set for around 6pm, depending on when the 3pm game goes final. The Panthers are the defending SAA champions and made the South Regional in 2014. The Mountaineers are off to a 2-1 start their 2015 season.
Saturday will see a triple-header starting at 10:30AM when Schreiner takes on Ozarks. That will be followed by the Eagles playing a traditional double-header and taking on the Birmingham-Southern Panthers at around 2. The night cap sees the Majors take the field against Schreiner, first pitch is set around 5:30. (All start times after the 10:30 game are subject to change based on previous game finishes)
We will have live stats available through both GoMajors.com and the Majors' Stretch Internet channel. The Millsaps' games will also be video streamed through Stretch Internet. The Millsaps' video feed for their game against Ozarks on Friday may be cut short due to basketball starting at 6pm.