JACKSON, MS- The Majors bashed out 18 hits and Keith Shumaker picked up hit number 250 in his career as Millsaps crushed Mississippi College 15-1 in the regular-season finale for Millsaps.
Millsaps got the bats going early, striking for four runs in the first inning. Lee Ogletree emptied the bases with a double and later scored on an error. A double from Isaac Glenn, a wild pitch and a single from Logan Patterson scored the next three runs for Millsaps across the second and third innings.
The Majors broke the game open with an eight-run fifth. Bryce Blackburn, who closed the top half of the fifth with a spectacular diving play on a ground ball, homered to lead off the inning. After a pair of singles, Shumaker doubled home Patterson for career hit number 250, the tops in Millsaps' history. In total, the Majors had eight hits in the eight-run inning.
Four pitchers combined to shutdown the Choctaws, allowing just the one run on four hits. The win went to senior Colin Peak who threw two hitless innings while striking out two.
It was a big night for some seniors. Shumaker reached the 250-hit mark, Blackburn homered, Peak got the win and Annon Etheridge had a four-hit game with three runs scored.
The win puts Millsaps at 26-10 on the year and drops Mississippi College to 12-31. Next up for the Majors is the SAA tournament where they will host a four-team, double elimination tournament this weekend. The Majors are the #2 seed and will host Rhodes, Hendrix and Sewanee. The Tigers are up first and the game is set for 4PM on Friday.