BRANDON, MS- Millsaps went 1-2 in the SAA conference tournament, defeating Centre in the opening game of the tourney and dropping games to Berry and Hendrix.
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In game one on Saturday, the Majors pounded out 12 hits in a 9-4 win over Centre. Rayne Gravat did some damage offensively, going 3-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. She opened the scoring with a two-run double in the first. Millsaps tacked on three more in the third, with the big blow being a two-run single from Rayner LeBlanc.
Hannah Doggett also had three RBI in support of Cassidy DeNoon and Danielle Faucheux. DeNoon went the first five innings and overcame nine walks to allow just three runs and earn the win . Faucheux got the save going the final two innings and locking down the win.
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The win advanced Millsaps to take on the number-one seeded Berry Vikings. Faucheux pitched very well for the Majors but lost a pitcher's duel 3-1. The sophomore scattered 11 hits but allowed just the three runs as she kept a potent Viking offense at bay.
Berry scored twice in the third on a single and fielder's choice. The Majors made it a 2-1 ball game when Missy Romero earned a bases loaded walk, but Millsaps could not score the tying run and left eight runners on in the game.
The Majors were then eliminated from the tourney after falling to Hendrix 8-0 on Saturday night. Hendrix opened the scoring in the third on a two-run double, then cashed in on a costly error in the fourth when they scored three times. The Warriors tacked on three more in the top of the sixth and Millsaps couldn't score to avoid the run rule. Missy Romero had two of the Majors' five hits in the finale on Saturday, but the Majors end their season at 18-13.