JACKSON, MS- A game that saw both teams mount late-inning comebacks, the Millsaps Majors dropped a marathon game against the Belhaven Blazers, losing 9-8 in 11 innings on a walk-off walk at Smith-Wills Stadium.
The Majors mounted a big comeback, scoring five in the seventh inning to erase an early Blazer lead and take a 6-5 lead of their own. Belhaven tied the game in bottom of the seventh and re-took the lead in the eighth.
That set-up Annon Etheridge, who hit a single up the middle with two outs and two strikes in the ninth. That brought two big runs home as the Majors see-sawed back in front 8-7. In the bottom of the ninth, the Blazers loaded the bases only to have William Chenoweth get two big outs before a full-count walk tied the game.
The teams traded blown opportunities in the 10th before the Blazers won the game in the 11th. In that frame, a throwing error off a sacrifice bunt set off a bang-bang play at third base. The call went the way of the Blazers and forced the Majors to load the bases. Reagan Rutledge drew the walk, sending the Blazers home with the win and the 2015 Maloney Series.
The loss drops the Majors to 22-6 as Belhaven improves to 28-17. Millsaps will look to shake this one off as they head to Tennessee to take on the Sewanee Tigers on Saturday. First pitch is set for noon.