TYLER, TX- Trinity scored a pair of unearned runs in the fifth that proved to be the difference as the Majors fell 5-3 in a winner's bracket game at the 2015 West Regional in Tyler, Texas. 

The loss drops the Majors to 1-1 in the double-elimination tournament, they will play an elimination game tonight around 9PM against the Linfield (OR) Wildcats. 

Keith Shumaker tossed eight strong innings, but fell to 8-2 on the season after allowing 10 hits and five runs, only three of them earned while striking out two. 

The Tigers struck first, using two run-scoring singles to grab a 2-0 lead in the third. The Majors struck back with single tallies in the third and fourth. William Chenoweth doubled down the left field line, scoring Samuel Doucet in the third. Andy Page put on a squeeze play in the fourth, scoring Lee Ogletree on the sacrifice bunt. 

Trinity took advantage of an error in the fifth to extend the inning. The Tigers scored on a run-scoring groundout and a clutch two-out single to grab a 4-2 lead. 

Millsaps loaded the bases in the seventh, but managed just one run on an Annon Etheridge single, but left the bags full in the inning. Trinity scored an insurance run in the eighth to make it 5-3. The Majors got a runner on in both the eighth and the ninth, but couldn't scratch across a run. 

The Majors and Wildcats each share a loss to Trinity in the tournament. Linfield eliminated UT-Tyler earlier on Friday to advance. First pitch between the Majors and Wildcats will be 45 minutes after La Verne and Trinity at approximately 9PM.