JACKSON, Miss. – During the final days leading up to the beginning of the spring sports season, Millsaps Athletics will preview softball, baseball, track & field, tennis and golf. The second season preview is baseball.

Long-time Head Coach Jim Page has a veteran roster led by 14 seniors in 2018, and the Majors are set to take the field this season with high-expectations surrounding the program.

Senior outfielder Andy Page returns this year fresh off a 2017 campaign that saw him lead the team in batting average (.387), and earn First Team All-SAA honors. Jacob Mardick was the other First Team All-SAA selection for Majors last year, and he is back for his senior season on the mound. In 2017 he compiled an 8-3 record, posted a 3.33 ERA, struck out 61 batters and logged a team-high 70.1 innings pitched.

Seniors Chase Callaway and Wes Lassere both started 40+ games for the Majors last season on their way to Second Team All-SAA recognition. The pair combined for 52 RBIs and eight home runs in the middle of the Millsaps lineup. Also returning is junior Brennan Ducote who earned honorable mention honors last year.

Patrick Grumbley, Cavan Breland, John Wiltshire, Kelley Gunn, Daniel Adams, Jacob Mardick, Drew Carter, Kenny Wright, Chris Guerin and Ty Brown are also suiting up for their senior seasons on the diamond, and will be called on to provide leadership for Millsaps all spring long.

Opening Day for the Majors is Friday as they travel to Montgomery, Alabama to take on Huntingdon College. The Millsaps home opener is Saturday, February 10^th against Piedmont College with first pitch set for 1:00pm. The SAA portion of the schedule begins at home on March 2^nd when the Majors welcome Rhodes College to Twenty Field.