TYLER, Texas – On Tuesday, the Millsaps College baseball team hit the road for the first time in over month as they traveled to take on #16 UT-Tyler. The Majors came back from an early deficit to lead 8-6, but the Patriots scored the final three runs of the ballgame to escape with the 9-8 win.

UT-Tyler scored the first three runs of the game, and early on it looked to be headed for a repeat of the midweek game on February 20^th where the Patriots won 7-1 at Twenty Field.

This time however, the Millsaps offense responded. Connor Woodall got the Majors on the board in the top of the 3^rd with a RBI groundout that scored Cavan Breland to make it 3-1.   

The Patriots got a pair of runs in the bottom half on a double, but in the top of the 4^th the Millsaps offense really came alive.

The Majors loaded the bases before Jimmy Johnstone singled up the middle to bring home Wes Lassere. UT-Tyler made a pitching change, but that did not bother Breland as he doubled to right-center bringing home Christian Cooper and Chase Callaway to make it 5-4.

After a groundout, Andy Page and Woodall worked back-to-back walks. Johnstone scored on the ball four to Woodall to tie the game at 5-5. In the very next at bat Brennan Ducote hit a sacrifice fly, and after the top of the 4^th Millsaps led 6-5.

UT-Tyler tied things up again at 6-6 in their half of the 5^th inning, but in the 7^th Ducote had the answer for Millsaps. He sent the first pitch he saw over the left centerfield fence for a two-run homerun, his fourth of the season, to give the Majors an 8-6 lead.

Unfortunately, after the 7^th inning stretch the host Patriots were able to push across three runs to retake the lead at 9-8. That score would hold over the final two innings, to give UT-Tyler the win, and season-sweep of the Majors.

What's Next?

Millsaps is now 11-5 on the year, and still 2-1 in the conference. The Majors return to SAA play this weekend as they travel to Arkansas to take on Hendrix in a three-game series. Play begins with a 1:00pm doubleheader on Saturday, and the series concludes with a 12:00pm game on Sunday afternoon.