CONWAY, Ark. -- On Sunday, the Millsaps College softball team closed out the opening Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series of the season with a 9-8 come-from-behind victory over the Hendrix College Warriors. 

The win gives the the Majors the 2-1 series win, and pushes their overall record to 8-6.

How It Happened
Millsaps got on the board in the top of the 1st inning when Ty Bergeron doubled home Kendall Carder to give the Majors a 1-0 lead. 

Unfortunately, Hendrix answered with two runs in the bottom half to go up 2-1.

In the top of the 3rd, Bergeron came through again. This time with a RBI single to tie the game at 2-2.

The Warriors responded again however, this time with one run in the 3rd, and two more in their half of the 4th inning to pull ahead 5-2. 

Carder hit a solo home run in the 5th to help the Majors chip away at the deficit, but the offense really came alive in the top of the 6th inning. 

Emily Cook walked to lead off the inning. Brooklyn Wascom followed with a single, and Kaylee White drew a walk to load the bases. Jordan Lipari was hit by a pitch which allowed Cook to score. One batter later Carder doubled which allowed Wascom and White to come home and give Millsaps a 6-5 lead. 

The Majors were not done there. Gia Zeringue hit a RBI single, and Katelyn Norse plated a pair of runs on a base hit. All told, Millsaps scored six runs on four hits in the inning to take a 9-5 lead. 

The Warriors tried to rally, scoring three runs in their half of the 6th, but Amber Funderburk worked out of trouble and retired the side in order in the 7th to close out the 9-8 win.

Key Contributors
Zeringue finished 4-4 at the plate, while Carder was 3-4 with a team-high 3 RBIs. 

What's Next?
Millsaps heads to Clermont, Florida this weekend for the annual spring break trip. The Majors open up play on Saturday with a doubleheader against Washington & Jefferson College and Penn State-Behrend.