JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps baseball team's season opener is set for Saturday, Feb. 5 and the Majors will look to use continuity to their advantage. With 28 student-athletes returning, the Majors will be one of the most experienced teams in the SAA.

Millsaps will once again be spearheaded by head coach Jim Page along with four All-SAA selections from the spring.

Inside the batter's box, the Majors are excited to bring back their top three hitters statistically in Sam Pitre, Mason Little and Chris Hart.

Pitre, a sophomore left fielder, was an All-SAA first team selection last season and was also named to the D3baseball.com All-South Region Third Team. He ranked in the top 10 of numerous statistical metrics within the SAA. In 34 starts, he averaged 0.391 at the plate (fifth best), slugged 0.582 (fourth), posted a 0.489 on-base percentage (sixth) and tallied the eighth-most hits (43) and walks (18). His four triples were also tied for a league best, while his nine steals led the team.

Little, a senior shortstop from Montgomery, Ala., started in all 34 games in 2021 and was also named to the All-SAA First Team. He was a stalwart player with the bat and glove for the Majors. He finished tied for eighth in the SAA with 58 assists and tied for ninth with both 40 hits and 26 RBIs. His 0.345 batting average was also 12th best in the conference. Both his hit total and slugging percentage (0.405) were second on the team.

Hart, a fourth-year infielder, served primarily as the third baseman last year and was excellent. He led the Majors with 24 runs. Sporting a .267 batting average, he was also third on the team in hits (27), doubles (six) and stolen bases (four).

Avery Brock, David Abbadessa, Nathan Chilton, Case Page, Mark Petkovsek Jr., Keaton Page and Dylan McFarland all saw action in over half the games last season and account for a large bulk of the offense and defense coming back.

A total of three starting pitchers with multiple games of experience will be return to the mound in 2022. The expected starters for the Millsaps will be juniors Wil Wood and Brady Davis along with second-year Chambers McGilberry. Numerous newcomers will look to bolster the bullpen depth and look to earn starts.

Wood, served as the primary ace on the bump for the Majors. He was a workhorse who ended the season tied for fourth with 55.0 innings pitched. He nearly averaged one strikeout per inning with 54, which was the third-highest total in the SAA.

Davis and McGilberry served as suitable starters while together totaling eight starts and 32.1 innings pitched.

Serving in relief efforts, Millsaps will bring back four players with a multitude in experience in Ryan Erwin, Braden Robinson, Jackson Hood and Jackson Russo.

Erwin, a senior from Baton Rouge, La., was one of the top relievers across the league all spring long. The lefty recorded three saves (tied for second most), three wins (tied for seventh), yielded 14 runs in 37.0 innings pitched (second lowest), and surrendered 35 hits (third lowest).

His individual pitching accomplishments didn't stop there. He also had the sixth-lowest ERA (3.41), fifth best opposing batting average (0.236), fourth-lowest runs allowed (22) and he only gave up one home run all season long.

Both Wood and Erwin garnered All-SAA Second Team recognition. Robinson, Hood and Russo all performed admirably in 2021 with over 21 games and 40.2 innings pitched.

The Majors will kick off the season on the road in Texas to battle LeTourneau University in a three-game series, Feb. 5-6. They will then compete at Twenty Field for over a month where they will host 14 straight home games, beginning on Feb. 11 with LaGrange College.

Highlighting the month-long home stand will be a doubleheader against Westminster College on Feb. 18 as well as the first of three games in a midweek rivalry matchup against crosstown foe Belhaven on Feb. 22.

Millsaps will begin SAA play when they face Centre College to polish off their home stand, March 5-6. Senior Day will take place on April 24 when Millsaps hosts Sewanee in the final game of the regular season. The first round of the SAA baseball playoffs will begin on April 28 with the championship series beginning on May 7.
 
2022 Millsaps Majors Baseball Schedule
 

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (CT)
Saturday, Feb. 5	at LeTourneau University (DH)	12:00 PM
Sunday, Feb. 6	at LeTourneau University	1:00 PM
Friday, Feb. 11	vs. LaGrange College	6:00 PM
Saturday, Feb. 12	vs. Millikin University	2:30 PM
Sunday, Feb. 13	vs. Huntingdon College	2:30 PM
Friday, Feb. 18	vs. Westminster College (DH)	1:00 PM
Saturday, Feb. 19	vs. University of Dallas	3:30 PM
Sunday, Feb. 20	vs. University of Dallas	12:00 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 22	vs. Belhaven University	6:00 PM
Friday, Feb. 25	vs. Edgewood College	4:00 PM
Saturday, Feb. 26	vs. Eureka College	3:30 PM
Sunday, Feb. 27	vs. The W	1:30 PM
Saturday, March 5	vs. Centre College (DH)	1:00 PM
Sunday, March 6	vs. Centre College	12:00 PM
Wednesday, March 9	at Centenary College	4:00 PM
Thursday, March 10	vs. The W	4:00 PM
Saturday, March 19	vs. Berry College (DH)	1:00 PM
Sunday, March 20	vs. Berry College	12:00 PM
Saturday, March 26	at Birmingham-Southern College (DH)	1:00 PM
Sunday, March 27	at Birmingham-Southern College	12:00 PM
Tuesday, March 29	at Belhaven University	6:00 PM
Saturday, April 2	at Oglethorpe University (DH)	1:00 PM
Sunday, April 3	at Oglethorpe University	1:00 PM
Tuesday, April 5	vs. Belhaven University	6:00 PM
Saturday, April 9	vs. Rhodes College (DH)	1:00 PM
Sunday, April 10	vs. Rhodes College	12:00 PM
Tuesday, April 12	at MUW	4:00 PM
Friday, April 15	at Hendrix College (DH)	1:00 PM
Saturday, April 16	at Hendrix College	12:00 PM
Saturday, April 23	vs. Sewanee (DH)	1:00 PM
Sunday, April 24	vs. Sewanee	12:00 PM
April 28 – April 30	SAA Tournament	TBD
May 7 – 8	SAA Championship	TBD

Home Games in Bold
*Schedule Subject to Change
 

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