JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps baseball program opened the weekend with a perfect 3-0 start in the 2023 Millsaps Baseball Classic at Twenty Field. The Majors bested Westminster, 8-1 on Saturday and downed Edgewood, 6-5 and Alma, 6-4 on Sunday.

Game 1: 8-1, W
 
Senior Wil Wood dominated the mound in Game One. He pitched six strikeouts, allowed one run and two walks in 6.0 innings pitched.
 
Classmate Austin Arceneaux excelled at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Junior Jackson Ware added two RBIs, while senior Sam Pitre went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
 
The Majors attacked first with three runs in the opening inning of the weekend. Arceneaux singled home Hart followed by a Ware double, which plated Pitre. Sophomore Bradley Pelle then tallied the third run on an RBI ground out to bring home Arceneaux.
 
Millsaps continued to bury the Blue Jays with four runs in the fourth inning. Junior Case Page and Ware would tally RBIs to score two. This was followed by an error on the Westminster left fielder to bring both home later in the inning.
 
Freshman EJ Ousley led the fifth with a single. Ousley would score after a sacrifice bunt, an error and Pitre RBI single.
 
The Blue Jays would finally plate a run in the sixth inning, but it was too little, too late as the score held at 8-1.
 
Game 2: 6-5, W
 
Millsaps was able to withstand 15 hits against and battled back from a 5-3 deficit in the seventh to earn a walk-off win.
 
Junior Jackson Hood got the game rolling against Edgewood College, tossing six strikeouts in 4.0 IP. He allowed three runs, three walks and seven hits. Sophomore Nick Tarantino also pitched four innings, but struck out five batters and allowed just two runs along with seven hits.

Junior Will Cook closed the game out in the ninth inning for the win, with one hit against and a strikeout.

Ousley was terrific going 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI. Senior Joshua Laurent and Hart notched two hits, while junior David Abbadessa garnered two RBIs.
 
The Eagles struck first in the third inning to claim a 2-0 margin. Millsaps quickly closed the gap with two runs in the bottom of the third. Ousley led off with a double and the next three Majors were hit by pitch to plate Ousley. Abbadessa would then score on a Page fielder's choice.
 
Edgewood scored once more in the fourth, but Millsaps responded yet again. Pelle would walk and advance to third off a Laurent single. Abbadessa then grounded out, but brought home Pelle.
 
The Eagles then built a 5-3 lead with runs in the sixth and seventh innings. A familiar script took place when the Majors tied things up in the bottom of the seventh.
 
With two outs, Laurent kept the inning alive with a single. An Ousley double would score Laurent, who slid safely into home. The attempted throw at the plate moved Ousley to third. Abbadessa proceeded with an intelligent bunt that caught the Eagle defense off guard, scoring Ousley after forcing a no throw.
 
Ousley continued his strong play by doubling to begin the ninth. An Abbadessa sacrifice bunt pushed his teammate to third base with one out. Following a strike out, Pitre would force an error at shortstop to score Ousley and provide the walk-off triumph.
 
Game 3: 6-4, W
 
The Majors continued to roll by claiming their third win of the weekend. Millsaps used five pitchers and held Alma to just four total hits.
 
Freshman Taylor Lowe recorded the win and Cook tallied the save. Page was 3-for-4 with a run, while Pitre went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Additionally, Ousley was strong batting 2-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
 
Alma struck first for two runs in the second inning. Hart then singled with two outs in the third. A stolen base and Pitre double put to Majors on the scoreboard.
 
The Scots added another run in the fourth to make it 3-1. Millsaps was then able to tie the game at 3-3 when Ousley powered a huge triple to right center, plating Pitre and Hart. Alma would regain the lead in the sixth with another tally.

Millsaps came roaring back with three runs and a 6-4 advantage in the bottom of the eighth. Pitre walked and Ousley doubled placing two runners in scoring position. A wild pitch would tie the game and bring home Pitre. Laurent then flied out to score Ousley.
 
Page followed with a single and Ware doubled him to third. A passed ball brought the game to 6-4 entering the ninth inning. Cook forced a pair of ground outs and ended the game with a strikeout swinging.
 
The Majors will next challenge Alma in a rematch to close out the Millsaps Baseball Classic, beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
 
 
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