PEARL, Miss. – The pitching staffs combined to hold the Millsaps and Belhaven baseball teams to nine hits as the Majors fell to the Blazers, 4-0 in Game One of the Cowboy Maloney Series on Wednesday night.

Millsaps (11-10) held Belhaven to six hits and struck out nine batters. The Major staff was led by graduate Wil Wood and sophomore Taylor Lowe who both threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts each. Senior Jackson Hood recorded three strikeouts with two hits, two runs and a walk against in the eighth inning.

Freshman Degan Hensley secured two walks, while senior Case Page, junior Evan Scott and sophomore Cole Wix all tallied a hit.

The Majors threatened in the top of the first with a Hensley walk, Page single and junior Bradley Pelle hit by pitch. Belhaven (9-8) utilized a fly out to center field to end the opportunity.

Scott singled and advanced to second base in the next inning, but was kept stranded after an ensuing out. Hensley walked once more to open the third, but a double play kept the game scoreless.

The Blazers broke the stalemate in the bottom of the third with a pair of bases-loaded walks.

Page later reached second following a hit by pitch and ground out in the sixth, but a pop up held the score at 2-0.
 
With two outs in the seventh, Wix singled and graduate Branyan Bounds walked before another timely ground out held in Belhaven's favor. A two-out double extended the Blazer margin to 4-0 in the eighth.

Millsaps worked to stay alive in the ninth when sophomore EJ Ousley walked and graduate Robert Vassallo reached base courtesy of an error. However, a double play concluded the game at 4-0.

The Majors resume conference action by hosting Sewanee, beginning with a 1 p.m. Saturday doubleheader. Live video and live stats will be available at gomajors.com.


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