MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Millsaps baseball team improved to 11-4 after defeating Brevard College, 8-5 in the Firehouse Classic at Neal Posey Field on Sunday.
Senior Gray Berry recorded his fourth home run of the season. He finished the day with one run scored and three RBIs.
Graduate Case Page finished 2-for-4 with two runs and a double.
Sixth year Branyan Bounds (two RBIs) and senior Bradley Pelle (one run, two doubles) both recorded two hits as well.
Junior Sam Thomas helped down the Tornadoes with one hit, a run and an RBI.
Juniors EJ Ousley (run, walk), Layne Cross (run, walk, RBI, stolen base) and Mason Morgan (run, RBI, double, walk) each recorded a hit against Brevard.
Classmate Stewart Bonnecaze pitched 5.2 innings on the mound against the Tornadoes. He struck out six batters, while only three runs off five hits and one walk.
Sophomore John Montour struck four batters in 2.1 innings, allowing two runs, five hits and zero walks.
Graduate student Jackson Hood pitched the top of the ninth inning to close out the game strong. He allowed one hit, zero runs and no walks.
In the bottom of the first inning, Millsaps took an early 2-0 lead after Pelle doubled to right center. Berry then stepped up and hammered a home run to give the Majors two RBIs.
The Tornados responded with a home run of their own to cut the contest down to 2-1 in the second frame.
Millsaps extended their lead to 3-1 in the fourth. Page doubled through the left side and moments later Morgan gave the Majors another double to send Page home.
Brevard scored twice in the top of the sixth inning to tie the contest at 3-3 with a sacrifice fly and RBI double.
Millsaps reclaimed their lead by one run after Cross singled to second base, leading Ousley home.
The Majors expanded their advantage to 5-3 courtesy of a bases-loaded single by Thomas, allowing Page to cross home base.
Millsaps continued to add pressure on the Tornadoes after Bounds singled to second base to plate both Morgan and Cross with two RBIs.
Berry then grounded out for a sacrifice to send Thomas toward home plate, putting Millsaps in charge at 8-3.
Brevard tallied their second home run in the top of the ninth inning.
The Tornadoes tried to make a comeback with another run but it was not enough as Hood put the inning away and helped the Majors beat Brevard, 8-5 on Sunday.
Millsaps will now open conference play on Saturday in a doubleheader against Centre, beginning at 12 p.m. in Jackson, Miss. Live video and live stats will be available at gomajors.com.
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
