JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps softball team fell to Belhaven, 12-4 in five innings at McLeod Field on Tuesday.

Millsaps (15-10) tallied nine hits, while No. 16 Belhaven (24-7) generated 15 hits.

Sophomore Ella Morgan Sears tied a career-high with three hits (3-for-3), finishing just a home run shy of the cycle. She added an RBI and scored a run.

Freshman Hailey Peterson (two-RBI double, run), sophomore Allana Vasquez and senior Alli Nolen each batted 1-for-3.

Freshmen Kodi Jimmie (hit by pitch, RBI) and Brynn Arena (one run) both hit 1-for-2, while classmate Hannah Briscoe singled in her lone at-bat.

The Majors recorded a couple hits in the first inning of action. Sears led off the contest with a double to left field. Vasquez soon stepped in with one out, singled up the middle and put runners on the corner. A double-play ground out thwarted the chance though.

Belhaven answered with three runs off four hits and an error in the bottom of the first frame.

The Blazers then added five runs in the third inning to build an 8-0 advantage.

Millsaps remained resilient with four runs off six hits and an error in the fifth frame.

Arena and Briscoe opened with back-to-back singles. Sears later singled home Arena and Peterson doubled in both Gonzales and Sears.

Jimmie concluded the Major scoring with an RBI single, which plated Peterson from third, cutting the deficit to 8-4.

However, the Blazers put the run-rule into effect in the bottom of the fifth with four runs of their own. Belhaven utilized three hits and two errors to close out the game, 12-4.

The Majors will next resume conference action on the road at Centre College in Danville, Ky. A three-game series will begin with a Saturday doubleheader, starting at 12 p.m. CT. Live video and live stats will be provided 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.