JACKSON, Miss. - The Hendrix College baseball team lost their Southern Athletic Association series opener at Millsaps College 10-1.
The Majors (12-15, 3-6) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third. The Warriors (9-17, 3-7) tied it in the top of the fifth when junior designated hitter
Jake Wiegand led off with a double and later scored on a base hit up the middle from sophomore third baseman
Jorge Leon.
Millsaps took the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. They added three more in the sixth and four in the eighth.
Jacob Mardick (5-2) earned the win with five strikeouts and allowing six hits, a run and two walks over seven innings. Sophomore
Taylor Barker (1-3) took the loss, giving up eight hits, five runs, two walks and a strikeout over 5.2 frames.
Hendrix Notes
- Sophomore shortstop
Tanner Cooper went 3-for-4 with a double.
- Leon was 2-for-3 with a RBI, two walks and a stolen base.
- Wiegand scored and hit a double.
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Wyatt Hogan and
James Martin each had a hit.
Millsaps Notes
- Center fielder Cavan Breland was 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBI and two steals.
- Catcher Lee Oglethorpe went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI.
- Third baseman Wes Lassere was 2-for-3 with with two RBI, two runs scored and a double.
Up Next
Hendrix and Millsaps will wrap up the series with a double-header at noon Saturday.
