MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Hendrix College baseball season came to an end with an 11-5 loss to Millsaps College in the Southern Athletic Association Tournament. The game started at USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn. Saturday, but was delayed after the fourth inning and resumed at Rhodes College in Memphis on Sunday.
The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth when the Majors (19-23) got on the board on a RBI-single from right fielder Cavan Breland. The Warriors (20-22) took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, sophomore third baseman
Jorge Leon drew a walk and moved to second on a base hit by junior center fielder
Drew Judson. Senior left fielder
Wyatt Hogan followed with a base hit, plating Leon. Junior right fielder
Matthew Lillard drove in two more runs with a double to right center.
Breland hit a double that scored center fielder Andy Page in the top of the seventh to make the game 3-2. Millsaps scored seven times in the eighth by sending up 12 batters to the plate with three hits, four walks and three hit batters.
In the bottom of the eighth, Lillard led off with a single and sophomore first baseman
Josh Walker homered to make the game 9-5. The Majors added two more runs in the ninth for the final 11-5 score.
John Wiltshire (2-0) earned the win with three innings or relief. Senior
Baker Helton (0-1) took the loss for the Warriors.
Hendrix Notes
- Lillard went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, a double and a run scored.
- Hogan was also 2-for-4 with a run and RBI.
- Walker hit the two-run homer.
- Leon and Judson each singled and scored.
- Senior
Harley Faye started and allowed four hits and a walk in four scoreless innings.
- Senior
Colten Poellinger and freshman
Hayden Seay each threw a scoreless frame.
Millsaps Notes
- Breland went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a double.
- Third baseman Wes Lasserre was 2-for-5 with two RBI.
- Page was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.