March 4, 2007

JACKSON -- Junior left-hander Travis Bogue picked up his third win of the season and teammate Hunter Owen broke out of an 0-for-7 slump with a three-run homerun to leftfield in the first inning to help the homestanding Millsaps Majors earn a weekend split with a 12-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Twenty Field.

A day after being held to a season-low six hits in a 5-1 loss to Emory, the Majors bats came alive once again. Millsaps picked up 15 hits from eight different batters, including Justin Carter (.393) who was 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Luke Morrow (2-for-4), Hunter Abrams (3-for-5) and Russ Boyd (2-for-4) were the other three Majors with multi-hit games.

Millsaps plated three runs in the first, two in the second, six in the fourth and a single run in the fifth to take a 12-0 lead before the Eagles responded with two runs in the top of the eighth to cut the final margin to 12-2.

Bogue (3-1, 3.13 ERA) had a solid day on the mound for the Majors, scattering five hits and two runs while striking out a season-high six Eagles. Bogue (pictured) also received outstanding help from his infield as Millsaps turned three double plays on the afternoon.

Ian Ganzer (1-1) was hit with the loss for Emory, surrendering five runs and six hits in only two innings of work. Five different Eagles pitched the final six innings, allowing a combined nine hits, seven runs, three strikeouts and two walks.

Millsaps improves to 9-3 while Emory falls to 7-1.

Millsaps will wrap up a two-game non-conference series with Huntingdon on Tuesday, March 7, traveling to Posey Field in Montgomery, Ala., for a 4 p.m. first pitch. The game will be aired live on Jackson's ESPN Radio 1240 AM.

The Majors will then return home for a doubleheader with in-state foe Tougaloo College on Saturday, March 10, at Twenty Field. The twinbill is slated for a 1 p.m. start.