March 27, 2007

TUCSON, Ariz. -- A day after taking 3 of 4 games from conference foe Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, the Millsaps Majors baseball team was rewarded with their highest national ranking in school history, moving up two slots to No. 11 as released by the ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Div. III Poll.

Ranked No. 13 in the Feb. 2, 2007, preseason poll, the Majors are off to a 19-6 start overall with a 5-3 mark in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play.

In the regional ranks, Millsaps sits at No. 3 in the South Region behind Emory (19-3) and Salisbury (19-3). Emory is ranked No. 4 in the Top 30 poll with Salisbury four spots behind at No. 8.

The Millsaps bats have been firing on all cylinders and the pitching on the mound has been solid, as the Majors boast the conference lead in 10 of 14 offensive statistical categories, including plating 10.3 runs per contest. They also lead the league in runs per game allowed at 4.82.

Through seven weeks of competition, the Majors have had two players named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week (Hunter Owen, Jason Hadley), as well as an honorable mention selection to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Team of the Week located in Newberg, Ore.

Millsaps and SCAC-rival Trinity, who were declared 2006 co-champions in the conference, face off in a crucial 4-game series at Twenty Field in Jackson March 30-April 1. The Tigers currently lead the SCAC West standings at 4-0 while the Majors are close behind in second at 5-3.

All four games of the weekend set will air live on Jackson’s ESPN Radio 1240 AM and online at www.espnradio1240.com with host Derrel Palmer. Pregame starts 15 minutes prior to each game.

ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Division III Poll