March 29, 2008

JACKSON – Host Millsaps held the University of the Ozarks to just four hits in two games of a scheduled doubleheader and the offense pumped in 17 combined runs off 24 hits to cruise to a two-game sweep, 8-0 (6), 9-1 (5), on Saturday afternoon and push the Majors' win streak out to a school-record best 13 games.

After starting the season 3-7 with a pair of close loses to MS College, Christian Brothers University and LaGrange College, Millsaps has not lost a game since March 9. The win streak snaps a previous school-best streak set by the 2003 squad who won 12-straight games from March 8 through April 4 under then head coach Joe Kinsella.

Millsaps (16-7, 4-0 SCAC East) strolled to an 8-0 win in Game 1 of the afternoon twinbill in six innings behind a 1-hit shutout from sophomore Kasey Thibodeaux (7-2) who tossed seven strikeouts against just one walk to earn her sixth-straight win. It marked the first time all season that the Lady Eagles had been shutout in a game.

The Majors scored a run in all but one inning (third inning) and freshman Karoline Kremers went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to pace the offense, coupled with two hits apiece from fellow frosh Haley Stevens and sophomore Morgan Ladner.

Ozarks (9-9, 2-4 ASC) scored first in Game 2 to take a brief 1-0 lead, using a two-out, RBI-single from Chelsea Joslin off the fence to score Kaityln Poirier from first, before Millsaps scored nine unanswered runs over the next five innings to take a 9-1 victory in five.

Sophomore hurler Brittney McAllister (3-4) surrendered just two hits the rest of the way and got a lot of help from the offense who combined for 15 hits, including 10 in the first two innings, that led to seven Millsaps runs.

Sophomore Jen McKinley went a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate with her team-leading fourth home run of the year, while H. Stevens went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Junior Tiffany Ladnier was also 3-for-4 from the plate and sophomore Sam Hill recorded her first career home run (inside-the-park) on a shot to deep rightfield that allowed her to scamper around the bases for the score.

Winners of a school-record best 13-straight games, Millsaps will welcome Sewanee-U of the South to town this weekend for a 4-game series. The scheduled April 1 doubleheader against non-conference foe MS College has been moved to Tuesday, April 15 at 2 p.m. on the campus of Millsaps College.