JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven baseball team slipped to the Millsaps Majors Tuesday night by a final score of 7-5 in the final game of the Cowboy Maloney series between the crosstown rivals. The Majors swept the series three games to none.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Millsaps 7 , Belhaven 5
Records: Belhaven 11-22 | Millsaps 23-17,
Location: Twenty Field | Jackson, Miss.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Belhaven got on the scoreboard first with a single from the bat of Tucker Calhoun, scoring Antoine Watts to give the Blazers the 1-0 lead in the top of the second.
- Millsaps quickly wiped away the Blazers lead after Jimmy Johnstone hit a two run single to right field to give the Majors the 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the third inning.
- Connor Woodall extended the Majors lead to 4-1 in the third inning with a two run double to right field.
- Will Costinett delivered his tenth double of the season to left field in the top of the sixth inning, scoring Colton Fontana and cutting the Majors lead to 4-2.
- The very next at bat, Kreg Garner delivered a single right up the middle, scoring one run to bring the Blazers within one run, 4-3.
- Antoine Watts grounded out to second base, scoring Will Costinett from third to tie the game up at 4-4. Justin Acevedo, for the fourth Blazer at bat in a row, drove in an RBI this time with a single to right. After the top of the sixth, Belhaven regained the lead 5-4.
- Millsaps tied the game up with a bunt single from Cavin Breland, scoring one runner to make the score 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning.
- In the same inning, Chase Callaway singled to right field over the head of second baseman Evan Moore, scoring one more run for the Majors and giving them the 6-5 advantage.
- Two batters later, Wes Lassere singled up the middle, scoring Chase Callaway of the Majors from second base. After seven innings Millsaps led 7-5.
- The Majors went on to close out the game and win by a final score of 7-5.
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KEY STATISTICS
- Tucker Calhoun went 1-for-4 and drove in the first run of the game.
- Antoine Watts had one hit, finishing 1-for-3 at the plate, and driving in one RBI.
- Reed Bolton ended his game 1-for-3 as he continued to be a tough out offensively. Bolton scored one run against the Majors.
- Lead off hitter Colton Fontana scored one run and finished 1-for-4 on the night.
- Will Costinett hit his tenth double of the season and drove in a run. He went 1-for-4 at the plate and scored one run.
- Kreg Garner was 1-for-4 with a single, a stolen base, one run, and an RBI.
- Justin Acevedo had one run batted in and was 2-for-4 in the contest with a single and a double.
- Trip Benson delivered a single in the seventh inning. He collected one hit in three at bats on the night.
- Belhaven finished with nine hits as a team in the contest.
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UP NEXT
Belhaven will head to LaGrange, Georgia this weekend for a two game series versus LaGrange College. The Blazers and LaGrange will face off Friday beginning at 5:00 p.m. EDT and play game two on Saturday with a start time of 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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