JACKSON, Miss. – Centre softball took down Millsaps College by a tally of 4-3 in the final game of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) series on Saturday afternoon.
The Colonels enter April with a record of 11-17 overall and an SAA record of 4-8.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The Majors scored early in the series finale. A double, after a runner was plated via walk, scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first.
- Centre answered back in the next half inning.
Cheney Floyd led off the second frame with a triple to center field. Then, following a ground out,
Sam Rogers hit a single up the middle that sent Floyd home to tie the contest 1-1.
- Millsaps tacked on another run in the bottom of the second via a double that followed a walk.
- The run that won the game for the Colonels came via the bat of
Andrea Searcy in the top of the third. After an
Izzy Rushing single and a
Kaylee Gregory double, Searcy hit a home run to left field, her first of the season, that moved the score to 4-2 in favor of the Gold & White.
- In the bottom of the fifth the Majors made things interesting after an RBI single pulled the home team within one run of a tie. Thankfully for Centre the 4-3 lead held the rest of the way.
- Gregory started in the circle for the Colonels and hurled for four and two-thirds innings. She struck out two in her win.
Lucy Baseheart earned the save with two strikeouts over two and a third innings pitched. She allowed one hit and no runs in her time in the circle.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Saturday marked the 11th time this season that the Gold & White have had 10 or more hits in a game.
- The number 11 is also the number of games Centre softball has had at least one home run in after Searcy's homer on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Four more road games are next on the calendar for the Colonels. The first pair take place at Transylvania on Thursday, April 4. That doubleheader is slated for a 5 p.m. ET first pitch.
