The Panthers (16-15) had leads of 3-0 and 8-4 but could not hold
on. Robby Williams started for the Panthers. He pitched 6-1/3
innings, allowing four runs, walked one and struck out two.
Trevor Tullock relieved Williams and gave up three runs in 1-2/3
innings. Kenneth Strack (0-1) took the loss, giving up four runs in
two-thirds of an inning. Taylor Smith allowed four runs and Jacob
Mauldin recorded the final out in the ninth.
The Panthers had 11 hits in the game. Robbie Shelton and Derek
Hooper each had three hits. Shelton and Jordan Martinec each had
two RBIs.
Millsaps had 22 hits in the game. The Majors had 17 hits in
the seventh and ninth innings when they scored all of their
runs.
The Panthers took a 3-0 lead after two innings. In the first
inning, Shelton had a two-run double to make it 2-0. Martinec
scored in the third on Hooper's ground out.
The Panthers held the lead until the seventh when the Majors struck
for four runs to go up 4-3. The Panthers answered in the eighth
inning. Jason Aylesworth started the rally with a game-tying
one-out single to score Matt Hvizdzak.
The Panthers added four more runs with two outs in the inning.
David Miller was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to put the
Panthers up 5-4. Aylesworth scored as Amauri Smith reached on an
error. Martinec capped the inning with a two-run single to up the
Panthers' lead to 8-4.
The Majors came right back with their 11-run inning. Ryan Zemke
tied the game with a two-out two-run single. Jake Mills followed
with a two-run single of his own to put the Majors up 10-8. The
Majors tacked on five insurance runs before the inning was
over.
The Panthers host Concordia (Ala.) for a doubleheader Tuesday. The
first game begins at 1 p.m.