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Millsaps uses 11-run ninth to power past Panthers 15-8

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.

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