JACKSON, Miss. - Millsaps took the first game of a three-game weekend series, pounding LaGrange 11-3 at Twenty Field on Friday night. The Panthers had their five-game winning streak end as they fell to 16-8 for the season.

Millsaps (17-8) had 13 hits in the game off five Panther pitchers. The 2-5 hitters in the Majors lineup had 12 of the 13 hits and drove in all 11 runs. Will Hawkins was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs.

The Panthers had six hits in the game. David Miller and Bobby Woodall each had two hits. Miller and Woodall each hit home runs to account for the Panthers' runs.

Neal Smith (3-4) started and took the loss for the Panthers. Smith allowed four runs in three innings, walking three and striking out three. Kenneth Strack, Henry Jacobs, J.J. Martone and Isaiah Whitfield followed Smith.

Elliott Varney (2-2) went seven innings to get the win for Millsaps. Varney allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out six.

The Panthers took a 2-0 lead in the third inning. Pinch-hitter Jon Brock walked with two outs. Miller followed with his first home run of the season to put the Panthers on top.

Millsaps answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning and three more in the fourth to build a 7-2 lead. Hawkins had a two-run double in the third and a RBI double in the fourth.

Woodall closed out the scoring in the ninth with a lead off home run off reliever Boomer Hudson. It was Woodall's second home run of the season.

The weekend series continues Saturday at 2 p.m. CST.