JACKSON, Miss. – Baseball wrapped up their stay down south with a doubleheader against the Millsaps Majors Saturday. An eight-run ninth inning from the Eagles (1-2) propelled them to a frenetic 16-9 victory in game one. In game two, the Majors (3-3) bounced back with a strong start for a 9-5 victory and the series win.
 
GAME ONE: EDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY 16, MILLSAPS 9
- After Hayden Hellenbrand hit an RBI groundout to third base in the first, the Eagles pieced together an explosive five-run second inning. After a passed ball plated a run, a fielder's choice from Jacob Carney tacked on another. Hellenbrand added on another RBI with a single to center field before Aidan Kammer wrapped up the inning with a two-RBI single.
 
- Home plate went quiet until the Majors found momentum. A pair of RBI doubles to the outfield in the fifth got Millsaps on the board, before a single up the middle and a double to right center helped the Majors close within 6-4 after six.
 
- A Dominic Lee single to left field brought in a pair of runners to extend the Edgewood University lead in the seventh, but the Eagles found themselves in trouble in the eighth. A bases loaded walk followed by a sacrifice fly to center piece tacked on a pair of Millsaps runs. A three-run double down the left field line put the Eagles in a do-or-die top of the ninth down 9-8.
 
- Edgewood University responded with fireworks. Sam Steies evened the game with an RBI single up the middle, before a Carter Kelley bunt coupled with a miscue from the Majors pushed them ahead 11-9. After a bases-loaded walk from Kammer added an insurance run, Mac Vesperman all but put away the game with a towering grand slam to right field.
   
- George Gouriotis had an excellent bottom of the ninth to put the finishing touches on the victory. He faced four batters and shut down Millsaps to clinch the win.
 
- The Eagles had 15 hits in the high-octane affair with nine batters recording a hit. Connor Mirocha paced the group with three hits.
 
- Kelley hit 2-for-3 with three walks, while Kyle Prindle tallied a pair of free passes and three runs.
 
- Kris Hahn shined in the start. He tossed 6.1 innings, allowing a pair of earned runs.
 
GAME TWO: MILLSAPS 9, EDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY 5
- The Majors bats got rolling early in the second inning. An RBI triple to left center plated a run, before a two-run homer to left field left things 3-0 after two. A bases loaded walk and a bases-loaded ground out in the fourth pushed the edge to 5-0.
 
- The Eagles came to life in the fifth. Dominic Lee launched a solo home run to right field to kick things off, before Edgewood University took advantage of a wild pitch to plate another. A Prindle sacrifice grounder followed by a Carney sacrifice fly put the Eagles within a run after the top of the fifth.
 
- Millsaps started to pull away once more. A single to shortstop and a single through the right side in the fifth added a pair of runs, while a two-run home run to right field sent in two runs for a 9-4 edge after eight. While Kelley would have a solo home run of his own in the ninth, the Majors put the game and series to bed.
 
- Thomas Temple and EJ Ousley were key parts of the Millsaps lineup. Temple hit 4-for-5 with a pair of triples and a home run on top of three RBIs. Ousley finished the game hitting 3-for-5 with three RBIs.
 
- Sam Thomas shined in a long relief outing, earning the victory with six strikeouts while allowing two hits and one run in five innings pitched.
 
- Cole Pulliam pitched well, striking out five in 3.1 innings pitched.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Vesperman's grand slam in game one was his first home run as an Eagle.
 
- Prindle reached the 100 career RBI milestone in game two versus the Majors.
   
UP NEXT
The Eagles will take some time off before taking off for an extended stay down south. They'll head to Montgomery, Ala. Starting on Friday, March 6. They'll take on Alma with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m.