JACKSON, Miss. – The Alma College baseball team competed in game two if their three-game series against Millsaps College on Friday, February 28th, in Jackson, Mississippi. The Scots struggled to put runs on the board against a Millsaps team that have had no shortage of runs. Alma ended dup dropping game two by a final score of 12-2.

The Majors put the first runs of the game on the board in the first, scoring three on a home run to left field. The home team then added four more in the third and a single run in the fifth, putting the Scots down 8-0. Ryan Kracht put the first Scots run of the game on the board as he connected for the first deep ball of the season for Alma with a solo shot over the left field wall. The Majors responded by adding another run in the sixth, before adding their final three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Alma scored their second and final run of the game in the ninth, As Kyler Warren reached first after being hit by a pitch. Warren stole second to put himself into scoring position, as Cameron Bleasdale reached first on a throwing error during the next at bat, scoring Warren.

Cade Sutherland made his collegiate debut on the mound for the Scots, going three innings and striking out three. Tyler Sparks, Evan Litwiller, Chase Balhoff, and another collegiate debut from Reese Southern, all stepped on the mound for the Scots in the action. 

Alma will wrap up the season series tomorrow, Saturday, March 1st, at Twenty Field. First pitch is set for 12:00 PM CST.