Demorest, Ga. – Junior Will Edwards has one loss on the season and it came on February 12th against the Piedmont Lions in Jackson. On Saturday night, Edwards avenged his loss in a big way as he struck out 11 Lions in six innings of work to earn his third win of the season as the Majors bats came alive to knock off 15th ranked Piedmont 11-2.
 
The Majors started things off in the first inning with a single from senior Jules Rousselwho moved into scoring position thanks to a wild pitch. Junior Wes Perkins followed that up with a RBI double to give Millsaps the early lead. The Majors added two more runs thanks to an error by the Lions and a RBI single from senior Ryan Zemke.
 
Piedmont was able to squander a run in the fourth thanks to an error, but Millsaps responded in a big way in the next two innings. After a single by junior Will Lawrence, freshman Samuel Doucet laced a double to bring Lawrence all the way around from first to make it 4-1. Roussel then singled home Doucet to add another run on the board.
 
The Majors extended their lead to 6-1 in the sixth thanks to a successful suicide squeeze from Lawrence. Edwards night ended after the sixth as he struck out the side in three different innings on the night.
 
Millsaps added another run in the eighth thanks to a RBI single from Zemke and put the game out of reach in the ninth as they put four on the board thanks to RBIs from juniorStephen Gates and Doucet.
 
Edwards finished the night pitching six complete innings while giving up one earned run on four hits and striking out 11. Doucet filled in for Edwards in the seventh and finished the game by giving up only one hit and striking out four.
 
Offensively, Zemke led the way going 3-for-5 with two RBIs while Gates went 2-for-5 added two RBIs. Roussel also added a multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 with a RBI.
 
The Majors improved their record to 9-4 overall. While Edwards avenged his one loss on the season, the Majors offense got to Piedmont's starter Caleb Cochran, who earned the win over Millsaps earlier in the year when he only gave up one run.
 
The Majors return to action tomorrow in Demorest as they will take on Methodist University. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. EST, but the times could change due to the delays earlier this weekend.