JACKSON, Miss. - The Birmingham-Southern softball team kept their momentum going to earn the sweep on the weekend against Millsaps. The pitching for the Panthers stood out with a combined 13 strikeouts on the weekend and Hailee Bryan throwing a no hitter in game one. 

Millsaps was the first on the board in the bottom of the first inning, leading 1-0. The Majors stayed in the lead until the top of the third inning. Leah Wood was up to bat with bases loaded and was hit by a pitch, which brought in Morgan McGuire to score to tie up the game. A 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the third allowed the Panthers to keep their score tied and push to take a lead. Morgan McGuire reached base on an error by the second baseman, but drove in Kaylyn Chapman to take the lead 2-1 for the Panthers. Alyssa Fowler had an RBI sacrifice bunt in the top of the sixth to score Krislyn Dapprich, making the score 3-1. The Panthers were able to keep off the Majors from scoring again, taking the game 3-1. 

Pitching decisions
WIN: Hailee Bryan (11-2)
LOSS: Brianna Newman (0-1)

Records
#8 Birmingham-Southern 16-4 Overall (9-1 SAA), Millsaps 8-15 Overall (3-3 SAA)

Up next
Birmingham-Southern will travel to Jackson, Miss. on Monday, March 21 to play against No. 5 Belhaven University at 2 p.m.