JACKSON, Miss. - In a battle of two of the nation's Top 20 teams, starting pitchers Brent Buffa and Jason Glushon were caught up in a pitcher's duel that saw the 19th-ranked Emory University Eagles benefit from a four-run eighth inning to send Millsaps to its first home loss of the season, 5-1 on Saturday. Sunday fortunes were turned as the Majors defeated the Eagles 12-2 behind the arm of Travis Bogue and the bat of Hunter Owen.

In game one, Emory starting pitcher Jason Glushon paved the way for the Eagles' victory, pitching eight innings and allowing just one run on four hits against the fourth-highest scoring offense in Division III baseball last season. With the win, Glushon improves to 3-0 on the season with a 1.42 ERA. The senior has pitched at least eight innings in each of his first three starts this year. Buffa was on the losing end for the first time this year, falling to 2-1 on the season after allowing 10 hits and four runs in seven innings. Drew Maddox, Bobby Osburn and Brandon Ingram pitched the final two innings for the Majors in relief.

The Eagles fell behind in the bottom of the fourth inning, after a balk was called against Glushon, allowing a runner to advance to third base, who then scored on a Hunter Owen's RBI-groundout. Emory got the run back in the top of the seventh inning though, when Brandon Custer hit a leadoff double. After advancing to third on an error by the pitcher on a pickoff attempt to second base, Custer was plated by Bo Schill on a groundout to second base to tie the ballgame at a run a piece.

After a pair of leadoff singles from Zander Sotiriou and David Hissey, Steve Bralver broke open a 1-1 ballgame with his second hit of the game, an RBI-single to leftfield. The Eagles went on to rally for three more runs in the inning off a wild pitch, RBI-single and sacrifice fly from pinch hitter Dan Molnar to put the game out of reach.

The Emory bullpen shut the door from there, as senior closer Rich Babb retired John Pacillo on a line drive to the second baseman to secure the Eagles' seventh-straight victory to open the season.

The win comes in Emory's first game away from Chappell Park this season, as the Eagles improve to 7-1 during their 2007 campaign. Millsaps goes to 6-1 at home and 9-3 overall.

In the game on Sunday, Junior left-hander Travis Bogue picked up his third win of the season and teammate Hunter Owen broke out of an 0-for-7 slump with a three-run homerun to leftfield in the first inning to help the homestanding Millsaps Majors earn a weekend split with a 12-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Twenty Field.

A day after being held to a season-low six hits in a 5-1 loss to Emory, the Majors bats came alive once again. Millsaps picked up 15 hits from eight different batters, including Justin Carter (.393) who was 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored. Luke Morrow (2-for-4), Hunter Abrams (3-for-5) and Russ Boyd (2-for-4) were the other three Majors with multi-hit games.

Millsaps plated three runs in the first, two in the second, six in the fourth and a single run in the fifth to take a 12-0 lead. Eagles' catcher Nick Wills picked up a pinch-hit RBI single in his first collegiate at bat in the top of the eighth inning. Jake Ornstein, picked up his first career RBI on a groundout in the eighth to bring the score to 12-2

Bogue (3-1) had a solid day on the mound for the Majors, scattering five hits and two runs while striking out a season-high six Eagles. Bogue also received outstanding help from his infield as Millsaps turned three double plays on the afternoon. Ian Ganzer (1-1) was hit with the loss for Emory, surrendering five runs and six hits in only two innings of work. Five different Eagles pitched the final six innings, allowing a combined nine hits, seven runs, three strikeouts and two walks.