a major day

On a special day at Twenty Field, Millsaps extended what is shaping up as a special season. The surging Majors rode the power of Isaac Glenn and the pitching of Keith Shumaker to a Southern Athletic Association sweep of Centre on Saturday. It was an emotional day: Former Majors star Tait Hendrix, who died in a motorcycle accident last summer, was honored with a big crowd in attendance. His No. 14 was formally retired. The Majors won Game 1 of the twinbill 11-2 as Glenn belted two home runs and then took Game 2 2-0 behind Shumaker’s four-hitter. Millsaps, winner of nine straight, is 18-4 and 9-2 in the SAA. Glenn, from Madison, is batting .449 with three homers and 36 RBIs. Shumaker, a preseason NCAA Division III All-America pick from Brandon, improved to 6-0 with a 1.37 ERA. He is also batting .390. The Majors are coming off a 23-19 2014 season that began with much higher hopes. They went to the D-III World Series in 2013, winning 38 games. Jim Page’s current club, led by a group of eight seniors, looks to have designs on another NCAA postseason run.