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John Simkins surrended just four hits in the opener. (Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo)

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Macalester drops pair to Augsburg

Game 1 box score | Game 2 box score

Augsburg toppled Macalester 3-0 and 8-5 to claim a couple MIAC wins over the Scots in a doubleheader played at Dundas Park, near Northfield. Each team was held to four hits in the first game as Mac's John Simkins (Sr., Galesburg, Ill.) lost a pitcher's dual, and in game two, the Auggies came up with six runs in the second inning and held on for another three-run victory.

The Scots drop to 9-14 overall, 2-4 in the MIAC, while Augsburg improves to 12-8 overall and 4-0 in the conference.

Simkins and Augsburg's Jason Kickhafer each allowed just four hits while working a complete game in the opener. Devin English (So., Annapolis, Md. / Dematha) and Adam Kent (Sr. Madison, Wis. / West) combined to collect Macalesters only four hits, each collecting two.

Macalester made a game of it in the nightcap with four sixth inning runs, but came up short. Joe Borer (Sr., St. Paul, Minn.) and Michael Kennedy (So., Chicago, Ill. / Northside Prep) had two hits apiece, while Bobby De Meulenaere (Fy., Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Elk Grove) drove in a pair of runs.

Mac's games tomorrow at St. John's have been postponed and will be made up Friday (April 22 at SJU,  The Scots then host Concordia-Moorhead Saturday (April 12) at Midway Stadium.
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