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Macalester allowed just two runs in each game, but had to settle for split against Carleton Sunday in Northfield.  The Knights bounced back from an 8-2 setback in the opening game to win the nightcap 2-0 on a three-hitter.

The Scots, 18-17 overall, are 9-9 in MIAC play and still alive for a spot in the upcoming four-team conference playoffs.  They are one of four teams at .500 and tied for the fourth and final post-season spot.  One, or perhaps two of these teams, will get in: Macalester, Augsburg (9-9), St. Mary's (8-8) and Bethel (8-8).  The Cobbers are 9-7 and also fighting for a playoff berth. MIAC standings

Macalester finishes the regular-season Wednesday (May 2) at second-place St. John's.

Nick Mar (Fy., Sacramento, Calif. / McClatchy) went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the opener and the Scots received a pair of hits each from the second, third and fourth batters in the order: Ross Bronfenbrenner (So., San Anselmo, Calif. / Marin Academy), Mitch Glasser (Sr., Chicago, Ill. / The Latin School) and Robert Williams (Sr., West Covina, Calif. / Northview).

Nick Meerson (Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. / Harvard-Westlake) scattered 10 hits (stranding 10 base-runners) to boost his record to 9-2, tying the single-season school mark established by James Murrey in 2010.

CJ Smith (So., Ashland, Wis.) threw well in the nightcap, yielding just five hits in six innings of work, fanning seven batters and not walking anyone, but the Scots managed just three hits and no runs.  Smith lowered his ERA to 2.82.