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Pitcher Miranda Stokes (So., Perry, Utah / Box Elder) kept St. Mary's off the board over the final five innings of the second game to give the Scots a split with the Cardinals in Winona.  St. Mary's easily took the opener 9-1 in five innings, but the Scots responded with a big 4-2 triumph in game two.

While Stokes was mowing down the Cards, Saraswati Wilson (So., Olathe, Kan. / Northwest) was leading the attack, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and raising her team-leading batting average to .408.  Abby Cox (Fy., Fort Worth, Tex. / Fort Worth Country Day) connected for a seventh-inning insurance solo homer to make the score 4-2.  She also drove in a first inning run to give the Scots a quick 2-0 lead.

Mac went up 3-1 in the top of the second when Anna Munson (So., La Crosse, Wis. / Central) drove in Courtney Nussbaumer (Sr., Brookfield, Wis. / East) with a single to right field.

In the opener, Erin Slater (So., Federal Way, Wash. / Decatur) went 2-for-2 and Cleo Nagy (Jr., Eugene, Ore. / Henry D. Sheldon) drove in pinch-runner Tara Cayton (So., Pleasanton, Calif. / Amador Valley) for the team's lone run.

St. Mary's is now 17-12 on the year and 10-8 in the MIAC.

The Scots host St. Olaf Monday (April 29) at 4 p.m.

_{Photo above: Miranda Stokes pitched a gem to give Macalester the split.
Photo below: Abby Cox homered to wrap up the scoring in game two. (Christopher Mitchell / Sport Shot Photo)}