St. Paul, Minn. – Due to cold weather up in Duluth, the Macalester Baseball team's doubleheader against St. Scholastica was moved to Nicholson Field this afternoon. After a late Scots rally was stopped short, 9-8, in game one, Macalester came back to win game two, 3-1. The Scots are now 10-19 (6-10 MIAC). St. Scholastica moves to 10-14 (5-7 MIAC).
 
The Scots started out slow in game one, going down 8-0 in the first four innings. The Scots would battle back however. After back-to-back singles for the Scots in the fifth, senior Michael Moreno (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) doubled to left field to bring home fellow senior Anthony Palma (Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman). Then, sophomore Matt Mukai (Foster City, Calif./Aragon) hit an RBI single to plate senior Lian Lincoln (Anchorage, Alaska/South Anchorage). Moreno would cross home plate on the same play after an error by the Saints, closing the lead to 8-3. St. Scholastica put up one run in the bottom half of the inning. In the seventh, the Scots continued to fight, putting up five runs. Macalester hit back-to-back RBI singles, cutting the lead to 9-5. Then senior Leonardo Bucello (Bethesda, MD./Walter Johnson) doubled to bring home Mukai. First year Bowman Wingard (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) brought home two more Macalester runs with a two RBI single. However, the Saints' lone run in the bottom of the fifth remained the difference, and the Scots' late rally was cut short, falling 9-8.
 
In game two, Mukai blasted a two-run homer at the top of the fourth, scoring himself and fellow sophomore Matt Odom (Glendale, Calif./St. Francis), and went up 2-0. Rodriguez would add to the Scots' runs, hitting an RBI single, plating Moreno. Though St. Scholastica put up a run in the ninth, the Scots held on for the 3-1 win. Senior pitcher Will Moscato (Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley) pitched 6.1 innings, limiting the Saints to three hits, no runs, and four strikeouts. Junior Declan Elias (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius) came in to relieve Moscato for the final 2.2 innings, striking out five batters and only allowing three hits, to get the save.
 
Mukai had three hits on the day, with 4 RBI's and two runs. Odom had four hits on the day, scoring twice.
 
The Scots' next doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday April 30. The Scots will host Concordia at 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for a MIAC matchup.