MOORHEAD, Minn. – After losing the first game, 4-0, the Macalester College softball team responded with an 8-0 victory in five innings in Game 2 in a MIAC split at Concordia College Thursday at Jake Christiansen Athletic Complex. The Scots are now 16-8 overall and 3-3 in the conference, while the Cobbers are now 14-8, 2-4 MIAC.

The first game remained scoreless through 3.5 innings, with pitchers Bayleigh Frye and sophomore Martha Miller (Medford, Wis./Medford) allowing two hits apiece. Concordia ended the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth in a big way, as Reese Hauck hit a leadoff home run and Danielle Lyon belted a two-run homer for a 3-0 lead. Later in the inning, a bunt single brought in another run to put the Cobbers up, 4-0. In the top of the sixth, first year Safiya Butler (St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School) and senior Sophie Futchko (Prince Frederick, Md./Huntingtown) led off with a single and a double respectively to put runners on second and third with nobody out. But Frye induced a pop-up and struck out two batters to end the threat. First year Ally Wolf (Valencia, Calif./Valencia) hit a single in the seventh for Macalester's final hit of the game in a 4-0 loss.

Six different Scots had hits in the game, with Futchko's double the only extra-base hit. Sophomore pitcher Paige Schultz (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) pitched two scoreless innings of relief for Macalester. Frye finished with nine strikeouts in a complete-game shutout.

The bats came alive for the Scots in Game 2. In the top of the first inning, Miller hit a bases-loaded single to bring home Futchko and Butler for a 2-0 lead. Then in the second, Macalester struck for six runs on four hits to take a commanding 8-0 advantage. Sophomore Elizabeth Welch (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) and Wolf had RBI singles, first year Dylan Tapia (Tarzana, Calif./Notre Dame) delivered a two-run double, Futchko scored on a double steal, and Nicholson scored on an error in the inning. Sophomore Tess Bojorquez (San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente) did the rest, shutting out Concordia on three hits while striking out 10 without a walk in five innings. She improves to 5-3 on the season with the win. Futchko went 2-for-3 with two runs to finish the day with three hits.

Macalester returns to action on Saturday, April 12 with a MIAC twin bill at Carleton College. The first game starts at 1:00 p.m. in Northfield, Minn.