Softball: Scots Sweep UW-River Falls in Home Opener

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College softball team took two from UW-River Falls, 11-9 and 7-6, in a non-conference doubleheader Thursday at the Macalester Softball Complex. The wins came in the home opener for the Scots, who are now 14-6 overall. The Falcons fall to 9-7. In the first game, Macalester pushed a run home in the bottom of the first when juniors Renee Nicholson (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) and Sophie Futchko (Prince Frederick, Md./Huntingtown) executed a double steal that allowed Nicholson to score for a 1-0 lead. UW-River Falls responded with two runs in the top of…