Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score

WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary's University fastpitch softball coach Nikki Fennern was hoping the Cardinals' offense would come to life Wednesday afternoon in the team's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader against Augsburg at the SMU field.

It didn't.

But then, when you've got pitchers like Stacy O'Malley (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Jennifer Gonerka (St. Paul, Minn.) and Kari Smith (Lourdes, Iowa) throwing up goose eggs, you don't really need much offense.

The Cardinals managed just a single run in the opener, but O'Malley made that run stand up, tossing a complete-game shutout — striking out 12 — as SMU won Game 1 1-0. SMU gave Gonerka three first-inning runs and a solo run in the second and, with three stellar innings of relief from Smith, the duo helped the Cardinals notch their second straight shutout win, 4-0.

O'Malley scattered seven hits in posting her team-leading seventh win of the season, and after escaping a second-inning jam — in which Augsburg put runners on second and third with one out — with a pair of strikeouts, the freshman hurler didn't allow another runner past second base.

SMU gave O'Malley all the run support she would need in the fourth. Niki Lynch (Winona, Minn.) drew a one-out walk, stole second and moved to third when Amy Edge's grounder was mishandled by Auggie second baseman Jennie LeManna. One out later, Amy Langer (Savage, Minn.) delivered an RBI single to score Lynch.

The Cardinals left little doubt of the outcome in Game 2, getting an RBI double from Jackie Huegel (Alta Vista, Iowa) and RBI singles off the bats of Gina Rizzardi (Woodbury, Minn.) and Lynch. SMU made it 4-0 in the second as Lindsay Mamer (Mankato, Minn.) delivered a two-out single.

Gonerka went the first four innings, allowing just two hits, while walking one and striking out four. Smith pitched three innings of one-hit relief to earn the save.