The Records:

Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-1 Overall)

Winona State Warriors (9-4 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals picked up a pair of nonconference wins Monday against Indiana University Northwest at the Metrodome. SMU blanked the RedHawks 7-0 in the opener, then needed 10 innings before completing the sweep with a 2-1 triumph. Winona State, meanwhile, closed out its trip to Winter Haven, Fla., with a pair of nine-inning wins, beating Mansfield (Pa.) 13-11 and Wheeling (W.V.) Jesuit, 7-5.

Last Meeting:
The Cardinals and Warriors have not met since March 30, 2006, when Winona State handed SMU a 5-1 nonconference setback.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
Brett Ferschweiler (Rochester, Minn.) and David Dahlstrom (Rochester, Minn.) combined on a seven-hit shutout vs. Indiana University Northwest in SMU's 7-0 Game 1 win. … SMU's 7-0 win was the second straight seven-hit shutout in the opening game of a doubleheader for the Cardinals, who got a complete-game seven-hitter from Andrew Ruf (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) in a 1-0 Game 1 win over Mayville State on March 10. … Casey Jacobson (Apple Valley, Minn.) earned the pitching win in Game 2 vs. Indiana University, tossing four innings of one-hit relief. … SMU pitchers struck out 21 RedHawk batters during Monday's doubleheader sweep, and have now fanned 30 batters through four games. … SMU's 10 hits vs. Indiana University came from seven different players — including three hits from Zach Olberding (Maplewood, Minn.) and two from Jake Lechner (Roseville, Minn.). … Lechner has scored a team-high three runs, while also sharing the team lead in hits (3) with Olberding and Chris Bogie (St. Paul, Minn.). … As a team, the Cardinals are a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases. … Of SMU's 14 runs scored through four games, only one — John Swenson's (Eagan, Minn.) Game 1, first-inning RBI triple — has been scored via a hit. … After needing six games to pick up their first win of the season a year ago, SMU won its first game in 2010. The 1-0 victory over Mayville State was SMU's first season-opening win since the Cardinals kicked off the 2005 season with a 3-2 win over Valley City State.

Winona State Warriors Around The Horn:
After splitting their first two doubleheaders of the season, the Warriors have won seven of their last nine. … Two of WSU's five wins in Florida were against defending NCAA Division II national champion Lynn Universtiy. … Five of WSU's nine wins have been by two runs or less, including a pair of one-run wins over Wayne State (2-1, 6-5). … WSU scored a season-high 13 runs in outslugging Mansfield (Pa.) 13-11 on March 10. … The Warriors are currently ranked No. 5 in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Central Region Poll. … As a team, the Warriors are hitting .298. … Tony Mueller leads the WSU offense, hitting .500 with team-bests in at-bats (40), runs (16), hits (20), triples (2), total bases (33) and slugging percentage (.825). … Adam Gemuenden is also hitting above .400 (.406). … John Magee and Jared Anderson share the team lead in home runs (4), while Anderson's 14 RBIs are also a team high. … Ross Hellenbrand has been the ace of the Warrior pitching staff, compiling a 3-0 record and a 1.59 ERA. He has thrown 17 innings, allowing just three runs — all earned — while walking three and striking out seven. … Mueller leads the team in innings pitched (17.2) and strikeouts (22). … WSU has scored at least one run in all nine innings, including 10 or more runs in the first, second, fifth and sixth innings. … The Warriors are unbeaten (9-0) when leading after six innings and are a perfect 5-0 when scoring in the first inning.