ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball, coming off a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference split on the road against Gustavus on Saturday, are back in action on Tuesday, taking on Bethel in a 2:30 p.m. conference doubleheader in Arden Hills, Minn.
Last Action:
The Cardinals erupted for seven runs in the third inning en route to a
10-3 Game 1 victory over Gustavus in the teams' conference twinbill in St. Peter, Minn., on Saturday. The Gusties turned the tables in the nightcap, scoring three times in the first and twice more in the second in cruising to an
8-2 victory. Bethel, meanwhile, dropped both games of its MIAC doubleheader against top-ranked St. Thomas Saturday, falling
8-3 and
12-3 in Arden Hills, Minn.
Last Meeting —
April 18, 2009:
Jack Dwyer (Minneapolis, Minn.) put together his first collegiate three-hit game in the opener vs. Bethel a year ago, but it was not enough, as the Royals held on for a
7-5 victory. Dwyer posted another collegiate first in the nightcap, earning his first college win in the
6-3 SMU victory.
Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
The Cardinals erupted for a season-high seven third-inning runs in beating Gustavus 10-3 in the first game of their MIAC doubleheader on Saturday. … With that Game 1 win, the Cardinals pushed their record to 9-16, eclipsing last year's win total of eight with 15 games still to be played. …
Andrew Warren (Stillwater, Minn.) and
Ryan Archambault (Faribault, Minn.) each hit above .400 in SMU's seven games last week. Warren went 10-for-23 (.435), while Archambault was 9-for-21 (.429). … Archambault belted his first home run of the season — a third-inning solo shot against Luther on April 1. It was SMU's first HR not hit by
Curt Swanson (Woodbury, Minn.). …
Andrew Ruf (Chippewa Falls, Wis.),
Brett Ferschweiler (Rochester, Minn.) and
Justin Kronebusch (Altura, Minn.) all picked up pitching wins last week — with Ruf and Ferschweiler each pitching complete games. Ferschweiler tossed a four-hitter in SMU's win over Carleton on April 7, while Ruff scattered six hits and struck out two vs. Gustavus on Saturday. …
Joe O'Neill (St. Paul, Minn.) leads the team with a .385 batting averaging, while Warren — who, along with
Kyle Ryan (St. Paul, Minn.) are the only players to start all 25 games this season — enters Tuesday's DH at Bethel hitting .329 with team-highs in hits (26), doubles (9), total bases (35) and has also stolen three bases. …
Zach Olberding (Maplewood, Minn.) and Swanson are also hitting above .300 at .316 and .301, respectively. … Ryan extended his consecutive starts streak to 124 straight vs. Gustavus Saturday. The SMU senior also leads the team in at-bats (87), runs (19) and stolen bases (14-for-14). … The Cardinals collected 11 hits in their nine-inning nonconference game against UW-La Crosse last Friday, but only one — a
Chris Bogie (St. Paul, Minn.) double — was for extra bases. … The Cardinals have played three extra-inning games, going 1-2.
Bethel Royals Around The Horn:
With Saturday's losses to St. Thomas, the Royals saw their losing streak climb to a season-high seven games. … Bethel has been held to three runs or less in 10 or its 12 losses and have been outscored 55-18 during its current seven-game slide. … Mike Sedjo and Jay Slick enter Tuesday's DH vs. Saint Mary's as the Royals' offensive leader, hitting .364 and .359 respectively. John Slick is also hitting above .300 at .348. … John Slick also leads the team in at-bats (69), hits (24 — one more than brother Jay) and doubles. … Erik Anderson has scored a team-leading 19 runs and owns a .554 slugging percentage, while Jay Slick boasts a team-best nine stolen bases on 10 attempts. … Kyle McCracken leads the Royals' pitching staff, compiling a 3.46 ERA and a 4-2 record in 39.0 innings pitched. McCracken has also struck out a team-high 13 batters and opponents are hitting just .248 against him. … The Royals have been outscored 28-8 in the second inning. … Bethel is 5-2 when scoring in the first inning and 7-5 when scoring the game's first run.
