The Teams:

Saint Mary's Cardinals: 2-6 MIAC / 9-18 Overall

Augsburg Auggies: 5-3 MIAC / 12-14 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals came out on the short end of both games in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Bethel, falling to the Royals 11-4 in the opener and 5-2 in Game 2 in Arden Hills, Minn. Augsburg, meanwhile, split its conference twinbill at Carleton, losing the first game 6-5, then bouncing back for an 11-6 win in the second game in Northfield, Minn.

Last Meeting — March 27, 2009:
The Auggies collected a pair of wins vs. SMU a year ago in their MIAC doubleheader at the HHH Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn. Augsburg erased a 4-3 SMU lead in the seventh inning, then scored three times in the top of the eight to beat the Cardinals 7-5 in the opener, then completed the conference sweep with a 6-5 victory in the nightcap.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
Curt Swanson (Woodbury, Minn.) went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored to pace the Cardinals' eight-hit Game 1 attack vs. Bethel, while Jake Lechner (Shoreview, Minn.) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles to account for two of SMU's four hits in the nightcap. … Andrew Warren (Stillwater, Minn.) drove in two of SMU's four Game 1 runs vs. the Royals — without registering a hit. Warren belted a pair of sacrifice flies, both to center field. Lechner, meanwhile, drove in both runs in Game 2 with the second of his two doubles in the top of the seventh inning. … The Cardinals erupted for a season-high seven third-inning runs in beating Gustavus 10-3 in the first game of their MIAC doubleheader last Saturday. … With that Game 1 win, the Cardinals collected their ninth win of the season, eclipsing last year's win total of eight with 13 games still to be played. … Joe O'Neill (St. Paul, Minn.) leads the team with a .345 batting average, while Swanson (.313), Zach Olberding (Maplewood, Minn. / .311), Warren (.306) and Matt Tessmer (West St. Paul, Minn. / .300) are also hitting above .300. … Warren also leads the team in hits (26) and doubles (9), while Swanson boasts team highs in home runs (2), RBIs (21), total bases (38) and slugging percentage (.475). … Warren, Swanson and Kyle Ryan (St. Paul, Minn.) share the team lead with eight multiple-hit games. … Ryan Archambault (Faribault, Minn.) 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 Swanson. … Warren and Ryan are the only players that have started all 27 games this season. With his two starts vs. Bethel, Ryan extended his consecutive starts streak to 126. … Ryan has scored a team-best 19 runs, while also leading the team in at-bats (94) and stolen bases (14-for-14). … The Cardinals have played three extra-inning games this season, going 1-2. … SMU has held its opponents to two runs or less in five of the Cardinals' nine wins. … The Cardinals are 4-6 when scoring in the first inning, but just 2-10 when their opponent plates a run in the first inning.

Augsburg Auggies Around The Horn:
Augsburg's 11-6 Game 2 win over Carleton Tuesday snapped the Auggies' three-game losing streak. … With the win, Augsburg moved to 6-3 in its last nine games. … Seven of Augsburg's 14 losses have been by two runs or less. … Joe Pierce extended his now NCAA Division III-leading consecutive-game hitting streak to 24 straight games, going 4-for-6 in the two games vs. Carleton Tuesday. … Pierce has now hit safely in 25 of Augsburg's 26 games this season, and his 24-game hitting streak now stands as the longest active streak in NCAA Division III baseball. A 27-game streak by Adam Komorowski of Sewanee (Ga.) was broken on Sunday, and a 25-game streak by Greg Ferrell of Mount Union (Ohio) was broken last Saturday. Pierce's streak is currently the fourth-longest streak that has taken place this season in Division III baseball, behind Komorowski, a 26-game streak earlier this year by Mike Galeotiafiore of The College of New Jersey, and Ferrell. … Augsburg's cleanup hitter, Pierce currently leads the team in all three hitting percentages — an MIAC-leading .471 batting average, .671 slugging percentage and .505 on-base percentage — while also leading the team in hits (40), extra-base hits (10) and RBIs (29). He has struck out just three times in 93 plate appearances this season, while also leading the club in multiple-hit (13) and multiple-RBI (9) games. At first base, Pierce also leads Augsburg's regulars in fielding percentage at .995 (one error in 184 defensive chances). … Pierce and Craig Henry (.412) are both hitting above .400, while John Demgen's .349 average gives the Auggies three players hitting .300 or better. … Demgen has stolen a team-best seven bases on eight attempts. … Augsburg is 7-2 when scoring first, but just 5-12 when its opponent scores the game's first run. …