The Teams:

Saint Mary's Cardinals: 1-3 MIAC / 8-15 Overall

Gustavus Gusties: 0-2 MIAC / 7-9 Overall

Last Action:
The Cardinals got off on the wrong foot against UW-La Crosse and never recovered, as the Eagles scored in six of the game's nine innings in handing SMU a 16-6 nonconference setback Friday at Max Molock Field . Gustavus, meanwhile, dropped both ends of its conference doubleheader at St. Olaf on Wednesday, falling 7-3 in the opener and 3-2 in the nightcap in Northfield, Minn.

Last Meeting — April 2, 2009:
There was something about the lead that didn't sit well with the Saint Mary's University baseball team Thursday afternoon against Gustavus. The Cardinals couldn't get the lead in Game 1, and they couldn't hold the lead in Game 2, as Gustavus swept the Cardinals 6-0 and 6-5 in eight innings at Max Molock Field.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
The Cardinals collected 11 hits against UW-La Crosse on Friday, but only one — a Chris Bogie (St. Paul, Minn.) double — was for extra bases. … Bogie, Andrew Warren (Stillwater, Minn.), Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Jake Lechner (Shoreview, Minn.) all had two hits vs. the Eagles Friday. … Bogie also finished with two of the Cardinals' three RBIs vs. UW-L. … The Cardinals surrendered runs in six of the nine innings against UW-L, including three or more runs in the first, fourth, fifth and eighth innings. … With their Game 1 win vs. Carleton Wednesday, the Cardinals collected their eighth win, equaling their win total of a year ago. … After snapping their season-high six-game losing streak with Monday's 6-5, Game 2 win over Luther, the Cardinals collected their second straight doubleheader split on Wednesday. … Ryan Archambault (Faribault, Minn.) collected his seventh hit in SMU's last four games with an eighth-inning single vs. UW-L Friday. Archambault started the week by going 2-for-2 with a two-run double and a solo home run in Game 2 vs. Luther on Monday, the followed that up by going 4-for-7 with three RBIs in SMU's split vs. Carleton Wednesday. … Archambault's third-inning home run vs. Luther on Monday was his first of the season — and SMU's first HR not hit by Curt Swanson (Woodbury, Minn.). … Brett Ferschweiler (Rochester, Minn.) threw his second straight complete game Wednesday, scattering four hits and allowing just one earned run in SMU's 5-1 Game 1 win over Carleton. … Ferschweiler has now thrown a team-leading 25.0 innings, going 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA. He has also struck out a team-best 16 batters. … Justin Kronebusch (Altura Minn.) earned his first collegiate win vs. Luther on Monday, tossing two innings of one-hit relief. … Zach Olberding (Maplewood, Minn.), who posted his first collegiate five-hit game in Game 1 vs. St. Olaf on April 3 — going 5-for-5 with two RBIs and a pair of runs scored — leads the Cardinal offense with a .316 batting average. … With his two hits vs. UW-L on Friday, Warren pushed his team-leading hit total to 23. He also leads the team with eight doubles, and shares the team lead with seven multiple-hit games. … Swanson, meanwhile, boasts team highs in home runs (2), RBIs (20), total bases (32) and slugging percentage (.478). … Kyle Ryan (St. Paul, Minn.) leads the team in at-bats (80), runs (16) and is a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases. … Ryan collected his team-leading seventh multiple-hit game with his 2-for-4 effort in Game 2 vs. Luther on Monday. …  Ryan and Warren are the only two Cardinals to have started all 24 games this season. Ryan also extended his consecutive starts streak to 122 straight. … SMU surrendered three runs in the first inning against UW-L Friday and has now allowed at least one first-inning run in seven of its last eight games.