MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University baseball team is back in action on Saturday, traveling to Cornell for a 1 p.m. nonconference doubleheader against the Rams.




The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-7 Overall) vs.
Cornell Rams (1-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals are coming off a 2-7 showing during their nine-game spring trip to Phoenix, Ariz. — including a trip-ending, 4-2 victory over Marian on March 13 in which Chris Bogie (St. Paul, Minn.) tossed a nine-inning, complete-game five-hitter. … Cornell, meanwhile, fell to both Benedictine and Fontbonne last Saturday, dropping an 8-1 decision to Benedictine and a 5-4 decision to Fontbonne

Last Meeting:
March 26, 2006 — Cornell swept the nonconference doubleheader against the Cardinals, winning the opener 6-5, before completing the sweep with a 4-1 win in the nightcap.

Up Next:
The Cardinals continue their Iowa swing on Tuesday, traveling to Dubuque, Iowa for a 1 p.m. nonconference doubleheader. … Cornell, meanwhile, is back in action on March 25, hosting Luther in a nine-inning Iowa Conference game. The two teams will then play a conference twinbill on March 26.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Overall Statistics
After dropping their first six games in Phoenix, the Cardinals closed out their trip with two wins in their final three games — an 18-5 win over Concordia-Wisconsin and a 4-2 victory over Marian. … The Cardinals' 18 runs in their 18-5 win over Concordia-Wisconsin were the most since SMU plated 18 in an 18-3 win over Viterbo on May 3, 2005. … SMU's 23 hits vs. Concordia-Wisconsin were the most in single game in the last decade. … Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) hit a team-leading .519 in the teams' nine spring trip games, banging out 14 hits — one more than Jon Schlemmer (DePere, Wis.), Curt Swanson (Woodbury, Minn.) and Andrew Warren (Stillwater, Minn.). … Schlemmer (.433), Swanson (.382), Warren (.361), Luke Larson (Blomington, Minn. / .348) and Joe O'Neill (St. Paul, Minn. / .333) all hit above .300 in SMU's nine games. … Schlemmer collected the team's first hit of 2011 with a single in the third inning of the Cardinals' opener against Concordia-Chicago on March 6. … Schlemmer finished with a spring trip cycle, hitting nine singles, two doubles, one triple and his first collegiate home run. … Schlemmer also led the team in RBIs (14) and slugging percentage (.667). … Swanson belted SMU's first HR of the season, a three-run, third-inning shot against Presentation on March 10. … Warren banged out a team-best five doubles and two triples, while also finishing the trip with a team-leading 22 total bases. … As a team, the Cardinals hit .308 in their nine games in Phoenix, going 93-for-302 with 23 extra-base hits. … Swanson and Lulic each boasted five multiple-hit games during SMU's nine-game spring trip, while Schlemmer had four multiple-RBI games, including a six-RBI effort against Concordia-Wisconsin. … Lulic enters Saturday's DH at Cornell riding a seven-game hitting streak, while Warren and Swanson are each in the midst of five-game hitting streaks. … Chris Bogie (St. Paul, Minn.) hurled his first collegiate nine-inning complete game vs. Marian on March 13, allowing five hits in the Cardinals' 4-2 win. … Andrew Ruf (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) picked up SMU's other pitching win, allowing five earned runs in six innings in SMU's win over Concordia-Wisconsin. … SMU scored first in five of its nine spring trip games, going 2-3 in those contests. The Cardinals were 0-4 when their opponent scored first. … SMU held its opponents to five runs or less in both of its wins, while the opposition has plated six or more runs in all seven of their wins. … SMU is 2-0 when leading after six innings and 0-7 when trailing entering the seventh.

Cornell Rams Around The Horn:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Overall Statistics
Cornell's games vs. Benedictine and Fontbonne last Saturday were the Rams' first since opening the season with a 14-11 win over Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Feb. 25. … The Rams' 14-11 season-opening win on Feb. 25 snapped their 23-game losing streak, dating back to a 11-10 win over University of Dubuque on March 26, 2010. … Jesse Searls and Zach Rogers have each collected at least one hit in all three Cornell games this season. … Rogers enters today's DH vs. Saint Mary's boasting a .400 batting average, while also leading the team in hits (6), triples (2), total bases (11), and slugging percentage (.733). … Rogers was one of the conference's top freshmen a year ago, batting .343 with 14 runs, eight doubles and a .475 slugging percentage. … Matt Pfister returns for his senior season after batting .342, while leading the team with 24 runs, 41 hits and 12 stolen bases a year ago. Pfister leads all active Rams with 67 career hits. … Cornell has recorded seven extra-base hits — four doubles and three triples — among their 28 hits through three games. … Adam Butler has started two of Cornell's three games on the mound, compiling a 1-1 record and a 4.00 ERA in nine innings of work. He has walks four and struck out five.