MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball team hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Parade Stadium for a 1 p.m. conference doubleheader against Augsburg.





The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-6 MIAC | 8-16 Overall) vs.
Augsburg Auggies (2-6 MIAC | 7-13 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals came up empty in their conference doubleheader against Concordia on Tuesday, as the Cobbers handed SMU a 5-0 setback in the opener, then completed the sweep with a 12-4 win in the nightcap at Max Molock Field. … Augsburg, meanwhile, is also coming off back-to-back conference losses on Tuesday, as Gustavus dealt the Auggies 9-7 and 3-2 setbacks in St. Peter, Minn.

Last Meeting — April 17, 2010:
The Cardinals bounced back from a disappointing 16-3 Game 1 loss to Augsburg, scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to erase an 8-5 Auggie advantage and earn SMU a 9-8 victory — and a split in the teams' MIAC split at Max Molock Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home on Tuesday, stepping out of conference play for a nonconference doubleheader against the University of Dubuque. First pitch at Max Molock Field is set for 2:30 p.m. … Augsburg, meanwhile, is right back in action on Monday, hosting Hamline in a rare nonconference nine-inning game at Parade Stadium at 1 p.m.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
The Cardinals' 12-4 loss in Game 2 vs. Concordia Tuesday snapped their streak of three straight wins in the second game of a doubleheader. … Curt Swanson (Woodbury, Minn.), Luke Larson (Bloomington, Minn.) and Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) accounted for SMU's three hits in the opener vs. Concordia Tuesday, while Chris Bogie (St. Paul, Minn.) went 3-for-3 and Larson was 2-for-3 in the nightcap. … Swanson also had a hit in Game 2 vs. the Cobbers Tuesday and has now hit safely in 20 of the 22 games he's played this season. … Swanson has put together hitting streaks of seven (his current streak) and 11 this season. … Bogie's 3-for-3 effort marked the second time this season the senior has collected three hits in a game. It was also his eighth multiple-hit game of the season — second to Swanson's team-leading 12 multiple-hit games. … Jon Schlemmer (De Pere, Wis.) drove in a pair of runs in Game 2 vs. the Cobbers Tuesday. It was his team-leading seventh multiple-RBI game. … Swanson enters Saturday's doubleheader against Augsburg hitting a team-leading .384, while also boasting team-highs in at-bats (86), hits (33) and total bases (41). … Swanson's .477 slugging percentage is second to Schlemmer's team-leading .514. Schlemmer also leads the team in RBIs with 23. … Schlemmer is one of six Cardinals with 10 or more RBIs — Warren (15), Bogie (11), Swanson (10), Larson (10) and Cody Pfennig (La Crosse, Wis. / 10) are the other five. … Warren delivered his first HR of the season in Game 1 against Finlandia on April 8. He joined Swanson and Schlemmer as the only Cardinals with a home run this season. … Warren and Lulic share the team lead in doubles with five each, while Warren, Schlemmer and Jake Lechner (Shoreview, Minn.) have all hit a team-best two triples. … Andrew Ruf (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) tossed his team-leading third complete game in Tuesday's Game 1 loss to Concordia. The junior right-hander scattered seven hits, while striking out five and not walking a batter. … Ruf has now tossed a team-leading 33.0 innings and shares the team lead in wins (2) with Bogie. … Bogie, meanwhile, comes into Saturday's DH at Augsburg with a team-best 2.70 ERA and 16 strikeouts. … Bogie recorded his second complete-game win of the season in the nightcap vs. Gustavus last Saturday, allowing four hits — one in the second, one in the third, one in the fifth and one in the seventh — while striking out three and walking two. … Bogie's first complete game was a nine-inning, 4-2 victory over Marian on March 12. … Teddy VanRanst (St. Paul, Minn.) and Luke Larson (Bloomington, Minn.) each tossed complete games vs. Finlandia on April 8. VanRanst scattered five hits and allowed one earned run, while Larson gave up seven hits and did not allow an earned run. … The complete games were the first of their careers for both VanRanst and Larson. … VanRanst also struck out a season- and career-high seven batters. … SMU's 4-3, 10-inning loss in the opener vs. Cornell on March 19 was the second extra-inning game of the season for the Cardinals, who dropped an 8-7, eight-inning decision to Presentation on March 10. … SMU is 7-0 when leading after the sixth inning, but 1-16 when tied or trailing heading into the seventh inning.

Augsburg Auggies Around The Horn:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
Saturday's DH vs. Saint Mary's the home opener for the Auggies, who have played their first 20 game away from Parade Stadium. … The Auggies' two losses to Gustavus on Tuesday pushed their losing streak to three straight. … Augsburg is 2-6 since returning from their spring trip to Phoenix, Ariz. … The Auggies' last seven games have all been decided by two runs or less. … Donald Blunt led the Auggies at the plate vs. Gustavus last Tuesday, as the senior went 3-for-7 with a double, triple and two RBIs in the doubleheader losses. … Alec Johnson and Tom Petersen also had three hits in the DH vs. the Gusties on Tuesday. … Adam Seaman enters today's DH vs. Saint Mary's with a team-best .377 batting average, while also leading the team in runs (18) and hits (23). … Seaman is one of four Auggie regulars hitting .300 or better — Petersen (.341), Blunt (.333) and John Demgen (.316) are the other three. … Blunt leads the squad in home runs (5), RBIs (21), total bases (41) and slugging percentage (.683). … Blunt (5) and Seaman (3) have accounted for eight of the team's 10 home runs this season. … Brent Kolbow owns a team-leading seven multiple-hit games — with all seven being two-hit games — while Blunt has driven in two or more runs six times this season. … Seaman has hit safely in 10 straight games heading into Saturday's DH, while Blunt is riding a seven-game hitting streak. … Bryant Nordby, Craig Lynch and Jeff Boresz share the team lead in pitching wins (2). … Nordby has pitched a team-best 28.0 innings, striking out 16 batters, while Lynch has thrown 20 innings and leads all starters with a 3.60 ERA. … Augsburg has been outscored 120-94 through 20 games, including 17-6 in the second inning. … The Auggies have outscored their opponents 41-20 after the fifth inning. … Augsburg is 7-0 when tied or leading after six innings, but the Auggies are 0-13 when trailing heading into the seventh inning. … Augsburg is 1-9 when its opponent plates the game's first run.