ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball team is right back in action on Saturday, traveling to Macalester for a 3 p.m. conference doubleheader against the Scots.





The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-12, 8-22 Overall) vs.
Macalester Scots (11-1 MIAC, 19-9 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals settled for a split in its final nonconference doubleheader of the season Friday at Max Molock Field, winning the first game 6-5 on Andrew Warren's (Stillwater, Minn.) eighth-inning home run, then dropping the nightcap 9-2. … Macalester, meanwhile, pushed its lead in the MIAC standings to two games with a sweep of Bethel Thursday, as the Scots won 6-1 in the opener, then completed the sweep with an 8-3 win in the nightcap in St. Paul, Minn.

Last Meeting — March 18, 2010:
Macalester used a five-run second inning to beat SMU 5-0 in the opener, then erupted for seven third-inning runs en route to a sweep-clinching 9-2 victory in the nightcap at Max Molock Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are off until Wednesday, when they close out their home schedule — and honor their eight graduating seniors — with a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader against Bethel at Max Molock Field. … Macalester, meanwhile, starts a five-games-in-three-days stretch on Monday, traveling to Moorhead, Minn., for a 2:30 doubleheader against Concordia.

Saint Mary's Cardinals Around The Horn:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
Friday's 6-5 win over UW-Stout snapped the Cardinals' eight-game losing streak. The win also marked the first time in three tries that the Cardinals were victorious in an extra-inning game. … The Cardinals had six different players have two hits in a game in the teams' doubleheader vs. UW-Stout Friday — Andrew Warren (Stillwater, Minn.), Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Luke Larson (Bloomington, Minn.) each had a pair of hits in the opener, while Curt Swanson, Paul LaNasa (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and Joe O'Neill (St. Paul, Minn.) all had two hits in the nightcap. … Warren's eighth-inning, two-out, game-winning home run was his second of the season, tying him with Swanson for the team lead. … Swanson continued his memorable junior season, collecting his team-leading 14th multiple-hit game in the nightcap vs. the Blue Devils. … Swanson has had a hit in 26 of the 30 games he's played this season, while also reaching base safely in 28 of his 30 games. … Swanson enters Saturday's doubleheader at Macalester game hitting a team-leading .373, while also boasting team-highs in at-bats (110), hits (41), home runs (2), and total bases (53). … Jon Schlemmer (De Pere, Wis.) leads the Cardinals in RBIs (23) and slugging percentage (.483). Schlemmer is one of eight Cardinals with 10 or more RBIs. … Lulic holds the team lead in doubles with 10 — including one Friday vs. UW-Stout — while Schlemmer and Jake Lechner (Shoreview, Minn.) own the team lead in triples with three. … Chris Bogie tossed his second straight complete game vs. Augsburg on April 17, allowing five hits and two earned runs in the 2-1 loss. … Bogie has now thrown three complete games this season, sharing the team lead with Andrew Ruf (Chippewa Falls, Wis.), who tossed his third complete game of the season on April 12 against Concordia. … Ruff leads the team in innings pitched with 43.0. He is one of nine Cardinal hurlers who have logged 10 or more innings this season. … SMU is 7-0 when leading after the sixth inning, while Friday's 6-5, eight-inning win over UW-Stout marked the second time in 25 games the Cardinals have won when tied or trailing heading into the seventh inning.

Macalester Scots Around The Horn:
2011 Schedule | 2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics
With their two wins over Bethel on Thursday, the Scots extended their current winning streak to eight straight and 14 of their last 16 games. … The sweep of the Royals also extended Macalester's MIAC winning streak to nine in a row. … Macalester has allowed three runs or less in each game during its current eight-game win streak. … The Scots are 13-4 on their home field this season. … Macalester outhit Bethel 23-14 in their two games Thursday, with Garrett Salzman and Robert Williams each going 5-for-7, while Robert Williams was 4-for-7. … One of Salzman's hits was a fourth-inning Game 2 grand slam, with Williams answering one batter later with a home run of his own. … Eric Robinson surrendered a fourth-inning home run in the opener, but that was the only run he would allow in improving to 7-0, while lowering his ERA to 0.81. … Alex Ingram also stayed perfect on the season, improving to 6-0 with his Game 2 complete-game effort. … Mitch Glasser enters Saturday's DH as the team's batting leader, hitting .425. He is one of six Scots hitting .300 or better. … Williams (.380) owns the team lead in at-bats (92), hits (35), and RBIs (23). … Macalester has hit 12 home runs this season, with four players sharing the team lead with two each. … Will Chen has belted a team-best three triples and has 11 extra-base hits among his 25 hits this season. … Macalester's pitching staff owns a league-leading 3.26 ERA. … Ingram and Robinson have been the team's workhorses, with Ingram hurler a team-leading 48.0 innings with five complete games, while Robinson has thrown four complete game in 44.2 innings. … The Scots' staff has also fanned 149 batters, led by Ingram with 39 and Robinson with 28. … Macalester has scored six or more runs in 10 of its 19 wins. … The Scots are 13-1 when scoring first, and are 17-0 when tied or leading after the sixth inning. … Macalester has played four extra-inning games, winning all four.