WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball team returns home for its second MIAC doubleheader in as many days on Tuesday, as the Cardinals host Concordia in a 1 p.m. conference twinbill at Max Molock Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-4 MIAC | 11-12 Overall)
vs. Concordia Cobbers (2-4 MIAC | 10-11 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave league-leading and nationally ranked St. Thomas all it could handle Monday, but the Tommies were able to hand SMU 3-0 and 4-3 conference setbacks in St. Paul, Minn. … Concordia, meanwhile, dropped a pair of conference games against Saint John's on Saturday, as the Cobbers fell 5-3 in the opener, then lost 7-6 in 12 innings in the nightcap in Collegeville, Minn.

SMU vs. Concordia — Their Last Meeting:
April 12, 2011: Cobber pitcher Randy Syrstad dominated the Cardinals in the opener, as the senior right-hander faced just 22 batters — one over the minimum — while limiting SMU to just three hits, striking out five and not walking a batter in helping CC to a 1-0 victory. Concordia completed the sweep with a convincing 12-4 victory in Game 2 at Max Molock Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals take to the road on Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference doubleheader against Gustavus. … Concordia, meanwhile, is also on the road on Saturday, heading to Minneapolis, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC twinbill against Augsburg.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Tuesday's DH vs. Concordia is the lone home appearance in a five-date stretch for the Cardinals, who are coming off three straight road doubleheaders, and are back on the road for two more — Saturday at Gustavus and April 18 at St. Olaf — before returning home again on April 21 against Saint John's. … The Cardinals' 3-0 loss to seventh-ranked St. Thomas in the opener of their MIAC doubleheader Monday snapped their season-high three-game winning streak. … SMU has now played 21 of its first 23 games on the road. … Jon Schlemmer (De Pere, Wis.) — who went 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs in SMU's 13-7 win over Viterbo in the opener Thursday — collected one of SMU's four hits in the opener against St. Thomas Monday. Curt Swanson (Woodbury, Minn.), Mike Feriancek (River Falls, Wis.) and Paul LaNasa (Mahtomedi, Minn.) had SMU's other three Game 1 hits. … The Cardinals outhit St. Thomas 7-6 in the second, with Kevin Gannon (Roselle, Ill.) leading the way, going 3-for-3. Feriancek, LaNasa, Matt Tessmer (West St. Paul, Minn.) and Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) accounted for SMU's other four hits. … Pat Krieger (Mendota Heights, Minn.) owns a team-leading .438 batting average. He is one of 12 Cardinals hitting above .300. … Gannon, second to Krieger with a .383 batting average, leads the team in at-bats (81), runs (15), hits (31), doubles (10), RBIs (19) and total bases (46). … Schlemmer boasts a team-leading .690 slugging percentage, having recorded four doubles, four triples and two home runs among his 21 hits this season. … Schlemmer's four triples and two home runs are a team high. … Gannon and Zach Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) join Schlemmer as the only Cardinals to hit home runs this season.  Gannon hit his first collegiate home run in Game 1 against Lewis & Clark on March 10, while Wolfe's first collegiate round-tripper came against Simpson on March 8. … Feriancek has stolen a team-leading 12 bases on 13 attempts this season. … Andy Edholm (Hudson, Wis.) had his seven-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-3 effort in Game 1 vs. St. Thomas Tuesday. Edholm's seven-game hit streak was the second-longest of the season for the Cardinals. Danny Geraghty (Park Ridge, Ill.) had a team-high 11-game hit streak earlier this season. … Gannon has recorded a team-best 10 multiple-hit games — including three three-hit performances — while Vince Lulic  (Mendota Heights, Minn.) owns a team-leading four multiple-RBI games. … Schlemmer's four hits vs. Viterbo on April 5 equaled a career-best, while the two home runs were a single-game career high. Schlemmer also scored a career-high three runs in the 13-7 victory. … LaNasa put together the first four-hit game of his collegiate career on March 25, going 4-for-5 against UW-Oshkosh. … Teddy VanRanst (St. Paul, Minn.) suffered the Game 1 pitching loss vs. UST Tuesday, despite allowing just three runs and scattering seven hits en route to his team-leading second complete game. … Matt Biagini (Bloomington, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate complete game, scattering four runs on six hits in Monday's Game 2 loss at St. Thomas. … VanRanst picked up his team-leading third win of the season in the opener vs. Viterbo on April 5, shutting the V-Hawks out on one hit in two innings of relief. It was the first relief appearance of the season for VanRanst, who has thrown a team-high 35.0 innings and owns a team-best 2.79 ERA. … Sean Minder (Maplewood, Minn.) notched his first collegiate pitching win in Game 2 vs. Viterbo on April 5, allowing three earned runs on eight hits in six innings. … Minder became the sixth Cardinal pitcher to notch his first collegiate pitching win, joining Nord, Krysiak, Pat Regan (Mound, Minn.), Jake Merkle (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and Will DeBruin (Neenah, Wis.). … Justin Kronebusch (Altura, Minn.) has made a team-high 10 appearances, posting a 4.00 ERA and a team-high 19 strikeouts. … Tyler Krysiak (Bloomington, Minn.) — the team's saves leader with three — picked up his first collegiate pitching win vs. UW-Oshkosh on March 25, going the final two innings. He struck out three and surrendered just two hits. … The Cardinals boast three pitchers with ERAs below 4.00 — VanRanst (3.09), Krysiak (3.24) and Geraghty (3.86). … As a staff, the Cardinals' pitchers have compiled a 5.22 ERA during their first 23 games. … Krysiak collected his first collegiate save in SMU's season-opening win over Northern State on March 4, then followed that up with saves against Benedictine University at Springfield on March 5 and Simpson on March 8. … Krysiak's three saves are three shy of the single-season saves record, held by Eric Van Brocklin. … Eight of SMU's 12 losses this season have been by one run. … SMU's Game 2 loss to Luther on March 27 marked the only time in SMU's 11 wins that the Cardinals have lost when outhitting their opponent. … SMU's 13 runs vs. Viterbo in their opening-game 13-7 win on April 5 marked the highest offensive output since plating a season-high 14 runs in a 14-13, 10-inning win over Lewis & Clark on March 10. … SMU now scored nine or more runs six times this season. … As a team, the Cardinals have plated 133 runs in 23 games this season — including a season-high 14 in a 14-13, 10-inning victory over Lewis & Clark on March 10. … The Cardinals' 1-0, 14-inning victory over UW-Oshkosh on March 25 was their longest game since beating Christian Brothers University 6-5 in 14 innings on March 30, 1999. … The 1-0 win over UW-Oshkosh was also SMU's first shutout victory since blanking Mayville State 1-0 to open the 2010 season. … SMU has played two extra-inning games this season, having also dispatched of Lewis & Clark 14-13 in 10 innings on March 10. …SMU's 14 runs in that 10-inning win over Lewis & Clark was the Cardinals' highest offensive output since plating 14 in a 14-1 win over Finlandia on April 8, 2011. … With their 9-2, 5-2 victories over NCAA Division II Northern State on March 4, the Cardinals opened the season with a sweep for the first time since taking two from Valley City State to kick off the 2005 season.

Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
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Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of three straight road doubleheaders for the Cobbers, who were at Saint John's last Saturday, and play at Augsburg this Saturday, before returning home on April 17 for a nonconference game against Valley City State. … Concordia's 7-6, 12-inning Game 2 setback vs. the Johnnies Saturday was the Cobbers' longest game of the season and the third extra-inning game of the year. … Of the 12 runs surrendered by the Cobbers Saturday vs. SJU, only five were earned — and seven came courtesy of Johnnie home runs. … Braden Rahman went 5-for-6 and reached base six times in CC's Game 2 loss to SJU. … Michael Olson enters Tuesday's DH against Saint Mary's hitting a team-best .386, with Rahman close behind at .362. … The Cobbers, who are hitting .297 as a team, boast four regulars hitting .300 or better. … Along with his team-leading batting average, Olson also leads or shares the team lead in at-bats (70), runs (14), hits (27), doubles (10), total bases (40) and stolen bases (7). … Chris Gibson has driven in a team-high 13 runs, one more than Olson and Brian Guler. … Concordia's four home runs have come from four different players — Olson, Rahman, Guler and Jared Johnson. … CC has stolen 30 bases on 33 attempts this season. … Guler, Michael Olson and Brad Olson are the only Cobbers to have started all 21 games this season. … Concordia boasts seven pitchers who have thrown 10 or more innings this year, led by Zach Frappier  with 34.2. … Frappier, Nathan Wendorf, Jackson Meland and Shawn Krueger lead the team with two wins each, while Chris Gilson owns a team-best 1.45 ERA, shades better than Wendorf's 1.74 ERA. … Along with his two wins, Frappier also holds the team lead in complete games (4) and strikeouts (17), while compiling a 2.86 ERA. … Concordia has outscored its opponents 104-83 — including 23-11 in the third inning and 24-14 in the sixth. … Concordia is 7-1 when holding its opponent to two runs or less, but the Cobbers are just 3-10 when allowing three runs or more. … The Cobbers are 5-1 when scoring in the first inning, but just 5-10 when their opponent plates the game's first run.