MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball, coming off a 7-3 spring trip to Tucson, Ariz., is back in action on Sunday, as the Cardinals square off against Wartburg in a 9:15 p.m. nonconference doubleheader at the Metrodome.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-3 Overall)
vs. Wartburg Knights (8-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals opened the season by going 7-3 during its seven-day, 10-game trip to Tucson, Ariz., last week. SMU, which opened with losses to Concordia-Chicago and Wartburg, before winning seven straight, closed out the trip with a 7-4 loss to Concordia-Chicago on March 9. … Wartburg, meanwhile, split its nonconference doubleheader against St. Olaf on Wednesday, falling to the Oles 5-4 in 10 innings in the opener, then bouncing back for a 6-4 win in the nightcap at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Wartburg — Their Last Meeting:
March 12, 2013: For six innings, SMU held Wartburg scoreless. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, their 2013 season-opener was a nine-inning affair, and in those other three innings, Wartburg tagged SMU for 12 runs in handing Saint Mary's a 12-2 nonconference setback in Tucson, Ariz.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 25, when they square off against Cornell in a nonconference doubleheader. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. … Wartburg, meanwhile, heads to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday, as the Knights kick off IIAC play with a doubleheader against Coe beginning at 1 p.m.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
After dropping their first two games during their spring trip, the Cardinals rattled off seven straight wins — the longest winning streak since SMU won nine straight during the 2001 season. … The Cardinals played two extra-inning games during their spring trip — on the same day — beating Iowa Wesleyan 4-3 in 11 innings and edging Simpson 7-6 in 12 innings. SMU has now won their last eight extra-inning games, dating back to a 4-3 loss to Cornell on March 19, 2011. … As a team, the Cardinals hit .353 in their 10 spring-trip games. … David Barry (Apple Valley, Minn.) owns a team-best .636 batting average and is one of 11 regulars hitting above .300. … Kevin Gannon (Roselle, Ill.), who is hitting .395 and is the team's leader in hits (15) and RBIs (11), posted his first collegiate six-RBI game against Illinois Institute of Technology on March 8. … Jon Schlemmer (De Pere, Wis.) collected seven extra-base hits during SMU's spring trip — including a team-leading six doubles — and owns a .618 slugging percentage. … Zach Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) boasts a team-best .667 slugging percentage. … Wolfe, Schlemmer and Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis.) accounted for SMU's three home runs during their spring trip. It was the first collegiate home run of Doll's SMU career. … Wolfe owns a team-best five multiple-hit games, while Gannon, Schlemmer and Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) have all posted a team-best two three-hit games. … Schlemmer boasts a team-leading five multiple-RBI games. … Gannon heads into Sunday's DH against Wartburg having hit safely in all 10 Cardinal games this season. … Pat Krieger (Mendota Heights, Minn.) set a school record, walking five times in the Cardinals' 12-inning win over Simpson on March 6. … As a team, the Cardinals stole 29 bases on 34 attempts — led by Doll with eight steals in nine attempts. … Doll, Drew Denning (St. Paul, Minn.), Taylor Thelemann (Bloomington, Minn.), Chris Anderson (Madison, Wis.), A.J. Redders (Middleton, Wis.), Rayce Wadsworth (Lake Geneva, Wis.), Cale Pieczynski (Plover, Wis.), Steph Scatassa (Westchester, Ill.) and Kevin Miley (St. Paul, Minn.) all recorded their first collegiate hits during SMU's 10-game spring trip. … Sean Minder (Roseville, Minn.) has thrown a team-leading 11 innings on the mound, while Scatassa and Justin Kronebusch (Altura, Minn.) are close bhind with 10.1 and 10.0 innings, respectively. … Minder recorded his first collegiate complete-game win against Illinois Institute of Technology on March 9. … Scatassa earned his first collegiate win in SMU's 9-4 win over Marian on March 10. …  Matt Biagini (Maplewood, Minn.) is 1-0 with a team-best 1.00 ERA in 9.0 innings, while also leading the team with eight strikeouts.

Scouting The Wartburg Knights:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Sunday's showdown against Saint Mary's marks the Knights' second straight nonconference doubleheader against a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe. Wartburg squared off against St. Olaf on Wednesday evening, splitting the nonconference doubleheader — falling 5-4 in 10 innings and winning 6-4. … The Knights' Game 2 loss to St. Olaf Wednesday snapped their season-high six-game winning streak. … Both of Wartburg's losses have been by one run — and both have been decided by identical 5-4 scores. … Ryan Powers, one of three Knights to have started all 10 games this season, leads the team in virtually every offensive category — including batting average (.575), at-bats (40), runs (19), hits (23), doubles (5), total bases (30), slugging percentage (.750), walks (8) and on-base percentage (.646). … Levi Montague owns a team-best 12 RBIs, one more than Powers and Blake Wilson, and two more than Drew Yoder. … Montague has hit Wartburg's lone home run this season — a three-run shot against Northland on March 7. … Powers own a team-leading seven multiple-hit games, while Yoder is the team-leader with three multiple-RBI contests. … Wilson heads into Sunday's doubleheader against Saint Mary's with a team-best nine-game hitting streak, while Powers has reached base safely in 10 straight contests. … Scott Benson has tossed a team-leading 21.0 innings. He is one of four Wartburg pitchers to have hurled 10 or more innings this season. … Ryan Doty and Ben Rettenmeier share the team lead with two wins each, while Doty boasts a team-best 1.93 ERA with two complete games. … Benson (1-0, 3.86 ERA) has struck out a team-best 20 batters. … Wartburg has been outscored 10-1 in the second inning, but the Knights have outscored their opponents 22-3 in the third inning and 20-2 in the fifth. …  Wartburg has surrendered the game's first run in eight of its 10 games this season. … The Knights are 7-0 when out-hitting their opponent.