MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball team plays its third straight nonconference doubleheader in the Metrodome on Thursday, as the Cardinals square off against UW-Superior. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

The Matchup | Thursday, March 28, 2013 | 6 p.m.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-5 Overall)
vs. UW-Superior Yellowjackets (6-7 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a home run from Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis.) belted a one-out home run in the top of the ninth inning en route to a 4-3 extra-inning win over Cornell in the first game of their nonconference DH at the Metrodome Monday. Cornell led Game 2 6-1 in the fifth when the game was suspended due to time constraints. … The Yellowjackets, meanwhile, head into Thursday's nonconference doubleheader having gone 5-4 during their nine-game spring trip to Tucson, Ariz.

SMU vs. UW-Superior — Their Last Meeting:
Thursday's doubleheader will be the first meeting between the Cardinals and Yellowjackets.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are scheduled to kick off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, weather permitting, as SMU heads to Arden Hills, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC doubleheader against Bethel. … UW-Superior, meanwhile, is off until April 6-7, when the Yellowjackets open the home portion of their schedule, hosting UW-Whitewater in a pair of WIAC doubleheaders in Superior, Wis.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Monday's 4-3 win over Cornell snapped the Cardinals' three-game losing streak. … SMU's early season seven-game winning streak was the longest winning streak since the Cardinals won nine straight during the 2001 season. … Monday's nine-inning win over Cornell was the Cardinals' third extra-inning game of the season — and SMU's third extra-inning win. … SMU has now won its last nine extra-inning games, dating back to a 4-3 loss to Cornell on March 19, 2011. … Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis.) belted a solo home run in the top of the ninth to lift SMU to Monday's win over Cornell. It was the second time in three extra-inning games that Doll has had the game-winning hit — he also drilled a single in the bottom of the 11th to lift SMU past Iowa Wesleyan 4-3 on March 6. … Three of SMU's four runs vs. Cornell Monday came via home runs — Kevin Gannon (Roselle, Ill.) also laced a two-run shot in the fourth inning. … The Cardinals head into Thursday's final two Metrodome games vs. UW-Superior hitting .330 as a team and boast nine regulars who are hitting above .300. … David Berry (Apple Valley, Minn.) owns a team-leading .500 batting average and is also the team-leader with a .688 slugging percentage. … Gannon — who owns a .354 batting average — is the team's leader in at-bats (48), hits (17), triples (1), RBIs (14) and total bases (26). … Gannon posted his first collegiate six-RBI game against Illinois Institute of Technology on March 8. … Jon Schlemmer (De Pere, Wis.) belted his team-leading seventh double of the season in Game 2 against Wartburg on March 17. The junior has collected eight extra-base hits among his 13 hits this season and is second on the team with 11 RBIs. … Doll's ninth-inning home run Monday vs. Cornell was his team-leading second of the season — he hit his first collegiate round-tripper against Illinois Institute of Technology on March 8. … Schlemmer, Gannon and Zach Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) have accounted for SMU's other three home runs this season. … Wolfe, Paul LaNasa (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and Vince Lulic (Mendota Heights, Minn.) share the team lead with five multiple-hit games, while Schlemmer boasts a team-leading five multiple-RBI games. … Gannon has had a hit in 12 of the team's 13 games — including a season-opening 10-game hitting streak. … Gannon and LaNasa have each reached base safely in all 13 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 have swiped 35 bases on 42 attempts — led by Doll with nine steals in 10 tries. … 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. … The Cardinals have five pitchers who have thrown 10 or more innings through the season's first 13 contests — led by Scatassa and Teddy VanRanst (St. Paul, Minn.) with 14.1 innings in three starts each. … Sam Nord (Mendota Heights, Minn.) picked up the pitching win vs. Cornell Monday, tossing two shutout innings of relief, allowing just two hits, while striking out two. … Matt Biagini (Maplewood, Minn.) owns a 2.08 ERA and a 1-1 record in 13.0 IP. The junior has also accumulated a team-best 13 strikeouts. … Tyler Krysiak (Bloomington, Minn.) has appeared in a team-leading six games — all in relief — going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA. … Sean Minder (Roseville, Minn.) 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. … SMU has outscored its opponents 13-2 in the second inning and 23-2 in the sixth. … The Cardinals have been held to three runs or less in three of their five losses this season. … SMU is 6-0 when scoring in the first inning and 7-1 when scoring the game's first run. … The Cardinals are also 6-0 when outhitting their opponent and 6-0 when leading after the sixth inning.

Scouting The UW-Superior Yellowjackets:
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Saint Mary's is the Yellowjackets' fifth opponent from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Superior has already faced Augsburg (L, 7-2, L, 5-1 | L, 7-4, L, 3-2), Saint John's (L, 6-3, W, 10-3), Macalester (W, 9-4, L, 12-2) and Gustavus (W, 7-6). … The Yellowjackets closed out their nine-game spring trip to Tucson, Ariz., with back-to-back victories — beating Gustavus 7-6 in 10 innings and California Lutheran 11-8. … UW-Superior has scored nine or more runs in five of its six wins this season — including a season-high 13 runs in a 13-9 win over Wesleyan on March 17. … All nine starters had at least one hit in UW-Superior's spring trip-ending 11-8 win over 11th-ranked California Lutheran. … Casey Dittel heads into Thursday's showdown with Saint Mary's hitting a team-leading .400, while Tom Fairbanks is second at .383. … Fairbanks leads the team in at-bats (47) and hits (18), with T.J. Evanson (.348) leading the team in runs (14), home runs (5), walks (8) and slugging percentage (.739). … Jeff Miller has driven in a team-best 15 runs. … As a team, the Yellowjackets have launched 10 home runs in 13 games, led by Evanson's five. … As a staff, UW-Superior has compiled a 5.35 ERA, led by Alex Beers, who is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 18.2 innings. … Dan Genrich (1-3, 5.40 ERA) has thrown a team-high 23.1 innings — he is one of four Yellowjackets to have logged 12 or more innings this season. … Generich also leads the team with 20 strikeouts, while Kyle Gauger (1-0, 4.11 ERA) has tossed the team's only complete game. … UW-Superior has scored five runs or less in all seven of its losses this season. … The Yellowjackets are 6-1 when leading after the sixth inning, but winless (0-6) when tied or trailing heading into the seventh.