CAROL STREAM, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University baseball team is back on the road this weekend, as the Cardinals square off against Edgewood and Wheaton in back-to-back nonconference games on both Friday and Saturday. All games will be played at Lee Pfund Stadium

The Matchups:
Friday, March 21 | Lee Pfund Stadium * Carol Stream, Ill.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7 Overall) vs. Edgewood Eagles (3-8 Overall), 2 p.m.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7 Overall) vs. Wheaton Thunder (6-4 Overall), 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 | Lee Pfund Stadium * Carol Stream, Ill.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7 Overall) vs. Edgewood Eagles (3-8 Overall), 11 a.m.
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-7 Overall) vs. Wheaton Thunder (6-4 Overall), 2 p.m.

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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since March 9, when the Cardinals concluded their 10-game spring trip to Tucson, Ariz., with a 7-6 loss to Simpson. … Edgewood is also coming off its spring trip, which concluded with 13-3 and 1-0 losses to Bethel on March 15 in Fort Myers, Fla. … Wheaton has not played since March 15, when the Thunder closed out its seven-game spring trip to Tucson, Ariz., with a 12-1 win over Crown.

SMU vs. Edgewood, Wheaton (Ill.) — Their Last Meeting:
This weekend's games against Edgewood and Wheaton (Ill.) will be the first in program history.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are scheduled to be back in action — weather permitting — on Wednesday, traveling to La Crosse, Wis., for a 1 p.m. nonconference doubleheader against UW-La Crosse. … Edgewood is back on the diamond on Wednesday, when the Eagles travel to Milwaukee, Wis., for a for a nonconference doubleheader against UW-Milwaukee. … Wheaton (Ill.) returns to action on Friday, hosting Benedictine in a nonconference doubleheader in Wheaton, Ill.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals played in three nonconference doubleheaders during their 10-game spring trip — splitting all three of them. After winning the first game in DHs against Morningside and St. Olaf, SMU rallied from a 9-3 Game 1 loss to Bethany Lutheran for a 7-2, split-clinching win. … Steph Scatassa (Westchester, Ill.) hit .714 (5-for-7) in the four games he played in during SMU's spring trip, while Ben Buerkle (Roseville, Minn.) played in nine of the team's 10 games, compiling a .407 batting average, while also leading the team in triples (2), RBIs (9) and walks (5). … Kevin Gannon (Roselle, Ill.), one of just three Cardinals to start each of the team's first 10 games, hit .389 with a team-high 14 hits. … Willie Doll (Amherst, Ill.) and Pat Krieger (Mendota Heights, Minn.) are the other two players to start all 10 games. … Zach Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) also hit .389 in eight games in Arizona, while also launching SMU's first — and only — home run, a  three-run shot against Concordia-Chicago on March 6. … Doll scored a team-best eight runs in SMU's first 10 games. … The Cardinals boasted three players — Gannon, Krieger and Scatassa — who put together single-game 4-for-4 performances during their spring trip. It was the first collegiate 4-for-4 showing for all three. … Doll has a team-best four multiple-hit games, while Buerkle owns a team-leading three multiple-RBI games. … Buerkle has recorded at least one hit in all nine games he's played this season. … As a team, the Cardinals have swiped 11 bases, led by Doll, who is 6-for-8 in stolen base attempts. … Chris Bartosz (Woodridge, Ill.), Ben Johnson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Ben Dobosenski (Westmont, Ill.) recorded SMU's three pitching wins during their spring trip — they were the first collegiate pitching victories for all three. … Johnson has thrown a team-leading 10.2 innings, while Bartosz boasts a team-low 2.35 ERA and Scatassa has fanned a team-high 12 batters. … SMU has outscored its opponents 17-10 in the sixth inning, but have been outscored in every other inning, including 18-6 in the fifth. … SMU scored a season-high 10 runs in its 10-2 Game 1 win over St. Olaf on March 7. On the flip side, the Cardinals have surrendered 10 or more runs three times this season. … The Cardinals have scored first in all three of their wins. SMU is 0-4 when its opponent scores first and 0-5 when its opponent scores in the first inning. … SMU is 3-0 when leading after the sixth inning, but are 0-6 when trailing after the sixth.

Scouting The Edgewood Eagles:
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Edgewood enters its game against Saint Mary's looking to put an end to a season-high six-game losing streak. … Five of Edgewood's seven losses have been by one run. … The Eagles have scored five or more runs in each of their three wins, including seven-run efforts in beating Haverford (7-3) and Christian Brothers University (7-2). … Edgewood split its two doubleheaders during its time in Fort Myers, Fla. — losing Game 1 and winning Game 2 in each. … Andrew Lauritzen is the team's offensive leader through eight games, boasting a team-best .371 batting average, while also leading the squad in runs (10), hits (13), total bases (14), walks (7) and on-base percentage (.476). … Nick Lehner has driven in a team-best eight runs, while Alex Jaskulski and Zack Creekmore have each belted a team-high three doubles and Ryan O'Dell has launched the Eagles' lone home run. … Lauritzen has put together four multiple-hit games, while Lehner owns three multiple-RBI contests. … Lauritzen and Jaskulski have each reached base safely in 10 straight games. … Edgewood boasts four pitchers — Trevor Koehn (13.2), Andy Swanson (13.1), Ryan Busse (11.0) and Taylor Hillmann (11.0) — who have logged 11 or more innings this season. … Hillmann owns a team-leading 0.82 ERA with one complete game in three appearances, while Koehn has fanned a team-leading 10 batters. … Brock McGinn has notched two of the team's three pitching wins — both in relief. … Edgewood has been outscored 18-10 after the sixth inning — including 15-5 in the seventh inning alone. … The Eagles are 1-6 when their opponent scores the game's first run.

Scouting The Wheaton Thunder:
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The Thunder enter Friday's game against Saint Mary's riding a two-game winning streak. … Wheaton has scored 30 runs — while allowing just six — during its current two-game win streak. … Wheaton, winners of five of its last six games, has scored six or more runs in all six of its wins — including three games of 12 or more runs. … On the flip side, the Thunder have surrendered 22 runs in its last two losses —  9-1 setback vs. Wesleyan and a 13-6 loss to Simpson. … Wheaton boasts seven players hitting above .300, led by John Jensen-Johnson (.409) and Trey Martin (.395). … Jenson-Johnson also leads the team in at-bats (44), hits (18), triples (2), home runs (1), RBIs (11), and total bases (25). … Martin is one of four Thunder who have scored a team-leading 11 runs — Kyle Mellinger, Josh Kimmel and Justin Swider are the other three. … Martin has recorded six extra-base hits — five doubles and a home run — among his 15 hits this season. … Wheaton has stolen 20 bases on 25 attempts through 10 games, led by Kimmel, who is a perfect 7-for-7. … Evan Rahn has tossed a team-best 17.2 innings, while Josh Arevalo (16.1) and Michael Kaufman (14.2) have also thrown more than 10 innings this season. … Rahn has compiled a 3-0 record and a team-best 2.04 ERA, while also striking out a team-leading 16 batters. … Arevalo is unbeaten in three starts (2-0) and A Bayer has accounted for two of the team's three saves.