WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota baseball team returns to Max Molock Field on Wednesday, as the Cardinals host Augsburg in a 2:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-3 MIAC | 21-6 Overall) vs. Augsburg Auggies (3-7 MIAC | 12-15 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals banged out 29 hits—including three home run—and score 23 runs in sweeping Macalester 7-5 and 16-3 in the teams' conference doubleheader Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
• Augsburg: Hamline scored runs in seven of nine innings in handing the Auggies a 10-4 nonconference setback Saturday afternoon at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• April 22, 2014: Steph Scatassa (Westchester, Ill.) limited the host Auggies to single runs in the second and third innings, scattering eight hits in leading the Cardinals to an 8-2 Game 1 victory in Minneapolis, Minn.  Cardinal Game 2 starter Ben Dobosenski (Westmont, Ill.) tossed eight innings of scoreless, five-hit ball, but the Cardinals failed to give him any run support—and Augsburg's Andrew Douglas broke a scoreless deadlock with a one-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Auggies the 1-0 win and a split in the conference twinbill | Recap

Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals step out of conference play on Thursday, traveling across town to Winona State for a nine-inning nonconference game at Loughery Field. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.
• Augsburg: The Auggies are right back on the diamond on Wednesday, heading to Roseville, Minn., for a nine-inning nonconference game against Northwestern (Minn.).
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With their sweep of Macalester Saturday, the Cardinals enter their MIAC twinbill against Augsburg having won three straight and 11 of their last 14. … The Cardinals improved to 21-6 with their sweep of Macalester. It's the second time under coach Nick Winecke that Saint Mary's has eclipsed the 20-win plateau. The Cardinals finished 22-20 in 2012. … At 7-3 in conference play, the Cardinals are currently sitting in second place, trailing league-leading Bethel (10-2) and leading St. Thomas (8-4), Carleton (6-4) and Concordia (6-4). … With their 7-5 win vs. Macalester Saturday, the Cardinals improved to 10-2 in Game 1s this season. … The Cardinals have not dropped back-to-back games this season, while putting together a pair of five-game winning streaks, and a four-game run. … Saint Mary's scored 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to its 13-11 Game 2 win over Luther on April 8. It was the second time this season the Cardinals have scored 10 runs in an inning—they plated 10 first-inning runs in a 20-2 victory over Hamline on April 1. … Saint Mary's launched three home runs against Macalester Saturday—giving the Cardinals 11 home runs in their last eight games. … Jake Barry (Tinley Park, Ill.) delivered the Cardinals' first grand slam of the season in their six-run ninth inning against Macalester last Saturday. … Jake Barry's grand slam was the Cardinals' first since Jon Schlemmer hit on vs. Viterbo on April 5, 2012. … Jake Barry finished the second game of the Cardinals' sweep of Macalester with seven RBIs—marking the second time this season Saint Mary's has had a player drive in seven runs in a game. Schlemmer achieved the feat against Hamline on April 1. … Ben Buerkle (Roseville, Minn.) went 5-for-8 with two RBIs and two runs scored vs. Macalester last Saturday, while Tyler Lursen (Maple Grove, Minn.) was 4-for-7 and Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis.) was 4-for-8. … As a team, the Cardinals are hitting .338 and boast three regulars—Lursen (.451), Buerkle (.447), and Doll (.400)—who are hitting above .400. … Buerkle leads the team in runs (36), hits (42), triples (4), home runs (4), total bases (68), slugging percentage (.723), and on-base percentage (.514). … Schlemmer shares the team lead in home runs with Buerkle and doubles (9) with Lursen, while also owning a team-best 33 RBIs. …  Doll has stolen a team-leading 17 bases, three more than Buerkle. … Buerkle, who had his season-opening 15-game hitting streak snapped in Game 1 vs. St. Thomas on March 30, has had at least one hit in 25 of the team's 27 games this season. … Buerkle has reached base safely in 26 of the Cardinals' 27 games this season and 65 times in 67 games as a Cardinal. … In his first two seasons, Buerkle has now put together season-opening hitting streaks of 20 and 15 games, respectively, and has had at least one hit in 62 of the 67 games he's played in a Cardinal uniform. … Saint Mary's has now belted 19 home runs this season—with Jake Barry, Drew Denning (St. Paul, Minn.) and Cale Pieczynski (Plove, Wis.) all hitting their first collegiate round-trippers. … Doll has put together a team-high 14 multiple-hit games, one more than Buerkle, while Schlemmer and Buerkle share the team lead in multiple-RBI games with nine. … Lursen drove in a career-high five runs in the Cardinals' 9-6 Game 2 win over Saint John's on April 4. … Ben Johnson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Jacob Dawson (Oakdale, Minn.) collected the pitching wins for the Cardinals vs. Macalester—it was Dawson's team-leading sixth win of the season, while Johnson improved to a perfect 4-0. … Johnson recorded his first collegiate shutout—and third collegiate complete game—with a six-hit gem against Gustavus on April 11. … Steph Scatassa (Westchester, Wis.), who collected his first collegiate save in Saint Mary's 7-5 Game 1 win over Macalester last Saturday, has thrown a pair of complete-game four-hitters this season—beating Saint John's 7-2 on April 4 and St. Thomas 3-0 on March 30. … The 3-0 win over St. Thomas was Scatassa's first collegiate shutout. … Scatassa boasts a 4-1 record with a team-best 2.56 ERA in 39.2 IP, while Dawson is 6-1 with a 2.88 ERA and Johnson is 4-0 with a 3.93 ERA. …  Dawson has logged a team-high 40.2 IP in seven starts. … Scatassa owns a team-high 34 strikeouts, three more than Dawson. … Dawson had his season-opening 17-inning scoreless streak snapped in the second inning against Aurora on March 21. … Dawson hurled his first collegiate complete game in a three-hit, seven-strikeout 1-0 shutout of Loras on March 5. … Ryan Fejt (Westchester, Ill.) and Nathan Mathwig (Woodbury, Minn.) both picked up their first collegiate pitching wins for the Cardinals during their 10-game spring trip. Feit did not allow a run, scattering two hits and striking out two in three innings to earn the win vs. Lyndon State on March 3, while Mathwig got the win in relief against Concordia on March 2. … Fejt—who has made a team-high 10 appearances, all in relief—picked up his first collegiate save in Game 2 vs. Luther on April 8, while Mathwig owns a team-high two saves. … The Cardinals have scored 205 runs this season—including eight games of 10 or more runs. … The Cardinals have outscored their first 27 opponents 205-112—including 35-6 in the first inning and 32-9 in the fifth. … The Cardinals' 20 runs in their 20-2 victory over Hamline on April 1 were the most since 1995, when Saint Mary's beat Graceland 23-3 … Eleven different players had at least one RBI in Saint Mary's 20-2 win over the Pipers on April 1. … Saint Mary's is 18-2 when holding its opponent to five runs or less. On the flip side, the Cardinals are 17-1 when plating six or more runs. … The Cardinals are 20-0 when leading after the sixth inning. … The Cardinals' 3-0 win in Game 1 vs. St. Thomas on March 30 was their third shutout of the season—Saint Mary's also blanked Loras 1-0 on March 5 and Milwaukee School of Engineering 11-0 on March 1. … The Cardinals snapped three streaks with their 3-0 Game 1 win over St. Thomas on March 30. Saint Mary's ended a four-game losing streak vs. the Tommies—dating back to 4-2 win in the opening round of the 2013 MIAC Tournament. It was also the Cardinals' first regular-season victory over UST since a 5-4, Game 2 win on April 29, 2009—snapping a 10-game losing streak—while also ending the Tommies' 54-game home winning streak. … The Cardinals' 7-5 win over Wheaton on March 20 was coach Nick Winecke's 100th collegiate coaching victory.
 
Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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With the nonconference loss to Hamline, the Auggies slipped to 2-5 in their last seven games. … Last Saturday's 10-4 setback vs. Hamline left Augsburg 0-3 vs. the Pipers this season—HU swept the Auggies 3-2 and 8-1 in their conference doubleheader on April 8. … The Auggies are hitting .330 as a team through 27 games, led by Gordon Kappers (.408) and Andrew Julkowski (.378). … Kappers also leads the team in runs (27), hits (40), triples (2), total bases (53), and stolen bases (8). … Billy Brookshaw (.339) shares the team lead in hits with Kappers, while Abe Weickle boasts a team-best 24 RBIs. … Julkowski has posted 12 doubles and a triple among his 31 hits and owns a team-high .549 slugging percentage. … Augsburg has hit just two home runs this season—both coming off the bat of Bryce Pruszinske. … Kappers and Brookshaw have each compiled 13 multiple-hit games, with Weickle owning nine multiple-RBI games. … Rhett Hebig has his season-high 10-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-3 showing against Hamline last Saturday. … Augsburg boasts 10 pitchers who have logged 10 or more innings this season, led by Tanner Oakes with 40.2 IP. … Lincoln Hochmuth has made a team-best 10 appearances—all in relief. … Jordan Petschke owns a perfect 2-0 record and a team-low 1.80 ERA. … Oakes (2-2, 3.54 ERA) has made a team-high six starts and has struck out a team-leading 34 batters. … Augsburg has scored 10 or more runs three times, including a season-high 18-run effort in an 18-5 victory over Bethany Lutheran on April 15.