NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota baseball team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday, heading to Mel Taube Field for a 1 p.m. doubleheader against Carleton.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-5 MIAC | 22-8 Overall) at Carleton Knights (7-5 MIAC | 11-17 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals stepped out of conference play on Thursday, knocking off NCAA Division II Winona State 10-9 in a nine-inning game at Loughery Field in Winona, Minn. | Recap
• Carleton: The Knights earned a conference split against Hamline on Wednesday/Thursday in Northfield, Minn., with Hamline winning the opener 18-12, while the Knights returned the favor with a 19-11 win in the nightcap—a game that was suspended due to darkness in the sixth inning on Wednesday and completed on Thursday | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton—A Year Ago:
• April 17, 2014: The Cardinals, trailing 8-5 heading into their final at-bat, scored four times—including the game-winning run on an intentional walk wild pitch—as Saint Mary's rallied for a 9-8 victory. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, there would be no late-inning magic left in their bats in the nightcap, as Carleton hung on for a 4-3 victory and a split in their conference doubleheader at Max Molock Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Tuesday, heading to Moorhead, Minn., for a 2:30 p.m. conference doubleheader against Concordia.
• Carleton: The Knights are right back in action on Sunday, traveling to Morris, Minn., for a nonconference doubleheader against UM-Morris.
 
MIAC Playoff Chase:
• With one week remaining in the regular season, the Cardinals find themselves in a three-way tie for third in the conference standings with Carleton and Concordia—their next two opponents. Bethel—Saint Mary's final regular-season opponent—is currently sitting atop the conference standings at 12-2, followed by Saint John's at 9-5. St. Thomas is currently sixth at 8-6 and Hamline is seventh at 7-7.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With their 10-9 win over Winona State on Thursday, the Cardinals snapped a 13-game losing streak to their NCAA Division II cross-town rivals—dating back to a 3-2, 12-3 Saint Mary's sweep during the 1992 season. … The Cardinals head into Saturday's DH at Carleton having won 12 of their last 17 games. … The Cardinals' 5-2, 17-5 loss to Augsburg Wednesday marked the first time this season the Cardinals have dropped back-to-back games this season. … With Thursday's victory over Winona State, Saint Mary's improved to 22-8 overall—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. … Saint Mary's 5-2 loss to Augsburg Wednesday marked just the third time in 13 doubleheaders that the Cardinals have lost Game 1. … The Cardinals own two, five-game winning streaks and a four-gamer this season. … Saint Mary's blasted four home runs against Winona State Thursday—two from Kevin Miley (St. Paul, Minn.) and one each from Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis.) and Drew Denning (St. Paul, Minn.). … Miley is the first Cardinal to hit two home runs in a game since Schlemmer did it—twice—during the 2012 season. … Saint Mary's has now hit 15 home runs in its last 11 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 (De Pere, Wis.) hit one 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. … As a team, the Cardinals are hitting .334 and boast two regulars—Ben Buerkle (Roseville, Minn. / .435) and Tyler Lursen (Maple Grove, Minn. / .427) who are hitting above .400. … Buerkle leads the team in runs (37), hits (47), triples (3), total bases (73), slugging percentage (.676), and on-base percentage (.496). … Schlemmer owns the team lead in home runs (5) and RBIs (34), and shares the team's top spot in doubles (9) with Lursen. … Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis. / .395) has stolen a team- and conference-leading 19 bases, three more than Buerkle. … Doll's 19 stolen bases this season rank third all-time, while his 56 career stolen bases are the most in program history. … Buerkle, who collected a pair of hits against Winona State Thursday, has had at least one hit in 28 of the team's 30 games this season. … Buerkle has reached base safely in 29 of the Cardinals' 30 games this season and 68 times in 70 career games as a Cardinal. … In his first two seasons, Buerkle has put together season-opening hitting streaks of 20 and 15 games, respectively, and has had at least one hit in 65 of the 70 games he's played in a Cardinal uniform. … Saint Mary's has belted 24 home runs this season—with Jake Barry, Drew Denning (St. Paul, Minn.) and Cale Pieczynski (Plover, Wis.) all hitting their first collegiate round-trippers. … Buerkle and Doll have each put together a team-high 15 multiple-hit games, while Buerkle owns a team-best 10 multiple-RBI games. … Steph Scatassa (Westchester, Ill.) enters the weekend with a team-best 2.98 ERA in nine appearances—including seven starts. … Scatassa, 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 owns a team-high 39 strikeouts. … Ben Johnson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Jacob Dawson (Oakdale, Minn.) collected the pitching wins for the Cardinals vs. Macalester last Saturday—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. … 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.)—who has made a team-high 11 appearances—picked up his first collegiate save in Game 2 vs. Luther on April 8, while Nathan Mathwig (Woodbury, Minn.) owns two of the team's other three saves. … 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. … The Cardinals have scored 222 runs this season—including nine games of 10 or more runs. … The Cardinals have outscored their first 30 opponents 222-143—including 38-11 in the first inning and 34-11 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 18-3 when holding its opponent to five runs or less. On the flip side, the Cardinals are 18-1 when plating six or more runs—including a perfect 9-0 recording when scoring 10 or more. … The Cardinals are 21-0 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 Carleton Knights:
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With their wild 19-11 come-from-behind win over Hamline in Game 2, the Knights snapped their three-game losing streak. … Carleton enters Saturday's showdown with Saint Mary's 4-6 in its last 10 games. … Carleton and Hamline combined for 60 runs and 66 hits—including seven home runs—in their doubleheader split on Wednesday. … The combined 60 runs between the Knights and Pipers was the second-highest total for a doubleheader at Carleton and the most runs scored during a twinbill at Mel Taube Field. … Hayden Tsutsui heads into the weekend hitting a team-best .411. He is one of six Carleton regulars hitting above .300. … Nolan Baker (.379) leads the team in at-bats (124), hits (47), doubles (12), and RBIs (35). … Tsutsui is the team-leader in home runs with nine—including three against the Pipers—while also leading the Knights in total bases (84) and slugging percentage (.750). … Carleton has stolen 20 bases in 28 attempts, led by Griffin Bolte (5-for-6). … Thaddeus Gregory (2-3, 6.65 ERA) has logged a team-high 46.0 innings on the mound this year. Gregory is one of five Knight pitchers who have thrown at least 20 innings. … Josh Johnson (4-1, 3.71 ERA) and Alec Lawler (2-3, 4.93 ERA) have each made a team-high 11 pitching appearances. … Gregory has struck out a team-leading 37 batters. … Carleton has played three extra-inning games this season, going 2-1. … The Knights are winless (0-12) when scoring less than six runs. … Carleton is just 1-14 when trailing after the sixth inning. … The Knights have scored 10 or more runs six times this season, including a season-high 19 in their 19-11 Game 2 win over Hamline.