WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University fastpitch softball team is back on their home diamond on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Augsburg in a  Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at the Saint Mary's Field. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-5 MIAC | 11-11 Overall) vs. Augsburg Auggies (2-8 MIAC | 8-20 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals split their conference doubleheader with St. Olaf on Friday at the Saint Mary's Field—winning the opener 3-1 on a three-run, walk-off home run by Ashley Betzold (Farmington, Minn.) in the bottom of the seventh, before losing Game 2 4-1 | Recap
• Augsburg: The Auggies dropped a pair of one-run heartbreakers to Macalester Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn., falling to the Scots 4-3 in the opener and 2-1 in Game 2 | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• April 9, 2014: Toni Hunsinger (Farmington, Minn.), batting in the No. 9 spot, went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored and Ashley Betzold (Farmington, Minn.) tossed a complete-game five-hitter in leading the Cardinals to a much-needed 8-1 victory over the Auggies in Game 1 of their conference twinbill at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Kathi Opsahl (Elk River, Minn.) followed Hunsinger's offensive lead in the nightcap, going 3-for-3 with five RBIs—including her first collegiate home run—as Saint Mary's completed the conference sweep with a 10-2, six-inning victory | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road on Tuesday, traveling to St. Joseph, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. conference doubleheader against Saint Benedict.
• Augsburg: The Auggies head home to Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, as Augsburg entertains St. Olaf in a 3:30 p.m. conference twinbill.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Friday's split against St. Olaf snapped the Cardinals' streak of 16 consecutive doubleheaders that were decided by a sweep—Saint Mary's had eight sweeps, and was swept eight times, during that span. … The Cardinals' 3-2 loss to St. Thomas in the opener on Wednesday marked Saint Mary's 11th one-run game this season. … Six of the Cardinals' 10 losses have been by one run. … The top three players in the Cardinal lineup—Alex Raske (Chicago, Ill.), Stanzy Snyder (Johnston, Iowa), and Ashley Betzold (Farmington, Minn.)—all had two hits to account for six of the Cardinals' eight hits in Game 1 vs. St. Olaf Friday. Raske and Sam Borawski (Stickney, Ill.) each had a pair of hits in the nightcap. … Snyder hit her first collegiate home run against St. Thomas last Wednesday, while Betzold delivered her second HR of the season—a walk-off, three run shot in the bottom of the seventh inning—in the opener against St. Olaf on Friday. … The Cardinals have now hit home runs in four of their last six games—Kathi Opsahl (Elk River, Minn.) and Sam Borawski each launched home runs for the Cardinals against Gustavus last Monday. … Saint Mary's boasts three players who have hit their first collegiate home runs this season—Snyder, Borawski, and Betzold. … Snyder enters Saint Mary's doubleheader against Augsburg owning a team-leading .391 batting average. She is one of three Cardinals hitting above .300—Opsahl (.357) and Raske (.329) are the other two. … Snyder and Opsahl share the team lead with 25 hits each, while Snyder also boasts team-highs in doubles (8), triples (2), total bases (40), slugging percentage (.625), walks (12) and on-base percentage (.500). … Raske scored her team-leading 18th run vs. St. Olaf Friday. She has scored at least one run in 12 of the team's 21 games—including 10 times in Saint Mary's last 11 contests. … Opsahl is the team's RBI leader with 20. … Opsahl has collected at least two hits in a team-high eight games, while also amassing five multiple-RBI games. … Opsahl's five RBIs in Game 2 vs. Carleton on March 31 marked the second time in her collegiate career the sophomore has driven in five runs in a game. … Snyder had her season- and team-high nine-game hitting streak snapped in Game 2 vs. St. Thomas Wednesday. … Betzold tossed her team-leading 12th complete game in Saint Mary's 3-1 Game 1 win over St. Olaf Friday. … Betzold has been the Cardinals' workhorse in the pitcher's circle, logging 117.0 innings. The sophomore right-hander has compiled an 8-9 record and a 2.51 ERA in a team-high 20 appearances. … Betzold has struck out a team-best 53 batters and owns both of the team's shutouts. … Katie Homan—who notched her first collegiate pitching win with a complete-game three-hitter in a 4-1 win over Misericordia on March 2—is 2-2 with a 2.97 ERA in 30.2 IP. … Abbey Killian (Fountain City, Wis.) collected her first collegiate win with 2/3 innings of hitless relief in Game 2 against Gustavus last Monday. …  The Cardinals have held their opponents to two runs or less in eight of their 11 wins. … Saint Mary's scored a season-high 14 runs in its 14-5, six-inning victory over Carleton on March 31. It was the second time this season the Cardinals have plated 10 or more runs—having also scored 13 in a season-opening 13-1 win over Wartburg on Feb. 21. … Saint Mary's 14-5, six-inning Game 2 victory over Carleton on March 31 was its second win shortened by the eight-run rule. … With their 4-1, 5-4 sweep of Gustavus last Monday, the Cardinals snapped a pair of lengthy streaks against the Gusties. The Game 1 victory ended Saint Mary's 11-game losing streak vs. GAC—dating back to an identical 4-1 win on May 2, 2011. And the sweep-clinching 5-4 win in the nightcap completed the Cardinals' first sweep of the Gusties since winning 5-3 and 9-1 on April 12, 2005—a span of nine years and 18 regular-season games.

Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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Saturday's showdown with Saint Mary's is the third straight road doubleheader for the Auggies, who played at Carleton Monday and at Macalester on Wednesday. … Augsburg has not split any of its 13 doubleheaders this year—the Auggies have swept Crown, Grinnell, Northwestern and Carleton, while being swept by St. Catherine, St. Katherine, Occidental, Cal Lutheran, Vanguard, Wartburg, Hamline, Concordia, and Macalester. … Augsburg's last three losses have all been by one run. On the flip side, seven of the Auggies' 20 losses have been shortened by the eight-run run. … Bekka Kelly enters the Auggies doubleheader against Saint Mary's boasting a team-best .391 batting average. Kelly is one of three Augsburg players hitting above .300—Lauren Torborg (.356) and Jacquline Nichols (.316) are the other two. … Torborg boasts team-highs in at-bats (87), runs (20), and hits (31). … Torborg and Nichols share the team lead in doubles (6) and total bases (19), while Nichols is the team leader in home runs (6), RBIs (19), slugging percentage (.632) and walks (11). … Kelly has stolen a team-best 10 bases—and has not been thrown out trying to steal this season. … Torborg has amassed eight multiple-hit games—including five three-hit contests—while Nichols and Lindsay Helbach share the team lead with five multiple-RBI games. … Kelly put together a season-high nine-game hitting streak earlier this season and enters the Auggies' DH at Saint Mary's currently having hit in seven straight contests. … Helbach and Courtney Larsen have handled the majority of the pitching detail this season—Helbach has thrown a team-high 89.1 innings, with Larsen close behind at 70.0 IP. … Helbach (6-9, 3.76 ERA) has made a team-leading 23 appearances—including 11 starts—throwing eight complete games, while walking 23 and striking out 24. … Larsen (2-11, 6.10 ERA) has made a team-high 16 starts with three complete games, surrendering 31 walks and fanning 10. … Augsburg has been outscored 166-110—including 31-8 in the first inning. The Auggies have outscored their opponents 19-11 in the fifth inning and 17-8 in the seventh. … Augsburg has not played an extra-inning game this season. … The Auggies have scored six or more runs in seven of their eight wins—including a season high 11 runs in an 11-2 win over Grinnell on March 18. … Augsburg is 1-12 when its opponent scores a first-inning run, and 2-16 when its opponent scores first. … Augsburg has been shut out six times this season, and is winless (0-11) when held to two runs or less.