By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota baseball returns to conference play on Monday, as the Cardinals entertain Macalester in a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader at Max Molock Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-3 MIAC, 13-11 Overall) vs. Macalester Scots (3-5 MIAC, 9-10 Overall), 1 p.m.
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—April 9, 2019 * Koch Diamond * St. Paul, Minn.: The Cardinals got a complete-game, six-hit shutout from Ryan Wolfe — and scored four times in the top of the eighth — in beating St. Thomas 4-0 in the opening game of their MIAC doubleheader. UST turned the tables in the nightcap, scoring the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 victory | Recap
• Macalester—April 9, 2019 * Nicholson Field * St. Paul, Minn.: The Scots split a pair of conference games against Augsburg, coming up empty in a 3-0 setback in Game 1, before bouncing back with a 5-2 victory in the nightcap | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester — Their Last Meeting:
• April 25, 2018 * Gustavus Field * St. Peter, Minn.: James Green (East Bethel, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate shutout — limiting the Scots to just five hits, while striking out seven — and the Cardinals scored the game's only two runs in the top of the sixth inning, as Saint Mary's blanked Macalester 2-0. Saint Mary's posted another two-run victory in the nightcap — thanks to a game-winning, two-run triple by Zach Slowiak (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) in the top of the seventh inning — as the Cardinals completed the sweep, and pushed their winning streak to seven straight with a 4-2 win | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road on Wednesday, traveling to CHS Field in St. Paul, Minn., for a 2:30 p.m. conference doubleheader against Hamline.
• Macalester: The Scots step out of conference play on Tuesday, welcoming St. Scholastica to Nicholson Field in St. Paul, Minn., for a pair of nonconference games. Opening pitch in Game 1 is slated for 2:30 p.m.
 
Scouting the Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019 Roster | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Statistics
• With their split against St. Thomas last Tuesday, the Cardinals have now split five of their seven doubleheaders this season. Saint Mary's has also split against John Carroll, St. Scholastica, and Saint John's, while sweeping Carleton and MSOE. … With their 4-0 win in the opener against St. Thomas Wednesday, Saint Mary's has now held its opponents to two runs or less in each of their last six wins. … The Cardinals have now posted a shutout win over the Tommies in each of their last two conference doubleheaders — Saint Mary's blanked UST 1-0 in nine innings on April 10, 2018, in Mauston, Wis. … Andy Tepp (Stevens Point, Wis.) and Hunter Gustafson (Webster, Wis.) both had two hits in the opener against St. Thomas last Tuesday, while Zach Drake (Westby, Wis.) and Will Matthews (Geneva, Ill.) matched that feat in the nightcap. … Justin Weinberg (Eagan, Minn.) had a hit in each game against St. Thomas last Tuesday, extending his hitting streak to a season- and career-high 17 games. Mathews, meanwhile, also had a hit in both games vs. the Tommies and has reached base safely in 18 straight games. … Matthew Piechowski (Hutchinson, Minn.) heads into the Cardinals twinbill against Macalester leading the team with a .432 batting average. He is one of five Cardinal players hitting above .300, being joined by Weinberg (.392), Matthews (.338), and Gustafson (.314), and Tepp (.303). … Piechowski also leads or shares the team lead in at-bats (81), runs (22), hits (35), triples (3), home runs (1), total bases (47), slugging percentage (.580), on-base percentage (.511), and stolen bases (8). … Piechowski belted his first collegiate home run — a grand slam — in the Cardinals' 11-1, season-opening win over Cabrini on Feb. 24 … Dixon Irwin (Red Wing, Minn.) notched his first collegiate three-hit game against Concordia-Moorhead on March 22. … Liam Belleveau (Middleton, Wis.) — who moved into a share of the team lead with his third triple of the season against Carleton on April 3 — went 2-for-4 with his first two collegiate triples in the Cardinals' win over Milwaukee School of Engineering on Feb. 25. Belleveau then recorded his first collegiate three-hit game, while posting career-highs with three RBIs and three runs scored against Rose-Hulman the following day. … Gustafson, Taylor Anderson (Waukesha, Wis.), and Joe Bauer (Pine Island, Minn.) all collected their first collegiate hits during the Cardinals' spring trip. … Saint Mary's has collected 218 hits this season, including 45 for extra bases — 36 doubles, eight triples, and one home run. … The Cardinals, who set a single-game school record with 16 walks against Milwaukee School of Engineering on Feb. 25, have drawn 102 walks this season — led by Matthews with 17 and Tepp with 15. … The Cardinals have recorded 62 multiple-hit games, led by Piechowski with 12 and Weinberg with 11. … Tepp leads the team with seven multiple-RBI games, two more than Matthews. … Ryan Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) improved to 3-1 and lowered his ERA to 1.93 with his first complete game of the season Tuesday — a six-hit, eight-inning shutout against St. Thomas. … Wolfe has now shut out of the Tommies for 17 consecutive innings — having tossed a complete-game, four-hit gem in Saint Mary's 1-0 victory on April 10, 2018. … Wolfe, who has now tossed two shutouts in his collegiate career, leads the team with 37.1 IP, while James Green (East Bethel, Minn. / 31.1 IP), and Eli Morison (Minneapolis, Minn. / 26.2 IP) have also logged more than 20 innings on the mound this season. … Green picked up his team-leading fourth win (against zero losses) against St. Olaf on April 6, allowing two runs on five hits in six innings of work. … Green — last year's MIAC Rookie of the Year — has thrown six or more innings in all five of his starts this season. … Green (4-0, 2.30 ERA) tossed the Cardinals' first complete game of the season with a four-hitter in Saint Mary's 2-1 win over Saint John's on March 30. … Kodey Kiel (Owatonna, Minn.) — who notched his team-leading fourth save in Game 1 against St. Olaf on April 6, boasts a team-best 0.77 ERA in nine appearances (11.2 IP). … Green has struck out a team-leading 38 batters, followed by Wolfe (30) and Morison (14). … Luke Gilbertson (Windom, Minn.) earned his first win in a Cardinal uniform — allowing two runs on four hits in four innings in Game 2 against MSOE on Feb. 25, while Jake Kramlinger (White Bear Lake, Minn.) and Kiel each recorded their first collegiate saves — Kramlinger's vs. MSOE on Feb. 25 and Kiel's against Neumann on March 1. … The Cardinals have used 16 different pitchers, with Tyler Stilp (Lindstrom, Minn.) having made a team-leading 14 appearances. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 22-12 in the first inning and 18-9 in the fifth. On the flip side, the Cardinals have been outscored 20-10 in the eighth inning and 12-0 in the ninth. … Saint Mary's has scored three or more runs in 21 of their 24 games this season — the lone exceptions, a 2-1 win and 12-1 loss to No. 20 Saint John's on March 30, and a 13-2 loss to St. Olaf on April 6. … Saint Mary's scored a season-high 14 runs in its 18-14 loss to Rose-Hulman on Feb. 26. … The Cardinals' eight-inning, 4-0 win over St. Thomas in the opener Tuesday was their second extra-inning game of the season. Saint Mary's dropped a 9-7, 11-inning contest to Concordia on March 22. … Saint Mary's 11-inning loss to Concordia on March 22 was the Cardinals' longest game since dropping a 7-6, 13-inning decision against Wartburg on Feb. 27, 2017. … The Cardinals are 11-3 when leading after the sixth inning, while going 2-8 when tied or trailing heading into the seventh inning. … The Cardinals — who made their second MIAC Playoff appearance in the last three years, and their fifth in the last seven seasons a year ago — were picked to finish fifth in the 2019 MIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 
Scouting the Macalester Scots:
2019 Roster | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Statistics
• The Scots' 5-2 win in the second game of their MIAC doubleheader against Augsburg Tuesday snapped their four-game losing streak. … Graham Low finished 3-for-3 and Carl Francalangla added a pair of hits in the Scots' Game 1 loss to Augsburg, while Low and Lian Lincoln each had two hits in the nightcap. … Low heads into Macalester's doubleheader against Saint Mary's hitting a team-leading .500. He is one of four Scots hitting above .300 this season, being joined by Michael Moreno (.359), Soren Roe (.354), and Anthony Palma (.348). … Along with his .500 batting average, Low also leads the team in at-bats (62), runs (16), hits (31), doubles (8), RBIs (14), total bases (47), slugging percentage (.758), and on-base percentage (.575). … Roe has belted a team-high five home runs, while Low has hit two, and Sam Rosevear, and Jack Sahargun have each hit one. … Macalester has collected 175 hits through 19 games, including 49 for extra bases — 34 doubles, six triples, and nine home runs. … The Scots are 35-for-43 in stolen base attempts, led by Jared Abelson's nine steals on 11 tries. … Low is the team-leader with 10 multiple-hit games, while boasting a team-high four multiple-RBI games. … Low put together a season-high nine-game hitting streak earlier this year, but Moreon's four-game streak is the longest active one. … The Macalester pitching staff boasts six hurlers who have logged 10 or more innings this season — led by Thomas Shogren (27.1 IP), Alex Denzler (23.0 IP), and Will Madairy (21.2 IP). … Denzler (2-1, 3.13 ERA) and Madairy (2-1, 4.98 ERA) lead the staff with two wins each, while Shogren (1-2, 3.29 ERA), Madairy, and Matthew Pilsko (1-3, 5.95 ERA) share the team lead with four starts. … Denzler and Shogren have tossed the Scots' two complete games, while Denzler, Will Moscato (1-0, 3.60 ERA), and Zach Anderson (0-0, 12.60 ERA) have recorded the team's three saves. … As a staff, the Scots have struck out 116 batters, led by Madairy with 24, Pilsko with 21, and Denzler with 20. … Macalester has scored 10 or more runs in a game twice this season — plating 10 in a 10-7 win over Northwestern on March 27, while scoring a season-high 17 in routing Allegheny 17-1 in their season-opener on March 16. On the flip side, the Scots have allowed 10 or more runs four times, including surrendering 20 runs in a 20-9 loss to Marian on March 20.