| Â SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT |
| The Cardinals closed out their abbreviated 2020 season with an 8-4 record — with all 12 games played during their spring trip to Clermont, Fla. … The Cardinals closed out their 12-game spring trip winning their last four games to finish 8-4 overall. … Six of the Cardinals' 12 games in 2020 were decided by one run — with Saint Mary's going 4-2 in those six contests. … Erin Sullivan (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) hit a team-high .455 a year ago. Sullivan was one of five players to hit above .300 — Mackenzie Carey (Prescott, Wis. / .429), Heidi Stewart (Burnsville, Minn. / .364), Amber Chow (West St. Paul, Minn. / .355), and Paige Gudmundson (Plainview, Minn. / .333) were the others. … Hallie Schmeling (Onalaska, Wis.) led the team with two doubles, while Sullivan owned a team-best eight RBIs, one more than Gudmundson and two in front of both Carey and Chow. … Ninety of the Cardinals' 95 hits during their 12 games were singles, with the other five being doubles. … Schmeling and Gudmundson shared the team lead with three multiple-hit games, while Sullivan and Gudmundson were the team-leaders with two multiple-RBI contests. … Schultz, Sullivan, and Chow all closed out the year riding five-game hitting streaks, while Schultz reached base safely in each of the team's last eight games. … The Cardinals had five players collect their first collegiate hits during the team's 12-game season a year ago — Carey, Stewart, Lizzy Baird (Wells, Minn.), Teesa Shafranski (Stevens Point, Wis.), and Cassie Sutor (Chicago, Ill.). … Chow posted a 7-2 record and a 1.20 ERA in nine appearances in the pitcher's circle. … Chow threw 52.2 of the team's 78.0 innings, walking 15 and striking out 35. … Sutor (1-1, 5.92 ERA) recorded her first collegiate pitching win in the Cardinals' 12-1, six-inning win over Alverno on March 8. She tossed a complete-game three-hitter, striking out a career-best seven. … Lexi Brooks (Searcy, Ark. / 0-1, 3.97 ERA) picked up her first collegiate save last season, blanking Lebanon Valley on one hit in two innings of relief in the Cardinals' 4-1 win over the Dutchmen on March 4. … Saint Mary's scored a season-high 12 runs in back-to-back games on March 7-8, beating Webster 12-4 in the second of two games on March 7, while routing Alverno 12-1 in the first of their two games the following day. |
| Â LUTHER NORSEÂ SCOUTING REPORT |
Luther heads into its weekend at the Rochester Dome sporting a 4-2 record. The Norse opened the season with a sweep of Bethany Lutheran, before splitting doubleheaders with both St. Norbert and St. Scholastica. … Sydney Schultz has been the offensive leader for the Norse early this season, hitting a team-best .556, while also leading the team in hits (10) and sharing the team lead in doubles (3) and home runs (1). … Schultz is one of six Luther regulars to be hitting above .300 through six games, being joined by Abby Spore (.500), Katie Brennan (.500), Morgan Hogenson (.364), Elsa Skeie (.333), and Hannah Halverson (.300). … Spore has scored a team-high five runs, while also boasting a team-leading seven RBIs. … Schultz, Brennan, Hogenson, and Spore have all put together three multiple-hit games — including two three-hit games by Schultz. … Skeie and Spore enter this weekend riding five-game hitting streaks, while Hogenson, Skeie, and Spore have reached base safely in all six games. … Kendra Cooper has been virtually untouchable in the pitcher's circle, compiling a perfect 3-0 record and a 0.00 ERA with three complete games in three starts. … Cooper has struck out 25 of the 62 batters she has faced, allowing just 12 hits in 17.0 IP. A year ago, Cooper logged a team-leading 31.0 innings, posting a 6-0 record and a 0.90 ERA. … Sam Thompson (3-1, 1.75 ERA, 12.0 IP) and Abbey Gapinski (0-2, 6.00 ERA, 7.0 IP) have also made pitching appearances this season. … The Norse were unbeatable in their shortened 2020 season, compiling a perfect 8-0 record, including three wins against MIAC foes — beating Gustavus twice (3-2 and 8-3) and Macalester once (6-3). … Luther has reached the NCAA Regional 19 times, including a run of 10 straight appearances from 2009 to 2018. The Norse have appeared in two NCAA Super Regionals (2016 and 2018), and have played in eight NCAA National Tournaments, including a third-place showing in 2018. …Â
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