| The Cardinals hit the road Friday after playing their last four games on their home field — splitting their conference-opener against Gustavus (L, 10-3; W, 9-5) and splitting a nonconference twinbill against Crown (W, 10-4; L, 12-10). … With Monday's split against Crown, the Cardinals have now split three of their four doubleheaders this season — the lone sweep, 2-1 and 4-2 wins over Luther on March 14. … The Cardinals scored in 11 of the 13 innings they batted in in Monday's split against Crown — including scoring at least one run in all six innings of their 10-4, Game 1 win. … Zach Drake (Westby, Wis.) had five hits in seven at-bats against the Storm on Monday — including a perfect 3-for-3, four-run, 3-RBI effort in Game 2. … Drake's four runs scored in the nightcap were a single-game career-high and marked the first time since Joe Seegers against Rose-Hulman on March 1, 2018 that a Cardinal has scored four runs in a game. … Joey Costello (Victoria, Minn.) chipped in three hits against the Storm on Monday, while Andy Tepp (Stevens Point, Wis.), Trevon VanEgtern (La Crosse, Wis.), and Taylor Anderson (Waukesha, Wis.) all had two hits, and Justin Weinberg (Eagan, Minn.) drove in four runs. … Six Cardinal regulars are hitting above .300 this season, led by Will Matthews' (Geneva, Ill.) .419 batting average. Weinberg (.387), Drake (.381), Costello (.346), Anderson (.333), and Tyler O'Brien (Belle Plaine, Minn. / .310) are the other five. … Saint Mary's owns 15 extra-base hits — all doubles — among their 85 hits this season. Cameron Weber () has belted four of those 15 doubles, with Matthews and O'Brien each chipping in three. … Matthews leads the Cardinals with 10 RBIs, three more than Weinberg and Anderson. … The Cardinals have gotten at least one RBI from 13 different players. … Matthews has posted a team-high five multiple-hit games, while Weinberg owns two of the team's four three-hit performances. … Anderson drew a single-game career-high three walks against Luther on March 20. … Luke Gilbertson () picked up the pitching win in Game 1 against Crown Monday, tossing three innings of scoreless, hitless relief. … Jordan Zabel (Elgin, Minn.) collected his first collegiate pitching win against Gustavus on March 26, tossing three innings of shutout, one-hit relief. … Zabel made his first collegiate pitching start in Game 2 against Augsburg on March 16, allowing just one hit in 4.2 innings and striking out seven in a no-decision. … Addison Hochevar (Lake Geneva, Wis.) moved into a tie for the team lead in wins (2), tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Luther on March 20. The freshman earned his first win as a Cardinal, throwing four scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits and striking out eight in Saint Mary's 5-3 Game 1 win over Augsburg on March 16. … Ryan Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) tossed a complete-game four-hitter in SMU's 2-1 Game 1 win over Luther on March 14. It was his fourth career complete game. … Wolfe (2-1, 5.06 ERA) has thrown a team-high 16.0 innings, while Hochevar has struck out a team-leading 12 batters, two more than Zabel. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 14-6 in the first inning, and have scored at least one first-inning run in eight of their 10 games this season. … With their 12-10, Game 2 loss to Crown on Monday, the Cardinal have played five games this season decided by two runs or less. … The Cardinals' 10 runs in both games of last Monday's doubleheader against Crown were a season-high. … The Cardinals' DH vs. Luther on March 14 was their first home game in 683 days, dating back to a conference DH vs. Gustavus on May 1, 2019. … Saint Mary's 4-2, Game 2 loss to Augsburg on March 16 snapped its season-opening four-game winning streak and its seven-game winning streak overall — the Cardinals had ended their pandemic-shortened 2020 season with three straight wins. |
The Tommies enter Friday's doubleheader against Saint Mary's boasting a 4-3 overall record, including a 2-1 win over Northwestern in their most recent contest last Monday. … Five Tommie pitchers combined on a five-hitter with 15 strikeouts in last Monday's 2-1 win over Northwestern, while Sam Kulesa led the offense, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. … With their 2-1 win over Northwestern last Monday, the Tommies' last five games have all been decided by two runs or less — including one-run decisions in each of their last three. … The Tommies, hw are hitting just .179 as a team, boast one player hitting above .300 with more than 10 at-bats — Kulesa (.417). … Kulesa and Matthew Enck share the team lead in hits with five, one more than Charlie Bartholomew, Max Moris, and Avery Lehman. … St. Thomas has recorded eight extra-base hits among its 36 hits this season. Jake Porter has a team-high two doubles, Kulesa owns the lone triple, and Kyle Halverson has hit UST's only home run. … St. Thomas has stolen 10 bases in 14 attempts through seven games, led by Enck with three steals in five tries. … Andrew Tri (1-1, 0.00 ERA) and Graham Laubscher (0-2, 3.00 ERA) have been the workhorses of the Tommie pitching staff, tossing 14.2 and 12.0 innings respectively. … The Tommies have used 11 different pitchers, with the group recording 80 strikeouts and combining for a 1.46 ERA. … Opponents are hitting just .184 against the UST staff through seven games. … St. Thomas has scored two runs in each of its last three games — back-to-back 3-2 losses to Saint John's and last Monday's 2-1 win over Northwestern, and has not scored more than four runs in a game this season.
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