| The Cardinals head into their nonconference showdown against UW-Superior sitting at 8-24 overall. … Justine Schultz (Winona, Minn.) paced the Cardinals' offensive attack in last Saturday's 7-5, 10-6 losses at Concordia, going 5-for-7 with a home run and five RBIs. Schultz went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs in the opener, before going 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the nightcap. Jordan Meyers (Eyota, Minn.) and Mackenzie Carey (Prescott, Wis.) added four hits in the two games vs. Concordia. … Schultz's performances against the Cobbers marked the team-leading ninth and 10th times this season the senior has recorded a multiple-hit game. … Meyers' three-hit game against Concordia in Game 1 was the second of her collegiate career. Meyers also notched three hits in Game 2 against Gustavus on April 17, going 3-for-4. … Meyers enters Friday's games against UW-Superior riding a career-high five-game hitting streak. … Meyers enters Friday's doubleheader against UW-Superior leading the team with a .367 batting average. Schultz and Amber Chow (West St. Paul, Minn.) are also hitting above .300, sitting at .327 and .313, respectively. … Schultz leads or shares the team lead in at-bats (101), runs (17), hits (33), doubles (7), total bases (47), and slugging percentage (.465). … Chow owns a team-high 15 RBIs), one more than Schultz. … Meyers leads the team with eight stolen bases, followed by Paige Gudmundson (Plainview, Minn.) with seven and Schultz with five. … Chow has posted a team-best five multiple-RBI games. … Carey was perfect from the plate in the opener against Augsburg on March 21, going 4-for-4 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored. It was Carey's first four-hit game of her collegiate career. … Schultz's lead-off home run in the top of the seventh inning of Game 1 against Concordia last Saturday was her first collegiate round-tripper. Schultz becomes the third Cardinal to hit their first collegiate HR this season, joining Cassie Sutor (Chicago, Ill.) and Erin Sullivan (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.). … Chow (6-11, 4.33 ERA) leads the Cardinal pitching staff in innings pitched (97.0), appearances (23), starts (16) and strikeouts (54). Chow has thrown eight of the Cardinals' 11 complete games this season. … Chow struck out a career-high 10 batters in the Cardinals' 2-0 loss to Gustavus in the first game of their doubleheader on April 17. … Sutor (2-9, 6.29 ERA) has thrown 72.1 innings in 20 appearances and has struck out 42. … With their sweep of Augsburg on April 24, Saint Mary's improved to 4-0 against the Auggies this season Saint Mary's beat Augsburg 10-5 and 6-0 in a nonconference doubleheader on March 21. … Both of the Cardinals' wins over Augsburg on April 24 were walk-offs. Hallie Schmeling (Onalaska, Wis.) belted a two-run double to give SMU the 5-4 win in Game 1, while Schultz smacked a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth for a 7-6 Game 2 win. … Saint Mary's put an end to their season-high five-game losing streak with an 8-2, Game 2 win over Gustavus on April 17. … Saint Mary's has scored first in four of its eight wins, but the Cardinals are just 4-21 when their opponent scores the game's first run. … Saint Mary's has been held to two runs or less in 18 of its 24 loss. … The Cardinals' 10 runs in their Game 1 win over Augsburg on March 21 marked the second time this season SMU has scored in double figures. Saint Mary's scored a season-high 12 runs in its 14-12 Game 1 loss to St. Scholastica on March 14. … The Cardinals home-opener against UW-Platteville on March 26 marked their first home contest in 696 days, dating back to April 28, 2019 when Saint Mary's split its season-ending doubleheader with Bethel. … Saint Mary's 10-7, Game 2 win over Northwestern on March 11 was the first collegiate coaching victory for Cardinals' interim head coach Sam Borawski. |
The Yellowjackets head into their regular-season finale against Saint Mary's having won back-to-back games over Martin Luther on May 1 to improve to 16-12 overall. … The Yellowjackets' 3-0, Game 1 win over Martin Luther on May 1 not only snapped their two-game losing streak, but also clinched the No. 5 seed in the UMAC Tournament, which will get underway on Thursday in Duluth, Minn. … Tayler Kraemer tossed a two-hit shutout in UW-Superior's 3-0, Game 1 win over Martin Luther, while Olivia Bancroft went 3-for-3 and Tiffany Kirk drove in three runs on two hits in the 10-4, Game 2 victory. … Kaela Kraemer enters Friday's showdown against Saint Mary's boasting a team-leading .375 batting average, just percentage points in front of Tayler Kraemer (.372). Bancroft (.352) and Kirk (.333) are also hitting above .300. … Along with her team-leading batting average, Kaela Kraemer also leads the Yellowjackets in runs (30), walks (17), and stolen bases (19). … UW-Superior boasts three players — Tayler Kraemer (32), Bancroft (31), and Kaela Kraemer (30) — with 30 or more hits through 28 games. … Kirk has belted a team-leading 14 doubles and leads the team with 24 RBIs. … Marley Burd owns both of the Yellowjackets' home runs this season. … UW-Superior has relied on three pitchers in the circle this season, led by Tayler Kraemer (9-7, 2.59 ERA), who has logged 97.1 innings, tossing 10 complete games with three shutouts and 71 strikeouts. Malania Madill (4-5, 4.60 ERA) has thrown 56.1 innings in 13 appearances. Madill, who has tossed five complete games, also owns the team's lone save. … UW-Superior has scored three or more runs in 23 of its 28 games. The Yellowjackets are 0-5 when failing to score at least two runs. … UW-Superior is a perfect 11-0 when holding its opponents under three runs. … The Yellowjackets are 11-3 when scoring the game's first run.
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