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2022: 3-5 MIAC * 10-9 Overall

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2022: 3-4 MIAC * 12-8 Overall

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SMU-HU * A YEAR AGO:

April 10, 2021 * Winona, MN

W, 8-3; W, 8-3 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

April 10, 2022 * Northfield, MN

St. Olaf * L, 9-1; L, 10-2

HAMLINE * LAST ACTION:

April 10, 2022 * St. Paul, MN

Carleton * W, 8-5; L, 9-3

SAINT MARY’S UP NEXT:

April 13, 2022 * Duluth, MN

St. Scholastica * 3:30

HAMLINE UP NEXT: 

April 13, 2022 * Northfield, MN

St. Olaf * 3:30

• FOR THE RECORD: Saint Mary’s heads into its conference doubleheader against Hamline sitting at 10-9 overall, while boasting a 3-5 mark through the first eight games of the conference season.

• LAST ACTION: The Cardinal offense struggled to find it rhythm Sunday, managing just three runs in 121 innings in falling to St. Olaf 9-1 and 10-2 Sunday in Northfield, Minn.

• STREAKING: After going 2-4 in their first six spring-trip games, the Cardinals rattled off five straight wins to close out their 11-game stay in Clermont, Fla. Saint Mary’s extended that winning streak to six games with their 10-7 win over St. Catherine in Game 1 on April 2, before having their run halted with a 9-1 Game 2 loss.

• AT THE PLATE: As a team, the Cardinals are hitting .323 through 19 games, and has five regulars who are hitting .300 or better this season, led by Riley Hall (Dallas Station, Iowa / .509) and Sophie Cave (Maplewood, Minn. / .373). Allison Ciero (Glyn Ellyn, Ill. / .344), Cassie Sutor (Chicago, Ill. / .316), and Erin Sullivan (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. / .313) are the others.

• RUNNING WILD: The Cardinals have scored 114 runs in 19 games, led by Ciero, who has scored 19 times. Hall is second with 16 runs scored, one more than Cave. … Hall and Ciero have both scored three times in a game this season — Hall against St. Catherine last Saturday and Ciero vs. Concordia the following afternoon.

• HIT PARADE: Saint Mary’s boasts eight players who have collected 10 or more hits through 19 games, led by Hall with 29, and Ciero and Cave with 22. … Saint Mary’s has amassed 41 multiple-hit games, led by Hall with 10, and Ciero and Cave with six each. … Madison Kindler (Sussex, Wis.) recorded her first collegiate two-hit game in Game 2 against St. Olaf on Sunday. … Sutor owns the team’s top single-game performance, collecting a career-high four hits against Rosemount on March 5. … Both Hall and Ciero recorded their first collegiate three-hit games during SMU’s 11-game spring trip. …

• EXTRA, EXTRA: The Cardinals have amassed 57 extra-base hits — 44 doubles, nine triples and four home runs. Cave is the team-leader with eight doubles, three more than Hall, Sullivan, and Kraus, while Ciero and Hall lead the team in triples with three and two, respectively.

• GOING DEEP: Cave, Sullivan, Sarah Kraus (Onalaska, Wis.), and Ally Wagner (Altoona, Wis.) have belted Saint Mary’s four home runs this season. Wagner hit her first collegiate HR in the second game of last Saturday’s doubleheader against St. Catherine, while Cave and Kraus launched their first home runs in a Cardinal uniform during SMU’s 11-game spring trip. Kraus cracked a two-run shot against Rosemont on March 3, and Cave launched a three-run bomb against Finlandia on March 4.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Hall has delivered a team-best 19 RBIs, followed by Ciero with 14, Cave with 12, and Sullivan with 10. … Saint Mary’s has posted 24 multiple-RBI performances this season, led by Hall with five and Ciero with four. … Carey drove in a game- and career-high four runs in SMU’s season-opening win over Neumann on Feb. 26.

• TOUGH TO STOP: Hall had her season- and career-high nine-game hitting streak snapped in SMU’s 9-1 Game 2 loss to St. Catherine on April 2. Hall has posted at least one hit in 16 of the 19 games she’s played this season.

• CAN’T CATCH ME: Saint Mary’s has already stolen 47 bases this season, led by Ciero with 12 steals on 13 attempts and Hall with nine stolen bases on 11 tries. … SMU — which swiped just 26 bases in 36 games a year ago — has gotten at least one stolen base from 13 different players. 

• IN THE CIRCLE: Kraus and Amelia Spilde (Brooklyn, Wis.) have been the workhorses in the pitcher’s circle, with Kraus logging a team-high 63 2/3 innings, followed by Spilde with 34.0 innings of work. Kraus boasts a 2.86 ERA and 5-5 record in 13 appearances. She has tossed four complete games — including a career-high nine innings in last Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Carleton — and teamed with Spilde for the team’s lone shutout. … Spilde is 3-2 with a 3.91 ERA in 11 appearances, including five starts.

• PITCHING FIRSTS: Spilde, Kraus, and Hall all picked up their first collegiate pitching wins during SMU’s spring trip. Spilde tossed three innings of two-hit, shutout ball in SMU’s 14-0 win over Neumann on Feb. 26, while Kraus allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits in a complete-game 10-4 win over Cabrini the following day. Hall allowed two runs on three hits in 3 2/3 innings of relief against Finlandia on March 4. … Ally Wagner (Altoona, Wis.) collected her first collegiate save in SMU’s 10-7, Game 1 win over St. Catherine last Saturday, tossing a scoreless seventh. Kraus, meanwhile, struck out three of the five batters she faced in collecting her first collegiate save in last Sunday’s 9-5 Game 2 win over Concordia.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: Cardinal pitchers have combined to strike out 87 batters through 19 games, led by Kraus with 47 and Spilde with 19. … Kraus struck out a single-game career-high nine batters in SMU’s 6-2 win over Concordia in Game 1 last Sunday. … 

• THIS AND THAT: Saint Mary’s has outscored its opponents 114-103 and holds a scoring advantage in every inning but the second and third, where the Cardinals have been outscored 23-10 and 19-18. … SMU has been held to five runs or less in all nine of its losses, while owning a 10-0 mark when scoring at least six runs. … Saint Mary’s has scored first just seven times — going 6-1 — while sporting a 4-8 mark when its opponent plates the game’s first run. … Saint Mary’s has scored four or more runs in an inning nine times — including a season-high seven-run sixth inning in its 12-3 win over Rosemont on March 3.

• FOR THE RECORD: Hamline enters its MIAC doubleheader against Saint Mary’s sitting at 12-8 overall, while owning a 3-4 mark in its first three conference contests. 

• LAST TIME OUT: For the second straight conference twinbill, the Pipers were forced to settle for a split on Sunday, opening with an 8-5 win over Carleton, only to fall in the nightcap 9-3.

• STREAKING: After going 3-3 in their first six games — including a season-opening two-game winning streak — the Pipers rattled off seven consecutive victories, a run that was snapped with an 11-7 Game 2 loss to St. Scholastica on April 2. … HU enters its twinbill against Saint Mary’s having dropped four of its last six.

• AT THE PLATE: Megan Rubbelke is the Pipers’ offensive leader, batting a team-high .433 (29-for-67). She is one of five HU players hitting above .300 through 20 games, being joined by Jenna Rubbelke (.424), Amber Peterson (.386), Gabby Tuhy (.357), and Kira Krueger (.346).

• RUNNING WILD: Hamline has scored 116 runs through the first 20 games of the season, led by Jenna Rubbelke with 22 and Megan Rubbelke with 17. Peterson (13), Costley (13), Krueger (12), and Tuhy (10) have also scored 10 or more runs this season. … Klinnert, Costley, and Jenna Rubbelke have all scored a season-high three runs in a game.

• HIT PARADE: Megan Rubbelke has banged out a team-leading 29 hits, followed by Jenna Rubbelke with 28 and Peterson with22. Tuhy (20), Krueger (18), Gabby Cook (16), Costley (14), Lydia Lecher (12), and Theresa Klinnert (11) also own 10 or more hits. … Megan Rubbelke and Jenna Rubbelke have both delivered a team-high nine multiple-hit games, three more than Tuhy. … Klinnert delivered a single-game, season-high four hits against Lawrence on March 19.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Hamline has banged out 33 extra-base hits, including 25 doubles, three triples, and five home runs. Jenna Rubbelke leads the Pipers with five doubles, one more than Megan Rubbelke and Gabby Cook, and two in front of Krueger. … Krueger, Peterson, and Costley have accounted for HU’s three triples this season.

• GOING DEEP: Megan Rubbelke has launched three of Hamline’s five home runs this season, with Lecher and Klinnert hitting the other two.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Megan Rubbelke has driven in a team-leading 22 runs, with Krueger sitting second with 20 RBIs. … Megan Rubbelke and Kruger share the team lead with four multiple-RBI games. … Rubbelke drove in a single-game season-high five runs in Hamline’s 9-7 win over St. Scholastica on April 2.

• STREAKING ALONG: After being held hitless in the Pipers’ season-opener against UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 27, Megan Rubbelke has hit safely in each of the Pipers’ last 19 games. Tuhy has also had a double-digit hitting streak this season, hitting in 11 consecutive games to open the season, a streak that was snapped against St. Scholastica on April 2.

• IN THE CIRCLE: The Pipers have used four different pitchers this season, led by Klinnert, who has logged a team-best 56 1/3 innings. Dana Rosbecka (38 2/3) and Krueger (29.0 IP) have also logged more than 20 innings this season. … Klinnert (5-3, 5.11 ERA) and Rosbacka (3-2, 3.49 ERA) have each made a team-leading 12 pitching appearances, while Klinnert is the team-leader with eight starts, one more than Krueger (4-3, 6.83 ERA).

• FINISHING WHAT SHE STARTED: The Piper staff has tossed nine complete games — Klinnert owns four, Krueger has thrown three, and Rosbacka owns the other two. … Klinnert and Krueger has both pitched one complete-game shutout.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: Hamline pitchers have struck out 70 batters, led by Klinnert with 29, and Krueger (20), and Rosbacka (17).

• SCORING IN BUNCHES: The Pipers have scored eight or more runs eight times this season — including a season-high 15-run outburst in beating Lawrence 15-0 on March 19. On the flip side, HU has allowed eight or more runs four times. The Pipers gave up a season-high 11 runs in dropping the second game of their MIAC doubleheader against St. Scholastica 11-7 on April 2. … Five of Hamline’s 12 wins have been shortened by the eight-run rule.