SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS

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2023: 3-5 Overall

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2023: 7-2 Overall

WHEATON THUNDER

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2023: 4-6 Overall

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2023: 5-3 Overall

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SMU-AURORA * LAST MEETING:

May 28, 2021 * St. Paul, MN

W, 15-13 * Series History

SMU-WHEATON * LAST MEETING:

March 21, 2022 * Carol Stream, IL

W, 3-2; W, 8-2 * Series History

SMU-NORTHWESTERN * LAST MEETING:

March 15, 2022 * Davenport, FL

W, 6-4; L, 5-1 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

March 4, 2023 * Auburndale, FL

Russell Sage * W, 9-6

AURORA * LAST ACTION:

March 11, 2023 * Auburndale, FL

Buena Vista * W, 7-4

WHEATON * LAST ACTION:

March 11, 2023 * Fort Pierce, FL

Gallaudet U. * W, 23-3

NORTHWESTERN * LAST ACTION:

March 10, 2023 * Auburndale, FL

Gettysburg * L, 10-1; W, 14-5

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

March 23, 2023 * Winona, MN

UW-Superior * 1 p.m./3 p.m.

AURORA * UP NEXT: 

March 25, 2023 * Naperville, IL

Saint Mary’s * Trine * 10 a.m./3 p.m.

WHEATON * UP NEXT: 

March 21, 2023 * Carol Stream, IL

Beloit * 5 p.m.

NORTHWESTERN * UP NEXT: 

March 24, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

Augsburg * 4 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into its three games in Carol Stream, Ill., having gone 3-5 in its eight spring trip games in Auburndale, Fla., last week — including wins over Franklin, Calvin, and Russell Sage.

• LAST ACTION: Mason Coyle (Madison, Wis.) went 3-for-3 with a pair of runs scored, as the Cardinals closed out their eight-game spring trip with a 9-6 win over Russell Sage in a nine-inning contest in Auburndale, Fla., on March 4.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Saint Mary’s boasted three players who hit above .300 in the Cardinals’ eight games in Auburndale, Fla., last week. Riley Bauman (Stratford, Wis.) led the way with a .379 batting average, followed by Cameron Weber (Holmen, Wis.) at .347 and Mason Coyle (Madison, Wis.) at .333. … As a team, the Cardinals batted .244 (55-for-225) with 12 doubles, one triple and a home run.

• ON THE RUN: The Cardinals, who scored 181 runs in 37 games last season, plated 29 runs in eight spring-trip games last week. Riley Bauman and Coyle led the way with four runs scored each, one more than Tanner Bauman (Willmar, Minn.) and Ben Coons (Kimberly, Wis.), while Cameron Weber (Holmen, Wis.), Patrick Schork (Janesville, Wis.), Will Boeckman (Big Lake, Minn.), and Brinton Anderson () all scored twice. … Merfeld and Coyle each scored a career-high four runs in a game a year ago — Merfeld’s coming against Rose-Hulman on March 3, 2022, while Coyle achieved the feat against Carleton on May 8, 2022.

• HIT PARADE: Riley Bauman and Weber each reached double-digits in hits through SMU’s eight spring-trip games. Bauman leads the team with 11 hits — including a double and a home run — while Weber has collected 10 singles. … The Cardinals closed out the 2022 year with six players recording at least 20 hits — led by Trevon VanEgtern (La Crosse, Wis.) with 43 and Weber with 37. … Weber and Riley Bauman have each put together four multiple-hit games this season

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Saint Mary’s collected 55 hits in its first eight games, including nine for extra bases. Schork leads the team in doubles, accounting for three of the Cardinals’ two-baggers, while Coyle owns the lone triple and Riley Bauman SMU’s only home run. … 

• BOMBS AWAY: After belting 15 home runs a year ago — led by VanEgtern and Daniel Marxen (Maple Grove, Minn.) with four HRs each — Riley Bauman owns SMU’s lone round-tripper through eight games this season. Bauman’s home run — the first of his career — was a lead-off shot in the second inning of SMU’s 3-2 loss to Franklin on Feb. 26. … All seven SMU home run hitters this a year ago belted their first career HRs in 2022.

• DRIVING ‘EM HOME: Tanner Bauman leads the Cardinals with five RBIs, followed by Coyle with three, and Riley Bauman, Weber, Schork, and Brandon Merfeld (La Crosse, Wis.) with two each. … Jack Arndt (Coon Rapids, Minn.) delivered a career-high five RBIs in Saint Mary’s 9-7 win over Grove City on Feb. 28, 2022 while Marxen — who led the team with eight multiple-RBI games a year ago — drove in a career-best four runs in a game twice last season.

• STREAKING ALONG: Riley Bauman collected at least one hit in seven of SMU’s eight games in Florida, and heads into SMU’s games against Wheaton and Northwestern riding a six-game hitting streak. … Merfeld, meanwhile, has reached base safely in all eight games this season.

• OUCH: Saint Mary’s had two games in 2022 — vs. Rose-Hulman on March 3, 2022 and vs. Carleton on May 8, 2022 — in which five Cardinals were hit by a pitch. … Individually, SMU had a player hit by a pitch twice in a game five times.

• CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Saint Mary’s has stolen 23 bases on 25 attempts through eight games, led by Weber (5-for-5) and Riley Bauman (4-for-4). SMU has gotten at least one stolen base from 10 different players. 

• ON THE MOUND: Saint Mary’s used 11 different pitchers this season — including three who have logged 10 or more innings. Timmy Smith (South St. Paul, Minn. / 2-0, 6.55 ERA) and Addison Hochevar (Lake Geneva, Wis. / 0-2, 2.45 ERA) have both thrown 11.0 innings in two starts, while Andrew Fischer (La Crosse, Wis. / 0-1, 5.40 ERA) has gone 10.0 innings. … Dylan Westcott (Holmen, Wis. / 0-1, 1.50 ERA) has made a team-leading three appearances.

• PITCHING FIRSTS: Eric Charest (Blaine, Minn. / 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP) picked up his first collegiate pitching win against Calvin on March 2, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings of SMU’s 8-2 win over the Knights. The freshman right-hander collected his first save in a Cardinal uniform with one inning of scoreless relief in SMU’s 3-2 win over MSOE on Feb. 27.

• SAVING THE DAY: Westcott and Charest have accounted for Saint Mary’s two saves this season. … Fischer closed out the 2022 season as team’s saves leader with six, one more than Westcott.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: The SMU pitching staff has struck out 43 batters in eight games, led by Hochevar with 14, followed by Fischer with eight and Smith with seven. … Hochevar matched his career-high with nine strikeouts in the Cardinals’ 1-0, Game 2 loss to Franklin on Feb. 27. It was the third time in his collegiate career that Hochevar has fanned nine batters. … Hochevar led the Cardinals in strikeouts with 60 a year ago.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: The Cardinals have scored eight or more runs in two of their three wins this season, including a season-high nine-run effort in beating Russell Sage 9-6 on March 4. On the flip side, Saint Mary’s has been held to five runs or less in four of its five losses. The Cardinals were held under six runs in 17 of their 19 losses last season. … SMU has outscored its opponents 6-2 in the second inning, 9-6 in the sixth, and 4-0 in the eighth, but have been outscored 6-2 in the first and 12-2 in the fifth. … SMU is unbeaten (3-0) when tied or leading after the sixth inning. … Saint Mary’s, which scored four or more runs in an inning eight times last season — including a seven-run fourth inning against Hamline on April 19, 2022 and a season-high eight-run second inning in its 16-7 win over Rose-Hulman on March 3, 2022 — owns one four-run inning this season.

AURORA SPARTANS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Spartans come into their Monday action sitting at 7-2 overall, rattling off five straight wins to open the season, before going 2-2 in their final four spring-trip games.

• LAST TIME OUT: Aurora closed out its nine-game spring trip on a winning note on March 11, scoring seven runs in three innings — three in the third, two in the fifth and two more in the eighth — in beating Buena Vista 7-4 in Auburndale, Fla.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Aurora is hitting .362 as a team, and boasts seven players who are hitting .333 or above. Nico Bermeo leads the way for the Spartans, sporting a .529 batting average, followed by Jacob Ambuel at .439 and Justin Sartori at .412. Collin Meinert (.375), Derek Angelo (.375), Josh Reinhardt (.355), and Dominick Curcio (.333) are also hitting above .300.

• ON THE RUN: Bermeo has scored a team-leading 15 runs through nine games, followed closely by Ambuel (11) and Meinert (10). … The Spartans, who have scored 86 runs in nine games, has gotten at least one run scored from 13 of the 16 players who have at least one plate appearance.

• HIT PARADE: Bermeo and Ambuel share the team lead with 18 hits. They are two of five Spartans with at least 10 hits through nine games, being joined by Sartori (14), Meinert (12), and Reinhardt (11). … Ambuel has recorded at least two hits in seven of the team’s nine games — including three, three-hit performances.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Forty of Aurora’s 112 hits this season have been for extra bases, including 27 doubles, four triples and nine home runs. … Ambuel (6), Bermeo (5), Sartori (4), and Meinert (4) lead the team in doubles, while Aurora’s four triples have come from three different players — Reinhardt (2), Ambuel, and Sean Rivera.

• BOMBS AWAY: Sartori has launched a team-leading three home runs, one more than Bermeo and Nik Panico, with Reinhardt and Angelo accounted for the Spartans’ other two round-trippers.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Aurora boasts three players who have reached double-digits in RBIs — Sartori (16), Bermeo (11), and Ambuel (10). … Sartori leads the team with four multiple-RBI games, one more than Bermeo and Ambuel. … Sartori drove in a season-high eight runs in Aurora’s 18-2 win over Loras on March 8.

• STREAKING ALONG: After being held without a hit in Aurora’s season-opener against Penn State Abington, Ambuel enters the weekend riding an eight-game hitting streak. … Bermeo, Sartori, and Ambuel have all reached base safely in all nine games this season.

• ON THE MOUND: The Spartans have three pitchers who have logged 10 or more innings this season — Justin Zimmerman (2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14.0 IP), Nick Malmberg (2-0, 1.29 ERA, 14.0 IP), and Bryce Miller (1-1, 4.09 ERA, 11.0 IP). … Malmberg has tossed a pair of complete games. … Carlos Garcia (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 5.2 IP) has made a staff-high four appearances and owns the team’s lone save. 

• FANNING THE FLAMES: Aurora pitchers have combined to strike out 75 batters, led by Zimmerman with 17 Ks. Jack Fisher (0-1, 8.38 ERA, 9.2 IP) is second on the staff with 14 strikeouts, followed by Malmberg with 11 and Miller with 10.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Aurora posted single-game season-highs in runs (18), hits (18), RBIs (14), and doubles (5) in its 18-2 win over Loras on March 8. … The Spartans have stolen just three bases in nine games. … AU drew a single-game, season-high 11 walks against Penn State-Abington on March 4. … Aurora has scored eight or more runs in seven of its 10 games, going 6-1 in those seven contests. … The Spartans opened the season with five straight wins, before going 2-2 in its last four contests.

WHEATON THUNDER SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: Wheaton enters its doubleheader against Saint Mary’s sitting at 4-6 overall, including a 3-4 showing in its seven games in Fort Pierce, Fla., last week.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Thunder closed out their seven-game spring trip in impressive fashion, erupting for 23 runs in a 23-3 rout of Gallaudet in Fort Pierce, Fla., on March 11. 

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Kyle Wu heads into Monday’s matchup vs. SMU sporting a team-leading .543 batting average. Wu is one of four Thunder players owning batting averages above .300, being joined by Matthias Haggerty (.471), Mason Diel (.412), and Ben Weaver (.390).

• ON THE RUN: Harrison Stanton has scored a team-leading 13 runs, one more than Wu and Weaver, and three up on Haggerty. … Stanton scored a single-game season-high four runs against Greenville on Feb. 25.

• HIT PARADE: Wheaton boasts five players with 10 or more hits through 10 games, led by Wu with 19, and Weaver and Haggerty with 18. Diel (14) and Stanton (11) have also reached double-digits in hits thus far this season. … Wu has collected at least two hits in seven of Wheaton’s 10 games this season … Wu and Weaver have each posted four hits in a game — Wu against Gettysburg on March 7 and Weaver vs. Gallaudet on March 10.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: The Thunder have banged out 115 hits in 10 games, including 44 for extra bases — 26 doubles, eight triples, and 10 home runs. … Haggerty has hit a team-high six doubles, two more than Weaver, who also leads the team in triples with three.

• BOMBS AWAY: Wheaton has amassed 10 home runs in 10 games, led by Joe Klein with three. Haggerty and Stanton have each launched two round-trippers, and Wu, Matthew Chesney, and Noah Husted have accounted for the other three. … Haggerty hit both of his home runs against Wilkes on March 4.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Haggerty is the team’s RBI leader with 13, three more than Klein. … Weaver and Kline have both posted a team-high three multiple-RBI games this season. … Haggerty has delivered a four-RBI game twice this season — against Greenville on Feb. 25 and vs. Wilkes on March 4.

• STREAKING ALONG: Haggerty owns the Thunder’s longest hitting streak at six games, but Wu’s five-game run is Wheaton’s longest active hit streak. … Haggerty, Stanton, and Wu have all reached base safely in all 10 Thunder games this season.

• ON THE MOUND: Wheaton has five pitchers who have logged 10 or more innings through the Thunder’s first 10 games. Jared Kloth (1-0, 4.50 ERA) leads the staff with 14.0 innings pitched, followed by Brendan Dyer (0-1, 10.38 ERA, 13.0 IP), Caleb VanKerkhoff (0-0, 2.45 ERA, 11.0 IP), Nate Barker (0-0, 5.91 ERA, 10 2/3 IP), and Caleb Downing (0-2, 8.10 ERA, 10.0 IP). … Kloth, Dyer, VanKerkhoff, Barker, Downing, Nathan Hedlund (1-1, 5.87 ERA, 7 2/3 IP), John McCraith (2-1, 0.00 ERA, 6 1/3 IP), and Rutledge Feitel (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 4 2/3 IP) have all made three pitching appearances — including a team-leading three starts by Dyer and Downing.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: The Thunder pitching staff has struck out 65 batters this season, led by Dyer with 15 strikeouts. Barker is second on the staff with nine Ks, followed by VanKerkhoff, Downing, and McCraith with eight each. 

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Wheaton has scored 10 or more runs in a game twice — plating 18 in an 18-6 win over Greenville on Feb. 25 and scoring a season-high 23 runs in routing Gallaudet 23-3 on March 11. On the flip side, the Thunder have allowed 10+ runs in three of their six losses — including a season-high 12 runs in falling to Kenyon 12-9 on March 10. … Along with their 23 runs, Wheaton also recorded single-game season-highs in hits (27), RBIs (21), doubles (5), triples (4), and home runs (2). …  Wheaton has played one extra-inning game this season, falling to Kenyon 12-9 in 10 innings on March 10.

NORTHWESTERN EAGLES SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Eagles head into their three games in Illinois on Monday and Tuesday sporting a 5-3 overall record following their eight-game spring trip to Florida Coast, Fla.

• LAST TIME OUT: Northwestern closed out its spring trip with a split of its nonconference doubleheader against Gettysburg on March 10 in Florida Coast, Fla.. The Bulls dealt the Eagles a 10-1 setback in the opener, with UNW responding with a 14-5 thumping of Gettysburg in the nightcap.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: UNW closed out its eight-game spring trip hitting .319, and boasts seven players hitting above .300. Daniel Peterson leads the way for the Eagle offense with a .435 batting average, followed by C.J. Toutant (.400), Grady Karges (.360), Isaac Pilon (.333), Benji Bruce (.333), Bryce Crabb (.313), and Peyton Christenson (.303).

• ON THE RUN: Ben Spores has scored a team-high eight runs, two in front of Pilon, Bruce, and Crabb, while Peterson and Karges have crossed the plate five times.

• HIT PARADE: Northwestern has five players who have already reached double-digits in hits, led by Pilon with 11. Bruce, Crabb, Peterson and Christenson are all tied for second with 10 hits, while Spore and Karges have nine. … Pilon, Crabb, Christenson, and Peterson have all posted four multiple-hit games this season, with Pilon and Spores each owning the single-game season-high with four hits.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Twenty-five of Northwestern’s 89 hits this season have been for extra bases — including 23 doubles and two triples. UNW has yet to hit a home run in 2023. … Peterson owns a team-leading four doubles, followed by Crabb and Karges with three, and Pilon, Bruce, Christenson, Toutant, and Aaron Severson with two each. … Crabb and Karges own UNW’s two three-baggers.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Christenson leads the Eagles with eight RBIs, with Pilon chipping in six and Severson adding five. … UNW has recorded eight multiple-RBI games, led by Pilon with three, and Severson and Christenson with two each.

• STREAKING ALONG: Crabb and Christenson have each put together season-high four-game hitting streaks, but Peterson’s three-hit run is the Eagles’ longest active hit streak.

• ON THE MOUND: Sam Szymanski and Crabb have been the workhorses of the Eagles’ pitching staff, with Szymanski (2-0, 1.98 ERA) logging 13 2/3 innings in two appearances, while Crabb (2-0, 2.77 ERA) has tossed 13.0 innings in a pair of appearances. … Bruce (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.2 IP) has made a staff-high four appearances — all in relief — one more than Alex Luepke (0-0, 13.50 ERA, 2.2 IP). … UNW has used 15 different pitchers, with the staff compiling a 7.43 ERA and a .353 opponent batting average.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: As a staff, Northwestern has struck out 69 batters, led by Crabb with 19, Szymanski with 15, and Severson with 10. Twelve of UNW’s 15 pitchers have recorded at least one strikeout.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Northwestern recorded season-highs in runs (14), hits (15), RBIs (11), doubles (7), and walks (8) in its spring trip-ending 14-5 win over Gettysburg on March 10. On the flip side, UNW surrendered a season-high 17 runs — including 15 earned — on 23 hits in a 17-8 loss to Penn State-Behrend on March 7. … Northwestern opened the season with back-to-back wins, only to follow that up with two straight losses. UNW is 2-1 in its last three games.