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2023: 2-6 MIAC, 6-14 Overall

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2023: 3-3 MIAC, 11-9 Overall

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SMU-MAC * LAST MEETING:

April 16, 2023 * Winona, MN

L, 3-2 (8); L, 2-0 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

April 12, 2023 * Winona, MN

Bethel * L, 11-2; L, 11-2

MACALESTER * LAST ACTION:

April 12, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

Carleton * W, 22-2; W, 13-3

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

April 18, 2023 * Winona, MN

Concordia * 2:30 p.m./5 p.m.

MACALESTER * UP NEXT:

April 16, 2023 * Mankato, MN

Bethany Lutheran * 1 p.m./3:30 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against Macalester sitting at 6-14 overall through the first 20 games of the 2023 season, including a 2-6 showing in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: Bethel jumped out to an early lead and the Cardinals could never recover, as the Royals dealt Saint Mary’s a pair of 11-2 conference setback in Wednesday’s MIAC doubleheader at Max Molock Field.

• AT THE PLATE: The Cardinals boast a pair of regulars who are hitting above .300 this season, led by Mason Coyle (Madison, Wis.), who has gone 19-for-50 for a team-leading .380 batting average. Riley Bauman (Stratford, Wis.) also boasts a batting average north of .300, sitting at .310. … As a team, Saint Mary’s is hitting .250 (149-for-595).

• ON THE RUN: The Cardinals have plated 83 runs in 20 games thus far this season. Riley Bauman and Trevon VanEgtern (La Crosse, Wis.) have both scored a team-leading 12 runs, one more than Coyle, while Tanner Bauman (Willmar, Minn.) is sitting fourth with nine runs scored. … Coyle and Brandon Merfeld (La Crosse, Wis.) 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 Cameron Weber (Holmen, Wis.) lead the team in hits with 22 and 20, respectively, with Coyle (19), VanEgtern (18), Merfeld (17), and Tanner Bauman (12) also reaching double figures in hits through 20 games. … Riley Bauman has collected a team-best seven multiple-hit games, one more than Weber and two up on Coyle. … Coyle owns two of SMU’s four, three-hit games, with Marxen and VanEgtern accounting for the other two.

• FIRST AS A CARDINAL: Saint Mary’s has had three players record their first collegiate hits this season. Jaxon Vance (Eau Claire, Wis.) delivered his first hit as a Cardinal against Bethel on Tuesday, while Daniel Sherman (Richfield, Minn.) laced a pinch-hit double against Northwestern on March 22, and Patrick Schork (Janesville, Wis.) belted his first hit in an SMU uniform against MSOE on Feb. 27.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Saint Mary’s has collected 149 hits in its first 20 games, including 31 for extra bases — 22 doubles, one triple, and eight home runs. … Schork, Riley Bauman, and Tanner Bauman share the team lead in doubles with three, one more than Merfeld, Marxen, and Will Boeckman (Big Lake, Minn.). … Coyle owns the team’s lone triple, hitting a three-bagger against Russell Sage on March 4.

• BOMBS AWAY: After belting 15 home runs a year ago — led by VanEgtern and Marxen with four HRs each — SMU has hit eight round-trippers this season. Coyle and Riley Bauman lead the team with three home runs, with VanEgtern and Marxen launching the other two. … Bauman’s first home run of the season against Franklin on Feb. 26 was the first of his collegiate career. … All seven SMU home run hitters a year ago belted their first career HRs in 2022.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Riley Bauman leads the team in RBIs with 13, with Coyle sitting second with 12 RBIs, three more than Tanner Bauman. … Coyle, Tanner Bauman and Ryan Bauman have all recorded three multiple-RBI games this season, one more than Marxen, Miller, and VanEgtern. … Riley Bauman delivered a single-game career-high four RBIs against Carleton last Saturday.

• OUCH: The Cardinals have been hit by a pitch 18 times in 20 games, led by Weber, who has been beaned four times. … 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 42 bases on 49 attempts through 20 games, led by Weber (10-for-11), Tanner Bauman (8-8), Riley Bauman (5-5), and Cam Miller (Kimberly, Minn. / 5-6). SMU has gotten at least one stolen base from 11 different players. 

• ON THE MOUND: Saint Mary’s has used 12 different pitchers this season — including six who have logged 10 or more innings. Timmy Smith (South St. Paul, Minn. / 4-0, 3.66 ERA) leads the staff with 32.0 IP, followed by Andrew Fischer (La Crosse, Wis. / 0-4, 8.28 ERA, 29 1/3), Addison Hochevar (1-3, 2.00 ERA, 27.0 IP), TJ Bergland (Farmington, Minn. / 0-3, 10.47 ERA, 16 1/3 IP), Dylan Westcott (Holmen, Wis. / 0-3, 4.38 ERA, 12 1/3 IP), and Eric Stomberg (St. Paul, Minn. / 0-1, 4.91 ERA, 11.0 IP). … Westcott has made a team-leading seven appearances, one more than Fischer, Bergland, and Mason Windschitl (Excelsior, Minn. / 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 9 1/3 IP). … Fischer has made a team-high six starts, one more than Smith and Hochevar.

• PITCHING FIRSTS: Smith tossed his first collegiate nine-inning complete game against Northwestern on March 22, holding the Eagles to one run on five hits in a 3-1 SMU victory. … Eric Charest (Blaine, Minn. / 1-0, 6.43 ERA, 7.0 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 also 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. … Fischer tossed his first collegiate complete game in Friday’s 6-0, Game 1 loss to Saint John’s.

• SAVING THE DAY: Westcott collected his second save of the season against St. Scholastica on April 3, while Charest and Stomberg each own one save. … 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 107 batters in 20 games, led by Hochevar with 32, Smith with 21, and Fischer with 18. … Hochevar, who led the team with 60 strikeouts a year ago, fanned a career-high 10 batters in last Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Carleton. … Smith struck out a career-high eight batters against Northwestern on March 22.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: The Cardinals have scored 83 runs in 20 games, including a season-high nine runs three times. SMU has plated nine runs in beating St. Scholastica (9-2) and Russell Sage (9-6), while falling to Aurora (13-9). … Saint Mary’s is 6-6 when scoring at least three runs, but winless (0-6) when being held under three runs. On the flip side, SMU has allowed six runs or more in 10 of its 14 losses, including a season-high 13 runs in its 13-9 loss to Aurora on March 21. … The Cardinals are 6-2 when leading or tied after the sixth inning, but are still searching for their first win (0-12) when trailing heading to the seventh. …  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 two four-run innings this season.

MACALESTER SCOTS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: Macalester enters its conference doubleheader against Saint Mary’s sporting an 11-9 overall record, including a 3-3 mark through its first six MIAC contests.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Scots had their hitting shoes on in their conference doubleheader against Carleton on Tuesday, as Macalester banged out 26 hits — and scored 35 runs — in sweeping past the Knights 22-2 and 13-3 at Nicholson Field in St. Paul, Minn.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Macalester’s matchup against Saint Mary’s is the second straight home doubleheader for the Scots, who opened the home portion of their schedule against Carleton on Wednesday. … Macalester finished 6-6 in its 12 home games a year ago.

• AT THE PLATE: Macalester boasts seven players who are hitting above .300 through 20 games, led by Hayes Waddell, who has gone 21-for-55 en route to his team-best .382 batting average. Anthony Palma (.348), Matt Odom (.340), Matt Mukai (.333), Nathan Gumagay (.327), Niko Alexander (.313), and Kenny Rodriguez (.306) are also sporting batting averages above .300. … As a team,, the Scots sport a .310 batting average (190-for-612).

• ON THE RUN: Margolis has scored a team-leading 20 runs and is one of six Scots who have crossed home plate at least 10 times through Macalester’s first 20 games. Mukai (15), Waddell (14), Odom (13), Palma (12), and Alexander (11) have also reached double figures in runs scored. … Margolis scored a single-game season-high four runs against Sul Ross St. on March 12.

• HIT PARADE: Waddell is the team’s hits leader with 21, two up on Mukai, while Margolis, Odom, and Gumagay are tied for third on the team with 17 hits. Palma (16), Alexander (15), and Rodriguez (12) have also posted 10 or more hits thus far this season. … Waddell has collected seven multiple-hit games, one more than Palma and two in front of Gumagay. … Gumagay, Mukai, Odom, and Waddell have all posted single-game season-highs of three hits. … As a team, the Scots have recorded 10 or more hits in a game eight times this season.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Macalester has banged out 190 hits this season, including 61 for extra bases — 44 doubles, seven triples, and 10 home runs. … Alexander and Rodriguez lead the Scots with six doubles apiece, one more than both Waddell and Mukai. … Mukai and Waddell have accounted for six of the team’s seven triples, belting three each, with Waddell delivering the other three-bagger.

• BOMBS AWAY: Macalester has gotten at least one home run from seven different players — Margolis, Charlie Burton, and Josh Planko have all launched two round-trippers, with Mukai, Waddell, Tristan Jones, and Erik Hager recording the other four HRs. … Macalester hit a season-high four home runs in its 22-2 Game 1 win over Carleton on Tuesday.

• DRIVING ‘EM HOME: Odom owns a team-leading 17 RBIs, one more than Waddell. The pair are two of seven Scots with 10+ RBIs through 20 games, being joined by Mukai (14), Margolis (13), Alexander (12), Burton (10), and Rodriquez (10). … Odom boasts a team-leading six multiple-RBI games. … Waddell and Planko have each delivered five-RBI games this season — Waddell against Wesleyan (Conn.) and Planko vs. Concordia (Wis.).

• STREAKING ALONG: Margolis heads into the Scots’ conference doubleheader against Saint Mary’s riding a 13-game hitting streak, while he and Waddell have each reached base safely in each of Macalester’s last 13 contests.

• ON THE MOUND: Macalester has used 16 different pitchers through 20 games, including seven who have logged 10 or more innings on the mound. Peter Aspholm (1-2, 5.11 ERA) leads the Scot staff with 24 2/3 IP, followed by Shun Mizuno (2-0, 3.10 ERA, 20 1/3 IP), Thomas Windels (3-1, 5.96 ERA, 19 2/3 IP), Ben Levinson (1-1, 6.19 ERA, 16.0 IP). … Aspholm, Cam Scholl (1-0, 4.97 ERA, 12 2/3 IP), and Joey Clark (2-0, 22.09 ERA, 3 2/3 IP) have all made a team-high six appearances, while Aspholm owns a team-high five starts.

• SAVING THE DAY: Matt Rade (0-1, 5.73 ERA, 11.0 IP) has recorded two of Macalester’s five saves, with Aspholm, Mizuno, and Ben King (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP) all own one save.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: Macalester hurlers have struck out a whopping 161 batters in 20 games, led by Aspholm with 38 Ks and Windels with 24. … Declan Elias (1-2, 5.73 ERA, 11.0 IP) struck out a single-game season-high 10 batters against Carthage on March 17. 

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Macalester has scored 147 runs in its first 20 games, and has plated 10+ runs seven times — including both games against Carleton on Tuesday. On the flip side, the Scots have allowed 10 or more runs in a game five times. … The Scots scored a then-season-high 19 runs in beating Concordia (Wis.) 19-11 on March 18, before bettering that by three with their 22-run outburst in routing Carleton 22-2 on Tuesday. … Macalester has been held to two runs or less just four times in 20 games — and have been shut out in three of those four contests.