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2023: 2-8 MIAC, 6-16 Overall

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2023: 9-1 MIAC, 18-9 Overall

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SMU-GAC * LAST MEETING:

April 23, 2023 * St. Peter, MN

L, 7-2; L, 8-3 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

April 16, 2023 * St. Paul, MN

Macalester * L, 5-3; L, 10-4

GUSTAVUS * LAST ACTION:

April 19, 2023 * La Crosse, WI

UW-La Crosse * W, 8-4

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

April 27, 2023 * Minneapolis, MN

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

GUSTAVUS * UP NEXT: 

April 24, 2023 * St. Peter, MN

Crown * 2 p.m.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference showdown against Gustavus sitting at 6-16 overall through the first 22 games of the 2023 season, including a 2-8 showing in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Cardinals could not slow down Macalester’s high-octane offense, as the Scots dealt SMU a pair of conference setbacks — 5-3 in the opener and 10-4 in the nightcap — on April 14 at Nicholson Field in St. Paul, Minn.

• AT THE PLATE: Saint Mary’s boast a pair of regulars who are hitting above .300 this season, led by Mason Coyle (Madison, Wis.), who has gone 20-for-57 for a team-leading .351 batting average. Cameron Weber (Holmen, Wis.) is also hitting north of .300, boasting a .316 batting average, while Riley Bauman (Stratford, Wis.) is one percentage point shy of .300, sitting at .299. … As a team, Saint Mary’s is hitting .246 (162-for-658).

• ON THE RUN: The Cardinals have plated 90 runs in 22 games thus far this season. Riley Bauman and Trevon VanEgtern (La Crosse, Wis.) have both scored a team-leading 13 runs, two 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: Weber sits atop the team lead in hits with 24, one more than Riley Bauman, with VanEgtern (20) and Coyle (20) also reaching the 20-hit plateau. … Weber and Riley Bauman have collected a team-best seven multiple-hit games, two up on Coyle. … Coyle owns two of SMU’s five, three-hit games, with Weber, Daniel Marxen (Maple Grove, Minn.) and VanEgtern accounting for the other two.

• FIRST AS A CARDINAL: Saint Mary’s has had six players record their first collegiate hits this season — Jaxon Vance (Eau Claire, Wis.), Daniel Sherman (Richfield, Minn.), Patrick Schork (Janesville, Wis.), Reese Berg (Green Bay, Wis.), Alex Crusan (Bloomington, Minn.), and Noah Lahner (Waukesha, Wis.)

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Saint Mary’s has collected 162 hits in its first 22 games, including 35 for extra bases — 25 doubles, two triples, and eight home runs. … Schork leads the team with four doubles, one more than Riley Bauman, Coyle, and Tanner Bauman, while Coyle and Merfeld own the team’s two triples.

• BOMBS AWAY: After belting 15 home runs a year ago, 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. 

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Riley Bauman leads the team in RBIs with 13, with Coyle sitting second with 12 RBIs, three more than VanEgtern and Tanner Bauman. … Coyle, Tanner Bauman, Ryan Bauman, and VanEgtern have all recorded three multiple-RBI games this season, one more than Marxen and Miller. … Riley Bauman delivered a single-game career-high four RBIs against St. Olaf on April 8.

• OUCH: The Cardinals have been hit by a pitch 19 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 44 bases on 52 attempts through 22 games, led by Weber (11-for-12), Tanner Bauman (8-8), Riley Bauman (6-7), 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 13 different pitchers this season — including seven who have logged 10 or more innings. Timmy Smith (South St. Paul, Minn. / 4-1, 4.25 ERA) leads the staff with 36.0 IP, followed by Addison Hochevar (Lake Geneva, Wis. / 1-4, 3.06 ERA, 32 1/3 IP) and Andrew Fischer (La Crosse, Wis. / 0-4, 8.28 ERA, 29 1/3). TJ Bergland (Farmington, Minn. / 0-3, 10.47 ERA, 16 1/3 IP), Dylan Westcott (Holmen, Wis. / 0-3, 4.15 ERA, 13.0 IP), Eric Stomberg (St. Paul, Minn. / 0-1, 4.97 ERA, 12 2/3 IP), and Mason Windschitl (Excelsior, Minn. / 0-0, 3.60 ERA, 10.0 IP) have also reached double figures in innings pitch.. … Westcott has made a team-leading eight appearances, one more than Windschitl, while Smith, Hochevar, and Fischer have all made a team-high six starts.

• 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 118 batters in 20 games, led by Hochevar with 36, Smith with 23, and Fischer with 18. … Hochevar 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 90 runs in 22 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 6-8 when scoring at least three runs, but winless (0-8) when being held under three runs. On the flip side, SMU has allowed six runs or more in 11 of its 16 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 (0-14) 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.

GUSTAVUS GUSTIES SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: Gustavus enters its conference twinbill against Saint Mary’s sitting at 18-9 overall, including a near-perfect 9-1 mark through the first 10 games of its MIAC slate.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Gusties stepped out of conference play to record their 18th win of the season, holding off a late UW-La Crosse rally to deal the 25th-ranked Eagles an 8-4 setback Wednesday at Copland Park in La Crosse, Wis.

• COMING IN HOT: With their update of No. 25 UW-La Crosse on Wednesday, the Gusties head into their showdown with Saint Mary’s having won five straight and 15 of their last 16 — the lone loss a 9-7, Game 2 setback against Augsburg on April 12. … The loss to Augsburg in the second game of their April 12 doubleheader snapped Gustavus’ season-high nine-game winning streak.

• AT THE PLATE: The Gusties boast a five players who are hitting above .300 through the first 26 games of the season, led by Bryce Novak, who has gone 42-for-101 for a team-best .416 batting average. Jack Hanson and Drake Siens are right on Novak’s heels, sporting a .394 averages, while Gavin Baker is sitting at .347, and Logan Bjorkman is at .333.

• ON THE RUN: Novak has scored a team-leading 35 runs, four more than both Hanson and Baker, while Chris Knowles (22) has also crossed home plate at least 20 times this season. … Novak has scored a season-high four runs in a game twice this season — against Crown on April 6 and Central-Iowa on April 15 — while Baker also scored four times against the Dutch on April 15.

• HIT PARADE: Novak and Hanson lead the team in hits with 42 and 41, respectively. The tandem are two of six Gusties who have recorded at least 20 hits, being joined by Baker (34), Bjorkman (31), Siens (28), and Knowles (24). … Novak leads the team with 13 multiple-hit games, three up on Hanson. … Hanson and Novak have accounted for all three of GAC’s four-hit games — Hanson has done it twice and Novak once.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Eighty-eight of Gustavus’ 265 hits this season have been for extra bases – including 51 doubles, 12 triples, and 25 home runs. … Siens has racked up a team-leading 12 doubles, five more than Knowles and six up on Hanson, while Hanson and Bjorkman have accounted for six of GAC’s 11 triples, each collecting three. 

• BOMBS AWAY: Gustavus has launched 25 home runs this season, and has gotten at least one round-tripper from nine different players. Baker leads the HR parade with 10, followed by Hanson with five, Knowles with three, and Bjorkman with three. … GAC hit a single-game, season-high three home runs against Macalester on April 8.

• DRIVING ‘EM HOME: Eight Gusties have already amassed 10+ RBIs this season, led by Baker with 32. Hanson (25), Siens (25), and Knowles (23) have eclipsed the 20-RBI mark, while Bjorkman (18), Timmer (18), Novak (16), and Nick Azar (11) have also reached double digits in RBIs. … Siens is the team-leader with nine multiple-RBI games, one more than Baker. … Siens, Baker, and Hanson have all recorded five RBIs in a game this season.

• STREAKING ALONG: Siens heads into Gustavus’ matchup against Saint Mary’s riding a season-high 12-game hitting streak. GAC has four players currently owning active hit streaks of four or more games. … Novak has reached base safely in all 26 games this season, while Siens has been on base in each of the Gusties’ last 15 contests.

• ON THE MOUND: Gustavus boasts nine pitchers who have logged more than 10 innings this season. Luke Siegel (6-0, 1.86 ERA) has thrown a team-leading 38 2/3 innings, while Mitch Casperson (3-2, 3.25 ERA) is close behind with 36.0 IP. … Brevin Goetz (0-2, 6.35 ERA, 11.0 IP) leads the staff in appearances with nine — all in relief — while Siegel and Lane Glaser (0-1, 6.00, 18.0 IP) have both appeared in nine games. … Siegle and Casperson have accounted for GAC’s two complete games, while Rademacher (2-0, 2.93 ERA, 15 1/3 IP) leads the staff with two saves.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: The Gustavus pitching staff has combined to strikeout 214 batters, and has gotten at least 10 strikeouts from nine different hurlers. Casperson and Siegle lead the GAC strikeout brigade with 40 and 38 strikeouts, respectively, with Glaser chipping in 20 Ks. … Siegle and Casperson have both struck out a season-high 11 batters in a game this season — Siegle against Macalester on April 8 and Casperson vs. St. Scholastica on April 18.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: Gustavus has outscored its opponents 211-138 through 26 games. … The Gusties have plated 10 or more runs in a game nine times, going 8-1 — the lone loss a season-opening, 14-13 loss to Allegheny on March 8. … GAC has scored six or more runs in 15 of its 18 wins this season. On the flip side, Gustavus has held its opponents to two runs or less 12 times, going 11-1 in those 12 contests. … Gustavus is 17-3 when leading after the sixth inning, while going 1-6 when tied or trailing heading into the seventh frame. … The Gusties scored a season-high 18 runs and recorded a season-best 16 RBIs against Crown on April 6, while posting season-highs in at-bats (44), hits (17), and triples (2) against Allegheny on March 8.