It’s a busy weekend for the Saint Mary’s baseball team, as the Cardinals head to Dundas Memorial Park in Dundas, Minn, for a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader against Carleton, before heading to Macalester’s Nicholson Field in St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. twinbill against the Scots the following day.

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS

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2024: 2-0 MIAC, 9-7 Overall

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2024: 2-0 MIAC, 4-9 Overall

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2024: 0-2 MIAC, 4-13 Overall

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SMU-CARLETON * LAST MEETING:

May 7-8, 2024 * Winona/Northfield

W, 9-3; L, 10-2 * Series History

SMU-MACALESTER * LAST MEETING:

April 14, 2024 * St. Paul, MN

L, 5-3; L, 10-4 * Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

March 30, 2024 * Winona, MN

Hamline * W, 1-0; W, 7-2

CARLETON * LAST ACTION:

March 30, 2024 * St. Peter, MN

St. Scholastica * W, 3-2 (8); W, 5-4

MACALESTER * LAST ACTION:

April 4, 2024 * St. Paul, MN

Hamline * L, 2-1; L, 4-0

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

April 6, 2024 * St. Paul, MN

Macalester * 1:00/3:30

CARLETON * UP NEXT: 

April 6, 2024 * Arden Hills, MN

Bethel * 1:00/3:30

MACALESTER * UP NEXT:

April 9, 2024 * Moorhead, MN

Concordia * 2:30/5:00

SAINT MARY’S SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference doubleheaders against Carleton and Macalester this weekend sitting at 9-7 through the first 16 games of the season, while boasting a 2-0 mark in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: Addison Hochevar (Lake Geneva, Wis.) tossed a complete-game one-hitter in leading SMU to a 1-0 win over Hamline in the first game of the teams’ conference-opening doubleheader last Saturday at Max Molock Field, with SMU completing the sweep with a 7-2 victory in the nightcap.

• MIAC HONOR: Hochevar was named MIAC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, after putting together his third career complete game, a one-hit gem in beating Hamline 1-0 last Saturday.

• SWEEPING UP: The Cardinals have played three doubleheaders this season, sweeping all three. SMU posted 5-2, 10-5 wins over Illinois College to kick off their spring trip on March 3, closed out their eight-game stay in Davenport, Fla., with 4-2, 11-3 wins over Saint Joseph’s six days later, and opened MIAC play with 1-0, 7-2 victories over Hamline last Saturday.

• THROWING UP ZEROS: The Cardinals’ 7-0 win over UW-Superior last Thursday and their 1-0 victory over Hamline two days later marked the first time SMU has posted back-to-back shutouts since blanking Augsburg (1-0) and Bethel (1-0) in late April, 2019.

• STREAK-SNAPPER; SMU’s 7-0 victory over UW-Superior last Thursday snapped the Cardinals’ season-high three-game losing streak. … The Cardinals head into their three mid-week games riding a three-game winning streak.

• AT THE PLATE: Ryan Csida (Kimberly, Wis.) heads into the week leading the Cardinals with a .364 batting average, going 20-for-55 in 16 games. Csida is one of five SMU players hitting above .300, being joined by Brinton Anderson (Pulaski, Wis.), Cameron Weber (Holmen, Wis. / .333), Daniel Sherman (Richfield, Minn. / .333), and Mason Coyle (Madison, Wis. / .308).

• ON THE RUN: The Cardinals have scored 84 runs through their first 16 games this season …. Csida and Weber share the team lead with 13 runs scored, one more than Coyle, while Riley Bauman (Stratford, Wis. / 10) has also scored 10 or more runs. … Miller, Coyle, and Riley Bauman have all scored a single-game season-high three times this season. … Weber and Riley Bauman each scored a single-game season- and career-high four runs in 2023 — Weber against Bethany Lutheran on April 30 and Bauman vs. Hamline on May 2.

• HIT PARADE: Csida has amassed a team-high 20 hits, two more than Weber, with Coyle (16), Sherman (16), and Riley Bauman (14) also reaching double figures in hits this season … Csida has put together a team-leading seven multiple-hit games, while Riley Bauman delivered a single-game season-high four hits against Dominican on March 4. … Weber posted a single-game career-high five hits against Bethany Lutheran on April 30, 2023. The five-hit game marked the only time SMU had a player record more than three hits in a game in 2023.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Thirty-one of the Cardinals’ 128 hits this season have been for extra bases, including 22 doubles, five triples, and four home runs. … Coyle and Sherman share the team lead with four doubles each, followed by Csida and Stephen Golden (Centerville, Minn.) with three two-batters. … Riley Bauman has hit two of SMU’s five triples, with Csida, Sherman, and Coyle having clubbed SMU’s other three three-baggers.

• BOMBS AWAY: SMU’s four home runs this season have come from four different players — Riley Bauman, Csida, Coyle and Will Boeckman (Big Lake, Minn.). … Boeckman belted SMU’s first home run of the season, a two-run shot against Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 25. … Csida launched his first collegiate HR — a lead-off shot — against Benedictine on March 8. … Saint Mary’s hit 11 home runs in 2023, led Riley Bauman with five.

• DRIVING ‘EM IN: Coyle has delivered a team-best 12 RBIs, with Csida two back with 10 and Weber sitting with nine RBIs. … Sherman accounted for all four RBIs in SMU’s 4-2 win over Saint Joseph’s on March 9, while Alex Hanneman (Appleton, Wis.) delivered a career-high three RBIs in the SMU baseball team’s loss to Dominican on March 4. … Coyle owns a team-leading three multiple-RBI games, one more than Weber.

• OUCH: The Cardinals, who were hit by a pitch 32 times in 35 games in 2023, have already been plunked 21 time this season — with Weber getting hit a team-leading five times, one more than Csida.

• CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Saint Mary’s is 35-for-42 in stolen base attempts this season, with Weber leading the way, going 12-for-13, followed by Riley Bauman (7-for-7), Csida (6-for-6), and Coyle (4-for-5). … SMU swiped 10 bases in its doubleheader sweep of Saint Joseph’s on March 9 — including six in Game 1. … Riley Bauman and Weber have each stolen a season-high three bases in a game this season — Bauman against Dominican on March 4 and Weber vs. Saint Joseph’s on March 9. 

• STREAKING: Csida owns the team’s longest hitting streak at nine straight, but Coyle’s four-game run is the team’s longest active hit streak. … Csida, who had his nine-game hitting streak snapped in Game 2 against Hamline last Saturday — has reached base safely in all 16 games this season. …  Weber closed out the 2023 season riding a 15-game hitting streak, and picked up at least one hit in each of SMU’s first four games this season, before going 0-for-6 against Dominican on March 4.

• ON THE MOUND: Saint Mary’s has used 14 different pitchers this season, with Eric Stomberg (St. Paul, Minn. / 3-1, 3.42 ERA) leading the team, logging 23 2/3 innings. Addison Hochevar (Lake Geneva, Wis. / 1-3, 4.15 ERA) is second on the staff with 21 2/3 IP, followed by Andrew Fischer (La Crosse, Wis. / 1-2, 4.74 ERA, 19.0 IP), Dylan Westcott (Holmen, Wis. / 1-0, 2.92 ERA, 12 1/3 IP), and TJ Bergland (XX / 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 12.0 IP). … Stomberg, Fischer, and Westcott have all made a team-leading five appearances. … Westcott has made a team-leading six appearances — all in relief — while Stomberg, Hochevar, and Fischer have all made five trips to the mound. … Westcott owns SMU’s lone save this season. 

• FANNING THE FLAMES: The SMU pitching staff has combined to strike out 89 batters in 16 games this season, led by Stomberg and Fischer with 20 strikeouts each. … Fischer has struck out a single-game season-high seven batters twice this season — against Luther on Feb. 26 and vs. Saint Joseph’s on March 9.

• COMEBACK KIDS: The Cardinals put together three, five-run innings to beat Illinois Chicago (twice) and Marian during their eight-game spring trip. SMU scored five runs in the fifth inning of 5-2 and 10-5 wins over Illinois Chicago on March 3, before racking up five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 7-6, walk-off win over Marian two days later.

• GETTING SOME (VERY) EARLY SWINGS: SMU’s season-opener against Bethany Lutheran on Feb. 25 and its game against Luther the followed day marked the earliest games played on Max Molock Field in program history. Saint Mary’s has never played a game in February on its home field.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: As a team, the Cardinals are hitting .268 (128-for-477), including 31 extra-base hits, while scoring 84 runs and boasting 68 RBIs. SMU’s pitching staff, meanwhile, boasts a 5.96 ERA. … Saint Mary’s has scored at least three runs in 15 of its 16 games this season — including 10+ runs twice in wins over Illinois College (10-5) and Saint Joseph’s (11-3). On the flip side, SMU has surrendered 10 or more runs four times this season, going 0-4 in those four contests. … The Cardinals are 8-0 when holding their opponent to less than six runs, and are 7-0 when leading after the sixth inning.

CARLETON SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Knights head into their conference doubleheader against Saint Mary’s sporting a 4-9 overall record, including a 2-0 mark in conference play.

• LAST TIME OUT: Sam Gossard went 4-for-7 — including a two-run walk-off single in the opener and a game-winning home run in the nightcap — as Carleton opened conference play with a 3-2 (8), 5-4 sweep of St. Scholastica last Saturday in St. Peter, Minn. 

• BACK ON TRACK: After going 1-9 in their first 10 games, the Knights have rattled off three straight one-run victories — beating Redlands (11-10) and St. Scholastica (3-2, 5-4).

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Carleton heads into its Wednesday DH at Saint Mary’s boasting six players who are hitting above .300, led by Nathan Barnhart, who has gone 11-for-29 en route to his team-leading .379 batting average. Sam Zacks (.362), Ananth Iyer (.345), Will Schnepf (.323), Steve Antrim (.310), and Sam Gossard (.308) are also sporting averages north of .300. 

• ON THE RUN: Zacks has crossed home plate a team-leading 13 times, followed by Iyer with nine runs scored. Gossard is third, scoring eight times, one more than Asher Stolberg and two up on Antrim. … Iyer scored a season-high three times against SAGU American Indian on March 16.

• HIT PARADE: Zacks has amassed a team-high 17 hits. He is one of seven Knights with 10+ hits through 13 games. Gossard is second to Zacks with 16 hits, followed by Antrim (13), Nathan Barnhart (11), Stolberg (10), Schnepf (10), and Ryan Chang (10). … Zacks has put together a team-best six multiple-hit games, one more than Gossard, while Antrim collected a season-best four hits against Redlands on March 22.

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Thirty of Carleton’s 121 hits this season have gone for extra bases, including 20 doubles, seven triples, and three home runs. … Antrim owns a team-high five doubles, two more than Zacks, Schnepf, and Iyer, while Chang and Gossard have each delivered a pair of triples, with Zacks, Iyer, and Stolberg accounting for the other three three-baggers.

• BOMBS AWAY: Schnepf has clubbed two of Carleton’s three home runs, with Gossard launching the other round-tripper — a game-winning shot against St. Scholastica last Saturday.

• DRIVING ‘EM HOME: Iyer and Antrim share the team lead with nine RBIs. Gossard has driven in eight runs, with Stolberg and John Hurtubise each boasting seven RBIs. … Iyer owns a team-best four multiple-RBI performances, one more than Stolberg. … Antrim delivered four RBIs against Redlands on March 22.

• STREAKING ALONG: Schnepf heads into Carleton’s showdown against Saint Mary’s riding a season-high eight-game hitting streak, while Nathan Barnhart has reached base safely in each of Carleton’s last nine games.

• ON THE MOUND: Carleton has used 18 pitchers in its first 13 games, including four who have logged more than 10 innings on the hill. Iyer (0-2, 7.45 ERA) leads the staff with 19 2/3 IP, followed by Sam Chutkow (1-0, 5.14 ERA, 14.0 IP), Schnepf (1-1, 6.75 ERA, 13 1/3 IP), and Zacks (2-1, 4.50 ERA), 10.0 IP). … Iyer has made a team-leading four starts and is one of five Carleton hurlers who have made four appearances.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: Carleton pitchers have struck out a combined 83 batters and have three pitchers — Iyer (22), Schnepf (15), and Chutkow (14) — with 10 or more strikeouts.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: As a team, Carleton is hitting .278, going 121-for-436, with 29 doubles, seven triples, three home runs, and 68 RBIs. The Knight pitching staff, meanwhile, sports an 8.10 ERA. … Carleton has scored 10 or more runs four times — including a season-high 14 runs in a 14-0 win over SAGU American Indian on March 16. On the flip side, the Knights have surrendered 10+ runs four times, allowing a season-high 13 in falling to Wesleyan (Conn.) 13-11 in a spring-trip slugfest on March 19. … Carleton collected a season-high 18 hits against Redlands on March 22 and boasted a season-best 12 RBIs against SAGU American Indian on March 16.

MACALESTER SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: The Scots head into a busy three-day stretch sitting at 4-13 through their first 17 games including dropping the first two games of their conference slate.

• LAST TIME OUT: Macalester dropped both of its games against Hamline in the team's conference-opener on Thursday, falling to the Pipers 2-1, 4-0 at CHS Filed in St. Paul, Minn.

• BACK-TO-BACK: The Scots’ doubleheader against Saint Mary’s is the first of back-to-back twinbills for Macalester, which plays Bethel on Sunday. … Macalester is in the midst of playing three doubleheaders in a four-day span, having faced Hamline on Thursday, prior to their back-to-back meetings with Saint Mary’s and Bethel on Saturday and Sunday.

• TOUGH START: After opening the season with an 8-3 win over UMN Morris on Feb. 23, the Scots dropped eight straight, before rebounding with back-to-back wins over Crown (9-5) and Edgewood (19-9). Macalester is 1-5 in its last four games.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Macalester boasts 10 players who are hitting .300 or better this season, including two — Bowman Wingard (.425) and Hayes Waddell (.400) — who have batting averages north of .400. … Matt Odom (.367), Niko Alexander (.324), Nathan Gumagay (.333), Stephen Paulsen (.320), Evan Kang (.310), Raymond McCaskey (.308), and Tommy Ball (.300) also own batting averages of .300 or better.

• ON THE RUN: Odom leads the Scots in runs scored with 14, one more than McCaskey, with Wingard also reaching double figures in runs with 10. … Mukai, Odom, and McCaskey have all scored three runs in a game this season.

• HIT PARADE: Macalester has amassed 148 hits this season, and have gotten at least one hit from 19 of the 20 players who have had at least one at-bat. … Odom leads the way for the Scots with 18 hits, followed closely by Wingard (17) and Waddell (16), while Alexander (12) and Gumagay (11) have also racked up 10+ hits. … Wingard and Waddell lead the team with five multiple-hit games. … Macalester has not had a player record more than three hits in a game this season. 

• EXTRA, EXTRA: Forty-four of Macalester’s 148 hits have been for extra bases, including 29 doubles, eight triples, and six home runs. … Waddell leads the team with eight doubles, four more than Alexander, and five up on Odom, Wingard, and McCaskey. … Macalester has had five players belted two doubles in a game this season … The Scots’ eight triples have come from six different players, led by Odom and Wingard with two each. 

• BOMBS AWAY: Odom has belted two of Macalester’s six home runs, with Wingard, McCaskey, Waddell, and Evan Kang all clubbing one round-trippers.

• DRIVING ‘EM HOME: The Scots have a logjam atop their RBI chase, with Odom, Wingard, Waddell, and Alexander all sharing the team lead with 10 runs batted in, while McCaskey is just one RBI shy of joining the quartet. … McCaskey, Alexander, and Waddell all share the team lead with three multiple-RBI games. … Wingard delivered a single-game, season-high five RBIs against Crown on March 13.

• STREAKING ALONG: Odom heads into the weekend riding a season-high seven-game hitting streak, while Wingard and Waddell have both hit safely in six straight.

• ON THE MOUND: Macalester has used 15 different pitchers this season, including seven who have logged 10 or more innings. Ben Levinson (0-2, 5.40 ERA) leads the staff with 16 2/3 IP, followed by Ben King (0-0, 4.73 ERA, 13 1/3 IP) and Isaiah Ramirez (1-1, 7.62 ERA, 13.0 IP). Jacob Posner (1-2, 5.40 ERA, 11 2/3 IP), Cam Scholl (0-2, 9.00 ERA, 11.0 IP), Tristan Collins (1-1, 5.40 ERA, 10.0 IIP), and Matt Rade (0-1, 11.70 ERA, 10.0 IP) have also tossed at least 10 innings this season. … Levinson, Rade, and Mizuno have all made a team-leading five appearances, with King owning a team-best four starts.

• FANNING THE FLAMES: As a staff, Macalester pitchers have struck out 103 batters, and boasts four hurlers with 10+ strikeouts — King (18), Posner (13), Levinson (11), and Ramirez (11). … Posner struck out a season high seven batters against UMN Morris on Feb. 23.

• CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: As a team, the Scots are hitting .300 (146-for-487), with 29 doubles, eight triples, six home runs, 29 runs scored, and 80 RBIs, while the Scots’ pitching staff has combined for an 8.72 ERA. … Macalester has scored eight or more runs in all four its wins this season — including a season-high 19-run outburst in routing Edgewood 19-9 on March 14. On the flip side, the Scots have allowed 10+ runs six times — all losses. Macalester has surrendered a season-high 13 runs twice, falling to UMN Morris (13-8) and Sul Ross State (13-11). … Along with their 19 runs, Macalester also posted season-highs in hits (22), RBIs (16), and doubles (5) against Edgewood on March 14.