Last Action: The Cardinals scored an unearned run in the top of the eighth to beat Carleton 5-4 Saturday and earn a split in their MIAC series. Carleton won the opener 6-5, scoring three times in the bottom of the seventh. … Macalester, meanwhile, gave up 33 runs in dropping both games of a doubleheader to St. Olaf Saturday, falling 10-2 in the opening game and 23-3 in the nightcap.

A Year Ago: Tony Cicalello went 7-for-10 with three RBIs and six runs scored as SMU and Macalester battled to a split, with the Cardinals winning Game 1 12-3, while the Scots took the nightcap 6-5 in 10 innings.

Jesse Pedersen Complete-game victory vs. Gustavus

The Cardinals had their three-game winning streak snapped with the Game 1 loss to Carleton last Saturday. … SMU's come-from-behind, eight-inning win in Game 2 vs. the Knights was the Cardinals' first extra-inning game of the season. … The Cardinals are now 5-1 in one-run games. … SMU is 8-0 when holding teams to less than five runs. … The Cardinals are 7-3 when scoring first and they are 3-0 when their opponent scores first. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 11-2 in the first inning and 14-1 in thne second, but they have been outscored 14-5 in the fifth and 18-7 in the sixth. … Nick Winecke (St. Paul, Minn.) equalled his career home run total — in one game — last Thursday, as the SMU sophomore belted two HRs in SMU's 6-4 Game 2 win vs. Gustavus. … Matt Rink (Rochester, Minn.) launched his team-leading third home run of the season in SMU's Game 1 win vs. GAC. … Rink hit .500 (7-for-14) with a double, two triples, three runs scored and four RBIs in the Cardinals' four games last week. … Rink, Ryan Majerus (St. Charles, Minn.) and Brady Knudsen (Racine, Wis.) share the team lead with six multiple-hit games. … Rink also leads the team with five multiple-RBI games. Rink and Majerus were both held hitless in the first game of last Satuday's DH vs. Carleton, snapping their season-high eight-game hitting streaks. … Rink has posted at least one hit in 11 of SMU's 13 games and has reached base safely in all 13 games. … Kevin Black (Mahtomedi, Minn.) reached base in nine of his 17 at-bats (including five walks) and scored seven runs last week. … Jesse Pedersen (St. Charles, Minn.) notched his second straight pitching win, tossing a complete-game six-hitter in SMU's 9-3 win over Gustavus. The SMU senior walked four and struck out seven. … Joe Popek (Eagan, Minn.) pitched 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief to earn the win in SMU's eight-inning Game 2 triumph over Carleton.

John Simkins .483 BA, 4.09 ERA

The Scots snapped a 16-game losing streak in their series with the Tommies when they beat UST 6-5 in 10 innings last Wednesday. It was Mac’s first win against St. Thomas since 1997. Mike Merrill went 6-for-10 in the twinbill with the Tommies, and in Game 2 had two singles, a double and a triple, and stole second in the 10th inning to move into scoring position. … John Simkins is 14-for-29 on the season for a .483
average. … Coach Matt Parrington is in his sixth season at Macalester. He’s 80-121 overall coming into today’s games, including 44-62 in the MIAC. … Macalester snapped a five-game losing streak vs. Saint Mary’s with last year’s nine-inning Game 2 win. … Mike Merrill leads the MIAC in hits with 11 in six games and is second in steals with four. … The top four pitchers for the Scots in innings pitched this season are all lefties: Liam Bowen, Ted Kimball, John Simkins and Jacob Beckley. The four southpaws have accounted for 65 percent of the team’s inning’s pitched. … The Scots led the MIAC last season in double plays turned with 20 in 20
conference games. The Scots are 24-for-31 in stolen bases, including 9-for-10 through six MIAC contests.