Last Action: The Cardinals dropped back-to-back games to Concordia on Wednesday, as the Cobbers jumped out to a 9-0 lead en route to a 9-3 Game 1 win, then completed the sweep by getting a two-run, seventh-inning home run from Chris Klabo in Game 2 in a 6-4 win. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, split its third straight DH, falling ot St. Scholastica 2-1 in nine innings in Thursday's opener, then coming back to beat the Saints 4-3 in Game 2.

A Year Ago: Nick Winecke drove in SMU's lone run in a 2-1 Game 1 loss to the Oles, who then completed the sweep by racking up 15 runs on 16 hits en route to a 15-4 Game 2 victory.

Kevin Black Drove in all 3 SMU runs in Game 1 loss to Cobbers

Kevin Black (Mahtomedi, Minn.) accounted for all three RBIs for the Cardinals in their Game 1 loss, delivering a two-run double in the fifth and a run-scoring single in the seventh. … Brady Knudsen (Racine, Wis.) had his seven-game hitting streak snapped with an 0-for-3 performance in Game 2 vs. Concordia. … The Cardinals’ 6-4 Game 2 loss marked just the second time in 12 games in which SMU has lost when leading after six innings. … The Cardinals scored a season-high 18 runs and collected a season-best 20 hits — including nine for extra bases — in their 18-3 rout of Viterbo last Tuesday. … SMU's 18 runs were the most scored since the Cardinals routed Hillside Baptist 21-1 on March 9, 2000. …  SMU has now scored 10 runs or more in each of its last five wins. … Knudsen recorded the Cardinals’ first five-hit game of the season last Tuesday, going 5-for-7 — with two home runs and a double. … SMU collected 20 hits vs. the V-Hawks, a season-high that included nine extra-base hits. … Joe Popek (Eagan, Minn.) pitched all nine innings vs. Viterbo, allowing eight hits – all singles — for the first complete-game win of his career. … Joe's younger brother Matt leads the team in wins (5) , while Jesse Pedersen (St. Charles, Minn.) is the staff's leader in innings pitched (51.2) and strickouts (37). … Mike Mitchell (Mound, Minn.) has four of SMU's six saves. … Brandon Verbout (Rochester, Minn.) hit his first collegiate HR vs. the V-Hawks. … The Cardinals' Ryan Majerus (St. Charles, Minn.), one of six seniors on this year's roster, has started 95 straight games — all in center field. … SMU is winless (0-7) when scoring less than two runs, and just 2-12 when scoring less than five runs.

With St. Olaf's Game 2 win over St. Thomas, coupled with Carleton's sweep of Bethel, St. Olaf reached the MIAC playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. … The Oles and Tommies have made the Tournament since its inception in 2000. … St. Olaf has finished second the first three years, won the title in 2003 and were eliminated in the third round last year. … Pitching has carried the Oles to the playoffs this season. Will Huepenbecker and Dan O'Malley have thrown a combined 12 complete games with 2.28 and 2.95 ERA's. … St. Olaf's 3.63 team ERA leads the MIAC.