Game Notes

The Cardinals banged out 17 hits and scored 11 runs in winning Game 1 of their MIAC doubleheader against the Royals 11-7 in Arden Hills, Minn., but SMU managed just four hits as Bethel cruises to an 18-0 Game 2 win. … The Cardinals could not keep pace with Gustavus last Saturday, as the Gusties limited SMU to six hits — including two off the bat of Nick Winecke — en route to a 4-1 Game 1 win, then erupted for 17 runs on 18 hits, including four home runs, in completing the sweep with a 17-11 victory. … Bethel, meanwhile, erupted for five runs in the fifth inning, then held off a late seventh-inning UW-Stout rally, as the Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4, Game 2 win Saturday. UW-Stout had won Game 1 7-3 .

Cardinal Notes

Dan Cosgrove .500 (6-for-12) 2 2B, 3 RBIs last week The Cardinals' 2-0 win over Macalester last Wednesday marked SMU's first shutout win since a 4-0, season-opening victory over Penn State-Altoona on April 11, 2004. … The 2-0 win was also SMU's first shutout vs. an MIAC opponent since a 7-0 blanking of Carleton on April 26, 2003. … David Reiter (Elgin, Minn.) tossed a complete-game three-hitter in beating the Scots — it was the SMU senior's first-ever complete game and first-ever shutout. … Dan Cosgrove (South St. Paul, Minn.) had his string of eight straight at-bats with a hit snapped with a second-inning ground out in Game 2 vs. Macalester last Wednesday. … Cosgrove leads the Cardinals in virtually every offensive category — including batting average (.345), hits (30), triples (2), RBIs (18), total bases (42), slugging percentage (.483), and walks (14), … Saturday's Game 2 loss to GAC marked the second time this season SMU has scored 11 runs — and lost. … The Cardinals' 17 runs allowed and four home runs in Game 2 vs. Gustavus were both season highs. … SMU fell to 1-13 when scoring two or fewer runs with Saturday's Game 1 loss to GAC. … The Cardinals are 0-5 in one-run games and 0-2 when scoring 10 or more runs. … SMU has been outscored 47-17 in the first two innings combined. … SMU has outscored its opponents 21-10 in the seventh inning, but are still just 2-21 when trailing after six innings.

Royal Notes

The Royals’ 5-4 win over UW-Stout Saturday snapped their three-game losing streak — just the second time this season Bethel has lost more than two games in a row. … Brandon Carr has been the Royals’ offensive leader in virtually every offensive category, including average (.411), hits (41), runs (21), walks (11), on-base percentage (.500) and stolen bases (17). … Kirby Carr has belted 13 extra-base hits — including six doubles, two triples and five home runs — and leads the team in RBIs (21) and slugging percentage (.659). … Bethel has scored 115 runs — but the Royals have plated just three in the second inning. … Bethel has been shut out four times, and has given up 10 or more runs seven times.