SAINT MARY'S vs. AUGSBURG / FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007 / DUNDAS, MINN. / 2:30 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
0-4 MIAC, 4-11 Overall
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1-1 MIAC, 9-10 Overall
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Auggie Notes
The Auggies come into today's conference twinbill having split their last two doubleheaders — vs. Hamline on March 31 and vs. Luther on March 29. The Auggies won Game 1 in both of those DHs. … After sweeps in their first three doubleheaders — two wins vs. Edgewood and back-to-back losses to both UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater — the Auggies have put together a 6-4 run during their 10-game trip to Mesa, Ariz. … Mike Zaun boasts a team-leading .415 batting average, while Craig Henry leads the team in hits (20), triples (2) and total bases (27). … Henry has also posted seven multiple-hit games. … Nate Jackson boasts a team-best 11 RBIs, while Andy Nelson leads the team in runs (15) and stolen bases (8). … On the mound, Jason Kickhafer has pitched a team-leading 29.0 innings and carries a 2.79 ERA and a 3-2 record. He has struck out 16 batters and allowed just nine earned runs. … The Auggies have been outscored 93-88 — but not been held without at least one run in any of their 19 games. … Augsburg has allowed 10 or more runs twice — a 12-6 loss to Albright College and a 10-5 loss to Luther — while the Auggies have plated 10 or more runs just once, a 15-5 win vs. U. of Chicago.



Last Action
St. Olaf feasted on Cardinal pitching Monday, as the ninth-ranked Oles battered six SMU pitchers for 21 runs on 24 hits in a 21-1 Game 1 victory, then scored five, sixth-inning runs en route to a 7-1 Game 2 victory, … The Auggies, meanwhile, have been off since March 31, when they split their MIAC opener vs. Hamline. Augsburg won the first game, 6-5 — scoring twice in the top of the seventh. In the nightcap, it was the Pipers who put the game away in the seventh, as Hamline got a two-out RBI single from Pat O'Laughlin to beat the Auggies, 4-3.

Last Meeting
The Cardinals erupted for a season-high 11 runs in the opening game of their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Max Molock Field — and came up two runs short, as Augsburg equalled its season high, plating 13 runs in a 13-11 victory. SMU's brief offense outburst was just that — brief — as Augsburg pitcher Andrew Werner limited the Cardinals to four Game 2 hits, and the Auggies tagged three SMU pitchers for 11 more runs as Augsburg completed the sweep with an 11-1 win.

Cardinal Notes

Nick
Winecke
Leads team
with .372 avg.
St. Olaf's 21 runs and 24 hits in Game 1 Monday were the most allowed by the Cardinals this season. The Oles' 21 runs were also the most allowed since Winona State plated 23 vs. SMU in a 23-3 victory on March 31, 2004. … With Monday's back-to-back losses to St. Olaf, the Cardinals have now lost eight of their last nine games. … SMU's three hits in the second game vs. STO equalled a season low. … SMU has now been held to four runs or less in nine of their 11 losses, including four games in which the Cardinals have scored just one run. … With a double in Game 1 and a single in Game 2, Nick Winecke (St. Paul, Minn.) has now reached base safely in 14 of SMU's 15 games. … Winecke boasts a team-leading .372 batting average, while also leading the team in hits (16), total bases (23), slugging percentage (.535), walks (7), on-base percentage (.462) and multiple-hit games (5). … Brady Knudsen (Racine, Wis.), who has hit six of SMU's 18 doubles this season, leads the team in RBIs (8) and shares the team lead in hits (16). … SMU boasts six players — Knudsen (16), Winecke (16), Robbie Johnson (Lake Elmo, Minn. / 11) and Kevin Black (Mahtomedi, Minn. / 10), Brandon Haugh (Easton, Minn. / 10) and Kyle Ryan (St. Paul, Minn. / 10) — with 10 or more hits. … Black also leads the team in runs (7). … The Cardinals gave up six second-inning runs vs. St. Olaf and have now been outscored 20-1 in the second inning. … The Cardinals have allowed 62 runs in the game's first four innings. … SMU is winless when a run is scored in the first inning (0-8). … The Cardinals turned five double plays vs. St. Olaf, giving them 11 for the season.