SAINT MARY'S VS. AUGSBURG / WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006 / SMU FIELD / 4 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
6-2 MIAC, 10-10 Overall
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5-5 MIAC, 12-14 Overall
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Jenni Gutterman

Year: Senior

Pos.: Shortstop / Third Base

Hometown: Shoreview, MN

Major: Business Marketing

From Coach Fennern: "Jenni is quietly having another outstanding season this year. She is the type of individual who goes out there and performs at an extremely high level day-in and day-out. Most players would love to be able to accomplish what’s expected of Gut on a daily basis.”



Game Notes
The Cardinals erupted for 20 runs on 21 hits en route to a sweep of the Auggies in the teams’ MIAC doubleheader a year ago. SMU won the opener 11-3 in six innings, then completed the sweep with a 9-1, five-inning triumph in the nightcap. … The Cardinals had their MIAC winning streak snapped at six as SMU dropped both games of its conference series against two-time defending national champion St. Thomas last Saturday. The Tommies scored a pair of unearned runs in winning Game 1 3-1, then completed the sweep with a 9-4 victory. … The Auggies extended their winning streak to three, and evened their MIAC record at 5-5, with a 3-1, 8-5 conference sweep of Macalester on Saturday.

Cardinal Notes


Nikki Jung
.500 (6-for-12),
1 2B, 5 RBIs
last 4 games
The Cardinals' 3-1 Game 1 loss to St. Thomas snapped SMU's season-high seven-game winning streak. … SMU's sixth-inning Game 1 run vs. UST snapped the Tommies' shutout string at 60 innings. … UST's two wins marked the first time this season that the Cardinals have been swept in a doubleheader. … The Cardinals have now dropped their last 12 games vs. UST, dating back to a 1-0 SMU win in the 2001 regional tournament. … SMU outsscored its opponents 51-11 during its seven-game winning streak. … The Cardinals' 10 runs in their 10-2 win vs. St. Olaf last Wednesday equalled their season high. … UST's nine runs in Game 2, on the other hand, were the most allowed by SMU this season, and also the most since the Cardinals dropped a 9-2 decision to Williams (Mass.) on March 25, 2005. … Jenny Giannini (River Grove, Ill.), Cassie Otte (Randolph, Minn.) and Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) all hit .500 for the Cardinals last week, while Jung also boasted team-bests with two doubles, and five RBIs. … Jenny Schipp (Oakdale, Minn.) posted a 0.64 ERA in 11.0 innings last week, allowing just one earned run while striking out 10. … The Cardinals are 9-4 when scoring three or more runs, but just 1-6 when held to two runs or less. … SMU is 6-1 when scoring in the first inning, 8-2 when scoring first, but just 2-7 when its opponent scores first.

Auggie Notes
Since going 1-9 during their spring trip to Kissimmee, Fla., the Auggies have put together a pair of three-game winning streaks in going 7-5 in their last 12 games. … Tiffany Magnuson is the team’s offensive leader, boasting a team-best .393 batting average. … Jacci Mattern has hit a team-high four triples, while Sarah Green leads the Auggies in home runs (2), RBIs (17) and walks (15). … Mattern and Jolene Ross have posted nine multiple-hit games, while Green has a team-best five multiple-RBI games. … Kati Tweeten has hit safely ini Augsburg’s last seven games, while Ross’ seven-game hitting streak was snapped in the opener against Macalester on Saturday. … Augsburg has scored six or more runs in eight of its 12 wins. … The Auggies are 7-0 when holding opponents to two runs or less.