SAINT MARY'S vs. CARLETON / SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2007 / WINONA, MINN. / 1:00

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11-5 MIAC, 16-10 Overall
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4-14 MIAC, 8-26 Overall
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Megan Schaar / OF / Lake Villa, Ill.

Tara Close / 1B / North St. Paul, Minn.

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Melissa Mondo / OF / Vadnais Hts., Minn.

Nikki Jung / 3B-C / Inver Grove Hts., Minn.

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Knight Notes
The Knights' Game 1 victory vs. St. Olaf Thursday snapped their six-game losing streak. Carleton had been outscored 33-4 during their six-game slide. … Carleton's six runs scored in its Game 2 loss to the Oles were the most the Knights have plated in a losing effort this season. …In Game 1 vs. St. Olaf, the Knights outhit the Oles 11-2, but stranded seven runners. … The Knights have been outscored in every inning, including 44-11 in the first inning and 37-12 in the second. … Carleton has been held to two or fewer runs in 20 of their 34 games — and are 0-20 in those games. … Carleton has been shut out nine times and have allowed 10 or more runs six times. … Carleton is winless when trailing after five innings (0-18. … Shayne Simmons boasts a team-best .337 batting average, while also leading the team in hits (32) and stolen bases (15). … Elise Johnson has scored a team-leading 14 runs and has walked a team-best 14 times, while Emily Meland leads the team in RBIs (12). … Mari Jo Long has pitched 155.1 innings and has fanned a team-leading 157 batters.


Last Action
The Cardinals had their eight-game winning streak snapped, surrendering three first-inning runs in falling to UW-La Crosse 4-0 in rain-soaked, five-inning game Thursday. Game 2 of the scheduled DH was cancelled due to rain. … Carleton's Mary Jo Long threw a two-hit complete game and Rhemi Abrams-Fuller went 2-for-3 and scored what became the game-winning run in the sixth inning after she led the inning off with a single, as the Knights posted a 3-2 Game 1 win over St. Olaf Thursday. The Oles rebounded with an 11-6 win in Game 2 to salvage the split.

Last Meeting
It took four days and two trips to Northfield, but SMU finally got its MIAC doubleheader in against Carleton. And while it may have taken a long time to finally play the games — it didn't take long for the Cardinals to lock up two more conference wins. SMU rode the pitching of Jenny Schipp, who tossed her second straight no-hitter in Game 1, and the hitting of Jenni Gutterman, who was a perfect 8-for-8 in the two games, as the Cardinals closed out their MIAC schedule with a 9-0, 7-1 sweep of Carleton.

Cardinal Notes

Nikki
Jung
.875 (8-for-9),
2 2B, 8 RBIs
vs. Macalester
The Cardinals' loss against UW-La Crosse Thursday snapped SMU's season-high eight-game winning streak. … SMu's sweep of Macalester was its third straight MIAC sweep and improved SMU to 8-4 over their last 12 games. … After opening the season with four straight losses, SMU has gone 18-7 in its last 25 games. … The Cardinals have won 21 of the last 22 meetings vs. Macalester — including four of the last six by shutout. The Scots, who have been outscored 198-27 during that 22-game stretch, last swept SMU on April 19, 1996, posting an 11-6, 1-0 sweep.…  SMU's 17 runs vs. Macalester in Game 2 Wednesday were a season high, marking the third straight game — and fourth time this season — the Cardinals have scored 10 or more runs. … The Cardinals were held to a season-low two hits vs. UW-La Cross Thursday. … SMU's loss to the Eagles was also the first time the Cardinals have been shut out since losing to Gustavus 2-0 on April 19. … SMU's 18 hits and 15 RBIs in Game 2 vs. the Scots were also season high's. … SMU's nine-run 6th inning in Game 1 vs. Augsburg last Sunday was also a season high. … Macalester's five runs in Wednesday's 13-5 loss equalled the most runs allowed by the Cardinals in their last 12 games, dating back to a 7-6 loss at No. 5 UW-Eau Claire. … Melissa Mondo's (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) third-ining Game 1 single vs. the Scots snapped a sterak in which SMU went 24 straight hits without an extra-base hit. … Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) went 7-for-8 with two doubles and eight RBIs vs. the Scots, while Jenny Giannini (River Grove, Ill.) was 4-for-5 with two walks, two doubles and five RBIs and Megan Pulvermacher (New Richmond, Wis.) went 6-for-8 with 6 RBIs. Pulvermacher also delivered her first collegiate home run. … All told, SMU had five starters hit .625 or better vs. Macalester. … The Cardinals have scored 14 seventh-inning runs in their last three games combined, and have now outscored their opponents 23-11 in the seventh. …  SMU has not played an extra-inning game all season. … The Cardinals are now a perfect 8-0 when scoring in the first inning, but SMU is still winless (0-5) when their opponent scores in the first.