SAINT MARY'S at UW-EAU CLAIRE / FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007 / EAU CLAIRE, WIS. / 3:00

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Blugold Notes
UWEC is currently ranked No. 4 in the NFCA Division III poll. … The Blugolds reached the regional final last year, before losing two one-run games to Coe College and a chance to advance to the Division III championships. EC finished 37-6 in 2006. … After losing its first three games of the season in the NFCA Leadoff Classic, the Blugolds have won 14 of their last 15 games. The only loss during that time was a 3-2, 8-inning decision to top-ranked St. Thomas, when the Tommies turned a triple play to end the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. Eau Claire also beat St. Thomas, 2-1, in the Sun West Games. … UWEC currently has a six-game winning streak. … Eau Claire hit three home runs in its doubleheader vs. St. Norbert Monday and now has 19 dingers in 18 games this season. Last year, the Blugolds set a school record for home runs with 34 in 43 games. …  Casey Leisgang ended Monday's first game with a home run, the 22nd of her career to break the school career record. … Eight different players have hit home runs this year, led by Bekki Kidnie and Jill Janke with four each. … Janke is also the team leader in RBIs with 17. … The Blugolds are hitting .373 as a team and all but one starter is at .333 or better. They have a .555 slugging percentage and a .432 on base percentage. … The Blugolds are the three-time defending WIAC regular season champs.


Last Action
The Cardinals completed their second straight conference sweep Monday, riding the right arm of pitcher Megan Wallisch (Loveland, Colo.) to 2-1 and 4-3 wins over Saint Benedict. … The Blugolds, who had four postponements in succession after finishing the Sun West Games on March 23, returned to action Monday, sweeping St. Norbert 8-0, 9-1, with both games ending in the sixth inning via the eight-run rule.

Last Meeting
The Cardinals swept UW-Eau Claire in the team's last meeting, as SMU jumped out to a 5-0 lead en route to a 10-2, six-inning Game 1 win, then completed the May 5, 2005, sweep with a 4-2 victory in the nightcap.

Cardinal Notes

Melissa
Mondo
4-for-6 vs.
St. Benedict
With their sweep of Saint Benedict, the Cardinals have now won eight of their last 10 games — the lone two losses coming against No. 1-ranked St. Thomas on March 29 … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) went 4-for-6 against the Blazers, marking her team-leading seventh multiple-hit game. Mondo and Danielle Geske (Rosemount, Minn.) each at at least one hit in both games vs.. CSB, extending their hitting streaks to 11 straight games. … Mondo has now reached base safely in 13 of the Cardinals' 14 games. … Jenna Johnson (Menomonie, Wis.) betled her team-leading fifth double in Monday's opener vs. CSB, while Jenny Giannini (Riverside, Ill.) had a double in each game, giving her four for the season. … Hanna Schmitt (Rosemount, Minn.), meanwhile, was held hitless in Game 1 vs. the Blazers, snapping her eight-game hitting streak. …  Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) drove in a pair of runs in SMU's Game 2 win vs. Saint Benedict, marking the seventh time this season the SMU senior has had two or more RBIs in a game — including four times with three or more. … Jung is currently the team's offensive leader, boasting a team-best .405 average, while also leading the team in RBIs (20), total bases (26), slugging percentage (.619), walks (6) and on-base percentage (.480). … With her four hits vs. CSB, Mondo moved into the team lead with 19 hits, while Cassie Otte (Randolph, Minn.) is the team-leader in runs (14) and stolen bases (3). … The Cardinals have scored 46 of their 61 runs in the first four innings, while SMU's opponents have scored 46 of their 63 runs from the fourth inning on. … The Cardinals are 5-0 when scoring in the first inning, but they are 0-3 when their opponent scored in the game's opening inning. … SMU is 6-1 when scoring first and 2-5 when its opponent scores first.