SAINT MARY'S at HAMLINE / SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007 / ST. PAUL, MINN. / 1:00

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4-2 MIAC / 9-7 Overall
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1-3 MIAC / 7-7 Overall
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Piper Notes
The Pipers enter today's DH in the midst of a season-high five-game losing streak. … After opening the season with wins in seven of their first nine games, Hamline has gone 2-5 in its last seven. … Freshman pitcher Rachel Roberts held the potent St. Thomas lineup to three runs — two earned — in the Pipers’ 3-2, eight inning loss to the top-ranked Tommies on April 2. Roberts allowed nine hits, struck out two, and walked one in the contest. … Freshman Ashley Anderberg has hit safely in nine of her last 11 games. In those games, she has a batting average of .345 (10-for-29). Behind the plate, Anderberg has thrown out 38 percent of attempted base stealers (8-of-21). … The Pipers have played just six games in a span of 19 days after spring break. Hamline will play 24 games in 19 days, including a stretch from April 14 to April 23 where they play 14 games in 10 days. … Hamline has scored seven or more runs in four of its seven wins, while allowing seven or more runs in four of its seven losses. 


Last Action
The Cardinals enter today's DH on the heels of a nonconference split vs. No. 5 UW-Eau Claire. SMU opened with a 4-2 win over the Blugolds, then gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in falling in the nightcap, 7-6. … Hamline, meanwhile, has been off since April 5 when the Pipers came out on the short end of 11-2 and 10-0 decisions vs. UW-River Falls.

Last Meeting
The Cardinals unveiled the complete package against Hamline a year ago, as SMU pitchers held the Pipers to just one run on 10 hits in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader, while the Cardinal offense belted out 21 hits — including four doubles and three home runs — and their defense was flawless in 13 innings en route to an 8-0, 8-1 sweep.

Cardinal Notes

Danielle
Geske
Hit 1st HR of
season vs. CSC
The Cardinals' Game 1 win vs. UW-Eau Claire extended their winning streak to five in a row. That streak, however, ended with the Blugolds' come-from-behind, 7-6 Game 2 win. … SMU has now won nine of its last 12 games — with all three losses coming vs. teams ranked in the Top 5 in the latest NFCA poll. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) went 4-for-7 against the Blugolds, marking her team-leading eighth and ninth multiple-hit games. Mondo and Danielle Geske (Rosemount, Minn.) each had at at least one hit in both games vs.. UWEC, extending their hitting streaks to 13 straight games. … Mondo has now reached base safely in 15 of the Cardinals' 16 games. … Hanna Schmitt (Rosemount, Minn.) collected her first collegiate home run — a solo shot in the second inning of Game 2. … Cassie Otte (Randolph, Minn.) went 3-for-5 in the second game vs. UW-Eau Claire — it was the third time this season she has had three or more hits in a game. … Mondo and Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), who went 2-for-4 in the second game vs. UWEC, have been the team's offensive leaders all season. Mondo leads the team in average (.418), at-bats (55), hits (23) and total bases (30), while Jung is second in average (.396) and hits (19), while boasting team-bests in home runs (2), RBIs (20), slugging percentage (.583),walks (7) and on-base percentage (.474). … Otte, meanwhile, is the team-leader in runs (15) and stolen bases (3). … The Cardinals have scored 30 of their 71 runs in the fourth (18) and fifth (12) innings combined. … SMU's opponents,meanwhile, having plated 44 of their 72 runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings combined. … The Cardinals are 5-0 when scoring in the first inning, but they are 0-4 when their opponent scores in the game's opening inning. … SMU is 6-1 when scoring first and 3-6 when its opponent scores first.