Lyon Notes
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The Lyons have won five of the last nine New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season titles, the last coming in 2004, when Wheaton reached the NCAA Division III World Series. … Prior to last year's first-round exit, the Lyons had advanced to at least the semifinal round of the league tournament every season since joining the New England Women's Eight (NEW 8) in 1988 and had either been tourney champion or runner-up each year since 1992. … Senior co-captains Jessica DePolito and Nicole Lachance return as the Lyons' leaders. ePolito and Lachance were both named NEWMAC All-Conference selections a year ago, with DePolito also earning NFCA All-New England honors for the second straight season. DePolito batted a career-best .373 with 22 RBI and eight doubles while playing first base, and Lachance hit .319 with 19 RBI, nine doubles, a league-high five home runs and eight stolen bases from her shortstop position. When not at short, Lachance will see time in the outfield.
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Last Action
The Cardinals dropped their first two Classic games, giving up a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh in falling to Coe, 5-4, then suffered an 8-0, five-inning loss to Trinity in their second game … Wheaton. meanwhile, split its first two games, falling to Trinity 6-5, then rebounding with a 2-0 win over Coe.
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Last Meeting
SMU and Wheaton have not met since the 2001 season, when the Lyons eliminated the Cardinals from the NCAA Division III World Series with a 3-2 victory.
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Cardinal Notes

Nikki
Jung
3-for-5, 2B
3 RBIs
in Day 1
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Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs to pace the SMU offense during the first day of the Lead-Off Classic. … The Cardinals have won 20 or more games in 13 straight seasons. … Nine of SMU's 25 wins last season came by shutout. … Pitcher Erin Leone (Farmington, Minn.) closed out her freshman year with a perfect 8-0 record and a team-leading 1.14 ERA. … The Cardinals outscored their opponents in every inning but the second (11-8) and eighth (6-3). … SMU finished 11-2 when scoring in the first inning and 21-3 when scoring first.
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