Cardinals win playoff title, earn NCAA bid (5/26/2021)
It wasn’t supposed to end this way.
The Saint Mary’s University (SMU) baseball team had its sights set on its first-ever Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoff title and the Cardinals’ first NCAA Division III National Tournament appearance since 1993.
If you asked coach Nick Winecke what his favorite number was, he might have answered number one the number he wore during his playing days at Saint Mary’s University.
Following Saturday’s Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoff winner-take-all game against the University of St. Thomas (UST), however, Winecke would probably have a different favorite number 29.