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DULUTH, Minn. – The fourth-ranked St. Scholastica baseball team swept Northland College in one conference contest and one non-conference game this evening at Wade Stadium.

The Saints extend their winning streak to 17 and improve to 26-2 overall and to 14-0 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). The LumberJacks fall to 8-17 overall and 5-9 in the league. The Saints are 28-0-1 against Northland since 2003.

In game one, the Saints scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth on their way to a 10-1 victory. #Adian Kummet# (Sr.-Brainerd, Minn.) held the LumberJacks to just two hits and struck out seven to improve to 5-1 on the year.

#Paul Kolodge# (Jr.-Cloquet, Minn.) and #Brian Marshik# (So.-Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View) had RBIs in the first two innings. The Saints then put the game away by having eight cross the plate in the fourth. #Steve Gerten# (Jr.-West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley) cleared the bases with a three-run double and #Jake Gaub# (Sr.-Inver Grove Heights, Minn./South St. Paul) hit a two-run triple in the inning. #Nick Lee# (Sr.-Carlton, Minn.) also had a RBI-double in the inning as the final score was 10-1.

Nick Lee (Carlton, Minn./Carlton HS) was 4-for-4 with a RBI and Jake Gaub (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./South St. Paul HS) was 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lead CSS at the plate.

The LumberJacks got off to a good start in game two with a three-run blast to center field in the top of the first. The Saints then woke up in the second, scoring six in the inning. #Chad Peterson# (So.-New Brighton, Minn./St. Anthony Village) had a two-run double and #Tom Juberian# (Fr.-Park Rapids, Minn.) had a two-RBI triple.

Peterson had a RBI in the third and had another double in the fourth to drive in two. Brian Marshik (Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View HS ) also had a RBI-double in the fourth as the score stood at 12-3 after four. Northland scored on run in the fifth and sixth innings to make the final 12-5.

#Matt Lewis# (So.-Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) struck out four and allowed three hits in five innings to win his second decision of the season. Chad Peterson (New Brighton, Minn./St. Anthony Village HS) was 3-for-3 with five RBIs to pace the Saints offense in game two.

With the threat of inclement weather for the weekend the Saints have moved up their three-game series against Northwestern College to tomorrow. It will be a tripleheader at Wade Stadium with the first game scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.