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DULUTH, Minn. – The eighth-ranked St. Scholastica baseball team defeated Northwestern College, 9-0, to begin the day in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Baseball Tournament at Wade Stadium, but then fell to Bethany Lutheran for the second straight year, 5-2.

In the opening round game against Northwestern College, the Saints put the game away early scoring six runs in the bottom of the first. Five of the six runs scored in the inning were unearned thanks to two Northwestern errors. #Scott Greening# (Jr.-Antigo, Wis.) had a two-run triple, while #Paul Kolodge# (Sr.-Cloquet, Minn.), #Joe Link# (Jr.-Woodbury, Minn.), and #Andy Manos# (Jr.-White Bear Lake, Minn.) all had RBIs in the inning.

That is all CSS starter #Jeff Adams# (Sr.-Two Harbors, Minn.) would need as he did not allow a hit until the sixth inning. Adams would pitch his second complete-game shutout this season, but his first career nine-inning complete-game shutout. He struck out four and allowed six hits in the contest.

Manos added a RBI-double in the third, Kolodge had a RBI-single in the sixth, and #Brian Peterson# (Jr.-Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Hill-Murray) scored on an Eagle error in the seventh to make the final score 9-0.

In the semifinal game against Bethany Lutheran, the Vikings scored early on the Saints and behind solid pitching went on to win 5-2.

The Vikings jumped ahead with two runs in the top of the first. Bethany added two unearned runs in the top of the third to take a 4-0 advantage.

The Saints got on the board in the bottom of the fourth on a #Sean Claugherty# (Sr.-Oakdale, Minn./Tartan) lead-off home run over the right field wall.

The Vikings got that run back in the sixth to make it 5-1. CSS would add just one more run in the ninth when Greening scored on a passed ball as the Vikings prevailed 5-2.

#Matt Lewis# (Jr.-Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) picked up the loss for the Saints, striking out six in 5.2 innings. Cody Hallahan struck out 11 in the complete-game victory for the Vikings. Sean Claugherty (Oakdale, Minn./Tartan HS) and Paul Kolodge (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet Senior HS) each had two hits to lead the Saints offensively. The Saints committed four errors in the contest.

The Saints will have to put together a repeat of last year to capture its 14th straight UMAC Tournament title. The Saints will open with Presentation College in an elimination game at noon. CSS will then have to defeat Bethany Lutheran in back-to-back games following that. All of the action can be heard on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC. To listen to the broadcast online, you need to download Internet Explorer 8.