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PREVIEW: Softball Heads South for Annual Spring Break Trip

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DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica softball team will play 10 games in the span of six days for its spring break trip, which is in Clermont, Florida this year.

Game Times:

Monday vs. New England College – 1:30 p.m. (EST)
Monday vs. Fairleigh Dickinson College-Florham – 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday vs. Fitchburg State College – 9:30 a.m. (EST)
Tuesday vs. Pine Manor College – 1:30 a.m. (EST)
Wednesday vs. Babson College – 1:30 p.m. (EST)
Wednesday vs. SUNY Geneseo – 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Friday vs. Ripon College – 10:45 a.m. (EST)
Friday vs. SUNY Cortland – 2:45 p.m. (EST)
Saturday vs. Washington and Jefferson College – 9:30 a.m. (EST)
Saturday vs. Union College – 11:30 a.m. (EST)

GameDay Media:
Live Stats

Last Action:
The Saints played a pair of games in Rochester two weekends ago against 21st-ranked UW-La Crosse and Carleton College. The Saints fell to La Crosse 2-1 in extra innings, but would rebound and defeat Carleton 13-8 in the second game. #Bonnie Kowalczyk# went 7-for-9 on the day with five RBI's and a home run.

St. Scholastica Saints (1-1, 0-0)
The Saints won their 13th straight UMAC title last year and the UMAC will have the first Automatic Qualifier in conference history this year … CSS returns 2010 NFCA All-Midwest Region Outfielder and UMAC Player of the Year in #Merryssa Tiedeman# and Midwest Region Third-Team Bonnie Kowalczyk (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls HS).


New England Pilgrims (0-0, 0-0 TCCC)
Location: Henniker, N.H.
Conference: The Commonwealth Coast Conference
2010 Season: 13-24, 12-12 TCCC
Notables: Shortstop Rachel White had a .405 batting average last year, while leading the team with 20 extra base hits, 11 doubles, three triples and six homeruns … White was named First-Team All-TCCC.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. New England: 1-0)
The Saints defeated the Pilgrims 11-1 in 2007.


Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham Devils (0-0, 0-0 MAC)

Location: Florham Park, N.J.
Conference: Middle Atlantic Conference-Freedom
2010 Season: 13-23, 3-11 MAC
Notables: Megan McInaw led the team with a .398 batting average, 47 hits, 10 doubles, 10 home runs, 39 RBIs, plus a 2.13 earned run average with a 7-11 record for the Devils last year.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Fairleigh Dickinson -Florham: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


Fitchburg State Falcons (0-0, 0-0 MASCAC)

Location: Fitchburg, Mass.
Conference: Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
2010 Season: 10-24, 4-10 MASCAC
Notables: Leigh Trzcinski led the team with a .434 batting average with 49 hits, five triples and a .628 slugging percentage.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Fitchburg: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


Pine Manor Gators (0-0, 0-0 GNAC)
Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Conference: Great Northeast Athletic Conference
2010 Season: 6-25, 6-16 GNAC
Notables: Pine Manor will have to replace four-time first team GNAC player in Courtney Wallace … Wallace led the Gators in nearly every statistical category.

Last Meeting:
(CSS All-Time Record vs. Pine Manor: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


Babson Beavers (0-0, 0-0 NEWMAC)
Location: Wellesley, Mass.
Conference: New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
2010 Season: 24-15, 11-5 NEWMAC
Notables: Sophomores Jaclyn Enos and Catie Funk return after their first year where they were both named to the All-Region team … The two batted over .430 on the year and combined for 23 doubles, two doubles, five home runs and 51 RBIs.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Babson: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


SUNY-Geneseo Knights (0-0, 0-0 SUNYAC)
Location: Geneseo, N.Y.
Conference: State University of New York Athletic Conference
2010 Season: 25-17, 10-8 SUNYAC
Notables: Senior pitcher Janine Montera returns after she earned third team All-Northeast Region and First Team All-SUNYAC after a 12-8 record with a 1.70 ERA, 137 strikeouts in 140 innings.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. SUNY Geneseo: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


Ripon Red Hawks (0-0, 0-0 MWC)
Location: Ripon, Wis.
Conference: Midwest Conference
2010 Season: 14-20, 8-5 MWC
Notables: The Red Hawks are led by four seniors, three of which have earned All-MWC honors at least once in their career.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Ripon: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


SUNY-Cortland Red Dragons (0-0, 0-0 SUNYAC)
Location: Cortland, New York
Conference: State University of New York Athletic Conference
2010 Season: 40-8, 18-0 SUNYAC
Notables: The Red Dragons are currently ranked 13th in NFCA poll.

Last Meeting:
(CSS All-Time Record vs. SUNY Cortland: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


Washington and Jefferson Presidents (0-0, 0-0 PAC)
Location: Washington, Pennsylvania
Conference: Presidents' Athletic Conference
2010 Season: 12-16, 3-11 PAC
Notables: The Presidents will rely heavily on underclassmen production with only one senior on the roster for the 2011 season.

Last Meeting:
(CSS All-Time Record vs. Washington and Jefferson: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.


Union Dutchwomen (0-0, 0-0 Liberty League)

Location: Schenectady, New York
Conference: Liberty League
2010 Season: 32-8, 7-1 Liberty
Notables: Jamie Prudhomme will take over a team that went 32-8 and won their first Liberty League Title since 2005.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Union: 0-0)
This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams.

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