DULUTH, Minn. – The continuation of the series between the top two teams in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), St. Scholastica and Bethany Lutheran College, is renewed in the 2011 edition this weekend. The series has been switched to Mankato due to Wade Stadium not being ready yet.

Game Times:
Friday @ 3 p.m.
Saturday (DH) @ 12 p.m.

GameDay Media:
Live Stats | Live Audio (Saturday Only)

Last Action:
The Saints opened up UMAC play with a tripleheader vs. Crown College this past weekend and won all three games by at least 11 runs. CSS combined for a two-hit shutout in the final game of the series.

#12 St. Scholastica Saints (12-3, 3-0 UMAC)
The Saints have opened up their 2011 UMAC season strong with a three-game sweep of Crown College in which the Saints outscored the Storm 48-5 … According to the latest NCAA Division III statistical rankings, the Saints are ranked 11th in the nation in scoring with 9.1 runs per game … All three of CSS's losses this year have come by one run differences and the Saints had the lead in two of those three losses … #Kyle Moody#, #Joe Link# and #Griffin Bell# are all batting over .400 on the year … Four Saints have over 12 RBIs on the year with #Brandon Peterson# leading the way at 17 … Over the weekend Brandon Petersen had his second four-RBI game of the season … Joe Link (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS) is a perfect 23-23 on stolen base attempts this year and is ranked second in Division III with 1.53 per game … As a team the Saints are 54-59 on stolen base attempts, while their opponents have not tried as many and are 7-10 … #Matt Lewis# and #David Vogelgesang# are both 3-0 to start the year on the mound … As a team the Saints pitching corps has an earned run average of 2.60, while their opponents have an ERA of 8.36 … The Saints are ranked seventh in the country, allowing just 7.4 hits per nine innings.

Bethany Lutheran Vikings (9-3, 4-0 UMAC)
The preseason pick to finish second in the UMAC has opened up their season strong with a 9-3 record, including four straight wins to open up conference play … Darin Hendley had an outstanding game against Martin Luther College this past weekend where he went 5-for-5 with two home runs, three doubles and five RBIs … Hendley is also leading the everyday starters with a .429 batting average … Justin Kohls picked up his third win on the year over the weekend to put him at 3-0 overall with a 1.89 ERA …All-American last year and 2011 preseason All-American pitcher Cody Hallahan is 2-1 on the year with a 1.57 ERA and 17 strikeouts and only one walk … The Vikings have a team ERA of 3.35, while their opponents have a 6.99 ERA.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. BLC: 19-3)
The Saints and Vikings met up six times last season with three of the games being decided by just one run. The Saints went 5-1 in those six meetings, but needed to rally from behind late in three of the five victories, including in the UMAC Tournament Winner-Take-All Championship game where the Saints won in 11 innings.