DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica baseball team will face Northland College in one, nine-inning contest in Ashland, Wis. on Tuesday.

Game Time:
3 p.m.

GameDay Media:
Live Northland Audio

Last Action:
The Saints opened conference play over the weekend with a three-game sweep over conference rival Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato.

St. Scholastica Saints (11-8, 3-0 UMAC)
The Saints climbed above .500 for the first time this season, following a three-game sweep of Bethany Lutheran … Kyle Flagstad (Hinckley, Minn./Hinckley-Finlayson HS) had a big series against the Vikings, driving in six runs with a .500 batting average, including a pair of doubles, a triple and a home run … David Vogelgesang (Hastings, Minn./Hastings HS) also had a nice series at the plate with a .727 average (8-for-11) … Tom Juberian (Park Rapids, Minn./Park Rapids HS) had a big doubleheader Saturday with six hits and seven RBIs in the two game … Kyle Moody (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS ), who leads the team with 16 RBIs has reached base in the last 11 consecutive game … On the mound, Michael Swenson (Scandia, Minn./Forest Lake HS) allowed just one earned run and four hits to earn the win on Friday … In game one on Saturday, Ben Grieger (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock HS) was pivotal in halting the Vikings' momentum after they jumped out to a 10-5 lead after two innings … Grieger came into the game in the third inning and threw three shutout innings, allowing one-hit as the Saints came back and pulled in front … For Grieger it was his first collegiate victory … Then in game two, Nystrom allowed only three hits and struck out eight in the complete-game victory … Despite the five-game winning streak, the Saints still need to tighten up their defense … CSS committed seven errors in the three-game series, including five in game one on Saturday … The Saints are 6-1 this season when they score in the first inning.

Northland LumberJacks (5-11, 2-1 UMAC)
The LumberJacks opened conference play over the weekend taking two out of three games at Martin Luther College … The 'Jacks won the first game 10-4 and then settled for a split in Saturday's doubleheader … In non-conference play, Northland has victories over Rivier College, Cazenovia College and the Milwaukee School of Engineering … The LumberJacks have been picked to finish sixth in the conference this season, according to the preseason coaches' poll … With only one senior and two returning juniors, Northland will still be very young and inexperienced … The transfer of the Jacks' starting shortstop and leadoff hitter, Casey Herr, will leave a huge void both in the field and at the top of the order that will be difficult for second year head coach Stein Rear to fill … Almost the entire Northland pitching staff returns including the team's top four starters from 2011 along with some good young freshman arms … Offensively, Northland returns a good amount of their lineup including five players who started 30 or more games in 2011 … Peter Aerts has led the team so far this season at the plate with a .424 batting average … Travis Hendrickson, Colin Moberly and Ryan Johnson have 13, 12 and 10 RBIs, respectively … Kyle Strom has two wins on the mound and a team-high 15 strikeouts.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northland: 49-0-1)
The Saints have not lost to Northland in 50 meetings. In three games last season, the Saints won by a combined score of 50-9. Against the 'Jacks, Brandon Peterson (Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) tied a program record with three home runs in a game and Flagstad set a program record with six hits in a game.