DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica baseball team will be on the road for its final four games of the regular season as the Saints travel to St. Paul this weekend to take on the conference foe Northwestern College on Friday and Saturday and the regional powerhouse University of St. Thomas on Sunday.

Game Times:
@ Northwestern
Friday: 3 p.m.
Saturday: Noon (Game 2 to follow)

@ St. Thomas
Sunday: 1 p.m.

Last Action:
The Saints pleased the crowds in their final regular season home series sweeping the Crown Storm 10-0, 15-5, and 12-2.

St. Scholastica Saints (27-9, 18-0 UMAC)
The Saints go into the final weekend with opportunities both in and out of conference … A win on Friday or Saturday guarantees the Saints sole possession of regular season conference championship and the top seed in the UMAC tournament … A sweep of the Eagles would give the Saints an undefeated conference record for the first time since 2006 when they went 21-0 … The Saints also just need three more wins to reach 30 wins for the 14th straight season … The two-headed Kyle continues to lead the Saints offensively … Kyle Flagstad (Hinckley, Minn./Hinckley-Finlayson HS) is tops on the team with a .438 batting average, .771 slugging percentage, and seven triples while Kyle Moody (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS ) leads the team with 47 hits, 48 RBIs, 15 doubles and is tied for the team lead (with Jake Casareto (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS)) with three home runs … Jake Nystrom (Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) leads the team on the mound with five wins and 48 strikeouts in 42.1 innings of work … Kyle Jensen (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) has gotten the most work on the mound pitching 43.1 innings on his way to a 4-2 record and 39 strikeouts … Thomas Rogers (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet HS ) continues his success on the mound with a 0.47 earned run average as he has allowed just one run in 19.1 innings of work.

Northwestern Eagles (24-11, 15-3 UMAC)
The Eagles are coming down the stretch of the season on a hot streak having won seven straight and 16 of their last 18 games coming into this weekend … The Eagles need to sweep the Saints this weekend to be regular season co-champs of the UMAC and earn the top seed in the tournament, while any other scenario will leave them number two or three … Cody Kielsa is best on the team in most of the categories at the plate with a .398 batting average, .619 slugging percentage, 34 runs scored, 45 hits, eight doubles, and four triples … Andy Peterson has had the most success for Northwestern on the mound as he has a 6-3 record with 47 strikeouts and an earned run average of 3.66 in 64.0 innings pitched … Mark Meredith is right behind Peterson with 46 strikeouts in only 40.0 innings pitched.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Northwestern:62-9)
The Saints and Eagles last met in the first round of the UMAC Tournament last year where CSS came away with an 11-9 victory at Wade Stadium.

#2 St. Thomas Tommies (30-5, 18-0 MIAC)
The Tommies are having an impressive season to say the least being ranked second nationally … The impressive season comes after the Tommies were nearly swept to start the season against St. Scholastica but eked out two 1-run victories over the Saints … Ben Podobinski leads the Tommies this season with 45 hits and 34 runs scored as he has a .395 batting average … Charles Bruchu has accounted for a lot of runs as well leading the team with 28 RBIs and scoring 24 runs of his own … The story of the Tommies' season however is their pitching … Steve Maher is 10-0 with an outstanding 1.61 earned run average and 63 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched … Bryce Gapinski is also undefeated at 6-0 with a 2.14 earned run average and 33 strikeouts in 54.2 innings pitched … The Tommies have a doubleheader at Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday before hosting the Saints on Sunday.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. St. Thomas: 14-21)
CSS and St. Thomas met at the Metrodome to open the 2012 season where the Tommies edged out the Saints in both games winning 3-2 and 4-3.