DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will travel to Rosemount to face Northwestern College and North Central University in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action at the Irish Dome on Tuesday.
Schedule
Tuesday vs. Northwestern – 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday vs. North Central – 11:30 a.m.
About the Saints
15-10, 8-2 UMAC
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Tomorrow's games were originally scheduled to be played at Northwestern, but were moved due to weather.
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The Saints are coming off of a sweep of Minnesota Morris last weekend.
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CSS has yet to play a home game this season due to snow. They have also yet to play a true road game this season as all 25 games to this point have been neutral site contests.
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Freshman Rendi Johnson (Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS) leads the offense with a team-high .446 batting average, 29 hits, 28 runs batted in, five home runs, and five doubles.
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Fellow freshmen Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) and Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) are also hitting above .400, while five other Saints all bat above .300 on the year.
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The Saints as a team are batting .308 at the plate and hold a 306-242 advantage of total bases.
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The pitching staff has had a strong year as Johnson, Darcy Roach (East Grand Forks, Minn./Sacred Heart HS), Tracy Roach (East Grand Forks, Minn./Sacred Heart HS), and Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) have combined for a 3.48 earned run average while holding opponents to a .272 batting average.
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CSS has outscored opponents 41-19 in the second inning.
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The Saints are 15-4 this season when scoring at least three runs, but are 0-6 when they score less than three.
About the Eagles
12-16, 7-6 UMAC
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Northwestern is coming off of a split with Bethany Lutheran last Saturday.
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The Eagles split with the Saints a few weeks ago at the Vadnais Sports Center.
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Four players for the Eagles hit above .300 and NWC as a team bats .281 from the plate.
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The Eagles have 14 home runs on the year, twice as many as their opponents.
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Megan Vanhulzen is tied for the conference lead with five home runs and is second with 23 RBIs.
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The Eagle pitching staff holds a 3.08 earned run average and has 162 strikeouts on the year, 41 more than opponents.
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Molly Johnsen leads the UMAC with 127 strikeouts.
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The Eagles are 5-10 at neutral site games.
Series History: (CSS is 65-11 all-time vs. Northwestern)
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The Saints and Eagles split games when they met on Apr. 16.
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Kasandra McCabe (St. Peter, Minn./St. Peter HS) had three hits and two runs scored in the game one victory for the Saints.
About the Rams
5-14, 3-10 UMAC
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North Central is coming off of a split with Martin Luther last Saturday.
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Elisabeth Tricky leads the conference with a .569 batting average and .638 on-base percentage.
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Megan Myers is tied for the league lead with five home runs.
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As a team the Rams are hitting just .268 from the plate.
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Bethany Bostron has seen the most action in the pitching circle this season with a 6.44 ERA and 33 strikeouts.
Series history: (CSS is 2-0 all-time vs. North Central)
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The Saints swept the Rams a few weeks ago in the first meetings between the teams.
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In game one Andrea Mogren (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) had three hits and three runs scored while Tiff Hudack (Ashland, Wis./Ashland HS) had two hits and three runs scored.
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In game two, Johnson had four hits, four RBI's, three runs scored.
