DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will travel east on Highway 2 to face Northland College in its Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opener on Tuesday.
Where:LumberJill Field – Ashland, Wis.
When:Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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http://www.facebook.com/css.saints St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 6-10, 0-0 UMACUpper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats The Saints went 1-3 over the weekend in Iowa, splitting a doubleheader with the University of Dubuque on Saturday and falling to St. Norbert College and No. 19 Central College on Sunday.
Tough Losses: The Saints have lost four games this season against teams currently ranked in the top 20 of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll … Three of those losses are against teams currently ranked in the top 10 of that poll.
Streaks/Trends: Junior
Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) has reached base in all 16 games this season and is currently at 22 games dating back to last season … The Saints are 5-0 this season when leading after four innings and 0-9 when trailing at that point.
Extra Bases: The Saints had a streak of eight straight games with at least one double snapped in their loss Sunday against Central College … CSS has 22 doubles through the first 16 games this season.
Series History: CSS leads 45-9
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated Northland 16-1 in the UMAC Tournament championship game last season … CSS has scored at least 11 runs in the last six meetings against Northland.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will take part in the UMAC Crossover Tournament at the West St. Paul Dome on Thursday and Friday … CSS will open with the University of Minnesota Morris on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and then play Martin Luther College right after … The Saints then play Bethany Lutheran College and Crown College on Friday.
Northland College LumberJillsRecord: 2-12, 0-0 UMAC The LumberJills are coming off a split against the Milwaukee School of Engineering on March 22 … Northland leads the UMAC with 18 stolen bases so far this season … Alecea Piper is 10-for-12 in stolen base attempts … Kaitlyn Witthun leads the team with a .381 batting average … Crystal Diaz has a team-high 10 RBIs … Diaz also has the team's two wins inside the pitching circle … Northland has been picked to finish fourth in the league this season.
