DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team gets back to action on Thursday when it takes part in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Crossover Tournament at the West St. Paul Dome.
 
Where:
West St. Paul Dome – West St. Paul, Minn.
 
When:
Thursday
vs. Minnesota Morris – 1:30 p.m.
vs. Martin Luther – 3:30 p.m.
Friday
vs. Bethany Lutheran – 10:30 a.m.
vs. Crown – 2:30 p.m.
 
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-10, 1-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints defeated Northland College in the conference opener 11-0 on Tuesday in Ashland … Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) and Kasandra McCabe (St. Peter, Minn./St. Peter HS) each had a pair of hits and two RBIs with McCabe belting her third home run of the season, which is tied atop the league.
 
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 17 games this season and is currently at 23 games dating back to last season … The Saints are 6-0 this season when leading after four innings and 0-9 when trailing at that point.
 
Getting off to Fast Starts: The Saints are out-scoring teams 13-4 in the first inning this season … CSS has scored first in 10 of its 17 games and have six of its seven wins when that happens.
 
Still Perfect on the Base Paths: They don't do it much, but the Saints are 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts this season.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Minnesota Morris 35-2
-CSS leads Martin Luther 54-7
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 26-3
-CSS leads Crown 33-0
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Minnesota Morris 5-3 in the UMAC Tournament … CSS swept a doubleheader from Martin Luther by scores of 9-1 and 12-0 in Forest Lake last season … The Saints defeated Bethany Lutheran on the turf of Saints Field 6-3 and 6-0 in 2014 … CSS won a pair of games at Crown by scores of 10-0 and 15-8 last season.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints are scheduled to have their home opener on Tuesday, April 7 when they face the University of Northwestern in a doubleheader at Kenwood Field.
 
 
University of Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 3-9, 1-0 UMAC
 
The Cougars are coming off a doubleheader split with Crown College on Monday … Autumn Mahoney leads the team at the plate with a .433 batting average … Meghan Pomeroy has a team-high 10 RBIs … MacKenzie Weatherly has two of the team's three wins inside the pitching circle … Morris had its first 20-win season under Head Coach Heather Pennie-Roy last season and are picked to finish second in the UMAC this season.
 
Martin Luther College Knights
Record: 6-3, 1-0 UMAC
 
The Knights swept Bethany Lutheran in a doubleheader on Monday … They have also beaten fellow conference foe North Central University twice this season … Maggie Schultz leads the MLC offense with a .435 batting average … Kelli Doell has a team-high 13 RBIs … Doell and Kathryn Marquardt each has three wins pitching … The Knights are predicted to finish sixth in the UMAC this season.
 
Bethany Lutheran College Vikings
Record: 6-10, 0-1 UMAC
 
The Vikings will enter the weekend on a four-game losing streak … Freshman Anna Pipenhagen has led the team at the plate and on the pitching rubber … Pipenhagen is batting .410 with seven RBIs …  According to the latest NCAA Division III national statistical rankings, Pipenhagen is second in the country with 13.2 strikeouts per seven innings … She is ninth in the country in overall strikeouts … Cindy Pawlitschek leads the team with two home runs and eight RBIs … The Vikings are picked to finish fifth in the UMAC this season.
 
Crown College Storm
Record: 2-16, 0-1 UMAC
 
The Storm are coming off a win against Minnesota Morris and their other victory came against Edgewood College (Wis.) … Freshman Sofia Palacios leads the team with a .333 batting average, three home runs and 10 RBIs … Fellow freshman Cassidy Valenzuela has nine RBIs … Junior Sarah Petkau has win and has pitched 38.1 innings … Crown has been picked to finish seventh in the conference this season.