DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will play its final five games of the regular season over the next three days starting with North Central University on Saturday.
 
Where:
Saturday
East Phillips Park Softball Field – Minneapolis, Minn.
Sunday
Kenwood Field – Duluth, Minn.
Monday
Jane Sage Cowles Stadium – Minneapolis, Minn.
 
When:
Saturday
at North Central – 1 p.m. (DH)
Sunday
vs. UW-Eau Claire – Noon
Monday
vs. Gustavus Adolphus – 6:30 p.m. (DH)
 
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 25-10, 19-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints have already captured the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference regular season title, their seventh in a row and 17^th overall … CSS swept Northland College in a doubleheader on Thursday at Kenwood Field.
 
Senior Day Sunday: The Saints will honor two seniors on Sunday against UW-Eau Claire: Emily Schiro (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Armstrong HS) and Molly Jazdzewski (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) … Schiro is having her best season as a Saint with .475 batting average, 11 stolen bases, one home run and 12 RBIs … Schiro has played in 124 career games … Jazdzewski has played in 130 career games and has hit 15 home runs with 83 RBIs in her career … Jazdzewski has three runs and 15 RBIs this season.
 
Unbeaten: The Saints have won 34 straight home games dating back to the 2011 season … The last loss at Kenwood Field was an 11-5 victory for Northland College on May 3, 2011 … CSS has also won 39 straight UMAC regular season games dating back to April 29, 2013 when Northland defeated the Saints 4-1 in Ashland, Wisconsin.
 
Winning Streak: The Saints enter the weekend on a 19-game winning streak … The longest winning streak in program history is 21 games set last season.
 
30 Home Runs: The Saints reached the 30 home run mark in game two of Thursday win over Northland College … It is the fifth time in program history CSS has reached 30 home runs in a season … The program record is 37 home runs set last season.
 
Scoreless Streak Ends: Sophomore pitcher Chrisi Mizera (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East HS) was part of a combined no-hitter against North Central University on Tuesday … Her second no-hitter in a week … The program record for no-hitters in a season is six by Laura Heise in 2004 … Mizera's scoreless inning streak came to an end at 34 innings on Thursday against Northland … The program record for consecutive scoreless innings is 64.2 by Heise in 2004.  
 
Streaks/Trends: Schiro is currently on a 14-game hitting streak … CSS is 25-2 when it out-hits its opponents, but is 0-8 when it gets out-hit … The Saints are 4-4 in games decided by two runs or less.
 
Top of the UMAC: Mizera leads the conference with 15 wins and a 2.22 earned run average … Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) leads the UMAC with six home runs and 37 RBIs … Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) has a conference-best .528 on-base percentage has thrown out a UMAC best 12 base runners.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads North Central 7-0
-UW-Eau Claire leads CSS 17-6
-Gustavus leads CSS 11-4
 
Last Meetings: The Saints scored 11 runs in the first inning with Mizera and Carly Safranski (Argyle, Minn./Stephen-Argyle Central HS) combining for a no-hitter in a 16-0 victory over North Central on Tuesday … UW-Eau Claire defeated the Saints 7-4 last season down in Iowa … The Blugolds have won four straight in the series … The Saints defeated Gustavus Adolphus 4-2 in 2013 in Iowa.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament on May 1 and 2 at Kenwood Field.
 
 
North Central University Rams
Record: 2-22, 1-18 UMAC
 
The Rams enter Saturday's matchup on a six game losing streak … North Central leads the conference with eight triples, but are at the bottom of the conference in total hits, earned run average and opponents' batting average … Freshman Amanda Roth leads the team with .472 batting average, four home runs and 21 RBIs … She is also the team's best pitcher with 21 strikeouts and six complete games.
 
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds
Record: 22-14, 13-3 WIAC
 
The Blugolds have already clinched at least a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title … Eau Claire will enter Sunday's contest on a four-game winning streak … Senior Amanda Fisher leads the team with .436 batting average, 10 home runs and 39 RBIs … In the pitching circle, sophomore Lauren Blasczyk and junior Zana Lorbetske each have eight wins … Lorbetske has a team-high 105 strikeouts, while Blasczyk has a team-low 1.76 earned run average.
 
Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties
Record: 25-13, 15-5 MIAC
 
The Gusties finish conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader against Hamline University … The Gusties will also play the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Sunday … Gustavus has won 12 of its last 13 games entering this weekend and have already clinched a spot in the MIAC postseason tournament … The Gusties sit just a game back of Bethel University and Hamline for the top spot … Seniors Kailey Morgan and Shelby Nosan lead the team with a .370 batting average … Fellow senior Carley Klass has a team-high seven home runs … Junior Kaitlyn Bicek has a team-high 31 RBIs … The pitching staff is led by Hannah Heacox, who is second in the MIAC with earned run average (1.76) and strikeouts (136).