DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will have back-to-back doubleheaders against Martin Luther College and Bethany Lutheran College this weekend.
 
Where:
Friday at MLC Softball Field – New Ulm, Minn.
Saturday at BLC Softball Field – Mankato, Minn.
 
When:
Friday
at Martin Luther – 3 p.m. (DH)
Saturday
at Bethany Lutheran – 1 p.m. (DH)
 
Live Stats:
vs. MLC - http://mlc-wels.edu/static/livestats/xlive.htm
vs. BLC – Game 1: http://umacstats.com/sports/sball/2014-15/boxscores/20150411_1god.xml
                  Game 2: http://umacstats.com/sports/sball/2014-15/boxscores/20150411_kmyw.xml
 
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 11-10, 5-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints went 4-0 at the UMAC Crossover last weekend at the West St. Paul Dome … The Saints won three of the four game by the mercy rule and had a season-high 16 hits in their win over Martin Luther.
 
Streaks/Trends: Junior Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) has reached base in all 21 games this season and is currently at 27 games dating back to last season … Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) is on a six-game hitting streak and has reached base in 12 consecutive games … The Saints are 9-0 this season when leading after four innings and 1-9 when trailing at that point.
 
Showing Off the Power: The Saints lead the conference with 17 home runs with the next highest total being four … CSS is 33^rd in the NCAA Division III with 0.81 home runs per game.
 
Still Perfect on the Base Paths: They don't do it much, but the Saints are 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts this season.
 
Tough Losses: The Saints have lost four games this season against teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll.
 
Top of the UMAC: Chrisi Mizera (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East HS) leads the conference with seven wins … Kasandra McCabe (St. Peter, Minn./St. Peter HS) is tied for the league lead with four home runs … Warren has thrown out a UMAC best 10 base stealers.
 
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Martin Luther 55-7
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 27-3
 
Last Meetings: The Saints defeated Martin Luther last week at the UMAC Crossover 13-0 … CSS scored 11 unanswered runs to rally past Bethany Lutheran last week at the West St. Paul Dome.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints are scheduled to have their home opener against the University of Northwestern on Monday at Kenwood Field … The doubleheader was originally scheduled for this past Tuesday … First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
 
Martin Luther College
Record: 8-7, 3-4 UMAC
 
The Knights will enter Friday's contest losers of four of their last five games … Minnesota Morris swept the Knights in a doubleheader on Wednesday … Freshman Megan Lemke leads the team with a .364 batting average and has two of the team's three triples … Sophomore Kelli Doell leads the team with 15 RBIs … Maggie Schultz is 6-for-7 in stolen base attempts … Doell and Kathryn Marquardt each lead the team with four wins apiece … Marquardt has a team-high 24 strikeouts.
 
Bethany Lutheran College
Record: 7-15, 1-6 UMAC
 
The Vikings have lost five straight games and nine of their last 10 despite having statistically the best pitcher in the conference in freshman Anna Pipenhagen … Pipenhagen leads the UMAC in strikeouts (133), strikeouts per game (11.9), earned run average (2.96) and opposing batting average (.216) … She ranks second in NCAA Division III in strikeouts … However, Pipenhagen gave up five earned runs in Wednesday's 8-0 loss to Crown and has lost four straight decisions … Pipenhagen also has the top batting average on the team at .352, while fellow freshman Cindy Pawlistschek has a team-high three home runs and 13 RBIs.