DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will be outdoors on Sunday when it takes on Bethel University for a doubleheader at the University of Northwestern's Reynolds Field Softball Complex.
 
Where:
Reynolds Field (University of Northwestern) – St. Paul, Minn.
 
When:
Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Live Video/Stats: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
2016 Stats
Record: 2-2, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints opened their season last weekend at the Rochester Dome Tournament and defeated both the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Coe College (Iowa) on Saturday, but fell to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Buena Vista University (Iowa) on Sunday … Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) had a solid start to the season going 7-for-12 with four doubles … Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) had a great start to her collegiate career, driving in seven runs at the plate and earning the complete game win in her first career start against Coe.
 
Schedule Changes: Sunday's doubleheader against Bethel was originally scheduled for April 15, but the favorable winter and the mild forecasted temperatures have moved the games to this weekend.
 
Streaks: Warren ended last season on a five-game hitting streak and extended that streak to nine games after last weekend … She has also reached base in 13 straight games … Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) ended last season on an 11-game hitting streak and a 14-game reached base streak.

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Upcoming Opponents
Bethel Royals
Record: 1-1, 0-0 MIAC
 
The Royals were also in Rochester last weekend and split a doubleheader with No. 21 Central College (Iowa) to open their season … Bethel won its first-ever Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular season title last season … The Royals won a program record 28 games … Bethel is picked to finish third in the MIAC this season, but received three first-place votes, according to the preseason coaches' poll … The Royals are just outside this week's NFCA Division III Top 25 poll … Bethel returns Two-time All-MIAC pitcher Karli Persson and two-time All-MIAC catcher Caroline Kivisto … Persson has 38 career wins, while Kivisto has a career .665 slugging percentage … The Royals will have to replace two-time NFCA All-American shortstop Angie Jackson and two-time NFCA All-Region first baseman Kelsey Anderson.
 
Series History: Tied 4-4
 
Last Meeting: The teams last met in 2013 down in Clermont, Florida with the Royals cruising to a 13-0 victory … Bethel has won the last two games in the series.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will be in Clermont, Florida over Spring Break beginning on March 18 … CSS will play 10 games down in Florida.