DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team will play its first games on the Wade Stadium turf in 2016 when it welcomes North Central University for a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Where:
Wade Stadium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. (DH)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-7, 2-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints began conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of the University of Minnesota Morris … CSS took game one 10-3 after scoring nine unanswered runs in the victory …
Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS),
Trevor Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn./Floodwood HS ) and
Riley Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn. /Floodwood HS) all had multiple RBIs in the victory …
Jacob Dzubay (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS (Butler) ) pitched 2.2 innings of relief to gain the victory … Game two saw a pitching gem from
Jordan Risse (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS ), who struck out a career-high 12 batters and allowed just one hit in a 10-0 victory …
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) was 4-for-5 at the plate, while
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral ) drove in three runs.
Hitting Streak Snapped: Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) saw his hitting streak come to an end in the game two victory over Minnesota Morris on Saturday … The streak spanned 23 games, which is tied for the fifth-longest in program history …
Trevor Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn./Floodwood HS ) also had a 23-game hitting streak in 2015 … Both Colvard and Neutzling still have reached base safely in all 17 games this season.
Home Winning Streak: The Saints have won a NCAA Division III-best 47 straight home games, including 45 in a row at Wade Stadium … The last home loss took place in the 2010 UMAC Tournament against Bethany Lutheran College.
10-Hit Mark: The Saints are 7-1 this season when they record at least 10 hits … The only loss was to Greenville when it could not hold a five-run lead entering the final inning … The Saints were 24-5 last season when they had at least 10 hits.
Extra-Base Hits: The Saints have at least one double in every game this season and lead conference team with 39 on the year.
Turning Double Plays: St. Scholastica ranks second in the country with 1.27 double plays per game … The Saints have turned 21 double plays this season and second baseman
Al Marolt (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) has been involved in 15 of them.
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. 64 Points – College of St. Scholastica (8 First Place Votes)
2. 57 Points – University of Northwestern (1)
3. 45 Points – Bethany Lutheran College
4. 42 Points – University of Wisconsin-Superior
5. 39 Points – Northland College
6. 32 Points – University of Minnesota Morris
7. 19 Points – Crown College
8. 18 Points – Martin Luther College
9. 8 Points – North Central University
Upcoming Opponents
North Central Rams
Record: 2-16, 0-2 UMAC
The Rams picked up its second win of the season on Saturday, defeating Crown College in a non-conference game 3-2 … North Central's other victory this season also came by a 3-2 score over the University of Dubuque (Iowa) on March 25 … The Rams have given up at least 10 runs in a game 10 times this season … Cody Van Sickle leads the team with a .333 batting average … Bryce Riege has a team-high seven RBIs … Van Sickle and Riege also have the team's two wins on the mound.
Series History: CSS leads 10-0
Last Meeting: The Saints swept a doubleheader against the Rams last season by scores of 11-0 and 18-2 … CSS has scored at least 10 runs in each of the least eight meetings, while North Central has only scored a combined five runs during that span … This will be North Central's first trip to Duluth.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host Bethany Lutheran College for a conference doubleheader on Saturday at Wade Stadium.
