Notables
-The previous six games have been postponed for the Saints dating back to April 6
-CSS totaled 25 hits in the two games
-Borgeson extends hitting streak to eight games
-O'Byrne pitched a complete game and struck out nine in her first collegiate pitching appearance
NEW ULM, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team got back to the diamond and swept Martin Luther College in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) doubleheader 8-0 and 10-2 Saturday.
Game 1: CSS 8, MLC 0 (F/5)
The Saints jumped out for four quick runs in the first two innings en route to a five inning 8-0 victory in game one.
Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and
Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) combined to drive in the first two runs of the game on a sacrifice fly and a squeeze bunt to take a 2-0 lead.
Hannah Borgeson (Woodville, Wis./Baldwin-Woodville HS) accounted for both second inning runs with a two-RBI single to center scoring
Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) and
Becca Zwak (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) to put CSS up 4-0 after two.
After a scoreless third inning, the Saints doubled their lead in the fourth scoring four runs. First, Schley hit an RBI single up the middle scoring
Alexa Bremer (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) for the first run, then
Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) smacked a three-run inside the park home run for the eighth and final run of the game.
In the end, McGuinness slammed the door in the bottom of the fourth and
Jill Rosby (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS ) pitched a scoreless fifth to end the game by the eight-run mercy rule. McGuiness struck out six in four innings to earn the win.
Borgeson finished the game 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run on the game, while Warren, Schley, and Bremer all finished with two hits for the Saints.
Game 2: CSS 10, MLC 2
CSS used a five-run fifth inning to pull away in game two and come away with a UMAC sweep.
Warren accounted for the first two RBIs of the game for CSS on singles in the first and third to put the Saints up 2-0 early on.
In the fifth inning with CSS up 3-0, the Saints would rattle off five runs highlighted by RBI singles by Schley and Warren to set the score at 8-0 in favor of the Saints.
CSS would add two more runs after Martin Luther managed to score two of their own with Warren again accounting for one of them while the other was driven in by
Carley Moisio (Hoyt Lakes, Minn./Mesabi East HS).
In the end the Saints came away with a road doubleheader sweep of Martin Luther as game two ended 10-2 in favor of St. Scholastica.
Warren ended game two going 3-for-5 with four RBIs, while on the rubber
Jena O'Byrne (Stewartville, Minn./Stewartville HS) got her first collegiate win throwing a complete game, allowing two unearned runs, while striking out nine and allowing only four hits.
Up Next
St. Scholastica (12-10, 4-0 UMAC) will have its home opener tomorrow when it welcomes the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for a nonconference doubleheader. Game one set to begin at 1 p.m. Catch all the action in person at Kenwood Field or online live at Saints Sports Net.
