DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will finally get to play bridge rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Friday and then will be at home on Saturday and Sunday for more Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action.
Where:
Friday
Liebaert Field – Superior, Wis.
Saturday/Sunday
Kenwood Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at UW-Superior – 3 p.m. (DH)
Saturday vs. Northwestern – Noon (DH)
Sunday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 11 a.m. (DH)
Live Stats vs. UW-Superior: http://www.sidearmstats.com/uwsuper/softball/
Live Video/Stats vs. Northwestern/Bethany Lutheran: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
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St. Scholastica Saints
2016 Stats
Record: 14-12, 6-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints put up 53 runs and
Grace Macor (Carlton, Minn./Carlton HS) threw a five-inning perfect game in a doubleheader sweep of North Central University (Minn.) on Tuesday at Kenwood Field … The Saints hit seven home runs on the day, including two each by
Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS),
Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and
Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) and another by
Carley Henning (Mazeppa, Minn./Zumbrota-Mazeppa HS) … CSS scored 29 runs in the game one victory, which was the most in a game since the 2011 season … In her first collegiate start, Macor struck out three for the sixth perfect game in program history.
Multiple Postponements: St. Scholastica and UW-Superior were first originally scheduled to play on Wednesday, April 13, but that was postponed due to field conditions … The make-up was then scheduled for Monday, April 18, but that was postponed due to weather conditions … CSS and Bethany Lutheran was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 9.
UMAC Win Streak: The Saints have won 47 straight UMAC regular season contests … The last regular season loss was a 4-1 defeat at Northland College on April 29, 2013 … The last conference regular season home loss was also against Northland College on May 3, 2011, 24 games ago.
Streaks/Trends: Hannah Borgeson (Woodville, Wis./Baldwin-Woodville HS) will enter the weekend on a 12-game hitting streak … The Saints are 10-1 this season when leading after four innings.
10-Hit Mark: Like the CSS baseball team, the 10-hit mark seems to be an indicator to the team's success … The Saints are 14-0 this season when they record at least 10 hits … CSS is 0-12 when it records less than 10 hits.
Freshman Leader: Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) leads the team both offensively and as a pitcher … She is batting a conference-best .468 with a league-leading 14 doubles and second in the UMAC with 23 RBIs … Schley has the top on-base percentage (.500) and slugging percentage (.675) in the UMAC … She also ranks third in the conference with a 2.26 earned run average.
Upcoming Opponents
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 17-11, 6-2 UMAC
The Yellowjackets suffered their first conference defeats in the UMAC on Tuesday, getting swept at the University of Northwestern … UWS will enter Friday's contest on a four-game losing streak after winning their previous six games … 13 of the team's 28 games have not gone regulation distance this season with seven games going to extra innings and six games ending early by the eight-run mercy rule … Offensively, sophomore Ciarra Taipale leads the conference with six home runs and 27 RBIs … Senior Brittany Thomfohrda has a team-high .366 batting average … Junior Sarah Hendrickson leads the conference with 12 wins in the pitching circle, while sophomore Macy Hanson has a conference-best 80 strikeouts and 1.63 earned run average.
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 15-17, 9-1 UMAC
The Eagles had a 10-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday after splitting with the University of Wisconsin-Stout … Northwestern's last three losses have all been by one run … Junior Ellen Larkin leads the team with a .377 batting average and has 14 RBIs on the year … Jennifer Ankrom has two of the team's three home runs and has 18 RBIs … Ann Lokke leads the team with 20 RBIs … The Eagles are the second-best hitting team in the league with a .284 average and .342 on-base percentage … Freshman Meghan Schroeder is 6-5 with a team-low 2.89 earned run average … Junior Lauren Silbernick has eight wins and a team-high 30 strikeouts.
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 5-19, 2-8 UMAC
The Vikings will enter the weekend on a four-game losing streak … Bethany Lutheran will face UW-Superior on Saturday before taking on the Saints on Sunday … Bethany's conference wins have come against Northland College and Martin Luther College … The Vikings are led by sophomore pitcher Anna Pipenhagen, who is second in the conference in ERA (1.76), opponents' batting average (.172) and strikeouts (68) … Freshman Kendra Porath has a team-high .349 batting average and 10 RBIs … Four different players have hit home runs.
Series Histories:
-CSS and UWS are tied at 21-21
-CSS leads Northwestern 70-12
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 29-3
Last Meetings: The Saints last played UWS in 2012, winning 14-7 at Kenwood Field … The teams have not met in Superior since 2003 … CSS defeated Northwestern in the UMAC Tournament last year 4-1 … The Saints have won five straight in the series and have not lost at home to the Eagles since 2008 … The Saints swept Bethany Lutheran 4-0 and 5-2 in Mankato last year … CSS has won six straight and are 8-0 all-time at home against the Vikings.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are scheduled to host St. Catherine University in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, April 26 at Kenwood Field.
