DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team will be at Martin Luther College on Saturday for a conference doubleheader and then will face Bethel University for a third time this season on Sunday down in St. Paul.
Where:
Saturday
MLC Baseball Field – New Ulm, Minn.
Sunday
Hargis Park – St. Paul, Minn.
When:
Saturday at Martin Luther – 1:30 p.m. (DH)
Sunday at Bethel – 1 p.m.
Live Stats vs. Martin Luther: https://livestats.mlc-wels.edu/
Live Video/Stats vs. Bethel: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 17-7, 8-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints swept Bridge rival University of Wisconsin-Superior 9-0 and 6-3 on Wednesday …
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) and
Riley Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn. /Floodwood HS) hit a pair of three-run home runs in the game one victory, while
Jacob Dzubay (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS (Butler) ),
Joe Gonrowski (Elk River, Minn./Elk River HS ),
Seth Anderson (Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS ) and
Michael Piletich (Somerset, Wis. /Somerset HS ) combined to pitch a shutout …
Jake Turner (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS ) went four innings in relief to pick up the game two victory …
Isaac Rocha (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) earned the save.
Can't Keep 'em off the Bases: Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) and Neutzling have reached base safely in every game this season and have a streak of 31 consecutive games dating back to last season … If you recall, Colvard had a streak of 44 games reaching base safely last season, which was the eighth-longest in NCAA Division III history.
Shutting Down UMAC Opponents: The Saints have outscored UMAC opponents 92-9 so far this season and have not allowed more than three runs in a conference game this season … CSS has a team ERA of 0.86 in conference games … UMAC teams are hitting only .137 against St. Scholastica.
First Innings vs. Bethel: The Saints have scored eight of their nine runs in the first inning in their two wins against Bethel this season …
Al Marolt (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) has an inside-the-park grand slam and
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral ) has a three-run home run for seven of those eight runs.
10-Hit Mark: The Saints are 12-1 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 … CSS has not recorded 10 hits in both of their victories against Bethel this season.
Fear the Long Ball: The Saints have hit 11 home runs through 24 games, which the most through that time span since the 2011 season … CSS had only 10 total home runs last season.
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
Martin Luther Knights
Record: 4-18, 2-6 UMAC
The Knights are coming off a doubleheader sweep of North Central University on Wednesday … Those two wins snapped a 15-game losing streak … Junior catcher Jason Lindemann leads Martin Luther at the plate with a 3.42 batting average, three home runs and 13 RBIs … Lindemann has also thrown out a conference-high 17 base runners … Sophomore Karl Kuschel has a team-high seven doubles … On the mound, Jonathan Kock has two wins and has thrown 40 innings this season … Senior James Hemmelman and freshman Dillon Soloman each have a team-high 19 strikeouts.
Bethel Royals
Record: 16-14, 6-6 MIAC
The Royals are coming off a doubleheader split with Hamline University on Wednesday night … Bethel is currently tied for fifth in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) standings … The Royals continue to be led by Bryce Marquardt, who is batting .437 with 21 RBIs … Matt Conrad, who had a nice game against the Saints last week, leads the team with three home runs and 33 RBIs … Bethel ranks fifth nationally with a .350 team batting average … Pitcher Tyler Heitmann leads the MIAC with 52 strikeouts … He and Michael Bohlke have three wins on the year.
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Martin Luther 68-9
-CSS leads Bethel 6-1-1
Last Meetings: The Saints swept all three games from Martin Luther last season in New Ulm … CSS has nine losses all-time against the Knights, which is tied with Northwestern for the most against a UMAC program … The Saints defeated Bethel last Sunday at Wade Stadium 3-2 … This will be the first time since the 1993 season that the Saints will play on Bethel's home field … The Royals won that game 14-7.
Looking Ahead: The Saints begin a five-game home stand on Tuesday when it welcomes the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for a doubleheader at Wade Stadium.
