DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica softball team will be at Northland College on Wednesday before a pair of home conference doubleheaders.
Where:
Wednesday
LumberJill Field – Ashland, Wis.
Thursday/Saturday
Kenwood Field – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at Northland – 3 p.m. (DH)
Thursday vs. Bethany Lutheran – 3 p.m. (DH)
Saturday vs. Crown – 1 p.m. (DH)
Live Video/Stats vs. Bethany Lutheran/Crown: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
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St. Scholastica Saints
2016 Stats
Record: 17-13, 9-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints swept a doubleheader from the University of Northwestern on Saturday at Kenwood Field …
Chrisi Mizera (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East HS) earned the victory in both games as CSS recorded 29 wins in the doubleheader … The Saints scored eight runs in the bottom of the first inning of game two.
Will it Happen?: The scheduled doubleheader between St. Scholastica and Bethany Lutheran has been postponed a total of three times … The original schedule had the doubleheader to be played on April 9 … Then it was postponed to April 24 … Another postponement moved it to April 26 … Finally, the third postponement moved the games to Thursday.
Senior Day Saturday: Saturday's doubleheader against Crown College will be Senior Day for the Saints … CSS will honor five seniors on the day;
Rendi Johnson (Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS),
Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)),
Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS),
Kara Warren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS) and
Becca Zwak (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS).
Where They Stand The Saints have six league games remaining, which is the most of any other team … CSS is currently in first place with a two game lead in the loss column over both Northwestern, Crown and UW-Superior … Northwestern and Crown have only two UMAC games remaining, while UWS has four conference games left.
UMAC Home Win Streak: The Saints have won 26 straight UMAC regular season home contests … The last conference regular season home loss was against Northland College on May 3, 2011.
20 Home Runs: Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) became the fourth player in program history record at least 20 home runs in a career last week … With one more homer, she will have the second-most home runs in program history. The program record is 30.
Mizera Passes Dawson: With her three wins last week, pitcher
Chrisi Mizera (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East HS) past Head Coach
Rilee Dawson for the fourth-most wins in a career in program history … With two more wins, she will have the second-most victories.
Extra-Base Hits: The Saints rank third in NCAA Division III, averaging 2.43 doubles per game … CSS leads the conference with 96 extra-base hits, which is 32 more than the next highest total …
Micah McGuiness (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and
Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) are tied for the conference lead with 15 extra-base hits apiece.
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 17-0 this season when they record at least 10 hits … CSS is 0-13 when it records less than 10 hits.
Upcoming Opponents
Northland LumberJills
Record: 4-26, 3-9 UMAC
The LumberJills are coming off a doubleheader sweep of North Central University on Tuesday … The team's other conference win was against Bethany Lutheran on April 3 … Northland's fourth win of the season was in its season opener against Finlandia University (Mich.) … Northland is winless at home in six games … Junior Crystal Diaz leads the team with a .408 batting average, five home runs and 15 RBIs … Freshman Bethany Best also has 15 RBIs on the year … Diaz is also the team's top pitcher with 46 strikeouts in 87.1 innings pitched.
Bethany Lutheran Vikings
Record: 5-21, 2-10 UMAC
The Vikings will enter Thursday's games on a six-game losing streak … Bethany has struggled offensively being shut out in four of those six games … Freshman Kendra Porath leads the team with a .338 batting average and 10 RBIs … Sophomore Anna Pipenhagen three doubles, two triples and a home run on the year … Pipenhagen is also the team's best pitcher with a 1 .89 earned run average and 74 strikeouts.
Crown Storm
Record: 15-19, 11-3 UMAC
The Storm made the UMAC Tournament for the first time last season and clinched a spot again this year … Crown will enter Saturday's contest on a six-game winning streak … In a victory over Bethany Lutheran last week, pitcher Cearra Dulaney pitched a seven-inning no-hitter, the first in program history … Both Dulaney and freshman hurler Liz King have 7-8 records this season … King leads the team with a 2.83 ERA and 52 strikeouts … King leads the conference with three shutouts … Offensively, sophomore Cassidy Valenzuela has a team-best .377 average, two home runs and 25 RBIs … Crown has drawn the most walks in the league.
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Northland 48-9
-CSS leads Bethany Lutheran 29-3
-CSS leads Crown 37-0
Last Meetings: The Saints swept all three games against Northland last season, including two at Kenwood Field … CSS has won nine straight in the series … The last loss to Bethany Lutheran was the 2013 UMAC Tournament … The Saints are 8-0 all-time at home against the Vikings … This will be the first time Bethany Lutheran has played on Kenwood Field since the 2012 season … The Saints defeated Crown to open the UMAC Tournament last season … The last three meetings have taken place at Kenwood Field.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will face Gustavus Adolphus College at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday night for a non-conference doubleheader to close the regular season.
