DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team will host fellow conference unbeaten University of Northwestern for a doubleheader on Saturday. The Saints will then host Carleton College in a non-conference game on Sunday.
Where:
Wade Stadium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Northwestern – 3 p.m. (DH)
Sunday vs. Carleton – 1 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 20-8, 10-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints split a non-conference doubleheader with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Tuesday … The Pointers won game one 3-1 in 10 innings … The Saints responded by taking the second 12-1 in seven innings … That marked just the second time in program history the Saints defeated a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) team by at least 10 runs.
Home Winning Streak Snapped: The game one loss on Tuesday ended the Saints' NCAA Division III-best 52-game home winning streak, including 50 in a row at Wade Stadium … The Saints have won 45 straight UMAC regular season home games … The last home conference loss was a 4-3 setback to Martin Luther College on May 2, 2009
Consistent Colvard: Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) has reached base in every game this season and has reached base safely in 35 straight games, dating back to last season … Going back to the 2014 season, he has reached base in 88 of the last 90 games … Colvard leads the conference with .456 batting average.
Ranked in First NCAA Regional Rankings: The Saints are ranked sixth in the Midwest Region, according to the first NCAA Division III Regional Rankings that were released today ... Of the other five teams ranked in the region, the Saints have played or will play four of those teams ... CSS has also played the top ranked team in the New England Region, the University of Southern Maine.
Pitching Staff: The Saints rank eighth in NCAA Division III in hits allowed per nine innings (7.81) and ninth in team earned run average (2.92) …
Martin Alcoverde (Tucson, Ariz. /Sahuarita HS (Mesabi Range CC)) leads the conference with a 1.88 ERA …
Jordan Risse (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS ) is second with a 2.23 ERA and leads the conference with 56 strikeouts …
Jake Turner (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS ) leads the conference with five saves.
10-Hit Mark: The Saints are 15-1 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.
Fear the Long Ball: The Saints have hit 18 home runs through 28 games, which the most through that time span since the 2011 season … That is already tied for the third-most in a total season since 2009.
Upcoming Opponents
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 18-14, 10-0 UMAC
The Eagles will enter Saturday's doubleheader on a 12-game winning streak … 11 of those wins came in conference play with a 5-3 victory over Macalester College sprinkled in … The last losses were a doubleheader sweep by St. Olaf College on April 7 … Former Saint John Heitpas leads the team with a .402 batting average … Junior Ryan Sutterer leads the conference with 36 RBIs … Fellow junior Tyler Osborn has a team-high five home runs and 12 stolen bases … Senior Benjamin Jenney is 5-0 on the mound this season with a combination of starts and relief appearances … Junior Troy Nelson has a team-high 41 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched.
Carleton Knights
Record: 10-23, 6-8 MIAC
The Knights were swept by Saint Mary's University on Tuesday and are scheduled to face Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday, before facing the Saints on Sunday … Carleton split a doubleheader with MIAC-leader University of St. Thomas last Saturday … Senior catcher Hayden Tsutsui leads the MIAC with a .474 batting average … He also leads the conference with a .784 slugging percentage … He has a team-high 11 doubles, five home runs, five stolen bases and 21 RBIs … Junior Gar Crowell has a team-low 3.72 ERA and a 3-1 record … Senior southpaw Jack Violetta has a team-high 42 strikeouts and four complete games.
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Northwestern 78-9
-CSS leads Carleton 1-0
Last Meetings: The Saints took all three games from Northwestern last season at Wade Stadium … Last year was the first time the two teams did not meet each other in the UMAC Tournament since the 2008 season … CSS has won 71 straight against the Eagles … The only meeting against Carleton was in 2007 down in Florida, which resulted in a 17-0 CSS victory.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will travel to Northland College for a doubleheader on Wednesday, May 4.
