DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team will once again host the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Tournament and will open with the University of Minnesota Morris on Thursday at 1 p.m.
Where:
Wade Stadium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Thursday
Game 1: #2 Northwestern vs. #3 UW-Superior – 10 a.m.
Game 2: #1 St. Scholastica vs. #4 Minnesota Morris – 1 p.m.
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 – 4 p.m.
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 – 7 p.m.
Friday
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 – 1 p.m.
Game 6 (Championship): Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Saturday
Game 7 Championship #2: If necessary only if winner of game 5, wins game 6
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 28-9, 15-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints swept a doubleheader from No. 15 University of St. Thomas on Sunday … It was the first doubleheader sweep over the Tommies since the 2006 season …
Jacob Dzubay (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS (Butler) ) had the complete-game victory in game one …
Isaac Rocha (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) pitched three shutout innings in relief, allowing only one hit in game two to earn his second save of the season … CSS scored six unanswered to take game two 6-2.
UMAC Tournament History: The Saints have won every UMAC Tournament, that is 18 total … CSS has hosted the tournament every since the 2006 season, with the exception of the 2014 tournament, due to Wade Stadium not being playable … That tournament was played Bethel University.
Youthful Tournament: Between the four teams in this year's UMAC Tournament there are only 16 seniors will be participating … Seven of those 16 seniors belong to St. Scholastica … UW-Superior and Minnesota Morris each only have two seniors on their rosters.
10-Hit Mark: The Saints are 21-2 this season when they record at least 10 hits … The Saints were 24-5 last season when they had at least 10 hits.
Fast Starts: The Saints have scored at least 50 runs in first and second innings this season … They have outscored teams 136-45 in the first three innings.
Streaks/Trends: Al Marolt (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) has reached base safely in 26 consecutive games, while
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) is on a 23-game streak … The Saints are 25-1 this season when they score at least six runs, but are only 3-8 when they score five or fewer runs … CSS is 26-1 when leading after six innings.
UMAC Leaders: Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) leads the UMAC with a .430 batting average and 19 stolen bases …
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral ) has a conference-best 39 RBIs … Minks leads the league in runs scored (44) and doubles (16) … On the mound,
Jordan Risse (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS ) is tied for the conference lead with six wins and leads the UMAC with 68 strikeouts and a 2.03 earned run average … In the field, Marolt has fielded the most double plays in the league (27).
Tournament Teams
Northwestern Eagles
Record: 22-16, 14-2 UMAC
The Eagles entered the final four games of the UMAC schedule tied with the Saints for first place and had a chance to get home field for the conference tournament, but a loss to Minnesota Morris last Wednesday spoiled those place and the Eagles will enter as the No. 2 seed … Northwestern ended the season with a doubleheader sweep of Martin Luther College on Saturday … The Eagles are 16-2 in their last 18 games … Northwestern is led offensively by junior Ryan Sutterer, who has a .392 batting average, 13 doubles and 37 RBIs … Sutterer also leads the conference with six saves on the year … Junior Tyler Osborn has a team-high six home runs and is second on the team with 35 RBIs … Junior Braxton Lindow has 15 stolen bases … Junior Troy Nelson has started 11 games and leads the team with 43 strikeouts … Senior Benjamin Jenney is 6-0 with a 4.34 ERA in 64.1 innings pitched.
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 15-17, 11-5 UMAC
The Yellowjackets ended the season on Sunday with a pair of losses to Hamline University … On Saturday, UWS ended the conference slate with a doubleheader sweep of North Central University (Minn.) … Superior swept Minnesota Morris during the regular season, but were swept by both St. Scholastica and Northwestern … Freshman Travis Miller leads at the plate with a .377 batting average, 10 doubles, a conference-best 10 home runs and 36 RBIs … Miller also leads the conference with a .507 on-base percentage and a .774 slugging percentage … Junior Chad Patko has seven doubles, six triples and six home runs to go along with 10 stolen bases … UWS leads the conference with 24 home runs and a .418 on-base percentage … Senior Jake Lewis has three complete games this season and has a team-low 4.91 ERA … Junior Grant Schneider has three wins and a team-best 37 strikeouts.
Minnesota Morris Cougars
Record: 15-23, 8-8 UMAC
The Cougars are back in the UMAC Tournament for the first time since the 2007 season … That year they fell to the Saints in the UMAC Tournament championship game … Morris tied with Northland College for fourth place, but by defeating Northwestern last week, earned the tiebreaker over the LumberJacks … Morris used a walk-off win over Northland on Saturday to clinch the No. 4 seed … Junior Chandler Erickson leads the offense with .369 batting average … Sophomore Jackson Gessell has six doubles, five triples, two home runs and a team-high 25 RBIs … Junior Donnie Mavencamp has nine doubles on the year with 23 RBIs … Junior Joey Hyde has three complete games and a 4.80 ERA … Fellow junior Michael Dockendorf leads the team with 35 strikeouts and sophomore Sam Melchior leads the team with four victories … The Cougars have the second best team ERA in the UMAC (5.21).
Series Histories:
-CSS leads Northwestern 79-10
-UWS leads CSS 8-6
-CSS leads Minnesota Morris 40-3
Last Meetings: The Saints split with Northwestern during the regular season, taking game one 9-1, but falling in game two 5-4 … The game two victory for the Eagles snapped a 72-game losing streak to the Saints … The Saints swept UW-Superior 9-0 and 6-3 in Superior during the regular season … CSS has won six straight in the series … The Saints swept Minnesota Morris 10-3 and 10-0 in Morris during the regular season … The Cougars have not played in Duluth since the 2012 season.
Looking Ahead: The winner of the UMAC Tournament will receive the conference's automatic qualifier into next week's NCAA Division III Tournament … The field will be set late Sunday night on NCAA.com.
