DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team will go on the road for the last time during the regular season on Wednesday when it faces Northland College in a pivotal Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) doubleheader.
Where:
Lumberjack Field – Ashland, Wis.
When:
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. (DH)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 22-9, 11-1 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints defeated Carleton College 2-1 on Sunday, despite recording only four hits in the contest …
Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) scored both runs for St. Scholastica …
Daniel Wood (Canyon, Minn./South Ridge HS ) went five innings to earn the win …
Ben Christofferson (Maple Grove, Minn. /Osseo HS),
Gino Strebing (Tucson, Ariz./Santa Rita HS (Rainy River CC) ) and
Joe Gonrowski (Elk River, Minn./Elk River HS ) pitched four scoreless innings in relief with Gonrowski earning his first collegiate save.
Colvard Hits 200…Literally: Senior
Austin Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) became the sixth player in program history to record at least 200 hits in a career … He has 201 hits in 136 career games, which averages to about 1.48 hits per games … That is the highest ratio by a Saint with at least 200 career hits.
Where They Stand: The Saints have already clinched a UMAC Tournament spot, as has the University of Northwestern and the University of Wisconsin-Superior … CSS is tied with Northwestern with four league games remaining … Wednesday's opponent, Northland, is battling for the fourth-and-final UMAC Tournament spot with the University of Minnesota Morris, which is Northwestern's opponent on Wednesday.
10-Hit Mark: The Saints are 17-2 this season when they record at least 10 hits … The Saints were 24-5 last season when they had at least 10 hits.
Fear the Long Ball: The Saints have hit 19 home runs, which the third-most in a total season since 2009.
Upcoming Opponents
Northland LumberJacks
Record: 15-18, 7-5 UMAC
The LumberJacks currently hold the fourth-and-final UMAC Tournament spot by a game over the Minnesota Morris … Northland's final four league games are the Saints on Wednesday and Minnesota Morris on Saturday, which will be at Morris … The 'Jacks are coming off a doubleheader split with Crown College on Saturday … Northland features two of the top four power hitters in the conference … Sophomore Alex Elliott has a conference-best seven home runs and 12 doubles and is second with 34 RBIs … Fellow sophomore Xavier Baez-Ortiz is tied for third in the league with six home runs … Another sophomore Alex Loberger leads the team with a .355 batting average … Senior Mitch Howard leads all of NCAA Division III with nine triples … As a team, Northland leads the conference with 20 triples, 142 walks and 54 stolen bases … On the mound, freshman left-hander Carson Ferry leads the UMAC with 55 strikeouts … Sophomore left-hander Dylan Porter also leads the league with seven wins.
Series History: CSS leads 65-0-1
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the LumberJacks four times last year, including an 11-1 victory in the UMAC Tournament
Looking Ahead: The Saints are at home to finish the regular season when it hosts Crown College for a doubleheader on Saturday and the University of St. Thomas for a doubleheader on Sunday.
