DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – Due to unplayable field conditions in Coon Rapids, the St. Scholastica baseball team will now host North Central University (Minn.) in doubleheader on Wednesday at Wade Stadium.
Where:
Wade Stadium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 4 p.m. (DH)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-6, 2-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints opened Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) action with a doubleheader sweep over the University of Minnesota Morris at Wade Stadium on Saturday … The Saints fell behind by six runs to the Cougars in the first inning of game one, but used a nine-run fifth inning to win going away 13-7 …
Grant Rindal (Superior, Wis./Superior HS ) was in control of game two and so was the CSS offense in the middle innings to take the nightcap 11-1 in seven innings …
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) was 7-for-8 in the doubleheader with four extra-base hits.
Singles Not Enough: Through 19 games, the Saints have recorded 50 doubles, nine triples and 15 home runs for a total of 74 extra-base hits … CSS leads the conference in each of those categories … Opponents have been held to only 33 extra-base hits.
Out-Hitting Opponents: The Saints have out-hit their counterparts in each of the last eight games and 13 games overall this season … CSS is 11-2 when they out-hit their opponents.
Bullpen Remains Strong: The St. Scholastica bullpen has allowed only 30 runs in 67.2 innings for a 2.79 earned run average … Opponents have hit only .231 off CSS relievers and the Saints are 10-0 this season when leading or tied after the sixth inning.
Streaks/Trends: Riley Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn. /Floodwood HS) extended his hitting streak to 10 games on Saturday … Minks is on an eight-game hit streak and
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral ) on a seven-game streak … Minks, Neutzling, R. Bernsdorf and
Conor Wollenzien (North Mankato, Minn. /Mankato West HS) have all reached base safely in at least the last 10 games.
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica- 64 points (8 First Place Votes)
2. Northwestern - 55 (1)
3. Wisconsin-Superior - 48
4. Bethany Lutheran - 39
5. Northland - 38
6. Minnesota Morris -35
7. Crown - 20
8. Martin Luther - 17
9. North Central - 8
Upcoming Opponents
North Central Rams
Record: 1-12, 0-2 UMAC
The Rams opened conference play on Saturday by being swept at home by Crown College … The lone win on the year was the season opener against conference foe Bethany Lutheran College in Arizona … North Central has since lost 12 straight with seven of those contests ending early by mercy rule … Junior catcher Brandon Scott leads the team offensively with a .375 average, four doubles and eight RBIs … North Central has the lowest team batting average in the conference at .205 … On the mound, Bryce Riege has a team-high 15 strikeouts and two complete games … Blazsen Ferreira picked up the lone win … The Rams have the highest team ERA in the league at 11.89.
Series Record: CSS leads 12-0
(Last Meeting: 21-1 CSS – 4/12/2016)
Series History: The Saints have scored at least 10 runs in every meeting against the Rams with only one contest being decided by fewer than 10 runs.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are away from Duluth on Saturday when they face conference rival Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato for a doubleheader.
