DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team is back at Wade Stadium on Wednesday for an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) doubleheader against Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Where:
Wade Stadium – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 3 p.m. (DH)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 17-6, 6-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints swept conference rival Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato last Thursday … The Saints took the first game in eight innings 13-2 …
Joey Zwak (Duluth, Minn. /Duluth East HS ) registered three RBIs and
Tyler Duex (Bloomer, Wis./Chippewa Falls HS (UW-Superior) ) and
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral ) each homered … Game two was a different story as the contest remained scoreless entering the 10
th inning until
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) sent a two-out home run over the right field wall to give the Saints the victory 1-0.
UMAC POW: Junior reliever
Joe Gonrowski (Elk River, Minn./Elk River HS ) was named the UMAC Pitcher of the Week on Monday … Gonrowski pitched a perfect four innings of relief in game two against Bethany Lutheran on Thursday to improve to 3-0 on the year … Gonrowski has not allowed an earned run in 20.2 innings this season and has 17 strikeouts to only three walks … He has pitched at least three innings in an appearance four different times this season.
Minks Approaching a Milestone: Senior third baseman
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) is two doubles shy of becoming only the second Saint in history to record at least 50 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs in a career … The only other CSS player to do that has his number retired and that was Ben Sickler in the 90s.
Extra-Base Hits: St. Scholastica ranks in the top 10 of NCAA Division III in doubles per game (5-2.83) and slugging percentage (8-.493) … The Saints also rank in the top 25 in home runs per game (0.83) … CSS has 18 more doubles than the next highest UMAC school … It leads the conference in triples (9) and ranks second in the league with 19 home runs … The Saints already have 400 total bases this season.
Out-Hitting Opponents: The Saints have out-hit their counterparts in each of the last 12 games and 17 games overall this season … CSS is 15-2 when they out-hit their opponents.
Shutouts: CSS has recorded two shutouts in the last three games and have five for the season … That number ranks fifth in the country and the highest in the Midwest Region.
That Bullpen Though: The St. Scholastica bullpen has allowed only 31 runs in 80.2 innings for a 2.34 earned run average … Opponents have hit only .215 off CSS relievers and the Saints are 14-0 this season when leading or tied after the sixth inning.
Streaks/Trends: Riley Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn. /Floodwood HS) extended his hitting streak to 14 games last week … Minks is now on a 12-game hit streak … Minks, Neutzling and R. Bernsdorf have all reached base safely in at least the last 14 games.
Tough to Beat at Wade: Since 2006, the Saints are 130-8 at Wade Stadium, including 65-2 since 2011 … On the resurfaced turf, the Saints are 37-2 … CSS will look to improve to 10-0 this season.
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
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 7-17, 3-3 UMAC
The Yellowjackets were swept by the University of Minnesota Morris on Monday … Prior to that, UWS had won five of its last six games … The 'jackets feature the third-best hitting offense in the conference with a batting average of .311 … They rank third in doubles (42) and home runs (15) … Matthew Boyde ranks fourth in the UMAC with a .391 average, while Cory Albertson has hit four home runs this season … Superior also likes to run the bases as it leads the league 40 bases swiped this season … Chad Patko has nine stolen bases thus far … Pitching has been a struggle for UWS as it has the second-highest team ERA in the conference at 7.81 … Opponents are hitting .346 off the 'jacket staff.
Series Record: UWS leads 8-6
(Last Meeting: 6-3 CSS – 4/20/2016)
Series History: The Saints have won the last six games in the series after dropping the first eight … This will be the first doubleheader between the two teams at Wade Stadium.
Looking Ahead: The Saints host Martin Luther College for a conference doubleheader at Wade Stadium on Saturday.
