Notables
-CSS extends win streak to seven games
-Saints had 16 extra-base hits in the doubleheader
-Minks was 7-for-8 with six RBIs and five runs scored on the day to extend hit streak to eight games
-R. Bernsdorf extends hit streak to 10 games
-CSS has out-hit opponent in each of the last eight games
DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team opened the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) portion of its schedule on Saturday by sweeping a doubleheader from the University of Minnesota Morris at Wade Stadium.
Game 1: CSS 13, UMM 7
The first game of the day saw the Saints erase a six-run deficit to win by a final margin of six runs, thanks to a nine-run fifth inning.
The Cougars got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning, plating six runs. Four of those six runs came on a Lucas Luedtke grand slam home run over the right field wall.
CSS was able to scratch across runs in the second and third innings to make it 6-2.
Michael Grove (Forest Lake, Minn./Edina HS ) had a sacrifice fly in the second and
Conor Wollenzien (North Mankato, Minn. /Mankato West HS) had a RBI single in the third.
Morris added a run in the top of the fifth to make it 7-2 entering the bottom frame. The bottom of the fifth was an ominous start for Morris as a Cougar error allowed the leadoff runner on.
Brian Minks (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral HS ) followed with a RBI single to make it 7-3.
St. Scholastica then hit three consecutive extra-base hits to right field to cut the Morris lead to 7-6. A
Trevor Bernsdorf (Elmer, Minn./Floodwood HS ) sacrifice fly scored his younger brother
Riley Bernsdorf (Meadowlands, Minn. /Floodwood HS) to tie the game at 7-7. Two batters later
Drew Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS ) hit a RBI double to left center to give the Saints their first lead at 8-7.
Joey Zwak (Duluth, Minn. /Duluth East HS ) had a RBI triple and Minks a two-run double to close the nine-run inning for CSS. When the dust settled the Saints led 11-7, accumulating seven extra-base hits in the inning.
Colvard added another RBI in the sixth and Minks hit a solo home run in the seventh to make the final score 13-7.
Martin Alcoverde (Tucson, Ariz. /Sahuarita HS (Mesabi Range CC)) picked up the win as he settled down after the first inning. The St. Scholastica bullpen was strong again, not allowing a run and giving up just three hits in the final four innings.
Jacob Dzubay (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS (Butler) ) went two innings and
Sam Sorenson (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS ) finished the final two innings, not allowing a hit.
Minks was 4-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs scored. Wollenzien was 3-for -5 with three RBIs. Nine of St. Scholastica's 15 hits were extra-base hits.
Game 2: CSS 11, UMM 1 (F/7)
The final game of the day saw CSS pitcher
Grant Rindal (Superior, Wis./Superior HS ) hold Minnesota Morris in check and the Saints dominate the middle innings to win 11-1 in seven innings.
After a scoreless two innings of play, the Saints got on the board on
Tim Munn (Champlin, Minn. /Champlin Park HS ) RBI groundout in the third inning. Later in the inning.
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral ) drove in Minks with a single to extend the lead to 2-0.
It was Munn again in the fourth inning with a two-run single up the middle, doubling the margin to 4-0. Minks followed with a RBI single to make it 5-0.
In the fifth inning,
Trevor Bernsdorf (Elmer, Minn./Floodwood HS ) ripped a two-run double to right center to extend it to 7-0. Colvard also had a RBI double and Zwak a RBI groundout as the score read 9-0 after five innings.
Meanwhile, Rindal was cruising on the mound, not allowing a hit and just one base runner through four innings. The Cougars did get their first hit in the fifth and then pushed a run across in the sixth on a sacrifice fly to make it 9-1.
A Wollenzien RBI double in the bottom of the sixth made it 10-1. CSS then ended the game early by mercy rule with a Minks RBI in the seventh to make the final 11-1.
Zwak, Minks and Wollenzien all had three hits in game two. Munn finished with three RBIs. Rindal picked up the win, allowing three hits in six innings of work.
Up Next
The Saints (13-6) will be at North Central University (Minn.) on Tuesday for another conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
