DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – After having a pair of doubleheaders wiped out last weekend, the St. Scholastica baseball team hopes to get back to game action this week with a game against Bethel University on Wednesday and a doubleheader at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Friday.
Where:
Wednesday
Reynolds Field at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Minn.
Friday
Copeland Park – La Crosse, Wis.
When:
Wednesday vs. Bethel – 6:45 p.m.
Friday at UW-La Crosse – 1 p.m. (DH)
Live Video/Stats vs. Bethel: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bethel/
Live Stats vs. UW-La Crosse: http://www.sidearmstats.com/uwlax/baseball/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-3, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What you need to know about the Saints:
-CSS started the season 5-0 for the first time since the 2006 season.
-Since then they have dropped three straight.
-It marked the third straight year, the Saints suffered a three-game losing streak at one point during the Russmatt Invitational.
-Those three losses came against Webster University (Mo.), who was ranked as high as No. 22 in the D3baseball.com poll, UMass Boston, who was No. 1 and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, who is ranked No. 25 in this week's poll.
-The Saints began the trip with an extra-inning victory over Washington University-St. Louis on a
Joey Zwak (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) walk-off hit.
-CSS has won five straight extra-inning games.
-Senior centerfielder
Drew Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) is the only Saint to have a hit in all eight games thus far this season and was 11-for-23 with six RBIs down in Florida last week.
-Colvard's hitting streak is at 11 games dating back to last season.
-Senior right fielder
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral) has reached base in every game this season and is currently on a five-game hitting streak.
-Dating back to last season, Neutzling has reached base in 43 straight games.
-Former Saint and Drew's older brother, Austin Colvard, had a reached base streak of 44 games from 2014 thru the 2015 season.
-Junior third baseman
Conor Wollenzien (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS) is the only other Saint to have reached base in every game this season.
-Sophomore
Aaron Weber (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Pierz HS) started the 6-for-9 with three RBIs and five runs scored in his first three starts.
-The Saints lead NCAA Division III, averaging 3.38 doubles per game.
-Sophomore
Dan Hansen (Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center HS) has allowed only two earned runs with 18 strikeouts in 16 innings in his first three starts of the season.
What You Need to Know about Bethel:
-Since dropping their season opener to Wartburg College (Iowa), the Royals have won 12 straight games.
-The 12 consecutive wins are a program record.
-They have scored at least 12 runs in five of those victories.
-Bethel is ranked No. 28 in the ABCA poll and is receiving votes in the D3baseball.com poll.
-The Royals rank second in NCAA Division III in ERA (1.34), No. 3 in fielding percentage (.985), No. 4 in batting average (.362) and slugging percentage (.529).
-Sam Horner leads the offense with a .532 batting average and 14 RBIs.
-Joey Fredrickson has a team-high 15 RBIs.
-Austin Ledin has belted four home runs with Bethel as a team at 11.
-Carson Selin is 3-0 with a 0.95 earned run average and 23 strikeouts in 19.0 innings.
-Michael Bohlke has 26 strikeouts in 26.1 innings pitched.
-Opponents are hitting only .199 against the Royals.
-Bethel is picked to finish third in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
Series Record: CSS leads 7-1-1
(Last Meeting: 4-0 CSS – 5/4/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won five straight over the Royals … They played Bethel at the University of Northwestern in March of 2016 and came away with a 6-2 victory … Bethel's only win in the series took place in April of 1993.
What You Need to Know about UW-La Crosse:
-The Eagles enter Friday's doubleheader with a 6-5 overall record.
-La Crosse is coming off being swept by last year's regional champion Concordia University Chicago in doubleheader at Copeland Park.
-The first game of that doubleheader went 16 innings.
-The Eagles have beaten University of St. Thomas to open the season and also beat Webster University (Mo.) to close out play at the Russmatt Invitational.
-Prior to being swept this weekend, two of their three losses were by one run.
-La Crosse ranks fourth in the country averaging 1.33 double plays per game.
-Brennan Schmitt ranks sixth in NCAA Division III averaging 1.89 RBIs per game and has 19 thus far.
-Schmitt also leads the team with a .348 batting average and seven doubles.
-Junior Nate Heili is a two-time First Team All-WIAC selection, who has five stolen bases.
-Mason McMahon is the ace of the pitching staff this season and is 2-0 with a 1.01 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 26.2 innings.
-The Eagles are picked to finish second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
Series Record: CSS leads 10-8
(Last Meeting: 11-2 UWL – 5/18/2017)
Series History: After sweeping the Eagles during the regular season for the first time since 2012, La Crosse got revenge in the opening game of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament with an 11-2 victory … The Saints are 3-5 all-time against the Eagles in La Crosse.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Gustavus Adolphus College for a doubleheader on Friday, April 6.
