DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – If the weather holds, the St. Scholastica baseball team will hope to squeeze in its first Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) doubleheader on Wednesday when it heads across the bridge to face rival University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Where:
NBC Spartan Sports Complex – Superior, Wis.
When:
Wednesday at 10 a.m. (DH)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-5, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What you need to know about the Saints:
-The Saints last played on March 30 with resulted in being swept by regional foe University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
-Prior to that, the Saints defeated Bethel University 3-2 in 15 innings, which is the longest known game in program history.
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Jake Turner (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) pitched a career-high seven innings of relief to get the win.
-Turner is only one of two players in the country who has a 0.00 earned run average and has pitched the minimum of 1 IP/Team Game
-Senior
Steven Neutzling (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral) has reached base safely in 46 consecutive games dating back to last season.
-Fellow senior
Drew Colvard (Little Canada, Minn./Roseville HS) has a hit in every game this season as his hit streak is now at 14 games.
-Colvard recorded his 100
th career hit against the Eagles two weeks ago.
-Like Neutzling and Colvard, junior
Conor Wollenzien (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS) has reached base in every game this year.
-The Saints are 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts.
-CSS is fourth in NCAA Division III, averaging 2.9 doubles per game.
-CSS has struck out 15 times in two of its last three games, which is a program-high
-The Saints have also stranded 41 runners on base the last three games and have left at least 10 runners on base five times this season.
-They stranded at least 10 runners on base in nine games total last season.
-With the bases loaded, the Saints are only hitting .200, while opponents are hitting .375.
-The Saints have had 68 more at-bats with runners in scoring position than their opponents.
-The Saints pitching staff is dealing with injuries with potentially its top two arms on the shelf.
-Sophomore
Dan Hansen (Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center HS) has pitched well with two wins and 22 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched.
-Freshman
Dallas Miller (Big Lake, Minn./Big Lake HS) has 15 strikeouts in 15.1 innings.
What You Need to Know about UW-Superior:
-The Yellowjackets will enter Tuesday's game with a 1-13 overall record.
-The lone win of the season came against Buena Vista University (Iowa) during spring break.
-UWS has not played since March 29.
-Matt Boyde leads the team offensively with a .444 average and eight RBIs.
-Nick McNosky has hit two of the team's four home runs.
-The UWS pitching staff as struggled with a 10.60 team earned run average.
-The Yellowjackets rank near the bottom of NCAA Division III in many pitching categories.
Series Record: CSS leads 9-8
(Last Meeting: 12-2 CSS – 5/11/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won nine straight in the series, including defeating the Yellowjackets in last year's UMAC Tournament … CSS scored at least 11 runs in all three games last year.
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica- 64 points (8 First Place Votes)
2. Bethany Lutheran - 55 points (1 First Place Votes)
3. Wisconsin-Superior - 45 points
4. Minnesota Morris - 40 points
5. Northland - 39 points
6. Northwestern - 36 points
7. North Central - 19 points
8. Crown - 17 points
9. Martin Luther - 9 points
Looking Ahead: The Saints are scheduled to host the University of Northwestern on Saturday at Wade Stadium for a doubleheader. The first game will begin at 1:30 p.m.
