DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – After 10 consecutive postponements and some schedule maneuvering, the St. Scholastica softball team may finally see action on Wednesday when it opens Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) play at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Where:
Big Cat Stadium – Morris, Minn.
When:
Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
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Record: 6-9, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The last action for the Saints was March 15 down in South Carolina.
-If CSS does play tomorrow, that would be 26 days between games, the longest-known stretch in program history.
-The Morris doubleheader was originally scheduled for Saturday, but with the forecast for the weekend and the ability to play on its football field, the games have been moved up.
-CSS is one of three UMAC teams to have yet to play a conference game.
-The Saints went 5-2 down in South Carolina over spring break.
-One of the two losses was nine-inning defeat to Lesley University (Mass.), which was the second extra-inning loss of the season.
-Junior
Maggie Schley (Mounds View, Minn./Irondale HS) pitched a pair of shutouts during the trip.
-Senior
Heidi Shelton (Duluth, Minn./Proctor HS (St. Cloud Tech and CC)) also recorded a pair of shutouts down in South Carolina.
-Freshman
Hannah Thul (Superior, Wis./Superior HS) leads CSS offensively with a .435 batting average.
-Schley has a team-high 12 RBIs.
-Senior
Cindi Rydlund (Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) has reached base safely in 10 straight games and 7-for-7 in stolen bases.
-In her career, Rydlund is 17-for-17 in stolen base attempts.
-Senior
Alexa Bremer (Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake HS) has a team-high seven doubles and eight stolen bases.
-CSS is 35-for-41 in stolen base attempts; The Saints only had 27 stolen bases all of last season.
-It ranks 22
nd in NCAA Division III in stolen bases per game (2.33).
-The Saints are 5-0 when they out-hit the opponent, but 0-8 when they get out-hit.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota Morris:
-The Cougars enter Wednesday's doubleheader with a 6-18 overall record and are 0-4 to open conference play.
-Morris has been swept by Bethany Lutheran College and Crown College thus far.
-This would be the first games played in Morris this year.
-Four of the Cougars' six wins have come against North Central University (Minn.) or Maranatha Baptist University (Wis.).
-Lacey Sullivan has a .348 average with 10 RBIs and 28 total bases.
-Megan Knickerbocker has hit the team's two home runs.
-Madison Langrehr and Lydia Mann are the team's two main pitchers and both have ERA's above 7.00.
Series Record: CSS leads 46-3
(Last Meeting: 4-3 CSS – 4/9/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won eight straight in the series … CSS has lost only once during the regular season against the Cougars and that took place in Duluth in 2011 … The teams have only played eight times in Morris.
UMAC Preseason Poll
1. St. Scholastica - 61 points (6 First Place Votes)
2. Crown - 53 points (1 First Place Vote)
3. Northwestern - 51 points (1 First Place Vote)
4. Wisconsin-Superior - 47 points (1 First Place Vote)
5. Bethany Lutheran - 38 points
6. Minnesota Morris - 27 points
7. Martin Luther - 23 points
8. Northland - 16 points
9. North Central - 8 points
Looking Ahead: The next scheduled game is Sunday across the bridge at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, beginning at 2 p.m.
