DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team added a game against the University of Minnesota on Tuesday, then will head over to Wisconsin to face the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Where:
Siebert Field – Minneapolis, Minn.
University Field – Stevens Point, Wis.
When:
Tuesday
vs Minnesota – 6 p.m. (
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Wednesday
vs UW-Stevens Point – 1 p.m. (DH) (
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-7, 0-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
What you need to know about the Saints:
-The Saints dropped their recent doubleheader to No. 22 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday.
-CSS was mostly held in check offensively, but on the hill,
Isaac Rocha (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) has one of the best starts of his career.
-Rocha fired seven innings allowing eight hits, two runs, and mixed in six strikeouts.
-Rocha is averaging more than 1.00 K/IP. He has 21 strikeouts on the season, while only pitching in 18 innings.
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Brad Fossum (Sturgeon Lake, Minn./Moose Lake HS (Concordia-St. Paul)) went 2-for-4 at the plate for the Saints.
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Aidan Zurn (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) got his first start of the season in game two going five and two-thirds inning of five run (three earned) run ball.
-Freshman
Grant Taival (Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi HS) and
Grant Mergen (Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS) finished off Game 2 combining for two and a third inning of one hit ball.
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Aaron Weber (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Pierz HS) is currently on a nine-game hit streak.
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Joey Zwak (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East HS) leads the team and the UMAC with eight stolen bases.
-The Saints are 4-0 this season when they score first.
What You Need to Know about Minnesota:
Record: 11-14, 5-1 B1G
-In 2018, the Gophers made it to an NCAA super regional where they ended up falling to the eventual National Champions, Oregon State University.
-The Gophers lost only 15 games a season ago.
-The Gophers have replayed the Beavers two times already this season, losing both 13-1, 2-1
-Minnesota is 6-1 in their last seven, including 5-1 in B1G play, and a 9-3 win over fellow DIII school Augsburg University.
-Max Meyer leads the Gophers with a .312/.369/.351 slash line. Right behind him is Eli Wilson with a .306/.361/.439 line, and Jordan Kozicky with .299/.347/.552
-The Gophers have converted on 75-percent of their stolen base attempts going 27-36 so far on the season.
-In 14.1 innings out of the bullpen, Jeff Fasching leads the Gophers with a .63 ERA and a 5/13 BB/K ratio.
-Max Meyer has had a good season for the Gophers as well. In nine appearances (four starts) he's totaled a 1.46 ERA in 37 innings holding opponents to a .169 BA.
Series Record: UMN 4-0
(Last Meeting: 8-5 UMN – 4/23/2002)
Series History: The Saints have only faced the Gophers four times and haven't faced them since 2002. The Saints have kept a few games close losing 8-4 and 8-5 in 2000 and 2002.
What You Need to Know about UW-Stevens Point:
Record: 9-7, 1-3 WIAC
-UWSP finished the 2018 season with a record of 24-14.
-The were voted to finish fourth in the WIAC preseason coaches' poll.
-The Pointers went 1-3 in their WIAC home opening series with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse over the weekend.
-Seven players for UWSP have season batting averages over .300. Payton Nelson leads the way with a .415/.500/.615 slash line.
-The other six are Aaron Simmons (.362 BA), Tommy Duddleston (.345 BA), Nolan Matson (.333 BA), Bradley Comer (.318 BA), Kyle Mrozinski (.303 BA), and Weston Nelson (.300 BA)
-Simmons leads the team with three homeruns, four triples, and is third on the team with four doubles.
-Tristan Brewer has a 2-0 record with a 1.80 ERA in four appearances (three starts), holding opponents to a .220 batting average.
Series Record: UWSP 14-6
(Last Meeting: 12-1 CSS – 4/26/2016)
Series History: These teams have met 20 times since 1997, and UWSP has the advantage. The two teams split the first eight games from 1997-2006. Since then UWSP has controlled the series going 10-2 over CSS since 2007. With the win in 2016 the Saints snapped a six-game losing streak to UWSP.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will start UMAC play when the host Martin Luther College in a doubleheader at Wade Stadium on Saturday. Game one starts at 1:30 p.m.
