DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team will play its second conference road doubleheader of the season on Wednesday when it faces North Central University (Minn.).
 
Where:
Wintercrest Park – Coon Rapids, Minn.
 
When:
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. (DH)
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 17-8, 6-0 UMAC
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Standings | Stats
 
What you need to know about the Saints:
-CSS extended its win streak to 12 games following a sweep of the University of Minnesota Morris on Saturday.
-With eight league games remaining, the Saints have a two-game lead in the loss column over the rest of the conference.
-The Saints lead the conference with 62 stolen bases, 20 more than the next nearest UMAC team.
-CSS also leads the conference in team ERA (4.16) and fielding percentage (.968).
-In conference play, Eric Pearson (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) ranks second in the UMAC with a .875 slugging percentage and ranks fourth with a .469 batting average.
-Brad Fossum (Sturgeon Lake, Minn./Moose Lake HS (Concordia-St. Paul)) has a .600 on-base percentage in UMAC games, which ranks second.
-Jake Sande (Hayward, Wis./Hayward HS) has yet to give up an earned run in 18 innings pitched in league play and is tied for the conference lead with three league wins.
 
What You Need to Know about North Central:
Record: 11-10, 4-2 UMAC
-The Rams come into Wednesday's doubleheader sitting in third place of the UMAC standings.
-They have won their last 3-of-4 games, with the most recent being a sweep of Crown College.
-The Rams offense is led by Brandon Scott, slashing .371/.482/.514 this season.
-The Rams currently have the third best batting average in the conference at .308.
-North Central as a team is 37-for-43 in stolen base attempts, they rank fourth in total attempts.
-Andrew Kemper and Michael Barrientos lead the way for the Rams on the hill. Kemper leads the team with a 2.14 ERA in 33.2 IP with 47 strikeouts while holding batters to a .214 BAA.
Barrientos owns a 2.37 ERA in 38 IP with 32 strikeouts and a .226 BAA.
-Kemper was named the UMAC Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
 
Series Record: CSS 16-0 (Last Meeting: 15-0 CSS – 4/25/2018)
 
Series History: The Saints have scored at least 10 runs in 15 of the 16 meeting all-time against the Rams … These will be the first games played at North Central since the 2015 season.
 
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Crown College for a doubleheader on Saturday.