Finally, Home Sweet Home!
The Saint Scholastica Saints baseball team will make their home debut this Friday afternoon at 3:00 PM against the Crown College Storm at historic Wade Stadium in Duluth, MN. The Saints have already played 25 games this season before stepping foot onto their home field, and they couldn’t be more excited.
The Saints enter the three-game series with an overall record of 22-2-1 and a record of 10-0-1 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). They are set to take on the Crown College Storm, who is currently residing near the bottom of the UMAC Standings with an overall record of 5-19 and a 3-7 record in conference play. There is no question that this weekend’s two games, really shouldn’t be too exciting, but on Monday, Northland College proved that maybe the Saints were human, by playing CSS to a 10-10 tie before the game was called due to darkness. Could this showing by the Northland Lumberjacks give the rest of the UMAC hope that maybe they could sneak one past the Saint Scholastica powerhouse? Crown College is hoping to build off of Northland College’s momentum and to take down CSS. The Saints don’t really see that as much of a possibility, especially since the Saints will finally get the chance to play at the Wade in front of their fans, the best fans in the UMAC.
How excited are the Saints to finally be playing at home in front of their fans? I went directly to the source to find out. Junior catcher Seth Harvey is excited about this weekend because, “(Wade Stadium) means a lot, Wade has a lot of history from past year of our program.” Wade Stadium also means a lot to junior transfer from Seton Hall, Ben Grams. Ben is a Duluth native, having played his high school ball for Duluth East High School. Ben said, “It’s the only real stadium in Duluth, so whenever you get to play on it you feel like it’s a special game. Since I was 13 or 14 I have always enjoyed playing at Wade more than any other place.”
I also asked these players what their favorite part of playing their home games at Wade is. Sophomore Brandon Swartz said that, “playing in front of home fans, and getting the chance for people to see what our team is all about.” This was echoed by Seth Harvey, who added, “seeing the alumni come out to watch as well.” For Ben Grams, this will be his first experience playing in the Wade for the Saints. Sophomore pitcher Mark Moriarty feels good about playing at home too, adding, "Playing in front of the CSS students is always fun, because they don’t get to see us play a lot because of the bad weather up here. Also, it is a fun atmosphere playing at a nice ballpark like Wade."
Duluth has been baseball starved for months now, and since it is finally getting warmer, Duluth baseball fans have been itching to get out to watch local teams in action. I asked a few of the Saints players why they thought the average baseball fan should come down to the Wade this weekend to watch the Saints in action. Ben Grams said, “There's always more excitement at the opener and hopefully we'll use that extra energy to play some excellent baseball.” Seth Harvey added that if the average baseball fan comes down to the Wade this weekend they “would see a great college baseball game and see how well a High Performance Team operates." Mark Moriarty agreed with Seth saying, "They will see solid baseball whether it be pitching, defense, base running, or hitting."
Every player I talked to was hoping for good weather this weekend at the Wade so that the Saints fans would be out in full force. Ben Grams also added that Saints fans should be “loud and supportive.” It’s up to you now Saints fans! Let’s get out to the Wade to cheer for your nationally-ranked Saint Scholastica Saints baseball team! In the words of pitcher Ben Grams, “It's exciting to be playing in Duluth again.” We’ll see you out there!
The Saints enter the three-game series with an overall record of 22-2-1 and a record of 10-0-1 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). They are set to take on the Crown College Storm, who is currently residing near the bottom of the UMAC Standings with an overall record of 5-19 and a 3-7 record in conference play. There is no question that this weekend’s two games, really shouldn’t be too exciting, but on Monday, Northland College proved that maybe the Saints were human, by playing CSS to a 10-10 tie before the game was called due to darkness. Could this showing by the Northland Lumberjacks give the rest of the UMAC hope that maybe they could sneak one past the Saint Scholastica powerhouse? Crown College is hoping to build off of Northland College’s momentum and to take down CSS. The Saints don’t really see that as much of a possibility, especially since the Saints will finally get the chance to play at the Wade in front of their fans, the best fans in the UMAC.
How excited are the Saints to finally be playing at home in front of their fans? I went directly to the source to find out. Junior catcher Seth Harvey is excited about this weekend because, “(Wade Stadium) means a lot, Wade has a lot of history from past year of our program.” Wade Stadium also means a lot to junior transfer from Seton Hall, Ben Grams. Ben is a Duluth native, having played his high school ball for Duluth East High School. Ben said, “It’s the only real stadium in Duluth, so whenever you get to play on it you feel like it’s a special game. Since I was 13 or 14 I have always enjoyed playing at Wade more than any other place.”
I also asked these players what their favorite part of playing their home games at Wade is. Sophomore Brandon Swartz said that, “playing in front of home fans, and getting the chance for people to see what our team is all about.” This was echoed by Seth Harvey, who added, “seeing the alumni come out to watch as well.” For Ben Grams, this will be his first experience playing in the Wade for the Saints. Sophomore pitcher Mark Moriarty feels good about playing at home too, adding, "Playing in front of the CSS students is always fun, because they don’t get to see us play a lot because of the bad weather up here. Also, it is a fun atmosphere playing at a nice ballpark like Wade."
Duluth has been baseball starved for months now, and since it is finally getting warmer, Duluth baseball fans have been itching to get out to watch local teams in action. I asked a few of the Saints players why they thought the average baseball fan should come down to the Wade this weekend to watch the Saints in action. Ben Grams said, “There's always more excitement at the opener and hopefully we'll use that extra energy to play some excellent baseball.” Seth Harvey added that if the average baseball fan comes down to the Wade this weekend they “would see a great college baseball game and see how well a High Performance Team operates." Mark Moriarty agreed with Seth saying, "They will see solid baseball whether it be pitching, defense, base running, or hitting."
Every player I talked to was hoping for good weather this weekend at the Wade so that the Saints fans would be out in full force. Ben Grams also added that Saints fans should be “loud and supportive.” It’s up to you now Saints fans! Let’s get out to the Wade to cheer for your nationally-ranked Saint Scholastica Saints baseball team! In the words of pitcher Ben Grams, “It's exciting to be playing in Duluth again.” We’ll see you out there!
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