Streak up to 18 as Saints Sweep Cougars
The Saint Scholastica Saints baseball team extended their winning streak to 18 straight games thanks in large part to second baseman Brandon Swartz.
In the opener, Swartz had two hits and scored a run while Daryl Fuchihara had two RBIs. That proved to be more than enough run support for Saints starting pitcher Keith Ritsche, who went five innings and improved his record to 4-1 on the season. Ritsche was followed on the mound by seniors D.J. Lahti and Joe Calaguire who each threw a scoreless inning en route to a 6-0 Saints victory.
In the second game the saints were led once again by Swartz who hit a first inning grand slam as part of a nine-run first inning for the Saints. Also adding to the Saints offense was Lahti who had a triple and scored twice and Chad Weiss who had two hits. On the mound, the Saints were led by sophomore Mark Erickson who started and went three innings for the win. He was followed by four more pitchers who each worked a scoreless inning. Together, the five Saints hurlers combined for the shut-out.
The Saints have now shut-out their opponents in four straight games and have a total of eight shut-outs for the season. The NCAA Division III record for shut-outs is 13, accomplished by a couple of teams from the 1999 season. In 1999 both Saint Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh had 13 shut-outs. The Saints also lowered their team ERA to 1.74 on the season. The Saints increased their record to 21-2 overall and 9-0 in the UMAC while the Cougars fell to 5-13 overall and 4-6 in the UMAC.
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In the opener, Swartz had two hits and scored a run while Daryl Fuchihara had two RBIs. That proved to be more than enough run support for Saints starting pitcher Keith Ritsche, who went five innings and improved his record to 4-1 on the season. Ritsche was followed on the mound by seniors D.J. Lahti and Joe Calaguire who each threw a scoreless inning en route to a 6-0 Saints victory.
In the second game the saints were led once again by Swartz who hit a first inning grand slam as part of a nine-run first inning for the Saints. Also adding to the Saints offense was Lahti who had a triple and scored twice and Chad Weiss who had two hits. On the mound, the Saints were led by sophomore Mark Erickson who started and went three innings for the win. He was followed by four more pitchers who each worked a scoreless inning. Together, the five Saints hurlers combined for the shut-out.
The Saints have now shut-out their opponents in four straight games and have a total of eight shut-outs for the season. The NCAA Division III record for shut-outs is 13, accomplished by a couple of teams from the 1999 season. In 1999 both Saint Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh had 13 shut-outs. The Saints also lowered their team ERA to 1.74 on the season. The Saints increased their record to 21-2 overall and 9-0 in the UMAC while the Cougars fell to 5-13 overall and 4-6 in the UMAC.
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