New CSS Baseball Blog

A good friend of the St. Scholastica Saints Baseball Blog, Joe Wicklund, has picked up the torch the we started burning right here at www.cssbaseball.blogspot.com during the 2005 St. Scholastica Baseball season. Joe has started www.csssaintsbaseball.blogspot.com which is the next step in keeping in touch with all facets of The College of St. Scholastica Baseball Team. Please bookmark www.csssaintsbaseball.blogspot.com and check in there regularly for all of the latest on the team's 2008 season. Good Luck Joe! Thanks!

Saints Sweep Royals

The St. Scholastica Saints Baseball Team completed their sweep of the Bethel University Royals by winning the second game of the doubleheader at the Metrodome by the score of 7-5. The Saints sent Senior Mark Moriarty to the hill in the second game of the doubleheader and the Saints offense was able to put up seven runs in order to seal the victory for St. Scholastica. The win moved the Saints season record to 2-0 on the season as the Royals to 0-2.

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The Saints will next take the field on March 5th for a split doubleheader against the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the University of St. Thomas. Both games will be broadcast live on AM 560 The Fan.

Saints versus Royals Game 1

This afternoon at the HHH Metrodome the St. Scholastica Saints Baseball Team defeated the Bethel University Royals by the score of 12-1 in the first game for both teams here in 2007. The Saints were led on the mound be Senior Keith Ritsche who didn't allow a run while on the hill and earned his first win of the season. Fellow Senior Mark Erickson also threw for the Saints and shut down the Royals by allowing only one. The same two teams are gearing up for Game 2 of the doubleheader coming up shortly as St. Scholastica will send another Senior Mark Moriarty to the mound for the start. Remember, you can listen live with AM 560 The Fan.

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Opening Day 2007!

Opening Day 2007 has arrived for the St. Scholastica Saints Baseball Team as they are traveling down I-35 to Minneapolis where they will take on the Bethel University Royals in a double-header at 3:45 and 5:45 PM at the HHH Metrodome. These games will be the first two games of the season for both team and will both be BROADCAST LIVE on AM 560 The Fan in the Duluth area and over the internet through The Fan's Website. Be sure to tune in as the Saints face off against the Royals this afternoon from the Metrodome!

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Saints Prepare to Open 2007

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball Team will open the 2007 Season at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN on Wednesday, February 28th against the Bethel University Royals.

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2007 Schedule and Results

February 28, 2007 vs. Bethel University 3:45 PM FAN 560 W 12-1
February 28, 2007 vs. Bethel University 5:45 PM FAN 560 W 7-5
March 5, 2007 vs. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 8:00 PM FAN 560
March 5, 2007 vs. University of St. Thomas 10:00 PM FAN 560
March 11, 2007 vs. Penn State-Behrend 9:00 AM FAN 560
March 12, 2007 vs. Manhattanville College 12:30 PM FAN 560
March 12, 2007 vs. Manhattanville College 2:30 PM FAN 560
March 13, 2007 vs. Mitchell (Conn.) College 12:30 PM FAN 560
March 15, 2007 vs. Cazenovia (N.Y.) College 12:00 PM
March 15, 2007 vs. Cazenovia (N.Y.) College 2:00 PM
March 16, 2007 vs. Kenyon (Ohio) College 9:30 AM
March 16, 2007 vs. Kenyon (Ohio) College 11:30 AM
March 17, 2007 vs. Carleton College 8:45 AM FAN 560
March 24, 2007 vs. Concordia-Moorhead 5:00 PM
March 24, 2007 vs. Concordia-Moorhead 7:00 PM FAN 560
March 30, 2007 at Northwestern College 3:00 PM *
March 31, 2007 at Northwestern College 12:00 PM *
March 31, 2007 at Northwestern College 2:00 PM * FAN 560
April 3, 2007 at Northland College 1:00 PM *
April 6, 2007 at Bethany Lutheran 3:00 PM * FAN 560
April 7, 2007 at Bethany Lutheran 12:00 PM *
April 7, 2007 at Bethany Lutheran 2:00 PM *
April 10, 2007 at Northland College 1:00 PM *
April 13, 2007 at University of Minnesota-Morris 3:00 PM *
April 14, 2007 at University of Minnesota-Morris 12:00 PM *
April 14, 2007 at University of Minnesota-Morris 2:00 PM *
April 15, 2007 at University of St. Thomas 1:00 PM FAN 560
April 17, 2007 vs. Northland College 3:00 PM * FAN 560
April 20, 2007 vs. Crown College 3:00 PM *
April 21, 2007 vs. Crown College 12:00 PM *
April 21, 2007 vs. Crown College 2:00 PM *
April 22, 2007 vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 1:00 PM FAN 560
April 22, 2007 vs. Gustavus Adolphus College 3:00 PM FAN 560
April 27, 2007 vs. Martin Luther College 6:00 PM * FAN 560
April 28, 2007 vs. Martin Luther College 12:00 PM *
April 28, 2007 vs. Martin Luther College 2:00 PM * FAN 560
May 1, 2007 vs. St. Olaf College 4:00 PM FAN 560
May 1, 2007 vs. St. Olaf College 6:00 PM FAN 560
May 4, 2007 vs. Presentation College 6:00 PM * FAN 560
May 5, 2007 vs. Presentation College 12:00 PM *
May 5, 2007 vs. Presentation College 2:00 PM * FAN 560


May 10-11, 2007 UMAC Tournament 2:00 PM FAN 560
May 16, 2007 NCAA Regional TBA
May 25, 2007 NCAA Division III World Series Appleton, WI

2006 Season In The Books

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball Team was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Saints won their first game of the Tournament against host University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, but later fell to the number one seed Ripon and again to in-state rival St. Thomas on Saturday.



Check back here at www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com for a wrap-up of the 2006 Season shortly. Also, if you (or somebody you know) may be interested in joining CSSBaseball.blogspot.com for the 2007 Season please leave a comment or drop me an email! Great Season Saints! Vivat Vivat Scholastica!

Saints In NCAA Tournament

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team received a bid into the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament for the second consecutive year. The Saints will be a four seed in the Stevens Point Regional hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The Saints will face the number 5 seeded University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers in the opening 9:00 AM game of the Regional.

The Saints were undoubtedly hurt by the losses to MIAC foes St. Olaf and St. Thomas who both received higher seeds in the same Stevens Point Regional.

For the breakdown for the entire 2006 NCAA Division III Tournament click here.

Follow the Saints entire NCAA Tournament run right here at www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com or through the Official Tournament Website.

Saints Move Into UMAC Championship

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team advanced all the way into the 2006 UMAC Championship Game by defeating both the University of Minnesota-Morris and Northland College by scores of 15-4 and 17-1 on Thursday at Wade Stadium in Duluth.

In the first game of the day for St. Scholastica Senior Luke Olin etched his name into the NCAA Division III Record Book when he struck an 8th inning triple against Minnesota-Morris. The triple was Olin's 14th of the season, breaking the single season record of 13 set by Tom Mohl of Marietta College in Ohio in 1982. Mohl's 13 triples were over 63 games. Olin's record was set in his 39th game of the season.

The two wins increased the Saints 2006 record to 36-4 on the season and moved CSS even closer to a second consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament bid.

Sophomore Blake Eller

Keep track of the record setting 2006 St. Scholastica Saints Baseball team right here at www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com for more updates. The Saints will continue their run through the UMAC on Saturday, as Friday's action was rained out, at Wade Stadium. See you out at the Wade!

Tommies Cool Off Saints

The St. Thomas Tommies rolled into Duluth on Sunday morning looking to avenge to early season losses to the St. Scholastica Saints. A four-run first inning for the Tommies off of the Saints Mark Moriarty gave St. Thomas a lead that they would never relenquish.

Moriarty settled down after that rocky first and held the Tommies scoreless for the next four innings as the Saints offense tried to cut into the Tommies lead. In the bottom of the third inning, CSS was able to do just that when Mike Lewis knocked in Luke Olin and Daryl Fuchihara reached first on an error as Keith Ritsche scampered home. This left the Saints looking up from a 4-2 deficit.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Tommies were able to get to Moriarty again when Sean Young knocked in Matt Pexa, and Jordan Roering hit a ground ball single up the middle scored Mike Moran stretching the Tommies lead to 6-2.

The Saints answered right back in the bottom of the fifth inning when Freshman Jake Gaub knocked in Steve Kraushaar with a single through the right side of the infield bringing the score to 6-3.

Freshman phenom Adian Kummet releived Moriarty in the top of the sixth inning and worked the final four innings with out allowing the Tommies to get another run across while allowing only two hits and striking out one. Moriarty finished the game having worked five innings while allowing seven hits and six runs and striking out two.

The Saints offense was only able to muster one more run when Freshman Seth Engberg scored on a Chad Weiss double to left center. This brought the final tally to 6-4 in favor of St. Thomas.

The loss dropped the Saints to 34-4 on the 2006 season with the UMAC playoffs starting this weekend at Wade Stadium in Duluth. The Saints could only face the Tommies again if the two teams both advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Saints Sweep Morris

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team finished off the UMAC portion of their 2006 regular season schedule by absolutely stomping the University of Minnesota-Morris Cougars in a doubleheader Saturday at Wade Stadium in Duluth.

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The three game sweep of Morris left the Saints at 34-3 overall and an unblemished 21-0 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. The Saints outscored the Cougars 39-4 in the three games played this weekend at the Wade and gave the team momentum going into Sunday's National Game of the Week in NCAA Division III against the nationally ranked St. Thomas Tommies.

Saints Top Cougars

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team stayed undefeated in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play by defeating the University of Minnesota-Morris Cougars by the score of 11-2 at Wade Stadium in Duluth on Friday.

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The same two teams will meet again Saturday at noon at Wade Stadium for a doubleheader as the Saints will wrap up UMAC play for the regular season. CSS will then take on St. Thomas at 1 PM on Sunday in a nine-inning contest against the nationally-ranked Tommies to finish off the 2006 regular season schedule. Sunday's contest will be broadcast locally on AM 710 WDSM or through a webcast right here at www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com!

Saints Take On Cougars

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team will wrap up their regular season schedule this weekend starting today with a nine-inning contest against the University of Minnesota-Morris Cougars at Wade Stadium in Duluth. The Saints will be looking to stay unblemished in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and keep momentum rolling into the conference playoffs and eventually the NCAA Division III Regionals.

Junior Daryl Fuchihara

Make sure to make it out the the Wade this weekend to catch the 5th ranked St. Scholastica Saints in action! Also, remember to check back here at www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com for more updates on the Saints run towards the NCAA Division III Tournament!

Saints Clinch UMAC

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Bethany Lutheran College by defeating the Vikings 5-0 and 3-2 in front of 85 dedicated fans at Wade Stadium. The wins pushed the Saints record to 31-3 overall and 18-0 in the UMAC, which clinched the regular season UMAC title once again for St. Scholastica.

The Saints put the ball in good hands to start game one of the doubleheader when they sent junior right-hander Mark Moriarty to the hill in search of his team leading 7th win. The Saints were able to provide all the runs Moriarty would need in the first inning when Keith Ritsche drove in Chad Weiss for the first run of the game. The Saints later added one run in the third and three more in the fifth giving Moriarty a 5-0 lead to work with. This was more than enough for the dominating pitcher. Moriarty worked six innings of shut-out baseball while scattering three hits and striking out 10 Vikings. Offensively, Ritsche had two RBIs, Luke Olin and Mike Lewis each added one RBI, and Brandon Swartz finished 2 for 3 in the game.

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In game two, the Saints sent Chad Weiss to the mound, who pitched a solid six innings of three hit ball, allowing two runs, only one earned, in picking up his third win of the season. In the seventh, Weiss was releived by freshman phenom Adian Kummet who worked a scoreless inning, while striking out two, in picking up his second save of the season.

The Saints scored all three of their runs in the first inning when Daryl Fuchihara hit a one-out double. Luke Olin then struck a single that put runners on the corners for Keith Ritsche who knocked in both runners with a triple. Brandon Swartz then hit a deep fly ball that allowed Ritsche to tag up from third driving the Saints lead to 3-0.

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St. Scholastica will take to the field again next Friday and Saturday against the University of Minnesota-Morris Cougars in their final UMAC games of the year. Then again on Sunday in a huge match-up against the 10th ranked St. Thomas Tommies of the MIAC. Make sure to make it down the the Wade next weekend for end of the Saints regular season as they try to stay hot into the play-offs!

Saints Rally For Win

The Saint Scholastica Saints baseball team was has held at bay for 8 1/3 innings by Bethany Lutheran College's junior hurler Brady Grohs who pitched masterfully over 8 1/3 innings. Grohs allowed just three hits and one run while striking out five before giving way to the Vikings closer sophomore Ben Rubenking who walked two Saints batters and allowed three hits and three runs, including a two-run single by Chad Weiss who tied the game and a game winning RBI single by Brandon Swartz. The Saints won the UMAC game by the score of 4-3 in front of 104 fans at Wade Stadium in Duluth.

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The Saints started the game by sending Keith Ritsche to the hill, who is currently tied for the team lead in wins. Ritsche pitched well, allowing three runs, two of them earned, walking two and striking out five over six innings of work. Ritsche was releived by Ben Grams with the Saints trailing 3-0 in the seventh inning. Grams worked the rest of the way without allowing a hit over the final three innings of work. Grams picked up the win to run his record to 2-0 on the 2006 season.

Junior Brandon Swartz

The Saints offense was held at bay through eight innings, entering the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Vikings 3-0, that's when the magic returned to CSS's bats. Keith Ritsche led off the bottom of the ninth by grounding out to the shortstop, giving the Saints just two out to manufacture three runs. That brought Mike Lewis to the plate, with one out, who sharply singled between the third baseman and the shortstop. The Vikings then changed pitchers and the Saints sent red hot Steve Kraushaar to the dish with one out and Weiss on first. Kraushaar walked and Nick Lee was tabbed to pinch hit for Sean Tracy. Lee fouled out the first baseman, which left the Saints trailing 3-0 with two outs and runners on first and second. Kyle Rizzi then was sent to the plate to pinch hit for Kyle Wojtysiak. Rizzi then singled through the right side of the infield loading the bases for Grant Eller. Eller then walked scoring Lewis and bringing the deficit to two with the bases still loaded and Chad Weiss coming to bat. Weiss then struck a hard hit single up the middle that scored two runs and tied the game at 3. Second baseman Brandon Swartz then came to the plate with runners at first and second with the chance to be the hero. Swartz came through with a huge hit scoring Eller and sending St. Scholastica to a 4-3 UMAC victory.

The Saints will take on the Vikings again Saturday at noon in a doubleheader at Wade Stadium. The Saints will enter the game on a nine-game winning streak and a 30-3 overal record as well as 17-0 in the UMAC. The Vikings are now 13-19 overall and 9-7 in the UMAC. Please come on out to the Wade to cheer on the Saints!

Saints Vs. Vikings On The Air

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team will take on the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings this afternoon at 2:00 PM at Wade Stadium in Duluth, MN in a Upper Midwest Athletic Conference battle. The Saints enter the game on an 8-game winning streak and a 29-3 overall record. The Vikings will make the trip up to the Wade carrying a 13-18 overall record and 9-6 in the UMAC.

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Today's game will be broadcast on the radio on 610 AM KDAL with Bruce Ciskie handling play-by-play duties. You can also listen to the game right here at www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com through this WEBCAST, courtesy of WarpRadio.com. We hope to see plenty of support for the Saints today at the Wade, but if you can't be there...be sure to listen! Also, it would be great if you could email or call KDAL and tell them how much you enjoy their airing of Saints Baseball and how you would love to see more of it in the future! Go Saints! See you at the Wade!

Saints Complete Sweep

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team completed their weekend sweep over the Northwestern College Eagles by defeated them by the score of 5-1 at Wade Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

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Freshman pitcher Adian Kummet took to the hill for the Saints and pitched masterfully on an absolutely beautiful afternoon in Duluth, MN. Kummet pitched 6 1/3 innings of shutout baseball while striking out 9 and walking only 2. Ben Grams took over for Kummet with one out and one runner on in the 7th inning and easily worked out of the jam before giving the Eagles only run in the 8th inning. Eric Hagen relieved Grams in the 8th and worked the rest of the way without allowing a hit. The win improved Kummet's record to 6-0 on the season tying him with junior Keith Ritsche and junior Mark Moriarty of the team lead in wins.

Offensively, the Saints were led by centerfielder Chad Weiss who went had a team high 3 hits and scored 1 run. Catcher Mike Lewis went 2-4 in the game and drove in 2 runs. Ritsche and firstbaseman Sean Tracy added 1 RBI each en route to the CSS victory.

The win improves St. Scholastica's record to 29-3 overall and 16-0 in the UMAC. It also gives the Saints a 6 game cushion over the Eagles in the conference standings. The Saints will take to the field again next Friday, April 28th against Bethany Lutheran College at historic Wade Stadium as they look to hit the 30 win plateau yet again in team history and stay undefeated in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. Make sure to make it down to the Wade to support the Saints as they look to continue their run back to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Be sure to check back here to www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com for continued updates throughout the 2006 St. Scholastica Baseball season.

Saints Take First Two From Eagles

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball team took the first two games of their three game series with the Northwestern College Eagles on Saturday afternoon. The wins gave the Saints a strong hold on the lead in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference with the Saints now holding a 4 game lead over the Eagles with just seven conference games left. The two teams will meet again Sunday at noon at Wade Stadium in Duluth.

The St. Scholastica faithful were out in full-force for Saturday's doubleheader at the Wade as bright sunshine and warm weather treated fans and players alike. The Saints were led in game one of the series by Junior hurler Keith Ritsche who came into the day with a 5-1 record and a 2.95 ERA, Ritsche was able to improve on both. He threw six innings of shut-out baseball before giving way to Mark Erickson out of the bullpen who gave up the Eagles lone run in the top of the 7th inning. In the 7-1 CSS victory, Ritsche picked up his team leading 6th win of the season as the Saints improved to 26-3 overall and 13-0 in the UMAC.

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Game two of the scheduled doubleheader proved to be more of the same from the CSS pitching staff as another Junior star on the mound Mark Moriarty took the hill. Moriaty entered the game with a 5-1 record and only a 1.42 ERA. The St. Scholastica fan base was energized to see Moriarty improve on his team leading 65 strikeouts, and he did not dissapoint. Moriarty threw shutout inning after shutout inning en route to breaking former Saint standout Ben Sickler's record for strikeouts in a game. The Saints offense did their part by scoring 3 runs for a 3-0 CSS victory. The win put Moriary right back into a tie for the team lead in wins with Ritsche as both are now 6-1 on the season. The win leaves the Saints at 27-3 overall and 14-0 in the UMAC.

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The same two teams will face off again Sunday at noon for a scheduled 9-inning contest. The weather should be outstanding in Duluth once again so be sure to make it on down to the Wade for some fantastic NCAA Baseball action outside in the sun! Also, be sure to check back with www.CSSBaseball.blogspot.com often for more updates on St. Scholastica's run towards yet another UMAC conference title and a NCAA Tournament bid! See you at the Wade tomorrow!

Clash of UMAC Leaders Postponed

The much anticipated match-up of the #1 and #2 teams in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference will have to wait one more day as Friday's game between the Saint Scholastica Saints and the Northwestern College Eagles has been postponed due to rain in Duluth.

The two teams will face off on Saturday for a doubleheader starting at 1:00 PM at Wade Stadium in Duluth. The Eagles and Saints will then finish off their three game series with one nine-inning contest on Sunday with the first pitch schedule for noon.

Senior Luke Olin

The Duluth Huskies Baseball Club will have the concession stand fully operational for all three games this weekend featuring a large menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, candy, nachos, soft pretzels, hot chocolate, coffee, soda, and Powerade. Come on down to the Wade to support the Saints as they look to put a stranglehold on yet another UMAC conference championship!

Saints Open The Wade

The Saint Scholastica Saints Baseball Team opened the home half of their schedule by taking on the Northland College Lumberjacks in a UMAC doubleheader at historic Wade Stadium in Duluth.

The Saints were led in Game One of the doubleheader by Junior hurler Mark Moriarty who took the mound in search of his 5th win the season. He was able to pick up on the heels of a four hit, two run performance, during which he struck out 10 Lumberjacks.

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Game Two was highlighted by the pitching performance of Freshman Adian Kummet who was also looking to pick up his 5th win of the season. Kummet was also able to join the 5 win club by allowing only one run on five hits while striking out four Lumberjacks. The game of the doubleheader also saw the first homerun of the season at Wade Stadium as Steve Kraushaar took a Lumberjack pitch deep over the right field fence just to the right of the scoreboard. Kraushaar's shot highlighted a 4-6 day over the two games where he scored three runs and drove in two. In his past eight games Kraushaar, the reigning UMAC player of the week, has been red hot hitting a robust .529 with seven doubles, two triples, and one homerun.

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The Saints will take to the Wade Stadium field again on Friday and Saturday for a three-game UMAC series against the Northwestern College Eagles. We hope to have a full-house at the Wade for all three games as the top-two UMAC teams face off in a battle that will likely determine the eventual conference champion. Come out to the Wade on Friday for a 3 0'clock start and on Saturday for a noon doubleheader. There will be full concessions available for all patrons! See you at the Wade!