St. Scholastica takes No. 1 seed to host UMAC softball tournament beginning Thursday
ST. PAUL, Minn.---After a competitive season of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) softball, the College of St. Scholastica emerged as the league champion for the ninth-straight year capturing the No. 1 seed with a sweep of Crown College Saturday to highlight the postseason tournament set to begin Thursday.
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The No. 1 seed Saints earned a critical plit with the Storm on the road to avoid losing the title and the top seed for the second-straight season. The win also sealed the deal on the program's 20th regular season crown in Saints' history. With two victories Saturday, the Saints finish with a 14-2 conference record.
Though the Storm missed out on a shot at the conference title, they will be rewarded for outstanding work in the regular season with the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The Storm boast a 12-4 league record to tie the No. 3 seed University of Northwestern. After sweeping the Eagles, though, and managing to take a win from the Saints, the Storm will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament.
Northwestern finished with a 12-4 UMAC record to third in the standings. A split with the University of Minnesota Morris Friday forced the Eagles into a tie with the Storm, but lost out on the tiebreaker with Crown after losing both games early in the season. The Eagles were the lone team to hand the Saints a UMAC loss this season until today and should give any tournament team a run for their money.
A year ago, the University of Wisconsin-Superior punched its ticket to the NCAA championships after unseating St. Scholastica from posteason glory winning the UMAC tournament. After graduating a plethora of talent, the Yellowjackets managed to return to the postseason finishing with a 9-7 UMAC record for the No. 4 seed after sweeping North Central University Saturday to claim the final berth.
Last week, Bethany Lutheran College split with Wisconsin-Superior to help punch its ticket to the postseason tournament for the first time since 2013. With a win against Crown Monday, the Vikings have earned the No. 5 seed finishing 8-8 in league play. They will also get another crack at the Yellowjackets in the opening game Thursday.
Thursday's opening action will see four games with all five teams playing. No. 4 Wisconsin-Superior will play at 10 a.m. against No. 5 Bethany Lutheran followed immediately by No. 3 Northwestern against No. 2 Crown at 12 p.m. Game three will see No. 1 St. Scholastica take on the winner of game one at 2 p.m. before the first elimination game at 4 p.m. All tournament games will take place at St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Players to Watch
No. 1 St. Scholastica (in conference play)
Chrisi Mizera – .526 avg., .581 OBP, .895 slugging, 0.64 ERA, 7 wins, 5 CG
Alexa Bremer – .517 avg., .538 OBP, 30 hits, 20 runs, 12 RBI
Hannah Borgeson – .453 avg., 24 hits, 19 RBI, 15 runs
No. 2 Crown (in conference play)
Lis King – .453 avg., 24 hits, 22 RBI, 8 HR, 1.00 slugging
Janelle Williams – .500 avg., 28 hits, 23 runs, .540 OBP
Moriah Sawyer – .303 avg., 20 hits, 11 RBI
No. 3 Northwestern (in conference play)
Kaylee Forcier – .450 avg., 18 hits, 18 runs, .531 OBP
Colleen Feldheim – .370 avg., 17 hits, 17 RBI
Megan Threlkeld – .315 avg., 17 hits, 16 RBI
No. 4 Wisconsin-Superior (in conference play)
Saige Patrick – .440 avg., 22 hits, .700 slugging
Ciarra Taipale – .370 avg., 17 hits, 14 runs
Katie White – .333 avg., 16 hits
No. 5 Bethany Lutheran (in conference play)
Anna Pipenhagen – .373 avg., 19 hits, 0.93 ERA, 8 wins, 11 CG
Christina Wickingson – .370 avg., 20 hits
Cindy Pawlitschek – .280 avg., 14 hits, 7 RBI
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Playoff Schedule
Thursday, May 4 (Day One)
Game 1 – 10 a.m. No. 4 Wisconsin-Superior vs. No. 5 Bethany Lutheran |
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Game 2 – 12 p.m. No. 2 Crown vs. No. 3 Northwestern |
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Game 3 – 2 p.m. No. 1 St. Scholastica vs. Winner of Game 1 |
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Game 4 – 4 p.m. Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 |
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Friday, May 5 (Day Two)
Game 5 – 12 p.m. Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 |
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Game 6 – 2 p.m. Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 |
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Game 7 – 4 p.m. Loser of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 |
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Saturday, May 6 (Day Three)
Game 8 – 12 p.m. Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7 |
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Game 9 – 2 p.m. If necessary – same teams as Game 8 |
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Event Information
The UMAC tournament has the following set admissions prices: Single Day Adult Ticket, $10; Single Day Student/Senior Ticket - $5; Adult Tournament Pass, $15; Student/Senior Tournament Pass, $7. All UMAC students, staff and faculty are FREE with valid institution ID to all games. No other passes will be accepted.
All tournament information including scores, recaps, team information and more can be found on the
UMAC Softball Tournament page. Keep up with all of the tournament action on
Twitter and
Instagram using
#UMACchamp.
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