John Baggs #33From 1992-2009 John Baggs was the most successful coach in St.

Scholastica history. Baggs turned the Saints baseball program into a national powerhouse, all the while stressing the importance of being a great teammate, student and person before being a great player. Baggs developed a culture of family within the CSS baseball program, based on caring and support. He was always there for his players during the time in a Saints’ uniform and after their playing days had ended. Baggs passed away Feb. 24th, 2009, just one game into the 2009 season. While the Saints retired Baggs’ #33 jersey May 2nd, 2009, his spirit is with them every time they are together.

• 567-204• .735 winning percentage• 21 All-Americans• 14 players signing professional contracts• 12-time Louisville Slugger Coach of the Year awards• 13 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championships• 10-time UMAC Coach of the Year

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Table of ConTenTsStaffCoach Kemp ................................... 2Assistant Coaches .......................2-4Athletic Training Staff ................... 5Season OutlookPlayer Bios .................................6-15Alphabetical/Pronunciation Roster ......14Numerical Roster ............................152010 Preview ...........................16-17Opponents ...............................18-19St. ScholasticaInstitution Information............... 20Athletics Directory ...................... 21Fast Facts ...................................... 21Excellence in Athletics ................ 22Saints Athletics Club ................... 232009 SeasonReview ......................................24-25Game Results ................................ 26Season Stats .............................27-29Upper Midwest Athletic Conf.

About the UMAC ...................30-31All-Conference Awards .............. 31Conference Statistics ................... 32Saints in the Pros ................ 33Program HistoryThrough the Years ........................ 34Record Book ................................. 35Career Stat Leaders ...................... 36Season Stat Leaders ..................... 37Postseason Honors .................38-39Annual Team Awards .................. 40In the National SpotlightPostseason Tournaments .......41-43Rankings ................................. 40, 43Hall of Fame .................... 44-47Saints Fall League .............. 48

2010 ScheduleMar. 2 $ Hamline (DH) Minneapolis, Minn. 9:45 p.m.

Mar. 7 $ St. Thomas (DH) Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m.

Mar. 14 ^ Manhattanville (N.Y.) (DH) Ft. Pierce, Fla. 11 a.m.

Mar. 15 ^ Mount St. Vincent (N.Y) (DH) Ft. Pierce, Fla. 7:45 a.m.

Mar. 16 ^ Centenary (N.J.) Ft. Pierce, Fla. 10 a.m.

Mar. 18 ^ Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) Ft. Pierce, Fla. 3 p.m.

Mar. 19 ^ Stockton (N.J.) (DH) Cocoa Beach, Fla. 11 a.m.

Mar. 20 ^ Wis.-Superior Vero Beach, Fla. 9 a.m.

Mar. 20 ^ Central (Iowa) Vero Beach, Fla. 12:30 p.m.

Mar. 25 $ Augsburg (DH) Minneapolis, Minn. 9 a.m.

Apr. 2 * Northwestern St. Paul, Minn. 3 p.m.

Apr. 3 * Northwestern (DH) St. Paul, Minn. Noon

Apr. 6 * Northland Ashland, Wis. 2 p.m.

Apr. 9 * Martin Luther New Ulm, Minn. 3 p.m.

Apr. 10 * Martin Luther (DH) New Ulm, Minn. Noon

Apr. 12 St. Olaf (DH) Northfield, Minn. 2:30 p.m.

Apr. 13 * Northland (DH) Wade Stadium 4 p.m.

Apr. 16 * Bethany Lutheran Wade Stadium 6 p.m.

Apr. 17 * Bethany Lutheran (DH) Wade Stadium Noon

Apr. 23 * Minn.-Morris Wade Stadium 6 p.m.

Apr. 24 * Minn.-Morris (DH) Wade Stadium Noon

Apr. 30 * Presentation (DH) Aberdeen, S.D. 2 p.m.

May 1 * Presentation Aberdeen, S.D. 10 a.m.

May 6 * Crown (DH) Wade Stadium 4 p.m.

May 7 * Crown Wade Stadium 4 p.m.

May 9 St. Thomas St. Paul, Minn. 1 p.m.

May 13-15 % UMAC Tournament Wade Stadium TBD

May 19-23 % NCAA Midwest Regional TBD TBD* UMAC Game | ^ Spring Trip | $ HHH Metrodome | (DH) Doubleheader | % Postseason | Neutral Site

Corey Kemp enters his first season as the head coach of the St. Scholasti-ca baseball team. Kemp had served as one of the Saints’ top assistant coaches and pitching coach for the last eight years under the late John Baggs.

In his eight seasons as an assistant coach, Kemp has developed one of the top pitching staffs in all of Division III baseball. His Saints hurlers led the nation in ERA in both 2005 and 2006. In 2009, Kemp’s pitchers fin-ished fifth in ERA in the country and

third in winning percentage. In his eight seasons as a pitching coach, six of Kemp’s pitchers have gone on to sign profes-sional contracts, including Brett Nyquist who was taken in the 13th round of the 2002 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos and Adian Kummet who was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the June 2009 draft.

As a player, Kemp began his outstanding pitching career at Cherry High School where he led his team to the Class A State Championship in 1997. He completed his high school pitching career with a 21-4 record over three seasons of varsity baseball, including a 10-0 mark his senior year.

This winning tradition continued with the Saints as Kemp became one of the greatest and most dedicated players in CSS baseball history.

In the UMAC Tournament his junior season, Kemp sur-passed Ben Sickler (20 wins) to become the Saints all-time winningest pitcher and finished his career with 29 wins, still tops in Saints history. Kemp is also the career leader in innings pitched (233) and strikeouts (258). His 2.15 career ERA was also the program’s best upon Kemp’s graduation in 2001.

Kemp’s abilities didn’t go unnoticed, as he was named UMAC Pitcher of the Year in 2000 and an All-American fol-lowing his senior season. He also played professionally briefly in 2001 before becoming a coach at St. Scholastica. Kemp was inducted into the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.

“As the new head coach of St. Scholastica Baseball it is my responsibility to continue the success this program has had on and off the field. We will continue to develop student-athletes into talented baseball players, excellent students, and first-class people in the community,” Kemp said. “I want to give each player the experience that Coach Baggs gave me and all the players who played for him. Many of the lessons that he taught me will continue to be shared with future Saints baseball players. As I enter into my first season as a head coach, I understand the value of being surrounded by loyal and knowledgeable assistant coaches. I am proud to say that I have exceptional assistants who have the same love for Saints baseball that I do, and together we will continue to build this program into one of the best in the country.”

Tim Anderson, a Two Harbors, Minnesota native enters his 18th year as an assistant at St. Scholastica.

TA graduated from St. Scholastica Summa cum Laude in 1992, earning academic All-America honors his senior season. He scored the win-ning run in the bottom of the 9th inning of St. Scholastica’s 9-8 vic-tory over Winona State in the 1992 NAIA playoffs.

He was an honorable mention All-Region pitcher for the Saints in

1992 and also started at second base. He earned four varsity letters at CSS after collecting four baseball letters at Two Harbors High School. After completing his playing career under the legendary coaching of John Baggs in ’92, An-derson joined Baggs’ coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach the following season. He became the top assistant in ’94 and quickly became one of the region’s most respected baseball coaches. His great contributions to Saints Baseball as a player and coach earned “TA” induction into the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Anderson’s coaching duties include hitting instruction, video tape analysis, outfield play, offensive approach and recruiting. TA has coached well over 100 all-conference and all-region hitters during his coaching career at CSS. In 2009, Anderson’s hitters led the nation in walks, while plac-ing second in doubles and doubles per game. The Saints were also in the top-25 nationally for runs, scoring and batting average.

Coach Anderson is described by his players as a “highly knowledgeable, hands-on coach.”

“While helping this program grow to such a successful level has been satisfying for me, our program is much more than just winning,” Anderson said. “Teaching our players how to be successful and responsible on and off the field and watching them grow into quality individuals that we can be proud of is the best part. I consider all of the players and alumni to be friends, and I’m proud to be affiliated with them and the baseball program at Scholastica.”

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Justin Harriman, an Interna-tional Falls, Minnesota native is in his sixth year as an assistant at St. Scholastica. Justin, a former power-hitting catcher for the Saints, was the first player in the program’s history to be selected as a first-team All-American following his senior season in 2000.

Justin ranks in the top five of four different offensive categories at St. Scholastica; his 178 RBIs rank first, 243 hits and 56 doubles rank

second, and his 23 home runs rank third. He also holds the team’s record for longest hitting streak, recording a hit in 42 consecutive contests through his junior and senior seasons.

Just as notable as his offensive prowess, Justin is also regarded as the program’s top defensive catcher. He was inducted into the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Following his graduation in 2000, Justin spent one year as an assistant coach before leaving Duluth. He returned to the area and the coaching staff in 2006. His primary duties include working with both catchers and hitters.

“This program is about so much more than baseball and the success we’ve achieved on the field,” Harriman said. “When I think of the life-long friendships our players, coaches and our baseball alumni have with each other, it is clear that what we are doing is very unique and special.”

Tom Berrisford is in his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Saints. A 1998 Duluth East gradu-ate, “TB” led the Greyhounds to the state tournament his senior year. He was selected to the St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State Team and was also chosen as the Duluth News Tribune Player of the Year.

While starting at third base his freshman season, TB helped the Saints advance to the Midwest Re-

gional of the Division III National Tournament. He earned the team’s Rookie of the Year honors following the conclu-sion of the 1999 season.

TB was a captain for the Saints during his senior season of 2002. He helped lead the Saints to a then-record 145 wins during his four years at St. Scholastica and was named Academic All-American twice.

Tom’s coaching responsibilities for the 2010 Saints will include coaching first base, working with the Saints infield-ers and defensive position during games.

“Each season brings a new level of excitement for me and for our baseball family,” Berrisford said. “Not only do

we have a chance to compete for a national championship year after year, but we continue to develop great players, great people and great relationships every time our team is together.”

Joe Wicklund, in his fourth sea-son as an assistant with the Saints, is a former team captain who led St. Scholastica to the NAIA Regional Championship in 2000. The Solon Springs, Wisconsin native started the opening game of the 2000 Super Regional and helped the Saints to the win with his strong pitching effort.

While in a Saints uniform as a player, “Wick” was a great leader

and exemplified all the quality characteristics of a great cap-tain. He was a two-time captain and three-time Academic All-American.

Wick’s responsibilities as a coach include working with the Saints pitching staff and coordinating the program’s recruiting. His leadership, attitude and love for the Saints baseball program, along with his job as a St. Scholastica Admissions Counselor, make him a valuable asset to the program as a recruiter. Wick also brings more than a de-cade of radio experience to the broadcasts of Saints Baseball on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC as the voice of the Saints.

“While our on-the-field success is incredibly fulfilling, seeing the student-athletes in our program growing during their time as Saints is even better,” Wicklund said. “Often times I am the first person these players meet through our recruiting efforts, and it is wonderful to be able to bring them and their families into our baseball family.”

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Kenny Kolquist enters his first season as an assistant on the Saints baseball team in 2010. Kolquist has served as the color commentator for St. Scholastica radio broadcasts for the last three seasons on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC.

Kolquist played for St. Scholas-tica from 2002-2005, garnering all-UMAC honors three times and being named all-region in his senior season. Kolquist is regarded as one of the best captains and people to

ever be involved in the St. Scholastica baseball program, leading to his induction into the Hall of Fame in 2008.

“Returning to this program as a coach is one of the great-est honors I have ever received,” Kolquist said. “I look back on my time as a player as some of the best years of my life. Now to be able to give back to our baseball family as a coach and help our program reach new heights is just as exciting.”

Peter Burg also joins the St. Scholastica coaching staff in 2010 as an assistant. Burg, who was an All-American in 2008, anchored the Saints pitching staff during his two years at St. Scholastica with a career record of 19-1. He earned all-region and all-conference hon-ors both seasons, as well as being named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference’s top pitcher.

Burg, a left-hander, who trans-ferred from Valparaiso to St. Scho-

lastica, will work with the Saints pitching staff and assist in recruiting.

“I’ve always said that St. Scholastica baseball is even more than what people might expect from a ‘D1’ program, so I feel blessed to begin my coaching career here,” Burg said. “I’m excited to continue to add to our rich tradition as a coach.”

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5 Steve GertenSenior RHP/3bBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 185West St. Paul, Minn. (Sibley HS)Major: Management/FinanceParents: Patricia & Frank Gerten

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Gerten set career-highs offensively in bat-ting average, runs scored, hits, extra-base hits, and RBIs, earning himself All-UMAC First Team honors for the second straight season ... Gerten had one of his strongest pitching performances of his career, throwing a five-hit complete game against Minn.-Morris and striking out nine batters. 2008: Gerten finished 13th in the NCAA Division III with a 1.64 earned run average on his way to being named a first team All-UMAC selection ... He struck out 10 batters vs. Martin Luther ... At the plate, he was 3-for-3 with three RBIs vs. Crown. 2007: Gerten had a strong freshman campaign for the Saints on the mound and at the plate ... After nearly posting a no-hitter in his collegiate debut vs. Mitchell College in Florida, he went on to post a 2-0 record with 19 strikeouts in only 13.2 innings ... Offensively, the third baseman hit .302 with a homer and 12 RBIs. Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2007 .302 28-20 53 21 16 1 - 1 12 20 16 8 3-5 .377 .5132008 .330 33-33 103 26 34 9 0 1 20 46 14 15 4-4 .447 .8422009 .375 31-31 104 34 39 12 2 0 30 55 12 12 6-7 .529 .457Career .342 92-84 260 81 89 22 2 2 62 121 42 35 13-16 .465 .467

Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2007 3.29 2-0 5 3-0 0/3 0 13.2 9 5 5 8 19 .1822008 1.64 5-0 10 6-3 1/2 1 44.0 39 8 8 13 40 .2392009 4.91 5-1 9 8-1 0/0 0 40.1 44 28 22 12 30 .278Career 3.21 12-1 24 17-4 1/5 1 98.0 92 41 35 33 89 .249

6 Jordan SandStromSenior InfielderBats: R / Throws: R5-10 • 165Silver Bay, Minn. (William M. Kelley HS)Major: Business ManagementParents: LuAnn & John Sandstrom

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: The Saints’ super-utility man started his first game against Crown College and made the most of it, knocking a home run and two RBIs. 2008: Sandstrom had three plate appearances and scored one run as a sophomore. 2007: In limited action as a freshman, Sandstrom posted a .250 batting average with a pair of hits in eight at-bats.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2007 .250 6-0 8 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0-0 .250 .4002008 .000 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .000 .2502009 .182 9-1 11 3 2 0 0 1 3 5 3 5 0-0 .455 .357Career .182 18-1 22 8 4 0 0 1 4 7 5 6 0-0 .318 .357

8 Jeff adamSSenior RHPBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 180Two Harbors, Minn. (Two Harbors HS)Major: Social Work/PsychologyParents: Laurie & Scott Adams

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Adams pitched a career-high 17.1 innings and struck out twelve batters while allowing 1.51 base runners per inning ... He earned saves against Presentation and Bethany Lutheran, allowing just one hit in two high-pressure innings 2008: Adams won his lone de-cision in three appearances as a sophomore against Knox College in the NCAA Midwest Regional. He had seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched. 2007: Adams made two appearances and one start as a freshman for the Saints, and earned his first collegiate victory over Crown in his first start ... He posted a 1.80 ERA, working five innings with five strikeouts.Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2007 1.80 1-0 2 1-0 0/1 0 5.0 3 3 1 0 5 .1582008 7.94 1-0 3 0-0 0/0 0 5.2 7 5 5 3 7 .2922009 5.19 1-2 10 1-0 0/1 2 17.1 19 12 10 7 12 .271Career 5.14 3-2 15 2-0 0/2 2 28.0 29 20 16 10 24 .257

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9 Sean ClauGhertySenior 1bBats: L / Throws: L6-3 • 220Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS)Major: Economics/FinanceParents: Cheryl & Kevin Claugherty

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: While Claugherty’s pure power numbers took a dip from their monstrous heights in 2008, he still contributed 20 extra-base hits including three home runs and was named the team’s Outstanding Hitter of the year ... The Saints’ Ironman started all but one game and scored a career-high 52 runs while knocking in 38 ... He also stole10 bases and had a career-best .545 on-base percentage ... He was named to the All-UMAC First Team for the second straight season and first team ABCA All-Midwest Region. 2008: Claugherty garnered numerous accolades, including ABCA All-American, UMAC Player of the Year, UMAC Tournament MVP, and First Team All-Midwest Region ... He was ninth in the country with a .830 slugging percentage ... He led the conference with 117 total bases, 63 hits, and 18 doubles and tied for a team-high 10 home runs ... Claugherty bat-ted .485 with runners on-base and two outs ... He had a four-hit, four-RBI performance vs. Northland (4/29/08). 2007: Claugherty became a major contributor to the Saints success by emerging as a power-hitting left-handed bat as a freshman ... He posted a .330 batting average and knocked in 27 runs splitting time between 1B and DH ... Claugherty posted three RBIs in each of the first two contests in the UMAC Conference Tournament.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2007 .330 37-31 97 36 32 8 1 2 27 48 22 12 0-0 .495 .4662008 .447 41-40 141 50 63 18 3 10 40 117 25 23 4-4 .830 .5412009 .393 42-42 135 52 53 16 1 3 38 80 44 5 10-10 .593 .545Career .397 120-113 373 138 148 42 5 15 105 245 91 55 14-14 .657 .522

44 Paul KolodGeSenior CatcherBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 190Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet HS)Major: Marketing/ManagementParents: Anne & Kerry Kolodge

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: In his first season as the Saints’ starting catcher, Kolodge posted career-highs in all offensive categories, including a .357 batting average and 20 extra-base hits (4 home runs) ... Kolodge accounted for 90 runs, knocking in 54 while scoring 36 himself ... His .972 OPS was also a career-high while he swiped three bags on the base paths in four attempts ... He threw out eight of 18 attempted base-stealers while posting a .992 fielding percentage behind the plate. 2008: Kolodge participated in 21 games, including nine starts and drove in seven runs ... He had a perfect fielding percentage behind the plate in 93 chances and had just one passed ball ... He threw out three potential base stealers vs. Martin Luther. 2007: Kolodge posted one hit and two RBIs in very limited action as a freshman. Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2007 .111 10-1 9 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0-0 .111 .2732008 .267 21-9 30 9 8 2 0 0 7 10 8 8 1-2 .333 .5222009 .357 39-26 143 36 51 15 1 4 54 80 12 22 3-4 .559 .413Career .330 70-46 182 48 60 17 1 4 63 91 21 35 4-6 .500 .429

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1 Brian marShiKJunior OF/2bBats: L / Throws: R5-9 • 170Arden Hills, Minn. (Mounds View HS)Major: MarketingParents: MaryAnne & Jim Marshik

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: After an impressive rookie campaign, Marshik became the Saints’ primary lead-off man in his sophomore season and was named to the ABCA All-Midwest Region third team and first team All-UMAC ... Marshik batted for a massive 1.198 OPS and a .431 on-base percentage out of the lead-off spot while knocking 17 extra-base hits and stealing 12 bases. Marshik’s best game of the season came against Martin Lu-ther, going 4-5 with four RBIs and five runs scored. 2008: Marshik started 14 games and batted .404 with 10 RBIs as a freshman ... He had four hits, four RBIs, and two stolen bases vs. Knox in the NCAA Midwest Regional ... Brian was voted by his teammates as the Saints Rookie of the Year ... He batted .526 in 19 plate appearances with runners in scoring position.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .404 18-14 47 20 19 2 0 0 10 21 8 9 6-8 .447 .5002009 .431 36-36 116 46 60 15 1 1 21 70 38 18 12-14 .603 .595Career .423 54-50 163 66 69 17 1 1 41 91 46 27 18-22 .558 .571

2 andy manoSJunior InfielderBats: R / Throws: R5-10 • 160White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake HS)Major: Biology Parents: Nancy & Jim Manos

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Manos emerged as an emotional leader as well as one of the Saints’ best defensive players in his sophomore cam-paign, appearing in 24 games with 10 starts and setting many career-highs, including scoring 10 runs and knocking in seven ... In a start against Minn.-Morris, Manos went 2-for-4 with two RBIs 2008: Manos played in 16 games, including one start as a freshman, driving in two runs vs. North-land ... He was 2-2 with two RBIs when entering as a pinch-hitter.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .278 16-1 18 8 5 1 0 0 5 6 2 5 0-0 .333 .3812009 .267 24-10 45 10 12 2 0 1 7 17 5 8 2-3 .378 .358Career .270 40-11 63 18 17 3 0 1 12 23 7 13 2-3 .365 .365

10 david BarninGhamJunior RHPBats: R / Throws: R6-2 • 188Bayfield, Wis. (Washburn HS)Major: Education/HistoryParents: Sue and Dave Barningham

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Barningham made four appearances, pitch-ing four innings and allowing just two hits ... Barningham had his lone strikeout of the season against Northland in two innings of work. 2008: Barningham made two appearances, striking out five and giving up just one hit in three innings of action ... In his first collegiate game, he struck out three and allowed just one hit in two innings vs. Crown. Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2008 0.00 0-0 2 0-0 0/1 0 3.0 1 0 0 3 5 .0912009 4.50 0-0 4 0-0 0/0 0 4.0 4 6 2 1 1 .190Career 2.57 0-0 6 0-0 0/1 0 7.0 5 6 2 4 6 .156

3 tom JuBerianSophomore OutfielderBats: R / Throws: R6-2 • 195Park Rapids, Minn. (Park Rapids HS)Major: Physical TherapyParents: Lois & Mark Juberian

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Juberian came out swinging - literally - in his freshman campaign, batting .337 with a .485 slugging percentage in 32 games; including 24 starts ... Juberian had RBIs in 16 games, including a 4-for-5 night with three RBIs against Bethany Lutheran in the UMAC Tournament.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2009 .337 32-34 101 27 34 6 3 1 30 49 10 20 8-11 .485 .905

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11 Chad PeterSonJunior InfielderBats: R / Throws: R5-10 • 175New Brighton, Minn. (St. Anthony Village HS)Major: Economics/FinanceParents: Bev & Tim Peterson

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Peterson started a career-high 28 games in his sophomore campaign and was named an All-UMAC Honorable Mention ... He batted .391 with a 1.026 OPS including 11 extra base hits ... Peterson swiped nine bags in nine tries on the base paths and scored 39 runs while driving in 32 ... He had a 3-for-3 night with five RBIs and two doubles against Northland in late April. 2008: Peterson played in 19 games; including 14 starts ... He scored 15 runs and drove in nine, including a three-hit night with two RBIs against Northland. 2007: Peterson received a medical red shirt.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .261 19-14 46 15 12 3 0 0 9 15 8 12 4-5 .326 .3972009 .391 29-28 92 39 36 9 1 1 32 50 17 13 9-9 .543 .483Career .348 48-42 138 54 38 12 1 1 41 65 25 25 13-14 .471 .455

13 JoSh hawKinSJunior RHPBats: R / Throws: R6-5 • 210Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)Major: Finance/AccountingParents: Becky & Tim Hawkins

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Hawkins established himself late in the year, and finished the season with a 1.93 ERA and a 1-0 record ... His best outing of the year came in the UMAC Tournament, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings of five-hit ball while striking out eight Bethany Lutheran Vikings. 2008: Hawkins was 3-2 in seven appearances as a freshman ... He earned his first collegiate victory in relief against Susquehanna in early March ... He struck out two and pitched a scoreless inning in his first collegiate appearance.Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2008 8.31 3-2 7 2-0 0/1 0 17.1 21 16 16 9 21 .3092009 1.93 1-0 3 0-0 0/0 1 9.1 6 2 2 10 10 .176Career 6.08 4-2 10 2-0 0/1 1 26.2 27 18 18 19 31 .265

14 Griffin BellJunior InfielderBats: R / Throws: R6-1 • 195Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc HS)Major: Marketing/ManagementParents: Andrea & Steve Bell

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Bell played in a career-high 16 games, in-cluding six starts ... He batted in two runs on three separate occasions, in-cluding a 2-for-3 game against Martin Luther in May where he also scored three runs ... Bell set new career-highs in nearly all relevant offensive cat-egories. 2008: Bell played in six games including one start as a freshman ... He scored three runs, including one in his first collegiate game.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .167 6-1 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0-0 .167 .5002009 .321 16-6 28 8 9 2 0 0 7 11 10 6 0-1 .393 .500Career .294 22-7 34 11 10 2 0 0 7 12 12 9 0-1 .353 .500

17 Brian PeterSonJunior OutfielderBats: R / Throws: R5-11 • 170Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Hill-Murray HS)Major: ManagementParents: Diane & Dennis Peterson

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Peterson played in a career-high 23 games in his sophomore season, making eight starts. He batted .273 with four stolen bases ... Peterson had a triple and five RBIs against Martin Luther, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2 coming off the bench in the contest in early May. 2008: Peterson played in 21 games, batting .324 in his freshman cam-paign ... He had two hits and three RBIs vs. Eastern, and ended the season on a six-game hitting streak.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .324 21-6 34 4 11 3 0 0 11 13 3 10 4-5 .412 .3782009 .273 23-8 33 9 9 0 1 0 8 11 4 7 4-5 .333 .350Career .299 44-14 67 13 20 3 1 0 19 25 7 17 8-10 .373 .364

19 Ben GrieGerSophomore RHPBats: R / Throws: R5-9 • 165Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock HS)Major: TheologyParents: Julie Hooper & Mike Grieger

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Grieger made two appearances for the Saints in his freshman campaign, both coming against UMAC competition ... In early April, Grieger threw a one-hit scoreless inning against Crown, striking out one batter, while helping the Saints maintain a shutout over the Storm.Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2009 31.50 0-0 2 0-0 0/1 0 2.0 5 7 7 3 1 .500

20 Joe linKJunior OutfielderBats: R / Throws: R5-10 • 170Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS)Major: ManagementParents: Susan & Bill Link

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Link started 30 of the Saints’ 43 games and appeared in 35 en route to being named an All-UMAC Honorable Men-tion ... He set career-highs in batting average, slugging and on-base per-centage ... He took 25 walks while striking out just 10 times ... He was 26-for-28 on stolen base attempts … Link struck for his second-career home run against Martin Luther on May 1, and had a 3-for-4 game with five RBIs against Northland in early April. 2008: Link started 23 games and drove in nine runs in 61 at-bats as a freshman ... He was reliable in the field, not committing a single error ...His first collegiate home run came against Presentation in late-April.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .230 26-23 61 16 14 4 0 1 9 21 13 11 3-4 .344 .3732009 .316 35-30 95 37 30 6 0 1 19 39 25 10 26-28 .411 .468Career .282 61-53 156 53 44 10 0 2 28 60 38 21 29-32 .385 .433

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21 matt miKelJunior RHP/OFBats: R / Throws: R6-2 • 195Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley HS)Major: Accounting/FinanceParents: Nancy & Dale Mikel

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: In his sophomore season, Mikel put up simi-lar numbers to his first year offensively, knocking in four runs, while scor-ing two in five games, but saw great improvement on the mound ... En route to a 3.27 ERA, Mikel made six appearances including one start where he struck out four over four shutout innings, allowing just five hits. 2008: Mikel played in five games in the field with two appearances on the mound as a freshman ... He struck out two and allowed one hit in two innings, and also had an RBI double in his first collegiate game vs. Eastern.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .200 5-1 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0-0 .400 .3332009 .167 5-1 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 3 0-0 .333 .333Career .182 10-2 11 3 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 6 0-0 .364 .333

Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2008 0.00 0-0 2 0-0 0/1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 .1672009 3.27 1-0 6 1-0 0/1 0 11.0 11 4 4 5 7 .262Career 2.77 1-0 8 1-0 0/2 0 13.0 12 4 4 6 9 .250

25 JoSh retKaJunior RHP/3bBats: L / Throws: R6-2 • 190Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)Major: Physical TherapyParents: Susan & Darrell Retka

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Retka returned for his sophomore season, and doubled his offensive output while making the same number of game-appearances (14). His .680 slugging percentage was a team-best as he earned All-UMAC Honorable Mention honors ... Retka also pitched 37 innings for the Saints, earning a 2.19 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP, walking just four opposing hitters ... Retka pitched six shutout innings against Minn.-Morris, allowing just two hits while striking out six in mid-April 2008: Retka played in 14 games including seven starts as a freshman ... He was 2-for-2 with two RBIs vs. Crown.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .182 14-7 22 8 4 1 0 0 3 5 6 1 1-1 .227 .3792009 .280 14-7 25 8 7 2 1 2 8 17 6 6 0-0 .680 .419Career .234 28-14 47 16 11 3 1 2 11 22 12 7 1-1 .468 .400

Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2008 0.00 0-0 1 0-0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 .1672009 2.19 4-1 10 2-0 0/1 0 37.0 42 11 9 4 35 .286Career 2.08 4-1 11 2-0 0/1 0 39.0 43 11 9 4 36 .281

27 Brandon PeterSonSophomore OutfielderBats: R / Throws: R5-11 • 190Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS)Major: Management/MarketingParents: Suzanne & Brian Peterson

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Peterson’s freshman campaign ranks among the best all-time as he batted .393 while starting 31 of the Saints’ 42 games ... For his efforts he was named the team’s Rookie of the Year …Peterson slugged .533 with 13 doubles, while also stealing four bases in five attempts ... Peterson went 8-for-12 with eight runs scored and six RBIs in the UMAC Postseason Tournament.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2009 .393 34-31 107 33 42 13 1 0 31 57 20 20 4-5 .533 .489

29 dan uBlFreshman RHP/1bBats: R / Throws: R6-3 • 195Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS)Major: Pre-MedParent: Steve Ubl

Collegiate Highlights: Ubl will look for his first collegiate action in 2010 after taking a medical redshirt last season.

30 Kyle moodySophomore CatcherBats: R / Throws: R6-4 • 200Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS)Major: Elementary EducationParents: Cheryl & John Moody

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Moody had an impressive freshman campaign as the primary backup to senior Paul Kolodge, batting .226 and posting a per-fect fielding percentage ... He went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in a start against Crown College and had two hits and two RBIs as a pinch hitter on the season ... Moody is also a goaltender for the Saints men’s hockey team.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2009 .226 15-9 31 8 7 1 0 1 9 11 7 6 0-0 .355 .390

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31 matt lewiSJunior RHPBats: R / Throws: R6-2 • 200Erie, Pa. (Erie Cathedral Prep.)Major: Elementary EducationParents: Mary Lynne & Chip Lewis

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: The steady Lewis largely matched his num-bers from his freshman campaign, but saw his innings rise ... Lewis threw a complete game against Northwestern in the UMAC tournament, allow-ing just two runs on seven hits, while striking out two. 2008: Lewis made seven appearances, including four starts and had a perfect 4-0 record. In his first collegiate start vs. Eastern, Matt went four innings and struck out two for the victory ... He struck out 20 in 22 innings on the season as op-ponents batted just .192 against him.Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2008 2.45 4-0 7 4-0 0/2 0 22.0 14 7 6 10 20 .1922009 2.43 4-1 8 5-1 0/2 0 29.2 33 14 8 13 26 .289Career 2.44 8-1 15 9-1 0/4 0 51.2 47 21 14 23 46 .251

36 miKe harriSJunior 1b/OFBats: L / Throws: L6-0 • 195Andover, Minn (Andover HS)Major: BiologyParents: Susan & Gary Harris

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Primarily coming off the bench, Harris had one start and batted .308 in his sophomore campaign ... He had a pinch-hit two-RBI double against Minn.-Morris in April and had a career-high three RBIs, going 2-for-4 against Martin Luther in early May. 2008: Har-ris played in nine games and earned his first collegiate RBI vs. Crown in mid-April.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .222 9-1 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0-0 .222 .3002009 .308 10-1 13 2 4 2 0 0 7 6 3 5 0-0 .462 .438Career .273 19-2 22 6 6 2 0 0 8 8 4 7 0-0 .364 .385

39 Brandon PortenJunior IF/RHPBats: R / Throws: R5-10 • 170Arden Hills, Minn. (Mounds View HS)Major: Biology/Pre-MedParents: Sandra & Ken Porten

40 tom SPaniolFreshman OutfielderBats: L / Throws: R5-9 • 180St. Cloud, Minn. (Cathedral HS)Major: Elementary EducationParents: Kristi & Peter Spaniol

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: Spaniol will look for his first collegiate ac-tion in 2010 after taking a medical redshirt last season.

Collegiate Highlights: 2009: In his sophomore season, Porten made his pitching debut as well as setting career-highs in batting average and on-base percentage while swiping two bases ... Porten threw five innings in two appearances, both against Northland College, striking out one, while allowing four hits. 2008: Porten participated in five games and drove in two runs in five at-bats, collecting his first collegiate RBI against Crown in mid-April.Batting BA GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-ATT SLG OBP2008 .200 5-0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0-0 .400 .3332009 .286 4-1 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2-2 .286 .444Career .182 10-2 11 3 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 6 0-0 .364 .333

Pitching ERA W-L App. GS-CG SHO Sv. IP H R ER BB SO OBA2009 5.40 0-0 2 0-0 0/0 0 5.0 4 3 3 3 1 .211 Career 5.40 0-0 2 0-0 0/0 0 5.0 4 3 3 3 1 .211

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12 matt hanSeFreshman RHP/SSBats: R / Throws: R5-9 • 165Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley HS)Major: UndeclaredParents: Judy & Dale Hanse

Before CSS: While at Simley HS, Hanse was a three-time All-Clas-sic Suburban Conference team selection (’07, ’08, ’09) ... He earned five varsity letters in baseball, beginning in his eighth grade season ... He was team captain his senior season ... Hanse also earned four varsity letters for hockey.

22 david voGelGeSanGFreshman RHP/CFBats: R / Throws: R5-11 • 180Hastings, Minn. (Hastings HS)Major: Exercise PhysiologyParents: Geralynn Welch & John Vogelgesang

Before CSS: Vogelgesang earned All-Conference honors in his junior and season seasons at Hastings ... He was also named Ac-ademic All-State his senior season ... He was an All-Conference Honorable Mention in his junior and senior seasons of football, as well as team captain in his senior campaign ... Vogelgesang is a two-year letterwinner in football and lettered in baseball and hockey three times.

15 ChriS anderSonFreshman 3b/1bBats: R / Throws: R6-2 • 205Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS)Major: Elementary EducationParents: Kathy & Jack Anderson

Before CSS: In his senior season at Hopkins, Anderson was named All-State as well as being an All-Conference selection ... In his junior year, he was named an All-Conference Honorable Mention.

23 Kyle PeterSChiCKJunior LHPBats: L / Throws: L6-0 • 170Randall, Minn. (Mesabi CC)Major: Marketing/ManagementParents: Becky & Shawn Peterschick

Before CSS: Peterschick spent last season at Mesabi Range Commu-nity College, racking up 39 strikeouts in 32 innings ... Prior to that, he spent a year at Ridgewater Community College … At Little Falls HS, Peterschick was a three-year letter winner in baseball and also earned letters in football and basketball.

28 Jordan o’neillFreshman 2bBats: R / Throws: R5-8 • 150Blaine, Minn. (Totino Grace HS)Major: UndeclaredParents: Diane & Mike O’Neill

Before CSS: O’Neill was named to the Minnesota Coaches All-State team and is a two-time All-Conference selection ... He was also named to the All-Blizzard Baseball Team as a third baseman.

24 Brian houdeKFreshman 3b/SSBats: R / Throws: R6-3 • 185Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS)Major: UndeclaredParents: Mary & Dennis Houdek

Before CSS: At Mahtomedi, Houdek was named All-Conference in baseball in his junior season, 2008, and an Honorable Mention in 2009 ... He also earned All-Conference Honorable Mention hon-ors in hockey in his junior and senior seasons.

32 SCott GreeninGJunior OutfielderBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 195Antigo, Wis. (Mesabi CC)Major: Business ManagementParents: Jean & Bill Greening

Before CSS: Greening spent one season at Mesabi Range Commu-nity College, where he was named to the Minnesota Junior College All-State Team ... Prior to that, he spent a year at Ridgewater Com-munity College … At Antigo HS, Greening earned All-Region and All-State honors and was a two-time All-Conference selection.

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35 marK harBerJunior LHP/1bBats: L / Throws: L6-2 • 228Austin, Minn. (Austin HS)Major:ManagementParents: Lynn & Steve Harber

Before CSS: While at Austin, Harber was a three-time All-Con-ference selection and a two-time All-Section 1-AAA selection ... He earned two Team MVP awards, and was honored for both his hitting and his pitching by the team ... He was named to the All-Herald Area team and earned four academic awards ... Also a stout hockey player, Harber was varsity captain his senior season as well as earning the Hobey Baker Character award and three academic honors.

37 Kyle JenSenFreshman RHP/2bBats: R / Throws: R5-10 • 175Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake HS)Major: BusinessParents: Bev & Todd Jensen

Before CSS: While at Forest Lake, Jensen was named All-Confer-ence in 2009 and Honorable Mention in his junior season ... He was also an All-Conference Honorable Mention in hockey ... Jensen was named captain and Team MVP in his senior season ... He made the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis-Star Tribune All-State Second Teams.

41 Brian GoSzFreshman LHPBats: R / Throws: L6-3 • 180Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)Major: CommunicationsParents: Carol & Kelly Gosz

Before CSS: Gosz was named an All-Conference selection as well as making the All-State AA Tournament Team in his senior sea-son.

38 JaKe nyStromFreshman RHPBats: R / Throws: R5-11• 180Fargo, N.D. (Fargo North HS)Major: Business/FinanceParents: Della & Bill Nystrom

Before CSS: Nystrom was Fargo North’s top pitcher in his senior season with the Spartans.

42 miChael SwenSonFreshman RHPBats: R / Throws: R6-1 • 225Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake HS)Major: Exercise PhysiologyParents: Jeannine & Kent Swenson

Before CSS: While pitching for the Rangers, Swenson was named All-Conference honorable mention his senior year ... He picked up a victory in the Minnesota State tournament ... Swenson was the captain of Forest Lake’s football team in his senior season.

43 tyler olinFreshman RHP/3bBats: L / Throws: R6-1 • 183Duluth, Minn. (Duluth East HS)Major: Physical TherapyParents: Deb & Jack Olin

Before CSS: Olin earned two varsity letters in baseball while at Du-luth East and was a member of the Duluth Area All-Star team.

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45 JaKe SnyderFreshman RHP/1bBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 250Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Central HS)Major: Pre-MedParents: Leslie & Brian Snyder

Before CSS: During his time with the Trojans, Snyder was named All-Conference on three occasions and named to the All-Area team in his senior season ... He threw a perfect game in his sopho-more season ... Snyder was a three-sport captain (football, basket-ball, and baseball) and named to the Kernz & Co. All-Star game in his senior season.

46 thomaS JezierSKiFreshman CatcherBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 170Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet HS)Major: UndeclaredParents: Mindy & Steve Jezierski

Before CSS: At Cloquet, Jezierski was named to the All-Lake Su-perior Conference First Team ... He made two All-Area teams - the Duluth News Tribune as well as Northland Sports ... He was se-lected to play in the Kernz & Co. and Arrowhead All-Star Games in his senior season.

47 Joel wuorioFreshman RHPBats: L / Throws: R6-0 • 165Two Harbors, Minn. (Two Harbors HS)Major: UndeclaredParents: Sandy & Bob Wuorio

Before CSS: During his time as a Two Harbors Agate, Wuorio was named All-Conference in the Polar League three times (’07, ’08, ’09) ... He was named to the Duluth News Tribune All-Area Team and was selected for the Arrowhead All-Star Game ... He was a team captain in his junior and senior seasons and a four-year let-terwinner ... Wuorio also earned letters in basketball twice.

48 Kyle flaGStadFreshman 3b/RHPBats: L / Throws: R6-0 • 180Hinckley, Minn. (Hinckley-Finlayson HS)Major: Physical TherapyParents: Kim & Brian Flagstad

Before CSS: While at Hinckley-Finlayson, Flagstad was named All-Conference in baseball, basketball, and football ... He earned baseball all-conference honors in every season he played with the Jaguars ... His football honors came in 2007 and 2008, when he was also named All-Conference Defensive MVP ... In basketball, Flagstad scored over 1,000 career points and was named Academic All-state in addition to his 2008 and 2009 All-Conference honors.

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1 Brian Marshik ..................................................MAR’-shik 2 Andy Manos .....................................................MAN’-ose 3 Tom Juberian ....................................................jew-BERRY’-an 5 Steve Gerten .....................................................GUR’-tin 9 Sean Claugherty ...............................................clarity 12 Matt Hanse .......................................................HAN’-see 19 Ben Grieger ......................................................GREG’-er 21 Matt Mikel ........................................................MIKE’-el 22 David Vogelgesang ....................................................VOEGEL’-ga-sang 23 Kyle Peterschick .........................................................peter’-SHIK 24 Brian Houdek .............................................................HO’-deck 29 Dan Ubl ...........................................................OO’-ble 38 Jake Nystrom ....................................................NYE’-strom 43 Tyler Olin ..........................................................OH’-lin 44 Paul Kolodge ..................................................koe-LODGE-ee 46 Thomas Jezierski ..............................................juh-ZUR’-ski 47 Joel Wuorio .......................................................WAR’-ee-oh 49 Jake Casareto ....................................................KASA’-ret-oh 50 Tanner Viola .....................................................VY-oh’-la

alPhaBetiCal roSterNo. Name Bio Page 8 Jeff Adams p. 6 15 Chris Anderson p. 12 10 David Barningham p. 8 14 Griffin Bell p. 9 49 Jake Casareto p. 15 9 Sean Claugherty p. 7 48 Kyle Flagstad p. 14 5 Steve Gerten p. 6 41 Brian Gosz p. 13 32 Scott Greening p. 12 19 Ben Grieger p. 9 12 Matt Hanse p. 12 35 Mark Harber p. 13 36 Mike Harris p. 11 13 Josh Hawkins p. 9 24 Brian Houdek p. 12 37 Kyle Jensen p. 13 46 Thomas Jezierski p. 14 3 Tom Juberian p. 8 44 Paul Kolodge p. 7 31 Matt Lewis p. 11 20 Joe Link p. 9

No. Name Bio Page 2 Andy Manos p. 8 1 Brian Marshik p. 8 21 Matt Mikel p. 10 30 Kyle Moody p. 10 38 Jake Nystrom p. 13 43 Tyler Olin p. 13 28 Jordan O’Neill p. 12 23 Kyle Peterschick p. 12 27 Brandon Peterson p. 10 17 Brian Peterson p. 9 11 Chad Peterson p. 9 39 Brandon Porten p. 11 25 Josh Retka p. 10 6 Jordan Sandstrom p. 6 45 Jake Snyder p. 14 40 Tom Spaniol p. 11 42 Michael Swenson p. 13 29 Dan Ubl p. 10 50 Tanner Viola p. 15 22 David Vogelgesang p. 12 47 Joel Wuorio p. 14

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50 tanner violaFreshman OutfielderBats: L / Throws: R6-2 • 215Silver Bay, Minn. (William M. Kelley HS)Major: BiochemistyParents: Jody Mattila & Jesse Viola

Before CSS: During his time playing for Kelley HS in Silver Bay, Viola was named All-Conference in 2008 and 2009 for the Polar League ... He also was a three-time All-Conference selection for the St. Louis County North football conference (’06, ’07, ’08).

numeriCal roSter No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brian Marshik 2B/LF L/R 5-9 170 Jr. Arden Hills, Minn. (Mounds View HS) 2 Andy Manos SS/2B R/R 5-10 160 Jr. White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake HS) 3 Tom Juberian RF/3B R/R 6-2 195 So. Park Rapids, Minn. (Park Rapids HS) 5 Steve Gerten RHP/3B R/R 6-0 185 Sr. West St. Paul, Minn. (Henry Sibley HS) 6 Jordan Sandstrom IF R/R 5-10 165 Sr. Silver Bay, Minn. (William M. Kelly HS) 8 Jeff Adams RHP R/R 6-0 180 Sr. Two Harbors, Minn. (Two Harbors HS) 9 Sean Claugherty 1B L/L 6-3 220 Sr. Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS) 10 David Barningham RHP R/R 6-1 188 Jr. Bayfield, Wis. (Washburn HS) 11 Chad Peterson SS/2B R/R 5-10 175 Jr. New Brighton, Minn. (St. Anthony Village HS) 12 Matt Hanse RHP R/R 5-9 165 Fr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley HS) 13 Josh Hawkins RHP R/R 6-4 210 Jr. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) 14 Griffin Bell 1B R/R 6-1 195 Jr. Oconomowoc, Wis. (Oconomowoc HS) 15 Chris Anderson 3B/1B R/R 6-2 205 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS) 17 Brian Peterson OF R/R 5-11 170 Jr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Hill-Murray HS) 19 Ben Grieger RHP R/R 5-9 165 So. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock HS) 20 Joe Link CF R/R 5-11 170 Jr. Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury HS) 21 Matt Mikel RHP/OF R/R 6-2 195 Jr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley HS) 22 David Vogelgesang CF/RHP R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Hastings, Minn. (Hastings HS) 23 Kyle Peterschick LHP L/L 6-0 170 Jr. Randall, Minn. (Mesabi CC) 24 Brian Houdek 3B/SS R/R 6-3 185 Fr. Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 25 Josh Retka 3B/RHP L/R 6-2 190 Jr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 27 Brandon Peterson LF R/R 5-11 190 So. Burnsville, Minn. (Apple Valley HS) 28 Jordan O’Neill 2B R/R 5-8 150 Fr. Blaine, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS) 29 Dan Ubl 1B R/R 6-2 195 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (Park HS) 30 Kyle Moody C R/R 6-4 200 So. Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS) 31 Matt Lewis RHP R/R 6-2 200 Jr. Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep. School) 32 Scott Greening OF R/R 6-0 195 Jr. Antigo, Wis. (Mesabi CC) 35 Mark Harber 1B/LHP L/L 6-2 228 Fr. Austin, Minn. (Austin HS) 36 Mike Harris 1B/OF L/L 6-0 195 Jr. Andover, Minn. (Andover HS) 37 Kyle Jensen 2B/RHP R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake HS) 38 Jake Nystrom RHP R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Fargo, N.D. (North HS) 39 Brandon Porten 2B/RHP R/R 5-10 170 Jr. Arden Hills, Minn. (Mounds View HS) 40 Tom Spaniol OF L/R 5-9 180 Fr. St. Cloud, Minn. (Cathedral HS) 41 Brian Gosz LHP R/L 6-3 180 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) 42 Michael Swenson RHP R/R 6-1 225 Fr. Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake HS) 43 Tyler Olin RHP/3B L/R 6-1 183 Fr. Duluth, Minn. (East HS) 44 Paul Kolodge C R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet HS) 45 Jake Snyder RHP/1B R/R 6-0 250 Fr. Duluth, Minn. (Central HS) 46 Thomas Jezierski C R/R 6-0 170 Fr. Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet HS) 47 Joel Wuorio RHP L/R 6-0 165 Fr. Two Harbors, Minn. (Two Harbors HS) 48 Kyle Flagstad 3B/RHP L/R 6-0 180 Fr. Hinckley, Minn. (Hinckley-Finlayson HS) 49 Jake Casareto Util./RHP R/R 6-0 175 Fr. International Falls, Minn. (North Dakota State) 50 Tanner Viola RF L/R 6-2 215 Fr. Silver Bay, Minn. (Silver Bay HS)

Head Coach: Corey Kemp, 1st Season (St. Scholastica ’01)Assistant Coaches: Tim Anderson, Tom Berrisford, Justin Harriman, Kenny Kolquist, Joe Wicklund, Peter Burg

49 JaKe CaSaretoFreshman Infielder/PitcherBats: R / Throws: R6-0 • 175International Falls, Minn. (NDSU)Major: ManagementParents: Gigie Harder & Tony Casareto

Before CSS: Casareto joins the Saints at mid-year after transferring from North Dakota State … At Falls HS, Casareto was an All-State, All-Region, All-Section, and All-Conference selection.

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2010 Schedule Mar. 2 $ Hamline (DH) 9:45 p.m. Mar. 7 $ St. Thomas (DH) 6 p.m.Mar. 14 ^ Manhattanville (DH) 11 a.m.Mar. 15 ^ Mount St. Vincent (DH) 7:45 a.m.Mar. 16 ^ Centenary 10 a.m.Mar. 18 ^ Rutgers-Camden 3 p.m.Mar. 19 ^ Stockton (DH) 11 a.m.Mar. 20 ^ Wis.-Superior 9 a.m.Mar. 20 ^ Central 12:30 p.m. Mar. 25 $ Augsburg (DH) 9 a.m. Apr. 2 * Northwestern 3 p.m. Apr. 3 * Northwestern (DH) Noon Apr. 6 * Northland 2 p.m. Apr. 9 * Martin Luther 3 p.m. Apr. 10 * Martin Luther (DH) Noon Apr. 12 St. Olaf (DH) 2:30 p.m. Apr. 13 * Northland (DH) 4 p.m. Apr. 16 * Bethany Lutheran 6 p.m. Apr. 17 * Bethany Lutheran (DH) Noon Apr. 23 * Minn., Morris 6 p.m. Apr. 24 * Minn., Morris (DH) Noon Apr. 30 * Presentation (DH) 2 p.m. May 1 * Presentation 10 a.m. May 6 * Crown (DH) 4 p.m. May 7 * Crown 4 p.m. May 9 St. Thomas 1 p.m. May 13-15 % UMAC Tournament TBD May 19-23 % NCAA Midwest Regional TBD* UMAC Game | Home Game | Neutral Site | % Posteason

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The St. Scholastica Saints earned their fifth-straight trip to the NCAA Regional in 2009, and battled through three tough games before being ousted by Wis.-Stevens Point and eventual Regional champ, St Thomas – a disappointing finish to the emotional roller coaster that was the 2009 St. Scholastica baseball season.With the passing of head coach John Baggs at the beginning of last season, Corey Kemp and the Saints assistants stepped up and performed admirably, earning UMAC Coach of the Year honors as well as earning Kemp the job as the new head man at St. Scholastica going into this season.Whatever the circumstances, the 2010 season will be the dawning of a new era in Saints baseball under Coach Kemp’s lead, though retaining all of his fellow assistant coaches, it appears that some things will stay the same.One thing that absolutely did not change entering this season is the strong recruiting that has been performed by the Saints staff in recent years, as Kemp and his assistants have commitments from 16 freshman recruits and three transfers entering the 2010 campaign. The 19 players will join a group of 25 returners in hopes of replacing a talented group of eight 2009 graduates, including pitchers Adian Kummet, who was selected in the 31st round of the Major League draft, Peter Burg, and Jake Gaub, Dan Lanari, Jake Wendland, and Garret Groebner who combined for over 160 innings last season. The Saints also lost designated hitter Nick Lee, who posted a career-high .963 OPS (on-base plus slugging) in his senior campaign, and four-year starting shortstop Kyle Wojtysiak, a back-to-back winner of the team’s John Giefer Gold Glove award.Still, the Saints return six seniors and seven underclassmen who appeared in at least 24 games last season. Even graduating what they did, the Saints have many of their key players returning in 2010.Who’s Back?Starting at the top, the Saints return one of their best offensive players in each of the past three seasons in first baseman Sean Claugherty (Sr.-Oakdale, Minn.). Claugherty has a career batting average of .397 and a stunning OPS of 1.179. The former All-American has already cracked the Saints’ Top 10s in career batting, slugging, and home runs, and is just on the outside in runs scored. Catcher Paul Kolodge (Sr.-Cloquet, Minn.)

is coming off his first season as a full-time starter with the Saints and posted career-highs in literally every important offensive category. His .357 batting average in ’09 ranks fifth among returning players, and he’s no slouch behind the plate either, making just two fielding errors and throwing out eight of 18 attempted base-stealers.Third baseman Steve Gerten (Sr.-West St. Paul, Minn.) also returns to the diamond after an impressive junior campaign where he posted career-highs in batting average, slugging percentage, RBIs, and runs scored. Gerten also pitched 40 quality innings for the Saints, good for a 4.91 ERA and a 5-1 record. His pitching numbers were down from his career-best 2008 campaign, but he still struck out 30 batters and should see a return to form in 2010.Pitcher Jeff Adams (Sr.-Two Harbors, Minn.) has 28 career innings, primarily coming out of the bullpen for CSS. He earned two saves in 2009 while throwing for a 5.19 ERA and a 1-2 record in 17.1 innings. Super utility man Jordan Sandstrom (Sr.-Silver Bay, Minn.) has just 22 at-bats in his CSS career, but set a career-high in slugging percentage last year as well as hitting his first collegiate home run.The Saints junior class has proven to be one of the strongest, led by speedsters Joe Link (Jr.-Woodbury, Minn.), Andy Manos (Jr.-White Bear Lake, Minn.), and Brian Marshik (Arden Hills, Minn.). Link became the team’s starting center fielder in 2009 with a .952 fielding percentage as well as a .468 on-base percentage. He earned career-highs in batting average, RBIs, and slugging percentage while stealing 26 bases in 28 attempts. Marshik entrenched himself in the lead-off spot for much of the 2009 campaign, batting for a .431 average and a 1.198 OPS. He had 70 total bases including 15 doubles while scoring a career-high 46 runs and knocking in 31 as well. Manos started just 10 games last season, finding himself as a late-inning defensive replacement as well as an emotional leader for the Saints. He has a .270 career batting average and gets on-base at a .365 clip.Chad Peterson (Jr.-New Brighton, Minn.) primarily played second base in each of the last two seasons, but will likely make the move to shortstop with the loss of Wojtysiak. Peterson batted for a career-high .391 average in 2009 while also setting career highs in runs scored (39) and RBIs (32).

On the pitching side, the junior class continues to shine with starters Josh Retka (Jr.-Apple Valley, Minn.) and Matt Lewis (Jr.-Erie, Pa.) at the top. Retka threw 37 innings in 2009 for a 4-1 record, posting a 2.19 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Lewis continued to be a steady pitcher for the Saints, earning almost the exact same ERA as his freshman campaign (2.43 as opposed to 2.45), and now has an 8-1 career record at CSS. Josh Hawkins (Jr.-Woodbury, Minn.) proved himself in the playoffs last season as he shut down Bethany Lutheran in the UMAC Championship while throwing a career-high 6.1 innings and allowing just five hits and no runs for his first career victory.The Saints’ pair of super-freshman outfielders from last season are also returning in Tom Juberian (So.-Park Rapids, Minn.) and Brandon Peterson (So.-Burnsville, Minn.). The duo each played in at least 32 games with Peterson starting 31 in the outfield. Peterson’s .393 batting average put him third on the team in 2009, and he knocked in 31 runs while

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scoring 33 himself. Juberian finished the season with a .337 average and scored 27 runs with 30 RBIs and also swiped eight bases in 11 tries last year.Other key returners include pitcher Matt Mikel (Jr.-Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), first baseman Griffin Bell (Jr.-Oconomowoc, Wis.), utility outfielder Brian Peterson (Jr.-Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and catcher Kyle Moody (So.-Maple Grove, Minn.). All should see their playing time increase in the new year.Who’s New?In short, the largest recruiting class in Saints baseball history is “who is new,” but the new Saints are not only impressive in their numbers but also in their abilities on the diamond.Transfers Scott Greening (Jr.-Antigo, Wis.) and Kyle Peterschick (Jr.-Randall, Minn.), both from Mesabi Community College, will be expected to make an impact immediately. Greening, an outfielder, led Mesabi with 43 hits and 39 RBIs while posting a .406 batting average. Peterschick, a left-handed pitcher, posted a team-high 39 strikeouts for the Norse in just 32 innings of work.The third transfer, Jake Casareto (International Falls, Minn.) came to CSS in the middle of the school year from North Dakota State. Casareto was an All-State selection at Falls High School.The incoming freshmen are loaded with state-tournament participants, all-state performers and a great deal of top local talent.Chris Anderson (Fr.-Minnetonka, Minn.) and Kyle Jensen (Fr.-Wyoming, Minn.) were both named to the Lions All-Star series for the state’s top seniors. Anderson, a third baseman from Hopkins, helped lead the Royals to both the high school and legion state tournaments this season. The power hitter also garnered national attention when he hit for the cycle in home runs over a four-at-bat, two-game span. Jensen, a right-handed pitcher and infielder, also led Forest Lake to a fourth-place finish at the Minnesota State Tournament. Fellow Forest Lake hurler Michael Swenson (Fr.-Scandia, Minn.) also joins Jensen in the Saints’ recruiting class. Swenson, a righty control artist, picked up a win in the state tournament and was also an all-conference selection. Brian Gosz (Fr.-Minneapolis, Minn.), a pitcher from DeLaSalle, also dominated at the AA Minnesota state tournament for the Islanders and earned All-Tournament honors for his performance. Totino-Grace’s Jordan O’Neill (Fr.-Blaine,

Minn.) rounds out the all-state awards as the infielder earned his second-consecutive all-conference nod and was named to the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association (MSHSBCA) All-State team. Mark Harber (Fr.-Austin, Minn.), a lefty pitcher and first baseman, from Austin earned all-Big 8 honors the last two seasons for the Packers. Matt Hanse (Fr.-Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), who has been in the starting lineup for Simley High School since eighth grade, again garnered all-conference honors for his work on the mound and at shortstop. Kyle Flagstad (Fr.-Hinckley, Minn.) has started four seasons for Hinckley-Finlayson and garnered all-conference honors for the Jaguars. David Vogelgesang (Fr.-Hastings, Minn.) led his team as both the team’s ace pitcher and top hitting outfielder, including posting a no-hitter against White Bear Lake. Brian Houdek (Fr.-Mahtomedi, Minn.) is also regarded as one of the top all-around shortstops in the state. Joel Wuorio (Fr.-Two Harbors, Minn.), a right-handed pitcher, led the Agates to a record-breaking season from his position on the mound and was named to the Duluth News Tribune’s All-Area team. Jake Snyder (Fr.-Duluth, Minn.), a pitcher/first baseman from Central, and Tom Jezierski (Fr.-Cloquet, Minn.), a pitcher/utility player joined Wuorio on the Duluth News Tribune’s All-Area Team and the Twin Ports All-Area All-Star game. Tyler Olin (Fr.-Duluth, Minn.), a pitcher/third baseman from East, was also a member of the Duluth Area team for the local all-star series. The class is rounded out by right-handed pitcher Jake Nystrom (Fargo, N.D.), Fargo North High School’s top pitcher and Tanner Viola (Fr.-Silver Bay, Minn.), a right fielder.“Each one of these players has a chance to see considerable playing time right out of the blocks,” Kemp said. “They each bring something different to our team, but collectively they very well may be the most talented class we’ve ever brought into Saints baseball.”The new players will have to contribute early, as the Saints start the season with quite possibly the toughest part of their season, beginning in March at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.The ScheduleThe season opens with a pair of doubleheaders against MIAC schools on the turf at the Dome as the Saints take on Hamline and long-time

rival St. Thomas (Minn.). The Tommies ousted the Saints from the NCAA Regional last season, coming back in the late innings, so CSS will undoubtedly have revenge on their minds.From there, the Saints head south on their yearly Spring Trip to Ft. Pierce, Fla. The competition does not let up, as the Saints will face off with some of the toughest competition from the Northeast region of NCAA’s Division-III. Manhattanville and Centenary Colleges return to the schedule from last season, as the Saints were 3-0 against them two times in 2009. Rutgers-Camden returns to the schedule, as the Saints are 2-0 against the Raptors with victories in 2001 and 2002. The Saints will also take on the College of Mount St. Vincent in Florida, a team that CSS defeated 7-1 in their first meeting back in the 2006 season.Rounding out the Florida schedule will be Stockton College and a couple of region opponents: Central (Iowa) and Wis.-Superior. The last day of the Florida trip will be the most important as they play both the Yellowjackets and Central in Vero Beach.The Saints return North for another double-dip at the ’Dome, this time against Augsburg, a team who the Saints have not beaten (0-2 all-time), but also have not played since 2001. The conference schedule gets underway on April 2nd against Northwestern College, and the Saints’ home-opener falls Apr. 13th with a doubleheader against conference rival Northland College.The Saints will also head to Northfield, Minn. for two games against St. Olaf on the 12th and take on St Thomas one last time to close out the regular season on May 9. Year after year, the Saints’ schedule looks tougher and tougher, but CSS answers the call and comes away looking better than ever, and that is one thing that Coach Kemp and his staff do not plan on changing in 2010.

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Bethany lutheran ColleGe Location: Mankato, Minn.Enrollment: 540President: Dr. Dan R. BrussNickname: VikingsTeam Colors: Red and WhiteAthletic Director: Karl Fager2009 Overall Record: 29-10UMAC Record/Finish: 17-3/2ndPostseason: Lost in UMAC FinalsHead Coach: Ryan Kragh, 6th SeasonOverall Record: 96-92Record at Bethany Lutheran: SameSID: Julie ThomasSID Email: julie.thomas@blc.eduSID Phone: (507) 344-7320Web Site: www.blc.eduAthletics: www.blc.edu/athletics/

Crown ColleGe Location: St. Bonifacius, Minn.Enrollment: 1,300President: Dr. Rick MannNickname: StormTeam Colors: Purple and WhiteAthletic Director: Josh Dunwoody2008 Overall Record: 6-24UMAC Record/Finish: 2-18/8thPostseason: NoneHead Coach: Dan Nyquist, 1st SeasonOverall Record: 0-0Record at Crown: SameSID: Jon BarsnessSID Email: barsnessj@crown.eduSID Phone: (952) 446-4146Web Site: www.crown.eduAthletics: www.stormathletics.com

martin luther ColleGe Location: New Ulm, Minn.Enrollment: 1,039President: Rev. Mark G. ZarlingNickname: KnightsTeam Colors: Red, Black and WhiteAthletic Director: James M. Unke2008 Overall Record: UMAC Record/Finish: Postseason: Head Coach: Randy Cox, 1st SeasonOverall Record: 0-0Record at Martin Luther: SameSID: Michael GibbonsSID Email: gibbonme@mlc-wels.eduSID Phone: (507) 354-8221Web Site: www.mlc-wels.edu/Athletics: www.mlc-wels.edu/home/athletics

northland ColleGe Location: Ashland, Wis.Enrollment: 750President: Dr. James PetersonNickname: LumberJacksTeam Colors: Navy, Orange and WhiteAthletic Director: Steve Wammer2008 Overall Record: 13-20UMAC Record/Finish: 8-12/6thPostseason: NoneHead Coach: Andy Ham, 2nd SeasonOverall Record: 13-20Record at Northland: SameSID: Andy HamSID Email: aham@northland.eduSID Phone: (715) 682-1985Web Site: www.northland.eduAthletics: www.northlandcollegesports.com

northweStern ColleGe Location: St. Paul, Minn.Enrollment: 3,026President: Dr. Alan S. CuretonNickname: EaglesTeam Colors: Purple and GoldAthletic Director: Matt Hill 2008 Overall Record: 18-24UMAC Record/Finish: 10-11/4thPostseason: Lost in UMAC Tour.Head Coach: Dave Hieb, 15th SeasonOverall Record: 244-288-3Record at Northwestern: SameSID: Greg JohnsonSID Email: GLJohnson@nwc.eduSID Phone: (651) 631-5363Web Site: www.nwc.eduAthletics: http://nwceagles.com

PreSentation ColleGe Location: Aberdeen, S.D.Enrollment: 800President: Dr. Lorraine HaleNickname: SaintsTeam Colors: Green and GoldAthletic Director: Rick Kline2008 Overall Record: 16-17UMAC Record/Finish: 11-10/3rdPostseason: Lost in UMAC Tour.Head Coach: Alex Ferguson, 3rd SeasonOverall Record: 12-20Record at Presentation: SameSID: Evan OrmondSID Email: evan.ormond@presentation.eduSID Phone: (605) 229-8488Web Site: www.presentation.eduAthletics: www.presentation.edu/saints/univerSity of minn.-morriS Location: Morris, Minn.Enrollment: 1,600Chancellor: Dr. Jacquelin JohnsonNickname: CougarsTeam Colors: Maroon and GoldAthletic Director: Mark Fohl2008 Overall Record: 10-28UMAC Record/Finish: 5-15/7thPostseason: NoneHead Coach: Mark Fohl, 26th SeasonOverall Record: 262-624Record at UM-Morris: SameSID: Chris ButlerSID Email: cbutler@morris.umn.eduSID Phone: (320) 589-6423Web Site: www.morris.umn.eduAthletics: www.ummcougars.org

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auGSBurG ColleGe Location: Minneapolis, Minn.Enrollment: 4,054President: Dr. Paul PribbenowNickname: AuggiesTeam Colors: Maroon & GrayAthletic Director: Jeff SwensonConference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic2009 Overall Record: 20-18MIAC Record/Finish: 11-9/5th

Postseason: Lost in MIAC First RoundHead Coach: Keith Bateman, 6th SeasonRecord at Augsburg: 112-117-1SID: Don StonerSID Email: stoner@augsburg.eduSID Phone: (612) 875-1541Web Site: www.augsburg.eduAthletics: athletics.augsburg.eduCentenary ColleGe Location: Hackettstown, N.J.Enrollment: 3,028President: Kenneth L. HoytNickname: CyclonesTeam Colors: Navy Blue, White, and GrayAthletic Director: Billie Jo BlackwellConference: Colonial States Athletic2009 Overall Record: 15-20-1CSAC Record/Finish: 7-8/4th

Postseason: Lost in CSAC Tour.Head Coach: Scott Kushner, 2nd SeasonRecord at Centenary: 15-20-1SID: Trevor Rutledge-LeverenzSID Email: rutledge-leverenzt@centenarycollege.eduSID Phone: (908) 852-2296Web Site: www.centenarycollege.eduAthletics: centenarycollege.edu/cms/en/athletics/Central ColleGe Location: Pella, IowaEnrollment: 1,700President: Dr. David RoeNickname: DutchTeam Colors: Red, Black, and WhiteAthletic Director: Al DorenkampConference: Iowa Intercollegiate Athletics2009 Overall Record: 17-20IIAC Record/Finish: 10-12/8th

Postseason: NoneHead Coach: Adam Stevens, 7th SeasonRecord at Central: 125-115SID: Larry HappelSID Email: sportsinfo@central.eduSID Phone: (641) 628-5278Web Site: www.central.eduAthletics: www.central.edu/athletics/hamline univerSity Location: St. Paul, Minn.Enrollment: 1,902President: Dr. Linda N. HansonNickname:PipersTeam Colors: Burgundy & GrayAthletic Director: Bob BeemanConference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic2009 Overall Record: 22-19MIAC Record/Finish: 12-8/3rd

Postseason: Lost in MIAC Tour.Head Coach: Jason Verdugo, 8th SeasonRecord at Hamline: 153-161SID: Stephanie HarrisSID Email: sharris07@hamline.eduSID Phone: (651) 523-2786Web Site: www.hamline.eduAthletics: www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/athletics

manhattanville ColleGe Location: Purchase, N.Y.Enrollment: 1,600President: Dr. Molly Easo SmithNickname: ValiantsTeam Colors: Red and WhiteAthletic Director: Keith LevinthalConference: Middle Atlantic -Freedom2009 Overall Record: 26-17MAC-Freedom Record/Finish: 11-5/2nd

Postseason: Lost in MAC Tour. SemifinalsHead Coach: Jeff Caulfield, 6th SeasonRecord at Manhattanville: 122-82-1SID: Steve SheridanSID Email: sheridans@mville.eduSID Phone: (914) 323-7280Web Site: www.manahttanville.eduAthletics: www.govaliants.comColleGe of mount St. vinCent Location: Riverdale, N.Y.Enrollment: 1,300President: Dr. Charles L. FlynnNickname: DolphinsTeam Colors: White, Gold, & Royal BlueAthletic Director: Steve MaciasConference: Skyline (N.Y.)2009 Overall Record: 19-17Skyline Record/Finish: 11-5/4th

Postseason: Lost in Skyline ChampionshipHead Coach: Steve Macias, 4th SeasonRecord at Mt. St. Vincent: 34-36SID: Mike DoughtySID Email: michael.doughty@mountsaintvincent.eduSID Phone: (718) 405-3413Web Site: www.mountsaintvincent.eduAthletics: www.mountsaintvincent.edu/47.htmrutGerS univerSity-Camden Location: Camden, N.J.Enrollment: 5,600President: Richard L. McCormickNickname: RaptorsTeam Colors: ScarletAthletic Director: Jeffrey DeanConference: New Jersey Athletic2009 Overall Record: 10-25NJAC Record/Finish: 5-13/8th

Postseason: NoneHead Coach: John Wink, 3rd SeasonRecord at Rutgers-Camden: 19-52SID: Michael BallardSID Email: mballard@camden.rutgers.eduSID Phone: (856) 222-6198Web Site: www.camden.rutgers.eduAthletics: athletics.camden.rutgers.eduSt. olaf ColleGe Location: Northfield, Minn.Enrollment: 3,099President: David R. AndersonNickname: OlesTeam Colors: Black and Old GoldAthletic Director: Matt McDonaldConference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic2009 Overall Record: 32-14MIAC Record/Finish: 14-6/2nd

Postseason: Lost in NCAA RegionalHead Coach: Matt McDonald, 16th SeasonRecord at St. Olaf: 406-189SID: Mike LudwigSID Email: ludwigm@stolaf.eduSID Phone: (609) 626-6011Web Site: www.stolaf.eduAthletics: www.stolaf.edu/athletics

StoCKton ColleGe Location: Pomona, N.J.Enrollment: 7,307President: Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr.Nickname: OspreysTeam Colors: Black and WhiteAthletic Director: Lonnie FolksConference: New Jersey Athletic2009 Overall Record: 15-17NJAC Record/Finish: 4-14/10th

Postseason: NoneHead Coach: Marty Kavanagh, 8th SeasonRecord at Stockton: 117-127-3SID: Chris RollmanSID Email: rollmanc@stockton.eduSID Phone: (609) 626-6011Web Site: www2.stockton.eduAthletics: www.stockton.edu/ospreysuniverSity of St. thomaS Location: St. Paul, Minn.Enrollment: 10,894President: Fr. Dennis DeaseNickname: TommiesTeam Colors: Purple and GreyAthletic Director: Steve FritzConference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic2009 Overall Record: 41-13MIAC Record/Finish: 15-5/1st

Postseason: NCAA D-III ChampionsHead Coach: Chris Olean, 1st SeasonRecord at St. Thomas: 0-0SID: Gene McGivernSID Email: ejmcgivern@stthomas.eduSID Phone: (651) 962-5903Web Site: www.stthomas.eduAthletics: www.tommiesports.comuniverSity of wiS.-SuPerior Location: Superior, Wis.Enrollment: 2,800President: Julius ErlenbachNickname: YellowjacketsTeam Colors: Old Gold and BlackAthletic Director: Steve NelsonConference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic2009 Overall Record: 14-26WIAC Record/Finish: 6-18/7th

Postseason: NoneHead Coach: Eddy Morgan, 4th SeasonRecord at Superior: 40-79SID: SID Email: sports@uwsuper.eduSID Phone: (715) 395-4614Web Site: www.uwsuper.eduAthletics: www.uwsuper.edu/athletics

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The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges in the Midwest. The 2009 “America’s Best Colleges” survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in “Tier 1” of Midwestern Universities– Master’s level. The magazine’s rankings are based upon criteria that include academic reputation, student retention, class sizes, student-faculty ratio and alumni support.

St. Scholastica provides intellectual and moral preparation for responsible living and meaningful work. The College was founded in 1912 in the Catholic intellectual tradition and is shaped by Benedictine values. With a vision of sending forth thoughtful leaders – graduates who are committed to serving and transforming the world – St. Scholastica is an academic community that offers “learning to touch the world.”

The College has programs in the liberal arts and sciences along with professional career fields, in addition to 19 varsity intercollegiate athletics programs and more than 60 extracurricular opportunities. St. Scholastica has graduated more than 13,000 alumni; 97 percent of St. Scholastica graduates are typically in career fields or graduate school within six months of graduation.

loCation:One of the most distinctive aspects of the College is its location. Found in scenic Duluth, Minnesota, St. Scholastica’s 186-acre campus overlooks Lake Superior from a wooded ridge in a tranquil residential area. You are minutes from the region’s best shopping areas and a downtown that features plenty of cultural excitement. There are great opportunities in terms of internships and career contacts, as well as extraordinary social and recreational activities.

Size and faCulty:If personal attention is what you want, this is the right place. With a total enrollment over 3,500, the student to teacher ratio is 13 to 1. If you take the opportunity, you can get to know your professors and they will get to know you – usually on a first-name basis. Collectively, the faculty members’ experiences, education and teaching positions have taken them through decades and around the globe. Now they’re all right here for you.

reSourCeS and faCilitieS:St. Scholastica has well-equipped classrooms, computer labs, laboratories, and learning resource centers. The science center is packed with laboratories that you won’t find at many, if any, other colleges. In addition, the College offers a number of study abroad and service learning opportunities. The acoustically superb Mitchell Auditorium hosts dozens of speakers, bands and other events throughout the school year. A Wellness Center, which opened in autumn 2004 and grew in size the summer of 2008 due to additions, houses a six-lane indoor running track, four multi-purpose courts, a climbing wall, aerobic room, state-of-the-art locker rooms, and a new weightlifting facility, as well as other features for ensuring a healthy lifestyle.

finanCial aid:Of course, college costs money. But the smart money thinks of this as an investment that will pay personal and financial dividends for a lifetime. Over 3,500 students currently enrolled at The College of St. Scholastica believe that the quality and benefits of their education outweigh the costs. Over 98 percent of full-time undergraduate students receive financial aid. In fact, the average annual award in 2009-10 was $19,000. Plus, there are literally hundreds of need and non-need based scholarships available.

CamPuS Community:Spend any length of time on this beautiful campus and you can’t help but notice how friendly everyone is. With countless things happening on and off campus, boredom is not a problem at St. Scholastica. From the city’s Lakewalk near the shores of Lake Superior to its Skyline Drive along the hilltops, and from the College’s Reif Recreation Center and new Wellness Center to its classic Tower Hall, the combination of Duluth and St. Scholastica creates an exciting place to attend college.

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Affiliation: Catholic, BenedictineFounded: 1912President: Dr. Larry GoodwinEnrollment: 3,746; 2,188 total undergraduate at main campus, 925 total graduate, 2,821 total undergraduate (main campus, ADEP, and extended studies)Campus: Duluth, Minnesota – A 186-acre campus overlooking Lake SuperiorCareer Placement: 97 percent of graduates are in career fields or graduate school within six months of graduationAverage Class Size: 22 studentsStudent/Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1Campus Housing: Somers Residence Hall; Willow, Maple, Grove, Birch, Pine, Cedar, Kerst and Scanlon ApartmentsStudent Body: 38 states and 29 countries represented in recent yearsStudy Abroad Programs: Irish Study Center in Louisburgh, Ireland; Russian Language Program in Petrozavodsk, Russia; student scholar exchange programs in Leipzig, Germany, and Lille, France; study opportunities in Mexico, England, Italy and Tanzania; and special consortium programs through HECUA.

CSS QuiCK hit weBSiteSStudent Activities http://www.css.edu/studentactivities.xmlCampus Recreation – Intramurals, Club Sports and Fitness Classeshttp://www.css.edu/x220.xmlOutdoor PURSUIT!http://www.css.edu/Administration/Campus-Recreation/Outdoor-Pursuit.htmlResidential Lifehttp://www.css.edu/Administration/HousingResidential-Life.htmlFood Service – Meal Plans, The Greenview, Storm’s Den & Java Expresshttp://www.css.edu/Administration/Food-Service.html

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Academic Superlatives• 108 UMAC Academic All-Conference selections• 11 NCHA All-Academic Team selections• 6 NABC Men’s Basketball Honors Court selections• 6 NSCAA/Adidas Women’s Soccer Scholar All-Central

Region honorees• 4 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District

honorees• 2 USTFCCCA Div.-III Academic All-Americans• Men’s and Women’s Cross Country named USTFCCCA

Div. III All-Academic Team• Women’s Track & Field named USTFCCCA Div.-III All-

Academic Team

Postseason Conference Honors• 98 UMAC All-Conference honorees• 4 NCHA All-Conference honorees• 1 CCSA All-Conference honoree• NCHA Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year: Mark Wick• UMAC Baseball Coach of the Year: CSS Coaching Staff • UMAC Men’s Basketball Tournament MVP: Chris Hamers • UMAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year:

Kirk Nauman• UMAC Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year: Wells Patten• UMAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year: Dillon Sterle • UMAC Softball Coach of the Year: Jen Walter• UMAC Softball Player of the Year: Kristin Swartz • UMAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year: Steve

Pfingsten• UMAC Women’s Soccer Co-Player of the Year: Robin

Johnson • UMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament MVP: Robin Johnson • UMAC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year: Wells Patten• UMAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year: Ploy Suthijindawong

National Recognition• ABCA Baseball Div. III All-American Second Team

selection: Adian Kummet • ABCA Baseball Div. III All-Midwest Region First Team

selection: Adian Kummet • ABCA Baseball Div. III All-Midwest Region First Team

selection: Sean Claugherty • ABCA Baseball Div. III All-Midwest Region Second

Team selection: Peter Burg • ABCA Baseball Div. III All-Midwest Region Third Team

selection: Brian Marshik • D3Baseball.com All-American Honorable Mention:

Adian Kummet • Baseball America Div. III Preseason All-American selec-

tion: Sean Claugherty • D3Baseball.com Preseason All-American selection: Sean

Claugherty • D3Baseball.com Preseason All-American Honorable

Mention: Peter Burg • Louisville Slugger/NFCA Softball Div. III All-Midwest

Region 2nd Team selection: Kristin Swartz • Louisville Slugger/NFCA Softball Div. III All-Midwest

Region 2nd Team selection: Theresa Tauer • RBK Men’s Hockey Div. III All-American West Region

selection: A.J. Tucker • RBK Men’s Hockey Div. III All-American West Region

selection: Steve Bounds • USCHO.com Men’s Hockey Div. III West Region All-Star

2nd Team selection: A.J. Tucker • USCHO.com Men’s Hockey Div. III West Region All-Star

2nd Team selection: Steve Bounds • Baseball earns program-high No. 3 ranking in NCBWA/

D3Baseball.com national poll.• Baseball’s Adian Kummet drafted in the 31st round of

the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.• Men’s Hockey earns program-high No. 2 ranking in

USCHO.com Div. III national poll.• Men’s Hockey’s Kelly Reynolds (Sr.) breaks NCAA Div.

III record by playing in 113 consecutive games.

National Participation• NCAA Indoor Men’s Track & Field Meet participant:

Wendell Booth, 4th place long jump, All-American• NCAA Women’s Cross Country National participant:

Katelyn Meger • NCAA Skiing Championships participant: Tyler Kjorstad• NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles National Tour. Runner-

Up: Ploy Suthijindawong • Baseball earns fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth.• Men’s Hockey earns first ever NCAA Tournament berth.• Women’s Soccer earns second consecutive NCAA Tour-

nament berth.• Women’s Tennis earns third straight NCAA Tournament

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2008-09 SAINTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Katelyn Meger (right) with Head Coach Steve Pfingsten at 2008 NCAA D-III Cross Country Championships

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The College of St. Scholastica’s Athletics Department has the goal of becoming a nationally-known NCAA Div.-III sports program. This goal reflects our deeply held view that strong and successful sports teams benefit everyone associated with the College. The positive image generated by winning teams frequently is the first impression prospec-tive students and their families have of our school. Winning teams give alumni and current students a source of pride and “bragging rights.”It is our commitment to keep our athletics program the best in the league and competitive with the best in the country. Our teams will always be a positive reflection of St. Scholastica’s past, present and fu-ture. We have taken many steps to strengthen our foundation and we are prepared to move forward. One step is the Saints Athletics Club, an organization dedicated to connecting supporters of CSS sports with each other and with current student-athletes while also generating the resources needed to supplement the Athletics Department’s traditional budget. As the College grows, there will always be widespread need for additional resources. The success of the Saints Athletics Club will al-low the Athletics Department some degree of independence as we fund initiatives we consider essential for our future growth.If you would like to join or would like more information regarding the Saints Athletics Club please contact:

Don Olson at 218-723-5934 or dolson4@css.edu

SAINTS ATHLETICS TRADITION

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSBasketball (Women’s) 1 Cross Country (Men’s) 1Cross Country (Women’s) 2Hockey 2Soccer 2Volleyball 1

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Baseball 13Basketball (Men’s) 4Basketball (Women’s) 5Cross Country (Men’s) 2Cross Country (Women’s) 8Soccer (Men’s) 12Soccer (Women’s) 8Softball 12Tennis (Men’s) 13Tennis (Women’s) 13Outdoor Track (Men) 2Outdoor Track (Women) 5Volleyball 9

THE SAINTS ATHLETICS CLUB

Ploy Suthijindawong (left) with Head Coach Wells Patten at the 2009 NCAA D-III Women’s Singles Championships

Tyler Kjorstad (below) performing at the 2009 NCAA Skiing Championships

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2009 ReviewIt was written a decade earlier; a simple vision statement, but not a simple vision.

The College of St. Scholastica will be the winningest baseball pro-gram of the new decade.

John Baggs gave the St. Scholastica baseball program this vision, but the 2009 Saints had no idea what they would have to over-come to achieve it. And that they would achieve it without their legendary head coach there to finalize the vision.

The challenges for the 2009 Saints started well before the first pitch of the season, as Baggs was diagnosed with cancer in Octo-ber of 2008. Without their head coach in attendance, the Saints logged an opening game victory in the Metrodome over Mount Marty in early February.

In the early morning hours of Feb. 24th, before the Saints second contest of the season, the team received the most devastating news in the program’s storied history. John Baggs, just 43 years old, had passed away. That evening, the Saints played one of their most emotionally-challenging games, earning a 6-3 win over the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

“It was both an easy and unanimous decision to play,” assistant coach Joe Wicklund said. “There was no better way for us to re-member Coach Baggs than to be together on the baseball field.”

The heavy-hearted Saints continued playing through as they coped with the loss of their leader, splitting a key doubleheader at the Metrodome with the University of St. Thomas the day after Baggs’ funeral.

Ranked 12th in the country, the Saints continued their winning ways during their annual spring trip to Fort Pierce, Florida. Be-hind the bat of first-team pre-season All-American selection Sean Claugherty and the 1-2 pitching punch of Adian Kummet and Peter Burg, the Saints posted a 8-1 mark in the Sunshine State.

Highlights from Florida included an opening-game combined shutout by senior hurlers Jake Gaub and Dan Lanari over Hiram. The Saints then locked horns with two-time NCAA National Tournament participant Penn-State Behrend in an exciting back-and-forth battle that resulted in a 13-12 St. Scholastica victory, the final run coming on a pinch-hit RBI-double by Brandon Peterson in his first collegiate at-bat. The lone loss came by a 4-3 mark to Ursinus, but the Saints rebounded to post an impressive sweep over Centenary to close out the trip. Burg and Lanari teamed up for a shutout in the first game, while Kummet struck out 14 over seven innings in the second contest.

Weather helped St. Scholastica to a two-week break to close out March, but it didn’t slow down the Saints’ bats when they returned to the field in early April. Five consecutive victories over Crown and Northland to open the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference schedule came by a combined score of 73-11 and moved St. Scho-lastica’s record to 16-2.

Sitting at No. 9 in the national polls, the Saints ran their winning streak to nine games with a sweep of top conference rival Bethany Lutheran on the road. The Saints grabbed the opening game 9-7, despite a furious comeback from the Vikings. Burg worked six sharp innings for the win, but Jeff Adams had to come in to slam the door with the tying run at the plate in the seventh. The second game was all Saints, as Paul Kolodge homered, Brandon Peterson drove in four runs and Adian Kummet picked up the 11-1 win.

Before returning to action at Wade Stadium, the Saints posted a three-game sweep at Morris and moved to No. 6 in the national polls. The Saints opened a 12-game home stand to fin-ish the regular season with a three-game sweep of Presentation. Kummet again sparkled, tossing an 8-0 shutout in the second contest. Presentation battled the Saints in the final game, but St. Scholastica pushed ahead for a 4-3 win as both Kolodge and Gaub drove in a pair of runs.

The Saints’ win streak ran all the way to 20 games following a doubleheader sweep of Northland and a rare tripleheader sweep of Northwestern. A four-hit game by Nick Lee and four additional three-hit games by Chad Peterson, Brian Marshik, Tom Juberian and Gaub paced the Saints’ offensive attack.

St. Scholastica, now ranked a program-best No. 3 in the country, posted its 30th win of the season in a 14-2 rout of Martin Luther. It marked the 11th consecutive season the Saints have reached the 30-win mark.

The following day proved to be an emotional up-and-down doubleheader for the Saints. It began with a ceremony retiring Baggs’ No. 33 jersey and the 2009 senior class unveiling a banner on the right field wall of Wade Stadium. With a crowd of more than 50 CSS baseball alums and several hundred fans, mostly adorned in No. 33 Baggs’ T-shirts, the Saints fell short against Martin Luther and lost 4-3. With a 3-0 lead, the Knights took ad-vantage of two key errors in the top of the sixth to plate four runs and take the lead. The Saints rallied, but stranded two runners on the bases in the bottom of the seventh to see their 21-game win streak come to a close. In response to the loss, the Saints turned around and posted a program-record 34 runs in a 34-1 thrashing of Martin Luther. Marshik finished with four hits and four RBIs, while Brian Peterson knocked in five runs. It was the second time in as many seasons that the Saints’ lone UMAC regular season blemish came at the hands of the Knights. St. Scholastica’s 19-1 record in the conference gave the Saints their 13th consecutive title in as many tries.

The Saints finished the regular season with a key contest against fellow top-ranked Midwest Region foe, St. Thomas. The two teams traded a trio of runs early, but St. Thomas was able to push across a run in the eighth inning to secure the 4-3 victory.

St. Scholastica opened its postseason run at home with the UMAC Tournament. After a 12-2 victory over Northwestern in their opening contest, the Saints dropped their first UMAC post-season game in the 12 years of the tournament. Leading 8-2 after six in-nings, it looked as though the No. 8-ranked Saints were going to cruise to the tournament’s title contest. But Burg, the team’s start-ing pitcher, faltered, allowing three runs in the seventh. Josh Retka

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worked a scoreless 1.1 innings, but closer Adams was touched up by the Vikings’ bats for three runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the contest at 8-all.

The Saints loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but were unable to plate a runner. BLC then plated two runs in the top of the tenth to take the lead. The Saints again loaded the bases in the bottom of the tenth with less than two outs, but were only able to post one run. The Saints stranded an unlucky 13 runners in the 10-9 extra-innings loss.

“After all we had been through in the season, it was especially painful to lose our first-ever game in the UMAC tournament,” Wicklund said. “What was most painful was that we truly beat ourselves, but we still had the ability to pull ourselves up and do what was needed to win the conference tournament title.”

Forced to win three games on the final day, the Saints respond-ed in inspirational fashion. It was the pitching of Matt Lewis that set the tone in the first game, another 12-2 victory over Northwestern. Lewis worked a complete game seven-hitter and was helped by Chad Peterson’s three RBIs.

The Saints then exploded on Bethany Lutheran for 16 runs in the first three innings of the first championship game. Kolodge led the way with four hits and seven RBIs, while both Marshik and Gerten added four hits and Kyle Wojtysiak knocked in four runs. When the 30-4 onslaught finally ended, the Saints had posted their 30 runs on 29 hits and 29 RBIs.

It was much closer in the winner-take-all second title game, but the Saints offense stayed red hot. Freshman Tom Juberian posted four hits and knocked in three, while Marshik had five RBIs. Behind the strength of a 10-run second inning, the Saints held off the Vikings behind the 6.1 innings of shutout relief thrown by sophomore Josh Hawkins.

The victory moved the Saints record to 35-5, gave the team its 12th straight postseason tournament title, and more important allowed CSS to earn an invite to its fifth consecutive NCAA National Tournament.

In a year filled with emotional highs and lows, it was fitting that the NCAA National Tournament be no different. The Saints claimed an opening-game victory over St. Norbert 7-6, but it took 11 innings to secure the win. It started with a leadoff homer from Marshik, but took four solid innings of relief from Josh Retka to finalize the one-run victory. Marshik and Chad Peterson each finished with three hits in the win.

The Saints then took on St. Thomas for the fourth time in the 2009 season, and for six innings it was all about Adian Kummet. The senior righty didn’t allow a hit to the eventual national cham-pions until the sixth inning with the Saints leading 2-0. Two more innings and two runs later had the Saints on top 4-0. After plating a single run in the seventh, the Tommies struck for seven runs in the eighth inning to upend the Saints 8-4. Six hits and one critical error in the eighth left the Saints stunned and pushed them into the loser’s bracket.

After being five outs away from a 2-0 record in the Midwest Re-gional, the Saints were unable to recover the following day against the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The two teams traded a pair of runs in the second, but the Pointers took advantage of another critical Saints’ error to plate five runs in the fourth and post a 9-3 win.

Following the close of the season, the awards and accolades began piling up for the St. Scholastica players. Adian Kummet was named second-team All-American in the ABCA and garnered honorable mention All-American honors from D3baseball.com. Kummet’s performances drew the attention of Major League Baseball, and the Brainerd native became the second Saint ever selected in the MLB draft when the Cincinnati Reds took him in the 31st round.

Kummet also earned first-team All-Region honors, along with first baseman Sean Claugherty. Burg was also named a second-team All-Region selection and Marshik earned honorable men-tion.

The Saints again dominated the UMAC awards, landing seven players on the first-team All-Conference list. Kummet, Burg, Claugherty and Marshik were joined by Kolodge, Wojtysiak and Steve Gerten. Gaub, Lee, Retka, Brandon Peterson, Chad Peterson and Joey Link were named honorable mention.

The coaching staff of Corey Kemp, Tim Anderson, Justin Harri-man, Tom Berrisford and Joe Wicklund was also given the confer-ence’s Coach-of-the-Year award after picking up the reigns after Baggs’ passing.

The Saints finished at or near the top in several categories when the season finally closed. The patient Saints batters led the coun-try in base on balls (265), while finishing second in total doubles (128) and doubles per game (2.98). The Saints also placed in the top ten in scoring, at 10.3 runs per game. The pitching staff posted a 3.09 ERA, which was fifth best in the NCAA Division III ranks. Finally, the Saints .837 winning percentage was third best.

But more important than any single season statistic from 2009, was the winning percentage it took ten years to amass. The Saints closed the 2009 season with a .814 winning percentage over the last decade, making St. Scholastica the winningest baseball pro-gram in the entire country.

“The 2009 team may not be the most talented team of the decade and may not have had the longest post-season run,” Wicklund said. “But they stood in the face of the greatest adversity in our program’s history and finished a job other Saints teams started a decade earlier.”

It was a simple vision statement, but it was so far from being a simple vision. The 2009 St. Scholastica Saints made sure that vi-sion came true, even if the man who first had it was not there to see it.

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2009 SeaSon reSultSoverall: 36-7 | Home: 14-3 | away: 10-0 | neutral: 12-4 | UMaC: 19-1

CSS / Opp. Date Opposing team Score R-H-E / R-H-E Inns Overall UMAC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 8 % Mount Marty W 4-0 4-6-0 / 0-3-2 9 1-0 P. Burg (W 1-0) 248 2:11 Feb 24 % Wis.-La Crosse W 6-3 6-10-1 / 3-6-1 7 2-0 P. Burg (W 2) 247 2:20 Mar 1 % St. Thomas W 3-1 3-9-2 / 1-4-0 7 3-0 P. Burg (W 3-0) 300 1:27 Mar 1 % St. Thomas 0-2 L 0-2-0 / 2-4-0 7 3-1 A. Kummet (L 0-1) 300 1:27 Mar 8 ^ Hiram (Ohio) W 8-0 8-11-1 / 0-5-3 7 4-1 J. Gaub (W 1-0) 58 2:00 Mar 8 ^ Hiram (Ohio) W 10-5 10-6-0 / 5-10-3 7 5-1 J. Retka (W 1-0) - 1:40 Mar 9 ^ Penn State-Behrend W 13-12 13-13-3 / 12-17-1 9 6-1 P. Burg (W 4-0) 87 3:30 Mar 10 ^ Manhattanville (N.Y.) W 15-5 15-21-2 / 5-8-3 7 7-1 J. Adams (W 1-0) 76 2:00 Mar 12 ^ Oswego (N.Y.) State W 15-3 15-16-0 / 3-10-2 9 8-1 M. Lewis (W 1-0) 67 3:05 Mar 13 ^ LaRoche (Pa.) W 14-4 14-16 -2 / 4-10-1 8 9-1 S. Gerten (W 1-0) 36 3:04 Mar 13 ^ Ursinus (Pa.) 3-4 L 3-5-0 / 4-12-1 9 9-2 J. Retka (L 1-1) 56 2:37 Mar 14 ^ Centenary (N.J.) W 11-0 11-13-0 / 0-6-3 7 10-2 P. Burg (W 5-0) 75 2:30 Mar 14 ^ Centenary (N.J.) W 4-3 4-9-0 / 3-5-0 7 11-2 A. Kummet (W 1-1) 78 1:30 Apr 4 * Crown W 20-1 20-12-2 / 1-5-3 7 12-2 1-0 P. Burg (W 6-0) - - Apr 4 * Crown W 8-0 8-7-0 / 0-3-4 7 13-2 2-0 A. Kummet (W 2-1) - - Apr 4 * Crown W 11-0 11-7-0 / 0-2-1 5 14-2 3-0 J. Gaub (W 2-0) - - Apr 7 * Northland W 21-10 21-20-0 / 10-9-2 7 15-2 4-0 S. Gerten (W 2-0) 50 2:00 Apr 7 * Northland W 13-0 13-15-0 / 0-6-1 7 16-2 5-0 M. Mikel (W 1-0) 50 - Apr 9 * Bethany Lutheran W 9-7 9-9-3 / 7-13-4 7 17-2 6-0 P. Burg (W 7-0) 54 2:17 Apr 9 * Bethany Lutheran W 11-1 11-13-2 / 1-4-2 7 18-2 7-0 A. Kummet (W 3-1) - 1:48 Apr 10 * Minn.-Morris W 12-0 12-9-3 / 0-4-3 7 19-2 8-0 J. Gaub (W 3-0) 42 4:15 Apr 10 * Minn.-Morris W 10-2 10-10-1 / 2-5-5 7 20-2 9-0 J. Retka (W 2-1) 31 2:30 Apr 11 * Minn.-Morris W 7-1 7-7-0 / 1-5-5 9 21-2 10-0 S. Gerten (W 3-0 55 2:07 Apr 17 * Presentation W 11-2 11-10-2 / 2-5-3 7 22-2 11-0 P. Burg (W 8-0) 232 2:00 Apr 17 * Presentation W 8-0 8-12-1 / 0-3-2 7 23-2 12-0 A. Kummet (W 4-1) - 1:56 Apr 18 * Presentation W 4-3 4-7-0 / 3-8-2 9 24-2 13-0 S. Gerten (W 4-0) 126 2:25 Apr 22 * Northland W 10-1 10-15-1 / 1-2-3 7 25-2 14-0 A. Kummet (W 5-1) 113 1:50 Apr 22 Northland W 12-5 12-9-3 / 5-4-4 7 26-2 M. Lewis (W 2-0) - 1:55 Apr 23 * Northwestern W 6-3 6-8-1 / 3-5-2 7 27-2 15-0 S. Gerten (W 5-0) - 1:53 Apr 23 * Northwestern W 10-5 10-8-0 / 5-13-0 7 28-2 16-0 J. Retka (W 3-1) - 2:01 Apr 23 * Northwestern W 10-1 10-9-1 / 1-3-4 7 29-2 17-0 P. Burg (W 9-0) 103 1:38 May 1 * Martin Luther W 14-2 14-13-1 / 2-5-2 7 30-2 18-0 J. Gaub (W 4-0) 185 1:01 May 2 * Martin Luther 3-4 L 3-6-2 / 4-8-1 7 30-3 18-1 S. Gerten (L 5-1) 381 1:43 May 2 * Martin Luther W 34-1 34-27-0 / 1-7-2 7 31-3 19-1 M. Lewis (W 3-0) - 2:16 May 3 St. Thomas 3-4 L 3-7-3 / 4-8-0 9 31-4 A. Kummet (L 5-2) 329 1:21 May 7 & Northwestern W 12-2 12-13-2 / 2-8-2 7 32-4 J. Gaub (W 5-0) 173 2:19 May 7 & Bethany Lutheran 9-10 L 9-8-1 / 10-16-2 (10) 32-5 J. Adams (L 1-1) 248 3:25 May 8 & Northwestern W 12-2 12-10-1 / 2-7-2 7 33-5 M. Lewis (W 4-0) 63 1:50 May 8 & Bethany Lutheran W 30-4 30-29-2 / 4-9-4 9 34-5 A. Kummet (W 6-2) 164 2:45 May 8 & Bethany Lutheran W 14-9 14-14- 5 / 9-13-3 9 35-5 J. Hawkins (W 1-0) 175 3:10 May 14 $ St. Norbert W 7-6 7-14-2 / 6-13-3 (11) 36-5 J. Retka (W 4-1) 112 3:08 May 14 $ St. Thomas 4-8 L 4-7-2 / 8-9-1 9 36-6 J. Adams (L 1-2) 327 2:37 May 15 $ Wis.-Stevens Point 3-9 L 3-7-2 / 9-14-4 9 36-7 M. Lewis (L 4-1) 205 2:40

* = Conference game | Home Game | Neutral Site | (#) Extra Innings% Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minn.

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overall BattinG (min. 1 apperance) # Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 40 Brian Marshik .431 36-36 116 46 50 15 1 1 31 70 .603 38 9 18 0 .595 0 0 12-14 9 Sean Claugherty .393 42-42 135 52 53 16 1 3 38 80 .593 44 5 20 1 .545 3 0 10-10 27 Brandon Peterson .393 34-31 107 33 42 13 1 0 31 57 .533 20 3 20 1 .489 3 0 6-7 11 Chad Peterson .391 29-28 92 39 36 9 1 1 32 50 .543 17 4 13 4 .483 5 1 9-9 5 Steve Gerten .375 31-31 104 34 39 12 2 0 30 55 .529 12 7 12 0 .457 4 1 6-7 10 Nick Lee .366 28-21 71 20 26 8 0 0 24 34 .479 14 4 20 2 .484 2 0 0-0 44 Paul Kolodge .357 39-36 143 36 51 15 1 4 54 80 .559 12 3 22 2 .412 2 0 3-4 3 Tim Juberian .337 32-24 101 27 34 6 3 1 30 49 .485 10 2 20 1 .407 0 0 8-11 7 Jake Gaub .333 28-23 72 23 24 7 3 0 18 37 .514 9 8 16 2 .451 2 3 0-1 20 Joe Link .316 35-30 95 37 30 6 0 1 19 39 .411 25 4 10 0 .468 2 2 26-28 23 Kyle Wojtysiak .275 41-41 138 42 38 11 1 1 25 54 .391 25 8 24 1 .410 2 0 3-4 17 Brian Peterson .273 23-8 33 9 9 0 1 0 8 11 .333 4 1 7 0 .350 2 0 4-5 2 Andy Manos .267 24-10 45 10 12 2 0 1 7 17 .378 5 2 8 0 .358 1 1 2-3 14 Griffin Bell .321 16-6 28 8 9 2 0 0 7 11 .393 10 1 6 0 .500 1 0 0-1 30 Kyle Moody .226 15-9 31 8 7 1 0 1 9 11 .355 7 2 6 0 .390 1 0 0-0 25 Josh Retka .280 14-7 25 8 7 2 1 2 8 17 .680 6 0 6 1 .419 0 0 0-0 36 Mike Harris .308 10-1 13 2 4 2 0 0 7 6 .462 3 0 5 0 .438 0 0 0-0 6 Jordan Sandstrom .182 9-1 11 3 2 0 0 1 3 5 .455 3 0 5 1 .357 0 0 0-0 21 Matt Mikel .167 5-1 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 .333 1 1 3 0 .333 1 0 0-0 39 Brandon Porten .286 4-1 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 2 2 0 .444 0 0 2-2 28 Eric Schwinghammer 1.000 3-0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1.000 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 1 Dan Lanari 1.000 1-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 34 Peter Burg .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 13 Adian Kummet .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 Totals .348 43-43 1378 444 479 128 16 17 387 690 .501 265 67 244 16 .466 31 8 91-106 Opponents .255 43-43 1237 145 316 42 4 9 129 393 .318 124 34 279 12 .337 12 22 23-41

LOB – CSS 376, Opp. 306DPs turned – CSS 31, Opp. 24Int. BB – CSS 3, Opp. 1 – (Claugherty – 3)Picked off – (Gerten – 2, Bri. Peterson – 1, Gaub – 1, Marshik – 1, Juberian – 1, C. Peterson – 1, Claugherty – 1, Kolodge – 1) Pickoffs –CSS 16, Opp. 9 – (Burg - 12, Gerten - 2, Lewis - 1, Kolodge - 1)Passed Balls - CSS 14, Opp. 25 - (Moody 2, Kolodge 12)

overall PitChinG (min. 1 ip) # Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K 2B 3B HR AB BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA 7 Jake Gaub 0.93 5-0 6 6 0 0/3 0 29.0 29 5 3 14 24 0 0 0 109 .266 0 4 1 0 2 1 Dan Lanari 1.50 0-0 4 0 0 0/3 0 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 23 .217 1 2 0 0 0 13 Adian Kummet 1.87 6-2 12 8 2 0/3 3 57.2 37 18 12 22 73 8 1 0 206 .180 1 1 0 2 2 35 Josh Hawkins 1.93 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 1 9.1 6 2 2 10 10 0 0 0 34 .176 2 2 0 0 0 25 Josh Retka 2.19 4-1 10 2 0 0/1 0 37.0 42 11 9 4 35 2 2 1 147 .286 0 2 1 2 3 31 Matt Lewis 2.43 4-1 8 5 1 0/2 0 29.2 33 14 8 13 26 3 0 1 114 .289 0 0 0 1 2 34 Peter Burg 3.01 9-0 12 12 1 0/2 0 68.2 65 27 23 26 47 12 0 2 244 .266 2 7 0 3 10 21 Matt Mikel 3.27 1-0 6 1 0 0/1 0 11.0 11 4 4 5 7 1 0 1 42 .262 0 2 0 0 0 12 Garrett Groebner 4.50 0-0 5 0 0 0/1 1 8.0 9 5 4 1 3 0 1 0 34 .265 0 0 0 0 0 37 David Barningham 4.50 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 .190 1 2 0 0 0 5 Steve Gerten 4.91 5-1 9 8 1 0/0 0 40.1 44 28 22 12 30 11 0 1 158 .278 4 8 1 2 3 8 Jeff Adams 5.19 1-2 10 1 0 0/1 2 17.1 19 12 10 7 12 2 0 0 70 .271 4 3 0 0 0 39 Brandon Porten 5.40 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 5.0 4 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 19 .211 0 1 0 1 0 22 Jake Wendland 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 19 Ben Grieger 31.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/1 0 2.0 5 7 7 3 1 0 0 2 10 .500 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 3.09 36-7 43 43 5 8/8 7 326.0 316 145 112 124 279 42 4 9 1237 .255 15 34 3 12 22 Opponents 10.55 7-36 43 43 10 1/0 0 309.2 479 444 363 265 244 128 16 17 1378 .348 37 67 5 31 8

overall fieldinG (min. 1 chance) # Player C PO A E Fld% DPs SBA CSB SB% 30 Kyle Moody 63 60 3 0 1.000 0 4 1 .800 36 Mike Harris 27 26 1 0 1.000 1 - - - 13 Adian Kummet 23 6 17 0 1.000 1 7 4 .636 39 Brandon Porten 7 2 5 0 1.000 1 - - - 31 Matt Lewis 4 1 3 0 1.000 0 2 3 .400 21 Matt Mikel 4 2 2 0 1.000 1 0 1 .000 12 Garrett Groebner 3 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 8 Jeff Adams 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 3 1 .750 28 Eric Schwinghammer 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 1 Dan Lanari 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 44 Paul Kolodge 250 211 37 2 .992 1 18 8 .692 9 Sean Claugherty 380 353 21 6 .984 27 - - - 34 Peter Burg 36 3 32 1 .972 0 3 6 .333 7 Jake Gaub 35 28 6 1 .971 0 4 1 .800 27 Brandon Peterson 22 21 0 1 .955 0 - - - 20 Joe Link 63 57 3 3 .952 3 - - - 40 Brian Marshik 53 34 16 3 .943 4 - - - 11 Chad Peterson 105 36 63 6 .943 11 - - - 23 Kyle Wojtysiak 176 51 114 11 .938 17 - - - 2 Andy Manos 48 14 31 3 .938 4 - - - 17 Brian Peterson 15 13 1 1 .933 0 - - - 25 Josh Retka 25 7 16 2 .920 0 1 1 .500 3 Tom Juberian 42 30 8 4 .905 2 - - - 5 Steve Gerten 77 15 54 8 .896 4 2 1 .667 6 Jordan Sandstrom 5 2 2 1 .800 1 - - - 35 Josh Hawkins 3 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 1.000 Totals 1474 978 442 54 .963 31 23 18 .561 Opponents 1374 929 349 96 .930 24 91 15 .858

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2009 reCord when…Overall 36-7vs. UMAC (Overall) 23-2vs. UMAC (Regular Season) 19-1vs. WIAC 1-1vs. MIAC 1-3vs. Other 11-1Home 14-3Away 10-0Neutral 12-41-Run Games 4-42-Run Games 2-13- or 4-Run Games 3-15+ Run Games 27-1Extra Innings 1-1Shutouts 8-1Monday Games 1-0Tuesday Games 3-0Wednesday Games 2-0Thursday Games 8-2Friday Games 9-2Saturday Games 9-1Sunday Games 4-2Day Games 28-5Night Games (after 5 p.m.) 8-2 Game 1 of Double/Triple Header 11-1Game 2 of Double/Triple Header 11-1Game 3 of Triple Header 2-0CSS more errors 4-3Opponent more errors 26-3Errors are equal 6-1CSS more hits 31-0Opponent more hits 5-7Hits are equal 0-0CSS has more LOB 24-4Opponent has more LOB 8-3Players LOB are equal 4-0CSS pitches more Ks 23-1Opponent pitches more Ks 8-4Strikeouts are equal 5-3CSS hits for more total bases 31-1Opponent hits for more total bases 5-6Total bases are equal 0-0 CSS has more sac bunts (SH) 3-0Opp. has more sac bunts 8-6Sacrifice bunts are equal 25-1 CSS hits more sac flies (SF) 15-4Opponent more sac flies 5-1Sacrifice flies are equal 16-2 CSS takes more walks (BB) 27-5Opponent takes more BB 7-1Walks are equal 2-1CSS has more extra base hits 30-3Opponent more XBH 3-1Extra-base hits are equal 3-3CSS has more runs batted in 34-0Opponent has more RBIs 2-6RBIs are equal 0-1CSS allows more Earned Runs 0-7Opponent allows more ER 36-0Earned runs are equal 0-0CSS allows more unearned runs 4-1Opponent allows more UER 22-2Unearned runs are equal 10-4

CSS turns more double plays 6-1Opponent turns more DP 8-2Double plays are equal 22-3Walk-off Wins * 3 Walk-off Losses 0Comeback Wins 9 Comeback Losses 5*incl. two run-ruled walk-offs

2009 team Game hiGhSBatting At bats: 58 ....................................................... Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Runs scored: 34 ..............................................................Martin Luther (May 2) Hits: 29 ....................................................... Bethany Lutheran (May 8) RBIs: 31 ..............................................................Martin Luther (May 2) Doubles: 13 ....................................................... Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Triples: 2 ................................................................Presentation (Apr. 17) Home runs: 4 ............................................................................Crown (Apr. 4) Total bases: 42 ....................................................... Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Walks: 14 .....................................................................Northland (Apr. 7) Strikeouts: 14 ................................................................... St. Thomas (Mar. 1) Sacrifice bunts: 2 .................................................... Penn State-Behrend (Mar. 9) 2 ................................................................Presentation (Apr. 18) Sacrifice flies: 3 ..............................................................Northwestern (Apr. 23) 3 ........................................................ Bethany Lutheran (May 7) 3 ............................................................... Northwestern (May 8) Stolen bases: 8 ............................................................................Crown (Apr. 4) Hit by pitch: 5 ..............................................................Hiram College (Mar. 8) 5 ..............................................................Oswego State (Mar. 12) Caught stealing: 2 ............................................................................Crown (Apr. 4) 2 ..................................................Presentation College (Apr. 18) 2 .................................................................... St. Thomas (May 3) Runners LOB: 17 .............................................................Oswego State (Mar. 12) Hit into DP: 3 ...........................................................Manhattanville (Mar. 10)Fielding Putouts: 33 ...................................................St. Norbert College (May 14) Assists: 17 ................................................................Mount Marty (Feb. 8) Errors: 5 ........................................................ Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Passed balls: 2 ............................................................Wis.-La Crosse (Feb. 24) Double Plays: 3 ..............................................................Oswego State (Mar. 12) 3 ...................................................................Centenary (Mar. 14) 3 ..............................................................Northwestern (Apr. 23)Pitching Innings pitched: 11.0 ............................................................... St. Norbert (May 14) Strikeouts: 14 ................................................................Mount Marty (Feb. 8) 14 ..................................................................Centenary (Mar. 14) Hits allowed: 2 ............................................................................Crown (Apr. 4) 2 ................................................................... Northland (Apr. 22) Wild pitches: 2 ...........................................................Manhattanville (Mar. 10) 2 ........................................................ Bethany Lutheran (May 7) Hit batters: 3 ............................................................Wis.-La Crosse (Feb. 24) 3 ..............................................................Hiram College (Mar. 8) 3 ............................................................... Northwestern (May 7)2009 individual Game hiGhSBatting At bats: 8 ........................Chad Peterson vs. Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Runs scored: 5 ...............................Brian Marshik vs. Martin Luther (May 2) 5 .....................Sean Claugherty vs. Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Hits: 4 ............................................................................. (11 occasions) RBIs: 7 .......................... Paul Kolodge vs. Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Doubles: 3 .......................... Paul Kolodge vs. Bethany Lutheran (May 8) Triples: 1 ............................................................................. (16 occasions) Home runs: 2 ...................................................Josh Retka vs. Crown (Apr. 4) Total bases: 8 .................Sean Claugherty vs. Penn State-Behrend (Mar. 9) 8 ...................................................Josh Retka vs. Crown (Apr. 4) Walks: 4 ..............................Chad Peterson vs. Oswego State (Mar. 12) 4 .....................Sean Claugherty vs. Bethany Lutheran (May 7) Strikeouts: 3 .............................................................................(six occasions) Sacrifice bunts: 1 ......................................................................... (eight occasions) Sacrifice flies: 2 ............................................Chad Peterson vs. Crown (Apr. 4) 2 ..................................... Jake Gaub vs. Northwestern (Apr. 23) Stolen bases: 3 ................................... Joe Link vs. Bethany Lutheran (Apr. 9) Hit by pitch: 2 ............................. Kyle Wojtysiak vs. Oswego State (Mar. 12) 2 ..................................... Jake Gaub vs. Minn.-Morris (Apr. 10) 2 ..................................Steve Gerten vs. Martin Luther (May 1) Caught stealing: 1 ............................................................................. (15 occasions) Runners LOB: 6 ........................................................................... (five occasions)Fielding Putouts: 16 ............................ Sean Claugherty vs. Mount Marty (Feb. 8) 16 ......................... Sean Claugherty vs. Northwestern (Apr. 23) Assists: 7 ............................... Kyle Wojtysiak vs. Presentation (Apr. 18) Errors: 2 .........................................................................(three occasions) Passed balls: 2 ..............................Paul Kolodge vs. Wis.-La Crosse (Feb. 24)Pitching Innings pitched: 7.1 ...............................Adian Kummet vs. St. Thomas (May 14) Strikeouts: 14 ................................ Adian Kummet vs. Centenary (Mar. 14) Wild pitches: 2 ................................. Jeff Adams vs. Manhattanville (Mar. 10) Hit batters: 3 ...............................................Steve Gerten vs. Hiram (Mar. 8)

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Offensive Leaders

Batting Average B. Marshik .431S. Claugherty .393B. Peterson .393Slugging Percentage B. Marshik .603S. Claugherty .593P. Kolodge .559On-Base Percentage B. Marshik .595S. Claugherty .545B. Peterson .489Hits S. Claugherty 53P. Kolodge 51B. Marshik 50Runs Scored S. Claugherty 52B. Marshik 46K. Wojtysiak 42Runs Batted In P. Kolodge 54S. Claugherty 38C. Peterson 32Doubles S. Claugherty 16B. Marshik 15P. Kolodge 15Triples T. Juberian 3J. Gaub 3S. Gerten 2Home Runs P. Kolodge 4S. Claugherty 3J. Retka 2Walks S. Claugherty 44B. Marshik 38K. Wojtysiak 25J. Link 25Stolen Bases J. Link 26B. Marshik 12S. Claugherty 10Steal Attempts J. Link 28B. Marshik 14T. Juberian 11Strikeouts K. Wojtysiak 24P. Kolodge 22(four tied) 20Plate Appearances S. Claugherty 187K. Wojtysiak 173B. Marshik 163

Pitching LeadersStarts P. Burg 12S. Gerten 8A. Kummet 8Appearances A. Kummet 12P. Burg 12J. Retka 10J. Adams 10Innings Pitched P. Burg 68.2A. Kummet 57.2S. Gerten 40.1ERA J. Gaub 0.93A. Kummet 1.87J. Hawkins 1.93WHIP A. Kummet 1.04D. Lanari 1.17J. Retka 1.24Opposing Batting Avg. J. Hawkins .176A. Kummet .180M. Mikel .262Wins P. Burg 9A. Kummet 6J. Gaub 5S. Gerten 5Strikeouts (Total) A. Kummet 73P. Burg 47J. Retka 35Strikeouts (Looking) A. Kummet 23P. Burg 20J. Retka 11

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Chances S. Claugherty 380P. Kolodge 250K. Wojtysiak 176Putouts S. Claugherty 353P. Kolodge 211K. Moody 60Assists K. Wojtysiak 114C. Peterson 63S. Gerten 54Errors K. Wojtysiak 11S. Gerten 8S. Claugherty 6Double Plays S. Claugherty 27K. Wojtysiak 17C. Peterson 11

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UPPER MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

Bethany Lutheran College Location: Mankato, Minn. President: Dr. Dan Bruss

Athletics Director: Karl Fager Web Site: blc.edu/athletics

College of St. Scholastica

Location: Duluth, Minn. President: Dr. Larry Goodwin Athletics Director: Don Olson

Web Site: csssaints.com

Crown College Location: St. Bonifacius, Minn.

President: Dr. Rick Mann Athletics Director: Josh Dunwoody

Web Site: stormathletics.com

Martin Luther College Location: New Ulm, Minn.

President: Rev. Mark Zarling Athletics Director: James Unke

Web Site: mlc-wels.edu/athletics

Northland College Location: Ashland, Wis.

President: Dr. James Peterson Athletics Director: Steve Wammer

Web Site: northlandcollegesports.com

Northwestern College Location: St. Paul, Minn.

President: Dr. Alan Cureton Athletics Director: Dr. Matt Hill

Web Site: nwceagles.com

Presentation College Location: Aberdeen, S.D.

President: Dr. Lorraine Hale Athletics Director: Rick Kline

Web Site: presentation.edu/saints

University of Minnesota, Morris Location: Morris, Minn.

Chancellor: Dr. Jacqueline Johnson Athletics Director: Mark FohlWeb Site: ummcougars.org

Commissioner Corey Borchardt

651.286.7470 | cpborchardt@nwc.edu

Sports Information Director Greg Johnson

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The Jerome Kruse Memorial Award was created in honor of Mr. Jerome Kruse, the long-time athletic director of Northwestern (Wis.) College and later Martin Luther College. Mr. Kruse’s life ended early, and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) created the award to honor his dedication to the conference and its student-athletes. The annual award travels to the college that earns the most points, accumulated by the place-finishes of the college’s athletic teams in the final standings of the 16 conference-sponsored sports. In 2006 and 2007, St. Scholastica won back-to-back Kruse Awards, their first outright victory since 1998 and first overall since 2000. The Saints won eight regular season conference titles in 2006 and nine in ’07 to claim their second straight title. In 2008, the Saints fell just eight points short of their third straight Kruse Award while getting beat out by perennial contender Northwestern College.The 2009 school year saw the Saints claim ten of the 16 regular season conference championships – including all six of the Spring sports – but they were still edged out by Northwestern by just one half of a point. Northwestern was propelled to victory thanks to regular season championships in Volleyball, Football, and Women’s Golf and seven second-place finishes.The second-straight near-victory by the Saints is even more remarkable given the fact that CSS does not yet field teams in men’s or women’s golf, compromising the points formula. CSS will look for continued success in men’s and women’s soccer, women’s cross country, volleyball, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, baseball, and softball – all of which won their regular season championship in 2008-09 as well as the emergence football and women’s basketball teams as they look for their sixth Jerome Kruse Award in 2010.

UMAC All-Sports Trophy: The Jerome Kruse Award

1996-97 St. Scholastica1997-98 St. Scholastica1998-99 Martin Luther1999-00 St. Scholastica & Northwestern (Tie)2000-01 Northwestern2001-02 Northwestern2002-03 Martin Luther (85 pts.) 2nd – Northwestern (80)2003-04 Northwestern (87.5) 2nd – St. Scholastica (85)2004-05 Northwestern (95) 2nd – St. Scholastica (93.5)2005-06 St. Scholastica (75.5) 2nd – Northwestern (74.5)2006-07 St. Scholastica (74) 2nd – Northwestern (65.5)2007-08 Northwestern (82) 2nd – St. Scholastica (74)2008-09 Northwestern (81) 2nd – St. Scholastica (80.5)

2009 All-uMAc FirSt teAM Name (Yr.-Pos.) SchoolPeter Burg (Sr.-P) St. ScholasticaSean Claugherty (Jr.-1B) St. ScholasticaErik Dahl (Jr.-C) NorthwesternWade Dollerschell (Sr.-1B) Bethany LutheranAshton Dorris (Jr.-P) Bethany LutheranSteve Gerten (Jr.-3B/P) St. ScholasticaDan Halstensgard (Jr.-IF) NorthwesternNick Johnson (Jr.-Util.) Bethany LutheranPaul Kolodge (Jr.-C) St. ScholasticaJared Koopman (Sr.-OF) PresentationAdian Kummet (Sr.-P) St. ScholasticaBrian Marshik (So.-OF) St. ScholasticaRyan Nelson (Jr.-OF) NorthwesternZac Pudlo (Sr.-P/3B) Martin LutherJustin Schwecke (Jr.-P/OF) Bethany LutheranTrent Sonnicksen (So.-SS) Bethany LutheranChris Steiner (Sr.-SS) NorthlandBryce Szymanski (Jr.-OF) NorthlandKyle Wojtysiak (Sr.-SS) St. Scholastica

2009 All-uMAc honorAble MentionName (Yr.-Pos.) SchoolJosh Cunningham (Jr.-C) PresentationTravis Fisher (Fr.-P/OF) Bethany LutheranDan Folie (Sr.-3B) Minn.-MorrisJake Gaub (Sr.-P/OF) St. ScholasticaMichael Greibrok (Jr.-P) Bethany LutheranGreg Holzhueter (So.-SS) Martin LutherB.J. Leach (Fr.-Util.) NorthlandNick Lee (Sr.-DH) St. ScholasticaJoe Link (So.-OF) St. ScholasticaTyler Morgan (So.-C) Martin LutherBrandon Peterson (Fr.-OF) St. ScholasticaChad Peterson (So.-2B) St. ScholasticaMatt Peterson (Jr.-SS) Minn.-MorrisJosh Retka (So.-P/3B) St. ScholasticaTyler Sage (Sr.-OF) NorthwesternJake Scott (Sr.-2B) Martin Luther

Player of the Year: Justin Schwecke, Bethany LutheranPitcher of the Year: Ashton Dorris, Bethany Lutheran

Rookie of the Year: B.J. Leach, NorthlandCoach of the Year: Tim Anderson, Tom Berrisford, Corey Kemp, Justin Harriman, Joe

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Offensive (min. 75 AB)Batting Avg.1. Steiner (NC) .4702. Schwecke (BLC) .4563. Tanneberg (NC) .4434. Marshik (CSS) .4315. Koopman (PC) .411Slugging %1. Dahl (NC) .7432. Szymanski (NC) .7363. Schwecke (BLC) .7254. J. Cunningham (PC) .6845. Morgan (MLC) .673On-Base Percentage1. Marshik (CSS) .5952. Tanneberg (NC) .5823. Claugherty (CSS) .5514. Szymanski (NC) .5485. Koopman (PC) .547Hits1. Schwecke (BLC) 682. D. Halstensgard (NWC) 643. Nelson (NWC) 624. Sonnicksen (BLC) 605. Long (NWC) 55Runs Scored1. Schwecke (BLC) 582. Herd (BLC) 533. Claugherty (CSS) 524. Marshik (CSS) 464. Long (NWC) 46

2009 umaC PoStSeaSon tournamentThurs.-Fri, May 7-8 | Wade Stadium, Duluth, Minn.

Opening RoundNo. 2 Bethany Lutheran def. No. 3 Presentation, 12-10No. 1 St. Scholastica def. No. 4 Northwestern, 12-2 (7)

Elimination GameNorthwestern def. Presentation, 8-5

Semifinal RoundBethany Lutheran def. St. Scholastica, 10-9 (10)

Elimination GameSt. Scholastica def. Northwestern, 12-2 (7)

Championship GameSt. Scholastica def. Bethany Lutheran, 30-4St. Scholastica def. Bethany Lutheran, 14-9

St. Scholastica wins 13th consecutive UMAC Postseason Tournament Title.

2009 final umaC StandinGS

# Team UMAC Overall 1. St. Scholastica * 19-1 35-4 2. Bethany Lutheran 17-3 29-10 3. Presentation 11-9 16-17 4. Northwestern 10-11 18-23 5. Martin Luther 8-11 12-25 6. Northland 8-12 13-20 7. Minn.-Morris 5-15 9-29 8. Crown 2-18 6-24* - Postseason Champion

2009 PreSeaSon CoaCheS’ Poll

# Team Points 2008 Record/Finish 1. St. Scholastica * (7) 49 35-6 (17-1 UMAC)/1st 2. Bethany Lutheran (1) 42 22-14 (12-6)/2nd 3. Northwestern 31 11-24 (8-11)/6th 4. Northland 28 12-15 (9-6)/3rd 5. Martin Luther 27 11-15 (9-10)/4th 6. Presentation 23 12-20 (7-8)/5th 7. Minn.-Morris 15 10-22 (5-13)/7th 8. Crown 7 5-26 (4-16)/8th(#) - First Place Votes | * 2008 Regular Season & Postseason Tour. Champion

Runs Batted In1. Schwecke (BLC) 622. Kolodge (CSS) 563. Dahl (NWC) 494. Johnson (BLC) 475. Steiner (NC) 45Home Runs1. Dahl (NWC) 122. J. Cunningham (PC) 72. Szymanski (NC) 72. Mick (NWC) 75. Fisher (BLC) 55.Johnson (BLC) 5Total Bases1. Schwecke (BLC) 1082. Dahl (NWC) 1043. Nelson (NWC) 894. Kolodge (CSS) 835. Johnson (BLC) 82Walks1. Claugherty (CSS) 442. Marshik (CSS) 383. J. Cunningham (PC) 303. Moore (NC) 30 5. Szymanski (NC) 275. Tanneberg (NC) 27Stolen Bases1. Link (CSS) 262. Koopman (PC) 223. Schwecke (BLC) 204. Long (NWC) 17 4. Sage (NWC) 17

Defensive (min. 100 fielding chances)Fielding Percentage1. Kolodge (CSS) .9922. J. Cunningham (PC) .9873. Claugherty (CSS) .9843. Gurgel (MLC) .9843. Krause (MLC) .984Putouts1. Claugherty (CSS) 3532. Dahl (NWC) 2513. D. Halstensgard (NWC) 2424. Kolodge (CSS) 2115. Spiegel (NC) 202Assists1. Wojtysiak (CSS) 114 2. Steiner (NC) 1043. Garrard (CC) 874. Sharp (NWC) 84 4. Olson (UMM) 84Double Plays Turned1. Claugherty (CSS) 272. Sudbeck (PC) 212. Sharp (NWC) 214. Dahl (NWC) 205. Spiegel (NC) 195. Babcock (PC) 19Pitching (min. 30 ip)Earned Run Average1. Kummet (CSS) 1.872. Retka (CSS) 2.193. Burg (CSS) 3.014. Dorris (BLC) 3.065. Pudlo (MLC) 4.13Batting Avg. Against1. Meredith (NWC) .1792. Kummet (CSS) .1803. Dorris (BLC) .2234. Swanson (NWC) .2585. Burg (CSS) .266

Innings Pitched1. Dorris (BLC) 70.21. Leach (NWC) 70.23. Patnode (CC) 64.14. Szymanski (NC) 61.25. Greibrok (BLC) 60.2Strikeouts1. Dorris (BLC) 842. Kummet (CSS) 733. Pudlo (MLC) 664. Mullet (CC) 485. Burg (CSS) 47Wins1. Burg (CSS) 92. Dorris (BLC) 83. Greibrok (BLC) 63. Kummet (CSS) 65. Schroeder (BLC) 55. Gerten (CSS) 5Appearances1. Schroeder (BLC) 172. Sudbeck (PC) 163. M. Halstensgard (NWC) 153. Leach (NC) 155. Dorris (BLC) 135. Stokes (NWC) 13Starts1. Dorris (BLC) 132. Burg (CSS) 123. Greibrok (BLC) 114. Arvold (UMM) 105. Pickrel (PC) 95. Leach (NC) 9

StatiStiCal leaderS - toP five

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Top Row, L to R: Corey Kemp, Dan Birkholz, Greg Young, Josh Wettlaufer, Kevin KuklisMiddle Row, L to R: Leland Swenson, Brett Nyquist, Jeff Lahti, Chris LePine, Nick Bjerken

Bottom Row, L to R: Joe Wicklund, Adian Kummet, Mark Moriarty, Keith Ritsche

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On June 11, 2009, with the 929th overall pick in the Major League Base-ball Draft, the Cincinnati Reds selected Saints pitcher Adian Kummet (‘09). Kummet became the second ever Saint to be drafted and third to

sign a contract with a Major League Baseball organization.In his first season with the Reds Rookie Pioneer League team, the Bill-ings Mustangs, Kummet pitched to a 1-2 record with a 4.31 ERA and three saves. He also struck out 25 batters in 31.1 innings, while throw-

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15 yearS of exCellenCe...(Saints Records since 1995)

Situation Wins Losses Win%At home... 139 21 .869 On the road... 167 76 .687At a neutral site... 176 49 .783At HHH Metrodome... 42 19 .689vs. NCAA Div.-I... 0 10 .000vs. NCAA Div.-II... 68 26 .723vs. NCAA Div.-III... 297 73 .803vs. NAIA... 119 40 .748vs. UMAC... 186 15 .925vs. Big Ten... 0 6 .000vs. Big XII... 0 4 .000vs. Northern Sun... 22 8 .733vs. MIAC... 42 25 .627vs. Nationally-ranked teams... 53 50 .515In day games... 384 111 .776 In night games... 96 32 .750In extra inning games... 27 11 .711In one-run games... 57 26 .687In February... 18 10 .649In March... 159 55 .743In April... 204 39 .860In May... 99 39 .717In postseason... 56 26 .683Comeback Wins... 117Wins in last at-bat... 51

Through the Years...Thirteen Consecutive UMAC Championships1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Five NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament Appearances1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Seven NAIA Regional Tournament Appearances1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004One NAIA Regional Tournament Championship2000

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Percentage(Minimum 5 seasons as an NCAA Division-III member)

# Institution Seasons Wins Losses Ties Win% 1. St. Scholastica 10 367 83 2 .814 2. Wooster 10 372 98 0 .791 3. Cortland State 10 362 102 1 .778 4. Johns Hopkins 10 335 96 2 .776 5. Salisbury 10 338 103 7 .762 6. Carthage 10 344 109 1 .759 7. Chapman 10 350 114 1 .754 8. St. Thomas (Minn.) 10 338 111 1 .752 9. Eastern Conn. State 10 358 122 2 .745 10. Marietta 10 358 124 3 .741

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# Institution Seasons Wins Losses Ties Win% 1. Wooster 10 372 98 0 .791 2. St. Scholastica 10 367 83 2 .814 3. Cortland State 10 362 102 1 .778 4. Eastern Conn. State 10 358 122 2 .745 Maretta 10 358 124 3 .741 6. Chapman 10 350 114 1 .754 7. Carthage 10 344 109 1 .759 8. Salisbury 10 338 111 1 .752 9. St. Thomas (Minn.) 10 338 111 1 .752 10. Johns Hopkins 10 335 96 2 .776

CoaChinG reCordS Year Coach Season Career Win% 1987 Jim Stukel 3-15 1988 Jim Stukel 11-8 1989 Jim Stukel 7-17 1990 Jim Stukel 9-11 1991 Jim Stukel ..................... 4-16 ..............34-67 ......... .337 1992 John Baggs 11-17 1993 John Baggs 16-19 1994 John Baggs 18-20 1995 John Baggs 26-14 1996 John Baggs 33-10 1997 John Baggs 33-13 1998 John Baggs 28-16 1999 John Baggs 35-12 2000 John Baggs 41-11 2001 John Baggs 34-10 2002 John Baggs 35-12 2003 John Baggs 35-10 2004 John Baggs 42-6 2005 John Baggs 36-7 2006 John Baggs 37-6 2007 John Baggs 36-8 2008 John Baggs 35-6 2009 John Baggs ................. 36-7 ............... 567-204 .......735 23-Season Program Total 601-271 .689

Mark Moriarty ’07 holds the CSS single-game record for strikeouts, is 2nd in career strikeouts and 4th in career wins.

Chad Avikainen ’95 is a Saints baseball Hall of Fame inductee with a pair of no-hitters on

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.445 2006 .372 2000 .366 2004 .363 2001 .352 2007moSt runS SCored

540 2000 485 2004 479 2009 468 2007 433 2005home runS

52 2004 45 1999 44 2008 42 1998 38 2000Stolen BaSeS

142 2001 137 2000 109 1998 103 1997 102 2004BeSt win PerCentaGe

.875 2004 .860 2006 .854 2008 .837 2009 .837 2005fieldinG PerCentaGe

.965 1999 .964 2007 .963 2009 .962 2008 .961 2000earned run averaGe

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Jay Finnerty 5 Viterbo 1995 Ben Sickler 5 Northwestern 1996 Jeff Burton 5 Concordia-St. Paul 1997 Chris LePine 5 Martin Luther 1997 Tom Berrisford 5 Mount Senario 1999 Leland Swenson 5 Northwood University 2000 Kyle Tomaich 5 Northwestern 2001 Josh Wettlaufer 5 Northland College 2002 Josh Wettlaufer 5 Presentation 2004 Tom Simonson 5 UW-Stout 2004 Kyle Wojtysiak 5 Crown College 2008home runS

Marc Dugas 3 Mount Senario 1996 Daryl Fuchihara 3 Northwestern 2005runS SCored

Aaron Homolka 5 Concordia-St. Paul 1997 Chris LePine 5 Martin Luther 1997 Brandon Swartz 5 Presentation 2004 Tom Simonson 5 Becker College 2005rBiS

Ben Sickler 8 St. Cloud State 1997 Derek Bilben 8 Briar Cliff College 2000 Greg Young 8 Crown College 2002 Daryl Fuchihara 8 Northwestern 2005StriKeoutS (PitChinG) Mark Moriarty 16 Northwestern 2006 Ben Sickler 15 Lebanon Valley 1996 Adian Kummet 14 Centenary College 2009 Jake Eiler 14 Northland College 2004 Joe Wicklund 14 Lakeland 1999no hitterS

Chad Avikainen - Marian @ Metrodome 1994 Chad Avikainen - Northwestern @ Metrodome 1995 Ben Sickler - Mount Saint Claire 1995 Brett Nyquist - St. Thomas @ Metrodome 2001 Five Pitchers* - Crown College 2007*Chad Weiss (1 ip), Jake Gaub (2 ip), Steve Gerten (2 ip), Dan Lanari (1 ip), Keith Ritsche (1 ip)

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earned run averaGe Eric Hagen 2004-07 1.51Chad Weiss 2004-07 1.77Adian Kummet 2006-09 1.86Brett Nyquist 2000-02 2.06Dan Birkholz 1999-02 2.15Corey Kemp 1998-02 2.15Dave Schlangen 1999-00 2.38Ben Sickler 1994-97 2.41Kevin Kuklis 1999-00 2.42Nick Bjerken 2000-03 2.49Ben Grams 2005-06 2.67DJ Lahti 2002-05 2.68Chad Avikainen 1993-95 2.70Grant Schara 2001-04 2.78Jake Eiler 2002-05 2.80

StriKeoutS Corey Kemp 1998-01 258 Mark Moriarty 2004-07 257Ben Sickler 1994-97 256Jake Eiler 2002-05 238Adian Kummet 2006-09 215Brett Nyquist 2000-02 177Chad Avikainen 1993-95 160Keith Ritsche 2004-07 146Grant Schara 2001-04 145Joe Wicklund 1997-00 144Nick Bjerken 2000-03 141Smokey McLeod 1994-97 127Josh Lamppa 1997-00 118Steve Juenemann 1990-93 117Dan Birkholz 1999-02 117

aPPearanCeS Mark Moriarty 2004-07 52Corey Kemp 1998-01 51Adian Kummet 2006-09 50Keith Ritsche 2004-07 44Dan Birkholz 1999-02 44Joe Wicklund 1997-00 42Mark Erickson 2004-07 36Joe Calaguire 2002-05 36Nick Bjerken 2000-03 35Jake Eiler 2002-05 35Steve Juenemann 1990-93 35Brett Nyquist 2000-02 35Ben Sickler 1994-97 34Ryan Bruns 2002-05 33Keith Ritsche 2004-07 34

rBiS Justin Harriman 1997-00 178Greg Young 1999-02 176Leland Swenson 1997-00 166Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 152Derek Bilben 1998-00 152Chris LePine 1997-00 139Ben Sickler 1994-97 129Tom Simonson 2002-05 127Stuart Essex 2001-04 125Jeff Lahti 1996-99 121

SluGGinG PerCentaGe Greg Young 1999-02 .767Brad Tullberg 1989-92 .669Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 .667Derek Bilben 1998-00 .666Sean Claugherty 2007 - .657Ben Sickler 1994-97 .651Blake Eller 2005-08 .639Daryl Fuchihara 2004-07 .612Justin Harriman 1997-00 .609Kevin Kuklinski 1997-00 .594

Stolen BaSeS Josh Wettlaufer 2001-04 101Chris LePine 1997-00 96Greg Young 1999-02 82Jeff Burton 1994-97 80Chad Weiss 2004-07 74Blake Eller 2005-08 72Marc Dugas 1996-98 59Luke Olin 2003-06 51Ben Sickler 1994-97 48Scott Turner 1991-94 48Jeff Lahti 1996-99 42

Career piTChingwinS Corey Kemp 1998-01 29Adian Kummet 2006-09 24Jake Eiler 2002-05 24Mark Moriarty 2004-07 23Keith Ritsche 2004-07 23Nick Bjerken 2000-03 22Ben Sickler 1994-97 20Peter Burg 2008-09 19Josh Lamppa 1997-00 18Grant Schara 2001-04 17Joe Wicklund 1997-00 16Brett Nyquist 2000-02 16 Ryan Bruns 2002-05 15Smokey McLeod 1994-97 15Chad Avikainen 1993-95 13

inninGS PitChed Corey Kemp 1998-01 233Steve Juenemann 1990-93 200Adian Kummet 2006-09 198Ben Sickler 1994-97 197Jake Eiler 2002-05 190 Mark Moriarty 2004-07 190Nick Bjerken 2000-03 188Smokey McLeod 1994-97 180Joe Wicklund 1997-00 173Dennis Walkowiak 1991-94 164Keith Ritsche 2004-07 160Brett Nyquist 2000-02 159Steve Lahti 1993-96 158Josh Lamppa 1997-00 158Grant Schara 2001-04 142

Career baTTingBaSe hitS Chris LePine 1997-00 245Justin Harriman 1997-00 243Josh Wettlaufer 2001-04 240Leland Swenson 1997-00 225Aaron Homolka 1995-98 199Greg Young 1999-02 197Ben Sickler 1994-97 192Tom Simonson 2002-05 183Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 180Jeff Lahti 1996-99 178Marc Dugas 1996-98 171Nick Bjerken 2000-03 166Kyle Tomaich 2000-03 161Stuart Essex 2001-04 161Derek Bilben 1998-00 157

runS SCored Josh Wettlaufer 2001-04 253Chris LePine 1997-00 227Greg Young 1999-02 180Leland Swenson 1997-00 173Jeff Burton 1994-97 169Chad Weiss 2004-07 166Tom Simonson 2002-05 153Blake Eller 2005-08 151Aaron Homolka 1995-98 148Ben Sickler 1994-97 147Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 144Luke Olin 2003-06 141Sean Claugherty 2007 - 138Jeff Lahti 1996-99 135Brandon Swartz 2004-07 125

home runS Derek Bilben 1998-00 34Greg Young 1999-00 24Justin Harriman 1997-00 23Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 19Ben Sickler 1994-97 16Marc Dugas 1996-98 16Sean Claugherty 2007 - 15Josh Wettlaufer 2001-04 15Daryl Fuchihara 2004-07 14

douBleS Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 60Justin Harriman 1997-00 56Chris LePine 1997-00 54Ben Sickler 1994-97 50Stuart Essex 2001-04 43Sean Claugherty 2007- 42Aaron Homolka 1995-98 42Brandon Swartz 2004-07 41Leland Swenson 1997-00 40Tom Simonson 2002-05 36

BattinG averaGe Greg Young 1999-02 .455Blake Eller 2005-08 .418Josh Wettlaufer 2001-04 .408Sean Claugherty 2007- .397Leland Swenson 1997-00 .399Ben Sickler 1994-97 .396Justin Harriman 1997-00 .393Brad Tullberg 1989-92 .388Kevin Kuklinski 1997-00 .387Steve Kraushaar 2005-08 .386

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SeaSon baTTingBaSe hitS Leland Swenson 83 2000Chris LePine 83 2000Josh Wettlaufer 81 2004Justin Harriman 78 2000Greg Young 73 2002Greg Young 72 2001Kyle Tomaich 65 2003Chris LePine 65 1998Kevin Kuklinski 65 1999Ben Sickler 63 1997Marc Dugas 63 1998 Blake Eller 63 2007Sean Claugherty 63 2008Justin Harriman 62 1999Tom Simonson 62 2004

runS SCored Chris LePine 80 2000Josh Wettlaufer 77 2004Josh Wettlaufer 72 2001Blake Eller 67 2007Greg Young 64 2001Leland Swenson 61 2000Greg Young 61 2000Chris LePine 60 1999Blake Eller 56 2008Tom Simonson 54 2004Chad Weiss 52 2007Josh Wettlaufer 52 2003Josh Wettlaufer 52 2002Luke Olin 51 2006Chris LePine 51 1998Marc Dugas 50 1996

rBiS Leland Swenson 77 2000Greg Young 69 2001Justin Harriman 66 2000Greg Young 59 2002Blake Eller 58 2007Derek Bilben 57 2000Steve Kraushaar 55 2007Kyle Tomaich 52 2003Derek Bilben 52 1998Josh Wettlaufer 52 2004Jeff Lahti 50 1999Steve Kraushaar 50 2008Kevin Kuklinski 48 1999Kevin Ritsche 48 2004Tom Simonson 47 2004D.J. Lahti 47 2004

BattinG averaGe Greg Young .474 2001Greg Young .465 2002Leland Swenson .464 2000Josh Wettlaufer .463 2004Ben Sickler .451 1997Josh Wettlaufer .455 2003Sean Claugherty .447 2008Greg Young .444 2000Blake Eller .443 2008Ben Sickler .437 1996Chris LePine .432 2000Justin Harriman .431 2000Blake Eller .429 2007Nick Bjerken .426 2002Tom Simonson .425 2004

SluGGinG PerCentaGe Ben Sickler .892 1997Greg Young .834 2002Sean Claugherty .830 2008Greg Young .829 2001Blake Eller .769 2007Derek Bilben .752 1998Blake Eller .748 2007Josh Wettlaufer .743 2004Steve Kraushaar .736 2008Luke Olin .732 2006Ben Sickler .722 1996Leland Swenson .709 2000Kevin Kuklinski .699 1999Tom Simonson .699 2004Justin Harriman .696 2000Kevin Ritsche .688 2004home runS Derek Bilben 16 1998Greg Young 13 2002Josh Wettlaufer 10 2004Sean Claugherty 10 2008Steve Kraushaar 10 2008Derek Bilben 9 1999Derek Bilben 9 2000Greg Young 9 2001Justin Harriman 8 2000Marc Dugas 8 1998Kevin Ritsche 8 2004Stolen BaSeS Greg Young 40 2001Josh Wettlaufer 39 2001Chris LePine 32 2000Josh Wettlaufer 30 2004Blake Eller 29 2008Marc Dugas 28 1996Greg Young 28 2000Leland Swenson 27 2000Blake Eller 26 2007Chad Weiss 26 2007

SeaSon piTChingearned run averaGe (min. 40 iP) Brett Nyquist 1.09 2002Jake Eiler 1.51 2005Corey Kemp 1.56 1999Dan Birkholz 1.56 2002Adian Kummet 1.58 2007Steve Gerten 1.64 2008Ben Sickler 1.66 1996Grant Schara 1.78 2004Dave Schlangen 1.81 1999Mark Moriarty 1.83 2006Adian Kummet 1.87 2009Corey Kemp 1.88 2001Kevin Kuklis 1.93 1999Brett Nyquist 1.98 2001Nick Bjerken 2.07 2003winS Ben Sickler 11 1996Corey Kemp 11 2000Nick Bjerken 10 2003Peter Burg 10 2008Peter Burg 9 2009Mark Moriarty 9 2006Jake Eiler 9 2005Jake Eiler 9 2004Grant Schara 9 2004Dave Schlangen 9 1999Brett Nyquist 9 2002StriKeoutS Ben Sickler 113 1996Mark Moriarty 105 2006Jake Eiler 93 2005Dave Schlangen 86 1999Jake Eiler 84 2004Brett Nyquist 83 2002Ben Sickler 78 1995Grant Schara 78 2004Adian Kummet 73 2009Corey Kemp 73 2000inninGS PitChed Dave Schlangen 93 1999Ben Sickler 80 1996Jake Eiler 77 2005Corey Kemp 76 2000Mark Moriarty 73 2006Peter Burg 73 2008Brett Nyquist 71 2002Nick Bjerken 71 2003Grant Schara 70 2004Kevin Kuklis 69 1999Steve Juenemann 69 1992aPPearanCeS Dan Birkholz 15 2000Dave Schlangen 14 1999Kevin Kuklis 14 1999, 2000Corey Kemp 14 1999Corey Kemp 14 2000Mark Moriarty 14 2005Seven tied* 13 **Adam Barta (1999); Dan Birkholz (2002); Joe Calaguire (2005); Mark Erickson (2007); Adian Kummet (twice - 2007, 2006); Mark Moriarty (twice - 2007, 2006); Ben Sickler (1996)

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1992 All-District 1st Team: Brad TullbergAll-District 2nd Team: Steve Juenemann, John GieferAll-District Honorable Mention: Tim AndersonAcademic All-American: Tim Anderson

1993 All-District 1st Team: Scott Turner, Troy TrachselAll-District 2nd Team: Chad Avikainen, John Giefer, Joe Pearson

1994 All-District 1st Team: Scott Turner, Ben Sickler, Chad Avikainen

1995 All-Region 1st Team: Ben Sickler, Steve LahtiAll-Region 2nd Team: Aaron Homolka, Jeff Burton, Chad Avikainen

1996 All-American: Ben SicklerMidwest All-Region: Ben Sickler, Marc Dugas, Aaron HomolkaAcademic All-American: Aaron Homolka

1997 All-American: Ben SicklerMSC NCSS Division III Athlete of the Year: Ben SicklerMidwest All-Region: Ben Sickler, Smokey McLeod, Justin Harriman, Marc Dugas, Aaron Homolka, Joe WicklundAll-UMAC 1st Team: Ben Sickler, Marc Dugas, Joe Wicklund, Smokey McLeod, Leland Swenson, Aaron Homolka, Justin Harriman, Jeff BurtonAll-UMAC Honorable Mention: Chris LePineAcademic All-American: Aaron Homolka, Brad Beranek

1998 NCAA Midwest All-Region: Chris LePine, Derek BilbenAll-UMAC 1st Team: Chris LePine, Derek Bilben, Justin Harriman, Jeff Lahti, Josh Lamppa, Corey Kemp, Leland Swenson, Aaron Homolka, Marc DugasAll-UMAC Honorable Mention: Joe Wicklund, Tom HoldenAcademic All-American: Tom Holden, Aaron Homolka, Joe Wicklund, Derek Bilben, Nathan Ahlberg

1999 NCAA Division III All-American: Leland SwensonNCAA Midwest All-Region 1st Team: Leland Swenson, Justin Harriman, Dave SchlangenNCAA Midwest All-Region 2nd Team: Kevin Kuklinski, Jeff LahtiNCAA Midwest All-Region All-Tournament: Justin Harriman, Corey Kemp, Jeff Lahti, Chris LePineUMAC Player of the Year: Kevin KuklinskiUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Dave SchlangenAll-UMAC 1st Team: Kevin Kuklinski, Jeff Lahti, Leland Swenson, Derek Bilben, Justin Harriman, Joey Wood, Dave Schlangen, Josh LamppaAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Kevin Kuklis, Corey Kemp, Chris LePineAcademic All-American: Dave Schlangen, Joe Wicklund, Nathan Ahlberg, Derek Bilben

2000 NAIA All-American 1st Team: Justin HarrimanNAIA All-American 2nd Team: Leland SwensonNAIA All-American Honorable Mention: Chris LePine, Corey KempNAIA Region 3 Player of the Year: Leland SwensonNAIA All-Region 1st Team: Leland Swenson, Justin Harriman, Chris LePine, Corey KempNAIA All-Region 2nd Team: Greg YoungUMAC Player of the Year: Leland SwensonUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Corey KempUMAC Rookie of the Year: Nick BjerkenAll-UMAC 1st Team: Leland Swenson, Justin Harriman, Corey Kemp, Greg Young, Chris LePine, Nick Bjerken, Derek Bilben, Joey WoodAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Josh Lamppa, Kevin Kuklis, Nathan Ahlberg, Joe WicklundNAIA Scholar Athlete Award: Greg Young, Tom Berrisford, Dave Schlangen, Joe Wicklund, Derek Bilben, Nathan Ahlberg, Phil Giesen

2001 All-American: Greg YoungAll-American Honorable Mention: Corey KempRegion Player of the Year: Greg YoungAll-Region 1st Team: Greg Young, Corey KempAll-Region 2nd Team: Joey Wood, Stu Essex, Dan BirkholzUMAC Player of the Year: Greg YoungUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Corey KempUMAC Rookie of the Year: Josh WettlauferAll-UMAC 1st Team: Greg Young, Corey Kemp, Brett Nyquist, Dan Birkholz, Josh Wettlaufer, Gabe Fransen, Brett Jahnke, Nick Bjerken, Kyle Tomaich, Tom BerrisfordAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Joey Wood, Stu EssexUMAC Honorable Mention: Scott HedlundAcademic All-American: Greg Young, Tom Berrisford, Phil Giesen

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2002 All-American: Greg YoungAll-American Honorable Mention: Brett Nyquist, Dan Birkholz, Stu EssexAll-Region: Greg Young, Brett Nyquist, Dan Birkholz, Stu EssexAll-Region 2nd Team: Nick BjerkenUMAC Player of the Year: Greg YoungUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Brett NyquistUMAC Rookie of the Year: Tom SimonsonAll-UMAC 1st Team: Greg Young, Tom Simonson, Nick Bjerken, Tom Berrisford, Stu Essex, Gabe FransenAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Ryan Bruns, Kyle Tomaich, Brett Jahnke, Josh WettlauferUMAC Honorable Mention: Jake EilerAcademic All-American: Greg Young, Tom Berrisford, Dusty Lundin, Gabe Fransen

2003 All-American: Nick Bjerken, Kyle Tomaich, Josh WettlauferAll-American Honorable Mention: Jake Eiler, D.J. LahtiAll-Region: Josh Wettlaufer, Jake Eiler, Kevin Ritsche, Tom Simonson, Grant Schara, Ryan BrunsRegion Player of the Year: Josh WettlauferUMAC Player of the Year: Josh WettlauferUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Nick BjerkenUMAC Person of the Year: Tim AndersonAll-UMAC 1st Team: Kyle Tomaich, Kenny Kolquist, D.J. Lahti, Josh Wettlaufer, Jake Eiler, Nick Bjerken, Tim OpacichAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Luke Olin, Tom SimonsonUMAC Honorable Mention: Grant ScharaAcademic All-American: Kevin Ritsche, Dan LaNasa, Jake Eiler

2004 All-Region: Josh Wettlaufer, Jake Eiler, Kevin Ritsche, Tom Simonson, Grant Schara, Ryan BrunsRegion Player of the Year: Josh WettlauferUMAC Player of the Year: Josh WettlauferUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Grant ScharaAll-UMAC 1st Team: Josh Wettlaufer, Jake Eiler, Kevin Ritsche, Tom Simonson, Grant Schara, Stu Essex, Ryan Bruns, Luke OlinAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Kenny Kolquist, Brandon Swartz, D.J. Lahti, Jake EilerUMAC Honorable Mention: Steve Daugherty

2005 All-Region: Joe Calaguire, Jake Eiler, Daryl Fuchihara, Kenny KolquistUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Jake EilerAll-UMAC 1st Team: Ryan Bruns, Joe Calaguire, Jake Eiler (P), Daryl Fuchihara, Kenny Kolquist, Luke Olin, Tom Simonson, Brandon SwartzAll-UMAC 2nd Team: Jake Eiler (C), D.J. Lahti, Keith Ritsche (2B), Chad WeissUMAC Honorable Mention: Derek Ciernia, Ben Grams, Steve Kraushaar, Mike Lewis, Mark Moriarty, Keith Ritsche (P), Sean Tracy

2006 NCAA Div.-III All-American: Luke OlinNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 1st Team: Luke Olin, Mark MoriartyNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 2nd Team: Brandon Swartz, Keith RitscheNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 3rd Team: Adian KummetUMAC Player of the Year: Keith RitscheUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Mark MoriartyUMAC Rookie of the Year: Adian KummetAll-UMAC 1st Team: Keith Ritsche, Mark Moriarty, Luke Olin, Chad Weiss, Brandon Swartz, Mike Lewis, Adian Kummet, Steve KraushaarAll-UMAC Honorable Mention: Daryl Fuchihara, Eric Hagen

2007 NCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 1st Team: Blake EllerNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 2nd Team: Steve Kraushaar, Chad WeissNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 3rd Team: Adian Kummet, Mark Moriarty, Brandon SwartzUMAC Player of the Year: Blake EllerUMAC Co-Pitchers of the Year: Chad Weiss, Adian KummetAll-UMAC 1st Team: Chad Weiss, Blake Eller, Steve Kraushaar, Adian Kummet, Mark Moriarty, Keith Ritsche, Brandon Swartz, Mike LewisAll-UMAC Honorable Mention: Mark Erickson

2008 All-American: Sean Claugherty (2nd team)NCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 1st Team: Sean Claugherty, Peter Burg, Steve KraushaarNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 2nd Team: Blake Eller, Adian KummetNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 3rd Team: Darrin CarlsonMost Outstanding Player of Midwest Regional: Blake EllerMidwest Regional All-Tournament Team: Sean Claugherty, Steve GertenUMAC Tournament Most Valuable Player: Sean ClaughertyAll-UMAC 1st Team: Sean Claugherty, Peter Burg, Darrin Carlson, Blake Eller, Steve Gerten, Steve Kraushaar, Adian Kummet, Mike LewisAll-UMAC Honorable Mention: Matt Lewis, Kyle WojtysiakUMAC Player of the Year: Sean ClaughertyUMAC Pitcher of the Year: Peter Burg

2009 All-American: Adian Kummet (2nd team)D3baseball All-American Honorable Mention: Adian KummetNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 1st Team: Sean Claugherty, Adian KummetNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 2nd Team: Peter BurgNCAA Div.-III All-Midwest Region 3rd Team: Brian MarshikAll-UMAC 1st Team: Peter Burg, Sean Claugherty, Steve Gerten, Paul Kolodge, Adian Kummet, Brian Marshik, Kyle WojtysiakAll-UMAC Honorable Mentions: Jake Gaub, Nick Lee, Joe Link, Brandon Peterson, Chad Peterson, Josh Retka

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1992 Joe Pearson 1993 Brian Meisner 1994 Scott Turner 1995 Steve Lahti, Scotty Jackson 1996 Jay Finnerty, Scotty Jackson 1997 Brad Beranek, J.D. Halley 1998 Scott Johnson 1999 Jeff Lahti, Adam Barta 2000 Joe Wicklund 2001 Joey Wood 2002 Dusty Lundin 2003 Steve Daugherty 2004 Kenny Kolquist 2005 Dan Lanasa 2006 Ben Grams 2007 Seth Harvey, Kyle Rizzi 2008 Steve Kraushaar 2009 Andy ManosJohn Giefer Gold Glove award

1992 John Giefer 1993 Joe Pearson 1994 Ben Sickler 1995 Jeff Burton 1996 Aaron Homolka 1997 Aaron Homolka 1998 Aaron Homolka 1999 Leland Swenson 2000 Leland Swenson 2001 Tom Berrisford 2002 Kyle Tomaich 2003 Kyle Tomaich 2004 Ryan Bruns 2005 D.J. Lahti, Tim Simonson 2006 Seth Harvey, Mike Lewis 2007 Darrin Carlson 2008 Kyle Wojtysiak 2009 Kyle WojtysiakBen SiCKler CaPtain award

1992 Brad Tullberg-John Giefer 1993 John Giefer, Joe Person, Steve Juenneman 1994 Scott Turner 1995 Steve Lahti, Ben Sickler 1996 Steve Lahti, Ben Sickler, Brad Beranek 1997 Ben Sickler, Aaron Homolka, Brad Beranek 1998 Aaron Homolka, Cal Svihel 1999 Jeff Lahti, Joe Wicklund 2000 Joe Wicklund, Chris LePine Justin Harriman, Leland Swenson 2001 Corey Kemp, Joey Wood 2002 Gabe Fransen, Tom Berrisford, Greg Young 2003 Kyle Tomaich, Nick Bjerken

SiCKler award (Cont’d) 2004 Andy Sieberer, Grant Schara, Steve Daugherty 2005 Jake Eiler, Kenny Kolquist, Tom Simonson, D.J. Lahti 2006 Luke Olin 2007 Mark Erickson, Daryl Fuchihara, Eric Hagen, Seth Harvey, Mark Moriarty, Keith Ritsche, Kyle Rizzi, Brandon Swartz, Sean Tracy, Chad Weiss 2008 Blake Eller, Steve Kraushaar, Mike Lewis 2009 Dan Lanari, Adian Kummet, Peter Burg, Kyle Wojtysiak 2010 Sean Claugherty, Paul Kolodge, Andy Manoslahti award

2000 Greg Young 2001 Corey Kemp 2002 Gabe Fransen, Tom Berrisford 2003 Grant Schara, Tom Simonson 2004 Jake Eiler 2005 Jake Eiler 2006 Luke Olin, Daryl Fuchihara 2007 Keith Ritsche, Mark Erickson 2008 Steve Kraushaar 2009 Adian Kummet

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1992 Tim Anderson 1993 Joe Pearson 1994 Brad Beranek 1995 Aaron Homolka 1996 Aaron Homolka 1997 Matt Kasper 1998 Tom Holden 1999 Greg Young 2000 Greg Young 2001 Phil Giesen 2002 Tom Berrisford 2003 Kory Kutchmarek 2004 Matt Tuominen 2005 Matt Tuominen 2006 Matt Tuominen 2007 Eric Hagen 2008 Ben Sartori, Griffin Bell 2009 Griffin BellJuStin harriman outStandinG hitter

1992 Brad Tullberg 1993 Scott Turner 1994 Scott Turner 1995 Ben Sickler 1996 Ben Sickler 1997 Ben Sickler 1998 Chris LePine 1999 Kevin Kuklinski 2000 Justin Harriman 2001 Greg Young 2002 Greg Young 2003 Josh Wettlaufer 2004 Josh Wettlaufer 2005 Daryl Fuchihara 2006 Luke Olin 2007 Blake Eller 2008 Sean Claugherty 2009 Sean ClaughertyniCK BJerKen rooKie of the year

1992 Bill Vukelich 1993 Chad Avikainen 1994 Ben Sickler 1995 Aaron Homolka 1996 Marc Dugas 1997 Leland Swenson 1998 Derek Bilben, Corey Kemp

1999 Tom Berrisford 2000 Nick Bjerken 2001 Josh Wettlaufer 2002 Tom Simonson, Ryan Bruns 2003 Luke Olin 2004 Brandon Swartz 2005 Mike Lewis 2006 Adian Kummet 2007 Sean Claugherty 2008 Brian Marshik 2009 Brandon PetersonCorey KemP outStandinG PitCher

1992 Steve Juenemann 1993 Chad Avikainen 1994 Chad Avikainen 1995 Chad Avikainen 1996 Ben Sickler 1997 Joe Wicklund 1998 Josh Lamppa 1999 Dave Schlangen 2000 Corey Kemp 2001 Corey Kemp 2002 Brett Nyquist 2003 Nick Bjerken 2004 Grant Schara 2005 Jake Eiler 2006 Mark Moriarty 2007 Adian Kummet 2008 Peter Burg 2009 Adian Kummetfather whit evanS outStandinG alum award

2002 Brad Beranek 2003 Tom Berrisford 2004 Joey Wood 2005 Jeff Lahti 2006 Adam Barta 2007 Kenny Kolquist 2008 Joe Wicklund 2009 Jordan Rheingans

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2009 nCaa reGional Oshkosh, Wis.As in years past, the Midwest regional proved to be one of the toughest in the NCAA Division III National Baseball Tournament. The tournament featured four nationally-ranked teams, including St. Scholastica at 10th in the D3baseball.com poll. The University of St. Thomas held off elimination and edged St. Olaf twice on the final day to advance to the World Series, which they would eventually win and claim their second national title.Game 1: St. Olaf 2, Beloit 1 (11)Game 2: St. Thomas 5, Wis.-Stevens Point 4 (17)Game 3: St. Scholastica 7, St. Norbert 6 (11)Paul Kolodge laced an 11th-inning RBI single through the left side of the infield to push the Saints past the Green Knights of St. Norbert. CSS jumped on the board first, as Brian Marshik smacked a leadoff homer to start the bottom of the first inning and the Saints added another run. Three more runs on a pair of St. Norbert errors in the fourth frame gave CSS a 5-0 advantage. A Saints fielding miscue resulted in four Green Knights runs in the top of the fifth. The two teams traded runs, but a solo homer by St. Norbert in the top of the ninth sent the game into extra innings. Peter Burg worked the first seven innings, allowing three earned runs, before Josh Retka relieved and picked up the extra-innings victory.Game 4: Wis.-Stevens Point 8, Beloit 2 - eliminatedGame 5: St. Olaf 8, St. Norbert 4 - eliminatedGame 6: St. Thomas 8, St. Scholastica 4For six dazzling innings Adian Kummet dominated the Tommies of St. Thomas and staked the Saints to a 3-0 lead. Kummet allowed just one hit over the first six frames, while the CSS bats scored a pair of runs in the opening inning and posted a single run in the sixth. The Saints extended the lead to 4-0 on a Kyle Wojtysiak steal of home during a double-steal opportunity with Chad Peterson. The Tommies finally touched Kummet for a single run in the seventh, before exploding for seven runs in the bottom of the eighth. Nick Lee finished with a pair of hits to pace the Saints.Game 7: St. Olaf 5, St. Thomas 2Game 8: Wis.-Stevens Point 9, St. Scholastica 3 - eliminatedMatched up against each other for the sixth time in the NCAA tournament since 1999, the Pointers were helped to victory by five unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The two teams traded a pair of runs in the second inning, the Saints taking advantage of a pair of Pointer defensive errors and receiving RBI hits from Chad Peterson and Tom Juberian. Game 9: St. Thomas 6, Wis.-Stevens Point 0 - eliminatedGame 10: St. Thomas 11, St. Olaf 2Game 11: St. Thomas 5, St. Olaf 0 - eliminated

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2008 nCaa reGional Oshkosh, Wis.It was another loaded regional in the NCAA Div.-III National Baseball Tournament, the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional was no different. The regional featured four teams ranked in the top 10 of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll with CSS ranked 21st. Whitewater went through the regional unbeaten, producing 56 runs in four games. The Saints would finish 14th in the final rankings.Game 1: St. Thomas 15, Knox 1Game 2: Wis.-Whitewater 7, St. Scholastica 4Kevin Zalnis homered twice and drove in five runs to power Wisconsin-Whitewater to a 7-4 victory over the Saints. Zalnis went 3-for-4 at the plate, hitting a run-scoring single in the first inning, a solo home run in the third and a three-run home run in the seventh. The Saints trailed 3-0 before scoring four runs on four hits in the sixth inning. The Saints benefited from a run-scoring double by Sean Claugherty and a three-run home run by Mike Lewis. Peter Burg threw all eight innings for the Saints in a losing effort, his first of the seasonGame 3: Carthage 6, Wis.-Oshkosh 3Game 4: St. Scholastica 15, Knox 7 - eliminatedBlake Eller and Brian Marshik combined for eight hits and nine runs batted in as the Saints stayed alive with a 15-7 victory over Knox College (Ill.). Eller finished 4-for-6 at the plate, including a run-scoring single in the first inning, a two-run double in the third, a two-run single in the fifth and a run-scoring triple in the eighth. Marshik ended up 4-for-4 with a run-scoring bunt single in the third inning, a run-scoring single in the seventh and a two-run single in the eighth. The Saints tallied two runs in each of the first, second, third and fifth frames to amass an 8-4 lead. Sean Claugherty launched a two-run home run in the first inning to start the scoring.

Game 5: St. Thomas 3, Wis.-Oshkosh 1 - eliminatedGame 6: Wis.-Whitewater 24, Carthage 3 - eliminatedGame 7: Wis.-Whitewater 4, Univ. of St. Thomas 1 (10)Game 8: St. Scholastica 9, Carthage 4 - eliminatedThe Saints took an early 7-0 lead on its way to a 9-4 victory over Carthage College (Wis.).The Saints posted three runs in the opening inning and two in each of the fourth and fifth frames. Darrin Carlson began the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning. Joey Link added a run-scoring single for a 3-0 advantage. Adian Kummet improved to 8-2 with the nine-inning, complete-game victory. He allowed two earned runs on 11 hits and struck out eight. The Saints bashed out 16 hits, including four by Eller and two each from Claugherty, Gerten, Link, Kyle Wojtysiak and Mike Lewis.Game 9: St. Scholastica 7, St. Thomas 1 - eliminatedThanks to the continued hot hitting of Blake Eller, CSS advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Div.-III Oshkosh Regional Baseball Tournament with a 7-1 victory over the University of St. Thomas (Minn.).Eller totaled three hits, four runs batted in and two runs scored to lead the Saints. He hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning and a run-scoring single in the eighth. Eller has helped The College of St. Scholastica to a 3-1 regional tournament record by registering 12 hits in 21 at-bats. Both pitchers threw complete games, with Steve Gerten tossing nine innings for his fifth win in as many decisions. He allowed one run on seven hits while striking out four batters.Game 10: Wis.-Whitewater 21, St. Scholastica 13 - eliminatedUW-Whitewater pummeled the scoreboard with multiple runs in seven of eight innings to defeat CSS, 21-13, in the championship game. UW-Whitewater tallied 21-plus runs, scoring five times in the sixth inning, three in the second, third, fifth and eighth and two in the first and fourth. CSS counted seven runs in the fifth inning, three in the seventh, two in the first and one in the fourth. The Saints came back to tie the contest with seven unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning. UW-Whitewater tacked on three more runs in the fifth inning to regain the lead. Five runs by the Warhawks in the bottom of the sixth inning put them ahead 18-10.

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2007 nCaa reGional Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.Traditionally regarded as the strongest Regional Tournament in the NCAA Div.-III National Baseball Tournament, the 2007 NCAA Regional became a bit of a one-man show in UW-Stevens Point’s Jordan Zimmermann. The Pointers rode Zimmermann’s arm and bat to the World Series, despite being hit hardest by the St. Scholastica Saints. Zimmermann went on to be selected in the second round of the MLB Draft in July.Game 1: Wis.-Stevens Point 11 – St. Scholastica 3For the third consecutive season, the Pointers and Saints locked horns in the opening contest of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament. The Saints defeated the Pointers and Jordan Zimmermann 4-3 in 2006, but UWSP had downed CSS 7-6 early in the 2007 regular season. The Pointers plated single runs in each of the first three innings against Saints senior starter Mark Moriarty. Moriarty worked five strong innings with seven strikeouts. CSS touched up Zimmermann and tied the game with a solo homerun by Kyle Wojtysiak in the third inning and a two-run blast by Mike Lewis in the fourth. The game remained knotted at 3-3 until the bottom of the seventh, when the Saints’ defense uncharacteristically collapsed. Eight unearned runs in two frames pushed the Pointers to the victory and only two of UWSP’s 11 runs were earned.Game 2: St. Thomas 5, Wis.-Oshkosh 1Game 3: Ripon 4, St. Olaf 1Game 4: Wis.-Oshkosh 11, St. Scholastica 5 - eliminatedThe Titans took advantage of the long ball and the short fences of Witter Field with a pair of two-run homers in the early innings. The Saints, trailing 6-0 and held to one hit through four innings, scored three runs but left the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Poor defensive play haunted the Saints again, as CSS committed four more errors. The 10-error total through two tournament games accounted for nearly 20% of the team’s errors all season long.Game 5: St. Olaf 7, Wis.-Stevens Point 3Game 6: St. Thomas 9, Ripon 3Game 7: Wis.-Stevens Point 11, Ripon 10 - eliminatedGame 8: Wis.-Oshkosh 5, St. Olaf 4 - eliminatedGame 9: Wis.-Stevens Point 6, St. Thomas 3Game 10: Wis.-Oshkosh 5, St. Thomas 4, (11) - eliminatedGame 11: Wis.-Stevens Point 6 – Wis.-Oshkosh 0

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2006 nCaa reGional Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.In arguably the strongest Regional in the 2006 NCAA National Baseball Tournament, the Saints edged the hottest team entering the tournament (Wis.-Stevens Point) before dropping their next two contests. The Pointers battled back through the loser’s bracket to advance to the World Series. St. Scholastica, who finished the regular season ranked fourth in the polls was awarded the No. 4 seed.Game 1: St. Scholastica 4 – Wis.-Stevens Point 3For the second consecutive year, St. Scholastica defeated Wis.-Stevens Point in the first round of the NCAA Div.-III tournament as the Saints edged the Pointers 4-3. The Saints took advantage of limited opportunities against the Pointers’ pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, scoring four runs on just four hits without leaving a runner on base. After spotting the Pointers a run in the opening frame, St. Scholastica tied the score in the bottom of the first inning when Chad Weiss led off with his third home run of the season. Offense was hard to come by, as Saints starter Mark Moriarty matched Zimmerman pitch-for-pitch for over six innings. Kyle Wojtysiak gave the Saints the lead for good with a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning. Moriarty, who allowed two earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts was relieved by freshman closer Adian Kummet, who earned his third save of the season.Game 2: St. Olaf 17 – Dominican 8Game 3: Coe 5, St. Thomas 4 (10)Game 4: Ripon 14, St. Scholastica 8Thirteen hours after downing the Pointers in a game featuring great pitching and little offense, the Saints fell in a shootout against Ripon. The Saints jumped on the board early, with two runs in the top of the first, but the Red Hawks answered with four runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. A Brandon Swartz RBI in the top of the second trimmed the lead to 4-3 and took a 6-4 lead in the fourth, but Ripon notched three runs to take the lead in the bottom of the frame. The Saints battled back, but the Hawks stood strong, adding five runs in the eighth to secure victory.Game 5: St. Thomas 22 – Dominican 3 (eliminated)Game 6: St. Olaf 8 – Coe 2Game 7: St. Thomas 13 – St. Scholastica 3 (eliminated)The Saints took an early 1-0 lead on a Swartz sacrifice fly in the first inning, but St. Thomas turned around and hit two home runs for four runs in the second. The Tommies never looked back as pitcher Dan Lesie earned a complete-game victory.Game 8: Wis.-Stevens Point 16 – Coe 5 (eliminated)Game 9: Ripon 7 – St. Olaf 4Game 10: Wis.-Stevens Point 6 – St. Thomas 2 (eliminated)Game 11: Wis.-Stevens Point 11 – St. Olaf 4 (eliminated)Game 12: Wis.-Stevens Point 7 – Ripon 4Game 13: Wis.-Stevens Point 6 – Ripon 4

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2005 nCaa reGional Whitewater, Wis.The Saints battled in perhaps one of the toughest Regionals of the 2005 NCAA National Baseball Tournament, beating the region’s top seed, but falling to the eventual National Champion.Game 1: Wis.-Whitewater 7 – St. Thomas 4Game 2: St. Scholastica 5 – Wis.-Stevens Point 3St. Scholastica senior pitcher Jake Eiler had a stellar outing against top-seeded Stevens Point, earning a complete-game win after surrendering three runs on seven hits while collecting 11 strikeouts without a walk. Sophomore Brandon Swartz’s three-run home run in the top of the 2nd put the Saints ahead 3-1. Tied 3-3 enterting the top of the 6th, back-to-back two-out singles put the Saints ahead as Kenny Kolqusit batted in Mike Lewis. Tom Simonson scored an insurance run after a D.J. Lahti single in the 7th. Eiler allowed two harmless singles and a total of three baserunners over the final five innings, striking out nine of the final 17 batters.Game 3: Wis.-Stevens Point 2 – St. Thomas 0, eliminatedGame 4: Wis.-Whitewater 6 – St. Scholastica 0Whitewater kept the Saints offense at bay as Ryan Bruns, Mike Lewis, and Kenny Kolquist collected the only hits in the game for St. Scholastica. The Warhawks used a trio of extra-base hits to break out to an early advantage. A solo home run in the 1st put Whitewater on top, then a double and a two-run homer in the 2nd opened up a 3-0 lead that the Saints were never able to chip into. Joey Calaguire took the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits, three strikeouts, and no walks.Game 5: Wis.-Stevens Point 18 – St. Scholastica 3, eliminatedThe Pointers jumped on the Saints for seven runs in the top of the 1st and never looked back. St. Scholastica put runners on base eight of nine innings and stranded 11 in the game. D.J. Lahti was 1-4 with an RBI for the Saints while sophomore pitcher Mark Moriarty (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season.Game 6:Wis.-Stevens Point 13 – Wis.-Whitewater 5Game 7: Wis.-Whitewater 7 – Wis.-Stevens Point 3

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1999 nCaa reGional Oshkosh, Wis.The 1999 NCAA National Baseball Tournament began with eight regional tournaments, and by Friday, May 21, only 24 teams in the country remained. While several regionals featured close games, only the Midwest Regional featured three extra-inning games. In fact, all but one of the games in the Midwest were decided by one run, making it one of the most exciting regional tournaments in recent history.Game 1: Wis.-Oshkosh 6 – St. Scholastica 5 (11)The Saints, who entered the tournament with a record of 34-10, had the toughest draw in the country. The Titans, ranked No. 1 in the country with a record of 33-2, enjoyed home field advantage as the host school. Wis.-Oshkosh jumped to a 5-0 lead, but St. Scholastica cut the lead to 5-4 behind a two-run homer by Jeff Lahti in the 8th inning. The Saints’ Derek Bilben blasted his 25th career homer in the top of the 9th to tie the game at 5. In the bottom of the 11th, Titan All-American catcher Casey Kopitzke singled over a drawn-in outfield to give Kevin Grater the victory. Grater pitched all 11 innings to raise his career record to 22-2. The Saints’ Dave Schlangen matched Grater for 10 innings, but saw his record fall to 9-3.Game 2: St. Thomas 6 – Wis.-Stevens Point 0 Game 3: St. Scholastica 4 – Wis.-Stevens Point 3 (10), eliminatedSt. Scholastica junior catcher Justin Harriman homered with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Pointers who entered the

tournament ranked 13th in the country with a record of 31-8. The Saints again rallied from behind when Chris LePine blasted a three-run double in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game at three apiece. Sophomore pitcher Corey Kemp pitched eight innings of six-hit relief to earn the win and raise his record to 6-2. Harriman and Joey Wood each had three hits for the Saints while Jeff Lahti and LePine each added two hits.Game 4: St. Thomas 3 – Wis.-Oshkosh 2Game 5: Wis.-Oshkosh 5 – St. Scholastica 4 (11), eliminatedFor the third consecutive NCAA tournament game, the Saints rallied from behind making their mark as a team that would never quit. Justin Harriman’s two-run single in the 5th inning capped a three-run rally and gave the Saints a 4-3 lead. The Titans tied the game in the bottom of the inning and the teams remained scoreless for six innings as Oshkosh’s Jack Taschner and the Saints’ Adam Barta settled in for a pticher’s duel. The Titan’’s Casey Kopitzke scored an unearned run in the bottom of the 11th to send Oshkosh to its 18th consecutive Regional Championship game. Chris LePine and Jeff Lahti each had two hits for the Saints and Kopitzke had two hits for Oshkosh. The Saints ended the winningest season in school history with a 35-12 record.Game 6: St. Thomas 4 – Wis.-Oshkosh 3

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2000 naia reGional/SuPer reGional Sioux City, Iowa.Following a record-setting regular season, the Saints breezed through the UMAC Tournament to earn a berth in the NAIA Region 3 Tournament held in Sioux City, Iowa. The Saints wasted no time showing why they were on a 20-game winning streak by winning the first two contests of the tournament by a combined score of 22-2. CSS topped Sioux Falls University 13-1 behind a complete-game performance from Joe Wicklund. Wicklund allowed only four hits while striking out seven and walking none. Josh Lamppa led the Saints past Huron University 9-1, tossing a seven-hitter with five strikeouts. Chris LePine had six hits and six runs in the two games and Leland Swenson knocked in six runs.The Saints then sent ace pitcher Corey Kemp to face perennial power Mayville State (N.D.) University. Kemp battled, allowing four earned runs while striking out seven in 7 1/3 innings. The Saints scored three runs in the bottom of the second to break a 1-1 tie, including a solo homer by Nick Bjerken. CSS scored four more runs in the fifth inning, three coming on a triple by Greg Young. Young finished the day 4-for-5 with three RBIs. Freshman Brett Nyquist finished off the 12-6 victory with 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief. “The thing that was nice to see against Mayville State was that our younger guys played so well,” Saints coach John Baggs said after the game. “We expect our seniors to be playing well, they’re at the end of their careers. But the younger kids have been outstanding; we had two sophomores and two freshmen who were 11-for-19.”Riding a school-record 23-game winning streak, the Saints faced No. 2 seed and tournament host Briar Cliff University. The Saints fell behind 9-0 early and were never able to regroup as the Chargers’ bats never cooled off in an 18-11 victory.Staring season-ending elimination in the face, the Saints did the obvious … they switched uniforms, to their favorite gold with pinstripes; a uniform combination they’d never lost in.The new-look Saints took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a single by Young, a triple by Swenson and a sacrifice fly by Derek Bilben. CSS scored four more in the fourth, highlighted by Bilben’s homer, to extend their lead to 10-3. St. Scholastica never looked back, winning 15-9. Bilben finished the day with four hits, a school-record eight RBIs and a prolific homerun.Freshman left-hander Nick Bjerken started and Nyquist pitched five innings of relief to get the win, allowing eight hits and three runs. Sophomore Dan Birkholz went the last two innings to earn the save.Following the regional championship, the Saints hosted former national champion Bellevue (Neb.) University in the Super Regional at Wade Stadium in a best-of-three series.1,420 fans were on hand to see the opening game, one of the most memorable in St. Scholastica athletics history.Bellevue built a four-run lead, scoring two runs in the second on catcher Kevin Bratetic’s two-run homer and two more in the sixth on designated

hitter Nate Lueder’s two-run double. The Bruins made it 7-3 when Saints’ relievers Josh Lamppa and Nyquist struggled, walking in two of three runs in relief of starter Wicklund.The Saints battled back with five runs in the top of the eighth inning to take an 8-7 lead. The Bruins tied the score with a run in their half of the eighth, and a scoreless ninth In the tenth, following a Bilben triple, Justin Harriman ripped an RBI single to plate the Saints’ ninth run. Bjerken then slashed a triple down the right-field line to knock in three more runs. The Saints added another run to push the lead to 13-8. CSS again gave the ball to Birkholz and he delivered, slamming the door on the Bruins in the bottom of the inning. Birkholz worked 2 1/3 innings to pick up the win, strking out four of the seven batters he faced.The tournament-tested Bruins toppled the Saints in the second game by a 14-7 score, forcing a third and deciding contest.With a record-breaking 1,630 fans on hand, the Saints took on the Bruins for the fifth time in the 2000 season. CSS fell behind 4-0 in the second inning, but ignited the crowd with a four-run rally in the top of the third. Swenson, Harriman, junior Joey Wood and Bjerken each hit RBI singles.But it was all the Saints could muster against Bellevue, as the Bruins posted two more runs in the third and six runs in the fifth. The 13-4 victory sent Bellevue (49-26) to their fourth-straight NAIA World Series and ended the Saints season at 41-11. “I don’t know what is harder; seeing the seniors lose this game after all the hard work they’ve put in over the last four years, or knowing that next year I won’t have Justin Harriman catching,” Baggs said to reporters following the game. “And I won’t have Leland Swenson starting at shortstop or Chris LePine in centerfield – or Joe Wicklund or Josh Lamppa in the pitching rotation. That’s what’s going to be tough. I’ll miss these seniors like no other class.”

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Brad tullBerGAlbert Lea, Minn.1989-1992Brad Tullberg was the first Saint inducted into the Saints Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. He was the first All-District and All-Region player in the program’s history and gave the CSS baseball program instant credibility in it’s early years. In his senior season of 1992 “Tully” led the nation in doubles and finished his career batting .388 and slugging .669. The “Tullberg Trophy,” is awarded to the Saint who is voted as the team’s most valuable player.

Ben SiCKlerHinckley, Minn.1994-1997Ben Sickler is the only Saint to have his jersey retired in the program’s history and is the second member of the Hall of Fame. He became the first CSS All-American in 1996 when he went 11-1 with a 1.66 ERA and had 129 strikeouts on the mound. In his senior year of 1997 he was once again named All-American, this time as a third baseman after hitting .451. Ben is the only three-time captain for the Saints and in his honor each year the “Ben Sickler Award,” is given to the newly-named captains.

aaron homolKaMosinee, Wis.1995-1998Aaron Homolka, the third Saint inducted into the Hall of Fame, holds the highest all-time grade-point-average in Saints Baseball history and was named an Academic All-American twice. While playing first base, Aaron won three gold glove awards, as the teams best defensive player. His 199 career hits rank fifth and he also earned All-Region honors three times.

Steve lahtiOulu, Wis.

1993-1996Steve Lahti was the fourth inductee and the leader and captain of the 1995 and 1996 teams which were the first two teams to win over 20 games in Saints baseball history. Steve led the Saints to 93 wins over his four years as a starter. Steve, along with his brothers Jeff and DJ have the “Lahti Award,” named after them. It is given annually to the Saint that displays leadership off the field, excellence in the classroom, and greatness on the baseball field.

tim anderSonTwo Harbors, Minn.

1989-1992Tim Anderson was the fifth member inducted into the Hall of Fame. “TA,” a 1992 graduate, is now in his 17th season as an assistant coach for the Saints. The “Tim Anderson Academic Award” is given to the Saint who best displays academic excellence in the classroom each season. “TA” is the Saints hitting instructor and

has coached 13 All-American hitters.

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Jeff lahtiOulu, Wis.1996-1999Jeff Lahti, the sixth inductee, was a four-year starter and captain of the 1999 NCAA National Tournament team. During the 1999 National Tournament, Jeff earned NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament honors for his outstanding play. He hit a game tying homerun against number one ranked UW-Oshkosh. He was also named All-Region after his senior season of 1999. Jeff provided the Saints with great leadership as a captain and showcased his hard work ethic and determination in every game and practice.

JuStin harrimanInternational Falls, Minn.1997-2000Justin Harriman, the seventh member of the Hall of Fame, was the first Saint to be named a first-team All-American after his senior season. Justin was also a cornerstone of the 1999 NCAA National Tournament team. His walk off home run against UW-Stevens Point, gave the Saints their first victory an NCAA National Tournament. Justin ranks in the top five of six different offensive categories. His 178 RBIs and 56 doubles rank first. He also collected a hit in 42 straight games, the longest streak in the program’s history. The team’s outstanding hitter awarded has been named after Justin Harriman.

Joe wiCKlundSolon Springs, Wis.

1997-2000Joe Wicklund was the eighth player inducted into the Hall of Fame. “Wick” was a captain of the 2000 Regional Championship team. His effort against Bellevue University helped the Saints earn a victory in game one of the 2000 Super Regional. Joe was a captain for two seasons and was possibly the best captain ever to wear a Saints uniform. His leadership, attitude, and love for the Saints baseball program, set a great example for his teammates to follow.

leland SwenSonSaginaw, Minn.

1997-2000Leland Swenson, the ninth member of the Hall of Fame, helped lead the Saints to a 41-11 record and a regional championship during his senior season. He was named the NAIA Region III Player of the Year in 2000 and is a two-time All-American. When Leland signed his first professional contract with the Texas Rangers, he became the first Saint to sign with a major league baseball organization. Leland is the greatest defensive short

stop in the program’s history. He also had a career batting average of .399 and holds the Saint’s single season record for hits with 83 and runs batted in with 77.

Corey KemPCherry, Minn.1998-2001

Corey Kemp, the 10th inductee to the Hall of Fame, has collected more wins than any other pitcher at CSS. “CK” is the career leader in wins with 29, innings pitched at 233, 258 strikeouts. His 11 wins in 2000 tied him with Ben Sickler for the most wins by a Saints pitcher in a single season. Corey was also named an All-American in 2000 and 2001. The “Corey Kemp Award,” is given at the end of each season to the Saint who is voted as the team’s most outstanding pitcher.

Back row L to R: Eddy Morgan, Joe Wicklund, Jeff Lahti, Derek Bilben, Nick Bjerken, Brad Tullberg.

Front L to R: Justin Harriman, Chris LePine, Corey Kemp, Steve Lahti, Chad Avikainen, Tim Anderson.

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ChriS lePineOak Creek, Wis.1997-2000Chris LePine, the 11th player to be inducted, was a four-year starter in center field for the Saints. He was the lead off man for the 1999 NCAA National Tournament team and the 2000 Regional Championship team. Chris was an offensive catalyst and finished his career with 245 hits, the most by any Saint. He finished his career with 96 stolen bases and 227 runs scored. The 80 runs he scored in the 2000 season are the most ever in a single season.

GreG younGHibbing, Minn.1999-2002Greg Young, the 12th Saint inducted into the Hall of Fame, is the all time leader in career batting average at .455 and career slugging percentage at .767. “GY” finished his career in the top five of every major offensive category with 197 hits, 180 runs, 24 home runs, 82 stolen bases, 176 runs batted in. Greg was a two-time All-American on the field and also a three-time Academic All-American in the classroom.

niCK BJerKenSouth St. Paul, Minn.2000-2003

Nick Bjerken was inducted as the 13th member of the Saints Baseball Hall of Fame. He was one of the best two-way players to ever wear a Saints uniform. In Nick’s four years with the Saints he recorded 22 wins as a pitcher, the third best in Saints history, and as a hitter he collected 166 hits and 120 RBIs. He was named an All-American following his senior season. The “Nick Bjerken Rookie of the Year Award,” is given to a Saints rookie at the end of each season.

Brett nyQuiStDuluth, Minn.2000-2002

Brett Nyquist is the 14th Saint to enter the Hall of Fame. Brett pitched at CSS for three years before becoming the first Saint ever drafted by a major league baseball organization, when he was drafted in the 13th round by the Montreal Expos in 2002. Prior to signing a major league contract, Brett became the Saint’s career

ERA leader with a 2.06 mark. He also struck out 177 batters, which ranks him fourth all-time. Brett collected All-American honors during his final season of 2002.

eddy morGanHermantown, Minn.1995-2005Eddy Morgan became the 15th member of the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in the fall of 2006. Eddy was an integral part of CSS Baseball, first helping the program reach national prominence as a player in the mid-1990s and even more so during his nine-year tenure as a Saints assistant coach. Eddy helped recruit and coach a dozen Saints who played professional baseball, nearly 20 All-Americans, and over a hundred all-UMAC performers. The Saints also won a regional title (2000) and reached a ranking as high as 4th in the country (2006) during Eddy’s tenure as an assistant.

Chad aviKainenVirginia, Minn.

1993-1995Chad Avikainen was inducted as the 16th member of the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. “Avi” was a dominating force on the mound for the Saints during his career, as well as contributing at the plate. The Virginia, Minn., native has twirled two of the program’s four no-hitters, and

his 13 strikeouts in a single game, were a record in 1995. Upon concluding his career, Chad was the Saints all-time leader in wins, earned run average and strikeouts.

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dereK BilBenInternational Falls, Minn.1997-2000Derek Bilben was the lone inductee in 2007, becoming the 17th member of the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame. “Bilbo” still remains the most prolific power hitter in CSS Baseball history. Bilben’s 34 career home runs top the Saints’ all-time chart, while his mark of 16 homers in 1998 is also the best single season ever. The International Falls, Minn., native also had nine home runs in both 1999 and 2000, ranking fourth in a single season. He is third all-time in career slugging percentage (.666) and fourth in RBIs with 152. A big-game hitter, Bilben’s most notable single-game performance came in the Saints biggest game as a program. His eight RBIs against Briar Cliff in the 2000 NAIA Regional Championship game not only tied the single-game record, but proved to be the difference in the Saints’ 15-9 victory.

John GieferNew Ulm, Minn. 1990-1993John Giefer became the 18th member of the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. “Gief ” was a critical part of the early success of CSS Baseball, giving the Saints credibility in their first seasons. Giefer, along with charter Hall of Fame member Brad Tullberg, represents the top two players from John Baggs’ original season as head coach. The sure-handed shortstop and clutch hitter was a two-time

captain in 1992 and 1993. Saints Baseball awards its top fielding player each season the John Giefer Gold Glove award in honor of Giefer’s incredible defensive abilities.

Kenny KolQuiStDuluth, Minn.

2002-2005Kenny Kolquist was inducted into the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, becoming the 19th member. Kenny helped CSS to a record 148 victories during his four years in a Saints’ uniform. “KK” was a three-time all-UMAC selection and earned All-Region honors in 2005, leading the Saints to an NCAA National Tournament appearance in their first year back in the NCAA. Not only an exceptional player, Kenny is regarded as one of the top captains and people to ever be a part of the Saints Baseball program.

Joey woodOrono, Minn.1998-2001

Joey Wood became the 20th member of the St. Scholastica Baseball Hall of Fame as the lone inductee in 2009. “Woody” was a critical member of two of the most successful teams in Saints baseball history. From his position in right field and in the middle of St. Scholastica’s potent batting order, Woody helped lead the Saints to the 1999 NCAA National Tournament and to a 2000 NAIA Regional championship title. Not

only was Joey a force as a player, but he is also regarded as a top captain and one of the best people to be a member of the Saints Baseball program.

Saints Diamond ClubL.C. and Melissa BaileyGabe FransenChris LePineJay FinnertyFrank GertenNate Riess Stephen and Elizabeth FossVaciela Manos and Ann WilhelmyJames and Nancy ManosBrandon SwartzKyle and Jess WojtysiakRick and Deb KummetTony BarrettWolf Lake Wolf Pack Jim and Billie CashmanTodd and Beverly JensenMike O’Neill and Diane Utzman-O’Neill Darrell and Susan RetkaMarty and Geri WelchJon VogelgesangPeter and Kristi Spaniol

Tom and Patty SextonRoy and Colleen BernickRon’s AutoDale and Judy HanseLen and Elaine HarberSteve and Lynn HarberKevin KuklisGreg and Liz YoungDJ and Pam LahtiPhil and Marcia SchubertSteve and Andrea BellJohn and Kathleen CurranSteve UblTom and Lisa EssexBrian and Kim FlagstadRick Vezzdi and Darlene OehlkeSarah FlagstadLynn Flagstad and Amy FinkenKen and Sandra PortenJohn and Emele PorenBill & Jean Greening

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Sfl: the SaintS fall leaGueThe St. Scholastica baseball program takes full advantage of the fall non-traditional season by playing a four-week schedule that in the past has included games against outside competition. The Saints have competed in national and regional fall tournaments and traveled to the Midwest Fall Classic in Terre Haute, Ind. (1998), the Collegiate Baseball Classic in Columbus, Ohio (1996, 1997, and 1999), and the Muskie Invitational (1995).The Saints practice drills and systems and play a 30-game intrasquad season during the SFL. The intrasquad league breaks the CSS squad into three complete teams - the Gold Hawks, the Black Sox, and the Blues. The games are umpired, statistics are totaled, pitchers are charted and velocities are measured via radar gun. The annual SFL World Series wraps up the fall season. Fall Baseball at CSS allows the team’s newcomers to adjust to the college level quickly in a highly competitive environment. Positional players may get 60 at-bats and pitchers may work as many as 25 innings.

PitChinG leaderS (minimum 4 ip) INNINGS: Swenson 22, Gerten 17.2, Retka 17, Adams 15 Ks: Swenson 24, Adams 20, Hawkins 19, Jensen 19 WHIP: Adams 0.33, Mikel 1.14, Hawkins 1.14, Wuorio 1.25 ERA: Adams 0.00, Mikel 1.38, Olin 2.51 Opp. BA: Adams .060, Vogelgesang .129, Hawkins .167

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Plate Appearances: Marshik 61, Chad Peterson 61, Kolodge 60, Houdek 58 Hits: Gerten 19, Manos 16, Marshik 14, Claugherty 14, Retka 14 OBP: Gerten .564, Claugherty .509, Marshik .492 BA: Gerten .478, Claugherty .432, Manos .405, Retka .370 RBI: Gerten 19, Juberian 17, Claugherty 17 HR: Claugherty 4, Moody 1, Marshik 1, Chad Peterson 1 Walks: Marshik 15, Brian Peterson 10, Chad Peterson 10, Claugherty 9, Vogelgesang 9 Stolen Bases: Link 6, Brian Peterson 4, Chad Peterson 4

Academics:Last spring, the CSS baseball program boasted a program-best 3.43 team GPA. A total of 37 players have earned Academic All-American status. Players are required to attend study table until reaching a 3.0 GPA. Study Table is also common on the road, on bus trips, and in hotels. An outstanding group of tutors is available to all CSS student-

athletes.

Two Harbors: Each February, the entire Saints baseball program travels to a team-building weekend at Superior Shores Resort in Two Harbors, Minne-sota. The weekend provides the Saints with a break from winter practice and an opportunity to get to know each member of the team on a highly personal level. Dozens of communication exercises, the freshman skit,

and the Hall-of-Fame voting highlight the weekend.

Off-the-Field Program: The Saints’ “Off-the-Field” program was established in 1993 and requires CSS baseball players to participate in several community service proj-ects. In past years, the Saints have worked with Neighborhood Youth Services, the Grant School reading program, the Damiano Center, the Salvation Army, the food shelf, the animal shelter, West Duluth Boys Club, the homeless of Duluth, Loaves and Fishes, area churches, and the elementary school reading programs. The Saints have also prepared and served meals at the soup kitchen and assisted at the Duluth Playhouse.

Camps & Clinics: The next St. Scholastica Baseball camp is November 2010 in the Burns Wellness Commons on the CSS campus. This indoor camp is for grades K-12. Registration is limited and each camp annually fills to capacity

(100) quickly; please register early. Cost: $100

the home of SaintS BaSeBall…wade Stadium

Dimensions: LF 343 ft./CF 380 ft./RF 340 ft. ... Capacity: 4,200 ... Opened: 1941 ... Playing surface: Grass

Kevin Reichard of Ballpark Digest writes in his online review of Wade Stadium, “I will be upfront about my passion for Wade Stadium and Duluth, for I strongly believe that here is no better place to watch a baseball game on the face of the Earth.”