Notables 
-Strebing pitched a seven inning no hitter in game one, the ninth no-hitter in program history
-Saints have now won 49 straight game in Duluth, including 47 straight at Wade Stadium
-CSS totaled 35 runs and 29 hits between the two games

 
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica baseball team swept North Central University in a Tuesday Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) doubleheader in the home opener at Wade Stadium.
 
Game 1: CSS 14, NCU 1 (F/7)
CSS scored four first inning runs highlighted by back-to-back home runs by Steven Neutzling and Sam Christofferson to jump out to an early lead.
 
After an additional third inning run to make the score 5-0, the Saints would go on to pour out nine runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take a 14-0 lead.
 
During that span, St. Scholastica had three players tally RBIs on extra base hits. Christoffferson smacked an RBI double for the final run of the fourth, while Trevor Bernsdorf hit a two-RBI double in the five-run fifth.  Neutzling also added a two-run triple of his own..
 
In the end, Gino Strebing slammed the door tfor his first collegiate no hitter giving up only one unearned run, while striking out seven hitters in seven innings of work. The no-hitter was the ninth in program history and the first since Mickie Keuning's no-no against the University of Minnesota Morris in 2012 also at Wade Stadium.
 
Neutzling, Christofferson, Al Marolt, and Austin Colvard all finished game one with two hits. Nuetzling had four RBIs and T. Bernsdorf had three RBIs.
 
Game 2: CSS 21, NCU 1 (F/7)
The Saints scored at least two runs in every inning of game two on their way to a 21-1 seven inning victory.
 
CSS scored four runs in each of the first three innings behind an offensive onslaught that included 11 total hits. T. Bernsdorf had a two-run triple and then came in to score on a North Central error on the play in the first inning. Chris Olson had a RBI double and Conor Wollenzien had a RBI triple to highlight the third inning.
 
In the fourth inning, Neutzling would again homer, a two-run blast over the right field fence, scoring Brian Minks for the only two runs of the inning.
 
The final box score read a season high 21 runs, 20 of which were earned, with 17 total hits recorded by 11 different players.
 
Minks, T. Bernsdorf, Olson, Riley Bernsdorf, and Drew Colvard all finished with multiple hits in game two for the Saints.

Martin Alcoverde was one of five CSS pitchers that saw action in game two amd struck out four in three innings to earn the win. Joe Gonrowski struck out the side in the top of the seventh.
 
Up Next
St. Scholastica (12-7, 12-0 UMAC) will again host a UMAC doubleheader this time against Bethany Lutheran College with game one set to begin this Saturday at 3 p.m. Catch all the action in person at Wade Stadium or online on Saints Sports Net.