Saints report: Stewart, St. Scholastica rally to earn sweep over Finlandia

Apr. 16—Heidi Stewart's single scored Danielle Erickson in the bottom of the seventh inning as St. Scholastica rallied from three runs down to beat Finlandia 6-5 to earn a nonconference doubleheader sweep Thursday in college softball before 57 at Kenwood Field in Duluth.

St. Scholastica, which has won nine straight, took the first game 11-0 in five innings as Haley Rosenthal tossed a three-hitter with six strikeouts and Rosenthal, Olivia Howe, Aislind Dail and Grace Hadlich all hit doubles.

Mara Seurer had four hits, including two doubles, a run and RBI and Stewart had three hits, a run and two RBIs as the Saints (21-3) came back after Jaden Matthews' three-run triple gave the Lions (6-6) a 5-2 lead going into the bottom of the fifth. Toni Bishop added two hits and two RBIs for CSS and her solo home run knotted it up 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth, setting up Stewart's heroics and helping Howe, who only allowed two earned runs, earn the pitching win.

Seurer finished a combined 6-for-7 batting with three RBIs on the day as CSS won the first-ever meeting between the teams in Duluth.

COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER

Saints blank Eagles

Joe Smith and Jordan Finneran each had a goal and an assist to lead St. Scholastica to a 4-0 UMAC victory over Northwestern before 74 at Reynolds Field in Roseville, Minnesota.

CSS has outscored the opposition 18-0 over the first three games.

Liam Lothian needed only two saves to earn the shutout for the Saints (3-0 overall, 3-0 UMAC), which outshot the Eagles 23-4 for their 14th straight win in the series. John-Charles Micklich had seven saves for Northwestern (5-9, 1-3).

The game was originally scheduled for April 3 in Duluth.