From Then Until Now

Ok, I'll admit, it's been a while... and that hasn't come without some jabs here and there about blogging more frequently. So here is a pledge: We will blog at least once weekly for the remainder of the season. I know it's a lofty goal but hey, we'll give it our best shot.

A lot has happened since the week prior to our spring break trip. Despite the great weather and Tucson sun, our win-loss record wasn't exactly what we had hoped for. We finished the trip at 3-7, with four games lost by two runs or less. Off the field activities included "sunning" by the swimming hole and traveling up the mountain in our 15 passenger vans to eat supper with the Lakeland (WI) softball team who graciously invited us up to their house one night.

We arrived back in Minnesota to find NO SNOW on our field and were able to practice outside immediately. Now, I cannot remember the last time we returned from our spring break trip to a field not covered in snow. We have been loving every minute of outdoor practice since then.

This past weekend we traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to compete in the Coe Tournament. We finished with a 2-2 record, with a pair of losses to #24 ranked Coe College and a pair of wins against UW-Platteville. Freshmen pitcher Shannen Schmidt recorded her first collegiate win in the tournament as the Saints recorded the 500th win of the program.

We returned for a short week of practice before players head home for Easter Break. They will return Monday in preparation for our first home game of 2010 vs conference rival Northland College on Tuesday, April 6th at 4 pm.

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Saints Anticipating Spring Break Trip

After a couple month hiatus, the blog is back in full swing (no pun intended). We'll do our best to keep this updated with all the Saints news.

Following weeks of preparation indoors, the Saints are ready to hit the dirt. We will board the plane Saturday enroute to Tucson, AZ for a week of softball and sun. The weather outlook looks to be a vast improvement from last year's week of rain in Texas over spring break that saw the Saints play 6 games in 2 days.

The schedule looks to be a challenging one, with 10 games in a five day span, against UW-LaCrosse, Southwestern (TX), Augsburg (MN), Otterbein (OH), Lakeland (WI), Dickinson (PA), Schreiner (TX) and North Central (IL).

Be sure to check back for updates!