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Wartburg Takes Final Doubleheader Against Buena Vista

STORM LAKE, Iowa-- The Wartburg baseball team (17-5 overall, 6-2 IIAC) won both games of Saturday's doubleheader against Buena Vista (10-10, 2-6).

The Knights won the first game 3-2 and claimed the final game 16-12.

In the first game, the Beavers took the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first and the Orange and Black knotted the score in the top of the fourth as senior Drew Yoder hit a two-run homer.

Wartburg plated the game-winning run in the fifth on an RBI single from junior Ryan Powers.

In the final game, BV jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the first but the Knights answered with two in the second.

The Beavers scored two in the bottom of the inning to regain the 3-2 lead.

The Orange and Block knotted the score at three in the fourth, but BV once again answered with two in its next at-bats.

In the fifth, Wartburg scored five runs on three hits to take the 9-5 lead.

After the Knights tallied one in the sixth, the Beavers had a five-run inning of their own to tie the score at 10-10.

The Knights scored three in the seventh and eighth innings, while BV plated two in the seventh to make the score 16-12 in the Knights' favor.

Senior Andrew Krehbiel finished 3-6 in the game and sophomore Blake Wilson went 3-5.

Freshman Parker Bolt was credited with the win on the mound.

The Orange and Black return to the field Tuesday when they host Luther in a doubleheader that starts at 3:30 p.m.
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