WAVERLY, Iowa-- Wartburg (12-20 overall, 2-4 IIAC) hosts No. 2 Luther (29-1, 6-0) Tuesday at 3 p.m.
The Series
The Knights hold the all-time series lead at 36-32.
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Wartburg
Sophomores Mara Forsyth (Charles City) and Erica Countryman (Plainfield, Ill.) lead the team with batting averages of .451 and .443, respectively. Forsyth also leads the squad with nine doubles, five homeruns and 31 RBIs.
Sophomore Katie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) follows at .327, freshman Hannah Blaske (Bettendorf) averages .320, classmate Kailee O'Brien (Altoona) is at .319, and sophomore Kristie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) rounds out the leading hitters above .300 at .310
Sophomore Kimberly Wedeking (Clarksville) leads the pitching staff with a 3.75 ERA, has seven wins, 64 strikeouts, and 12 complete games in the circle.
Luther
The Norse have four players above .400 as Lindsey Uphoff is hitting .459, Ashley Burrows is at .424, Sara Nelson follows at .411, and Anna Strien hits .400. Four teammates follow in the .300 realm.
Samantha Bratland leads the starting pitchers with a 0.75 ERA and is 14-0 with 127 strikeouts.
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