WAVERLY, Iowa-- Wartburg (11-5 overall) hosts St. Catherine (10-6) in the home opener Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Knights bring a three-game winning streak into today, while the Wildcats look to snap a three-game losing skid.
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The Series
This marks the inaugural meeting between the programs.
St. Catherine
Jenna George leads the team at the plate (.435) and with 17 RBIs. Â Krista Flugstad leads the pitching staff with a 1.45 ERA and is 8-2 in 58.0 innings pitched with 45 Ks.
Wartburg
Sophomore Kailee O'Brien (Altoona) is the team's leading hitter (.429), and junior Mara Forsyth (Charles City) follows at .429. Forsyth has a team-high 22 RBIs.
Senior Kimberly Wedeking (Clarksville), who leads the starting pitchers with her 2.88 ERA, is 8-2 in 59.1 innings pitched with 43 strikeouts.
Career Record Watch
Wedeking has moved up to the No. 6 spot on the program's career-leader list in complete games (37) and is eighth in strikeouts (190). Forsyth is seventh in career home runs (12).