WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (10-6 overall) opens Iowa Conference play Friday against Nebraska Wesleyan (12-8).

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The Series
The Knights hold the all-time series lead at 3-1, which includes both games last season.

Wartburg
Junior Liz Roby-Miklus (Ankeny) leads the team with her .415 average, three triples and 15 stolen bases. Senior Mara Forsyth (Charles City) nearly joins her above .400 at .396. Forsyth has a team-high five doubles, three home runs, and 11 RBIs. 

Freshman Lauren Reicks (Cresco) leads the relief pitchers with a 1.07 ERA, is 5-0 in the circle with 10 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched.

Career Record Watch
Forsyth is second in home runs (27) and third in RBIs (113).

Roby-Miklus is second in stolen bases (57).

Nebraska Wesleyan
Danelle Snyder leads the team with her average of .407. Katie Stanzel is the next leading hitter at .361.

Kailey Meyer leads the starting pitchers with her 1.41 ERA, is 7-2 with 43 strikeouts in 49.2 innings pitched.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of three statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 14^th in stolen bases per game (2.75), 73^rd in home runs per game (.5), and 75^th in triples per game (.38).
 
Individually, five Knights rank in the top 100 of eleven statistical categories: Forsyth ranks 99^th in home runs (3);  Roby-Miklus ranks 17^th in triples (3), 33^rd in stolen bases (.88), 61^st in walks (.75), and 83^rd in triples per game (.19); Reicks ranks 23^rd in earned run average (.83), 39^th in saves (1), 43^rd in hits allowed per seven innings (4.7), and 95^th in victories (5); freshman Sara Martin (Charles City) ranks 54^th in home runs (4) and 69^th in home runs per game (.25).