PELLA, Iowa - The No. 14-ranked Wartburg softball team improved its overall record to 19-4 and 10-3 within the American Rivers Conference with a pair of wins over Central College on Sunday afternoon, winning 4-0 and 6-4.

The Knights out hit the Dutch 14-10 on the day while the Orange & Black pitching staff limited Central to three earned runs in 14 innings.

Wartburg 4, Central 0
Ashley Nelson improved to 6-0 on the season with her second complete game shutout, allowing just two Central base hits in seven innings pitched.

Wartburg claimed a two-run lead in the third inning while adding runs in the sixth and seventh to earn the shutout.

Jordan Swiatkowski's third homer of the year stood as the game-winning RBI as she got the Knights' scoring started in the third. The Knights plated another in the third unearned off a Central throwing error.

An RBI groundout from Leah Campos and a Sydney Illg RBI single helped pad the lead.

Hannah Happ also notched two hits at the plate.

Wartburg 6, Central 4
During game two of the doubleheader, a trio of Wartburg runs in the inning solidified the win.

The Knights once again scored a pair right away with a home run, a two-RBI homer from Kaci Sherwood - her A-R-C leading 12th on the year.

Leading 3-2 heading into the final frame, the visiting Knights added three more from a Campos two-run single along with another unearned run.

Central fought back and plated two runs in the seventh, but Tarah Wehde forced a groundout for the final out of the game to pick up her second save of the season.

Maddie Rog started in the pitcher's circle and collected the win, tossing four scoreless innings to improve to 7-2 on the year.

Sydney Fellows led the Knights with three hits.

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Wartburg and Central will wrap up the series tomorrow afternoon with one game at 2 p.m.