WAVERLY, Iowa - The Wartburg College baseball team opened its 12-game homestand Saturday afternoon at Harms Stadium, splitting an American Rivers Conference doubleheader versus Buena Vista University, falling 4-1 in game one prior to a 13-3 game two victory.

Wartburg's overall record moves to 10-4 (8-10 A-R-C). Through two games, the Knights outscored the Beavers 14-7 and outhit BVU 21-13. Zachary Walton, Steven Lawrence, and Max Goodhue led the offense with four hits each on the day.

Buena Vista 4, Wartburg 1
With the series opener locked at 1-1 through the first six innings, a Buena Vista triple with the bases loaded gave the Beavers a 4-1 lead.
 
The triple knocked out Wartburg starting pitcher Jacob Murray. Aaron Eybers then came in to pitch in relief and retired a pair of BVU batters to escape the jam.
 
Wartburg was unable to generate a rally in the bottom half to suffer the 4-1 loss.
 
Down 1-0, the Knights tied the game in the fourth inning. Goodhue led off the inning with one of his two hits on the game, a double to left field. He came around to score on the next at bat with a Walton double.
 
Wartburg and Buena Vista tallied six hits apiece.
 
Lawrence and Goodhue each had two hits. Murray's record dropped to 3-2 on the season. He allowed two earned runs in six innings pitched with four strikeouts.

Wartburg 13, Buena Vista 3 (8 inn.)
Early offense and a five-run eighth inning led to the Knights winning on the 10-run rule in game two over the Beavers.

Wartburg scored 13 runs off 15 hits, led by a 3-for-5 and 2 RBI game from Walton, who also scored three runs. Lawrence, Goodhue, Ben DeKruyf, and Cael Boehmer also tallied two hits each.

The Orange & Black scored three in the second and four in the third to grab a 7-2 lead. After allowing a run in the first, starting pitcher Darren Kilpatrick settled in and went seven innings, allowing two earned runs. He earned the win to improve his record to 3-2.

Leading 8-3, the Knights ended the game with a five run, five hit eighth inning. RBI singles from Keaton Gray, Lawrence, and Goodhue gave Wartburg a 12-3 lead before another single from Walton scored Ethan Hayes to end the game.

Up Next
The Knights and Beavers conclude the four-game series tomorrow afternoon from Harms Stadium at Hertel Field. Game one of the doubleheader is slated for a 1 p.m. start.