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Kaylin Muggler
2
Wartburg WARTBURG 0-3
9
Winner Calvin CALVIN 2-1
Wartburg WARTBURG
0-3
2
Final
9
Calvin CALVIN
2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wartburg WARTBURG 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2
Calvin CALVIN 1 4 0 0 0 4 X 9 13 0

W: C. Comiskey (1-0) L: LaVeine, Dreyton (0-1)

3
Calvin CALVIN 2-2
4
Winner Wartburg WARTBURG 1-3
Calvin CALVIN
2-2
3
Final
4
Wartburg WARTBURG
1-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Calvin CALVIN 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 4 2
Wartburg WARTBURG 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 10 0

W: Eybers, Aaron (1-1) L: J. Monroe (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ben Woods

Baseball Splits Doubleheader Against Calvin

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Wartburg baseball continued play at the RussMatt Invitational on Monday, Feb. 27 with a split doubleheader against Calvin University. Wartburg fell 9-2 in the first game and then a Sam Nicolino walk-off double lifted the Knights over Calvin 4-3 in game two.
 
Game Summary
  • Game One
    • Calvin got ahead early, knocking in a run in the bottom of the first inning after a single
    • In the bottom of the second inning, Calvin scored a run from a groundout and then four straight hits, including two doubles, brought in three more runs to make the score 5-0 after two innings
    • Wartburg got its first hit in the fourth when Sam Nicolino singled to through the left side
    • The Knights got runners on in the top of the sixth after Zach Walton walked and then Zach Wesolowski hit a ground-rule double that led to an Eliot Jurgensen sacrifice fly to make the score 5-1
    • Calvin scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth, including three unearned runs
    • Will Armstrong singled in the seventh and was batted in by a Caleb Andrews sacrifice fly, but Calvin held on to win 9-2
  • Game Two
    • This time it was the Knights who scored in the first inning after singles from Walton and Wesolowski set up an RBI single for Nicolino to put Wartburg up 1-0
    • Calvin scored two in the top of the third after a walked in run and sacrifice fly
    • Calvin added another run in the fifth after two singles and led 3-1, but in the bottom half Nicolino brought home Walton with a single to cut the lead to one after five innings
    • Wartburg's pitching and defense held strong and the score remained 3-2 Calvin heading to the bottom of the seventh
    • Walton started the inning reaching base and then was scored by a Wesolowski single to tie the game at 3 before Nicolino hit another RBI, this time a double, to bring home the winning run
    • Aaron Eybers earned the win on the mound after facing the last five batters of the game
 
Top Performers
  • Game One
    • Walton
      • Three walks drawn
    • Andrews & Jurgensen
      • One RBI each
  • Game Two
    • Nicolino
      • 3/4 at the plate
        • Four RBI
        • One double
      • Walk-off hit
    • Wesolowski
      • 2/3 at the plate
        • One RBI
        • One run scored
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue play with a single game against Albion College on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10:45 a.m. ET.
 
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