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Baseball is in Action Against Luther and Coe This Week

WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg baseball continues American Rivers Conference play this week with an away doubleheader against Luther on Tuesday, Mar. 28 beginning at 1 p.m. and then back at home for a three game series against Coe beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 31.
 
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The Series
  • Luther
    • Tuesday will mark the 156th and 157th all-time matchup in the series
    • Wartburg leads the series 86-69
  • Coe
    • Wartburg leads the all-time series 81-45 over Coe
 
Wartburg
  • Enters the week with an overall record of 6-6 and an A-R-C record of 1-2
    • Lost two of three games to Loras in conference opener series
  • Offensive leaders:
  • Pitching leaders (Min. 10 IP):
  • Have lost two one-run games this season
  • Gray has recorded a team-high six multi-hit games so far this season
 
Record Watch
  • Aaron Eybers
    • One appearance away from setting the career record for most pitching appearances at Wartburg
    • Needs five saves to set career record for saves at Wartburg
 
Luther
  • Luther enters this week with an overall record of 10-8 and an A-R-C record of 3-0
    • Swept Nebraska Wesleyan University in A-R-C opening series
    • Defeated NWU 32-4 in last time out
  • 6-2 in last eight games
  • Two hitters with batting averages .400+
    • Aiden Michna: .451
    • Noah Sebben: .400
  • Sebben leads the team in homeruns with four
  • Seven batters with 10+ RBI this season
    • Sebben leads the team with 20
  • Michna and Joshua Matanich lead A-R-C in double with nine each
  • Nolan Klocke, Harry Blum and Ryan Manternach all have pitched a complete game
  • Blum leads the team in strikeouts with 33
  • Klocke has a team-low ERA of 1.37
 
Coe
  • Coe enters the week with a record of 10-5 overall and a 2-1 mark in A-R-C play
    • Opened A-R-C play with a series win over Central College
  • Has won six of their last seven games
  • Tyler Elliott, Mitchell Eckardt and Jake Brosius all have an OPS of 1.000 or higher
  • Brosius leads the team in homeruns with three
  • 5-0 when scoring 10+ runs this season
  • Ethan O'Donnell has the lowest ERA on the team at 0.93 through 19.1 innings pitched
  • Mathew Chapman leads the Kohawks in strikeouts with 25
  • Outscoring opponents 116-69 through 15 games
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Players Mentioned

Cael Boehmer

#8 Cael Boehmer

C/RHP
6' 1"
Junior
Aaron Eybers

#10 Aaron Eybers

RHP/MIF
6' 0"
Senior
Keaton Gray

#1 Keaton Gray

3B/SS
6' 1"
Sophomore
Dreyton LaVeine

#14 Dreyton LaVeine

RHP/C
5' 11"
Sophomore
Malcolm Newell

#16 Malcolm Newell

RHP
5' 9"
Junior
Zach Wesolowski

#3 Zach Wesolowski

OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Will Armstrong

#5 Will Armstrong

IF/RHP
5' 11"
Sophomore
Zach Walton

#17 Zach Walton

1B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Gavin Lund

#23 Gavin Lund

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
Nicholas Nin

#21 Nicholas Nin

RHP
6' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cael Boehmer

#8 Cael Boehmer

6' 1"
Junior
C/RHP
Aaron Eybers

#10 Aaron Eybers

6' 0"
Senior
RHP/MIF
Keaton Gray

#1 Keaton Gray

6' 1"
Sophomore
3B/SS
Dreyton LaVeine

#14 Dreyton LaVeine

5' 11"
Sophomore
RHP/C
Malcolm Newell

#16 Malcolm Newell

5' 9"
Junior
RHP
Zach Wesolowski

#3 Zach Wesolowski

5' 8"
Sophomore
OF
Will Armstrong

#5 Will Armstrong

5' 11"
Sophomore
IF/RHP
Zach Walton

#17 Zach Walton

6' 0"
Sophomore
1B
Gavin Lund

#23 Gavin Lund

6' 2"
Junior
RHP
Nicholas Nin

#21 Nicholas Nin

6' 5"
Freshman
RHP