WAVERLY, Iowa – Baseball hits the road this weekend for a three game series against Simpson College beginning with a doubleheader on Friday, Apr. 14 beginning at 3 p.m. in Indianola, Iowa. Saturday's single game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Wartburg leads the all-time series 93-58 entering the weekend
• The Knights have won seven of the last 10 matchups
• Wartburg took the season series two games to one last season

 
Wartburg

• Enters the weekend with a record of 8-13 overall and an American Rivers Conference record of 3-9
  • Fell to Luther 11-6 in last contest
• Offensive leaders:
  • Batting average/Hits/OPS: Keaton Gray (.432/38/1.006)
  • RBI: Caleb Andrews (19)
  • Homeruns: Zach Wesolowski (3)
  • Walks: Zach Walton (14)
• Pitching leaders (Min. 10 IP):
  • Wins: Cael Boehmer & Aaron Eybers (2)
  • Saves: Will Armstrong, Malcolm Newell and Dreyton LaVeine (1)
  • Strikeouts: Gavin Lund (31)
  • ERA: Eybers (2.70, 13.1 IP)
  • Hits allowed: Eybers and Malcolm Newell (13)
• Knights offense has recorded 10+ hits in six of the last eight games
• Eliot Jurgensen has an active reached base streak of 18 games
• Current hitting streaks:
  • Gray: Seven games

Simpson

• Simpson enters the week with an 11-16 record and a 1-10 mark in A-R-C play
  • 10 game losing streak
• Brady Held is the Storm's top hitter so far this season:
  • .413 batting average
  • 20 RBI
  • Two HR
• Six different Storm batters have 10+ RBI
• Ian Baldwin leads the team in extra-base hits with 10
  • Eight doubles and two triples
• Trey Castlie is the Storm's top pitcher:
  • 44 Innings Pitched
  • 2.25 ERA
  • 50 strikeouts
• Simpson has a young pitching staff, with four underclassman recording 20+ IP so far this season
• Only two batters above .300