WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg baseball closed its weekend series against Coe College by spitting today's doubleheader, winning the first game 17-16 in 11 innings and then falling 4-2 in seven innings in game two. After the series win, Wartburg is now 8-9 overall and 3-5 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Game Summary

• Game One
  • The Kohawks jumped on Wartburg early with a five run top of the first that included a three-run home run from Jack Allison to make the score 5-0
  • Wartburg responded in a huge way with an eight run bottom of the first that was capped off by a Caleb Andrews bases clearing double that put Wartburg ahead 8-5
    • The Knights recorded six hits and Andrews and Keaton Gray both had two hits in the inning
  • Coe started the top of the third with a leadoff double, but Cael Boehmer struck out three of the next four batters to keep the Kohawks at five runs
  • The Kohawks scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning to storm back in front 11-8
    • Four hits, two batters hit and two walks in the inning led to six runs
  • Coe brought three more runs across in the fifth inning after five hits, including two doubles, to make the score 14-8
  • Wartburg answered in the bottom of the fifth after Andrews singled to score to more runs and bring the score 14-10
  • Coe added two more runs in the sixth to take a 16-10 lead
  • The Knights scored four runs in the eighth after an RBI single from Sam Nicolino, then a two-run home run Eliot Jurgensen and then a double from Gray to make the score 16-14
  • In the bottom of the ninth, Carter Stubitz tied the game at 16 with a two RBI single to send it to extra innings
  • The Knights put runners on base in the bottom of the 11^th and an overthrow to first allowed Nicolino to score the walk off run to win 17-16
• Game Two
  • Coe again got on the board early with two runs in the top of the first after an RBI single and a sacrifice fly
  • The Kohawks added another run in the second after a leadoff double and single made the score 3-0 after two innings
  • Gray singled in the third, but Wartburg was unable to bring any runs across through three innings
  • Wartburg got on the board in the bottom of the fifth after Will Armstrong singled and was brought home by a Zach Wesolowki sacrifice fly to make the score 3-1 through five innings
  • Coe responded in the sixth with another sacrifice fly to put them back on top by three runs
  • Armstrong singled in the bottom of the sixth to score Jurgensen and make the score 4-2 after six innings
  • Coe was able to hold off the Wartburg bats in the ninth to avoid a series sweep

 
Top Performers

• Game One
  • Andrews
    • 3/7 at the plate
      • Double
      • Five RBI
      • One run scored
  • Carter Stubitz
    • 3/5 at the plate
      • Four RBI
      • Three runs scored
      • One walk
    • Two runners caught stealing
  • Nicolino
    • 5/6 at the plate
      • One RBI
      • Three runs scored
• Game Two
  • Armstrong
    • 2/3 at the plate
      • One RBI
  • Wesolowski
    • 1/2 at the plate
      • One RBI
      • One walk
  • Andrews
    • 2/4 at the plate

 
Notes Streaks

• Wartburg is now 83-46 all-time against Coe
• Career highs (Game One):
  • Nicolino: Hits (5)
  • Andrews: RBI (5)
  • Stubitz: RBI (4)
• Third career homerun for Jurgensen
• Stubitz caught four runners stealing through two games today

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be back in action next on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 7-8 for a three game series against Buena Vista University at home beginning on Friday at 6 p.m.