WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (16-14 overall, 6-4 American Rivers) split with Loras (17-12, 5-5) Tuesday in the home finale. The Duhawks won the opener 4-0, but the Knights won the nightcap 8-0 in six innings.

Game One:

• Loras capitalized on a throwing error to take the early 1-0 lead.
• The Knights broke up the no-hitter in the fourth on Sydney Fellow's single to right field.
• The Duhawks used a three-run homer in the sixth to extend the lead to 4-0.
• The Orange and Black were able to advance a baserunner to third in the bottom of the frame with two outs, but the next batter grounded out to strand her
• Fellows went 2-3

 
Game two

• The game was scoreless until the third inning as Fellows drove in Sydney Illg on her sac fly to center
• Lauren Frerichs later hit a three-run homer to make it 4-0
• Loras broke up the no-hitter in the fourth on three singles, but was unable to score
• Tarah Wehde hit a solo home run in the fourth to extend the margin to five
• In the fifth, Kaylie Springer scored on Frerich's RBI groundout and Fellows scored on Ella Link's single to left for the 7-0 lead
• In the sixth, Wehde reached on a fielding error. Ally Happ came in as her pinch runner, moved to second on Illg's bunt, stole third and then scored the game-winning run on a fielding error to seal the run rule victory
• Avery Mull went the distance and fanned two
• Illg was 3-3 with two stolen bases
• Springer was 2-3 with two runs and a stolen base

Next event
The Knights open a six-game road trip Saturday when they travel to face Buena Vista at 1 p.m.