WAVERLY, Iowa – Baseball took game one of the series 6-2 over Central College on Friday, Apr. 28 at Harms Stadium at Hertel FIeld. The Knights were led by three batters with three or more hits today and move to 11-17 overall and 6-13 in A-R-C play.
Game Summary
- Cael Boehmer had three strikeouts and no hits allowed through the first two innings and the score stayed at 0-0
- Zach Walton drove in the first run of the game with a deep double to left-center field that scored Caleb Andrews from first
- Knights led 1-0 through three innings
- The Knights added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth with a no-doubt two-run homerun to right field from Carter Stubitz that made it 3-0 Wartburg through four innings
- Wartburg loaded the bases in the fifth inning and scored one run when Andrews advanced on a wild pitch
- Knights led 4-0 through five innings
- Boehmer hit a batter in a bases loaded jam, but limited to damage to just one run and the Dutch cut the lead to 4-1
- Wartburg got the run back in the bottom of the seventh when Sam Nicolino hit a sacrifice fly to score Walton and bring the score to 5-1
- Walton added another run in the eighth when he singled to score Andrews and make the score 6-1 through eight innings
- Central rallied for one run, but couldn't come back and fell 6-2
Top Performers
- Boehmer
- 7 innings pitched
- Six strikeouts
- Three hits allowed
- One run allowed
- Walton
- 4/5 at the plate
- Two RBI
- One run scored
- Double
- Stubitz
Notes/Streaks
- All-time record is now 86-56 in favor of Wartburg
- 10+ hits in eight of its last 11 games for Wartburg
- Both Eliot Jurgensen and Nicolino saved hits with diving plays in the outfield
- Third win on the mound for Boehmer this season
- First home run of the season for Stubitz
- Keaton Gray finished 3/5 at the plate
- Extended hitting streak to 13 and on-base streak to 17
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue the series on Saturday, Apr. 29 with a doubleheader beginning at one p.m.
