WAVERLY, Iowa – Baseball continues American Rives Conference play this week with a three-game series at home against Buena Vista University beginning on Friday, Apr. 7 at 6 p.m. The Knights are also at home on Tuesday, Apr. 11 to finish the season series against Luther at 6 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Buena Vista
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 79-63
  • Knights have won five of the last seven matchups
• Luther
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 86-71
  • Luther won the first two matchups earlier this season
    • Defeated Wartburg 9-2 and 14-13 in Decorah earlier this season

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with a record of 8-9 overall and a 3-5 mark in A-R-C play
  • Last time out Wartburg defeated Coe two games to one in a weekend series
• Offensive leaders:
  • Batting average/Hits: Keaton Gray (.375/27)
  • RBI: Caleb Andrews (16)
  • OPS: Sam Nicolino (.873)
  • Homeruns: Zach Wesolowski (2)
  • 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 (27)
  • ERA: Nick Nin (3.13)
  • Hits allowed: Lund (13)
• Two of the Knights last three games have gone to 11 innings
• Eliot Jurgensen and Andrews lead the team with four multi-RBI games this season
• Current hitting streaks:
  • Jurgensen: 6
  • Andrews: 5
  • Armstrong: 4
  • Carter Stubitz: 4
  • Gray: 3

 
Buena Vista

• The Beavers enter this week with a record of 15-5 overall and an A-R-C record of 5-1
  • BVU will host a doubleheader against Central College on Tuesday, Apr. 4 before the weekend series in Waverly
• Buena Vista was selected as the preseason favorite to win the A-R-C
• Jordan Mathewson is the Beaver's top hitter so far this season:
  • Batting average: .435
  • OPS: 1.109
  • RBI: 22
  • Extra-base hits: 11
  • Stolen bases: 13-15
• BVU has four athletes with 20+ RBI and eight with 10+ RBI
• Both Dalton Glenn and Morgan Smith have recorded four wins on the mound this season
  • 34+ innings pitched
• Smith leads the team in strikeouts with 35

 
Luther

• Luther enters this week with an overall record of 12-8 and an A-R-C record of 5-0
  • The Norse will have a doubleheader against Coe and then a three game series against Nebraska Wesleyan before facing Wartburg
• 8-2 in last 10 games
• Two hitters with batting averages .400+
  • Aiden Michna: .431
  • Noah Sebben: .413
• Sebben leads the team and A-R-C in homeruns with six
• Seven batters with 13+ RBI this season
  • Sebben leads the team with 27
• Nolan Klocke, Harry Blum and Ryan Manternach all have pitched a complete game
• Klocke and Blum leads the team in strikeouts with 36 and 35 respectively
• Klocke has a team-low ERA of 1.46