AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Baseball continued play in Florida today with an 8-7 comeback win over Alma College in extra innings. The Knights move to 2-0 after a walk-off single from Garrett Kadolph and will close the day this evening against Houghton University.
 
Game Summary

• Alma
  • First Inning
    • Alma jumped on Wartburg in the top of the first with two early runs after back-to-back doubles
    • After a home run, Alma put two more runs on the board to make the score 4-0 after the top of the first
  • Second Inning
    • Alma added another run to make the score 5-0
  • Fourth Inning
    • Wartburg got two runs back when Noah Day walked with the bases loaded to bring in the first run and then a pass ball scored the second run
  • Fifth Inning
    • The Knights picked up where they left off and again loaded the bases for another run to be walked home
    • Carter Stubitz ripped a single down the line to score another two runs and tie the game at five
    • Sam Nicolino hit a sacrifice fly ball to score Zach Walton and give the Knights a 6-5 lead
  • Seventh Inning
    • Alma retook the lead after an RBI single
  • Eighth Inning
    • Stubitz was up to bat with the bases loaded when he was hit by a pitch to bring the tying run home
  • 10^th Inning
    • After a scoreless ninth and 10^th for Alma, back-to-back batters were hit by a pitch to put a runner in scoring position
    • Garrett Kadolph singled to bring home Walton for the walk-off run and an 8-7 comeback victory

 
Top Performers

• Carter Stubitz
  • 1/4 at the plate
  • Three RBI
  • Two HBP
• Garrett Kadolph
  • 2/6 at the plate
  • Walk-off single
  • One RBI
• Zach Walton
  • 1/3 at the plate
  • Three runs scored
  • One RBI
  • Two walks
  • One HBP

 
Coaches Comments
I'm really happy with perseverance we showed today, we never rolled and died," said Head Coach Casey Klunder on his feelings after the comeback win. "When Alma answered and took the lead late I was proud of how we kept fighting all the way to the end"
 
Klunder talked about how pitching helped fuel the comeback "After a tough first inning, Joey Ciero kept us in the game which is what we expect out of veteran like him," "Logan Sullivan was fun to watch as he made his debut on the mound today, coming into a tough spot of the game," Klunder continued.
 
"Carter Stubitz gives you a quality at bat almost every time he's at the plate and his two-run single in the fifth inning was huge for us today" said Klunder about Klunder's three RBI performance.


Notes/Streaks

• Knights move to 5-0 all-time against Alma
• Walton is now seven walks drawn away from tying the school record
• Three pitchers saw action for the Knights
  • Joey Ciero, Logan Sullivan and Will Armstrong

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action this afternoon for a game against Houghton University