AUBURNDALE, Florida – Baseball used a 15-run sixth inning in route to a school record 28 runs in win over Houghton University. The win moves the Knights to 3-0 on the season.
 
Game Summary

• First Inning
  • After a scoreless top half, Houghton took an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first
• Second inning
  • A Cole Wessling single drove in Lance Goeschel for the Knights first run of the game
  • Houghton added another run in the bottom half of the second
• Fourth Inning
  • Wessling added another RBI as he brought Sam Nicolino in on after a fielding error
  • The Knights took a 6-5 lead after Keaton Gray and Eliot Jurgensen had back-to-back two RBI hits
  • Zach Walton brought Jurgensen in on a single to push the lead to two

• Fifth Inning
  • Goeschel scored off a Noah Day triple to extend the lead to 8-5
  • The Knights added two more runs after Wiley Sullivan brought Day home and Wessling scored on a passed ball
  • Sullivan scored off a Jurgensen single followed by a sac fly from Walton that brought Gray in to make it 12-5 Wartburg

• Sixth Inning
  • Gray brought home two runs after a fielding error that was followed by a two RBI triple from Jurgensen to extend the lead to 11
  • Walton drove in Jurgensen on a double to make it 17-5 Knights
  • Wartburg added 15 runs in the top half of the sixth to put the Knights up 27-5
• Seventh Inning
  • The Knights added one final run after Leo Mauro doubled to score Conner Funk

 
 
Top Performers

• Eliot Jurgensen
  • 3/5 at the plate
    • Two triples
  • Five RBI
  • Stolen base
• Zach Walton
  • 3/4 at the plate
  • Three RBI
  • One run scored
• Cole Wessling
  • 1/3 at the plate
  • Three RBI
  • Four runs scored

 
Coaches Comments
"The energy was great coming off an exciting game one" said Head Coach Klunder on what he saw from his team in the final game of the day. "Our guys showed great leadership to play as strong as they did just 30 minutes after an extra inning game."
 
Klunder described one of the turning points of the game, "After we went down 5-1, Cael Boehmer brought the team together and told the guys to 'lock in' and then we went on to have two huge innings." Wartburg answered the 5-1 deficit with a six-run fourth inning, three-run fifth inning and a 14-run sixth inning.
 
"Jurgensen swung the bat really well in game two, accomplishing a rare feat of two triples in one game" said Klunder on Eliot Jurgensen's five-RBI game. Another player Klunder mentioned was Cael Funk, "It was a good debut for Funk on the mound today, he was outstanding in relief."
 
 
Notes/Streaks

• The Knights scored a school-record 28 runs
• The 15-run sixth inning tied the school record for most runs scored in an inning
• Nicholas Nin struck out seven batters and earned the win on the mound

Next Time Out
The Knights will continue play at the RussMatt Invitational Tuesday, Feb. 27 against Alma College at 2 p.m. eastern time.