AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Baseball fell to Alma 9-7 on Tuesday, Feb. 27 in a rematch of yesterday's extra-inning game. This marks the first loss of the season for the Knights, moving them to 3-1 overall.
Game Summary
- First Inning
- The Scots got on the board first with a couple of runs to make the score 2-0
- Third Inning
- Wartburg scored its first run after a Zach Walton double brought home Eliot Jurgensen
- Sam Nicolino doubled to bring Walton home for the Knights' second run to make the score 4-2
- Garrett Kadolph kept the doubles coming as he brought Nicolino home to cut the lead to 4-3
- Fifth Inning
- Walton led off the bottom half of the fifth with a triple and then scored after a wild pitch
- Garrett Kadolph drove in Stubitz for an RBI and to cut the Alma lead to 7-5
- Seventh Inning
- With the bases loaded, Nicolino worked a walk at the plate to bring home Eliot Jurgensen
- Noah Day hit into a fielders choice that brought home Walton to tie the game at seven
- Eighth Inning
- The Scots put two more runs up in the top of the inning to retake the lead 9-7
Top Performers
Next Time Out
The Knights will be off tomorrow before continuing play in Florida on Thursday, Feb. 29 against Moravian University at two p.m. eastern time.
