WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg baseball team (8-2) is set for their home opener this weekend, March 16 against St. Olaf College. The Knights will play two games on Saturday, March 16 starting at 1 p.m. Sunday's contests have been cancelled. 

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The Series 

• Wartburg leads the series 14-13 all-time 

• Last meeting was in the 2022 season 

Wartburg 

• The Knights come into the weekend with an overall record of 8-2 
• Zach Walton leads the team in batting average (.432), hits (16) and doubles (four) 
• Eliot Jurgensen leads the team in runs (16), triples (three), home runs (four) and RBI (17) 
  • Walton is second in RBI with 12, Sam Nicolino and Wiley Sullivan both have 10 
• Cael Boehmer and Joey Ciero both lead the team with 12 innings pitched and 18 strikeouts each 
  • Eight different pitchers have a win this season 
• Will Armstrong and Cael Funk lead the Knights with four appearances
  • Armstrong leads the team with one save  
• The Knights have stolen eight bases on 12 attempts 
  • Jurgensen leads the team with three, Caleb Andrews and Walton are second with two 

St. Olaf 

• St. Olaf enters the weekend with an overall record of 4-4 
• Sam Lavin leads the Pioneers in hits (13), home runs (three) and RBI (14) 
• Mason Buck leads the team with a .462 batting average through eight games 
  • Buck and Lavin each lead the team with two doubles and one triple 
• Sam Lavin leads St. Olaf pitching with 10 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts 
  • Kevin Steel is second with nine innings pitched and eight strikeouts 
• Kieran Haaland leads the Pioneers with four appearances  
• St. Olaf has stolen 21 bases on 22 attempts 
  • Evan Hammonds leads the team with seven stolen bases