WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (12-9 overall) swept Saint Benedict's (2-11) Friday. The Knights won the opener 7-1, and held on to win the finale, 6-5.
Game one
First inning
Third
- The Knights plated five in the frame
Fourth
- The Bennies scored their lone run
Top performers
Game two
First
- St. Ben's took the early 2-0 lead with a two-run shot over the left field fence
Second
- CSB had bases loaded with two outs. The next batter flew out to center to leave them stranded.
- Tarah Wehde launched one over the left field fence to slice the margin in half.
Third
- The Bennies had another two-run homer over the left field line to make it 4-1.
- Fellows scored on Link's single. Wiebenga scored taking advantage of the error to make it 4-3.
- Link evens it as she capitalized on another error.
- Pinch-hitter Rylie Metz drove in the go-ahead run on her sacrifice fielder's choice that plated pinch runner Ally Happ.
Fifth
- St. Ben's threatened again as bases were loaded with two outs. Nelson got a huge strikeout as the batter was called out on strikes.
- Wartburg added another as Wehde scored on Springer's fielders choice
Sixth
- The Bennies had bases loaded with two outs. The next two batters were retired to quell the threat
Seventh
- St. Ben's plates one on an RBI groundout
Top performers
- Wiebenga: 3-4, run
- Kennedy Lape earned the win in relief and struck out two
- Nelson earned the save
Next event
The Knights return to the field next Wednesday when they host Dubuque in the conference opener at 3 p.m.
