JACKSONVILLE, Illinois – Baseball grabbed two wins Saturday afternoon, 5-3 over Elmhurst University in game one and 9-4 over Grinnell College in game two. The Knights improve to 8-1 on the season.
Game Summary
Game 1 vs. Elmhurst
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First Inning
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Fourth Inning
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Sixth Inning
- The Bluejays scored two runs in the top half of the sixth to tie the game at two
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Eighth Inning
- Elmhurst added another run in the top of the eighth to take a one run lead
- Wartburg retook the lead with a two-run home run from Wiley Sullivan to make it 4-3
- Back-to-back doubles from Gray and Eliot Jurgensen extend the lead to two for the Knights
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Ninth Inning
- Will Armstrong notched the save as he closed out the 5-3 win for Wartburg
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Game Summary
Game 2 vs Grinnell
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First Inning
- Zach Walton starts the scoring early for the Knights with a solo home run in the top of the first to make it 1-0
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Fourth Inning
- Jurgensen added another run with a home run of his own to extend the lead to two
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Sixth Inning
- Back-to-back home runs from Jurgensen and Walton put the Knights up five in the top half of the sixth
- Grinnell answered back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth
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Seventh Inning
- Wartburg responded in the top half as Caleb Andrews and Keaton Gray score off a Walton double to make it 7-2 Wartburg
- Sam Nicolino brought Walton across to score with a double of his own to make the lead six
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Eighth Inning
- The Pioneers added another run in the bottom half to make it 8-3 headed to the ninth
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Ninth Inning
- Andrews is brought in to score on a Gray sacrifice fly to push the lead back to six for the Knights
- Grinnell added one more run to their total in the bottom half as the Knights win 9-4
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Next Time Out
Wartburg is back in action tomorrow Sunday, March 10 to play Kalamazoo College at 10 a.m.
