WAVERLY, Iowa – Due to the American Rivers Conference bye-week, Wartburg baseball will play no games until the Knights face the College of St. Scholastica in a non-conference doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 20.
 
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The Series

• Saturday will mark the fifth and sixth all-time matchups between these programs
• The Saints lead the series 4-0
• The last time these teams met was 2006

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 15-12 and an A-R-C mark of 6-9
  • Enters the week tied for sixth (with Simpson) in the A-R-C standings
• Wartburg is averaging 9.26 hits per game and 7.81 runs per game through 27 games
• Zach Walton leads the Knights in batting average (.375) and home runs (eight), RBI (36) and walks drawn (25)
  • Tied for team lead in doubles (nine)
• Keaton Gray leads the team in hits (40) and stolen bases (15)
  • Tied for team lead in doubles (nine)
• Eliot Jurgensen has recorded an A-R-C leading seven triples this season
• The Knights are tied for the A-R-C lead in team home runs with 27
• Cael Boehmer has been the top starting pitcher for Wartburg so far this season
  • Leads team in innings pitched (41.2), strikeouts (51), and is tied for the lead in wins (three)
• Opponents have recorded 10+ hits in six out of the Knights' last seven games
• Wartburg's team fielding percentage of .966 is currently second in the A-R-C

 
Record Watch

• Wartburg's pitching staff combined for a Wartburg single game record 17 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Luther in 11 innings
• Jurgensen is one triple shy from tying the Wartburg single season record for triples
  • Tied for third in all-time triples at Wartburg with 12
• Walton is third all-time in home runs in a career at Wartburg (25)
  • Three shy of tying second place and eight shy of tying first
• Walton is also currently third all-time in career on-base percentage (.497), fourth all-time in career RBI (145) and fifth all-time in career slugging percentage (.646)
• With five saves, Will Armstrong is tied for seventh most in a season at Wartburg
  • Trails tying third by one save and tying second by two saves

 
St. Scholastica

• The Saints enter this week with an overall record of 14-9 and a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record of 4-6
  • St. Scholastica will be in action three times before Saturday's competition
• St. Scholastica has lost three out of its last four games
• Jake Schelonka has been the top hitter for the Saints through 23 games
  • Leads team with: .417 batting average, 35 hits, 11 stolen bases, 10 doubles, seven home runs, and 31 RBI
• St. Scholastica is outscoring opponents 177-108 through 23 games
  • Averaging 10.01 hits per game and 7.70 runs per game
• Outside of Schelonka, six other Saints have 10+ RBI this season
• The Saints are 44/50 on stolen base attempts this season
• St. Scholastica's pitching staff is led by Payton Jefferies and Grant Taival
  • Payton Jefferies leads the team in innings pitched (33.0) and strikeouts (32)
  • Grant Taival leads the team in wins (three)