WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (22-12 overall, 8-3 American Rivers) will host Luther (26-10, 8-4) Wednesday at 2 p.m. and travel to face Coe (27-9, 10-4) Saturday at 1 p.m. to conclude the regular season.

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The Series
Luther owns the narrow lead at 47-45 as Wartburg won the most-recent meeting at last year's conference tournament, and split the regular season doubleheader. The Kohawks lead the series at 52-43. The Knights won the most-recent meeting at last year's conference tournament, and split the regular season twinbill.

Wartburg
Reagan Hassel leads the team with a .364 batting average, followed by Sydney Fellows and Lili Alvarado at .358, Kaylie Springer at .350, and Ella Link rounds out those above 300 at .345.

Springer leads the Knights with 41 hits and 27 runs scored. Link is second in runs scored with 25 and 28 RBIs

Wartburg is 140-157 on stolen bases this season. Springer leads the team with 30 steals on 31 attempts. Seven other Knights have 10+ stolen bases on the season.

Ashley Nelson leads all pitchers with 67 strikeouts over 95.1 innings pitched. Nelson has recorded 11 wins and four saves this season with a 3.87 ERA.
 
Career Record Watch
Springer is sixth all-time in hits (173), eighth in runs scored (112), and third in stolen bases (98).

Link is second in home runs (30) and hit by pitch (31), and fourth in RBI (128).

Nelson is third in most appearances (106), tied for fourth for most saves (5), fourth in career wins (46), games started (63), most strikeouts (253), and fifth in most innings pitched (449.0).

Season Record Watch
Nelson is tied for fourth in saves (4). Springer is tied for sixth in stolen bases (30).

Luther
Abby Spore and Ravel Allen lead the team above .400 at .434 and .405, respectively. Olivia Engler has thrown a team-best 140.1 innings and is 18-5 with 117 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA.

Coe
Heather Bockendstadt and Ruby Kappeler lead the team at the plate above .400 at .432 and .424, respectively.  Ellie Thurow has a team-best 12 wins, 76 Ks, and 2.14 ERA.