WAVERLY, Iowa – Baseball picked up another American Rivers Conference victory with a 3-1 win in a pitchers dual over Nebraska Wesleyan University on Friday, Apr. 5. The win moves the Knights to 13-7 overall and 4-4 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary

• Third Inning
  • Caleb Andrews recorded the Knights' first hit of the game in the bottom of the third
• Fourth Inning
  • Through four innings, Cael Boehmer struck out four batters and the score remained 0-0
    • NWU also had four strikeouts through four innings
  • In the bottom half, Sam Nicolino ledoff the inning reaching by a hit by pitch and then later scored after a wild pitch to make it 1-0
• Fifth Inning
  • Boehmer struck out the side in the fifth to bring his total to seven on the day
• Sixth Inning
  • After an error brought a runner on, NWU was able to tie the game with a bloop single to center field to make it 1-1
• Seventh Inning
  • Through seven innings, each team combined for four total hits and 20 strikeouts
• Eighth Inning
  • After two errors and a bunt single from Eliot Jurgensen, the Knights had two runners in scoring position with no outs
  • Zach Walton hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Keaton Gray and then a Sam Nicolino single scored Jurgensen to make it 3-1 Knights
• Ninth Inning
  • Will Armstrong came in the ninth to shut the door on NWU and close out a 3-1 win at home

 
Top Performers

• Cael Boehmer
  • 7.0 IP
  • 0 earned runs
  • 10 strikeouts (Career high)
• Sam Nicolino
  • 1/3 at the plate
  • RBI
  • Run scored
  • Hit by pitch
• Zach Walton
  • 0/2 at the plate
  • RBI
  • Walk

 
Coaches Comments
"That was a classic Friday night American Rivers Conference pitching dual tonight," said Head Coach Casey Klunder following tonight's win. "One of our mantras is 'Win Anyway' and tonight was a great win anyway day against a tough A-R-C opponent."
 
"Cael was in command from start to finish, he was really really special tonight" said Klunder on Bohemer's career day on the mound.
 
Klunder continued his postgame thoughts talking about timely batting, "We didn't have many (hits) tonight, but we were able to chunk a few together there in the eighth. Sometimes you just have to find a way to get it done and we did that tonight."
 
Notes/Streaks

• Career-high 10 strikeouts for Boehmer
• 21 strikeouts between both teams
• Fifth save of the season for Armstrong
• Wartburg moves to .500 in A-R-C play

 
Next Time Out
The Knights continue the series against Nebraska Wesleyan with a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 1 p.m.