PELLA, Iowa-- The No. 24 Central softball team (17-6 overall, 4-0 American Rivers) swept Wartburg (16-11, 4-2) Tuesday afternoon. The Dutch won 10-2 in five innings and 8-0 in five innings.
Game one
First inning
Second
- The Dutch plated six to claim the lead.
Third
- The Knights tallied their final run of the contest as Reagan Hassel drove in Ally Happ on her single to right.
- Central answered with another four runs
Fourth and fifth
- The Orange and Black were unable to score to seal the run-rule win for the Dutch
Top performer
Springer: 2-2, 2 stolen bases
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Game two
Central plated one in the second and third innings
Third
- Wartburg had runners on second and third with one out. Unfortunately, the next two batters were retired to end the threat
Fifth
- The Dutch scored six in the frame, thanks in part to a three-run double
Top performer
Reagan Hassel: 2-3
Next event
The Knights return to the field Saturday when they host Simpson at 1 p.m.