AUBRUNDALE, Fla. – Baseball fell to the University of Concordia Chicago 7-3 on Saturday, Mar. 7 in the RussMatt Invitational. The Knights are now 4-3 overall and Concordia Chicago moves to.6-5 overall.
 
Game Summary

• 2^nd Inning
  • The Knights loaded the bases with two out after a Gehrig Turner single and back-to-back walks from Liam Bender and Caleb Andrews, but Concordia Chicago got out of the jam to prevent any runs from coming across
• 4^th Inning
  • Each side remained scoreless through four innings and Logan Sullivan had five strikeouts on the mound for the Knights
• 5^th Inning
  • Concordia was the first on the scoreboard when three runs came across in the bottom of the fifth after a sacrifice fly and then a two-RBI single
• 7^th Inning
  • Wartburg cut into the deficit in the top of the seventh when Zach Walton homered to make the score 3-2 headed to the bottom of the seventh
  • The Cougars got one run back in the bottom half to make the score 4-2
• 8^th Inning
  • Concordia Chicago hit a two RBI single to open its lead to 6-2 and then later walked in another run to push the score to 7-2
• 9^th Inning
  • Wartburg brought one more run across after another Walton RBI, but the Knights fell 7-3

 
Top Performers

• Zach Walton
  • 1/5 at the plat
  • Home run
  • Three RBI
• Will Armstrong
  • 2/3 at the plate
  • One run scored
  • Double
  • Two walks
• Gehrig Turner
  • 2/3 at the plate
  • One walk

 
Notes/Streak

• Walton is now tied for second all time at Wartburg in home runs (28)
  • Trails first by five
• Third multiple hit game for Turner this season
• First double of the season for Armstrong

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will close out play in Florida on Saturday, Mar. 8 with a doubleheader against Western New England University.