WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (19-11 overall, 8-2 American Rivers Conference) travels to face No. 22 Simpson (27-3, 8-2) Saturday at 1 p.m. and will host No. 19 Central (20-6, 5-3) Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Conference standings
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The Series
The Storm own the narrow lead at 46-44, though the Knights have won the last nine-straight meetings. Central holds the lead at 63-31, which includes the last three-straight meetings.
Wartburg
Sydney Fellows leads the team with her .466 average, 41 hits, 18 RBIs, six home runs and 29 runs. Four players join her above .300 as
Carley Bredar is at .391,
Addy Wells at .348,
Bella Mulder at .329, and
Riley Feeley at .320.
Mulder leads the team with six doubles and Wells follows with five.
Reagan Hassel leads the team with 16 stolen bases.
Hannah Luellen has a 3.26 ERA with 29 Ks in 88.0 innings pitched.
As a team, the Knights have 62 stolen bases.
Career record watch
Fellows is second in games played (174), third in games started (167), tied for fourth in hits (184), and sixth in runs (120), stolen bases (57), and RBIs (116).
Against the Conference
The Orange and Black lead the league in wins (7), assists (98), and runners caught stealing (4). In A-R-C games,
Reagan Hassel is batting .400 which ranks third and first in stolen bases (4).
Luellen leads the conference in wins (5).
Simpson
The Storm enter the weekend on a seven-game winning streak.
Megan Heidelbauer leads the team with her .545 average. Ashlyn Steen follows at .470 and Katie Shaner is averaging .436.
Emma Lafave has a team-best 42 Ks in 50.2 innings pitched.
Central
Haley Bach leads her team with a .449 average. Rylee Dunkin follows at .403. Pitcher Emma Beck has 49 Ks in 91.2 innings of work.
