WAVERLY, Iowa—The Wartburg softball team (22-14 overall, 9-4 American Rivers) split with Nebraska Wesleyan (26-9, 8-4) Saturday. The Knights won the opener 4-3, but fell 9-1 in five innings in the finale.

Game one
First inning

• Sydney Fellows scored on Bella Mulder's single to short and then Jenna Wiebenga drove in Riley Feeley on her double to center for the early 2-0 lead

Third inning

• NWU tallied one on an RBI double to slice the margin in half

Fifth inning

• The Prairie Wolves took the 3-2 lead on two RBI singles
• The Orange and Black regained the lead as Fellows scored on Feeley's groundout and Mulder drove in Reagan Hassel on her single to right

Seventh inning

• NWU looked for a late rally as the leadoff batter singled. She advanced to third on the next batter's double, but was thrown out at the plate for the first out of the inning
• After the next hitter flew out to right, the next batter singled and the lead runner tried to score but was one again thrown out at home to end the threat

Top performers

• Bella Mulder: 2-2, 2 RBI

Game two
Second inning

• Stephanie Kiefer hit a two-out double and tried to score on Addy Wells' single to left, but was thrown out at the plate

Third inning

• The game was scoreless until the Prairie Wolves plated five

Fifth inning

• NWU added three on a bases clearing double
• Kiefer hit a leadoff double, moved to third on Well's groundout and scored on Alexis Larson's single to center
• Later, Wartburg had runners on the corners with two outs, but the next batter grounded out to end the game

Top performers

• Stephanie Kiefer: 2-2, 2 2Bs

Notes/streaks

• The Knights own the series lead at 14-6 over the Prairie Wolves
• Career-high doubles for Kiefer

Next event
Wartburg concludes the regular season next Saturday at home against Coe. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.