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Julie Drewes
7
Wartburg WAR25 13-10
9
Winner Luther College LUTBB 7-17
Wartburg WAR25
13-10
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Final
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Luther College LUTBB
7-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wartburg WAR25 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 7 3
Luther College LUTBB 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 9 8 0

W: Josh Stratton (1-2) L: Funk, Cael (1-3) S: CJ Boudreaux (1)

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Wartburg WAR25 13-11
9
Winner Luther College LUTBB 8-17
Wartburg WAR25
13-11
8
Final
9
Luther College LUTBB
8-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wartburg WAR25 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 8 0
Luther College LUTBB 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 9 9 1

W: CJ Boudreaux (1-0) L: Funk, Conner (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ben Woods

Knights Fall to Luther in a Hard-Fought Doubleheader; Walton Sets Two School Records

DECORAH, Iowa – Baseball was swept on the road against Luther in an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) doubleheader on Tuesday, Apr. 8. Fifth-year senior Zach Walton set a Wartburg career record in each of today's contests as he now has 34 career home runs and 55 career doubles.
 
The Knights are now 13-11 overall and 7-6 in A-R-C play, while Luther moves to 8-17 overall and 4-8 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary
  • Game One
    • First Inning
      • The Knights got on the scoreboard early when Eliot Jurgensen singled and then stole second base before eventually being brought home by a sacrifice flyout from Keegan Schmitt
    • Second Inning
      • The Norse responded in the bottom of the second when an error brought home the first two Luther runs
      • Luther kept the inning going two batters later when Josh Matanich homered to make the score 5-1 headed to the third inning
    • Third Inning
      • Following a double from Luther, an error brought home one more run to push the Norse lead to 6-1
    • Fourth Inning
      • Wartburg led off the fourth inning with a single from Schmitt and a double from Griffin Troha, which led to Andrew Robinson singling to centerfield to score one run
      • Caleb Andrews fit into a fielder's choice that scored another run to make the score 6-3 headed to the bottom of the fourth
    • Eighth Inning
      • Following two walks and a hit by pitch in the top of the eighth, Matanich doubled to left centerfield to add three more runs to Luther's total and make the score 9-3
    • Ninth Inning
      • Following walks from Charlie Krueger and Will Armstrong and a single from Andrews, all runners advanced on a wild pitch to bring home Krueger
      • Following a Jurgensen sacrifice flyout, Zach Walton hit a two-run shot to centerfield to bring Wartburg within two runs
      • Luther made two pitching changes to get the final two outs and hold off a ninth-inning rally from the Knights
        • Luther won 9-7
  • Game Two
    • First Inning
      • The Knights struck early again in the first inning after both Keegan Schmitt and Griffin Troha worked bases loaded walks to bring home two early runs
      • Following a failed Luther pickoff attempt over to first base that resulted in an error, both Carter Stubitz and Schmitt took advantage on the base paths and scored two more runs
      • Gehrig Turner closed out the Knights' scoring with a sacrifice fly that scored Troha and make the score 5-0
        • Luther got one run back in the bottom half to make the score 5-1 headed to the second inning
      •  Second Inning
        • Luther added three runs in the bottom half of the second to cut the Wartburg lead to 5-4
      • Third Inning
        • Following a double from Walton, a Schmitt sacrifice flyout drove him home to give the Knights a 6-4 lead
      • Seventh Inning
        • Andrews reached base in the top of the seventh inning and eventually tied the game up when Jurgensen drove him home with a sacrifice flyout
        • Will Armstrong scored after a passed ball to put Wartburg back in front 8-7 after the top of the seventh
          • Luther scored a run in the bottom half to make the score 8-8 with two innings left before extra innings
      • Ninth Inning
        • Following a scoreless eighth inning, Armstrong and Jurgensen both singled in the ninth but were left stranded
        • In the bottom of the ninth, Matanich singled up the middle with a runner in scoring position to walk it off 9-8
 
Top Performers  
Watch Walton's Record Breaking Home Run

Notes/Streaks
  • Zach Walton set two Wartburg career records today
    • With a home run in game one, Walton now is the career leader at Wartburg with 34
    • With a double in game two, Walton is now the career leader at Wartburg with 55
  • Seven different Knights recorded at least one RBI between both games
    • Jurgensen, Walton, Schmitt, Turner, Troha, Robinson and Andrews
  • Walton (13) and Jurgensen (11) extended their reached base streaks today
    • Jurgensen also has a six-game hitting streak
  • Nicholas Chapman and Logan Wagemester made their season debuts on the mound
  • Wartburg pitchers combined for 10 batters hit by pitch between both games
    • Nine Wartburg pitchers saw in action in the doubleheader
  • First and second most runs scored in a loss this season
    • Knights are now 5-6 in games within three runs
 
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue A-R-C play this weekend when they host the University of Dubuque for a three-game series beginning on Friday, Apr. 11 at 6 p.m. at Harms Stadium at Hertel Field.
 
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