WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (24-15 overall) received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Knights will face No. 10 WashU (32-5) Thursday, May 15. Game times are to be announced.
The NCAA Regionals will take place Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17. The other two teams in the regional are Redlands and Lake Forest.
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Tournament schedule
Thursday, May 15
Game 1: Redlands vs. Lake Forest - 11 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Game 2: WashU vs. Wartburg - 1:30 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Friday, May 16
Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner - 11 a.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Game 4: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser - 1:30 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Game 5: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Winner - 4 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Saturday, May 17
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner - 11 a.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Game 7: (if necessary) Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser - 1:30 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
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The Series
This marks the first meeting in the NCAA Tournament against WashU since 2009. The teams also faced each other in the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Regionals. WashU is 2-1 against Wartburg in the NCAA Tournament.
The Bears own the series lead at 14-9, and split the regular season twinbill last season at the WashU Invite. The teams were scheduled to play this year, but that tournament was canceled due to cold weather.
Wartburg in the NCAA Tournament
This marks the 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history, and fourth-straight. The Knights are 29-25 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
Wartburg
Sydney Fellows leads the team with her .433 average, 55 hits, eight home runs, 26 RBIs and 41 runs. Three players join her above .300 as
Carley Bredar is at .368,
Bella Mulder is at .354, and
Addy Wells at .327.
Mulder leads the team with 10 doubles and is second with 24 RBIs.
Reagan Hassel leads the team with 18 stolen bases.
Hannah Luellen has a 3.08 ERA with 13 wins, and 36 Ks in 131.2 innings pitched.
As a team, the Knights have 74 stolen bases.
Career record watch
Fellows is second in games played (185), games started (178), hits (198), fifth in RBIs (124) and runs (132), tied for fifth in stolen bases (58) and in doubles (32).
Season record watch
Jenna Wiebenga is tied for seventh in putouts (299) and Wells is third in assists (119).
Luellen is tied for ninth in games started (22).
WashU
The Bears won the UAA Conference title for the automatic bid. This marked their first UAA title since 2017.
Two players average above .400 as Erin Reardon is hitting .464 and Taylor Geluck owns a .417 average.
Maria Brooks has a 1.55 ERA and Jamie Burgasser has 13 wins and 60 Ks in 81.0 innings pitched.
WashU has 80 stolen bases as a team.
