WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg baseball closed the 2025 season with an overall record of 21-20 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 12-12 under second-year head coach Casey Klunder.
 
The Knights went 9-8 in nonconference play, which included wins over Illinois College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Saint Mary's University (Minn.), Grove City College, Western New England University and St. Olaf College. Wartburg was 12-12 in A-R-C play (series wins over Simpson, Loras, Central and Dubuque) to secure the fourth seed in the A-R-C Tournament, which was the highest seed earned since 2018.
 
Wartburg opened the A-R-C Tournament with an 8-2 win over Simpson, before falling to Buena Vista 5-4 in 10 innings and Nebraska Wesleyan 8-3.

"We were a mix of veterans and newcomers this year," said Klunder."  "We will really miss our 22 seniors.  We also played 7 freshmen in the conference tournament in a year where most teams were really veteran.  It's been a challenge to climb up the standings during this COVID era where everybody has been older but I'm proud of our guys for improving the last two years."
 
Conference Honors
First Team: Eliot Jurgensen
Second Team: Joey Ciero, Carter Stubitz and Zach Walton
 
Academic Honors
CSC Academic All-District: Will Armstrong, Eliot Jurgensen, Hunter Sehr and Carter Stubitz
 
Team School Records

• Hit by Pitch
  • 2^nd (62)
• Home Runs
  • 5^th (38)
• Most Batters Struck Out
  • 7^th (304)
• Runners Picked Off
  • T-8^th (6)

 
Individual School Records (Career)

• Caleb Andrews
  • 83 double plays turned – Second all-time
  • 362 assists – Fifth all-time
• Will Armstrong
  • 10 saves – Third all-time
  • 1.87 walks allowed/9 inn. – Fourth all-time
  • 64 double plays turned – Sixth all-time
  • 345 assists – Seventh all-time
  • 53 appearances – Tied for Seventh all-time
• Joey Ciero
  • 240 strikeouts – Third all-time
  • 40 games started – Third all-time
  • 3 combined shutouts – Tied for third all-time
  • 59 appearances – Fourth all-time
  • 262.1 innings pitched  - Sixth all-time
  • 4 runners picked off – Tied for Sixth all-time
  • 8.23 strikeouts/9 inn. – Eighth all-time
• Eliot Jurgensen
  • 14 triples – Tied for Second all-time
  • 143 runs scored – Sixth all-time
  • 317 total bases – Sixth all-time
  • 19 home runs – Tied for Seventh all-time
• Carter Stubitz
  • 51 runners caught stealing – Second all-time
  • 114 walks – Second all-time
  • 184 games played – Third all-time
  • 999 putouts – Fourth all-time
• Kyle Thompson
  • 2 combined shutouts – Tied for Eighth all-time
• Zach Walton
  • 34 home runs – First all-time
  • 59 doubles – First all-time
  • 148 walks – First all-time
  • 1,586 putouts – First all-time
  • 122 double plays turned – First all-time
  • 198 games played – First all-time
  • 405 total bases – Second all-time
  • 183 runs batted in – Second all-time
  • 185 runs scored – Second all-time
  • 234 hits – Third all-time
  • .488 on-base % - Third all-time
  • .601 slugging % - Ninth all-time
• Cole Wessling
  • 15 runners caught stealing – Tied for Eighth all-time

 
Individual School Records (Season)

• Hunter Sehr
  • 23 appearances – Tied for Second all-time
• Carter Stubitz
  • 32 walks drawn – Tied for Ninth all-time
• Zach Walton
  • 13 times hit by pitch – Tied for fourth all-time
  • 34 walks drawn – Seventh all-time