WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg softball team (24-14 overall) is the No. 2 seed for the American Rivers Conference Tournament this weekend. The Knights will face the winner of Nebraska Wesleyan/Luther in a semifinal game at 3:30 p.m. Simpson will host the tournament.
Tournament schedule
Friday, May 9
Game 1 - 5:30p - No. 4 Loras vs. No. 5 Central
Game 2 - 8:00p - No. 3  Nebraska Wesleyan vs. No. 6 Luther
Saturday, May 10
Game 3 - 1:00p -Â No. 1 Simpson vs. Winner Game 1
Game 4 - 3:30p -Â No. 2Â Wartburg vs. Winner Game 2
Game 5 - 6:00p - Championship Game
If needed, Sunday will be used as a rain date.Â
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The Series
Luther holds the slight lead at 49-48. The Knights own the lead at 14-6 over Nebraska Wesleyan.
Wartburg
The Knights are 19-8 in the conference tournament (since 2006) and have won five tournament titles (2006, 2007, 2008, 2022, 2023).
Sydney Fellows leads the team with her .444 average, 55 hits, eight home runs, 26 RBIs and 40 runs. Three players join her above .300 as
Carley Bredar is at .366,Â
Bella Mulder is at .354,Â
Carley Bredar is at .344, andÂ
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 3.05 ERA with 13 wins, and 36 Ks in 128.1 innings pitched.
As a team, the Knights have 74 stolen bases.
Career record watch
Fellows is second in games played (184), games started (177), hits (198), fifth in RBIs (124) and runs (131), tied for fifth in stolen bases (58) and in doubles (32).
Season record watch
Jenna Wiebenga is tied for 8th in putouts (290) and Wells is fourth in assists (113).
Luellen is tied for 10th in games started (21).
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