WAVERLY, Iowa – Softball will be in action four times over the next week with two nonconference doubleheaders, beginning with Wartburg's home opener on Saturday, Mar. 21 against Millikin University before hitting the road on Wednesday, Mar. 25 to face the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21 | 3 & 5 PM
Wartburg vs Millikin
Lynes Field | Waverly, Iowa
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 | 2 & 4 PM
Wartburg at UW-La Crosse
North Campus Field | La Crosse, Wis.
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Series History
- Millikin
- Saturday with mark the 9th and 10th matchups between these teams
- The series is tied 4-4
- 2-2 in NCAA Tournament matchups
- Wartburg has won the last two meetings, with two wins in the opening rounds of the 2023 NCAA Tournament
- First time hosting Millikin in Waverly since the 2008 season
- UW-La Crosse
- Wednesday will mark the 20th and 21st matchups between these programs
- The Knights lead the series 12-7
- 1-0 in postseason matchups
- Fourth-straight season with a regular season doubleheader
- Wednesday will mark the first played in La Crosse
- Wartburg is 3-3 in its last six games against the Eagles (all played in Waverly)
Home Openers at Lynes Field
- The Knights are 9-9 overall in home openers (doubleheader) since 2016
- Millikin is the eighth different opponent Wartburg has faced in its season opener in the past 10 seasons
- Earliest home opener since 2021 (March 20 vs UD, 2021)
Home Opener Record By Season
2025: 1-1 (Saint Benedict)
2024: 1-1 (UW-La Crosse)
2023: 0-2 (UW La Crosse)
2022: 1-1 (Dubuque)
2021: 1-1 (Dubuque)
2020: N/A
2019: 2-0 (#20 UW-Osh Kosh)
2018: 1-1 (Simpson
2017: 0-2 (St. Kate's)
2016: 2-0 (Grinnell)
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the nonconference matchups on a current winning streak of six games and an overall record of 10-4
- Wartburg is averaging 9.57 runs per game this season
- 9-1 record this season when scoring nine or more runs in game
- Four Knights have recorded 10+ RBI this season:
- Wartburg is 81/85 in stolen base attempts through 14 games played
- In the circle, three Knights have recorded three wins in pitching decisions this season:
- As a team, Wartburg has recorded 32 extra-base hits so far this season
- Leaders: 2B – Wiebenga (seven), 3B – Hassel, Larson, Klever and Kruckenberg (two), HR – Hassel, Larson, Klever (two)
- Panther leads the Wartburg pitching staff with an ERA of 1.64 through 21.1 innings pitched
- Wartburg has won four games by mercy rule and have shutout two opponents so far this season
- Mulder has reached base in all 14 games and Hassel leads the team with a 13-game hitting streak (also 13-game reached base streak)
- Hoefer (21) and Klever (19) lead the team in batters struck out
Millikin
- The Big Blue enter Saturday's doubleheader on a four-game winning streak and an overall record of 7-4
- Millikin has six hitters at .300 or higher so far this season, led by Charley Condill, who is hitting .444 with 16 hits over 11 games
- As a team, the Big Blue average 4.73 runs per game this season and allow an average of 5.45 runs per game
- Alyssa Dralle has seen the most time in the circle this season for Millikin, with 45.1 innings pitched out of 70.1 total innings
- Five complete games, 4-3 record, 21 strikeouts, 3.40 ERA, one save
- Summer Wynn leads the team in home runs (three) and RBI (12) this season
- Millikin is 11/15 in stolen base attempts this season
UW-La Crosse
- The Eagles enter the weekend winners of seven in a row and with an overall record of 8-4
- Will finish its Florida trip on Friday, Mar. 20 with games against Kalamazoo College and MIT before hosting the Knights on Wednesday
- Began the season 1-4 and won the next seven games
- UW-La Cross is averaging 4.5 runs scored per game, while allowing an average of 3.0 runs per game
- Has held four opponents to one run or less and has two shutouts
- Carmen Follette leads a balanced Eagles pitching staff as she has recorded a team-high 17 strikeouts and a team-leading 2.74 ERA
- Two other pitchers with 10+ innings pitched and four appearances
- Seven batters are hitting over .300 for UW-La Crosse, led by Lindsay Steien, who has recorded 17 hits for an average of .548
- The Eagles are 26/28 on stolen base attempts so far this season
- Marissa Pease leads the team in RBI and home runs with 10 and two respectively
