WAVERLY, Iowa – Softball is set to compete in Bloomington, Ill. this weekend in Illinois Wesleyan University's tournament, where the Knights will face off against Calvin University, No. 19 University of Wisconsin-Osh Kosh and host Illinois Wesleyan.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
Wartburg vs Calvin | 2:30 PM
Wartburg @ IWU | 4:45 PM
Inspiration Field | Bloomington, Ill. (both games)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 29
Wartburg @ IWU | 10 AM
Wartburg vs #19 UW-Osh Kosh | 12:15 PM
Inspiration Field | Bloomington, Ill. (both games)
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Series History
- Calvin
- Saturday will mark the fifth matchup between these programs all time
- Wartburg leads the series 3-1
- The Wartburg Knights have won the last three matchups
- Calvin's lone win over Wartburg was in 1996
- Illinois Wesleyan
- This season marks the fifth-straight year playing against IWU
- The Titans lead the series 6-1
- IWU has won the last four matchups
- Wartburg's lone win against the Titans came in 2022
- UW-Osh Kosh
- Sunday will mark the first matchup between these teams since 2019
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 4-1
- The Knights have won the last four matchups
- UW-Osh Kosh's only win over Wartburg came in 2012
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the tournament matchups with an overall record of 13-5
- Wartburg has won nine of its last 10 games
- Wartburg is averaging 8.83 runs per game this season
- Fifth overall scoring offense in Division III
- 10-1 record this season when scoring nine or more runs in game
- Six Knights have recorded 10+ RBI this season:
- Wartburg is 92/98 in stolen base attempts through 18 games played
- The Knights are third overall in Division III in total stolen bases/stolen bases per game
- Ally Happ (20), Hassel (16), Carley Bredar (15) and Liz Kruckenberg (13)
- The single-season team record for steals is 162 (set in 2022)
- In the circle, three Knights have recorded three wins in pitching decisions this season:
- As a team, Wartburg has recorded 60 extra-base hits so far this season
- Wartburg ranks second in all of Division III in triples hit (14)
- Leaders: 2B – Wiebenga (seven), 3B – Hassel, Larson, Klever and Kruckenberg (two), HR – Hassel (three)
- Wartburg has recorded at least one extra-base hit in 16/18 games this season
- Panther leads the Wartburg pitching staff with an ERA of 1.64 through 21.1 innings pitched
- Four different players have recorded four or more RBI in a game this season (Hassel, Wiebenga, Larson and Wells) and three different players have recorded four hits in a game this season (Hassel, Klever and Wiebenga)
- Wartburg has won five games by mercy rule and have shutout two opponents so far this season
- Hoefer (31) and Klever (22) lead the team in batters struck out
- The Knights have recorded eight or more hits in seven-straight games and 13 total times this season
- 10-3 record in those games
Calvin
- The Knights of Calvin enter the tournament with an overall record of 11-5 and winners of their last three contests
- 8-2 in their last 10 games
- Will face IWU twice and UW-Osh Kosh once before matching up against Wartburg
- Calvin has six hitters with 10 or more hits this season, led by five players hitting above .300 so far this season
- Audrey Ford leads the team with 19 hits and a batting average of .380
- The Knights have two starting pitchers with an ERA under 2.00 in Brooke Hunderman (1.27 ERA) and Emma Ludema (1.83)
- Hunderman leads the team with 53 strikeouts, seven complete games and four shutouts inside the circle
- Carly Dole (11), Ford (10) and Natalie Bush (nine) lead the team in RBI
- As a team, Calvin averages 5.31 runs per game and 7.62 hits per game through 16 games
- Allows just 2.62 runs per game and 5.87 hits per game
- The Knights are 31/36 in stolen base attempts entering the weekend
- Only allowed 14 stolen bases this season (14/17)
Illinois Wesleyan
- IWU enters the tournament with an overall record of 7-7
- 3-1 at home so far this season
- Will face Calvin twice on Friday and UW-Osh Kosh once on Saturday before playing the Knights on Saturday and Sunday
- Through 14 games, the Titans are averaging 3.5 runs per game and 6.57 hits per game
- Grace Wilkens leads all IWU batters with an average of .364 and 16 hits
- Three batters are hitting .300 or higher for the Titans
- Three pitchers have recorded 20+ innings pitched so far this season
- Gianna Certa leads the team with an ERA of 2.76 and Caroline Gatchell leads the team in batters struck out with 18
- As a team, IWU has 44 walks and 43 batters struck out
- Casey Wissmiller leads the Titans in RBI (seven) and is tied for the lead in home runs (one)
- As a team, the Titans have hit 20 total extra-base hits through 14 games
- 16 doubles, two triples and two home runs
- IWU is 28/34 in stolen base attempts and have allowed opponents to steal bases in 12/19 attempts
UW-Osh Kosh
- The Titans of UW-Osh Kosh enter the weekend with an overall record of 13-3
- Ranked No. 19 in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 coaches poll
- Have not played a true road game this season (6-0 at home and 7-3 in neutral sites)
- UW-Osh Kosh is batting .303 as a team and five batters are hitting above .300
- Olivia Baugnet leads the team with an average of .433
- Kiran Sanford, Brianna Bougie and Grace Nardi have totaled 105/106 of UW-Osh Kosh's total innings pitched so far this season
- All three pitchers have an ERA under 2.00 and 30+ strikeouts
- Amanda Martineck (14) and Sarah Hammerton (11) lead the team in RBI this season
- 34 total extra-base hits so far this season
- 28 doubles, five triples and one home run
- Sanford leads the pitching staff in wins (7-1), ERA (1.12), strikeouts (67), complete games (three) and shutouts (two)
- The Titans are 25/29 in stolen base attempts through 16 games, but have allowed just three stolen bases this season (3/3)
