CLERMONT, Fla. – Wartburg has now won four-straight games after a 2-0 day at the Spring Break Games on Friday, Mar. 6 as the Knights defeated Lebanon Valley College 9-4 and St. John Fisher University 12-4 in six innings.
The Knights are now 8-4 overall this season after winning four-straight games and five of the last six. Lebanon Valley moves to 1-7 overall, while St. John Fisher is now 7-3 overall.
Game Summary
- vs Lebanon Valley
- First Inning
- Second Inning
- Lebanon Valley retook the lead in the following inning after bringing three runs across before the Knights got out of the inning with a 5U-3 double play from Addy Wells
- Stephanie Kiefer reached first on a throwing error and then was brought home after Wells hit a two-run homer to put the Knights back in front 5-4 headed to the third inning
- Third Inning
- Jillian Panther had a three-up and three-down inning in the circle for the Knights in the top half, but the Knights couldn't get any more offense going in the bottom half
- Fourth Inning
- Following another one-two-three top of the fourth, The Knights added two more runs after an RBI-single from Wells scored Carley Bredar and another RBI-single from Hassel to score Wells and give Wartburg a 7-4 lead
- Fifth Inning
- A bunt and a steal from Happ put her on second base with no outs before she was eventually scored by a Wiebenga sacrifice out
- Sixth Inning
- In the top of the sixth, Wartburg got out of trouble after a leadoff double and a walk put runners on first and second before Kaylee Mescher caught both runners stealing in an unorthodox double play
- The Knights forced a popout and continued to lead 8-4 headed to the bottom half
- Kruckenberg smacked a triple into right field to put a runner in scoring position for Hassel, who grounded out to bring Kruckenberg home
- Seventh Inning
- Leading 9-4, Katelyn Klever allowed one hit in the final inning before a fly out and double play ended the game 9-4
- vs St. John Fisher
- First Inning
- Wartburg brought one run across in the opening inning when Klever singled to left center field to score Hassel and give the Knights a 1-0 lead
- Hassel and Mulder both singled in the first as well
- Second Inning
- Larson doubled down the right field line and then stole third to setup another Wartburg score when Amanda Strzyzewski had an RBI single to make it 2-0
- Kruckenberg added another single for the Knights before Mulder doubled to the right center field gap to score both Strzyzewski and Kruckenberg and give Wartburg a 4-0 lead
- Klever struck out two in the second inning to keep the Cardinals scoreless after two innings
- Third Inning
- The Knights scored for a third-straight inning after back-to-back singles from Carley Bredar and Larson to set up an RBI groundout from Happ
- Strzyzewski singled to shortstop to bring home Larson and give the Knights a 6-0 lead headed to the bottom half
- St. John Fisher got on the board in the third with a solo-shot homer to left center field to cut Wartburg's lead to 6-1
- Fourth Inning
- With one out, Klever doubled to the left-center gap before she was eventually scored by a two-out double from Larson to push the Wartburg lead to 7-1
- The Cardinals were able to turn two hits and a walk into two runs in the bottom half of the fourth to cut Wartburg's lead to 7-3
- Fifth Inning
- Each team recorded one hit in the fifth, but neither team brought any runs across as the Knights held a 7-3 lead headed into the sixth
- Sixth Inning
- The Knights added to their lead in the sixth inning with a five-run inning led by an RBI-single from Rylie Metz, an RBI-double from Kruckenberg and a three-run homer from Hassel to put Wartburg in front 12-3
- The Cardinals used two hits and a wild pitch to bring one in during the bottom of the inning, but the Knights closed the door to secure a 12-4 win in six innings
Top Performers
- vs Lebanon Valley
- vs St. John Fisher
Notes/Streaks
- Knights have now won four-straight games and five of their last six
- Wartburg is now 3-0 against Lebanon Valley and 2-6 against St. John Fisher
- First win over St. John Fisher since 2015
- Panther is now 2-0 and Klever is now 3-2 in pitching decisions this year
- Second home run of the season for Hassel
- First home run of the season for Wells
- Eighth time this season Wartburg has produced nine or more runs
- Wartburg has hit a home run in five of its last seven games
Next Time Out
The Knights will conclude play at the Spring Break Games with two more games on Saturday, Mar. 7 against Wentworth Institute of Technology and Hope College.
