WAVERLY, Iowa --- Softball continues American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this weekend with a weather-altered senior day matchup against Buena Vista University on Sunday, Apr. 12 at 2 and 4 p.m. The doubleheader was originally scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 11 before being moved to Sunday due to forecasted weather.
The Knights enter the matchup leading the A-R-C with a conference record of 5-1, while BVU will be opening A-R-C play in Waverly this weekend.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
Wartburg vs Buena Vista | 2 & 4 PM
Lynes Field | Waverly, Iowa
WATCH | LIVE STATS (both games)
Series History
- Sunday will mark the 93rd and 94th matchups between these teams
- BVU leads the series 49-43
- Wartburg has won the last four matchups and is 7-3 in the last 10 games against the Beavers
- The Knights have outscored BVU 58-18 over the last four games between them
A-R-C Standings (as of 4/10)
| School |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
ALL |
ALL PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Wartburg |
5-1 |
.833 |
20-8 |
.714 |
3-1 |
9-3 |
8-4 |
W3 |
 Luther |
3-1 |
.750 |
12-8 |
.600 |
1-1 |
4-0 |
7-7 |
L1 |
 Central |
1-1 |
.500 |
17-3 |
.850 |
4-2 |
1-1 |
12-0 |
W1 |
 Simpson |
2-2 |
.500 |
19-4 |
.826 |
4-0 |
4-2 |
11-2 |
W2 |
+(1).png?width=100&height=100) Nebraska Wesleyan |
2-2 |
.500 |
10-14 |
.417 |
2-6 |
0-0 |
8-8 |
L1 |
 Coe |
1-3 |
.250 |
16-10 |
.615 |
3-3 |
3-3 |
10-4 |
W1 |
 Loras |
0-2 |
.000 |
17-7 |
.708 |
0-2 |
6-3 |
11-2 |
L3 |
 Univ. of Dubuque |
0-2 |
.000 |
13-9 |
.591 |
4-4 |
4-2 |
5-3 |
L4 |
 Buena Vista |
0-0 |
.000 |
6-17 |
.261 |
3-3 |
1-3 |
2-11 |
L3 |
In the Rankings
- Wartburg is receiving votes in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) national poll
- One of four teams receiving votes nationally
- Central College remains at No. 21 in this week's NFCA poll
- Simpson College moved to No. 13 in the latest poll
- Wartburg swept Simpson a week ago in Waverly
- Full NFCA Top 25 poll (released 4/7/26)
Senior Day Notes
Sunday's senior day recognition will take place following infield warm-ups prior to game one (roughly 1:45 p.m.)
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week of conference play with an overall record of 20-8
- In the past month, Wartburg has won 10 of its last 14 games
- Following Sunday, the Knights will have nine days before their next contest (@ No. 21 Central on Tuesday, Apr. 21)
- Wartburg is averaging 8.07 runs per game this season
- Leads the A-R-C in total runs (226) and second in runs per game
- 13-2 record this season when scoring nine or more runs in game this season
- Seven Knights have recorded 15+ RBI this season:
- Wartburg is 123/131 in stolen base attempts through 28 games played
- The Knights are second overall in Division III in total stolen bases and fifth in stolen bases per game
- Ally Happ (23), Hassel (21), Carley Bredar (19) and Liz Kruckenberg (18)
- The single-season team record for steals is 162 (set in 2022)
- In the circle, two first-year Knights lead the team in wins with Hannah Hoefer at 8-3 and Katelyn Klever at 7-3
- Seven different Knights enter A-R-C play with a batting average over .300 and three players over .400
- Hassel leads the team individually (.429)
- Wartburg has recorded at least one extra-base hit in 26/28 games this season
- Second in the A-R-C in total extra-base hits
- Leaders by category: 2B – Wiebenga (eight) and Mulder (eight), 3B – Larson (three), HR – Hassel and Mulder (four)
- Wartburg ranks tied for sixth in all of Division III in triples hit (15)
- Five different players have recorded four or more RBI in a game this season (Hassel, Wiebenga, Larson, Mulder and Wells) and three different players have recorded four hits in a game this season (Hassel, Klever and Wiebenga)
- Both Mulder and Wiebenga have recorded five or more RBI in a game this season
- Hassel has two four-hit games this season
- Hoefer (42) and Klever (33) lead the team in batters struck out
- Have five complete games between them
- Klever and Dyer have recorded the only saves on the season for the Knights
- The Knights have recorded eight or more hits 20 total times this season
- 15-5 record in those games
- Panther leads the Wartburg pitching staff with an ERA of 1.80 through 23.1 innings pitched
- Wartburg has won five games by mercy rule and have shutout two opponents so far this season
Buena Vista
- Buena Vista enters the weekend with an overall record of 6-18
- Sunday will mark its first A-R-C action this season
- Has lost five of its last six games
- Through 24 games, BVU has scored 71 runs and has allowed 149 runs, which both rank ninth in the A-R-C
- Averaging 2.95 runs scored per game and allowing an average of 6.20 runs per game
- The Beavers have been shutout six times this season
- Three Beavers are batting above .300 this season
- Led by Jaylynn Craun (.333) and Zoey Thayer (.326)
- Paige Mahler leads the BVU pitching staff in wins (3-4) and strikeouts (22) so far this season
- Kali Irlmeier leads all eligible Beaver pitchers with an ERA of 4.24
- Hanna Merron leads the team with 11 RBI and has hit the team's only home run
- Karlee Noe's seven doubles rank 13th among A-R-C individuals
- BVU is 27/29 in stolen base attempts this season
- Led by Maddy Raveling (7/8) and Craun (7/7)
- Buena Vista's fielding percentage of .957 is fourth best in the A-R-C
- Among A-R-C hitters, Craun ranks:
- Tied for third in sacrifice bunts (five), 15th in walks (11) and tied for 21st in on base percentage (.452)
