WAVERLY, Iowa --- Wartburg softball will hit the road twice this week in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, beginning on Tuesday, Apr. 21 against No. 23 Central College before closing the week against the University of Dubuque on Saturday, Apr. 25.
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The Knights enter the week sitting atop of the A-R-C standings, with a conference record of 7-1 and an overall mark of 22-8.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 21
Wartburg at Central | 2 & 4 PM
Central Softball Field | Pella, Iowa
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25
Wartburg at Dubuque | 2 & 4 PM
UD Softball Field | Dubuque, Iowa
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Series History
- Central
- Tuesday will mark the 95th and 96th matchups in series history
- Central holds a 64-30 series lead
- Wartburg is 7-11 on the road in the series since 2016
- The Knights' last win in Pella came in 2021 during a doubleheader sweep
- The Dutch have won five-straight matchups
- Dubuque
- Saturday will mark the 87th and 88th matchups between these teams
- Wartburg owns a 65-21 series record
- These teams split in Dubuque last season
- The Knights are 9-7 on the road vs UD since 2016
- Wartburg is 15-5 over its last 20 matchups against the Spartans
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In the Rankings
- Wartburg is receiving votes in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) national poll (released 4/14)
- One of four teams receiving votes nationally
- Central College moved back two spots to No. 23 in this week's NFCA poll
- Simpson College moved up two spots to No. 11
- A new poll will release tomorrow (4/21)
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A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
ALL |
ALL PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Wartburg |
7-1 |
.875 |
22-8 |
.733 |
5-1 |
9-3 |
8-4 |
W5 |
 Simpson |
9-3 |
.750 |
26-5 |
.839 |
8-0 |
7-3 |
11-2 |
W3 |
 Central |
5-3 |
.625 |
22-6 |
.786 |
8-4 |
2-2 |
12-0 |
W1 |
 Luther |
6-4 |
.600 |
17-11 |
.607 |
2-2 |
8-2 |
7-7 |
L1 |
%20(1).png?width=100&height=100) Nebraska Wesleyan |
5-5 |
.500 |
14-17 |
.452 |
6-7 |
0-2 |
8-8 |
L1 |
 Loras |
4-6 |
.400 |
21-11 |
.656 |
2-4 |
8-5 |
11-2 |
L3 |
 Univ. of Dubuque |
3-7 |
.300 |
17-15 |
.531 |
6-6 |
6-6 |
5-3 |
L1 |
 Coe |
2-6 |
.250 |
17-13 |
.567 |
4-4 |
3-5 |
10-4 |
L2 |
 Buena Vista |
1-7 |
.125 |
7-25 |
.219 |
4-6 |
1-7 |
2-12 |
W1 |
C - A-R-C Champion
T - A-R-C Tournament Champion
(#) - A-R-C Tournament Seed
Q - Qualified for A-R-C Tournament
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week of conference play with an overall record of 22-8
- Wartburg has won five-straight games
- Wartburg has won seven games by mercy rule and have four shutouts so far this season
- Seven Knights have recorded 15+ RBI this season:
- Wartburg is averaging 8.04 runs per game this season
- Leads the A-R-C in total runs (252) and in runs per game
- 14-2 record this season when scoring nine or more runs in a game this season
- In the circle, two first-year Knights lead the team in wins with Hannah Hoefer at 9-3 and Katelyn Klever at 8-3
- Wartburg is 131/140 in stolen base attempts through 30 games played
- The Knights are fifth overall in Division III in total stolen bases and sixth in stolen bases per game
- Ally Happ (24), Hassel (23), Carley Bredar (21) and Liz Kruckenberg (18) lead the team
- The single-season team record for steals is 162 (set in 2022)
- Leaders by category: Total hits – Hassel (45), 2B – Mulder (nine), 3B – Larson and Kruckenberg (three), HR – Hassel and Mulder (four)
- Wartburg ranks 13th in all of Division III and third overall in the A-R-C in triples hit (16)
- Seven different Knights enter A-R-C play with a batting average over .300 and three players over .400
- Hassel leads the team individually (.433) and ranks second in the A-R-C
- Six different players have recorded four or more RBI in a game this season (Hassel, Wiebenga, Larson, Mulder, Wells and Klever) 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 (47) and Klever (38) lead the team in batters struck out
- Have seven complete games between them
- Klever and Dyer have recorded the only saves on the season for the Knights
- Panther leads the Wartburg pitching staff with an ERA of 1.80 through 23.1 innings pitched
- The Knights have recorded eight or more hits 22 total times this season
- 17-5 record in those games
- Wartburg recorded 31 hits in its last doubleheader played
- Wartburg has recorded at least one extra-base hit in 28/30 games this season
- Second in the A-R-C in total extra-base hits
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Central
- Enters Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 22-6 and an A-R-c record of 5-3
- Has split three out of four conference doubleheaders
- Central is 8-4 at home this season
- Five hitters above .300, led by Rylee Dunkin (.378)
- Dunkin also leads the team in triples and home runs with two of each
- Jadyn Huisman (10-4) and Peyton Levine (8-2) are the top two Central Pitchers this season
- Levine leads the team with 49 strikeouts with Huisman right behind at 45
- Top fielding percentage in the A-R-C (.974)
- Sarah Stufflebeam (23) and Hannah Higgins (22) lead team in RBI
- Central is 92/114 in stolen base attempts this season
- Dunkin leads the team with 18 (18/20)
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Dubuque
- Enters the week with an overall record of 17-15 and a conference record of 3-7
- Split with BVU in its last time out and will face Coe on Tuesday before facing Wartburg this weekend
- A-R-C wins came against Loras, Nebraska Wesleyan and Buena Vista
- Five hitters above .300, led by Kaitlyn Powell (.426)
- UD has hit 17 triples this season, which is second in the A-R-C
- Lauren Jacobs leads the team with six
- Jacobs, Powell and Megan Leick all have hit multiple this season
- Ashlyn Short leads the UD pitching staff in wins with a record of 7-4
- Third-best fielding percentage in the A-R-C (.962)
- UD is 27/33 in stolen base attempts this season
- Allowed 28 stolen bases on 30 attempts
