DUBUQUE, Iowa --- Softball traveled to Loras College for a doubleheader on Tuesday, Apr. 7 where the Knights (20-8, 5-1 A-R-C) swept the Duhawks (17-7, 0-2 A-R-C) following a 7-3 win in game one and a 6-2 victory in the nightcap.
 
Game one saw two-run home runs from both Jenna Wiebenga and Reagan Hassel to help lead the Knights past the Duhawks. In game two, six different people recorded a hit and four different people recorded an RBI for the Knights.
 
Wartburg's pair of freshman pitchers in Hannah Hoefer and Katelyn Klever are now a combined record of 15-6 in pitching decisions.
 
 
Game Summary

• Game One
  • First Inning
    • Carley Bredar led off the day with a double to the left center field gap, which allowed her to score three batters later when Jenna Wiebenga reached on an error
    • Hassel stepped up to the plate with two outs and smacked a two-run home run over the outfield fence to give Wartburg an early 3-0 lead
    • Loras loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first after a single and two errors
    • The Duhawks doubled to bring two runs home and make the score 3-2 before Wartburg closed the inning by forcing back-to-back groundouts
  • Second Inning
    • For a second-straight inning, the Knights began with a double but this time it was from Stephanie Kiefer
    • Following an Alexis Larson walk and an out, Bredar hit her second double of the game to score Kiefer and move Larson to third
      • Wartburg was held to just one run in the inning and led 4-2
  •  Fourth Inning
    • Hannah Hoefer and the Wartburg defense recorded three-straight hitless innings following the first and the score remained 4-2 after four innings
  • Fifth Inning
    • Addy Wells drew a two-out walk in the fifth that led to a two-run home run from Wiebenga that pushed the Wartburg lead to 6-2
  • Sixth Inning
    • Loras broke its hitless streak in the fifth inning and then used two hits and one error to bring across one run that made the score 6-3
  • Seventh Inning
    • Rylie Metz drew a four-pitch walk and then made her way around the basepath to third base before a groundout from Katelyn Klever allowed her to score and push the Wartburg lead to 7-3
    • Lauren Dyer closed out the final frame in four batters faced to closeout a 7-3 Wartburg win
• Game Two
  • First Inning
    • Following a quiet top of the first, Loras got on the board with a solo shot
  • Third Inning
    • The Wartburg offense came alive in the third after Bredar and Bella Mulder each doubled to bring one score in
    • Mulder made it 2-2 after scoring on a passed ball and Hassel was able to score Wells with s sacrifice flyout to push the lead to 3-1
    • Loras used one hit to add one more run after a passed ball let the runner score
  • Fifth Inning
    • Bredar began the fifth inning with another hit before she was eventually brought home by a sacrifice flyout from Wells
  • Sixth Inning
    • Both Hassel and Klever singled and they were able to score following an error in right field that was forced by contact from Alexis Larson
  • Seventh
    • Klever allowed no hits or runs in the final two innings to help Wartburg secure a 6-2 win

 
Top Performer

• Game One
  • Jenna Wiebenga
    • 1/2 at the plate
    • Three RBI
    • HR
    • Two runs scored
    • Walk
  • Reagan Hassel
    • 1/2 at the plate
    • Two RBI
    • HR
  • Carley Bredar
    • 2/3 at the plate
    • RBI
    • Two doubles
  • Hannah Hoefer
    • 5.2 IP
    • Win
    • Three strikeouts
    • Two earned runs allowed
• Game Two
  • Carley Bredar
    • 2/4 at the plate
    • Double
    • Two runs scored
    • Stolen base
  • Katelyn Klever
    • 6.0 IP
    • Win
    • Four strikeouts
    • Two hits allowed
    • No earned runs allowed
    • 1/3 at the plate
    • One run scored
  • Addy Wells
    • 1/3 at the plate
    • RBI
    • Run scored
    • Two stolen bases
  • Reagan Hassel
    • 1/1 at the plate
    • RBI
    • Run scored
    • Walk

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg holds the series lead 53-27
  • The Knights swept Loras last season in back-to-back seasons now and have won five-straight games over the Duhawks
• Seventh-straight 20-win season under head coach Jamie Mueller
  • Eighth total time for Mueller
• First career save for Dyer
• Fourth HR of the season for Hassel and Wells hit her third of the season
  • Fifth career for Hassel and fourth for Wells
• Hoefer is now 8-3 and Klever is now 7-3 in pitching decisions
• Wartburg is now 16-4 in its last 20 matchups, including a 5-1 start in A-R-C play
• The Knights are receiving votes in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)
• Bredar has recorded two hits in six consecutive games and one hit in six-straight games

 
 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, Apr. 11 for a senior day doubleheader against Buena Vista University beginning at 1 p.m.