WAVERLY, Iowa – The Coe College softball team suffered a doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon at Wartburg, falling 5-3 in game one and 8-2 in game two to the Knights. Coe entered the day needing a sweep and some help to keep its A-R-C tournament hopes alive but quickly fell behind in the opening game as Wartburg took a 2-0 lead in the first. The Kohawks got one back on a double steal in the third but the Knights added insurance in the fourth and sixth innings before a late comeback attempt from Coe in the seventh came up short.
Maggie Strupp gave Coe a 1-0 lead in the second game with an RBI groundout but Wartburg tied the game in the third.
Maddie Harris restored a lead for the Kohawks in the fifth with a one-run double, however, Wartburg answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead for good.
GAME ONE
WARTBURG 5 - COE 3
Game Facts
- The Knights opened the first game with two runs in the first, getting a leadoff homer before a sacrifice fly later in the frame. Coe used two hits and sneaky steal in the second to get one run back, getting back-to-back two out singles from Nicole Wagner and Katelyn Bladecki before the pair combined for a double steal. Another solo homer in the fourth restored a multi-run lead for the Knights, taking a 3-1 advantage into the sixth. The hosts added two runs on three hits in the bottom of the inning, pushing the advantage to 5-1 before the final inning. Coe mustered a pair of runs in the frame, getting RBI groundouts from Jessica Meisinger and Maggie Strupp but Wartburg secured the win with a groundout.
GAME TWO
WARTBURG 8 - COE 2
Game Facts
- Strupp came through with another RBI in the second inning of game two, putting the Kohawks ahead 1-0 before the visitors stranded the bases loaded. Wartburg pulled the run back in the bottom of the third, using a sacrifice fly to tie the game but Coe did well to leave a pair of runners on base. The Kohawks regained the lead in the fifth, using a leadoff walk from Strupp to set the table. Harris drove home the go-ahead run with two down, driving home Strupp with a double to right. Wartburg quickly responded in the bottom of the inning, exploding with five hits and five runs to capture the lead for good. The Knights took the lead immediately with a two-run single and later made it 6-2 with a two-run double and an RBI single. Wartburg rounded out the scoring in the sixth, adding two runs to put the game out of reach.
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