Posted: May 03, 2024
Storm fall to Knights in final doubleheader of the year
Game 2
Game 2
Simpson
(15-24, 8-15)
0
Wartburg
(22-15, 12-10)
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
|
Wartburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
Simpson
(15-23, 8-14)
3
Wartburg
(21-15, 11-10)
8
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
|
Wartburg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 1 |
WAVERLY, Iowa – The Simpson College baseball team dropped both ends of its final doubleheader of the season against Wartburg on Friday.
The Knights (22-15, 12-10 A-R-C) used a huge sixth inning to defeat the Storm (15-24, 8-15 A-R-C) 8-3 in the first game and snuck away with a 2-0 victory in the nightcap despite a stellar performance from Easton Dunwoody, who had a career-high 10 strikeouts while surrendering just one run over 7.0 innings of two-hit ball.
GAME ONE SUMMARY
- A home run by Caleb Andrews in the second inning was the lone score for either team until Wartburg opened up the game with seven runs on five hits in the bottom of the sixth.
- Simpson got one run back in the seventh thanks to a sacrifice fly by Sam Campin with the bases loaded.
- Nate Cagley and Drew Carlson singled home a pair of runs in the eighth, but a double play limited the Storm rally to just two. Another double play in the ninth secured the victory for the Knights.
GAME ONE LEADERS
- Nate Cagley: 2 hits (1 double), 1 RBI
- Drew Carlson: 2 hits, 1 RBI
- Sam Campin: 1 hit, 1 sacrifice fly, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base
GAME TWO SUMMARY
- Easton Dunwoody had his best start of the conference season, holding the Knights without a hit until late in the sixth inning and scoreless until the seventh. He struck out a career-high 10 and retired 14 consecutive batters between the second and sixth.
- Wartburg's Joey Ciero also had a dominating start, pitching seven scoreless innings before departing the game with a 1-0 lead. The Storm scattered three hits, including doubles from Nate Cagley and Sam Porter, with Ciero on the mound, but could not convert.
- A leadoff walk for Cagley followed by a double from Drew Carlson put the tying runs in scoring position with nobody out in the ninth. The Knights then turned to Will Armstrong who tallied three straight strikeouts to finish the game.
GAME TWO LEADERS
- Easton Dunwoody: 7.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 10 strikeouts
- Nate Cagley: 1 hit (1 double), 1 walk
- Sam Porter: 1 hit (1 double)
- Drew Carlson: 1 hit (1 double)
UP NEXT
The Storm close out the 2024 season with one more game against the Knights on Saturday at 1 p.m.
