Knights Fall to Aplington-Parkersburg; Split Season Series

Posted July 4, 2012 at 12:00 am


After walking off vs. the Falcons a week earlier, the Knights knew they’d have their hands full traveling to Parkersburg.

The Knights jumped out to a 4-0 lead due in large part to eight Falcon walks. However, the Falcons rallied with two in the third and three more runs in the bottom of the sixth and this time hung on vs. Union, winning 5-4.

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Despite eight walks, the Knights were only able to notch three hits in the losing effort.

Senior Trevor Rottinghaus was the losing pitcher as he threw six innings, giving up five earned runs while striking out seven.

In one-run games, the Knights are 3-4 on the season. Overall, the Knights fell to 4-10 (3-6 NICL).

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