Luther, the top seed of Pod 2 of the American Rivers Conference Tournament, defeated No. 7 Wartburg College 11-5 this afternoon in Waverly, Iowa. The Norse had 18 hits and scored in every inning except the bottom of the 8th en route to the victory.

Kelby Johnson was one hit away from batting for the cycle. He had a single in the fourth, drove in two runs with a triple in the fifth, and hit a two-run home run in the seventh. He finished 4-for-4 and scored a team best three times.

Cullen Stamp, Luke Plunkett, Joe McKibben, Owen Vander Linden and Peyton Lindmark all had multiple hit games.

Nick Dufoe (6-1) pitched 8 2/3 innings and picked up the win. Dufoe faced 41 batters, allowed three earned runs on 11 hits, walked two and struck out four.

The win gives Luther an overall record of 28-13, while Wartburg fell to 14-27.

Luther is now schedule to play this evening at 8:00 p.m. against No. 6 Simpson College. The Storm kicked off Pod 2 play with an 12-3 win over No. 3 Loras College t;his morning.

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