CEDAR RAPIDS - The Knights captured the Iowa Conference baseball title Saturday but needed two games.

Loras took the first game against the Knights, 4-2, by scoring two runs in the ninth inning.

Wartburg responded in the nightcap by pounding Loras, 10-2.

The Knights managed 13 hits and ripped open a close game with four runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth.

Six Wartburg players came through in the clutch for Wartburg, getting two-out hits and keeping rallies going for the Knights. Jerrold Martijn, Zach Nagle, Aaron Saeugling, Mike Johnson, A.J. Lewis, and Scott Mangin all had two-out hits.

Martijn went the distance for the Knights and struck out eight.

GAME 1

LORAS 4, WARTBURG 2

Loras College 010 000 002 ? 4 13 0

Wartburg College 000 010 010 ? 2 11 2

Thostenson, Moriarity (9), and Schroeder: Albert, Keesy (8), McGivern (8), and Lewis. WP ? Thostenson (1-1). LP ? McGivern (2-2). Save ? Moriarity (1)

GAME 2

WARTBURG 10, LORAS 2

Loras College 001 000 100 ? 2 4 1

Wartburg 001 10 44 0 ? 10 13 1

Martijn and Lewis: Barilla and Schroeder. WP - Martijn (4-3). LP - Barilla (4-7).