Scherbring, a junior pitcher, threw 17.1 innings in two games, struck out 12, allowed just 10 hits and two runs in leading the top-seeded Knights to the Iowa Conference baseball Tournament title. In the opening game against sixth-seeded Dubuque, Scherbring did not factor in the decision of the 3-2 loss but he pitched 10 innings, allowed six hits and two runs while striking out five. In the Championship game, pitching on two days rest, he threw 7.1 innings of four-hit shutout ball, struck out seven Simpson batters and walked just one in a 9-0 victory.