Washburn (6-5, 6-2 MIAA) at Nebraska-Omaha (7-4, 5-3 MIAA)
Media Information
Date: March 19-20
Time: Saturday - 1 p.m. / Sunday - 12 p.m.
Rankings: Washburn (none); Nebraska-Omaha (RV, Collegiate Baseball Top 25)
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Field: Ballpark at Boys Town
Live Stats: www.omavs.com

Complete weekly notes

Leading Off
Washburn (6-5, 6-2 MIAA) will travel to Omaha, Neb. to battle Nebraska-Omaha (7-4, 5-3 MIAA) for the final time. The series begins with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. and finishes up with a doubleheader on Sunday at noon.

The Series
Washburn and Nebraska-Omaha have met 71 times on the baseball diamond with the Mavericks holding a 37-34 advantage. Last season, the teams split a four-game series in Topeka. Washburn is 11-16 against UNO under Steve Anson and 4-4 since the Mavericks joined the MIAA.

Washburn
The Ichabods took three out of four from Southwest Baptist in WU's home opening series. The Bearcats won the opener 8-3 in eight innings before Washburn won the next three, including 6-1 and 11-1 wins to sweep the series-ending doubleheader on Saturday. Raul Guevara and Daren Parker once again had strong pitching performances for the Ichabods, while Andy Petz drove in six more runs to bring his season total to a team-leading 15 RBI.

Nebraska-Omaha
The Mavericks split a four-game series in Pittsburg against the Gorillas. UNO won by scores of 14-6 and 3-1, but fell 5-3 and 6-4 to PSU.
Martin Sartin leads the team hitting .462 and has 13 RBI. Tyler Davies has a team-high three home runs and is hitting .281. The Mavericks are hitting .363 as a team and have five players hitting at least .400.
Six pitchers all have one win each for UNO with Derek Landis and Zach Croonquist each sporting 0.00 ERAs out of the bullpen.

Worth Noting
Nebraska-Omaha announced on Sunday that they will be leaving the MIAA to move up to NCAA Division I and join the Summit League. The Mavericks plan to drop their football and wrestling programs when they make the move, even though their wrestling program just won its third straight national championship and sixth in the past eight years.
This will be the final meeting between Washburn and Nebraska-Omaha, unless the teams meet up in the MIAA postseason tournament or regional.

Anson 10th on All-time wins list
Steve Anson has 787 career wins in his 33rd season as a head coach, including 761 wins in his 32nd season at Washburn. That victory total places him 10th on the all-time NCAA-II list. Anson has the most wins among active MIAA coaches.

Last Time out for Washburn
March 12, 2011 - TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods swept a doubleheader from Southwest Baptist on Saturday afternoon at Falley Field to take three out of four games in the series. Washburn won game one 6-1 then completed the sweep with an 11-1 seven-inning win in game two.
Raul Guevara (1-1) tossed a complete-game allowing one run on five hits to lead the Ichabods (6-5, 6-2 MIAA) in game one.
WU got on the board right out of the gates with two runs in the bottom of the first on a Dane Simoneau two-run double.
The Bearcats (3-7, 2-6 MIAA) got one run back in the top of the fourth on a Taylor Trotter RBI double, but the 'Bods responded with four runs in the bottom of the fifth to put the game away. Boone Plager had an RBI single to start things off and later scored on Cameron Kasel's two-run double. Andy Petz singled home Kasel to complete the scoring.
Wes Burrell (1-1) took the loss for Southwest Baptist after allowing six runs on five hits in 4.1 innings.
The Bearcats took an early lead in game two with a single run in the top of the first, but they wouldn't score again.
The Ichabods tied the game in the third on a Travis Cruz RBI-groundout and blew the game wide open with eight runs in the fourth. Petz and Simoneau each drove in a pair of runs in the frame while Kasel, Alex Mitts and Tyler Bean each drove in runs as well to put Washburn in front 9-1.
The 'Bods added two more runs in the fifth to give them the 10-run advantage. Plager drove in the first run of the inning on a fielder's choice and Kasel had an RBI single to complete the scoring. The game ended after seven innings due to the 10-run rule.
Daren Parker (2-0) picked up his second straight win after allowing one run on four hits in six innings of work. He didn't walk a batter and struck out four. Drew Mikkelson tossed a scoreless seventh inning in relief.
Mike Nielebeck (0-2) took the loss for SBU allowing six runs, only one earned, on five hits in 3.1 innings of work.

Last Time out for UNO
UNO Sports Info. - March 12, 2011 - PITTSBURG, Kan. – The UNO baseball team split its second doubleheader of the series at Pittsburg State, winning 3-1 before dropping a 6-4 loss at Al Ortolani Field on Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks are now 7-4 (5-3 MIAA) on the year, while PSU is 5-6 (2-6 MIAA), as each squad took two games this weekend.
GAME 1 – UNO 3, PITTSBURG STATE 1
Junior Brady Hohl and sophomore Tyler Splichal each finished 3-for-4 with a run scored in the first game, leading the Mavs to a 3-1 victory. Senior Jed Hanson, junior Martin Sartin and junior Colby McCord also tallied an RBI apiece. Sophomore Zach Croonquist (2-0) earned the win with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out a pair of batters and allowing no PSU hits. Alex Schell (0-1) took the loss, giving up nine hits and three runs over 7.2 innings of work while fanning two and walking one.
UNO got on the board immediately in the top of the first, as Hohl led off with a bunt single, then advanced to third on Splichal's single to right. Hanson drew a base with a hit-by-pitch to load the bases, and PSU walked in a run when Sartin drew the base on balls to put UNO up 1-0.
The Gorillas were quiet until the bottom of the fifth, when Chase Barnes reached by way of a hit-by-pitch and later scored on a Maverick error. With the game tied at 1-1, Nebraska-Omaha scored the two runs it needed in the eighth on three hits. Splichal doubled down the right field line and came in on a Hanson single to center. Hanson was then plated on McCord's single down the left field line, making it 3-1 to seal the UNO win.
GAME 2 – PITTSBURG STATE 6, UNO 4
In the second game, despite UNO holding the Gorillas to no extra-base hits, Pittsburg State capitalized on four Maverick errors to capture the 6-4 victory in the series finale. Ryan Hintze (1-1) earned the win with a complete game effort, throwing seven innings and allowing five hits with four strikeouts. Andrew Reck (0-1), relieving starter Cory Buckley, was credited with the loss after 2.1 innings of work.
Tyler Splichal had another multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate, while Hohl was 1-for-3 with a pair of runs scored. Sartin also had two RBI, and junior Mark Waldron went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
Pittsburg State was led by Buster Reddick's 2-for-4 effort, while Taylor Sibala had two RBI, and Colton Leet scored twice and notched an RBI.
UNO took a 1-0 lead in the first, starting strong with Splichal's double down the right field line. He advanced to third on a groundout and scored on Sartin's double to left to put the Mavericks out front.
PSU responded with two runs in the second, as Reddick and Ian Robinson had back-to-back singles and advanced with a groundout. Leet singled through the left side to score Reddick, and Robinson later came across when UNO walked in a run to make it 2-1. 
Nebraska-Omaha recorded two more runs in the third, as Waldron led off with a single o third, moved around with a Splichal single and knotted the score on Hanson's sacrifice fly to right. Hohl scored later in the inning on a groundout, putting the Mavericks back up 3-2.
The Gorillas went back up with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to reclaim the lead at 4-3. UNO tied it up again at 4-4 in the fifth, as Hohl scored again on Sartin's sacrifice fly to right.
Pittsburg State took control in the bottom of the frame, plating two runs to take their final winning lead at 6-4. Leet and Jason Graves and both scored on Sibala's two-RBI single through the left side, and it was all the Gorillas needed to take the win.

Ichabod Player Notes
#1 • Eric Schmid • RHP • R-Fr. • Gave up three runs on two hits in first action of the season against Drury
#2 • Blake Boling • OF • Sr. • Has scored one run in seven games this season
#4 • Daren Parker • LHP • Jr. • Picked up his first career complete game in a 7-0 win over Truman State
#5 • Boone Plager • IF • Jr. • Currently leads the team with a .400 average, has six RBI and four multi-hit games
#7 • Dane Simoneau • IF • Sr. • Batting .278 with two doubles and 10 RBI in 11 starts
#8 • Cameron Kasel • C • Sr. • Batting .348 with a double and six RBI in eight games
#9 • Alex Coons • RHP • Sr. • Is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA in one start this season
#12 • Shawn Moore • RHP • Sr. • Has thrown 0.1 innings this season, not allowing a base runner
#14 • Jeremy Heeke • RHP • Sr. • Has a 0.00 ERA in two appearances this season
#15 • Drew Mikkelson • RHP • Sr. • Has thrown one scoreless inning of relief
#16 • Raul Guevara • RHP • Sr. • Tossed a complete game in win over Southwest Baptist
#18 • Derek Fogel • LHP • Jr. • Is 0-1 with a 4.11 ERA in three appearances and two starts this season
#20 • Blake Hageman • IF • Jr. • Batting .250 with a double in seven starts this season
#21 • Matt Raabe • IF • Sr. • Has one hit in 11 plate appearances through six games this season
#22 • Travis Cruz • OF • Sr. • Batting .188 out of the leadoff spot so far this season
#23 • Tyler Bean • IF • Jr. • Has two doubles and two RBI through nine games played
#25 • Brian Gomez • IF • Sr. • Is batting .353 through eight starts this season with two RBI
#26 • Tyler Vessey • RHP/OF • Jr. • Junior from Littleton, Colo. has not appeared in any games so far this season
#27 • Joey Hinckley • RHP • Jr. • Junior from Wichita has not made any mound appearances yet this season
#28 • Kerry Schachenmeyer • RHP • Jr. • Has a 10.80 ERA in two relief appearances this season
#29 • Vince Liberatore • C • So. • Is 0-for-1 at the plate so far this season
#30 • Marcus Peavler • OF • Jr. • Batting .250 with a pair of game-winning RBI
#32 • Xavier Lewis • LHP • Jr. • Junior from Westminster, Colo. has not made any pitching appearances yet this season
#33 • Mitchell List • LHP • Sr. • Is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in three appearances out of the bullpen
#34 • TJ Lorson • C/1B • Jr. • Junior from Topeka has appeared three games with two plate appearances
#35 • Alex Mitts • IF • R-Fr. • Has scored two runs in nine plate appearances so far this season
#36 • Andy Petz • C/1B • Sr. • Batting .270 with team-leading two home runs and 15 RBI
#37 • Brett Ash • RHP • So. • Is 1-2 with a 3.92 ERA in three starts this season
#39 • Brent Matile • C • R-Fr. • Redshirt Freshman from Yates Center, Kan. has yet to see action this season
#40 • David Wade • IF • Sr. • Batting .077 in six starts so far this season
#41 • Ben Wilson • IF • Jr. • Hit his first career home run against Southwest Baptist
#42 • Wyatt Hall • IF/OF • Jr. • Has scored game-winning runs in two games this season

Up Next
Washburn returns home next weekend to take on Missouri Western on March 26 and 27 in a four-game series. The series starts with a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes with a doubleheader on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Ichabods hit the road for 11 straight games beginning with a doubleheader at Fort Hays State on March 29.