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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Ichabods completed their first four-game series sweep since 2009 as they took two games Sunday in a doubleheader against Southwest Baptist at Falley Field. Washburn won the first game 4-3 with a walk-off hit in the seventh and then took the second game 7-3.
The Ichabods improved to 12-7 overall and 8-4 in the MIAA and they moved their winning streak to five games, the highest it's been since winning seven straight in 2006. Washburn will head to Fort Hays State Tuesday for two games starting at 2 p.m.
John Calhoun doubled in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied 3-3. He later advanced to third on a wild pitch then scored on a single from
Tyler Bean to give Washburn the walk-off win. Bean had just switched to designated hitter after pitching the first 5 1/3 innings. He allowed three earned runs off 11 hits with three strikeouts.
Richard Mais entered the game in the sixth and pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to earn the win, his first decision of the year.
Washburn was down 1-0 after half an inning but scored three in the bottom of the first. Calhoun walked to lead off and then stole second base. He went to third after SBU misplayed a
Boone Plager sacrifice bunt and then later scored on a delayed steal to home.
Blaine Matthews later drove in Plager on a sacrifice fly and then
Brad Alberts later scored on an error to give Washburn all three of its runs without a hit.
After each team went four innings without scoring, the Bearcats tied the game in the sixth on a two-run single from Tyler Christophel. Mais then entered the game and got the last two outs that inning and then after giving up a leadoff single in the seventh, retired three straight SBU batters to set up Bean's game-winning hit.
The Ichabods played comeback in the second game as well but left little doubt after a 6-run fourth. The Bearcats scored two in the third and then after Bean led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, Alberts hit a two-run home run to left field. Calhoun later walked in a run with the bases loaded and then Plager drove in two more on a single. Bean's second hit of the inning drove one more in to end scoring that inning.
Mark Biesma started for Washburn and went the first five innings to earn the win. He allowed three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts.
Trent Speaker pitched three hitless and scoreless innings after that and then
AJ Green closed out the game in the ninth.
Alberts went 3 for 5 and was a triple away from hitting for the cycle. He also scored twice. He ended the four-game series going 7 for 13 (.538) with four runs scored. Washburn batted .348 as a team during the series.