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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Lady Blues softball team wrapped up the regular season and secured an MIAA Tournament bid with a doubleheader split with Missouri Southern. Washburn's rally came up short in the opener falling 7-6 while in the second game pounded out 16 hits winning 11-2 in five innings. The MIAA Tournament begins next Thursday in Overland Park with the first game at 6 p.m. at the Blue Valley Sports Complex.

In the first game, the Lady Blues scored in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead after Lindsey Moore drove in Katie Schroeder opening up the early advantage. The teams recmained scoreless until the third inning when the Lions scored four runs on a 2 RBI double by Alysha Poteat. The Lions added two more runs, both unearned, to take a 6-1 lead.

Missouri Southern added one more in the top of the seventh to take 7-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Washburn scored five in the frame, but fell a run short. Kacy Covert singled and Schroeder reached base after being hit. Both players moved up a base and then Covert scored on Moore's double to left 10-pitch at bat. Alex Zordel walked and then Britny Cushing picked up a bases-loaded walk scoring Schroeder. Shelby Erickson singled to left scoring Zordel and Moore forcing a Missouri Southern pitching change. Kristen Bell scored Cushing with a sac fly to cut the Lion lead to one at 7-6, but Washburn would leave a runner at third ending the game.

Moore and Erickson each had two RBI and two hits for Washburn. Moore struck out six in the game allowing five earned runs.

In the second game of the twinbill, Washburn knocked out 16 hits scoring 11 runs in the run-rule game. Washburn scored two in the bottom of the first on a two-run homer by Zordel, the first of two for her in the second game. Schroeder led off the game with a walk and scored on a double by Moore, her 18th of the season.

Washburn added three more in the second inning after another two-run homer by Zordel scoring Covert, who doubled in the inning. Schroeder scored prior to Zordel's blast on a wild pitch. Neither team would score until the fourth inning when Washburn added six more to take a 11-0 lead. Erickson singled, as did Paige Hightower. After a single by Erin Macaronas to load the bases, Covert singled to left field, but an error by the Lions cleared the bases giving Covert two RBI after coming around all the bases to put Washburn up 11-0.

The Lions would add two more in the top of the fifth but got no closer in the 11-2 loss.

Kayla Oldham picked up the win scatter six hits improving to 10-10 on the season. Zordel had 3 RBI in the second game. Covert was two for three and fellow senior Britny Cushing finished the second game 3 for 3 with one run scored. Moore, who along with Covert and Cushing, played her final home game going 3 for 4.

Moore finished 4 for 7 in the doubleheader with three RBI, two runs scored and three doubles.