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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Rain delayed the start of Saturday's doubleheader with Missouri Southern 90 minutes and the Ichabods offense didn't pick up until the second game as they split the twin bill with the Lions. MSSU won the first game 14-0 and Washburn took the second game 11-10 with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth.

The Ichabods moved to 16-13 overall and 12-10 in the MIAA as they took three of four against the Lions in the MIAA series. MSSU moved to 20-14 and 13-13 in the league. Washburn moved its record at Falley Field to 9-2 this year.

After giving up three runs in the top of the ninth in game two to let the Lions tie the score at 10-10, Blake Hageman led off the bottom of the ninth with a double. Richard Swan then hit the first pitch to left field to drive in Hageman and end the game.

Washburn had gone up 10-7 after the seventh inning. Brad Alberts hit a two-run home run in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie. Swan's sacrifice bunt in the seventh drove in Marcus Peavler to put Washburn ahead and an RBI single from John Calhoun gave Washburn the 10-7 lead.

Alberts, who started as designated hitter, came in to pitch in the eighth inning. He worked into the ninth but gave up three runs to allow the Lions to tie it. Mark Biesma took the mound and got the final out in the ninth and earned the win after Swan's game-winning hit. Biesma improved to 2-2 after recording the five-pitch out.

Washburn had 15 hits in the second game with Peavler going 4 for 5 from the plate with three RBI and two runs scored.  Alberts, Matthews and Hageman each had two hits.

Matthews had Washburn's lone hit in the opener, a two-out single to left center in the second inning. Missouri Southern starter David Reese went the distance and walked none. He hit two batters and Washburn left four on base.

Reese got plenty of help from his offense. Sam Ryan hit two three-run home runs and ended up with seven RBI. The Lions scored three in the third off three hits and then took advantage of poor Washburn pitching in the fourth. Three Washburn pitchers combined to walk seven batters and hit one. The Lions got six runs in the inning and then got three more in the fifth off three hits.

Reese (4-2) threw a one-hit shutout and struck out three. Tyler Bean (3-2) took the loss for Washburn after allowing eight runs through 3 1/3 innings. He gave up six hits and walked five.

Ryan hit one more home run for MSSU in the second game to give him three on the day.