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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Ichabods never led as they were swept in the doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Fort Hays State. The Tigers took the opener, 5-3 and then won the finale, 14-2 in seven innings.

Washburn fell to 2-3 overall and will play its first non-conference games of the year Saturday and Sunday against Rockhurst at Falley Field. The two will play a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m. to start the series.

Connor Crimmins was 2 for 3 in the first game with three stolen bases. Only two Ichabods had ever stolen more bases in a game. He led off the fourth inning with a single then stole second base and advanced to third in a grounder. Dakota Kell then grounded out to third to drive him in to make the score 2-1 FHSU.

The Tigers anwered with two in the bottom of the fourth then David Lammers tripled in Richard Swan in the fifth. Crimmins then singled to start the sixth then stole second and third base and scored on a single from Brad Alberts.

The Tigers added one more run in the bottom of the sixth to give them a 5-3 lead. Riley Price had a pinch hit single to start the second but Washburn posed no further threat.

Alberts started the first game on the mound and gave up four runs off six hits in four innings. Ethan DeVader went the final two innings and allowed a run off two hits.

Fort Hays State scored seven runs in the fourth inning of game two to build an 11-1 lead and scored three runs in the sixth to invoke the 10-run rule.

Parker Gibson went 2 for 4 with a run scored but only three other Ichabods got hits. David Gauntt singled in a run in the fourth and Taylor Herrington did the same in the fifth, driving in Gibson after he singled.

Mark Biesma started the second game and gave up the first eight runs in 3 1/3 innings. Three other Ichabods worked out of the bullpen.

Gibson went 4 for 8 in the leadoff spot in the two games.