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TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod softball team finally got on the field after eight cancelations and postponements splitting a doubleheader with Southwest Baptist in their first action of the season. Washburn lost the opener 7-4 before rallying for a 10-6 win in the night cap. Washburn will return to play on Wednesday hosting Ottawa.

Samantha Carson had five hits to lead the Ichabod attack on the day with five RBI and two home runs. Shelby Erickson had three hits. Lauren Thimmesch also had two home runs for the Ichabods.

Game 1 – SBU 7, WU 4
The Bearcats scored five runs in the first two innings to take a 5-0 lead before the Ichabods would get on the board with a run on a solo shot by Deidra Jones to right field for her first of the season. Neither team scored until the top of the sixth when SBU added a pair of runs increasing their lead to 7-1. Washburn added three in the bottom of the seventh on solo home runs by Katie Schroeder and Lauren Thimmesch and an RBI single by Samantha Carson but it was not enough as the Ichabods fell 7-4. Marina Quimby took the loss allowing four earned runs. Carson came in the game in the second inning and pitched six innings striking out two. Caitlyn Cooner drove in five with a pair of home runs for SBU and Kyra Parker picked up the win allowing four earned runs with five strike outs. Kacey Ayers picked up the save striking out the final Ichabod batter.

Game 2 – WU 10, SBU 6
SBU scored in the first inning taking the early lead and they added two more in the top of the third before the Ichabods used a pair of two-run homers by Carson and by and Shelby Erickson put the Ichabods up 4-3 after three innings. SBU came back with two more in the top of the fourth to take back the lead 5-4. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Washburn came back to take the lead 9-6 with five runs in the frame taking advantage of two SBU errors. Carson crushed a two-run homer to right field and then Thimmesch became the first Ichabod to hit the new scoreboard with another homer to right field putting Washburn up 10-6. Washburn batted around in the inning with all six innings going down as unearned for the Bearcats. Thimmesch then shut the door on the Bearcats in the seventh inning as Washburn picked up the split. Thimmesch struck out seven in the game and Carson finished with a team-high three hits with four RBI.