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EMPORIA, Kan. – Corey Gragg put Washburn ahead with an RBI single in the sixth but Emporia State tied the game in the seventh and went ahead in the eighth in a 3-2 win Saturday in the final game of the MIAA tournament first round series.
 
The Ichabods season came to an end at 26-24 while Emporia State improved to 36-16 and will play Central Oklahoma in the next round of the MIAA tournament.
 
Washburn was held hitless until Connor Crimmins singled with one out in the sixth. Parker Gibson then doubled to drive in Crimmins and Gibson later scored on Gragg's single to give the Ichabods a 2-1 lead.
 
The Hornets tied the game with a run off two singles in the seventh off Washburn starter Mark Biesma and then ESU went ahead in the eighth off reliever Drew Ridley with a single and a double.
 
Biesma went 6 1/3 innings and allowed two runs, just one earned, off six hits. He worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth and a double play ended the sixth after ESU loaded the bases then as well.
 
Ridley recorded one inning in relief and took the loss to fall to 1-2. AJ Green recorded two outs in the eighth to stop the damage but the Ichabods were retired in order in the ninth. Reliever Brenton Higgins pitched the final 3 2/3 innings allowing just a hit and a walk.
 
Washburn's top three hitters in the lineup each had one of their four total hits. The Hornets had eight hits.
 
Kyle Carnahan went 0 for 4 but reached base on a fielder's choice to end the year reaching safely at least once in the last 28 games. He reached safely in all but one game. He led the team with a .395 batting average and .513 on-base percentage. Those totals led the teams and were near the top of the MIAA entering the tournament.
 
Brett Ash finished his career third in wins with 21, second with 199 strikeouts and first with 25 complete games. His 3.48 career ERA is ninth in Washburn history.
 
Taylor Gentry led the Ichabod pitching staff this year with seven wins and 58 strikeouts. Maustin Otterstatter led the staff with a 3.00 ERA, mostly out of the bullpen.
 
David Gauntt led Washburn with eight home runs and a .568 slugging percentage.