TOPEKA, Kan. – The Ichabods produced their second 10-run inning and their second 20-run game in a 20-2 win Saturday afternoon against Minnesota, Crookston at Falley Field.
 
Washburn finished its opening weekend at 3-0 and will begin MIAA play hosting four-game series next weekend against Southwest Baptist. The two teams will play a single game Friday at 2 p.m. to open the series.
 
Eleven different hitters produced Washburn's 18 hits and nine players had RBIs. Washburn's first four hits in the sixth inning gave the team the cycle for the inning and led to 10 runs. Parker Gibson led off with a double then Riley Krane walked. Kyle Carnahan singled  to drive in Gibson and then Gauntt hit his second three-run home run of the year. Tanner Triggs later tripled down the right field line to complete the cycle. Gauntt later had his fourth RBI of the inning with a double to left.
 
Tanner Johnson went 3 for 4 in the game with three RBI and a run scored. Carnahan went 2 for 4, drove in two and scored four times. Gibson also had two hits and four runs scored.
 
The Ichabods started to pull away with five runs in the fifth off just one hit. They reached on two walks, two hit batters and a wild pitch on a strikeout. Their only hit was a pop up to the infield that no Golden Eagle player made a play on. It turned into a double from Tanner Johnson that drove in two runs.
 
Eric Schmid pitched into the fourth inning and gave up a run off a hit and a walk while striking out four. Hank Wellborn completed the fourth and fifth innings and gave up two hits and no runs to earn the win. Tanner Kilmer and Connor Brady each pitched 2/3 of an inning of scoreless relief.