TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 19/21-ranked Washburn Ichabods wrapped up the four game series with Missouri Western winning 12-5 to earn a split in the series.  The Ichabods will return to action on Thursday with a non-conference game at Truman before facing Lindenwood in another MIAA four-game series starting Friday.

Washburn (18-5, 12-4 MIAA) broke open a scoreless game with five runs in the third inning on a three-run homer by Riley Krane on an opposite field shot and after David Gauntt drew a walk, Connor Crimmins hit the first of his two home runs on the day with a two run homer to left staking the Ichabods to a 5-0 lead. The Griffons (16-9, 11-5 MIAA) came back with two in the top of the fourth cutting the lead to 5-2 and in the fifth the Griffons added another trimming the lead to 5-3 before the Ichabods came back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth going up 8-3. 

Crimmins hit his second home run after the Griffons gave up a double to Kyle Carnahan and then intentionally walked Gauntt to face Crimmins. Crimmins hit an 0-2 pitch over the left field fence. The Griffons came back with a solo run in the sixth but then Washburn added four more in the seventh inning to go up 12-4. 

Washburn scored all four of its runs with two outs after Gauntt drew a walk and Crimmins was hit by a pitch. Tanner Triggs was walked and Corey Gragg drove in two with a single to left and Tanner Johnson cleared the bases with a triple to right field.

Eric Schmid pitched five innings striking out three improving to 4-0 on the season. Tanner Kilmer pitched four innings allowing three hits and an unearned run picking up his second save of the season.

Both teams finished with 12 hits as Parker Gibson, Krane, Crimmins and Triggs all had two hits and Crimmins drove in five runs and Krane finished with three.