WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Washburn Ichabod softball team scored six runs in the its final two at bats for a come-from-behind 9-8 win over Lynn in the final day of the Sailfish Showdown. The Ichabods return to action next weekend at the MIAA/NSIC Challenge in Winona, Minn.
After tying the score in the bottom of the first after Lynn's first at bat,
Cassidy Merriman drove in
Marina Quimby on a sac fly. Lynn took the lead at 2-1 in the top of the third before Washburn regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth at 3-2 on a solo home run by
Taylor Zimmerman leading off the inning  and then
Haylee Marsteller would score in the inning with the second run of the frame.
Lynn rallied with six runs in the top of the fifth inning taking an 8-3 lead before Washburn repsponded with four runs in the sixth inning after singles by Marsteller,
Megan Stegman, Quimby,
Ashley Ruder and Merriman. After a scoreless top of the seventh, Marsteller led off the inning with a walk and then moved to second on a base hit by
Lacie Myers. After a single to center bby pinch hitter
Sierra Kemp which scored pinch runner
Berkley White, Stegman recorded a single and then Quimby picked up the walk off single scoring White with the winning run.
Samantha Carson picked up the win in relief of
Ashley Wills, who struck out four in 4 2/3 innings. Carson (1-1) struck out two.
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