ST. CHARLES, Mo. --- In spite of outhitting Lindenwood 9-5, Washburn baseball fell 5-2 on Friday at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Missouri.
 
Bowe Behymer went 2-for-4 as he registered a double and triple while Gabe Franklin and Logan Twehous also collected a pair of hits. Tanner Triggs, Josh Crosby and Landon Hay filled out the balance with a hit apiece.
 
Washburn tied the evening affair at 1-1 in the third as Hay comfortably scored from third on Behymer's triple.
 
After Lindenwood pushed two across in the fifth, the Ichabods pulled a run back in the following frame thanks to an RBI double from Franklin to make it 3-2. The Lions then assumed a 5-2 advantage during the seventh with a two-run triple.
 
Ichabod starter Jaren Kutzke pitched five innings while conceding three runs on two hits and striking out four. Zach Linquist and Marcus McKinney combined to work the final three frames.
 
The series will close on Saturday with first pitch of the finale slated for 12 p.m.