BOLIVAR, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods split a doubleheader at Southwest Baptist in a pair of close games falling 2-0 and winning the nightcap 1-0 in eight innings. Washburn will wrap up the regular season next weekend with twinbills at Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri.
Game 1 - SBU 2, WU 0
The Bearcats scored one in the first and one in the fourth leading to the 2-0 win in the opener.
Washburn was limited to two hits in the game, both by
Ashley Ruder coming in the fifth and seventh innings.
Lexi Crabtree scattered eight hits in the loss with three strikeouts and a walk.
Game 2 - WU 1, SBU 0
Megan Stegman broke a scoreless tie in the top of the eighth with one out with a solo home run to left field for the game-winning run.
Kelsee Henry tossed a two-hit shutout striking out four pitching a complete game shutout.Â
SBU loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but could not scratch across the winning run.
Stegman had two of the three hits for the Ichabods and
Erica Harper recorded the other.
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