TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod softball team split an MIAA doubleheader with Fort Hays State falling in game one 3-2 before coming back in the second game earning the split with a 3-0 win on Senior Day at the Washburn Softball Complex. The Ichabods will wrap up the home slate on Tuesday in a pair of MIAA games against Emporia State in a rescheduled double dip from March 31.
 
Game 1 – Fort Hays State 3, Washburn 2
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a bases loaded walk by Lily Sale scoring Claudia Vasquez who pinch ran for Bailey Boxberger after doubling to lead off the inning. The Ichabods came right back with two of their own in the bottom of the fourth on back-to-back solo home runs by Savannah Moore, her seventh of the season, and Erica Harper, her eighth staking the Ichabods to a 2-1 lead.
 
Fort Hays State came back to take the lead with two unearned runs in the sixth inning taking a 3-2 lead.  Washburn put one on base in the bottom of the inning, but couldn't put any across to tie the score as the Tigers took the win.
 
Taylor Kemp had two hits to pace the Ichabods seven-hit attack. Ashley Wills took the loss in the circle allowing two hits and two unearned runs in 3 2/3 innings pitched falling to 8-6 on the season.
 
Game 2 – Washburn 3, Fort Hays State 0
Washburn (21-24, 8-8 MIAA) took the lead for good in the bottom of the first taking advantage of four Tiger errors in the inning as Erica Harper scored putting Washburn up 1-0. The Ichabods added one more in the fifth off another error by the Tigers scoring Maddie Anderson and then added another in the sixth when Anderson's single to left scored Ashley Ruder who walked.
 
The three runs were all starting pitcher Lexi Crabtree would need as she pitched her three-straight complete game with a four-hit shutout over the Tigers improving to 3-3 on the season with a season-high seven strikeouts.
 
Anderson had two hits to lead the Ichabods as each team finished with four hits and the Tigers finished with six errors in the game.