ST. JOSEPH, Mo. --- A three-run second was not enough to avoid the series sweep on Sunday as the Washburn baseball team fell to Missouri Western, 12-3, in the series finale and slide to 6-13 on the year and 1-8 in the MIAA.

The Ichabods claimed their first lead of the series in the second with an RBI single by Javis Larson to score Brady Hoover after he reached with single through the middle. Washburn added to its advantage with unearned runs from Darian Abram and Bailey Jenkins as Jake Hahn reached on error.

Abram reached on a two out walk stretching his on base streak to 17 games, while Larson notched only other Washburn hit for the inning.

WU was then limited to just three hits for the remainder of the afternoon as Hahn snapped a two inning drought with a single in the fifth before doing the same seventh, while Steven Jacobson slapped a two-out single through the left in the seventh. 

Hahn finished the day 2-for-4 at the plate, while Jacobson, Hoover, and Larson accounted for the balance of Washburn's five hits.

The Missouri Western (10-9, 3-3 MIAA) pitching struggled early as it ran through three arms during the first two innings.

The Griffons scored once in third, fourth and sixth to erase, before tacking on two in the eighth, but it was seven-run seventh that made the biggest impact, allowing MWSU to take a then 10-3 lead.

Washburn starter Sam Carver received a no decision after tossing five strikeouts in five innings while surrendering two runs, one earned, on four hits. Nick Sloan was dealt the loss he conceded three runs, two earned on, four hits in one inning of work. Jake Butterfield, Matthew Hicks, Austin Simpson, and Braden Larkey each made brief relief appearances.

The Ichabods will continued the road swing next weekend in Oklahoma as they are slated to play a three-game set again Northeastern State before playing a make-up game with Southeastern Oklahoma State on Monday. For start times and more be sure to visit wusports.com.