TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods split a non-conference doubleheader with Emporia State as the Ichabods blanked the Hornets in game one 8-0 in five innings before falling in eight innings 9-7. Washburn (27-8, 11-1 MIAA) will return to MIAA play on Tuesday when the Ichabods are scheduled to host Northeastern State at noon at the Washburn Softball Complex.
 
Game 1 – Washburn 8, Emporia State 0
The Ichabods scored all eight runs in the first two innings of the game rolling to the 8-0 run-rule victory. In the first, Savannah Moore connected on her third home run in two days against the Hornets scoring Samantha Stallbaumer who led off the inning with a single.
 
In the second, the Ichabods sent 10 to the plate. After Ashley Ruder drew a walk to start the inning, Maddie Anderson singled on a bunt. After a sac bunt by Morgan Henry, Stallbaumer reached on an error. An RBI single by Emilee Baker scored Ruder and then Moore's double to right drove in Baker and Anderson putting Washburn up 5-0. Taylor Kirk's 3-run shot to center field cleared the bases and put the Ichabods up 8-0 to wrap up the scoring.
 
Megan Dieter moved her record to 12-0 in the circle striking out two scattering four hits. Lexi Crabtree tossed two shutout innings.
 
Moore finished with 4 RBI in the game and Kirk had three.
 
Game 2 – Emporia State 9, Washburn 7 – 8 innings
The Hornets scored a solo run in each of the first two innings, but the Ichabods tied the score in the bottom of the second at 2-2 after an RBI double by Alyssa Carney as the Ichbods took advantage of a Hornet error.
 
Neither team would score until the fifth when the Hornets scored on a solo home run, but the Ichabods came back with a run on their own on an RBI single by Emilee Baker scoring Morgan Henry. After the Hornets scored three in the sixth inning, the Ichabods came back with three of their own highlighted by a pinch-hit two-run homer by Lenae Salinas tying the score at 6-6 following a lead-off solo home run by Carney. Courtney Todd also singled and then would later score on the home run by Salinas.
 
In the top of the seventh, the Hornets scored an unearned run to go up 7-6, but agin the Ichabods came back to tie the score on Moore's second home run of the day to right field knotting the score at 7-7. However the Hornets, who improved to 14-24 with the win, scored two more to go up 9-7 and the Ichabods could not tie the score of the third inning in a row.
 
Lexi Crabtree pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief taking the loss replacing starter Kelsee Henry who tossed 4 2/3 innings.
 
Moore and Carney had two hits for the Ichabods in the second game.