CONWAY, Ark. -- The Washburn Ichabod softball team ran its winning streak to four games after sweeping a pair of non-confence games with Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State taking both games in five-inning run-rule victories after defeating Nebraska-Kearney 13-2 and Fort Hays State 8-0. Washburn will face Upper Iowa in a doubleheader on Monday before returning home.
Game 1 - Washburn 13, Nebraska-Kearney 2 (5 innings)
The Ichabods scored seven runs in the first inning en route to a season-high 13 runs in a 13-2 run-rule win over MIAA foe Nebraska-Kearney.
The Ichabods sent 10 batters to the plate in their first at bat. With back to back to back singles to start the game by
Samantha Stallbaumer,
Brianna Fuchs and
Savannah Moore. Stallbaumer stole home and Fuchs swiped second on a double steal and then Moore drove in Fuchs.
After
Taylor Kirk walked,
Kameron Kissinger singled and then both scored on a double by
Bri Francis.
Morgan Henry drove in a run with a sac fly staking the Ichabods 7-0 lead.
Nebraska-Kearney came back with two in the bottom of first but a solo home run by Moore put the Ichabods up 8-2.
Neither team scored until the Ichabods added five more runs with a 2-RBI double by
Samantha Dutton, a sac fly by
Sieana Hall, an RBI triple by Fuchs and an RBI double by Moore.
Raegen Hamm pitched four innings for the win allowing two runs with one strikeout and
Bailey Zuniga pitched a perfect fifth inning to close out the game.
Fuchs and Moore each had three hits and Moore had 3 RBI.
Game 2 - WU 8, Fort Hays State 0 (5 innings)
The Washburn Ichabods jumped out to a 1-0 lead in their first at bat after Stallbaumer led off the game with a single and then stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by the Tigers and would come around to score on a ground out by Fuchs.
In the second, the Ichabods added two more after
Winter Henry walked and then scored on a triple by Kissinger who scored after an error by the Tigers.
Washburn broke the game open with five runs in the third inning after a 2-RBI double by
Winter Henry and RBI by Kissinger and Kirk with a RBI double.
Morgan Henry also drove in a run with a single.
Hamm (5-5) picked up her second win of the day scattering three hits with a strikeout and Zuniga pitched the fifth inning with a pair of strikeouts.
