TOPEKA, Kan. --- A middle-inning surge helped Washburn baseball (15-17) record double-digit runs for the second-time in as many games, as the Ichabods took down No. 16 Missouri Southern (24-11), 10-3, on Tuesday at Falley Field in non-conference action.
 
At the plate, eight Ichabod batters contributed with at least one hit, as Washburn out hit Missouri Southern, 14-2. Brady Hoover led the way as he was 2-for-5 at the dish while driving in three for his team-best ninth multi-RBI game of the year.
 
Xavier De Leon also went 2-for-5, while Steven Jacobson and Lane Harvey each hit 2-for-3 with Javis Larson and Wyatt Featherston finishing 2-for-4, respectively. De Leon, Jacobson, Larson and Featherston scored two runs apiece.  
 
Hoover opened the scoring in the first with a two-run double in the first, before the Lions followed with two in second to tie.
 
The bats then came alive in the fourth as Washburn tallied four runs on five hits. Larson and Featherston opened the frame with back-to-back single before moving into scoring position on a Missouri Southern error. Harvey then broke the tie with a sac fly to push Larson across. De Leon then drove Featherston home with a double making it 4-2.
 
Jacobson then picked his first of two RBI on the day with a single through the left-side to score De Leon before crossing home himself on Hoover RBI-double.
 
The Washburn offense continued churn in the fifth with another four-run stanza as it sent nine batters to the plate with Michael Oyervides, Larson, Featherston and Harvey each touching home.
 
Featherston tallied his fifth multi-RBI game in the fifth as he drove Oyervides and Larson in with double to left-center. Jacobson then made it 10-3 with a hard single to left to score Featherston while opportune base running saw Harvey score on the play as the result of another Lions fielding error.
 
Washburn received strong pitching performances from its staff in the effort. Relievers Nathan Lorenzen (3.0 IP), Jake Butterfield (2.0 IP) and Jared Sharp (1.0 IP) were each scoreless in their outings. Trevor Marreel got the start for the Ichabods but did not factor in the outcome, surrendering two runs, one earned, on one hit in 2.0 innings. The result went to Lorenzen who recorded his first career win. Ramon Monje also appeared in the effort as was hitless in one inning.
 
The Ichabods are scheduled to resume MIAA action on Friday when they travel to Fort Hays for the opener of a three-game set. First pitch is slated for 6 pm, weather pending.