TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 17 Washburn Ichabods rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning on a two-out RBI double by Erin Boles as Washburn picked up a split in a doubleheader with Fort Hays State winning game two 4-3 after falling in the opener 2-1. Washburn will be back in action on Saturday hosting Nebraska-Kearney starting at 1 p.m.
 
Game 1 – FHSU 2, WU 1
In the opener, the Tigers (25-14, 7-5 MIAA) broke open a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth when FHSU scored after one of the Ichabods' three errors in the first game.
 
The Tigers added another run in the top of the seventh to take a 2-0 lead.
 
Washburn (30-7, 9-5 MIAA) cut the lead in half with a solo run in the bottom of the seventh when Jaycee Ginter singled up the middle ending the shutout scoring Marrit Mead, but left two runners on as the inning ended.
 
Ginter struck out six in the game allowing one earned run with no walks falling to 20-4 on the season. Washburn was limited to six hits with two coming from Paige Robbins. Overall the Ichabods left nine on base.
 
Game 2 – WU 4, FHSU 3 (8 innings)
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Boles' double over the right fielder's head scored Allison Hemsath from second base with the winning run as the Ichabods salvaged a split with the Tigers at Gahnstrom Field.
 
Hemsath entered as a pinch runner for Kimi Patterson who doubled with one out.
 
The Tigers scored one run in their first at bat and the Ichabods came back with a run in the bottom of the third when Hadley Kerschen singled to left scoring Ellington Hogle who had an infield single as the Ichabods tied the score at 1-1.
 
After the Tigers added single runs in the fourth and the fifth to take a 3-1 lead, Washburn cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth when Jaden LaBarge led off the inning with a double and then scored on a triple by Autymn Schreiner that scored LaBarge.
 
Ginter entered the circle in the seventh inning and held the Tigers in check with the shutdown inning.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Washburn tied the score after Hogle started the inning with a 10-pitch walk and then moved to second on a sac bunt by Mead. Gracie Gallagher entered for Hogle as a pinch runner at second and then moved to third on Kerschen's single to left. Ginter came up and her sac fly to left was deep enough to score Gallagher to slid into home beating the tag knotting the score at 3-3 setting up Boles' heroics after Ginter retired all three batters she faced in the eighth.
 
Kerschen had three hits to lead the Ichabods as they finished with nine hits in the win. Ginter moved to 21-4 in the circle tossing two innings. Sadie Walker started the game and pitched 4 1/3 innings striking out seven with no walks.