BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The Washburn Ichabod softball team went 2-0 with wins over No. 12-ranked Southern Arkansas and over Wayne State winning 8-7 in extra innings over the Muleriders and 12-1 over the Wildcats in five innings on Saturday on day two of the Alvy Early Memorial Classic. Sunday's game with Harding has been canceled.
 
Game 1 – WU 8, #12 SAU 7 (9 innings)
Washburn worked overtime in its opening game with an 8-7 win over Southern Arkansas. After trailing 7-4 entering the bottom of the seventh, Washburn scored three runs capped by a 3-run, pinch hit homer by Kaylee Wagner scoring Jaycee Ginter and Autymn Schreiner tying the score. SAU was able to get two base runners on in the top of the eighth but Sadie Walker had back-to-back strikeouts to end the threat. After Washburn came up empty in the eighth, SAU had a double in the ninth but did not score. Ginter was then reached base to start the inning and Wheeler's triple scored Ginter with the winning run.
Walker pitched six innings in relief for the win striking out eight and Wagner drove in three in the win while Ginter scored three times and Marrit Mead drove in two.
 
Game 2 – WU 12, WSC 1 (5 innings)
The Ichabods led from start to finish in the 12-1 win over the Wildcats. Washburn scored thiree in the first adding two more in the second and breaking the game open with five runs in the third leading to the 12-1 win.
 
Wagner drove in four runs on two hits while Schreiner, Jaden LaBarge and Danielle Schlader each drove in two.
 
Ginter tossed three innings for the win while Walker pitched two innings allowing a hit.