TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod softball team finished up a busy weekend with a split on the final day of the Washburn Invitational sponsored by Coldwell Banker and the Horak Legacy Group highlighted by a five inning perfect game tossed by Sadie Walker against Rockhurst – the first since Kelly Swygert pitched one against Southwest Baptist on March 28, 2007. Washburn returns to the road this coming week to take part in the McKendree Invitational in O'Fallon, Mo.
 
Game 1 – Augustana 3, Washburn 0
Washburn limited to six hits against Augustana in the opening game of the day in the 3-0 loss to the Vikings, who broke the scoreless game with two runs in the top of the sixth adding one more in the seventh for the win.
 
Marrit Mead had two of the hits for the Ichabods including a double. Jaycee Ginter took the loss striking out two in the game.
 
Game 2 – Washburn 12, Rockhurst 0
The Ichabods (14-4) jumped all over the Hawks scoring 10 runs in the their first at bat sending a total of 14 batters to the plate in the frame to give Walker plenty of offense while recording a perfect game in the win.
 
In the first inning along, the Ichabods had six hits in the inning with Kaylee Wagner, Danielle Schlader, Autymn Schreiner, Mead, Erin Boles and Ginter all recorded RBI in the inning. Washburn added a solo run in the third when Ginter hit a solo home run. Washburn's final run came in the fourth when Riley Stephens singled scoring Molly Gilbert who doubled earlier in the inning.
 
Walker faced the minimum 15 batters in the win improving to 7-2 on the season with nine strikeouts throwing just 74 pitches with 49 for strikes. Her no-no was also the first of any kind since Ginter threw a seven inning no-hitter against Fort Hays State on March 26, 2021.
 
The Ichabods had 12 hits overall against the Hawks with Ginter and Wagner each recording two. Boles drove in three runs and Mead, Ginter and Schlader each had 2 RBI.