CONROE, Texas – The Washburn Ichabods wrapped up the NCAA D2 Fastpitch Invitational with a 6-0 win over Central Washington on Sunday. Washburn will be back in action next week starting Friday at the Alvy Early Memorial Classic with six games over three days in Bentonville, Ark.
 
Washburn (3-2) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after Ellington Hogle doubled down the left field line and then Marrit Mead followed with a double of her own scoring Hogle.
 
In the fourth, Jaden LaBarge doubled and scored on Danielle Schlader's single as Washburn took a 2-0 lead.
 
Washburn added one more in the fifth after Autymn Schreiner singled and after a Jaycee Ginter walk, Riley Stephens' ground out scored Schreiner.
 
The Ichabods broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth with three runs after Hailey Neira singled to start the inning. After a Schlader double, Hogle hit her second double of the game scoring Neira. Mead then singled scoring Schlader. Washburn's final run of the game came on a sac fly by Schreiner scored Hogle staking Washburn to a 6-0 lead.
 
Ginter (2-1) pitched the first four innings striking out seven allowing one hit giving way to Sadie Walker who tossed the final three innings striking out three for the save.
 
Mead had three hits for the Ichabods driving in two and Hogle had two doubles adding an RBI.