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Northeastern State NSU 5-17, 0-5 MIAA
2
Winner Washburn WU 22-9, 3-4 MIAA
Northeastern State NSU
5-17, 0-5 MIAA
1
Final
2
Washburn WU
22-9, 3-4 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northeastern State NSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Washburn WU 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 2 7 0

W: Walker, Sadie (12-5) L: Madison Heinle (5-9)

0
Northeastern State NSU 5-18, 0-6 MIAA
3
Winner Washburn WU 23-9, 4-4 MIAA
Northeastern State NSU
5-18, 0-6 MIAA
0
Final
3
Washburn WU
23-9, 4-4 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northeastern State NSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Washburn WU 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 3 4 1

W: Walker, Sadie (13-5) L: Korynn Tindel (0-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Ichabods sweep RiverHawks in Saturday action

Mead becomes Ichabod all-time leader in hits

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods bounced back on Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep over Northeastern State winning 2-1 and 3-0 over the RiverHawks. Washburn will be back on the road with games at Central Missouri on March 22 and at Lincoln the following day.
 
Game 1 – WU 2, NSU 1
The Ichabods was scoreless until the fifth inning when the RiverHawks (5-18, 0-6 MIAA) scored the first run of the game on a double to left center by Emily Sampson that scored Allison Zanca who doubled earlier in the inning. Washburn (23-9, 4-4 MIAA) came back with a run in the bottom of the fifth to tie the score when Ellington Hogle sent a 1-1 pitch over the right field fence knotting the score at 1-1.
 
In the top of the sixth, Sadie Walker struck out the side and in bottom of the inning, Washburn took the 2-1 lead when Alexis Tanguma singled through the left side with two outs and Autymn Schreiner doubled down the left field line scoring Tanguma from first.
 
Walker then shutdown the RiverHawks in the top of the seventh to pick up the win improving to 12-5 in the circle striking out six relieving starter Jaycee Ginter who pitched the first 3 2/3 innings allowing one hit striking out six as well.
 
Washburn outhit the RiverHawks 7 to 4 in the game with Tanguma recording three of those and Ellington Hogle recording two.
 
Game 2 – WU 3, NSU 0
The pitching duo of Ginter and Walker limited the RiverHawks to three hits in the nightcap and Marrit Mead became Washburn's all-time leader in base hits with the 259th of her career in the 3-0 win.
 
The Ichabods scored two runs in the fifth after Hogle started the inning with a walk and then Mead's record-breaking single sent Hogle all the way around the bases as Mead would beat the throw and advance to third on the throwing error by Northeastern. Jaden LaBarge's ground out scored Mead as Washburn went up 2-0.
 
The Ichabods added another run in the sixth when Mariah Wheeler collected her second home run of the season pushing the lead to 3-0.
 
Walker moved to 13-5 on the season with four strikeouts gaining the win. Wheeler had two of Washburn's four hits in the win.
 
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