MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabod softball team split an MIAA doubleheader on Saturday afternoon with Northwest Missouri taking the opener 5-3 before falling in the second game 9-1. Washburn will return to Topeka hosting Central Oklahoma in its only action of the week on Friday starting at 4 p.m.

Game 1 – WU 5, NWMSU 3
The Ichabods broke open a scoreless tie in the top of the third when Ellington Hogle started the inning  with a walk and moved to second on a single from Makenzie Sais. After a single from Alexis Tanguma that drove in Hogle, Kaylee Wagner drove in Sais as the Ichabods went up 2-0.

In the fourth, Kate Ediger doubled to right and Dalaney Anderson singled driving  in Gracie Gallagher putting Washburn up 3-0. Tanguma drove in another two runs with a single scoring both Hogle and Anderson as Washburn took a 5-0 lead.

The Bearcats cut the lead to 5-2 on a triple in the fifth and added a solo run in the seventh but would get no closer.

Washburn outhit the Bearcats 10 to 6 led by Tanguma's four hits and Sais finished with two. Tanguma had 3 RBI for the Ichabods.

Sadie Walker improved to 14-7 on the season tossing 6 2/3 innings striking out eight. Jenna Sprague recorded the final out with the bases-loaded for her fifth save of the season.
 
Game 2 – NWMSU 9, WU 1 (5 innings)
The Bearcats took advantage of two Ichabod errors in the second inning leading to four unearned runs as Northwest took a 4-0 lead. In the third, the Bearcats added two more runs to lead 7-0 after three complete.

In the fifth, the Ichabods got on the board ending the shutout on a Kate Ediger sac fly that scored Jaden LaBarge, but in the bottom of the fifth, the Bearcats added two more ending the game with the 9-1 win.

Washburn was limited to five hits in the game with five different Ichabods recording one hit. Boles and Anderson each recorded a double.
Tangum took the loss in the circle scattering three hits and no earned runs.