• The Washburn Ichabods are in action for the last two of four remaining regular season games starting with No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma on Friday in Topeka. Following the doubleheader with the Bronchos, the Ichabods will wrap up the regular season hosting Emporia State on April 26 on senior day.
• The Ichabods (29-18, 11-9 MIAA) split a pair of doubleheaders last weekend at Missouri Western and at Northwest Missouri.
• The No. 5-ranked Bronchos are 39-6 and 16-2 in the MIAA winning their last 12 games after sweeping a doubleheader with Southern Nazarene on April 15 winning 9-1 and 9-0 … UCO will also take on Central Missouri on April 17 before facing the Ichabods the following day.
• Leading up to the UCM game, the Bronchos have outscored their opponents 56-7 in the last six games including a 20-1 win over Fort Hays State on April 12.
• Washburn is coming off their sixth NCAA appearance in program history last season finishing the year with a 37-17 record placing fourth in the MIAA standings with a 17-9 record.
• The Washburn Ichabods have recorded 19 seasons with at least 30 wins with five coming under head coach Brenda  Holaday.
• The Ichabods were tabbed No. 4 in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Brenda Holaday is in her ninth season as the Ichabod softball head coach recording a 281-167 overall record going 134-72 in MIAA contests leading the Ichabods to two MIAA Regular Season titles (2018, 2022) and three NCAA Central Regional (2018, 2022, 2024). Holaday became Washburn's all-time winning coach with a 13-0 win over Illinois-Springfield on Feb. 8, 2025. • The Ichabods lead the nation in the triple plays recording their second one of the season in Branson … the Ichabods are ninth in the nation in doubles with nine, which also leads the MIAA … Washburn is also 16th in the nation in walks and 18th in shutouts.
• Sadie Walker is seventh in the nation in games started (25), ninth in appearances (34) and 32nd in shutouts (4) while also ranking 44th in strikeouts (128).
• Jenna Sprague is fifth in the nation with five saves.
  In 2025, Washburn is outscoring its opponents 39-19 in the sixth inning and 65-39 in the second inning but is being outscored 41-37 in the fourth inning and 36-26 in the third inning and 20-12 in the seventh inning … Washburn is 10-3 in shutouts … the Ichabods are 23-1 when leading after four innings, 19-1 when leading after five innings and 24-2 when leading after six innings … Erin Boles and Makenzie Sais lead the Ichabods with 13 multiple-hit games and Kaylee Wagner leads the team with 13 multi-RBI games … Ellington Hogel has reached base in each of the last 13 games and Erin Boles has reached base safely in the last 10 games … Sais leads the Ichabods in MIAA play with a .357 batting average. (April 12, 2025) 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.
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.
Tanguma took the loss in the circle scattering three hits and no earned runs. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
• The No. 5-ranked Bronchos are 39-6 and 16-2 in the MIAA winning their last 12 games after sweeping a doubleheader with Southern Nazarene on April 15 … UCO will also take on Central Missouri on April 17 before facing the Ichabods the following day.
• The reigning MIAA Hitter and Pitcher of the Week Terrin Ritz leads the team with a .438 batting average with 14 home runs and 56 RBI while collecting 53 hits and 43 runs scored … in the circle, Ritz is 13-2 with a 1.86 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP holding opponents to a .224 batting average … as a team the Bronchos have a .334 batting average.
• Shelby Bears is 11-2 with a 1.98 ERA, Sydney Ward is 8-2 with a 2.58 ERA and Jordyn Pipkin is 5-0 with a 2.33 ERA …as a team the Bronchos have a 2.19 ERA while opponents have a 6.88 ERA.
• The Bronchos have won the last 10 meetings in the series … Washburn's last win was on April 20, 2019 in a 5-1 victory in Edmond.
  • is 281-167 in her ninth season as the Ichabod head softball coach and is the all-time winningest coach in program history.
• in nine seasons Holaday has gone 134-72 in MIAA contests leading the Ichabods to two MIAA regular season championships in 2018 and 2022 while leading the program to three of its six NCAA postseason in 2018, 2022 and 2024.
• in 2022, the Ichabods won their third MIAA Championship going 24-2 in the MIAA reaching the MIAA Tournament Championship game and the NCAA postseason as Holaday was named the MIAA Coach of the Year for the second time in her tenure at Washburn.
• overall in nine seasons, Washburn has had 39 all-MIAA picks, one MIAA Player of the Year, one MIAA Pitcher of the Year, two MIAA Freshmen of the Year and 18 all-region selections and six All-American picks and five members of the MIAA Gold Glove team.
• coached 19 seasons at Washburn Rural High School in Topeka compiling a 351-93 record.
• led the Junior Blues to three 6A state championships as well as winning 14 league championships earning 16 6A state tournament berths, five second-place state finishes and three third-place state finishes and was inducted into the Washburn Rural High School Hall of Fame in 2018. • The Ichabods are 1357-990-1 in their 55th year of softball.
• The Ichabods have made six NCAA Tournament appearances (1999, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2022).
• Washburn won the 2002, 2018 and 2022 regular season MIAA titles.