TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn scored five runs in the first inning and five runs to walk off the game in the eighth inning with a 13-3 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith in game two of the series on Friday afternoon. The Ichabods will go for the series sweep on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
The Lions (4-32, 3-24 MIAA) led off the game with a pair of hits, scoring one on a double steal. After the bases were loaded on a walk and error a second run came around to score on a walk to make it 2-0. In the home half Trenton Barry led off with a ground rule double, he came around to score after Jack Borgmann walked and stole second. Another run scored on a wild pitch before Brandt Beeby cleared the bases with a triple to the center field wall making it 4-2. Another run scored a wild pitch to cap off the five-run first.
Maclane Finley settled in on the mound with four straight scoreless innings after the first. The score stayed 5-2 until the Ichabods (15-23, 11-13 MIAA) loaded the bases in the fifth. They scored one run on a ground ball double play to push the lead to four. Next time up Arkansas-Fort Smith got a one-out walk followed by two stolen bases and an error to score the run and make it 6-3.
A hit batter and error put two on for Washburn in the sixth. Brooks Richardson plated one with a single through the left side. Two batters later Ian Luce laced a single into center field to go up 8-3.
Griffin Huiatt took over in the sixth inning he delivered a clean seventh inning before handing the baton to Blake Priest who kept the lead intact with a zero in the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth a single and two walks loaded the bases with two outs. Borgmann worked another walk, scoring a run. Levi Risenhoover followed with a shot up the middle that scored two and made it 11-3. Kuyper Kendall shot a single into right field that scored two runs and ended the game 13-3 after eight innings.
Washburn led 9-6 in hits and worked eight walks compared to five for the Lions. The Ichabods did have two errors in the field while the visitors committed one.
Three pitchers appeared for Washburn with Maclane Finley tossing five innings and allowing on earned run while striking out four. Griffin Huiatt tossed two innings without allowing an earned run and Blake Priest needed 14 pitches for his one scoreless frame.
Trenton Barry went 3-5 in the leadoff spot and scored two runs. Brooks Richardson had a multi-hit day going 2-4 with an RBI while Jack Borgmann reached base three times with three walks.
