WICHITA, Kan. - The Washburn Ichabods softball team rolled in a doubleheader sweep of the Newman Jets on Saturday afternoon winning its 14th and 15th game in a row over the host team, posting a 9-0 shutout in the opener before completing the sweep with an 11-2 win in the nightcap. The Ichabods combined for 28 hits and 20 runs on the day while holding the Jets to just two total runs across the two games. In the wins, the Ichabods secured their fourth-straight 30-win season, improving to 30-17.

Game 1: - WU 9, NU 0 (5 innings)
Washburn wasted no time in the opener, scoring twice in the first and adding four more in the second en route to a 9-0 run-rule victory.

The Ichabods opened the scoring when Dalaney Anderson drove in Makenzie Sais on a groundout before Madi Moore delivered an RBI single to plate Aspen Burgardt for an early 2-0 lead. Washburn broke the game open in the second inning, capitalizing on Newman errors while continuing to put pressure on the Jets defensively.

Maddie McGee singled in a run, Anderson added a sacrifice fly, and Burgardt doubled home another to extend the lead to 6-0. Taybor Moss kept things going in the third with an RBI double, scoring Moore, while Washburn added two more runs in the fifth to seal the run-rule victory.

At the plate, Moore went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI, while Moss finished 3-for-3 with an RBI of her own. Burgardt added two hits and an RBI, and Taylor Brees went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

In the circle, Sadie Walker tossed a complete-game shutout. Walker allowed just two hits while striking out eight over five innings to improve to 15-8 on the season.

Game 2 - WU 11, Newman 2 (6 innings)
The Ichabods carried their momentum into game two, erupting for four runs in the first inning and four more in the second to seize control early.

After Anderson singled home Sais in the first, Madi Moore smoked a three-run homer to left field, giving Washburn a quick 4-0 advantage. In the second, Anderson continued her big day at the plate by launching a two-run home run, and Washburn added two more runs on RBI hits from Moss and Kate Ediger to push the lead to 8-1.

Washburn continued to tack on runs throughout the middle innings, including an RBI groundout from Kierra Goos and another unearned run created by aggressive baserunning from Sais.

Anderson led the Ichabod offense by going 2-for-3 with 3 RBI, while Moore finished 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI. Ediger added two hits and an RBI, Sais scored twice adding her 63rd stolen base of the season, and Moss remained perfect on the day, going 2-for-2 in game two. Washburn totaled 15 hits in the nightcap.

In the circle, Jenna Sprague (6-6) earned the win after allowing one earned run over four innings. Kendra Cook closed out the game.

The Ichabods will be in action for the final weekend of regular season action at home hosting Missouri Western on Friday starting at 4 p.m. at Northwest Missouri the following day at 1 p.m. for senior day festivities between games one and two.