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EMPORIA, Kan. – The Northeastern State baseball team picked up a pair of MIAA victories against Washburn University Friday afternoon at Glennen Field.
 
The games were moved to Emporia State's home field after WU's park was deemed unplayable.
 
The RiverHawks (14-13, 14-13 MIAA) moved back on the right side of .500, while the Ichabods fell to 5-18 overall and 5-17 in the conference.
 
NSU 6, WU 3 (box score)
Sophomore David Weber singled to start off the game, and he later scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Cody Robinson. The Ichabods used a Riley Price two-run homer in the home half of the first to take a 2-1 advantage, but Weber doubled in the top of the second to plate freshman Andrew Walker and tie the score at 2-2.
 
Junior Kyle Singleton blasted a two-run home run, his third of the season, in the top of the third to cap a three-run frame, and the RiverHawks held Washburn to just one run the rest of the seven innings to secure the victory.
 
Weber led NSU with a 3-for-4 performance at the dish. He drove home two and scored once. Robinson and Singleton also recorded two hits and two RBI, as NSU outhit WU 9-5.
 
Sophomore Hayden Walch (3-3) collected the win after allowing three runs on four hits in 5.0 innings of work. He also struck out five and walked just one. Senior Trevor Walch threw the final 2.0 innings and picked up the save. He only gave up one hit, while also matching his younger brother with five strikeouts.
 
Brad Alberts fell to 0-4 on the year for the Ichabods. He gave up five runs on seven hits in five frames. Eric Schmid tossed the last two innings, giving up one run on two hits. Parker Gibson had two hits for WU, and Price drove home two.
 
NSU 6, WU 4 (box score)
The nine-inning affair started off slow, as neither team scored in the first four innings. Sophomore Tyler Wilkins changed that in the top of the fifth when he was driven home by a sac fly from senior Kegan Knight. Washburn answered with two in the bottom of the fifth, and neither team scored in the sixth.
 
Northeastern State was able to generate five runs in the seventh and seize control of the game.
 
The frame began with a Wilkins single. He was sacrificed to second by Weber, and senior Chad Davidson reached base after being hit by a pitch. Knight sent a ball over the left field wall for the first three runs of the inning, and senior Trent Wilkins blasted a homer of his own two batters later to send the RiverHawks on to the two-game sweep.
 
NSU outhit Washburn 10-5, led by two each from Weber and the Wilkins brothers. Knight drove home four and Tyler Wilkins scored twice.
 
Senior Frank Sprick got the starting nod on the mound and lasted 3.1 innings. He did not allow a run and only gave up two hits, while striking out three and walking just one. Sophomore T.J. Foster (1-0) earned his first win of the season and the second of his career after throwing 2.2 innings of relief. He gave up four runs (two earned) on three hits.
 
Trevor Walch collected his second save of the day after tossing the final 3.0 innings. He struck out six and walked just one.
 
No Ichabod batter had more than one hit, while starting pitcher Drew Ridley (1-3) was tagged with the loss. He allowed three runs on five hits in 6.1 innings. Ty Geary relieved Ridley, but gave up three runs and was not able to record an out. Greg Mason picked up the slack, giving only two hits and no runs over the final 2.2 innings.
 
The two teams are scheduled to complete the series at noon March 30 in Topeka, Kan.
 
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