TAHLEQUAH – Northeastern State surrendered a seven-run lead and dropped a 19-15 slugfest to Washburn Monday in the series finale.
Washburn (16-6, 7-2 MIAA) scored 11 runs unanswered between the fifth and sixth innings, mostly with two-outs to prevent a series sweep to the RiverHawks, who snatched away a 24-23 win in ten innings a day prior.
The Ichabods hit seven homers for the second consecutive day and plated a run in the final five innings.
Northeastern State outhit Washburn by a pair with 16;
Matt Kaiser homered twice to bring his season total to nine with a four-RBI game.
Collin Klingensmith had a couple of hits and homered during a five-run third for NSU.
Blaze Brothers and
Blake Freeman had three-hit games.
The RiverHawks threatened with the tying run coming to the plate in the eighth with two out, but Washburn reliever Dalton Huggings would come in and end the threat with the strikeout looking. Washburn would get an insurance run in the ninth on a solo blast to right-center.
Jonathan Smithey started the game going five innings and striking out five batters.
The RiverHawks slip to 15-7 overall (5-3 MIAA) with the loss; they will make a quick turnaround to Edmond to face Central Oklahoma on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
