April 10, 2021-Emporia State and Washburn each scored in their final at bat for wins in a Turnpike Tussle double header split on Saturday in Topeka. The Hornets won 13-10 in the first game while the Ichabods won 5-4 in the second game.
Game One
Emporia State fell behind 10-1 after four innings but scored 12 unanswered to take a 13-10 victory in the matinee.
The Hornets scored first when
Brady Michel singled in
Cooper Minnick in the first inning. The Ichabods got a solo homer from Eric Hinostroza to tie the game in the bottom of the first, then scored three in the second to go up 4-1. Peter Shearer hit a two run home run and Parker Dunn had a three run homer as part of a six run fourth for Washburn as they led 10-1 headed to the fifth inning.
Noah Geekie hit a solo homer in in the fifth and Michel singled in
Christian Roduner to make it 10-3 in the fifth.
Brigham Mooney hit a two run home run in the top of the eighth to pull Emporia State within 10-5 going to the ninth.
Blake Carroll led off with a triple and came home on a balk to start the Hornets ninth inning comeback. Roduner followed with a double and went to third on an error by the right fielder. Chandler Bloomer followed with an RBI single to make it 10-7. Michel singled to send Bloomer to second to force the second pitching change of the inning for Washburn. With one out
Jack Maki walked to load the bases and the Ichabods changed pitchers again. Mooney greeted Casey Steward with a double to clear the bases and tie the game at 10-10.
Javier Pena was hit by a pitch and went to second on a double steal. Geekie then reached on a fielding error at third that allowed Mooney to score the go ahead run. The Ichabods made another pitching change with Brant Bennett coming in and Geekie promptly stole second to put runners at second and third. Carroll, batting for the second time in the inning, laid down a bunt that Bennett threw away allowing both Geekie and Pena to score to make it 13-0. Trevor Marreel became the fifth Ichabod pitcher of the inning and was able to get the final two outs.
Coleton Crisp came into pitch the ninth and retired the Ichabods in order to preserve the 13-10 win.
Brigham Mooney was two for five with a double, a homer, two runs scored and five RBI.
Brady Michel went three for four with two RBI and a run scored while
Christian Roduner was three for five with two runs scored.
Dale Miller,
Bill Cain and
Coleton Crisp combined to pitch 5.2 shutout innings with Cain going 3.0 innings allowing only two hits with two strikeouts to get the win. Crisp picked up the save with a perfect ninth.
Game Two
The Hornets jumped out to a 4-0 lead but could not hold on in a 5-4 Ichabod win in the nightcap.
Chandler Bloomer gave Emporia State a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first. The Hornets got two more on RBI singles from
Brigham Mooney and
Jack Maki to go up 3-0 in the fourth. Bloomer hit a solo homer in the fifth to give Emporia State a 4-0 lead.
The Ichabods got on the board with a pair of sac flies in the fifth to make it 4-2. Peter Shearer homered in the sixth to pull Washburn within a run and Zion Bowlin walked to bring
Jarrett Seaton on in relief for Emporia. After a single by Kros Bay, Tyler Clark-Chiapp tied the game with a sac fly.
Seaton got the first two outs of the eighth before Bowlin walked for the second time. Colton Crisp relieved Seaton and walked Bay. Clark-Chiapp singled up the middle to give the Ichabods a 5-4 lead before Crisp got a strikeout end the inning.
Maki struck out to start the ninth for Emporia State before Michel singled.
Sawyer Slayden pinch ran for him and stole second. With two outs
Sam Chaput hit a ball up the middle that bounced away from Carson Sader at second. Slayden tried to score but was thrown out at the plate to end the game.
Maki, Michel, Bloomer, and Chaput all went two for five. Bloomer had two RBI and a run scored while Maki had a run and an RBI, and Chaput scored a run.
The Hornets will play host to Pittsburg State in a non-conference game on Tuesday, April 13. First pitch from the Trusler Sports Complex is set for 6:00 p.m.
