Levi Risenhoover leads Washburn with six home runs and 30 RBI entering a weekend series with Northeastern State. [File photo/TSN]Game two will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday before a 1 p.m. Sunday contest in the series finale.
Washburn fell to 10-18 overall and 7-9 in MIAA play with a 13-0 loss to No. 6-ranked Central Missouri last time out on March 24.
The Ichabods will be looking to jump-start their season in this weekend's series.
"We're not playing near what we're capable of, but we're still in a lot of baseball games, so that's good,'' said WU pitcher Maclane Finley, a former Seaman standout. "I think our bats have shown that we can put up 20 runs a game, so I just think if we are just more consistent pitching and playing defense we'll be in a good spot.''
Washburn is scoring 7.64 runs per game on the year while opponents are scoring 8.78 runs per game.
The Ichabods are 3-5 playing at home, 6-11 in road games and 1-2 in neutral field meetings.
At the plate the Ichabods are hitting .280 with a .402 on base percentage and a .434 slugging percentage. Washburn has tallied 20 home runs with 154 total walks.
The WU pitching staff has a 7.36 earned run average with 217 strikeouts across 242.0 innings. The Ichabods have allowed 297 hits and issued 162 walks.
Washburn's Ian Luce has the longest current hitting streak at seven games heading into the weekend. The longest streak of the season has been eight games set by four different players.
Luce has reached base in all 28 games, the only player to do so, and has a team-high 15 games with multiple hits.
Luce has started all 28 games, hitting a team-high .392. He has 18 extra-base hits, including four home runs with 25 RBI and is 7-9 in stolen base attempts. He is fifth in the MIAA and 16th nationally in doubles. He also ranks fifth in the conference in total hits and ninth in runs.
Levi Risenhoover is hitting .314 while starting in all 26 games he has appeared in. He leads the team with six home runs and 30 RBI. He is seventh in the MIAA in doubles, 10th in home runs and 11th in RBI.
Kai Bennett has thrown 31.1 innings over his seven starts for the Ichabods. He is leading the team with 32 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .237 batting average. He has a 4.60 earned run average.
Finley has pitched 36.0 innings across his seven starts this season. He has struck out 25 batters and has a 7.50 ERA and 2-3 record, tied for a team-high in victories. He has thrown into the fifth inning in every start.
Max Strash has appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen for the Ichabods, throwing 11.2 innings. He has 11 strikeouts and has a team-best 3.86 ERA.
