Washburn baseball rallies from eight-run deficit to take 10-9 win over Pittsburg State in 10 innings
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Washburn University baseball trailed by as many as eight runs before scoring the final nine runs of the game Sunday afternoon to take down Pittsburg State 10-9 in 10 innings and secure a second straight series victory.
Cale Savage (21) is congratulated by Washburn coach Harley Douglas after hitting a three-run home run in the Ichabods' 10-9 10-inning MIAA win over Pittsburg State. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Pittsburg State (10-5 overall, 1-2 MIAA) jumped on the Ichabods (6-7, 2-1) in the second inning with five home runs, including four in a row. All five homers were solo shots and the visitors led 5-0 after the second.
A leadoff triple was followed by a single in the top of the third put Pittsburg State was on the board again, leading 6-0.
Neither team scored again until the Ichabods got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Trey Adams singled to begin the fifth and Payton McHarg doubled into right field to score him.
The Gorillas were able to score three runs on two home runs in the top of the seventh.
WU reliever Jayden Payne got the final two outs to finish the inning with Pittsburg State up 9-1.
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The Washburn University softball team finished up a busy weekend on Sunday with a split on the final day of the Washburn Invitational, highlighted by a five-inning perfect game tossed by sophomore pitcher Sadie Walker in a 12-0 win over Rockhurst.
Washburn sophomore Sadie Walker twirled a five-inning perfect game in Sunday's 12-0 win over Rockhurst to wrap up the Washburn Invitational. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Walker's gem was the first perfect game for a Washburn pitcher since Kelly Swygert pitched one against Southwest Baptist on March 28, 2007.
The Ichabods, now 14-4 on the season, put the game out of reach when when they jumped on the Hawks for 10 runs in the their first at bat.
Washburn sent a total of 14 batters to the plate in the frame to give Walker, a Holton native, plenty of offensive support.
The Ichabods had six hits in the opening inning, with Kaylee Wagner, Danielle Schlader, Autymn Schreinder Marrit Mead, Erin Boles and Jaycee Ginter all knocking in runs.
Washburn senior Jaycee Ginter (12) is congratulated by teammate Kaylee Wagner after hitting a home run in Sunday's 12-0 win over Rockhurst. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Ginter, a former Shawnee Heights star, added a solo home run before Washburn's final run came in the fourth when Riley Stephens singled to score Molly Gilbert, who doubled earlier in the inning.
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Easton Broxterman
EASTON BROXTERMAN, Washburn Rural
Broxterman captured his second straight Class 6A state wrestling title in his third straight state final Saturday night at Hartman Arena in Park City. Broxterman capped a 49-1 junior season with a 15-0 technical fall over Maize freshman Vincent Rosas in the 132-pound championship match, ending the match with 1:33 left in the second period after building a 13-0 lead in the opening period.
Brody Byrne
BRODY BYRNE, Washburn Rural
A senior 157-pounder, Byrne ended his high school wrestling career with his first Class 6A state championship Saturday night at Hartman Arena in Park City. After finishing fourth as a junior, Byrne scored late in the championship match to take a 6-4 decision over Olathe East junior Ender Rider. Byrne finished his season with a 36-3 record, helping Rural finish third as a team in 6A.
Rykan Carver
RYKAN CARVER, Shawnee Heights
Carver, a senior, ended his high school wrestling career with the Class 5A 285-pound state championship, the first state medal of Carver's prep career. Saturday's title match at Hartman Arena in Park City went to overtime before Carver took a 4-3 decision over St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore Stephen Carroll. With his win in the final, Carver finished his season with a 38-8 record.
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A lot -- in fact virtually everything -- had to go Rossville's way down the stretch if the Bulldawgs were going to have a shot at the Class 4A-1A state girls wrestling team championship.
Rossville's girls wrestling team poses for a team picture after winning the Class 4A-1A championship by a half point over Oakley. [Photo by Jeff Reesor]
And that's exactly what happened, with Rossville rallying to claim the school's first state wrestling team title by a scant 82.5-82.0 margin over Oakley while Chanute finished third, just 2.5 points off the winning pace.
“We had to have everything fall our way,'' Bulldawg coach Bryce Gfeller told KSHSAA Covered. "The girls put the hard work in and everything fell into place for them.”
Rossville senior Kendra Hurla celebrates her fourth state championship after recording a last-second pin Saturday in Salina. [Photo by Rick Peterson Jr./KSHSAA Covered]
Bulldawg 120-pound senior star Kendra Hurla captured her fourth state championship in dramatic fashion, trailing twice in the title match beore pinning Mulvane junior Leiannah Landreth as time expired, picking up decisive bonus points while capping a perfect 38-0 season.
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PARK CITY -- Shawnee Heights senior wrestling standout Rykan Carver earned his first Class 5A state medal Saturday night at Hartman Arena.
Shawnee Heights senior 285-pounder Rykan Carver won a Class 5A state title Saturday at Hartman Arena, taking a 4-3 overtime decision. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Rykan Carver celebrates his 285-pound state title Saturday night at Hartman Arena. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
And that one medal was THE medal, with Carver winning the 5A 285-pound state championship with a 4-3 overtime win over St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore Stephen Carroll.
"It just feel great,'' Carver said. "It feels like hard work's paying off. I'm very grateful for all my coaches and teammates and family that believed in me and helped me along the way when I didn't really always believe in myself. It feels good.''
Carver said he started thinking he might be able to challenge at state after winning a regional championship a week earlier.
"I was hoping to medal,'' Carver said. "That was really my main goal, just to medal, and then see how far I could take it and I ended up getting all the way, so I'm grateful for that.''
