By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
A 10-run fifth inning led Washburn baseball to a 14-4 seven-inning victory over William Jewel on Tuesday afternoon in Liberty, Mo.
Tyler Clark-Chiapparelli
Cale Savage
William Jewell (17-10) opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, but the Ichabods (23-11) cut the deficit in half when Tyler Clark-Chiapparelli hit a home run to left field in the third inning.
The Cardinals pushed their lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the third after scoring two unearned runs, but WU's Brett Ingram led off the fourth with a homer to center field to trim William Jewell's lead to two.
Washburn's offense exploded for a10-run fifth inning on seven hits and two errors.
TrevorMcCollum and Cale Savage started the frame with back-to-back singles and then two straight wild pitches allowed McCollum to score.
Kros Bay leveled the score with a run-scoring single up the middle. A single by Clark-Chiapparelli and a hit by pitch to Parker Dunn loaded up the bases for Brett Ingram, who drew a seven-pitch walk to bring in the go-ahead run. After Connor Scott's sacrifice fly, Cal Watkins drove in a pair of runs with a double and then scored on the same play after a throwing error.
Another hit batter and an error put runners on and Savage kept the line moving with an RBI double down the left field line. Clark-Chiapparelli sent the first pitch of his at bat to left field for a single that plated a run. The final run of the inning was scored after a wild pitch to make it 12-4 in favor of the Ichabods.
The Cardinals made a little noise the following half inning with two singles, but John Cross left them stranded and ended the inning with a strikeout and a fielder's choice.
With two outs in the sixth, Washburn hit three consecutive singles to bring home another run and go up, 13-4.
After Cross struck out the side in the bottom of the sixth, the Ichabods tacked on one final run in the seventh to make it a 10-run advantage as Dunn launched his 13th home run of the season.
Jake Schroeder worked a scoreless seventh inning and allowed just one walk and secured the run-rule victory with a strikeout.
The Ichabods out hit the Cardinals, 15-8, and recorded three home runs. Savage finished the afternoon 3 for 4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. Clark-Chiapparelli homered during his 3 for 5 day and also drove in two runs and scored twice. Watkins, McCollum, and Otto Jones all had two hits and combined for five runs scored.
JulianZamora received the win and improved to 2-0 after throwing 1.2 scoreless innings in relief and allowing four hits and a walk to go with a strikeout. Cross had a clean 1.2 innings on the mound and struck out four of the five batters he faced.
Washburn's non-conference game at Fort Hays originally scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed due to high winds and will be rescheduled for a later date. The Ichabods will now be back in action on Friday hosting Central Oklahoma in the opener of a three-game MIAA series.
