ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western baseball team had its season end on Friday night as Washburn defeated MWSU, 9-1. The Ichabods won the first two games of the best-of-three series to sweep the Griffons in the first round MIAA Tournament series.

Western allowed 15 hits and committed five errors defensively to help the Ichabods.

The Ichabods jumped on the board in the first inning as Parker Gibson opened the game with a single to right field. He was advanced on a sac bunt and eventually brought home by Kyle Carnahan when he singled to left field. The second run of the inning came on a failed pick off attempt when Cody Childs lost the ball, allowing Carnahan to score from third.

In the bottom of the second inning, Cosimo Cannella recorded his fifth home run on the season when he blasted a ball down the left field line.

A nightmare of a fourth inning allowed the Ichabods to score five runs on six hits. The Griffons committed three errors in the inning with nine batters coming to the plate for the Ichabods.

The Griffons used six different pitchers throughout the game and record their first, one, two, three inning in the eighth.

Starting pitcher Mike Heffernan was outstanding for the Ichabods, allowing just one run on just two hits. He recorded 37 pitches through the first five innings and ending the game with just 75 total pitches. Heffernan picked up his fourth win of the season.

The Griffons end the season with a record of 29-21 overall and will have to fill the void of nine seniors for the 2016 season.

— MWSU Sports Information —