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Washburn is coming off a fourth straight winning season in 2025, going 28-25 overall and 18-18 inside the MIAA. They finished seventh in the regular season and won two games in the MIAA Tournament before falling in the semifinal round.

They were picked to finish fifth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll for a second straight year.

Washburn will return 19 players from the 2025 roster with eight of them as seniors, four juniors and seven freshmen. 

Washburn had nine players earn All-MIAA honors a season ago and will return a pair of them in 2026.

Jackson Mervosh returns to the Ichabod infield after earning All-MIAA second-team and All-Region honors last season.

As a junior he started in 52 games and played in all 53 hitting .356 with 77 total hits and 10 home runs. He set a program record with 24 doubles. He had eight games with three or more hits. 

Jackson Mervosh has the 18th highest batting average in program history at .356. He is tied for 47th among all Ichabods with 24 doubles.

Mervosh led the MIAA and ranked fifth nationally last season with 24 doubles.

Caleb Lunnon returns for his senior season after earning All-MIAA third-team recognition last season.

In his first season with Washburn he appeared in 14 games making 12 starts and tossing 65.0 innings, second most on the team. He finished with a 5-1 record, a team-high in victories, with 51 strikeouts. Lunnon tossed five or more strikeouts in seven outings last season.

Washburn is adding 28 newcomers to the 2026 roster with nine freshmen and 19 transfers joining the team. 

The group of transfers features a pair of seniors, 15 juniors, one sophomore and a redshirt freshman.

The transfer group includes Topeka natives Zach Sharshel, Maclane Finley and Scout Jellison, who are all pitchers.

Washburn's 47-man roster consists of players from eight different states. There are 21 players on the roster who are from Kansas.

In the 2026 MIAA Coaches Preseason Poll, the Ichabods were picked fifth, the same place they were picked to finish in the 2025 preseason poll as well.

Central Missouri was picked to repeat as the regular season champion, earning 12 of 13 first-place votes with 144 total points. Pittsburg State and Central Oklahoma are picked to finish second and third respectively. 

Harley Douglas enters his 12th season at the helm of the Washburn baseball program.

In eleven full seasons, Douglas carries an all-time record of 284-242 with seven appearances in the MIAA Tournament and led the program to its first-ever NCAA Tournament in 2022.

Griffin Huiatt is tied for fifth in program history with seven career saves and is tied for seventh in Washburn history with 53 career appearances.

Lynn is 1-3 to begin the 2026 season after falling 7-5 to No.5 Catawba last time out on Feb. 5. 

Last season the Fighting Knights were 30-18 overall, 19-11 inside the SSC and fell after two games in the NCAA Regional Tournament

Palm Beach Atlantic is off to an 0-3 start to the season after falling 18-9 to Cal State East Bay last time out on Feb. 1. 

Last season the Sailfish went 19-28 overall and 11-19 inside the SSC.

Nova Southeastern is off to a 1-2 start on the year after losing 14-4 to Wingate last time out on Feb. 1. 

Last season the Sharks went 26-22 overall and 17-13 inside the SSC. 

Barry is undefeated on the year at 4-0 after defeating Catawba 8-7 last time out on Feb. 2. 

Last season the Bucs finished 24-26 overall and 12-18 inside the SSC.

Washburn will open its home schedule at the Steve Anson Classic on Friday, Feb. 13, against the University of Sioux Falls. 

MIAA play for the Ichabods will begin with a three-game series against Newman in Wichita from Feb. 20-22.