Sunday, May 4
Omaha, Neb.
12:00 PM
Creighton University
1
vs
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Missouri State
Bluejays Edge Missouri State 1-0 in Softball Pitcher's Duel
5/4/2008 6:15:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. ? Michelle Koch's third inning solo home run was Creighton's only hit on Sunday afternoon at the CU Sports Complex, as the Bluejays edged Missouri State 1-0 in a classic pitcher's duel to conclude the regular-season for both teams. The win wrapped up an unblemished Missouri Valley Conference home season for the Jays, as they swept the Bears to finish 12-0 at home in Valley play and 19-2 at the CU Sports Complex this season.
After falling behind 0-2, Koch took a 1-2 offering from MSU pitcher Melissa Porche deep over the left center field fence to account for the only offense for either team on the day.
Porche (16-15) struck out 12 Bluejays in the one-hit loss, while she walked two in the loss for the Bears (25-21, 11-13 MVC).
Bluejay hurler Tara Oltman tied the MVC single-season record with her 31st victory of the year, equalling MSU's Kellie Becher's 31 wins in 1994. The CU right-hander allowed just three singles, walked none and struck out eight to improve to 31-6 on the year. The shutout was Oltman's 13th of the season, including eight blankings in 15 MVC starts.
The Bluejays wrapped up the regular-season with a 43-14 overall mark, including 21-3 in MVC play to establish a school record for conference wins. The 12 home MVC wins also established a school record for Valley home victories, while the perfect home MVC mark was just the second for CU ? the 1997 team went 6-0 at home in conference play. CU is just the fifth team in league history to win at least 20 games in MVC play.
Creighton, the MVC regular-season champion for the second consecutive year, will enter the upcoming State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the number one seed for the second straight season. The Jays will look to become the first team in league history to win back-to-back regular-season and tournament titles, while CU will aim to bring home its fifth Valley tournament title in the last six years. The top seed secures two byes for the Jays in the single-elimination tournament, as CU will not play until the semifinals at noon on Friday against a to-be-determined opponent. This season's MVC tournament will be hosted by Southern Illinois at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.
After falling behind 0-2, Koch took a 1-2 offering from MSU pitcher Melissa Porche deep over the left center field fence to account for the only offense for either team on the day.
Porche (16-15) struck out 12 Bluejays in the one-hit loss, while she walked two in the loss for the Bears (25-21, 11-13 MVC).
Bluejay hurler Tara Oltman tied the MVC single-season record with her 31st victory of the year, equalling MSU's Kellie Becher's 31 wins in 1994. The CU right-hander allowed just three singles, walked none and struck out eight to improve to 31-6 on the year. The shutout was Oltman's 13th of the season, including eight blankings in 15 MVC starts.
The Bluejays wrapped up the regular-season with a 43-14 overall mark, including 21-3 in MVC play to establish a school record for conference wins. The 12 home MVC wins also established a school record for Valley home victories, while the perfect home MVC mark was just the second for CU ? the 1997 team went 6-0 at home in conference play. CU is just the fifth team in league history to win at least 20 games in MVC play.
Creighton, the MVC regular-season champion for the second consecutive year, will enter the upcoming State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the number one seed for the second straight season. The Jays will look to become the first team in league history to win back-to-back regular-season and tournament titles, while CU will aim to bring home its fifth Valley tournament title in the last six years. The top seed secures two byes for the Jays in the single-elimination tournament, as CU will not play until the semifinals at noon on Friday against a to-be-determined opponent. This season's MVC tournament will be hosted by Southern Illinois at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.
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