Creighton University
0-1
Arkansas-Little Rock
1-0
Baseball Suffers 5-1 Loss at Arkansas-Little Rock in Season Opener
2/14/2014 6:30:00 PM | Baseball
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Creighton baseball team suffered a 5-1 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock in the 2014 season opener on Friday, Feb. 14.
The Bluejays went down 1-0 in the first inning as Arkansas-Little Rock opened the game with a single through the left side by Ben Crumpton. The Trojans' third baseman stole second, then moved to third on a ground ball to first. Crumpton came around to score on another ground out.
Creghton pulled even with a run in the top of the fifth on an RBI double from senior Brad McKewon. Junior Landon Lucansky roped a one-out single to left, Lucansky moved to second on a single through the left side by sophomore Tommy Clouthier. McKewon followed with a blast to left to drive home Lucansky. Clouthier, however, was cut down at the plate for the second out of the inning.
Arkansas-Little Rock wasted little time reclaiming the lead, plating an unearned run on a two-base error and a single in the bottom of the fifth. The Trojans added three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Sophomore Taylor Elman was the tough-luck loser, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk in five innings. Arkansas-Little Rock's Travis McDonald earned the win, limited the Bluejays to one run on seven hits in five innings.
The Bluejays and Trojans continue their three-game series on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. (CT).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McDonald, Travis (1-0)
L: Elman, Taylor (0-1)
S: Rockwell, Tanner (1)
Batting:
2B: McKewon, Brad 1
RBI: McKewon, Brad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lucansky, Landon 1
SB: McKewon, Brad 1
CS: Lahn, Ben 1
Batting:
RBI: Pfeiffer, Austin 1 ; Rockwell, Tanner 1 ; Scheuler, Mitchell 2 ; Martin, Hayden 1
SH: Merten, Drew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crumpton, Ben 1 ; Pfeiffer, Austin 1 ; Thionnet, Bryson 1 ; Rockwell, Tanner 1 ; Scheuler, Mitchell 1
SB: Crumpton, Ben 1
CS: Martin, Hayden 1
HBP: Merten, Drew 1
