Baseball Faces Utah Valley in Four-Game Set
3/12/2015 7:42:00 PM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. - Creighton Baseball looks to get a winning streak started as the Bluejays host Utah Valley in a four-game series beginning on Friday, March 13 at 6:30 pm.
Utah Valley at Creighton
March 13 @ 6:30 pm - 1620 AM
March 14 (DH) @ 1:00 pm - 1180 AM (Game 1 Only)
March 15 @ 1:00 pm - 1180
Live Stats: http://creighton.statbroadcast.com
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Creighton vs. Utah Valley Series
This weekend will be the first meetings between Creighton and Utah Valley.
About Utah Valley
- Located in Orem, Utah
- Utah Valley has an enrollment of 31,405.
- Known as the Wolverines.
- Utah Valley finished 2014 with a 28-30 record and a 16-11 mark in Western Athletic Conference.
- The Wolverines were picked to finish in fifth in the WAC preseason poll.
Utah Valley Head Coach Eric Madsen
- Madsen has an overall record of 196-158 in seven seasons, all at Utah Valley.
- From 2010-12, Madsen led Utah Valley to a 123-51 record.
- During the 2012 season Utah Valley was owned a victory over eventual NCAA champion, Arizona.
- During that run Madsen earned three consecutive Great West Coach of the Year Awards.
- Before taking the helm of Utah Valley in 2009, Madsen was the assistant for the Wolverines from 2003-08.
Utah Valley opened the season with six straight losses before posting an 8-3 win at Long Beach State on Feb. 22.
The Wolverines followed with a win over San Francisco, but has dropped six of seven since.
Utah Valley has struggled on the mound, giving up double digit runs in four of its last five games. One of the big problems for the Wolverines' pitching staff has been walks. Utah Valley has given out 79 free passes in 15 games, over five per contest.
At the plate the Wolverines are hitting .245 as a team, led by .310 from Spencer Gothberg.
DeCaster and Gerber Each Reach Milestones in Win at Kanasa State
Freshman Ethan DeCaster and sophomore David Gerber recorded their first win (DeCaster) and save (Gerber) respectively. DeCaster earned the win with a timely strikeout in the bottom of the fifth. After the Bluejays put up four runs in the top of the sixth, Gerber closed the door with four dominant innings of relief.
Gerber Bucking for Closer Role
Entering the 2015 season with a total of three innings pitched as a freshman, David Gerber is turning some heads this season. Gerber has allowed just two earned runs in 8.2 innings of relief.
The more impressive stat, however, is that Gerber has recorded nine strikeout and has not walked a batter. With his first save on Wednesday, Gerber is making a case to get the ball in save situations.
Fowler Getting Hot
After opening the season 10-for-39 (.256) in the first 10 games, junior Reagan Fowler appears to be warming up with five hits in nine at-bats at Kansas State (March 10-11).
