Friday, April 15
Omaha, Neb.
6:30 pm
Creighton University
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Keith Oren
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Baseball Opens Butler Series With 2-1 Win
4/15/2016 8:37:00 PM | Baseball
Pitching shines in third straight one-run win.
OMAHA, Neb. -- Sophomore Rollie Lacy threw eight innings of one-run ball, while senior David Gerber tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his eighth save as Creighton Baseball picked up a 2-1 victory over Butler on Friday, April 14th, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Creighton improved to 23-7 (3-1 BIG EAST) with its third straight one-run victory, while Butler dropped to 9-24 (1-3 BIG EAST).
Butler scored an unearned run in the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead before the Bluejays answered with one in the fourth and another in the fifth to forge ahead.
Lacy (6-1) picked up his BIG EAST-best sixth win with another sterling effort on the mound. He allowed just a single unearned run in eight innings of work along with five hits. He struck out six and did not allow a walk. Gerber pitched around a two-out single to close out the victory with a strikeout of Jordan Lucio.
Creighton played small ball to post its first run of the night. Senior Ryan Fitzgerald reached on a bunt single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Nicky Lopez. The strategy paid off when senior Reagan Fowler doubled to right-center to knot the score at 1-1.
The Bluejays went ahead in the fifth frame when Kevin Connolly reached and advanced to second when a throw from Butler shortstop Michael Hartnagel sailed high and into the first base dugout. Catcher Keith Oren put men at the corners on a bunt single that didn't even draw a throw. The game-winning hit came two batters later as Fitzgerald doubled home Connolly.
Oren paced the Bluejay offense with a 3-for-3 night, while Fitzgerald finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
The teams resume their series on Saturday at 1 pm on a special afternoon, as Creighton's 1991 College World Series team will reunite and be honored throughout the game before entering the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in tomorrow evening.
Creighton improved to 23-7 (3-1 BIG EAST) with its third straight one-run victory, while Butler dropped to 9-24 (1-3 BIG EAST).
Butler scored an unearned run in the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead before the Bluejays answered with one in the fourth and another in the fifth to forge ahead.
Lacy (6-1) picked up his BIG EAST-best sixth win with another sterling effort on the mound. He allowed just a single unearned run in eight innings of work along with five hits. He struck out six and did not allow a walk. Gerber pitched around a two-out single to close out the victory with a strikeout of Jordan Lucio.
Creighton played small ball to post its first run of the night. Senior Ryan Fitzgerald reached on a bunt single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Nicky Lopez. The strategy paid off when senior Reagan Fowler doubled to right-center to knot the score at 1-1.
The Bluejays went ahead in the fifth frame when Kevin Connolly reached and advanced to second when a throw from Butler shortstop Michael Hartnagel sailed high and into the first base dugout. Catcher Keith Oren put men at the corners on a bunt single that didn't even draw a throw. The game-winning hit came two batters later as Fitzgerald doubled home Connolly.
Oren paced the Bluejay offense with a 3-for-3 night, while Fitzgerald finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
The teams resume their series on Saturday at 1 pm on a special afternoon, as Creighton's 1991 College World Series team will reunite and be honored throughout the game before entering the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in tomorrow evening.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lacy, Rollie (6-1)
L: NAPOLEON, Bobby (0-4)
S: Gerber, David (8)
Batting:
2B: CHRISTMAN, Garrett 1
RBI: LUCIO, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MARRAS, Chris 1
CS: SMALL, Drew 1
Batting:
2B: Fitzgerald, Ryan 1 ; Fowler, Reagan 1 ; Oren, Keith 1
RBI: Fitzgerald, Ryan 1 ; Fowler, Reagan 1
SH: Woodrow, Daniel 1 ; Lopez, Nicky 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fitzgerald, Ryan 1 ; Connolly, Kevin 1
CS: Woodrow, Daniel 1
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