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Bryce Only's singled to drive home the winning run on Wednesday night.
Photo by: Corey Solotorovsky
Baseball Pushes Win Streak To 11 With Walk Off Win Over Wichita State
4/26/2017 10:31:00 PM | Baseball
Nation's longest winning streak is extended with fourth walk off win in last six home games
Omaha, Neb. -- Senior Bryce Only's single in the bottom of the 10th inning helped the Creighton baseball team to its nation-leading 11th straight win as the Bluejays topped Wichita State 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday, April 26th.
Only's heroics came after he fell behind 0-2 in the count with the bases loaded and no out. Facing a drawn-in infield, Only chopped a ball that deflected off the glove of third baseman Alec Bohm as sophomore Michael Emodi scored from third without a throw. Emodi opened the inning with a double, and after an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Nicholas Ortega, both men moved up 90 feet when freshman Will Robertson was walked on four pitches to bring up Only.
Creighton is now 19-16 on the year while Wichita State is 18-22.
The last of five Creighton pitchers, junior Houston Glad (1-1) retired Wichita State in order in the 10th inning to pick up his first victory as a Bluejay.
Ben Hecht (1-2) was tagged with the loss. The sixth Shocker pitcher of the night escaped a jam in the ninth inning with a strikeout, but did not retire any of the four men he faced in the 10th.
The Shockers got on the scoreboard in the second, taking advantage of back-to-back one-out walks by Bluejay starter senior Austin Stroschein. Wichita State center fielder Alex Jackson punched a two-run single to left with two down in the frame to give WSU a 2-0 edge.
Creighton answered with a single run in the third as freshman Jason Allbery hammed a triple into the left field corner to open the inning, then scored on a one-out sacrifice fly from sophomore Thomas Luevano.
Wichita State held the 2-1 lead until the fifth as Creighton surged ahead on a two-run double down the left field line by Emodi. Allbery got things rolling with an infield single. He went to second on a sacrifice from sophomore Clark Brinkman, then took third on a wild pitch. Following a two-out walk to Luevano, Emodi blasted one just inside the third base line to push the Bluejays up 3-2.Â
Wichita State pulled even in the seventh, using a walk and a single to put runners at the corners and scoring via a sacrifice fly. With two down in the frame, the Shockers loaded the bases on a single and an intentional walk. Senior David Gerber, however, slammed the door with a strikeout of Noah Croft.
Allbery had a career night, going 4-for-4 and scoring a pair of Bluejay runs. Emodi reached base for the 23rd straight game, providing two doubles and a pair of RBI. Only had three hits in the contest and is now batting 19-for-40 (.475) with 10 RBI during Creighton's longest winning streak streak since the 2007 team also won 11 in a row.
The Bluejays return to action on Friday, April 28 as Creighton begins a three-game series with Xavier. First pitch on Friday evening is set for 6:30 pm.
More to come...
Only's heroics came after he fell behind 0-2 in the count with the bases loaded and no out. Facing a drawn-in infield, Only chopped a ball that deflected off the glove of third baseman Alec Bohm as sophomore Michael Emodi scored from third without a throw. Emodi opened the inning with a double, and after an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Nicholas Ortega, both men moved up 90 feet when freshman Will Robertson was walked on four pitches to bring up Only.
Creighton is now 19-16 on the year while Wichita State is 18-22.
The last of five Creighton pitchers, junior Houston Glad (1-1) retired Wichita State in order in the 10th inning to pick up his first victory as a Bluejay.
Ben Hecht (1-2) was tagged with the loss. The sixth Shocker pitcher of the night escaped a jam in the ninth inning with a strikeout, but did not retire any of the four men he faced in the 10th.
The Shockers got on the scoreboard in the second, taking advantage of back-to-back one-out walks by Bluejay starter senior Austin Stroschein. Wichita State center fielder Alex Jackson punched a two-run single to left with two down in the frame to give WSU a 2-0 edge.
Creighton answered with a single run in the third as freshman Jason Allbery hammed a triple into the left field corner to open the inning, then scored on a one-out sacrifice fly from sophomore Thomas Luevano.
Wichita State held the 2-1 lead until the fifth as Creighton surged ahead on a two-run double down the left field line by Emodi. Allbery got things rolling with an infield single. He went to second on a sacrifice from sophomore Clark Brinkman, then took third on a wild pitch. Following a two-out walk to Luevano, Emodi blasted one just inside the third base line to push the Bluejays up 3-2.Â
Wichita State pulled even in the seventh, using a walk and a single to put runners at the corners and scoring via a sacrifice fly. With two down in the frame, the Shockers loaded the bases on a single and an intentional walk. Senior David Gerber, however, slammed the door with a strikeout of Noah Croft.
Allbery had a career night, going 4-for-4 and scoring a pair of Bluejay runs. Emodi reached base for the 23rd straight game, providing two doubles and a pair of RBI. Only had three hits in the contest and is now batting 19-for-40 (.475) with 10 RBI during Creighton's longest winning streak streak since the 2007 team also won 11 in a row.
The Bluejays return to action on Friday, April 28 as Creighton begins a three-game series with Xavier. First pitch on Friday evening is set for 6:30 pm.
More to come...
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Glad, Houston (1-1)
L: Hecht, Ben (1-2)
Batting:
RBI: Jackson, Alex 2 ; Jenista, Greyson 1
SH: Jenista, Greyson 1 ; Ritter, Luke 1
SF: Jenista, Greyson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vickers, Trey 1 ; Ritter, Luke 1 ; Young, Travis 1
SB: Bohm, Alec 1 ; DeBacker, Josh 1
Batting:
2B: Emodi, Michael 2 ; Robertson, Will 1
3B: Allbery, Jason 1
RBI: Luevano, Thomas 1 ; Emodi, Michael 2 ; Only, Bryce 1
SH: Brinkman, Clark 1
SF: Luevano, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Luevano, Thomas 1 ; Emodi, Michael 1 ; Allbery, Jason 2
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