Creighton University
4-0
Texas State
2-2
Baseball Remains Undefeated with 6-5 Win Over Texas State
2/22/2019 9:43:00 PM | Baseball
Junior Parker Upton got the Bluejays on the board in the bottom of the first with a blast to left center. The second inning saw senior Jordan Hovey clear the right field wall, while sophomore Garrett Gilbert opened the third with a round tripper to center to push Creighton out to a 3-0 edge.
The Bluejays added two more runs in the fourth as freshman Jake Holton led off with a triple to right-center, then fellow freshman Jared Wegner delivered an RBI single with two down. After Wegner swiped second, Gilbert brought him home with an RBI single up the middle.
Staked to a 5-0 lead, Creighton starter Mitch Ragan cruised into the sixth inning allowing just two hits. Ragan ran into a little trouble in the sixth, surrendering a pair of doubles as Texas State got two runs in the frame.
Creighton answered with a run in the sixth as junior Jason Allbery reached on a bunt single, stole second and scored via Gilbert's third RBI knock of the contest.
Ragan went on to allow four runs in seven plus innings on six hits and a walk, striking out six. Closer Bobby Kametas worked a perfect ninth to pick up his second save in four game.
Creighton returns to the diamond for a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 23 as the Bluejays face Texas State at 1:00 pm, then battle tournament host McNeese State at 4:00 pm.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ragan, Mitch (2-0)
L: Nicholas Fraze (1-1)
S: Kametas, Bobby (2)
Batting:
2B: John Wuthrich 1 ; Jaxon Williams 1
HR: Skyler Valentine 1
RBI: Jaylen Hubbard 1 ; John Wuthrich 1 ; Ryan Newman 1 ; Skyler Valentine 1
SF: Jaylen Hubbard 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cole Coffey 1 ; Jaylen Hubbard 1 ; John Wuthrich 1 ; Skyler Valentine 1 ; Jaxon Williams 1
SB: Jaylen Hubbard 1
Batting:
3B: Holton, Jake 1
HR: Upton, Parker 1 ; Hovey, Jordan 1 ; Gilbert, Garrett 1
RBI: Upton, Parker 1 ; Hovey, Jordan 1 ; Wegner, Jared 1 ; Gilbert, Garrett 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Upton, Parker 1 ; Holton, Jake 1 ; Hovey, Jordan 1 ; Allbery, Jason 1 ; Wegner, Jared 1 ; Gilbert, Garrett 1
SB: Allbery, Jason 1 ; Wegner, Jared 1
CS: Upton, Parker 1 ; Allbery, Jason 1
HBP: Upton, Parker 1
