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Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Baseball Erupts for 17-3 Win over Illinois State
3/30/2019 6:29:00 PM | Baseball
Omaha, Neb. -- Staked to an early 8-0 lead in the opening frame, the Creighton Baseball team opened its series with Illinois State with a 17-3 win on Saturday, March 30.
The win moved Creighton to 12-6 on the season, while Illinois State fell to 13-11.
The Bluejays plated eight runs on six hits and three costly Redbird errors in the first. Junior Isaac Collins got things started by lifting a ball over the head of Illinois State center fielder John Rave. Creighton's next batter, junior Parker Upton, blasted a two-run home run to left field to make it 2-0. After junior Will Robertson was hit by a pitch, the next two Bluejays were retired. Senior Jordan Hovey ripped an RBI single up the middle, taking second on the throw to the plate. Then freshman Jared Wegner blooped an RBI double down the left field line to make it 4-0. The following three Bluejay hitters reached on three consecutive Redbird errors, then Upton capped the frame with an RBI single giving the Bluejays an 8-0 advantage.
Illinois State got on the board with a run in the fourth, but Creighton responded with three runs of their own. The Bluejay damage came as Upton led off the inning with a single to right, Robertson followed with another single to right, then Jake Holton launched a three-run homer to right-center to make it 11-1.
Creighton tacked on three runs on four hits and an error in the fifth, getting RBI ground-rule doubles from Collins and Robertson as well as a RBI ground out by Holton.
The final three Bluejay runs of the contest came on a three-run blast by Hovey in the seventh, this fifth long ball of the season.
Creighton starter Mitch Ragan collected the win (4-1), allowing three runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings. Redbird starter Brent Headrick took the loss (1-3), allowed 11 runs (seven earned) on nine hits in four innings.
Five Bluejays collected two hits or more in the game, led by four from Upton (4-for-5) and three by Robertson (3-for-5). Upton closed the game with three RBI and four runs scored.
Creighton and Illinois State will continue the series with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 31.
MORE DETAILS TO COME!
The win moved Creighton to 12-6 on the season, while Illinois State fell to 13-11.
The Bluejays plated eight runs on six hits and three costly Redbird errors in the first. Junior Isaac Collins got things started by lifting a ball over the head of Illinois State center fielder John Rave. Creighton's next batter, junior Parker Upton, blasted a two-run home run to left field to make it 2-0. After junior Will Robertson was hit by a pitch, the next two Bluejays were retired. Senior Jordan Hovey ripped an RBI single up the middle, taking second on the throw to the plate. Then freshman Jared Wegner blooped an RBI double down the left field line to make it 4-0. The following three Bluejay hitters reached on three consecutive Redbird errors, then Upton capped the frame with an RBI single giving the Bluejays an 8-0 advantage.
Illinois State got on the board with a run in the fourth, but Creighton responded with three runs of their own. The Bluejay damage came as Upton led off the inning with a single to right, Robertson followed with another single to right, then Jake Holton launched a three-run homer to right-center to make it 11-1.
Creighton tacked on three runs on four hits and an error in the fifth, getting RBI ground-rule doubles from Collins and Robertson as well as a RBI ground out by Holton.
The final three Bluejay runs of the contest came on a three-run blast by Hovey in the seventh, this fifth long ball of the season.
Creighton starter Mitch Ragan collected the win (4-1), allowing three runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings. Redbird starter Brent Headrick took the loss (1-3), allowed 11 runs (seven earned) on nine hits in four innings.
Five Bluejays collected two hits or more in the game, led by four from Upton (4-for-5) and three by Robertson (3-for-5). Upton closed the game with three RBI and four runs scored.
Creighton and Illinois State will continue the series with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 pm on Sunday, March 31.
MORE DETAILS TO COME!
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ragan, Mitch (4-1)
L: Headrick, Brent (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Butler, Joe 1
RBI: Parola, Derek 1 ; Aeilts, Joe 1 ; Butler, Jack 1
SH: Aeilts, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Parola, Derek 1 ; Libman, Jordan 1 ; Peterson, Gunner 1
Batting:
2B: Collins, Isaac 2 ; Robertson, Will 1 ; Wegner, Jared 1
HR: Upton, Parker 1 ; Holton, Jake 1 ; Hovey, Jordan 1
RBI: Collins, Isaac 1 ; Upton, Parker 3 ; Robertson, Will 1 ; Holton, Jake 4 ; Hovey, Jordan 4 ; Wegner, Jared 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Collins, Isaac 3 ; Upton, Parker 4 ; Robertson, Will 2 ; Holton, Jake 2 ; Hovey, Jordan 2 ; Wegner, Jared 1 ; Vilches, David 2 ; Hanafan, Will 1
HBP: Robertson, Will 1
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RBI
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