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Andrew Meggs went 1-for-3 with a run scored at Belmont
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Baseball Suffers 3-2 Loss in Opening Game of DH at Belmont
2/27/2021 2:27:00 PM | Baseball
Nashville, Tenn. -- The Creighton baseball team suffered a 3-2 defeat in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 27 with Belmont University.
The loss moved Creighton to 1-1 on the season, while Belmont moved to 3-1 overall.
Belmont struck first with three runs in the third inning on three hits and two walks. After opening the frame with a quick out, a single and a walk put Bruins at first and second. A pop up and another walk loaded the bags for Belmont. Bluejay starter Jonah Smith almost escaped the inning with damage, working the count to 3-2 on cleanup hitter Logan Jarvis. The battle went the Bruins way with a two-run single, followed swiftly by another RBI single from Jackson Campbell to put Creighton down three.
The Bluejays scrapped across a run in the fifth as sophomore Andrew Meggs laced a single up the middle, went to third on a single from junior David Webel and crossed the plate as senior Parker Upton reached on an error.
Creighton's second run of the contest came in the sixth as freshman Alan Roden blasted a leadoff double, took third via a single by Jared Wegner and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Sterling Hayes.
Shortened to just seven innings, the Bluejays were unable to push across the equalizer in time.
Smith suffered the loss (0-1) for Creighton, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in three innings. Belmont starter Joshua South collected the win (1-0), limiting Creighton to one run on four hits and one walk in five innings. Bruin reliever Andy Bean earned the save, allowing one run in two innings.
The two teams continue their doubleheader later today.
The loss moved Creighton to 1-1 on the season, while Belmont moved to 3-1 overall.
Belmont struck first with three runs in the third inning on three hits and two walks. After opening the frame with a quick out, a single and a walk put Bruins at first and second. A pop up and another walk loaded the bags for Belmont. Bluejay starter Jonah Smith almost escaped the inning with damage, working the count to 3-2 on cleanup hitter Logan Jarvis. The battle went the Bruins way with a two-run single, followed swiftly by another RBI single from Jackson Campbell to put Creighton down three.
The Bluejays scrapped across a run in the fifth as sophomore Andrew Meggs laced a single up the middle, went to third on a single from junior David Webel and crossed the plate as senior Parker Upton reached on an error.
Creighton's second run of the contest came in the sixth as freshman Alan Roden blasted a leadoff double, took third via a single by Jared Wegner and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Sterling Hayes.
Shortened to just seven innings, the Bluejays were unable to push across the equalizer in time.
Smith suffered the loss (0-1) for Creighton, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks in three innings. Belmont starter Joshua South collected the win (1-0), limiting Creighton to one run on four hits and one walk in five innings. Bruin reliever Andy Bean earned the save, allowing one run in two innings.
The two teams continue their doubleheader later today.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SOUTH, Joshua (1-0)
L: Smith, Jonah (0-1)
S: BEAN, Andy (1)
Batting:
2B: Roden, Alan 1
RBI: Hayes, Sterling 1
SF: Hayes, Sterling 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roden, Alan 1 ; Meggs, Andrew 1
SB: Upton, Parker 1
CS: Webel, David 1
HBP: Hayes, Sterling 1
Batting:
2B: CAPOBIANCO, Jack 1
3B: JARVIS, Logan 1
RBI: JARVIS, Logan 2 ; CAMPBELL, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SHACKLETT, Carson 1 ; CRIDER, Tommy 1 ; RANDO, Jack 1
SB: JARVIS, Logan 1 ; CAMPBELL, Jackson 1
Game Leaders
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