Friday, May 13
Omaha, Neb.
11:00 am
Creighton University
vs
Butler
Photo by: Isaac Fiely
Baseball Opens Final Homestand with Cox Kids Day
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Omaha, Neb. -- The final three home games of the 2022 Baseball season feature special events for every contest. Friday will bring better than 6,500 kids from throughout the area for Cox Kids Day at the Ballpark. Saturday is the annual Military and First Responders Game, expected to bring another group of better than 6,500. Finally on Sunday the Bluejays will honor their seniors in their final home game of the season.
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Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   SHO   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
Butler - Adrian Vega (RHP)   4.50   0-0   13   1   0   0   34.0   30   17   17   8   35
CU - Dylan Tebrake (RHP)Â Â Â 2.82Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â 14Â Â Â 14Â Â Â 1Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 73.1Â Â Â 57Â Â Â 29Â Â Â 23Â Â Â 25Â Â Â 84
Saturday   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   SHO   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
Butler - Cole McDaniel (LHP)Â Â Â 6.64Â Â Â 2-4Â Â Â 13Â Â Â 9Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 39.1Â Â Â 55Â Â Â 32Â Â Â 29Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 24
CU - Dominic Cancellieri (RHP)Â Â Â 4.37Â Â Â 5-2Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 59.2Â Â Â 52Â Â Â 34Â Â Â 29Â Â Â 30Â Â Â 50
Sunday   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   SHO   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
Butler - Cory Bosecker (LHP)Â Â Â 7.26Â Â Â 0-7Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 1Â Â Â 57.0Â Â Â 67Â Â Â 50Â Â Â 46Â Â Â 24Â Â Â 61
CU - Cade Lommel (LHP)Â Â Â 5.53Â Â Â 1-4Â Â Â 11Â Â Â 10Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 42.1Â Â Â 49Â Â Â 33Â Â Â 26Â Â Â 25Â Â Â 43
Series History with Butler (14-4)
The Bluejays hold a 14-4 edge on the Bulldogs, including an 8-0 mark against Butler in Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
Creighton has taken five of the last six meetings with Butler.
Scouting Creighton (25-16, 10-5 BIG EAST)
Entering the final home weekend against Butler, Creighton is in the midst of its longest losing streak of the season (five games).
Creighton comes to Connecticut hitting .264 as a team . Alan Roden (.392), Jared Wegner (.329 with 10 HR) and Andrew Meggs (.324) lead the way overall. Over the last 10 games the Bluejays are hitting .277, led by Roden (.439), Meggs (.409) and Nolan Clifford (.294)
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On the mound the Bluejays have a 3.87 ERA, but that number jumps to 5.23 in the last 10 games.
Scouting Butler (18-30-1, 2-12-1 BIG EAST)
Butler comes to Omaha having dropped its last eight games and without a victory in its last 11. The Bulldogs tied a game with St. John's on April 24.
During the eight-game losing streak the Bulldogs have been outscored 96-40.
As a team Butler is hitting .249 this season, led by Travis Holt (.302) and Aaron Steinhart (.299).
On the mound the Bulldogs have a team ERA of 7.75. The trio slated to start each game have a combined ERA of 6.35.
Mr. Reliable
There's a good chance that Andrew Meggs will play second base and be penciled into the leadoff spot when the Bluejays take the field.
Meggs is the only Bluejay to start every game at the same position this season (2B), as well as the only Bluejay to hit in the same line-up position (leadoff) this season.
Return of Cox Kids Day on May 13
Creighton Baseball is happy to announce the return of Cox Kids Day at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on May 13.
The series opening game against Butler is at 11:00 a.m., allowing children from throughout the Omaha Metro area to take a few hours away from their normal school day to take in a Baseball game.
The last Cox Kids day was played during the 2019 season, on May 14 against Omaha.
Breaking Down the BIG EAST Tournament
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, one of the four spots in the BIG EAST Tournament is locked up. The conference leaders Connecticut has punched its ticket, while the other three slots remain up for grabs.
The upcoming schedule as well for each team is below.
Connecticut (14-1)
   Xavier (May 13-15), at Georgetown (May 19-21)
Creighton (10-5) (Magic number to clinch is 4)
   Butler (May 13-15), at Villanova (May 19-21)
Xavier (9-6)
   at Connecticut (May 13-15), St. John's (May 19-21)
Georgetown (7-8)
   at St. John's (May 13-15), Connecticut (May 19-21)
Villanova (7-8)
   at Seton Hall (May 13-15), Creighton (May 19-21)
St. John's (5-8-1)
   Georgetown (May 13-15), at Xavier (May 19-21)
Seton Hall (4-10)
   Villanova (May 13-15), at Butler (May 19-21)
Butler (2-12-1) (Elimination number is 2)
   at Creighton (May 13-15), Seton Hall (May 19-21)
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Butler at Creighton
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
May 13 - 11:00 a.m.
May 14 - 6:30 p.m.
May 15 - 12:00 p.m.
Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=crei
Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
May 13 - 11:00 a.m.
May 14 - 6:30 p.m.
May 15 - 12:00 p.m.
Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=crei
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   SHO   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
Butler - Adrian Vega (RHP)   4.50   0-0   13   1   0   0   34.0   30   17   17   8   35
CU - Dylan Tebrake (RHP)Â Â Â 2.82Â Â Â 6-2Â Â Â 14Â Â Â 14Â Â Â 1Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 73.1Â Â Â 57Â Â Â 29Â Â Â 23Â Â Â 25Â Â Â 84
Saturday   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   SHO   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
Butler - Cole McDaniel (LHP)Â Â Â 6.64Â Â Â 2-4Â Â Â 13Â Â Â 9Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 39.1Â Â Â 55Â Â Â 32Â Â Â 29Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 24
CU - Dominic Cancellieri (RHP)Â Â Â 4.37Â Â Â 5-2Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 59.2Â Â Â 52Â Â Â 34Â Â Â 29Â Â Â 30Â Â Â 50
Sunday   ERA   W-L   App   GS   CG   SHO   IP   H   R   ER   BB   SO
Butler - Cory Bosecker (LHP)Â Â Â 7.26Â Â Â 0-7Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 12Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 1Â Â Â 57.0Â Â Â 67Â Â Â 50Â Â Â 46Â Â Â 24Â Â Â 61
CU - Cade Lommel (LHP)Â Â Â 5.53Â Â Â 1-4Â Â Â 11Â Â Â 10Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 0Â Â Â 42.1Â Â Â 49Â Â Â 33Â Â Â 26Â Â Â 25Â Â Â 43
Series History with Butler (14-4)
The Bluejays hold a 14-4 edge on the Bulldogs, including an 8-0 mark against Butler in Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
Creighton has taken five of the last six meetings with Butler.
Scouting Creighton (25-16, 10-5 BIG EAST)
Entering the final home weekend against Butler, Creighton is in the midst of its longest losing streak of the season (five games).
Creighton comes to Connecticut hitting .264 as a team . Alan Roden (.392), Jared Wegner (.329 with 10 HR) and Andrew Meggs (.324) lead the way overall. Over the last 10 games the Bluejays are hitting .277, led by Roden (.439), Meggs (.409) and Nolan Clifford (.294)
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On the mound the Bluejays have a 3.87 ERA, but that number jumps to 5.23 in the last 10 games.
Scouting Butler (18-30-1, 2-12-1 BIG EAST)
Butler comes to Omaha having dropped its last eight games and without a victory in its last 11. The Bulldogs tied a game with St. John's on April 24.
During the eight-game losing streak the Bulldogs have been outscored 96-40.
As a team Butler is hitting .249 this season, led by Travis Holt (.302) and Aaron Steinhart (.299).
On the mound the Bulldogs have a team ERA of 7.75. The trio slated to start each game have a combined ERA of 6.35.
Mr. Reliable
There's a good chance that Andrew Meggs will play second base and be penciled into the leadoff spot when the Bluejays take the field.
Meggs is the only Bluejay to start every game at the same position this season (2B), as well as the only Bluejay to hit in the same line-up position (leadoff) this season.
Return of Cox Kids Day on May 13
Creighton Baseball is happy to announce the return of Cox Kids Day at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on May 13.
The series opening game against Butler is at 11:00 a.m., allowing children from throughout the Omaha Metro area to take a few hours away from their normal school day to take in a Baseball game.
The last Cox Kids day was played during the 2019 season, on May 14 against Omaha.
Breaking Down the BIG EAST Tournament
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, one of the four spots in the BIG EAST Tournament is locked up. The conference leaders Connecticut has punched its ticket, while the other three slots remain up for grabs.
The upcoming schedule as well for each team is below.
Connecticut (14-1)
   Xavier (May 13-15), at Georgetown (May 19-21)
Creighton (10-5) (Magic number to clinch is 4)
   Butler (May 13-15), at Villanova (May 19-21)
Xavier (9-6)
   at Connecticut (May 13-15), St. John's (May 19-21)
Georgetown (7-8)
   at St. John's (May 13-15), Connecticut (May 19-21)
Villanova (7-8)
   at Seton Hall (May 13-15), Creighton (May 19-21)
St. John's (5-8-1)
   Georgetown (May 13-15), at Xavier (May 19-21)
Seton Hall (4-10)
   Villanova (May 13-15), at Butler (May 19-21)
Butler (2-12-1) (Elimination number is 2)
   at Creighton (May 13-15), Seton Hall (May 19-21)
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