Saturday, May 28
Mason, Ohio
1:30 PM
Creighton University
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Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Bluejay Baseball Falls to Connecticut, 7-1
5/28/2022 2:27:00 PM | Baseball
Creighton to Face Xavier in an Elimination Game Later Tonight
Mason, Ohio -- The Creighton Baseball team dropped a battle with Connecticut in the winner's bracket at the BIG EAST Tournament on Saturday, May 28 by a score of 7-1.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 31-17 on the season, while Connecticut climbed to 45-13. Creighton immediately moves into the elimination bracket and will face Xavier in a game scheduled to begin no earlier than 5:30 pm (CT).
The Huskies grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first with three consecutive two-out singles, the latter coming from catcher Matt Donlan. Creighton got out of the frame with a heads up move by Bluejay catcher Hogan Helligso faked a throw to second and caught Ben Huber off third base.
Creighton pulled even in the third on back-to-back doubles from Helligso and junior Andrew Meggs, but that was all the Bluejays pushed across.
Connecticut responded in the bottom of the third with two down, using a hit by pitch and a walk to set the table for a three-run home run by Korey Morton to make it 4-1.
The Huskies tacked on three more in the sixth, getting a solo home run from Morton, an RBI double by Zach Bushling and a sacrifice fly by Erik Stock.
Bluejay starter Cade Lommel took the loss (1-5), allowing four runs on five hits and one walk in three innings. Connecticut starter Pat Gallagher collected the win (9-3), limiting Creighton to one run on three hits in seven frames.
Stats to Come!!
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The loss dropped the Bluejays to 31-17 on the season, while Connecticut climbed to 45-13. Creighton immediately moves into the elimination bracket and will face Xavier in a game scheduled to begin no earlier than 5:30 pm (CT).
The Huskies grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first with three consecutive two-out singles, the latter coming from catcher Matt Donlan. Creighton got out of the frame with a heads up move by Bluejay catcher Hogan Helligso faked a throw to second and caught Ben Huber off third base.
Creighton pulled even in the third on back-to-back doubles from Helligso and junior Andrew Meggs, but that was all the Bluejays pushed across.
Connecticut responded in the bottom of the third with two down, using a hit by pitch and a walk to set the table for a three-run home run by Korey Morton to make it 4-1.
The Huskies tacked on three more in the sixth, getting a solo home run from Morton, an RBI double by Zach Bushling and a sacrifice fly by Erik Stock.
Bluejay starter Cade Lommel took the loss (1-5), allowing four runs on five hits and one walk in three innings. Connecticut starter Pat Gallagher collected the win (9-3), limiting Creighton to one run on three hits in seven frames.
Stats to Come!!
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gallagher, Pat (9-3)
L: Lommel, Cade (1-5)
Batting:
2B: Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Helligso, Hogan 1
RBI: Meggs, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Helligso, Hogan 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, David 1 ; Bushling, Zach 1
3B: Simmons, T.C. 1
HR: Morton, Korey 2
RBI: Stock, Erik 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1 ; Morton, Korey 4 ; Bushling, Zach 1
SF: Stock, Erik 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dana, Casey 1 ; Huber, Ben 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1 ; Morton, Korey 2 ; Simmons, T.C. 1 ; Bushling, Zach 1
SB: Morton, Korey 1
CS: Huber, Ben 1
HBP: Huber, Ben 1 ; Bushling, Zach 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
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H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
2013 Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Dan Smith
Friday, October 30
Jim Hendry & Alan Benes (4/11/11)
Friday, October 30
CREIGHTON BASEBALL
Thursday, October 15
Ambidextrous Pitcher
Thursday, October 15
