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Photo by: Sullivan Lawrence
Three Run Ninth Propels Baseball to 6-5 Win Over Nebraska
3/21/2023 10:04:00 PM | Baseball
Omaha, Neb. -- Down 5-3 entering the ninth inning, Creighton Baseball plated three runs to walk off Nebraska on Tuesday, March 21 with a 6-5 win.
The victory vaulted Creighton to 8-7 on the season, while Nebraska dropped to 11-7-1.
Senior Jack Grace opened the Bluejay ninth with a pinch-hit single to left-center. Lifted for pinch runner Cooper Dulich, Creighton drew within one run at 5-4 courtesy of a one-out RBI single from senior Andrew Meggs. After junior Nolan Clifford was hit by a pitch, Nebraska head coach Will Bolt went to the bullpen for Brett Sears.
After a wild pitch moved both Creighton runners into scoring position, Bluejay grad transfer Tyler Lozano knotted the game at 5-5 with a sacrifice fly to right. Wisely Clifford also advanced to third on the fly out, a move that proved pivotal as the first pitch to Bluejay freshman Ben North was wild to the left, allowing Clifford to race home with the winning run.
Early in the game Creighton seized a 3-0 lead with a trio of runs in the second. Sophomore Hogan Helligso started the frame with a double to right center, then grad transfer Ben Gbur was hit by a pitch and freshman Tate Gillen reached on a bunt single to load the bases. Sophomore Nolan Sailors made the Huskers pay with a three-run double to left.
Nebraska answered with four runs (one earned) in the third and tacked on a run in the seventh to set the stage for the ninth.
Looking beyond the box score the key to the game were a trio of Bluejay plays in the field in the seventh and eighth innings.
After the Huskers added a run in the seventh with men at first and second, North made a diving stop of third then scrambled to his feet to get the first out at third. Moments later Meggs snagged a liner to second, doubling off Nebraska's Gabe Swansen.
One inning later with two down and the bases loaded, Gillen made a diving catch in left field to close the frame and keep it a 5-3 contest.
Creighton closer Tommy Steier earned the win (3-0) with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, while Nebraska southpaw Will Walsh was a tough luck loser (0-1). Walsh allowed three runs on two hits in six innings of relief.
Creighton returns to the diamond this weekend as the Bluejays face Minnesota in the opening game with the Golden Gophers on Friday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m.
The victory vaulted Creighton to 8-7 on the season, while Nebraska dropped to 11-7-1.
Senior Jack Grace opened the Bluejay ninth with a pinch-hit single to left-center. Lifted for pinch runner Cooper Dulich, Creighton drew within one run at 5-4 courtesy of a one-out RBI single from senior Andrew Meggs. After junior Nolan Clifford was hit by a pitch, Nebraska head coach Will Bolt went to the bullpen for Brett Sears.
After a wild pitch moved both Creighton runners into scoring position, Bluejay grad transfer Tyler Lozano knotted the game at 5-5 with a sacrifice fly to right. Wisely Clifford also advanced to third on the fly out, a move that proved pivotal as the first pitch to Bluejay freshman Ben North was wild to the left, allowing Clifford to race home with the winning run.
Early in the game Creighton seized a 3-0 lead with a trio of runs in the second. Sophomore Hogan Helligso started the frame with a double to right center, then grad transfer Ben Gbur was hit by a pitch and freshman Tate Gillen reached on a bunt single to load the bases. Sophomore Nolan Sailors made the Huskers pay with a three-run double to left.
Nebraska answered with four runs (one earned) in the third and tacked on a run in the seventh to set the stage for the ninth.
Looking beyond the box score the key to the game were a trio of Bluejay plays in the field in the seventh and eighth innings.
After the Huskers added a run in the seventh with men at first and second, North made a diving stop of third then scrambled to his feet to get the first out at third. Moments later Meggs snagged a liner to second, doubling off Nebraska's Gabe Swansen.
One inning later with two down and the bases loaded, Gillen made a diving catch in left field to close the frame and keep it a 5-3 contest.
Creighton closer Tommy Steier earned the win (3-0) with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, while Nebraska southpaw Will Walsh was a tough luck loser (0-1). Walsh allowed three runs on two hits in six innings of relief.
Creighton returns to the diamond this weekend as the Bluejays face Minnesota in the opening game with the Golden Gophers on Friday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Steier, Tommy (3-0)
L: Walsh, Will (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Caron, Josh 1
RBI: Matthews, Brice 1 ; Caron, Josh 2 ; Fischer, Charlie 2
SH: Burnham, Casey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carey, Dylan 2 ; Anderson, Max 1 ; Caron, Josh 1 ; Burnham, Casey 1
CS: Matthews, Brice 1
HBP: Caron, Josh 1 ; Burnham, Casey 1
Batting:
2B: Sailors, Nolan 1 ; Helligso, Hogan 1
RBI: Sailors, Nolan 3 ; Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Lozano, Tyler 1
SH: Sailors, Nolan 1
SF: Lozano, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Clifford, Nolan 1 ; Helligso, Hogan 1 ; Gbur, Ben 1 ; Gillen, Tate 1 ; Dulich, Cooper 1
HBP: Clifford, Nolan 1 ; Gbur, Ben 1
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