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Photo by: Catherine Grosdidier
Bluejay Baseball Downed at Kansas, 3-1
3/29/2023 5:29:00 PM | Baseball
Lawrence, Kan. -- The Creighton Baseball team dropped a 3-1 decision at Kansas on Wednesday, March 29.
The loss moved the Bluejays to 9-9 on the season, while Kansas climbed to 9-14 overall.
Creighton scored first in the top of the second as grad transfer Tyler Lozano and senior Jack Grace singled, then senior Sterling Hayes drew a walk to load the bases. After freshman Ben North's liner to third was snagged, a wild pitch put Creighton on the board. Moments later junior Kyle Hess was hit by a pitch to fill the bags once more. Unfortunately a foul out and a fly out kept the game at 1-0.
Kansas answered with a run in the bottom half of the frame on a ball into right that glanced off the glove of Grace for a double, a steal of third and an RBI grounder.
The Jayhawks seized the lead one inning later, taking advantatge of a walk, a single, a wild pitch and an RBI ground out. The final run of the contest came in the fifth on a pair of singles and a hit batter.
Creighton junior Cade Lommel took the loss (0-4), allowing one run on one hit and one walk in one inning. Jayhawk reliever Thaniel Thumper earned the win (1-2) with 4.2 innings of scoreless relief. Thumper limited Creighton to two hits and one walk. Kansas closer Ethan Bradford worked a scoreless ninth to close out the game.
Creighton returns to the diamond on Friday, March 31 as the Bluejays begin a three-game series with St. Thomas at 6:00 p.m.
The loss moved the Bluejays to 9-9 on the season, while Kansas climbed to 9-14 overall.
Creighton scored first in the top of the second as grad transfer Tyler Lozano and senior Jack Grace singled, then senior Sterling Hayes drew a walk to load the bases. After freshman Ben North's liner to third was snagged, a wild pitch put Creighton on the board. Moments later junior Kyle Hess was hit by a pitch to fill the bags once more. Unfortunately a foul out and a fly out kept the game at 1-0.
Kansas answered with a run in the bottom half of the frame on a ball into right that glanced off the glove of Grace for a double, a steal of third and an RBI grounder.
The Jayhawks seized the lead one inning later, taking advantatge of a walk, a single, a wild pitch and an RBI ground out. The final run of the contest came in the fifth on a pair of singles and a hit batter.
Creighton junior Cade Lommel took the loss (0-4), allowing one run on one hit and one walk in one inning. Jayhawk reliever Thaniel Thumper earned the win (1-2) with 4.2 innings of scoreless relief. Thumper limited Creighton to two hits and one walk. Kansas closer Ethan Bradford worked a scoreless ninth to close out the game.
Creighton returns to the diamond on Friday, March 31 as the Bluejays begin a three-game series with St. Thomas at 6:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Trumper, Thaniel (1-2)
L: Lommel, Cade (0-4)
S: Bradford, Ethan (1)
Batting:
2B: Gillen, Tate 1
3B: Sailors, Nolan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lozano, Tyler 1
CS: Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Clifford, Nolan 1
HBP: Hess, Kyle 1
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Batting:
2B: Cranford, Collier 1
RBI: Jans, Chase 1 ; Elvis, Cole 1 ; Shojinaga, Kodey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kline, Jackson 1 ; Cranford, Collier 1 ; Brooks, Michael 1
SB: Cranford, Collier 1
HBP: Kline, Jackson 1
Game Leaders
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