Creighton University
10-9
St. Thomas
2-14
Bluejay Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader from St. Thomas
4/1/2023 8:20:00 PM | Baseball
Creighton takes opener 15-4, claims sweep with 8-5 win
Following Saturday's action the Bluejays moved to 11-9, while St. Thomas fell to 2-15 on the season.
Game 1 Recap: Creighton 15, St. Thomas 4 (7)
Trailing 3-0 entering the bottom of the third, the Bluejays took control with an eight run frame. Sophomore Hogan Helligso got the Bluejays on the board with a two-run double. Later in the inning a sacrifice bunt from senior Andrew Meggs led to an errant throw, giving Creighton a 4-3 edge. Another St. Thomas error brought Meggs around to score, then senior Jack Grace and Ben North blasted back-to-back home runs to make it 8-3.
The Bluejays tacked on a run in the fourth, two more in the fifth and pushed four across in the sixth to secure a run rule victory.
Helligso led Creighton with a 2-for-3 afternoon, delivering three RBI and three runs scored. Grace and Nolan Clifford also finished with two RBI.
Creighton starter Ryan Windham earned the win (2-1), allowing four runs (three earned) in five innings.
Game 2 Recap: Creighton 8, St. Thomas 5
Creighton held a 2-1 lead in a pitcher's dual as the second game moved into the seventh inning.
The Bluejays took control with three runs in the seventh on RBI knocks from Clifford, grad transferTyler Lozano and a sacrifice fly from junior Kyle Hess.
The Tommies responded with four runs in the eighth inning to knot the game at 5-5, but Creighton refused to let the sweep slip away. The bottom half of the inning saw the Bluejays reclaim the lead via an RBI single from Lozano and a two-run pinch-hit double by junior Colby Canales.
Creighton closer Tommy Steier grabbed the win (4-0) with a scoreless ninth, Steier allowed one run over two innings of work.
Lozano went 5-for-5 with three RBI, while Clifford finished the game 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored.
The Bluejays and Tommies will close out the three-game series set to begin at 12:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Windham, Ryan (2-1)
L: Gartner, Kolby (0-3)
Batting:
RBI: Bartholomew, Charlie 1 ; Mathieson, Parker 1 ; Enck, Matthew 1
SH: Bartholomew, Charlie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vujovich, Ben 1 ; O'Connell, Dylan 1 ; Mathieson, Parker 1 ; Kulesa, Sam 1
HBP: Richartz, Brigs 1 ; O'Connell, Dylan 1
Batting:
2B: Helligso, Hogan 2
HR: Grace, Jack 1 ; North, Ben 1
RBI: Sailors, Nolan 1 ; Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Clifford, Nolan 2 ; Hayes, Sterling 1 ; Grace, Jack 2 ; North, Ben 1 ; Helligso, Hogan 3
SH: Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Clifford, Nolan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sailors, Nolan 3 ; Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Lozano, Tyler 1 ; Hayes, Sterling 1 ; Grace, Jack 1 ; Reynolds, Zach 1 ; North, Ben 2 ; Gillen, Tate 2 ; Helligso, Hogan 3
SB: Sailors, Nolan 1 ; Gillen, Tate 1
CS: Clifford, Nolan 1
HBP: Sailors, Nolan 1 ; Lozano, Tyler 1 ; Hayes, Sterling 1 ; Grace, Jack 1 ; North, Ben 1
