Bluejay Baseball Drops Finale to Portland, 6-3

OMAHA, Neb. -- It is tough to beat a team three times, and Sunday's second game proved that to be true. After claiming an 9-2 win in game one of Sunday's doubleheader, the Creighton baseball team dropped a 6-3 decision to Portland in the final game of the series.

The loss moved Creighton to 11-2 on the year, while Portland improved to 8-5 overall with the victory.

Zooming through the first two and a half innings of play, Creighton drew first blood with a single run in the bottom half of the third to take a 1-0 lead. Following a two-out single by Tate Gillen, junior Nolan Sailors lined an RBI triple deep into the right center field gap to put the Bluejays on the scoreboard.

Portland, however, answered with three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings, highlighted by a two-run shot by Jonas Salk and a solo homer to left by Zach Toglia to grab a 6-1 lead.

Down to their final three outs, Creighton plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI fielder's choice and a Portland throwing error to cut the lead to 6-3, but it wasn't enough as the Pilots recorded a groundout to second to secure the victory.

The Bluejays managed just five hits in the contest, led by a pair of base knocks by Scherrman. Freshman Jack Pineau suffered his first loss of the season, allowing three runs on three hits in 4.0 innings of work.

Creighton returns to the diamond on Tuesday, March 12 when the Bluejays take on Omaha at 6 p.m. from Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

Players Mentioned

Tate Gillen

Jack Pineau

Nolan Sailors

Players Mentioned

Tate Gillen

Jack Pineau

Nolan Sailors