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Photo by: Aaron Meullion
Softball Drops In-State Contest At Nebraska
3/16/2024 6:15:00 PM | Softball
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Creighton softball team dropped a 9-0 decision to Nebraska on Saturday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 16-10 on the year, while the Cornhuskers improved to 15-12 with the win.
After a scoreless frame, leaving a pair of runners on base in the top of the first inning, Nebraska opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom half of the frame to jump out to an early 2-0 lead. Following a five-pitch walk by Brooke Andrews, the Cornhuskers placed their first run on the scoreboard with an RBI triple to right by Ava Bredwell. Freshman Samantha Bland then singled back up the middle to give Nebraska a 2-0 lead after the first.
Nebraska added to its lead in the bottom of the second as Katelyn Caneda blooped a two-out single into right, before Billie Andrews blasted her team-leading 10th home run of the season to give the Cornhuskers a 4-0 lead.
The Cornhuskers continued to pour it on, plating two additional runs in bottom of the third on a leadoff homer from Sydney Grey and an RBI single to left center from Bella Bacon to extend the Huskers lead to 6-0.
Nebraska then tacked on three more runs on four hits in the bottom of the fourth inning to secure the 9-0 victory.
Cayla Nielsen, Lily West and Emma Rosonke collected the Bluejays only three hits in the contest, while sophomore Natalia Puchino suffered her second loss of the season, allowing four runs on four hits in two innings of work.
Creighton returns to action tomorrow afternoon for a doubleheader against North Dakota that set to begin at 12 p.m. from the CU Sports Complex.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 16-10 on the year, while the Cornhuskers improved to 15-12 with the win.
After a scoreless frame, leaving a pair of runners on base in the top of the first inning, Nebraska opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom half of the frame to jump out to an early 2-0 lead. Following a five-pitch walk by Brooke Andrews, the Cornhuskers placed their first run on the scoreboard with an RBI triple to right by Ava Bredwell. Freshman Samantha Bland then singled back up the middle to give Nebraska a 2-0 lead after the first.
Nebraska added to its lead in the bottom of the second as Katelyn Caneda blooped a two-out single into right, before Billie Andrews blasted her team-leading 10th home run of the season to give the Cornhuskers a 4-0 lead.
The Cornhuskers continued to pour it on, plating two additional runs in bottom of the third on a leadoff homer from Sydney Grey and an RBI single to left center from Bella Bacon to extend the Huskers lead to 6-0.
Nebraska then tacked on three more runs on four hits in the bottom of the fourth inning to secure the 9-0 victory.
Cayla Nielsen, Lily West and Emma Rosonke collected the Bluejays only three hits in the contest, while sophomore Natalia Puchino suffered her second loss of the season, allowing four runs on four hits in two innings of work.
Creighton returns to action tomorrow afternoon for a doubleheader against North Dakota that set to begin at 12 p.m. from the CU Sports Complex.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Olensky (3-2)
L: Puchino, Natalia (11-2)
Batting:
SH: West, Lily 1
Base Running:
HBP: Nielsen, Cayla 1
Batting:
2B: Andrews, Bi. 1
3B: Bredwell 1
HR: Andrews, Bi. 1 ; Gray 1
RBI: Andrews, Bi. 3 ; Gray 2 ; Bredwell 1 ; Bland 1 ; Thoms 1 ; Bacon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Andrews, Bi. 2 ; Andrews, Br. 2 ; Gray 1 ; Bredwell 1 ; Bland 1 ; Caneda 2
SB: Andrews, Br. 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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