Thursday, March 28
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 P.M.
Creighton University
19-14, 4-3
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10-20, 1-9
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Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Softball Blasts Georgetown 8-0 in Series Opener
3/28/2024 8:39:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Powered by homers from Lily West, Ella Dalton and Sydney Potter, Creighton Softball delivered an 8-0 win in five innings over Georgetown on Thursday, March 28.
The victory moved the Bluejays to 19-14 on the season and 4-3 in BIG EAST action, while Georgetown fell to 10-20 overall and 1-9 in conference play.
Creighton's offense was fast and furious in the win as Lily West opened the game for the Bluejay attack with a solo home run to left-center.
The second inning saw Ella Dalton blast a two-run shot to right field, plating Erika Perez who had drawn a one out walk.
Inning number three saw the Bluejays connect for another home run as Madeline Vejvoda laced a leadoff single and Sydney Potter lifted a two-run blast over the center field wall to make it 5-0.
The Bluejays pushed across one run in the sixth via an RBI as Emma Rosonke laced an RBI single to left-center.
Creighton closed the game out with a pair of two-out tallies in the fifth. Ashten Piersen bounced a single through the left side, then West worked a walk to set the table. Cayla Nielsen bounced an RBI single up the middle to make it 7-0, then pinch runner Elly Beeson scampered home from third on a wild pitch to give Creighton the win via run rule.
Four Bluejays closed the game with a pair of hits as West, Vejvoda and Ronsonke were 2-for-3, while Nielsen went 2-for-4.
Natalia Puchino earned the win (13-2) with a two-hit shutout, notching her 200th career strikeout in the opening frame. Georgetown's Kayla Dunn took the loss (4-8), allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits over 4.2 innings.
The Bluejays and Hoyas continue their three-game series on Friday, March 29 at 4:00 pm at Kitty Gaughan Pavilion.
The victory moved the Bluejays to 19-14 on the season and 4-3 in BIG EAST action, while Georgetown fell to 10-20 overall and 1-9 in conference play.
Creighton's offense was fast and furious in the win as Lily West opened the game for the Bluejay attack with a solo home run to left-center.
The second inning saw Ella Dalton blast a two-run shot to right field, plating Erika Perez who had drawn a one out walk.
Inning number three saw the Bluejays connect for another home run as Madeline Vejvoda laced a leadoff single and Sydney Potter lifted a two-run blast over the center field wall to make it 5-0.
The Bluejays pushed across one run in the sixth via an RBI as Emma Rosonke laced an RBI single to left-center.
Creighton closed the game out with a pair of two-out tallies in the fifth. Ashten Piersen bounced a single through the left side, then West worked a walk to set the table. Cayla Nielsen bounced an RBI single up the middle to make it 7-0, then pinch runner Elly Beeson scampered home from third on a wild pitch to give Creighton the win via run rule.
Four Bluejays closed the game with a pair of hits as West, Vejvoda and Ronsonke were 2-for-3, while Nielsen went 2-for-4.
Natalia Puchino earned the win (13-2) with a two-hit shutout, notching her 200th career strikeout in the opening frame. Georgetown's Kayla Dunn took the loss (4-8), allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits over 4.2 innings.
The Bluejays and Hoyas continue their three-game series on Friday, March 29 at 4:00 pm at Kitty Gaughan Pavilion.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Puchino, Natalia (13-2)
L: K. Dunn (4-8)
Base Running:
HBP: M. Levitt 1
PO: D. Campos 1
Batting:
2B: Vejvoda, Madeline 1
HR: West, Lily 1 ; Potter, Sydney 1 ; Dalton, Ella 1
RBI: West, Lily 1 ; Nielsen, Cayla 1 ; Potter, Sydney 2 ; Rosonke, Emma 1 ; Dalton, Ella 2
SH: Seville, Sydra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: West, Lily 1 ; Beeson, Elly 1 ; Nielsen, Cayla 1 ; Vejvoda, Madeline 1 ; Potter, Sydney 1 ; Perez, Erika 1 ; Dalton, Ella 1 ; Pierson, Ashten 1
Game Leaders
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