Wednesday, April 24
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
30-9
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Kyle Hess
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Hess The Hero As Bluejay Baseball Completes Midweek Sweep of #13 Coastal Carolina
4/24/2024 9:47:00 PM | Baseball
Bluejays improve to 30-9
Omaha, Neb. -- Kyle Hess tripled home the tying runs in the eighth, then drove home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Creighton Baseball team continued its midweek mastery with a 5-4 walk-off win in 10 innings over No. 13 Coastal Carolina on Wednesday, April 24.
The Bluejays are now 30-9 on the season and 10-0 in midweek games. Coastal Carolina, which was making its first return to Omaha since winning the 2016 College World Series, fell to 27-14 on the spring after losing for the second time in as many days.
For the second straight night, Creighton had to rally after surrendering three runs in the top of the first inning. The Jays got one back in the bottom of the first inning on a Teddy Deters double that plated Nolan Sailors.
Nolan Clifford scored Creighton's second run in the bottom of the third inning after Hogan Helligso hustled down the line to prevent Coastal Carolina from turning a double play.
After Coastal added an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning, Creighton tied the game with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning on a triple into the left field corner by Hess.
Hess played the hero in the 10th inning, as well, driving home Ben North from second with a single to right for the game-winner. North was walked to lead off the 10th by Coastal Carolina reliever Oliver Ellison (3-1), then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Matt Scherrman.
Bluejay closer Mason Koch improved to 4-0 with a scoreless 10th inning. He was part of a CU bullpen that allowed just one run in 16 innings against a Chanticleer offense that ranked in the top-10 nationally in runs per game entering the week.
Creighton is back in action on Friday at 6 p.m. when it opens a home series against Georgetown.
NOTES: Creighton is now 2-0 in extra inning games this year .. .The Bluejays are 17-6 all-time in extra inning games at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, and 56-26-1 in extra inning games at all sites under Ed Servais ... Creighton is now 16-0 when holding opponents to four runs or less and 27-0 when out-hitting its opponent ... Creighton has won at least 30 games for the 15th time under Ed Servais ... Both teams threw eight pitchers.
The Bluejays are now 30-9 on the season and 10-0 in midweek games. Coastal Carolina, which was making its first return to Omaha since winning the 2016 College World Series, fell to 27-14 on the spring after losing for the second time in as many days.
For the second straight night, Creighton had to rally after surrendering three runs in the top of the first inning. The Jays got one back in the bottom of the first inning on a Teddy Deters double that plated Nolan Sailors.
Nolan Clifford scored Creighton's second run in the bottom of the third inning after Hogan Helligso hustled down the line to prevent Coastal Carolina from turning a double play.
After Coastal added an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning, Creighton tied the game with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning on a triple into the left field corner by Hess.
Hess played the hero in the 10th inning, as well, driving home Ben North from second with a single to right for the game-winner. North was walked to lead off the 10th by Coastal Carolina reliever Oliver Ellison (3-1), then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Matt Scherrman.
Bluejay closer Mason Koch improved to 4-0 with a scoreless 10th inning. He was part of a CU bullpen that allowed just one run in 16 innings against a Chanticleer offense that ranked in the top-10 nationally in runs per game entering the week.
Creighton is back in action on Friday at 6 p.m. when it opens a home series against Georgetown.
NOTES: Creighton is now 2-0 in extra inning games this year .. .The Bluejays are 17-6 all-time in extra inning games at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, and 56-26-1 in extra inning games at all sites under Ed Servais ... Creighton is now 16-0 when holding opponents to four runs or less and 27-0 when out-hitting its opponent ... Creighton has won at least 30 games for the 15th time under Ed Servais ... Both teams threw eight pitchers.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Koch, Mason (4-0)
L: Ellison, Oliver (3-1)
Batting:
RBI: Brown, Graham 2 ; Beach, Zack 1
SH: Barthol, Blake 1 ; Dooley, Ty 1
SF: Brown, Graham 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Antonacci, Sam 1 ; Alexander, Sebastian 1 ; Bodine, Caden 1 ; Brown, Graham 1
SB: Alexander, Sebastian 1 ; Brown, Graham 2
CS: Bender, Derek 1 ; Beach, Zack 1
HBP: Mihos, Dean 1
Batting:
2B: Sailors, Nolan 1 ; Deters, Teddy 1 ; North, Ben 1
3B: Hess, Kyle 1
RBI: Deters, Teddy 1 ; Helligso, Hogan 1 ; Hess, Kyle 3
SH: Scherrman, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Sailors, Nolan 1 ; Clifford, Nolan 1 ; Zukowski, Cuyler 1 ; North, Ben 2
HBP: Deters, Teddy 1
Game Leaders
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