Creighton University
24-5, 2-1
Butler
13-16, 1-2
Baseball Takes Series with 10-7 Win Over Butler
4/7/2024 3:44:00 PM | Baseball
The win lifted Creighton to 24-5 on the season and 2-1 in BIG EAST action, while Butler dropped to 13-16 overall and 1-2 in conference contests.
Trailing 4-1 as the game moved to the bottom of the fourth, the Bluejays delivered back-to-back frames of two runs to take a 5-4 edge. Jack Grace and Cuyler Zukowski bounced singles into the outfield to open the fourth. One out later Hogan Helligso singled to left to load the bases. Ben North followed with a sacrifice fly to center, while Nolan Sailors made it 4-3 with an RBI single up the middle.
With one down in the fifth the Bluejays got rolling with a walk to Will MacLean, then Grace reached on an error. Zukowski followed with a two-run double to center as Creighton seized a 5-4 advantage.
A four-run seventh gave Creighton the breathing room to withstand a three-run frame from Butler in the eighth. The Bluejays' plated four runs on one hit, two walks, two hit batters and a pair of missed outs on fielder's choices.
Bluejay reliever Shane Curtin picked up the win (2-0), holding Butler to two runs on six hits over 3.2 innings, while Butler reliever Simon Linda fell to 0-2. Linde allowed an unearned run on one hit in one inning of work.
Four Bluejays finished with two hits each as North went 2-for-3 with three RBI, Colby Canales was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, while Sailors was 2-for-4 with two RB and Zukowski finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
The Bluejays face Omaha on Tuesday in a road game at Tal Anderson Field at 6:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Curtin, Shane (2-0)
L: LINDE, Simon (0-2)
Batting:
2B: MOROKNEK, Jack 1 ; MUNTON, Zach 1
RBI: MOROKNEK, Jack 1 ; MUNTON, Zach 3 ; PARKS, Evan 1 ; CONNORS, Keegan 1
SH: SOLOMON, AJ 1
SF: PARKS, Evan 1 ; CONNORS, Keegan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DORIGHI, Carter 1 ; URBAN, Joey 1 ; LEWIS, Kade 2 ; MOROKNEK, Jack 1 ; MUNTON, Zach 2
HBP: MUNTON, Zach 1
Batting:
2B: Zukowski, Cuyler 1 ; North, Ben 1
RBI: Sailors, Nolan 2 ; Deters, Teddy 1 ; Clifford, Nolan 1 ; Zukowski, Cuyler 2 ; Scherrman, Matt 1 ; North, Ben 3
SH: Scherrman, Matt 1
SF: North, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MacLean, Will 2 ; Grace, Jack 1 ; Canales, Colby 2 ; Torosian, Jack 1 ; Zukowski, Cuyler 1 ; Scherrman, Matt 2 ; North, Ben 1
SB: Torosian, Jack 1
CS: Sailors, Nolan 1
HBP: Clifford, Nolan 2 ; North, Ben 1
