Final Road Trip Takes Baseball to Connecticut

Omaha, Neb. -- Creighton Baseball enters the final road weekend of the 2024 season as the Bluejays are preparing to face Connecticut in a three-game set this weekend.

Creighton at Connecticut
May 10 @ 5:05 p.m. - FloBaseball.tv
May 11 @ 1:05 p.m. - FloBaseball.tv
May 12 @ 11:30 a.m. - FloBaseball.tv

Live Stats: Creighton.statbroadcast.com

Series History: Creighton Trails Connecticut, 1-7
This will be the Bluejays' second trip to Storrs, dropping each of the three meetings in 2022. Creighton is 1-7 against the Huskies, earning the win in the series opening game last season.

Game-by-Game
5/29/21   $ vs. Connecticut   L   0-5
5/6/22   * at Connecticut   L   1-3
5/7/22   * at Connecticut   L   5-6
5/8/22   * at Connecticut   L   5-6
5/28/22   $ vs. Connecticut   L   1-7
5/18/23   #9 Connecticut   W   7-6
5/19/23   #9 Connecticut   L   3-6
5/20/23   #9 Connecticut   L   0-10 (8)
$ - Neutral games at BIG EAST Tournament (Mason, Ohio)

Scouting the Bluejays (2024: 31-14, 4-10 BIG EAST)
Despite being undefeated in midweek games (11-0) and 27-4 in non-conference action, the Bluejays' struggles in conference continued at St. John's. Creighton was swept by the Red Storm, putting Creighton on the verge of missing the BIG EAST Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season.

As a team the Bluejays are hitting .293, led individually by Nolan Sailors (.362), Nolan Clifford (.346) and Teddy Deters (.320). On the bump the Bluejays have a team ERA of 4.97, with 380 strikeouts.

Scouting the Huskies (2024: 27-19, 12-3 BIG EAST)
The Huskies took two of three over the weekend at Seton Hall, splitting a doubleheader on Saturday. Connecticut holds a one game lead on St. John's and a 1.5 game edge on Georgetown. The Huskies clinched a spot in the BIG EAST Conference over the weekend.

Entering the doubleheader on Saturday, UConn was hitting .269 as a team. The leading Huskies are Korey Morton (.322), Paul Tammaro (.321) and Luke Broadhurst (.293). On the mound Connecticut has a team ERA of 4.65 with a dominant closer in Brady Afthim (six saves and a 0.54 ERA in 16.2 innings).

Deters' 30-Game Reached Base Streak Comes to a Close
For the second time during the 2024 season a Bluejay saw his reached base streak snapped at 30 games. The most recent was Teddy Deters, who was kept off the base paths in the first game of the doubleheader at St. John's on May 4. Earlier this season Nolan Sailors saw his 30 game streak snapped in the series finale at Xavier on April 14.

Four Score
Creighton is 30-3 when scoring four runs or more this season, while the Bluejays are 1-11 when scoring three or less.

Lamb Will Be Creighton's Eighth Different Starter
Slated to start the series opener at Connecticut, Tommy Lamb will be the eighth different Bluejay pitcher to start a contest in 2024. Creighton has sent 14 different hurlers to the mound for at least 10 innings this season. Lamb enters Friday's game with a 5-0 record and a 3.71 ERA. He has thrown 34 innings with 12 walks and 33 strikeouts.

Creighton Looking to Break the BIG EAST Slide
The Bluejays enter the series with Connecticut on an seven-game losing streak in BIG EAST action and have lost nine of their last 10 games in conference play.

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Players Mentioned

Nolan Clifford

Teddy Deters

Tommy Lamb

Nolan Sailors