Thursday, May 9
Providence, RI
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Photo by: BIG EAST Conference
Softball Falls To UConn, 3-1, In BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals
5/9/2024 6:41:00 PM | Softball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Â The Creighton softball team fell to second-seeded UConn, 3-1, during the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at Glay Field in Providence, R.I.Â
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The loss drops the Bluejays to 34-21 on the season and into the consolation bracket where they will battle the winner of the Butler/St. John's in an elimination game on Friday at 2 p.m. CT. UConn improved to 31-22 on the year, advancing to play top-seeded Villanova in the semifinals.Â
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Using some timely hitting in the top of the second, Creighton soared out to an early 1-0 lead. A walk by sophomore Ella Dalton and a single from junior Sydra Seville set things into motions as freshman Sydney Potter delivered a two-out RBI single to left to push across the Bluejays lone run of the game.Â
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The Huskies quickly responded plating two runs in the bottom half of the fourth to claim a 2-1 edge in the contest. A two-out double down the left field line by Lexi Hastings set the tone as Rosie Garcia blasted a two-run home run to straight away center to give UConn their first lead.Â
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UConn would extend their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly to left center by Kaitlyn Kibling, where Dalton made an incredible leaping catch at the wall.
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Trailing 3-1 and down to their final six outs, Creighton threatened to push across runs in the sixth as Seville beat out an infield single and senior Alyssa Gappa slapped a dribbler back up the middle, but UConn's Payton Kinney closed the door securing her 12th win of the season.
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Seville paced the Bluejays offense with a pair of hits, extending her career-long hitting streak out to 12 games. Sophomore Natalia Puchino took the loss in the circle dropping to 25-7 on the year, with five strikeouts in the complete-game effort.Â
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The Bluejays will continue play at the 2024 BIG EAST Softball Championships on Friday afternoon against the winner of Butler and St. John's at 2 p.m. CT in a contest that will air on FS2.Â
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The loss drops the Bluejays to 34-21 on the season and into the consolation bracket where they will battle the winner of the Butler/St. John's in an elimination game on Friday at 2 p.m. CT. UConn improved to 31-22 on the year, advancing to play top-seeded Villanova in the semifinals.Â
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Using some timely hitting in the top of the second, Creighton soared out to an early 1-0 lead. A walk by sophomore Ella Dalton and a single from junior Sydra Seville set things into motions as freshman Sydney Potter delivered a two-out RBI single to left to push across the Bluejays lone run of the game.Â
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The Huskies quickly responded plating two runs in the bottom half of the fourth to claim a 2-1 edge in the contest. A two-out double down the left field line by Lexi Hastings set the tone as Rosie Garcia blasted a two-run home run to straight away center to give UConn their first lead.Â
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UConn would extend their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly to left center by Kaitlyn Kibling, where Dalton made an incredible leaping catch at the wall.
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Trailing 3-1 and down to their final six outs, Creighton threatened to push across runs in the sixth as Seville beat out an infield single and senior Alyssa Gappa slapped a dribbler back up the middle, but UConn's Payton Kinney closed the door securing her 12th win of the season.
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Seville paced the Bluejays offense with a pair of hits, extending her career-long hitting streak out to 12 games. Sophomore Natalia Puchino took the loss in the circle dropping to 25-7 on the year, with five strikeouts in the complete-game effort.Â
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The Bluejays will continue play at the 2024 BIG EAST Softball Championships on Friday afternoon against the winner of Butler and St. John's at 2 p.m. CT in a contest that will air on FS2.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kinney P (12-4)
L: Puchino, Natalia (25-7)
S: O'Neil M (7)
Batting:
RBI: Potter, Sydney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dalton, Ella 1
HBP: West, Lily 1
Batting:
2B: Hastings L 1 ; Jenkins H 1
HR: Jenkins G 1
RBI: Jenkins G 2 ; Kibling K 1
SF: Kibling K 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hastings L 1 ; Jenkins G 1 ; Sanden J 1
Game Leaders
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