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5/17/2025 1:54:00 PM | Baseball
Baseball Defeats Georgetown 12-1 to Claim BIG EAST Regular Season Title
Tysons, Va. -- Powered by four home runs, Creighton Baseball claimed a share of the BIG EAST regular season title and the overall top seed in the BIG EAST Tournament next week with a 12-1 win over Georgetown in seven innings on Saturday, May 17.
The Bluejays close the regular season at 38-14 overall and 17-4 in BIG EAST contests, while Georgetown fell to 16-40 on the season and 3-18 in conference games.
Creighton cracked the scoreboard in the top of the second when Ben North scampered home on an RBI ground out from Teddy Deters. The Bluejay lead grew to 3-0 in the third as Tate Gillen blasted the first long ball of the day over the left field wall. Nate McHugh pushed the advantage to 5-0 on a two run blast to left-center.
Georgetown's lone run of the contest came in the bottom of the fourth courtesy of a solo home run to left by Andrew Gillio.
Creighton responded with a three-run round tripper from Connor Capece in the fifth, then pushed four more across in the sixth. Ben North provided the highlights in the sixth with a two-run shot.
Freshman Wilson Magers collected the win (6-2), holding the Hoyas to one run on four hits and one walk in six innings, while Georgetown starter Andrew Williams took the loss (3-5) allowing eight runs on seven hits and three walks in 4.2 frames.
The Bluejays open the BIG EAST Tournament on Wednesday, May 21 against the No. 4 seed St. John's at 2:30 p.m. in Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio).
The Bluejays close the regular season at 38-14 overall and 17-4 in BIG EAST contests, while Georgetown fell to 16-40 on the season and 3-18 in conference games.
Creighton cracked the scoreboard in the top of the second when Ben North scampered home on an RBI ground out from Teddy Deters. The Bluejay lead grew to 3-0 in the third as Tate Gillen blasted the first long ball of the day over the left field wall. Nate McHugh pushed the advantage to 5-0 on a two run blast to left-center.
Georgetown's lone run of the contest came in the bottom of the fourth courtesy of a solo home run to left by Andrew Gillio.
Creighton responded with a three-run round tripper from Connor Capece in the fifth, then pushed four more across in the sixth. Ben North provided the highlights in the sixth with a two-run shot.
Freshman Wilson Magers collected the win (6-2), holding the Hoyas to one run on four hits and one walk in six innings, while Georgetown starter Andrew Williams took the loss (3-5) allowing eight runs on seven hits and three walks in 4.2 frames.
The Bluejays open the BIG EAST Tournament on Wednesday, May 21 against the No. 4 seed St. John's at 2:30 p.m. in Prasco Park (Mason, Ohio).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Magers, Wilson (6-2)
L: A Williams (3-5)

Batting:
2B: North, Ben 2
HR: Gillen, Tate 1 ; North, Ben 1 ; Capece, Connor 1 ; McHugh, Nate 1
RBI: Gillen, Tate 3 ; Scherrman, Matt 1 ; North, Ben 2 ; Capece, Connor 3 ; Deters, Teddy 1 ; McHugh, Nate 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Gillen, Tate 2 ; Sailors, Nolan 1 ; North, Ben 3 ; Capece, Connor 1 ; Deters, Teddy 1 ; McHugh, Nate 2 ; Hess, Kyle 2
SB: North, Ben 1
CS: North, Ben 1
HBP: North, Ben 1 ; McHugh, Nate 1

Batting:
HR: A Gilio 1
RBI: A Gilio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: A Gilio 1
CS: B Schaaf 1
HBP: C Price 1
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