Thursday, May 21
Mason, Ohio
11:00:00 AM
Creighton University
29-25
2
vs
4
St. John's
31-24
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| St. John's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Photo by: Justin Kreutzian
Baseball Drops Opening Game at BIG EAST Championship, 4-2
5/21/2026 2:29:00 PM | Baseball
Mason, Ohio -- Creighton Baseball fell 4-2 to St. John's in the first round of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship on Thursday, May 21. The loss moved the Bluejays to 29-25 on the season, while St. John's climbed to 31-24.
Creighton will now play either Xavier or Connecticut in an elimination game this evening at 7:00 pm (CT). Those two teams are scheduled to begin action at 3:00 pm. St, John's will face the winner squad of the Musketeers and Huskies on Friday, May 21 with game time to be determined later today.
The Bluejays struck first with a run in the third as Rocco Gump lined a double off the wall in right and Ben North delivered an RBI single that just stayed fair, hitting the bag, down the third base line.
The Red Storm tried to counter in the bottom half, but Bluejay starter Jack Pineau worked out a bases loaded, one-out, jam. St. John's, however, pushed across three in the fifth and one in the sixth to build a 4-1 edge.
Creighton's best chance to pull even came in the eighth as the Bluejays worked a pair of walks around a single from Isaac Wachsmann to load the bags. A balk pushed in one run and moved the tying run into scoring position at second base, but Teddy Deters hot shot up the middle was snagged to end the end the threat.
St. John's starter Liam O'Leary threw 137 pitches to earn the win (8-4), limiting the Creighton offense to two runs on seven hits and three walks in eight innings. Creighton starter Jack Pineau took the loss (7-3), allowing three runs on five hits and four walks. St. John's reliever Victor Frederick collected his fifth save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Creighton will now play either Xavier or Connecticut in an elimination game this evening at 7:00 pm (CT). Those two teams are scheduled to begin action at 3:00 pm. St, John's will face the winner squad of the Musketeers and Huskies on Friday, May 21 with game time to be determined later today.
The Bluejays struck first with a run in the third as Rocco Gump lined a double off the wall in right and Ben North delivered an RBI single that just stayed fair, hitting the bag, down the third base line.
The Red Storm tried to counter in the bottom half, but Bluejay starter Jack Pineau worked out a bases loaded, one-out, jam. St. John's, however, pushed across three in the fifth and one in the sixth to build a 4-1 edge.
Creighton's best chance to pull even came in the eighth as the Bluejays worked a pair of walks around a single from Isaac Wachsmann to load the bags. A balk pushed in one run and moved the tying run into scoring position at second base, but Teddy Deters hot shot up the middle was snagged to end the end the threat.
St. John's starter Liam O'Leary threw 137 pitches to earn the win (8-4), limiting the Creighton offense to two runs on seven hits and three walks in eight innings. Creighton starter Jack Pineau took the loss (7-3), allowing three runs on five hits and four walks. St. John's reliever Victor Frederick collected his fifth save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Liam O'Leary (8-4)
L: Pineau, Jack (7-3)
S: Victor Frederick (5)
Batting:
3B: Gump, Rocco 1
RBI: North, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gump, Rocco 1 ; Rice, Lew 1
CS: Deters, Teddy 1
HBP: Capece, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Jayder Raifstanger 1 ; Dylan Fitzsimmons 1 ; Ayden Frey 1
RBI: Jayder Raifstanger 1 ; Dylan Fitzsimmons 2 ; Cristian Bernardini 1
SH: Lewis Rodriguez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jon LeGrande 2 ; Jayder Raifstanger 1 ; Shaun McMillan 1
SB: Jon LeGrande 1
HBP: Jon LeGrande 1 ; Ayden Frey 1
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