Sunday, May 3
Omaha, Neb.
12:00 PM
Creighton University
29-25, 17-7
9
vs
3
DePaul
20-30, 8-16
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Creighton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Softball Closes Regular Season with 9-3 Win Over DePaul
5/3/2026 3:56:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton Softball team closed out the regular season with a 9-3 win over DePaul to cap off the Bluejays sixth BIG EAST series win of the season on Sunday afternoon at the Creighton Softball Stadium.
The Bluejays finished the regular season with a 29-25 overall record and a 17-7 mark in the BIG EAST, while the Blue Demons ended their season with a 20-30 record and an 8-16 mark in league play. Creighton's 17 BIG EAST wins this season are its most in a BIG EAST season since joining the league prior to the 2014 season.
Creighton took charge early with three runs on five hits in the bottom half of the first inning. For the second straight day, junior Kaelan Schultz opened the game with a leadoff double and advanced to third on a single from senior Lily West. Schultz would then come in to score the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly from freshman Keegan Mayhue before West scored on an RBI double into the left centerfield gap from Zoey Greenwood to give the Jays a 2-0 lead. Senior Erika Perez followed with an RBI single through the right side to push the Bluejays advantage to 3-0.
DePaul answered right back in the top of the second using back-to-back singles from Bibianna Rodriguez and Katie Borges, as well as a walk to Morgan Rogers before cut the deficit to 3-2 on a two-run single down the left field line from Jolie Adams.
The Bluejays, however, responded with a pair of RBI singles from sophomore Tara Vandewater and West to extend the Jays lead to 5-2 in the home half of the second inning.
CU would then tack on two runs in the bottom of the third when senior Ella Dalton lasered her second home run of the season over the right field wall to give the Bluejays a 7-2 lead.
DePaul pushed across its final run of the contest in the sixth with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from Addi Burdick, before the Jays added an RBI double from Mayhue and an RBI single from junior Avery Barnard to close out the 9-3 victory.
Sophomore Landrie Harris picked up the win (5-6) for the Bluejays, after tossing 4.1 innings of one-run ball. Creighton racked up 13 hits in the contest, led by two hits apiece from West, Greenwood, Ashten Pierson and Dalton.
Creighton will be back in action on Thursday, May 7 at 3 p.m. CT in Rosemont, Ill. as the Bluejays take on second-seeded UConn in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
NOTES: Creighton's 17 BIG EAST wins set a program record for most in a season since joining the league prior to the 2014 season … Lily West finished her BIG EAST career ranked third in league history with 118 career hits in league play … With two hits on Sunday, Lily West now owns 242 career hits and is one hit shy of tying Heidi Geier for second on Creighton's career hits list … Tara Vandewater scored two runs on Sunday, moving into a tie with Lauren Cisneros for eighth on Creighton's single season runs scored list … Keegan Mayhue drove in two runs on Sunday and has now recorded 45 RBI this season, the seventh-most in a single season in program history … Zoey Greenwood collected her 15th double of the year, tied for the fifth-most in a single season and the most by a Bluejay freshman in program history … Creighton improved to 17-1 this season and to 125-6 when scoring eight or more runs since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2014 season.
The Bluejays finished the regular season with a 29-25 overall record and a 17-7 mark in the BIG EAST, while the Blue Demons ended their season with a 20-30 record and an 8-16 mark in league play. Creighton's 17 BIG EAST wins this season are its most in a BIG EAST season since joining the league prior to the 2014 season.
Creighton took charge early with three runs on five hits in the bottom half of the first inning. For the second straight day, junior Kaelan Schultz opened the game with a leadoff double and advanced to third on a single from senior Lily West. Schultz would then come in to score the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly from freshman Keegan Mayhue before West scored on an RBI double into the left centerfield gap from Zoey Greenwood to give the Jays a 2-0 lead. Senior Erika Perez followed with an RBI single through the right side to push the Bluejays advantage to 3-0.
DePaul answered right back in the top of the second using back-to-back singles from Bibianna Rodriguez and Katie Borges, as well as a walk to Morgan Rogers before cut the deficit to 3-2 on a two-run single down the left field line from Jolie Adams.
The Bluejays, however, responded with a pair of RBI singles from sophomore Tara Vandewater and West to extend the Jays lead to 5-2 in the home half of the second inning.
CU would then tack on two runs in the bottom of the third when senior Ella Dalton lasered her second home run of the season over the right field wall to give the Bluejays a 7-2 lead.
DePaul pushed across its final run of the contest in the sixth with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from Addi Burdick, before the Jays added an RBI double from Mayhue and an RBI single from junior Avery Barnard to close out the 9-3 victory.
Sophomore Landrie Harris picked up the win (5-6) for the Bluejays, after tossing 4.1 innings of one-run ball. Creighton racked up 13 hits in the contest, led by two hits apiece from West, Greenwood, Ashten Pierson and Dalton.
Creighton will be back in action on Thursday, May 7 at 3 p.m. CT in Rosemont, Ill. as the Bluejays take on second-seeded UConn in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
NOTES: Creighton's 17 BIG EAST wins set a program record for most in a season since joining the league prior to the 2014 season … Lily West finished her BIG EAST career ranked third in league history with 118 career hits in league play … With two hits on Sunday, Lily West now owns 242 career hits and is one hit shy of tying Heidi Geier for second on Creighton's career hits list … Tara Vandewater scored two runs on Sunday, moving into a tie with Lauren Cisneros for eighth on Creighton's single season runs scored list … Keegan Mayhue drove in two runs on Sunday and has now recorded 45 RBI this season, the seventh-most in a single season in program history … Zoey Greenwood collected her 15th double of the year, tied for the fifth-most in a single season and the most by a Bluejay freshman in program history … Creighton improved to 17-1 this season and to 125-6 when scoring eight or more runs since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2014 season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harris, Landrie (5-6)
L: Bella Nigey (4-9)
Batting:
2B: Kali Blount 1
RBI: Jolie Adams 2 ; Addi Burdick 1
SF: Addi Burdick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexis Houge 1 ; Kali Blount 1 ; Katie Borges 1
Batting:
2B: Schultz, Kaelan 1 ; Mayhue, Keegan 1 ; Greenwood, Zoey 1
3B: Pierson, Ashten 1
HR: Dalton, Ella 1
RBI: Vandewater, Tara 1 ; West, Lily 1 ; Mayhue, Keegan 2 ; Greenwood, Zoey 2 ; Perez, Erika 1 ; Dalton, Ella 2
SH: Schultz, Kaelan 1
SF: Mayhue, Keegan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schultz, Kaelan 1 ; Vandewater, Tara 2 ; West, Lily 1 ; Mayhue, Keegan 1 ; Greenwood, Zoey 1 ; Pierson, Ashten 1 ; Dalton, Ella 2
SB: Vandewater, Tara 1 ; West, Lily 1 ; Pierson, Ashten 1
Game Leaders
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H
2
RBI
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AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
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