Baseball vs Villanova on 4/18/2026 - Box Score - Creighton University Athletics

4/18/2026

Villanova Ballpark

10:30 AM

Creighton

20-16, 6-2

Final

Villanova

12-22, 0-8

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Creighton	0	5	0	2	0	1	9	3	0	20	18	0
Villanova	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

Win: Ruhl, Jakob (3-1)Loss: Jack Kelley (2-4)

Scoring Summary

Team	CU	NOVA
2nd Baillargeon homered to left center, 2 RBI; Deters scored.	2	0
2nd North doubled to right center, 3 RBI; McHugh scored; Rice scored; Gump scored.	5	0
4th Venteicher homered to left center, 2 RBI; Gump scored.	7	0
4th Leonard walked, RBI; Hotaling advanced to second; Freitag advanced to third; Giallusi scored.	7	1
4th Whooley walked, RBI; Leonard advanced to second; Hotaling advanced to third; Freitag scored.	7	2
6th Rice doubled to left field, RBI; Gump scored.	8	2
7th Baillargeon walked, RBI; Deters advanced to second; Capece advanced to third; Wachsmann scored.	9	2
7th Gump singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, 2 RBI; Baillargeon advanced to third; Deters scored; Capece scored.	11	2
7th Venteicher singled to center field, 2 RBI; Gump scored; Baillargeon scored.	13	2
7th Wachsmann reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; North advanced to second; McHugh out at third 3b unassisted; Venteicher scored.	14	2
7th Capece homered to left field, 3 RBI; Wachsmann scored; North scored.	17	2
8th McHugh doubled to left field, RBI; Rice advanced to third; Venteicher scored.	18	2
8th Goldberg singled through the right side, 2 RBI; McHugh scored; Rice scored.	20	2

Creighton


Lew Rice	LF	6	2	4	1	0	0	0
Nate McHugh	DH/C	5	2	2	1	1	0	0
Ben North	SS	3	1	2	3	2	1	1
Jaxon Goldberg	PH/SS	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Isaac Wachsmann	CF	4	2	0	1	1	2	3
Brody Shinkle	PH/CF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Connor Capece	C	5	2	3	3	0	0	0
Shane Curtin	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Gould	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teddy Deters	RF	4	2	1	0	2	2	0
Chris Baillargeon	1B	3	2	1	3	1	0	0
Nick Bowron	PH/1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rocco Gump	3B	2	4	2	2	1	0	0
Joe Washburn	PH/2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Venteicher	2B/3B	4	3	2	4	1	0	1
Shea Wendt	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jakob Ruhl	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		42	20	18	20	10	7	7

Batting

2B: Rice, Lew (1); McHugh, Nate (1); North, Ben (2); Deters, Teddy (1)

HR: Capece, Connor (1); Baillargeon, Chris (1); Venteicher, Nick (1)

SH: Venteicher, Nick (1)

Baserunning

SB: Wachsmann, Isaac (1); Gump, Rocco (1); Venteicher, Nick (1)

HBP: Gump, Rocco (1)

Villanova


Jojo Montgomery	RF	5	0	2	0	0	2	0
Brayden Leonard	2B	3	0	1	1	2	2	1
Michael Whooley	SS	2	0	0	1	2	2	0
Collin Quintaro	1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carter Richey	1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
Austin Lemon	LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	2
Mark Giallusi	C	3	1	0	0	0	1	3
John Freitag	DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Aidan Barry	DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Hotaling	3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jack Roventini	CF/P	3	0	1	0	0	2	0
Jack Kelley	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Chavez	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cj Furey	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat McKenzie	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Conrad	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carsten Finnvold	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trent Toole	P/DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals		31	2	6	2	6	15	9

Batting

2B: Brayden Leonard (1); John Freitag (1)

Baserunning

CS: Mark Giallusi (1); Jack Roventini (1)

HBP: Mark Giallusi (1)

Fielding

E: Jack Roventini (1)

DP: Brayden Leonard (2); Michael Whooley (1); Carter Richey (2); Larry Hotaling (1)

Creighton


Shea Wendt	3.1	3	2	2	4	5	1	13	18	2	3
Jakob Ruhl	2.2	2	0	0	2	5	0	8	10	0	1
Shane Curtin	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	6	1	2
Brian Gould	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	4	1	0
Totals		6	2	2	6	15	1	31	38	4	6

Villanova


Jack Kelley	3.0	7	7	7	2	3	0	1	16	19	4	1
Jack Chavez	2.1	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	7	9	2	3
Cj Furey	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	3	4	1	0
Pat McKenzie	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ryan Conrad	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	4	5	1	0
Carsten Finnvold	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	1
Jack Roventini	1.0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	6	8	1	0
Trent Toole	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	1	2
Totals		18	20	20	10	7	1	1	42	54	10	7

Win: Ruhl, Jakob (3-1)

Loss: Jack Kelley (2-4)

HBP: Wendt, Shea (1) ; Jack Kelley (1)

Creighton

Final

Villanova

Creighton - Top of 1st

Plays	CU	NOVA
Rice out at first p to 2b to 1b.	0	0
McHugh fouled out to 1b.	0	0
North doubled to right center.	0	0
Wachsmann struck out swinging.	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 1st

Plays	CU	NOVA
Montgomery singled up the middle.	0	0
Leonard doubled to right field; Montgomery advanced to third.	0	0
Whooley struck out swinging.	0	0
Quintaro struck out looking.	0	0
Lemon walked.	0	0
Giallusi struck out swinging.	0	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 2nd

Plays	CU	NOVA
Capece flied out to ss.	0	0
Deters doubled to center field.	0	0
Baillargeon homered to left center, 2 RBI; Deters scored.	2	0
Gump hit by pitch.	2	0
Gump stole second.	2	0
Venteicher out on batter's interference.	2	0
Rice singled to catcher.	2	0
McHugh walked; Rice advanced to second; Gump advanced to third.	2	0
North doubled to right center, 3 RBI; McHugh scored; Rice scored; Gump scored.	5	0
Wachsmann struck out swinging.	5	0
5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	CU	NOVA
Freitag flied out to lf.	5	0
Hotaling out at first 1b to p.	5	0
Roventini struck out looking.	5	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 3rd

Plays	CU	NOVA
Capece flied out to cf.	5	0
Deters struck out swinging.	5	0
Baillargeon flied out to cf.	5	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	CU	NOVA
Montgomery out at first 1b to p.	5	0
Leonard walked.	5	0
Whooley walked; Leonard advanced to second.	5	0
Quintaro flied out to cf.	5	0
Lemon grounded out to p.	5	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 4th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Richey to 1b for Quintaro.	5	0
Gump walked.	5	0
Venteicher homered to left center, 2 RBI; Gump scored.	7	0
Rice singled to right field.	7	0
Chavez to p for Kelley.	7	0
McHugh popped up to ss.	7	0
North walked; Rice advanced to second.	7	0
Wachsmann hit into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; North out on the play.	7	0
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 4th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Giallusi hit by pitch.	7	0
Freitag doubled to right center; Giallusi advanced to third.	7	0
Hotaling walked.	7	0
Roventini struck out looking.	7	0
Ruhl to p for Wendt.	7	0
Montgomery struck out swinging.	7	0
Leonard walked, RBI; Hotaling advanced to second; Freitag advanced to third; Giallusi scored.	7	1
Whooley walked, RBI; Leonard advanced to second; Hotaling advanced to third; Freitag scored.	7	2
Richey struck out looking.	7	2
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 5th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Capece singled to third base.	7	2
Deters popped up to ss.	7	2
Baillargeon hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Capece out on the play.	7	2
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 5th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Lemon singled to second base.	7	2
Giallusi reached on a fielder's choice; Lemon out at second 3b to 2b.	7	2
Freitag struck out looking; Giallusi out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.	7	2
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 6th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Gump singled to right field.	7	2
Venteicher grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Gump advanced to second.	7	2
Gump advanced to third on a wild pitch.	7	2
Rice doubled to left field, RBI; Gump scored.	8	2
Furey to p for Chavez.	8	2
McHugh flied out to rf.	8	2
North struck out swinging.	8	2
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 6th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Hotaling struck out swinging.	8	2
Roventini singled to first base.	8	2
Roventini out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.	8	2
Montgomery struck out looking.	8	2
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 7th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Wachsmann walked.	8	2
Wachsmann stole second.	8	2
Capece singled to left field; Wachsmann advanced to third.	8	2
McKenzie to p for Furey.	8	2
Deters walked; Capece advanced to second.	8	2
Baillargeon walked, RBI; Deters advanced to second; Capece advanced to third; Wachsmann scored.	9	2
Conrad to p for McKenzie.	9	2
Gump singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, 2 RBI; Baillargeon advanced to third; Deters scored; Capece scored.	11	2
Venteicher singled to center field, 2 RBI; Gump scored; Baillargeon scored.	13	2
Rice fouled out to 3b.	13	2
McHugh singled to left field; Venteicher advanced to second.	13	2
Venteicher stole third.	13	2
North walked; McHugh advanced to second.	13	2
Finnvold to p for Conrad.	13	2
Wachsmann reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; North advanced to second; McHugh out at third 3b unassisted; Venteicher scored.	14	2
Capece homered to left field, 3 RBI; Wachsmann scored; North scored.	17	2
Deters struck out swinging.	17	2
9 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 7th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Curtin to p for Capece.	17	2
Rice for Ruhl.	17	2
McHugh to c.	17	2
Leonard struck out looking.	17	2
Whooley struck out looking.	17	2
Richey lined out to 3b.	17	2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 8th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Bowron pinch hit for Baillargeon.	17	2
Montgomery for Finnvold.	17	2
Roventini to p.	17	2
Barry to rf for Freitag.	17	2
Bowron struck out looking.	17	2
Washburn pinch hit for Gump.	17	2
Washburn struck out swinging.	17	2
Venteicher walked.	17	2
Rice singled through the right side; Venteicher advanced to third.	17	2
McHugh doubled to left field, RBI; Rice advanced to third; Venteicher scored.	18	2
Goldberg pinch hit for North.	18	2
Goldberg singled through the right side, 2 RBI; McHugh scored; Rice scored.	20	2
Shinkle pinch hit for Wachsmann.	20	2
Shinkle walked; Goldberg advanced to second.	20	2
Curtin flied out to lf.	20	2
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 8th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Goldberg to ss.	20	2
Shinkle to cf.	20	2
Bowron to 1b.	20	2
Washburn to 2b.	20	2
Venteicher to 3b.	20	2
Lemon grounded out to 3b.	20	2
Giallusi out at first p to 2b to 1b.	20	2
Freitag to rf for Roventini.	20	2
Barry to dh.	20	2
Barry struck out swinging.	20	2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Creighton - Top of 9th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Toole to p for Montgomery.	20	2
Barry to rf.	20	2
Freitag to dh.	20	2
Deters walked.	20	2
Bowron grounded out to ss; Deters advanced to second.	20	2
Washburn grounded out to 2b; Deters advanced to third.	20	2
Venteicher popped up to 2b.	20	2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Villanova - Bottom of 9th

Plays	CU	NOVA
Gould to p for Curtin.	20	2
Hotaling flied out to lf.	20	2
Montgomery for Toole.	20	2
Toole to dh for Freitag.	20	2
Toole struck out looking.	20	2
Montgomery singled to pitcher.	20	2
Leonard struck out looking.	20	2
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
42	At Bats	31
20	Runs	2
18	Hits	6
5	Doubles	2
0	Triples	0
3	Home Runs	0
20	RBI's	2
10	Walks (BB)	6
7	Strikeouts	15
Pitching
6	Hits	18
2	Runs	20
2	Earned Runs	20
6	Walks	10
15	Strikeouts	7
38	Batters Faced	54
0	Errors	1
Fielding
27	Putouts	27
9	Assists	9
1.000	Fielding %	.973
0	Double Plays	2

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Scoring Summary

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