Baseball Drops Series Opener

Friday, April 1

Omaha, Neb.

7:30 p.m.

The Citadel

17-8

Creighton

13-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
The Citadel	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	4
Creighton	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	X	11	12	1

4/2/2022 1:13:00 AM | Baseball

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Citadel had an early lead, but it was a late charge by Creighton that gave the Bluejays an 11-2 win in the series opener Friday evening inside Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

Game Information
Score: Creighton 11, The Citadel 2
Records: The Citadel (17-8), Creighton (13-7)
Location: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska)
Series: Creighton leads 1-0

How it Happened

The Bulldogs got on the board in the fifth inning as Dominick Poole hustled his way to third on a three-base throwing error. Crosby Jones followed with a sacrifice fly to right field.
With two outs, back-to-back singles from Dylan Costa and Tilo Skole set up Cole Simpson's RBI single to right center.
The Bluejays took the lead in the seventh inning as they pushed across six runs in the inning. They tied the game with a RBI double from Sterling Hayes, before taking the lead on a single off the bat of Ben North.
A walk would score the fourth run ahead of a Jack Grace two-run single through the right side. A wild pitch and another bases-loaded walk pushed across two more runs.
The Bluejays added three more runs in the eighth on a groundout and a two-run triple from Jared Wegner.

Inside the Box Score

Cameron Reeves (2-2) was the tough-luck loser. The right hander allowed three earned runs on five hits and nine strikeouts over 6.1 innings.
Conner Cummiskey was effective in his outing, retiring all three hitters he faced, including a pair of strikeouts, stranding a runner at third.
Dylan Costa led the offense by going 3-for-4 with a run scored.
Tilo Skole added a pair of hits.
Ryan McCarthy kept the game scoreless in the third inning by throwing out a runner at the plate trying to score from second on a base hit.
Tommy Lamb (2-1) picked up the win in relief, allowing one hit and striking out three over the final 2.1 innings.