Jones Drives in Pair on Saturday

Saturday, April 2

Omaha, Neb.

3 p.m.

The Citadel

17-9

Creighton

14-7

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

4/2/2022 5:39:00 PM | Baseball

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OMAHA, Neb. – The bottom three hitters in the lineup accounted for five hits and three RBIs, but it was not enough as The Citadel fell 5-3 to Creighton Saturday afternoon inside Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

Game Information
Score: Creighton 5, The Citadel 3
Records: The Citadel (17-9), Creighton (14-7)
Location: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska)
Series: Creighton leads 2-0

How it Happened

The Bluejays got on the board in the first inning after Andrew Meggs started the inning with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Alan Roden.
The Bulldogs answered back in the second inning as a walk and an infield single from Travis Lott set up Ben Hutchins to deliver a two-run double to left.
Crosby Jones followed with a two-run single up the middle.
CU pulled within a run on a Jared Wegner solo homer in the fourth, and then tied the game with Wegner's second solo homer in the sixth.
The Bluejays took the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run double off the bat of Jack Grace.

Inside the Box Score

The bottom three hitters in the lineup combined to collect five hits and drive in all three runs.
Crosby Jones finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.
Wesley Lane added two hits out of the nine hole.
Ben Hutchins doubled and drove in a run in his first at-bat.
Fisher Paulsen had a strong start, allowing three runs on six hits and three strikeouts over 5.0 innings.
Devin Beckley (4-2) suffered the loss after allowing two runs on three hits and three strikeouts over 3.0 innings.
Paul Bergstrom (2-1) retired all four hitters he faced to pick up the win.
Tommy Steier (4) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save.