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.
On Deck
The teams close out the series Sunday at 1 p.m.