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Jones single vs. Creighton
3
The Citadel CIT 17-9
5
Winner Creighton CU 14-7
The Citadel CIT
17-9
3
Final
5
Creighton CU
14-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
The Citadel CIT 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Creighton CU 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 5 9 1

W: Paul Bergstrom (2-1) L: Beckley, Devin (4-2) S: Tommy Steier (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Jones Drives in Pair on Saturday

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.
 
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