Thursday, April 26
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Omaha
16-28
8
at
5
Creighton
22-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Creighton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Pattison, Mostek Power Omaha Past Creighton
Apr 26, 2018 | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. ā Kelly Pattison and Natalie Mostek homered as the Omaha softball team rallied to defeat Creighton 8-5 in non-conference action Thursday night at the CU Sports Complex. Ā With the win, Omaha improved to 16-28 overall while the Bluejays dropped to 22-13.
Mostek finished 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI for Omaha, while Pattison was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. Ā Aubrey Hacke and Emma Dargy each went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored.
Omaha's Laura Roecker (2-7) tossed a complete game for the win. Ā She allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Ā Creighton's Kiele Miller (10-6) took the loss, surrendering four runs (three earned) on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 3.0 innings. Ā Reliever Bryana Clark allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits with two walks and a strikeout in 4.0 innings of work.
In the bottom of the first, Creighton put up three runs on three hits and an error. Ā Ashley Cantu led off with a single, and Sam Crowley reached on a throwing error. Ā After a strikeout, Kelli Finan hit a three-run home run to left for a 3-0 lead.
Omaha responded with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Ā Emma Dargy opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Ā Jessica Nelson walked, and Demi Dobbs got hit by a pitch to load the bases. Ā Following a strikeout, the Mavericks plated two runs on a wild pitch and an error by the Bluejay catcher to make it a 3-2 game.
The Mavericks then took the lead in the top of the third. Ā Mostek was hit by a pitch to open the inning and moved to second on a groundout. Ā Pattison then belted a 2-0 pitch over the right-center wall to give Omaha a 4-3 lead.
UNO added to its lead in the top of the fourth. Ā Emily Klosterman led off with a single to center and moved to second on a Nelson walk. Ā The pair then pulled off a double steal to put runners on second and third. Ā Creighton reliever Bryana Clark retired the next two batters. Ā Mostek then blasted a three-run homer to left field to put the Mavericks in front 7-3.
Creighton answered with two runs on two hits in the bottom half of the fourth. Ā Jordyn Sturgeon led off with a double. Ā Roecker retired the next two batters before hitting Tash Coffiel and walking Cantu. Ā Crowley then hit a two-run single to cut UNO's lead to 7-5.
The Mavericks added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Ā Aubrey Hacke reached on a fielding error to open the inning and advanced to third on Pattison's single. Ā Hacke came into score on Savannah Fisher's groundout for an 8-5 lead.
Roecker retired Creighton in order in the bottom half of the frame to seal the win.
Omaha returns to action on Friday, May 4, beginning its final regular-season series at Fort Wayne. Ā First pitch for Friday's doubleheader is set for 2 p.m. (CT) in Fort Wayne, Ind., and links to live stats and video will be available on OMavs.com.
Game Notes
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Omaha defeated Creighton for the first time since 1995.
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Kelly Pattison hit her 25th career home run and moved into 11th place all-time.
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Laura Roecker made her 101st career appearance Thursday night.
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Pattison is now leading the Summit League with a .414 average.
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Mostek finished 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI for Omaha, while Pattison was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. Ā Aubrey Hacke and Emma Dargy each went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored.
Omaha's Laura Roecker (2-7) tossed a complete game for the win. Ā She allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Ā Creighton's Kiele Miller (10-6) took the loss, surrendering four runs (three earned) on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 3.0 innings. Ā Reliever Bryana Clark allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits with two walks and a strikeout in 4.0 innings of work.
In the bottom of the first, Creighton put up three runs on three hits and an error. Ā Ashley Cantu led off with a single, and Sam Crowley reached on a throwing error. Ā After a strikeout, Kelli Finan hit a three-run home run to left for a 3-0 lead.
Omaha responded with a pair of runs in the top of the second. Ā Emma Dargy opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Ā Jessica Nelson walked, and Demi Dobbs got hit by a pitch to load the bases. Ā Following a strikeout, the Mavericks plated two runs on a wild pitch and an error by the Bluejay catcher to make it a 3-2 game.
The Mavericks then took the lead in the top of the third. Ā Mostek was hit by a pitch to open the inning and moved to second on a groundout. Ā Pattison then belted a 2-0 pitch over the right-center wall to give Omaha a 4-3 lead.
UNO added to its lead in the top of the fourth. Ā Emily Klosterman led off with a single to center and moved to second on a Nelson walk. Ā The pair then pulled off a double steal to put runners on second and third. Ā Creighton reliever Bryana Clark retired the next two batters. Ā Mostek then blasted a three-run homer to left field to put the Mavericks in front 7-3.
Creighton answered with two runs on two hits in the bottom half of the fourth. Ā Jordyn Sturgeon led off with a double. Ā Roecker retired the next two batters before hitting Tash Coffiel and walking Cantu. Ā Crowley then hit a two-run single to cut UNO's lead to 7-5.
The Mavericks added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Ā Aubrey Hacke reached on a fielding error to open the inning and advanced to third on Pattison's single. Ā Hacke came into score on Savannah Fisher's groundout for an 8-5 lead.
Roecker retired Creighton in order in the bottom half of the frame to seal the win.
Omaha returns to action on Friday, May 4, beginning its final regular-season series at Fort Wayne. Ā First pitch for Friday's doubleheader is set for 2 p.m. (CT) in Fort Wayne, Ind., and links to live stats and video will be available on OMavs.com.
Game Notes
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Omaha defeated Creighton for the first time since 1995.
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Kelly Pattison hit her 25th career home run and moved into 11th place all-time.
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Laura Roecker made her 101st career appearance Thursday night.
ā¢Ā Ā Ā Pattison is now leading the Summit League with a .414 average.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Roecker, Laura (2-7)
L: MILLER, Kiele (10-6)
Batting:
2B: Hacke, Aubrey 1
HR: Mostek, Natalie 1 ; Pattison, Kelly 1
RBI: Mostek, Natalie 3 ; Pattison, Kelly 2 ; Fisher, Savannah 1
SH: Hacke, Aubrey 1 ; Klosterman, Emily 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mostek, Natalie 2 ; Hacke, Aubrey 1 ; Pattison, Kelly 1 ; Dargy, Emma 1 ; Nelson, Jessica 2 ; Dobbs, Demi 1
SB: Klosterman, Emily 1 ; Nelson, Jessica 1
HBP: Mostek, Natalie 1 ; Dobbs, Demi 1
Batting:
2B: STURGEON, Jordyn 2
HR: FINAN, Kelli 1
RBI: CROWLEY, Sam 2 ; FINAN, Kelli 3
SH: CROWLEY, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CANTU, Ashley 1 ; CROWLEY, Sam 1 ; FINAN, Kelli 1 ; STURGEON, Jordyn 1 ; COFFIEL, Tash 1
HBP: COFFIEL, Tash 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
3
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