Tuesday, April 16
Omaha, Neb.
4:00 PM
Omaha
4-36
2
vs
5
Creighton
15-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Omaha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Omaha Edged by Creighton, 5-2
Apr 16, 2019 | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. ā The Omaha softball team fell 5-2 to Creighton on Tuesday evening at Westside Field at Westbrook. Ā The Mavericks are now 4-36 overall, while the Bluejays improved to 15-18.
Down 1-0 after one inning, Omaha countered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second to surge out to a 2-1 lead. Ā Alexa Sedlak and Lexi Burkhardt opened the inning with back-to-back singles and moved up a base on a wild pitch. Ā Emily Klosterman then worked a walk to load the bases. Ā A throwing error on Hailey Bartz' bunt allowed Sedlak and Burkhardt to scamper home and give Omaha a 2-1 lead.
Creighton regained the lead with a three-run fifth inning. Ā Victoria Alvarez led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Ā Jayci Foster drove in Alvarez with a two-out RBI single to tie the game at 2-2. Ā Kiara Mills put CU in front 4-2 with a two-run home run off the top of the center field fence.
The Bluejays added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to make the final 5-2.
Omaha starter Halley Jones (1-10) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 4.2 innings. Ā Sydney Hampton allowed no hits and an unearned run over the final 2.1 innings.
Sedlak went 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the Mavericks. Ā Jamie White had a pair of hits, while Burkhardt had a hit and a run scored.
Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, April 24, against Iowa State. Ā First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Westside Field at Westbrook.Ā
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Down 1-0 after one inning, Omaha countered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second to surge out to a 2-1 lead. Ā Alexa Sedlak and Lexi Burkhardt opened the inning with back-to-back singles and moved up a base on a wild pitch. Ā Emily Klosterman then worked a walk to load the bases. Ā A throwing error on Hailey Bartz' bunt allowed Sedlak and Burkhardt to scamper home and give Omaha a 2-1 lead.
Creighton regained the lead with a three-run fifth inning. Ā Victoria Alvarez led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Ā Jayci Foster drove in Alvarez with a two-out RBI single to tie the game at 2-2. Ā Kiara Mills put CU in front 4-2 with a two-run home run off the top of the center field fence.
The Bluejays added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to make the final 5-2.
Omaha starter Halley Jones (1-10) allowed four runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 4.2 innings. Ā Sydney Hampton allowed no hits and an unearned run over the final 2.1 innings.
Sedlak went 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the Mavericks. Ā Jamie White had a pair of hits, while Burkhardt had a hit and a run scored.
Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, April 24, against Iowa State. Ā First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Westside Field at Westbrook.Ā
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: BLACK (3-6)
L: Jones, Halley (1-10)
S: MILLER (1)
Batting:
HR: MILLS 1
RBI: FOSTER 1 ; MILLS 2 ; MCKELVY 1
SH: FINAN 1 ; ALM 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CANTU, As. 1 ; FRY 1 ; MILLS 1 ; ALVAREZ 1 ; ALM 1
SB: CANTU, As. 1 ; FRY 1 ; JENKINS 1 ; ALM 1
CS: SANDELL 1
Batting:
RBI: Bartz, Hailey 1
SH: Bartz, Hailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sedlak, Alexa 1 ; Burkhardt, Lexi 1
HBP: Cameron, Janae 1
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