Posts filed under “Baseball”
Baseball stops Salukis
Quality pitching performances throughout the weekend three-game series led to a Creighton sweep of the Southern Illinois University Salukis. The Jays defeated the Salukis, 4-3, 5-3 and 9-1. The weekend was highlighted by a one-hit performance on Friday night by freshman starting pitcher Tommy Strunc. The Jays improved to 22-9 overall and 8-4 in Missouri [...]
Baseball rebounds against Kansas
After being swept by Indiana State University in a rough series over the weekend, the Jays baseball team had their bats come to life to trounce Kansas University 12-4. With the win, the Jays improved to 19-9 while the Jayhawks fell to 22-14. The win also gave the Jays their second win over Kansas this [...]
Baseball beats Kansas
After winning two out of three games against The University of Nebraska at Omaha over the weekend, the Creighton baseball team continued their winning ways with a 6-4 win over the Kansas University Jayhawks. The Jays improved to 15-6 on the season with the win. Kansas struck first on Tuesday evening, taking a 1-0 lead [...]
Jays baseball wins series at Evansville
The Creighton Bluejays baseball team continued their strong start to the 2013 season with a series win over the Evansville Purple Aces. This was the first MVC series of the season for the Bluejays, who took two out of three games by scores of 6-1, 1-4, and 6-2. The wins improved the Bluejays record to [...]
Jays win three of four heading into conference play
After picking up a 17-2 victory on the road against Southeast Missouri State University on March 12, the Jays opened up their home schedule this past weekend, winning three of four against the University of North Dakota and Pacific University. The three wins pushed the Jays to a 10-4 record on the year. Offensively, the [...]
Jays look to return to playoffs
After finishing last in the 2012 regular season Missouri Valley Conference standings (28-30, 6-14 in MVC), the Jays swept through the conference tournament with four wins as the No. 8 seed, giving the club their second consecutive MVC tournament title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. The Jays look to use their late [...]
Jays’ bats come alive in win over Hawkeyes
The Creighton University men’s baseball team overcame a slow start to overpower the University of Iowa 9-2 Saturday morning at the CU Sports Complex. In the final weekend of baseball for the year before winter training sessions, the Bluejays took advantage of timely hitting and solid pitching to secure the win over the Hawkeyes. [...]
Jays gain momentum
he Creighton baseball team is now 15- 17 after splitting a weekend series with South Dakota State. The Bluejays were able to battle back on Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha to get a 6-5 win after falling in the game on Friday. The win was a good step for the Jays, who are looking [...]
Jays’ tough stretch
Times are tough for the Creighton baseball team. The Bluejays dropped a game in Lincoln on Tuesday 5-3 after a failed ninth inning rally could only muster up two runs. The loss drops Creighton to a 14-16 overall record. The Bluejays struggled at the plate against Nebraska’s pitching, a theme all too common for Creighton [...]
Jays lose to rival
The Creighton baseball team suffered a tough defeat at the hands of the UNO Mavericks Tuesday night. The Mavs rallied late to overcome a 2-0 deficit and win the game 3-2 at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The loss was Creighton’s fourth in a row, dropping the Bluejays to 11-11 this season. Despite the string of [...]