24 April: Creighton (23-11,RPI#34) at Nebraseball (17-21,RPI#121) - Creighton wins 12-9

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Stadium
Hawks Field at Haymarket Park
Built: 2001
Cost: $29.53 million (includes Bowlin Stadium for softball)
Surface: Kentucky Bluegrass
Capacity: 8,500

Dimensions
LF 335
LC 356
LP 403
CF 395
RP 400
RC 342
RF 325

Results to Date
CREIGHTON (23-12, 3-5 Big East)
16 Feb W 15-7 vs. Northeastern in Fort Myers, FL (23-13)
17 Feb L 7-12 vs. Northeastern in Fort Myers, FL (23-13)
18 Feb L 3-8 vs. Northeastern in Fort Myers, FL (23-13)
23 Feb W 6-3 at UC-Davis (12-22)
24 Feb W 9-6 at UC-Davis (12-22)
25 Feb W 10-7 at UC-Davis (12-22)
02 Mar W 12-5 at Central Arkansas (23-16)
03 Mar L 2-6 at Central Arkansas (23-16)
04 Mar L 6-7 at Central Arkansas (23-16)
06 Mar W 10-6 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13-17)
09 Mar W 7-3 at Minnesota (25-11)
10 Mar W 7-3 at Minnesota (25-11)
11 Mar L 1-15 at Minnesota (25-11)
13 Mar W 13-3 at Kansas State (17-23)
17 Mar W 3-1 at Wichita State (26-12)
18 Mar W 4-7 at Wichita State (26-12)
23 Mar (Gm 1) W 5-1 at Illinois State (13-22)
23 Mar (Gm 2) W 7-5 at Illinois State (13-22)
24 Mar CANCELLED at Illinois State (13-22)
27 Mar W 3-1 vs. Nebraska (17-21)
30 Mar W 2-1 vs. Evansville (6-25)
31 Mar W 5-4 vs. Evansville (6-25)
01 Apr W 12-7 vs. Evansville (6-25)
03 Apr CANCELLED at Kansas (19-20)
04 Apr W 8-3 vs. Kansas State (17-23)
06 Apr CANCELLED vs. Butler (22-11)
07 Apr L 4-6 vs. Butler in Edwardsville, IL (22-11)
08 Apr W 3-2 vs. Butler in Edwardsville, IL (22-11)
10 Apr W 0-4 vs. South Dakota State (10-22)
11 Apr W 14-11 vs. Kansas (19-20)
13 Apr L 2-6 at Saint John's (26-10)
14 Apr (Gm 1) L 1-5 at Saint John's (26-10)
14 Apr (Gm 2) L 3-4 at Saint John's (26-10)
17 Apr W 9-2 vs. Omaha (13-22)
20 Apr W 24-8 at Xavier (13-26)
21 Apr W 7-3 at Xavier (13-26)
22 Apr L 8-12 at Xavier (13-26)

NEBRASKA (17-21, 4-9 B1G)
16 Feb W 8-3 vs. UC-Riverside in Tempe, AZ (15-19)
17 Feb (Gm 1) W 8-3 vs. Washington State in Tempe, AZ (13-20)
17 Feb (Gm 2) L 1-8 vs. UC-Riverside in Tempe, AZ (15-19)
18 Feb W 5-3 vs. Washington State in Tempe, AZ (13-20)
22 Feb L 1-9 vs. Oregon State in Surprise, AZ (29-6)
23 Feb W 4-2(10) vs. Utah in Surprise, AZ (9-28)
24 Feb L 1-9 vs. Oregon State in Surprise, AZ (29-6)
25 Feb W 7-4 vs. Utah in Surprise, AZ (9-28)
02 Mar L 1-9 at Wichita State (26-12)
03 Mar L 3-6 at Wichita State (26-12)
04 Mar W 10-9(10) at Wichita State (26-12)
08 Mar L 8-14 vs. Cal Poly (18-19)
09 Mar W 4-0 vs. Cal Poly (18-19)
10 Mar (Gm 1) W 22-3 vs. Cal Poly (18-19)
10 Mar (Gm 2) W 13-2 vs. Cal Poly (18-19)
13 Mar L 3-6 vs. Northern Colorado (17-18)
14 Mar W 14-2 vs. Northern Colorado (17-18)
16 Mar CANCELLED vs. Northwestern State (21-18)
17 Mar L 2-6 vs. Northwestern State (21-18)
18 Mar W 7-6 vs. Northwestern State (21-18)
20 Mar L 4-11 at Oral Roberts (23-15)
21 Mar W 11-10 at Oral Roberts (23-15)
23 Mar L 1-5 vs. Minnesota (25-11)
24 Mar W 8-2 vs. Minnesota (25-11)
25 Mar L 0-2 vs. Minnesota (25-11)
27 Mar L 1-3 at Creighton (23-11)
30 Mar W 7-3 at Ohio State (27-11)
31 Mar L 4-7 at Ohio State (27-11)
01 Apr L 14-15 at Ohio State (27-11)
03 Apr POSTPONED at Omaha (13-22)
07 Apr L 5-17 at Michigan State (14-21)
07 Apr CANCELLED at Michigan State (14-21)
08 Apr L 3-5 at Michigan State (14-21)
10 Apr W 11-9 at Kansas State (17-23)
13 Apr L 1-7 vs. Iowa (23-13)
13 Apr W 10-4 vs. Iowa (23-13)
15 Apr CANCELLED vs. Iowa (23-13)
17 Apr L 3-4 vs. Kansas State (17-23)
18 Apr L 7-8 vs. Omaha (13-22)
20 Apr L 2-4 at Rutgers
21 Apr W 12-4 at Rutgers
22 Apr L 4-8 at Rutgers

Starting Pitchers
CREIGHTON
LHP Preston Church: 6'3 210 Sr, Ogden, Iowa (Ogden)
4-2 Record (0 CG / 0 Sv)
10 App (8 Starts)
4.31 ERA
31.1 IP
19 R / 15 ER
31 H
14 BB
30 K
7 2B / 0 3B / 2 HR
2 WP / 5 HBP / 3 BK
.250 OBA
124 AB
Last Appearance/Start: 14 April at Saint John's (L 3-4, No Decision)
7.0 IP
0 R / 0 ER
6 H
0 BB
9 K
1 BK
1 HBP
26 AB
28 BF
100 pitches

NEBRASKA
LHP Nate Fisher: 6'1 205 Jr, Yutan, Nebr. (Yutan)
1-4 Record (0 CG / 0 Sv)
11 App (6 Starts)
5.35 ERA
35.1 IP
24 R / 21 ER
54 H
8 BB
20 K
10 2B / 0 3B / 2 HR
7 WP / 2 HBP / 0 BK
.358 OBA
151 AB
Last Appearance: 17 April vs. Kansas State (L 3-4, No Decision)
4.0 IP
1 R / 1 ER
5 H
0 BB
2 K
1 WP
17 AB / 17 BF
59 pitches (46 strikes)
Last Start: 10 April at Kansas State (W 11-9, No Decision)
3.2 IP
5 R / 5 ER
8 H
2 BB
1 K
1 HBP
19 AB / 22 BF
66 pitches (41 strikes)

Starting Lineups
CREIGHTON
(1) CF (R) Clark Brinkman .352 BA / .447 OBP / .538 SLG / 145 AB (43 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 21 BB, 4 HBP, 25 K, 4 GIDP, 2 SH, 20-23 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4, 1 K
(2) 2B (S) Isaac Collins .283 BA / .402 OBP / .428 SLG / 138 AB (33 R, 9 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 28 BB, 1 HBP, 29 K, 2 SF, 1 SH, 7-8 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/2, 2 R, 2 BB
(3) RF (L) Will Robertson .341 BA / .429 OBP / .674 SLG / 135 AB (29 R, 12 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 43 RBI, 15 BB, 6 HBP, 17 K, 3 GIDP, 2-2 SB)
- 27 Mar: 2/3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
(4) SS (R) Jack Strunc .272 BA / .336 OBP / .404 SLG / 136 AB (25 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 11 BB, 3 HBP, 24 K, 2 SF, 6 SH, 2-5 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/4, 2 K
(5) 3B (R) Thomas Luevano .278 BA / .344 OBP / .417 SLG / 115 AB (16 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 13 BB, 34 K, 3 SF, 1 SH, 7-10 SB)
- 27 Mar: 2/4, 2 RBI, 1 K
(6) DH (R) Ryan Mantle .256 BA / .370 OBP / .402 SLG / 82 AB (17 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 14 BB, 2 HBP, 22 K, 1 GIDP, 2 SF, 1 SH, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/3
(7) 1B (R) Jason Allbery .197 BA / .313 OBP / .254 SLG / 122 AB (18 R, 7 2B, 10 RBI, 16 BB, 5 HBP, 25 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SF, 3 SH, 5-5 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/3, 1 BB, 1 K
(8) LF (S) Parker Upton .197 BA / .384 OBP / .225 SLG / 71 AB (14 R, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 17 BB, 7 HBP, 29 K, 1 GIDP, 4 SF, 1 SH, 4-7 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/3, 2 K
(9) C (R) Blake Whitecotton .227 BA / .320 OBP / .318 SLG / 22 AB (3 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SH, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP

NEBRASKA
(1) 1B (R) Scott Schreiber .385 BA / .458 OBP / .718 SLG / 156 AB (42 R, 11 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 34 RBI, 19 BB, 3 HBP, 33 K, 4 GIDP, 1 SF, 3-4 SB)
- 27 Mar: 2/4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 2B
(2) DH (R) Jesse Wilkening .329 BA / .405 OBP / .497 SLG / 143 AB (31 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 40 RBI, 17 BB, 4 HBP, 25 K, 5 GIDP, 4 SF, 1 SH, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4, 1 K
(3) SS (S) Angelo Altavilla .210 BA / .349 OBP / .294 SLG / 119 AB (25 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 24 BB, 3 HBP, 24 K, 2 GIDP, 3 SF, 2 SH, 3-4 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/4, 1 K
(4) C (R) Gunner Hellstrom .357 BA / .413 OBP / .381 SLG / 42 AB (3 R, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K, 1 GIDP, 1-1 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
(5) 3B (L) Luke Roskam .281 BA / .391 OBP / .446 SLG / 139 AB (20 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 26 BB, 1 HBP, 42 K, 2 GIDP, 3 SF, 2-2 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4, 1 RBI, 1 K
(6) RF (R) Jaxon Hallmark .246 BA / .372 OBP / .278 SLG / 126 AB (14 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 27 BB, 40 K, 4 GIDP, 3 SF, 1 SH, 6-6 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4
(7) CF (R) Luis Alvarado .231 BA / .286 OBP / .231 SLG / 13 AB (1 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
(8) 2B (R) Zac Repinski .264 BA / .338 OBP / .360 SLG / 125 AB (31 R, 6 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 12 BB, 3 HBP, 33 K, 2 GIDP, 2 SF, 2 SH, 4-4 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4
(9) LF (L) Mojo Hagge .268 BA / .361 OBP / .370 SLG / 138 AB (31 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 18 BB, 2 HBP, 12 K, 6 GIDP, 6 SH, 3-5 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4

Remainder of Position Players
CREIGHTON (Statistics following weekend games)
C (R) Michael Emodi .298 BA / .391 OBP / .550 SLG / 131 AB (30 R, 12 2B, 7 HR, 37 RBI, 13 BB, 9 HBP, 40 K, 1 GIDP, 3 SF, 1-3 SB)
- 27 Mar: 1/4, 1 R, 1 K
INF (L) Evan Spry .200 BA / .429 OBP / .200 SLG / 5 AB (1 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
OF (R) Nick Ortega .167 BA / .286 OBP / .167 SLG / 6 AB (1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
INF (L) Jordan Hovey .164 BA / .297 OBP / .213 SLG / 61 AB (10 R, 3 2B, 9 RBI, 10 BB, 2 HBP, 27 K, 1 SF, 2 SH, 2-2 SB)
- 27 Mar: (PH) 0/1, 1 K
C (R) Garrett Gilbert .111 BA / .200 OBP / .222 SLG / 9 AB (1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 4 K, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
RHP (R) Bobby Kametas .000 BA / .000 OBP / .000 SLG / 1 AB (1 GIDP, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
RHP (R) Jonah Smith .000 BA / .000 OBP / .000 SLG / 1 AB (0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: Relief pitcher, no plate appearances.
INF (R) Andrew Meggs (No Batting Statistics Registered)
- 27 Mar: DNP
OF/INF (S) Jackson Berney (No Batting Statistics Registered)
- 27 Mar: DNP

NEBRASKA (Statistics following weekend games)
INF (R) Zac Luckey .231 BA / .302 OBP / .308 SLG / 39 AB (5 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 8 K, 1 GIDP, 1-1 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
Ben Klenke .220 BA / .313 OBP / .305 SLG / 59 AB (6 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 1 HBP, 14 K, 1 SH, 1-1 SB)
- 27 Mar: (PH) 0/1
INF (S) Brison Cronenbold .206 BA / .317 OBP / .294 SLG / 34 AB (4 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 10 K, 1 SF, 2 SH, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
OF (R) Joe Acker .190 BA / .320 OBP / .190 SLG / 42 AB (8 R, 2 RBI, 7 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K, 1 SH, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/1, 1 HBP
INF (L) Alex Henwood .137 BA / .286 OBP / .157 SLG / 51 AB (4 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 7 BB, 4 HBP, 18 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SF, 1-1 SB)
- 27 Mar: (PH) 0/1
OF (L) Mike Addante .125 BA / .250 OBP / .167 SLG / 24 AB (3 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 SH, 0-1 SB)
- 27 Mar: (Def. Sub. at CF) 0/0
OF (R) Carter Cross .125 BA / .273 OBP / .125 SLG / 8 AB (1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 K, 1 SF, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
INF (L) Jeff Athey .091 BA / .310 OBP / .227 SLG / 22 AB (2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 3 HBP, 4 K, 1 GIDP, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
OF (L) Nolan Hakel .000 BA / .333 OBP / .000 SLG / 4 AB (1 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-1 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
OF (R) Keegan Watson .000 BA / .200 OBP / .000 SLG / 4 AB (1 BB, 2 K, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: 0/2, 1 K
C/OF (L) Kennet Sorenson .000 BA / .000 OBP / .000 SLG / 2 AB (1 RBI, 0-0 SB)
- 27 Mar: DNP
UTL (R) Mike Waldron (No Batting Statistics Registered)
- 27 Mar: Relief pitcher, no plate appearances.

 

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The same two pitchers as Game 1 on 27 March will be starting tonight.

Schreiber will hit in the leadoff position for the first time in his career.

Alvarado will make his first plate appearance in over a month.

Michael Emodi is not in the lineup for Creighton tonight.

 

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Starting Lineup Changes from Last Game
NEBRASKA (Sunday at Rutgers, L 4-8)
(7) Alvarado enters at CF, (6) Hallmark moves to RF, Klenke exits the lineup.
(1) Schreiber and (2) Wilkening each move up one spot in the order.
(3) Altavilla moves up from 5.
(4) Hellstrom moves up from 7.
(5) Roskam moves down from 4.
(9) Hagge moves down from 1.

CREIGHTON (Sunday at Xavier, L 8-12)
(8) Upton enters at LF, Hovey exits the lineup.
(9) Whitecotton enters at C, Emodi exits the lineup.
(3) Robertson, (4) Strunc, (5) Luevano, and (6) Mantle each move up one spot.
(7) Allbery moves up from 9.

Starting Lineup Changes from Last Meeting (27 March at Creighton, CU won 3-1)
NEBRASKA
(4) Hellstrom enters at C, (2) Wilkening moves to DH, Watson exits the lineup.
(7) Alvarado enters at CF, (9) Acker exits the lineup.
(1) Schreiber and (2) Wilkening each move up two spots in the order.
(3) Altavilla moves up from 5.
(5) Roskam and (6) Hallmark each move up one spot.
(9) Hagge moves down from 2.

CREIGHTON
(9) Whitecotton enters at C, Emodi exits the lineup.
(3) Robertson and (8) Upton each move up one spot.
(4) Strunc moves up from 8.

 

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Uniforms
CREIGHTON: Dark Blue Jerseys, Grey Pants, Dark Blue Hats
NEBRASKA: Red "HUSKERS" Pullover Jerseys (9-11), White Pants (5-9), Red Hats (16-19)
Nebraska Uniform Combination: 2-3
16 Feb W 8-3 vs. UC-Riverside in Tempe, AZ
22 Feb L 1-9 vs. Oregon State in Surprise, AZ
08 Mar L 8-14 vs. Cal Poly
14 Mar W 14-2 vs. Northern Colorado
25 Mar L 0-2 vs. Minnesota

Weather
53 F (dropping throughout the day after reaching 70)
11 MPH NNW wind (blowing out to right)
Cloudy, Rain Earlier Today, Light Rain Continues

 

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Today is Alvarado's first start in the field and first plate appearance since 13 March against Northern Colorado when he started at 1B and went 1/3 with a walk. Alvarado's other field appearances were 04 March at Wichita State (0/5, 3 K) and 25 Feb vs. Utah in Surprise, AZ (2/5, 1R). Both of those were at 1B as well. This is his first appearance not at SP or 1B.

Brinkman was the National Player of the Week, hitting 4 HRs against Xavier and 8 RBI on the week. He went 4/4 on Sunday.

 

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Not only does Roskam make the error he doesn’t even get back to the bag to keep the runner at 2nd. Inexcusable play.

 

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Not only does Roskam make the error he doesn’t even get back to the bag to keep the runner at 2nd. Inexcusable play.

Not a good start. I won't be able to provide updates (at least for a while), at least the live stats are active tonight.

 

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Not a good start. I won't be able to provide updates (at least for a while), at least the live stats are active tonight.

It’s on tv. I’m supposedly playing in an old man softball game tonight assuming they don’t cancel on account of rain. I’ll throw some highlights out every now and the. We’re down 2-0 heading into the top of the 2nd if anyone is curious.

 

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Huskers have bases loaded with one out in the Bottom of the 2nd.

 

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RBI Groundout to 1st by Repinski makes it a 2-1 game.

 

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Solo shot by Creighton gives them the 3-1 lead in the top of the 3rd

 

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Now 7-1 Creighton T5

One hit? That's all we have?

 

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Now 7-1 Creighton T5

One hit? That's all we have?

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10-1 Creighton, still T5

 

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Just when you think this team has hit rock bottom, they dig even deeper.

 

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3-run HR by Wilkining. Could have been a grand slam if not for Repinski trying to take the extra base.

10-4 Creighton, B5

 

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11-4 Jays, T7

 

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Bases were loaded twice in T7, but somehow we get out of it without giving up any runs.

11-4 Jays, M7

 

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11-7 Jays, B8 2 out

Huskers trying to make it interesting.

 

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11-7 Jays E7

 

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Ben Klenke makes his first collegiate pitching appearance and sits down the Jays 1-2-3

11-7 Jays, M8

 

[RobsterMobster]

Klenke looked good actually. Mojo hits into a 6-3 DP. Schreiber up with 2 outs and a runner in 3rd

 

[RobsterMobster]

2 run homerun for schreiber!!! 11-9

 

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Altavilla makes a bad choice and swings at 2-0 pitch to end he inning. Heading into the 9th 11-9 bad guys.

 

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After a leadoff walk Hohensee comes in to pitch in replace of Klenke.

 

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A sac bunt and a couple WP’s gives Creighton a 12-9 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th.

 

[RobsterMobster]

3 up 3 down to end the game. CU wins 12-9. Their first win at Nebraska since 2010 and their first series win against Nebraska since 2010.

 

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