Villanova vs Creighton (Apr 26, 2025)
Box Score
2025 Creighton Baseball
Villanova at Creighton
Apr 26, 2025 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
Villanova 3 (20-19,4-7 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LEMON, Austin cf......... 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1
FREITAG, John dh......... 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
SOLARI, Shane pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VALDEZ, Josue ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
WHOOLEY, Michael ss...... 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 0
NEFF, Jason c............ 1 0 0 0 2 1 7 1 0
LEONARD, Brayden 2b...... 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1
QUINTANO, Collin 1b...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 5
MCELROY, Jake rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
SHAW, Tyler 3b........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONTGOMERY, Jojo lf...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
FRANCIS, Jake p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PODGORSKI, JP p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TURZAI, Stephen p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 3 9 3 3 9 24 9 9
Creighton 6 (27-12,8-3 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Tate Gillen cf........... 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1
Matt Scherrman 3b........ 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2
Nolan Sailors lf......... 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3
Ben North ss............. 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 0
Will MacLean 1b.......... 4 1 2 1 1 0 10 0 2
Connor Capece c.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 1
Teddy Deters rf.......... 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
Kyle Hess 2b............. 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
Nate McHugh dh........... 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Pineau p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Matthew Aukerman p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Burke p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 6 11 6 6 7 27 9 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 101 100 000 - 3 9 0
Creighton........... 200 110 20X - 6 11 0
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LOB - Wildcats 9; Bluejays 11. 2B - MacLean, W.(4); Capece, C.(5); Deters,
T.(2). 3B - Sailors, N.(1); Deters, T.(2). HR - McHugh, N.(4). HBP - Hess,
K.. SH - NEFF, J(1); SHAW, T(5). CS - Hess, K.(3).
Villanova IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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FRANCIS, Jake....... 4.0 9 4 4 4 1 21 25 88
PODGORSKI, JP....... 2.2 2 2 2 2 3 9 12 49
TURZAI, Stephen..... 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 14
Creighton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Jack Pineau......... 6.0 8 3 3 2 6 24 28 84
Matthew Aukerman.... 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 22
Jimmy Burke......... 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 7 7 26
Win - Pineau, J. (2-0). Loss - FRANCIS, J (5-2). Save - Burke, J. (1).
WP - FRANCIS, J(3); Aukerman, M.(2). HBP - by PODGORSKI, J (Hess, K.).
Pitches/strikes: FRANCIS, J 88/52; PODGORSKI, J 49/26; TURZAI, S 14/10; Pineau,
J. 84/58; Aukerman, M. 22/11; Burke, J. 26/18.
Umpires - HP: Steven Craze 1B: Aaron Christians 3B: Bill McGuire
Start: 6:04 pm Time: 2:51 Attendance: 2788
Weather: 62-Clear-W:6 MPH SSE-H:60%
FRANCIS, J faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: BSB25-39
Play-by-Play
2025 Creighton Baseball
Villanova at Creighton - Play-by-Play
Apr 26, 2025 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 101 100 000 - 3 9 0
Creighton........... 200 110 20X - 6 11 0
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Villanova starters: 24/cf LEMON, A; 4/dh FREITAG, J; 13/ss WHOOLEY, M; 17/c
NEFF, J; 5/2b LEONARD, B; 27/1b QUINTANO, C; 8/rf MCELROY, J; 6/3b SHAW, T;
1/lf MONTGOMERY; 30/p FRANCIS, J;
Creighton starters: 20/cf Gillen, T.; 3/3b Scherrman, M; 1/lf Sailors, N.;
11/ss North, B.; 17/1b MacLean, W.; 2/c Capece, C.; 4/rf Deters, T.; 15/2b
Hess, K.; 5/dh McHugh, N.; 13/p Pineau, J.;
Villanova 1st - No play. LEMON, A singled up the middle (0-0). FREITAG,
J singled through the left side (0-0); LEMON, A advanced to second. WHOOLEY, M
struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). NEFF, J walked (3-2 SFBBBB); FREITAG, J advanced
to second; LEMON, A advanced to third. LEONARD, B reached on a fielder's choice
to second base, RBI (1-1 BF); NEFF, J out at second 2b to ss; FREITAG, J
advanced to third; LEMON, A scored. Initally called interference, the call on
the field was overturned to FC. QUINTANO, C grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Creighton 1st - Gillen, T. singled to center field (1-0 B). Scherrman, M
reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-2 KS); Gillen, T. out at second
2b to ss. Sailors, N. tripled down the rf line, RBI (1-0 B); Scherrman, M
scored. North, B. struck out swinging (2-2 SKBBFS). MacLean, W. doubled down
the rf line, RBI (0-0); Sailors, N. scored. Capece, C. grounded out to ss (2-2
BFKB); MacLean, W. advanced to third. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Villanova 2nd - MCELROY, J grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 BK). SHAW,
T flied out to cf (0-1 K). MONTGOMERY grounded out to ss (0-2 KK). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 2nd - Deters, T. flied out to rf (3-0 BBB). Hess, K. walked
(3-2 BKFBBB). McHugh, N. flied out to rf (0-1 K). Gillen, T. walked (3-0 BBBB);
Hess, K. advanced to second. Scherrman, M singled to third base (0-1 K);
Gillen, T. advanced to second; Hess, K. advanced to third. Sailors, N. grounded
out to p (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Villanova 3rd - LEMON, A struck out looking (3-2 BKFBBK). FREITAG, J
struck out looking (0-2 KKK). WHOOLEY, M singled to right field (0-0). NEFF, J
walked (3-1 SBBBB); WHOOLEY, M advanced to second. LEONARD, B singled to left
field, RBI (0-0); NEFF, J advanced to second; WHOOLEY, M scored. QUINTANO, C
struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Creighton 3rd - North, B. popped up to cf (1-1 KB). MacLean, W. singled
to right center (2-2 KBFB). Capece, C. flied out to rf (0-2 KF). MacLean, W.
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Deters, T. walked (3-2 KBBBKB). Hess, K.
flied out to rf (2-1 BSB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 4th - MCELROY, J singled to center field (0-1 F). SHAW, T
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); MCELROY, J advanced to second. MONTGOMERY
grounded out to 2b (1-1 FB); MCELROY, J advanced to third. LEMON, A singled
down the lf line, RBI (0-1 F); MCELROY, J scored. FREITAG, J struck out looking
(1-2 KKFBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 4th - McHugh, N. homered to left center, RBI (0-2 KKF).
Gillen, T. popped up to lf down the lf line (1-1 BF). Scherrman, M grounded out
to ss (3-2 BBKBF). Sailors, N. walked (3-2 FBFFBBB). North, B. singled up the
middle (0-0); Sailors, N. advanced to third. MacLean, W. fouled out to rf
(0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 5th - WHOOLEY, M singled to third base (1-2 BKF). NEFF, J
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); WHOOLEY, M advanced to second. LEONARD, B
fouled out to c (0-0). QUINTANO, C grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 5th - Capece, C. doubled to right center (2-1 BKB). Deters, T.
tripled down the rf line, RBI (0-2 FK); Capece, C. scored. PODGORSKI, J to p
for FRANCIS, J. Hess, K. hit by pitch (0-1 K). Hess, K. out at second c to ss,
caught stealing. McHugh, N. grounded out to p (2-2 KBBF). Gillen, T. struck out
looking (3-2 BBBKFK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Villanova 6th - MCELROY, J flied out to cf (1-1 KB). SHAW, T grounded
out to ss (2-2 BKBFF). MONTGOMERY singled up the middle (1-1 FB). LEMON, A
struck out looking (3-2 KBBBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 6th - Scherrman, M struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Sailors, N.
grounded out to ss (0-1 K). North, B. grounded out to ss (2-1 BBF). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 7th - Aukerman, M. to p for Pineau, J.. FREITAG, J walked (3-0
BBBB). SOLARI, S pinch ran for FREITAG, J. WHOOLEY, M flied out to rf (3-2
SSFFBBB). NEFF, J struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS); SOLARI, S advanced to second
on a wild pitch. LEONARD, B struck out swinging (3-2 BSBSBS). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 7th - MacLean, W. walked (3-2 KBFBBB). Capece, C. grounded out
to p (1-2 SBF); MacLean, W. advanced to second. Deters, T. doubled down the lf
line, RBI (3-1 BFBB); MacLean, W. scored. Hess, K. struck out swinging (2-2
BKSBS). McHugh, N. singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); Deters, T. scored.
Gillen, T. walked (3-0 BBBB); McHugh, N. advanced to second. TURZAI, S to p for
PODGORSKI, J. Scherrman, M struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBKS). 2 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 8th - Burke, J. to p for Aukerman, M.. QUINTANO, C grounded
out to ss (1-2 BFFF). MCELROY, J flied out to cf (2-1 BBK). SHAW, T singled to
center field (1-1 KB). MONTGOMERY lined out to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 8th - Sailors, N. struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). North, B.
struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). MacLean, W. flied out to lf to left center (1-0
B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 9th - LEMON, A lined out to ss (3-2 BBBKFF). VALDEZ, J pinch
hit for SOLARI, S. VALDEZ, J struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). WHOOLEY, M lined
out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Line score
Creighton 6, Villanova 3 (Apr 26, 2025 at Omaha, Neb.)
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Villanova........... 101 100 000 - 3 9 0 (20-19, 4-7 BIG EAST)
Creighton........... 200 110 20X - 6 11 0 (27-12, 8-3 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: Villanova - FRANCIS, Jake; PODGORSKI, JP(5); TURZAI, Stephen(7) and NEFF, Jason.
Creighton - Jack Pineau; Matthew Aukerman(7); Jimmy Burke(8) and Connor Capece.
Win-Jack Pineau(2-0) Save-Jimmy Burke(1) Loss-FRANCIS, Jake(5-2) T-2:51 A-2788
HR CU - Nate McHugh (4).
Weather: 62-Clear-W:6 MPH SSE-H:60%
FRANCIS, J faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: BSB25-39