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