Creighton vs Connecticut (Apr 04, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Creighton Baseball
Creighton at Connecticut
Apr 04, 2026 at Storrs, Conn. (Elliott Ballpark)
Creighton 9 (14-15,1-2 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rocco Gump 3b............ 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nate McHugh c............ 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 2 3
Teddy Deters rf.......... 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3
Ben North ss............. 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 6 0
Connor Capece dh......... 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Baillargeon 1b..... 4 0 1 0 1 1 8 1 2
Isaac Wachsmann cf....... 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 1 1
Nick Venteicher 2b....... 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Lew Rice lf.............. 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 1
Jakob Ruhl p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Koosman p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Burke p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Curtin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 41 9 14 8 2 6 24 11 10
Connecticut 11 (17-16,4-2 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Polemeni, Chris rf....... 3 4 3 2 2 0 5 0 0
Taylor, Chase rf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Righi, Cam lf............ 5 3 4 6 0 0 2 0 1
Belisario, Anthony cf... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minick, Tyler dh......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Marshall, Jackson 1b..... 5 0 2 1 0 1 7 0 0
Tirado, Gabriel c........ 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0
Wachter, Nater cf/lf..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3
Dalena, Maddix 3b........ 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1
Rispoli, Rob ss.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Menzel, Evan 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Pudvar, Oliver p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hale, Charlie p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meyers, Paxton p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shaw III, Greg p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 11 14 10 4 3 27 8 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Creighton........... 002 002 311 - 9 14 0
Connecticut......... 102 301 13X - 11 14 2
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E - Dalena, Madd 2(5). DP - Huskies 1. LOB - Bluejays 10; Huskies 6. 2B -
Gump(8); Capece(6); Baillargeon(3); Wachsmann(7); Venteicher(2); Minick,
Tyle(7); Marshall, Ja(10); Tirado, Gabr(8). 3B - McHugh(2). HR - North(5);
Wachsmann(4); Polemeni, Ch(5); Righi, Cam 3(8); Dalena, Madd(2). HBP - Gump;
Capece. SH - Rispoli, Rob(3); Menzel, Evan(4). SF - Rice(2). SB - North(9);
Polemeni, Ch(13).
Creighton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Jakob Ruhl.......... 3.2 6 4 4 1 2 16 18 57
Ian Koosman......... 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 7 7 27
Jimmy Burke......... 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 7 8 33
Shane Curtin........ 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 5 8 20
Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Pudvar, Oliver...... 4.1 6 2 2 0 1 19 19 63
Hale, Charlie....... 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 5 9 36
Meyers, Paxton...... 1.1 3 3 3 0 2 7 8 29
Shaw III, Greg...... 2.0 3 2 1 0 1 10 10 36
Win - Shaw III, Gr (4-0). Loss - Curtin (0-3). Save - None.
WP - Ruhl(1). HBP - by Hale, Charli (Gump); by Meyers, Paxt (Capece).
Pitches/strikes: Ruhl 57/36; Koosman 27/16; Burke 33/22; Curtin 20/10; Pudvar,
Oliv 63/39; Hale, Charli 36/21; Meyers, Paxt 29/21; Shaw III, Gr 36/24.
Umpires - HP: Brian Drury 1B: Donald Goller 3B: Nicholas Mull
Start: 9:05 am Time: 3:00 Attendance: 521
Weather: 55-Sunny-W:4 MPH N-H:63%
Koosman faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: BSB26-29
Play-by-Play
2026 Creighton Baseball
Creighton at Connecticut - Play-by-Play
Apr 04, 2026 at Storrs, Conn. (Elliott Ballpark)
Score by Innings R H E
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Creighton........... 002 002 311 - 9 14 0
Connecticut......... 102 301 13X - 11 14 2
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Creighton starters: 15/3b Gump; 5/c McHugh; 4/rf Deters; 11/ss North; 2/dh
Capece; 22/1b Baillargeon; 6/cf Wachsmann; 12/2b Venteicher; 3/lf Rice; 34/p
Ruhl;
Connecticut starters: 1/rf Polemeni, Ch; 6/lf Righi, Cam; 2/dh Minick, Tyle;
31/1b Marshall, Ja; 42/c Tirado, Gabr; 49/cf Wachter, Nat; 43/3b Dalena, Madd;
3/ss Rispoli, Rob; 4/2b Menzel, Evan; 37/p Pudvar, Oliv;
Creighton 1st - Gump grounded out to 3b (1-2 SKB). McHugh lined out to
rf (0-0). Deters grounded out to 3b (2-1 BBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Connecticut 1st - Polemeni, Ch singled up the middle (1-2 KSB). Righi,
Cam singled up the middle (1-1 BS); Polemeni, Ch advanced to third. Minick,
Tyle walked (3-2 BBFSBB); Righi, Cam advanced to second; Polemeni, Ch scored on
a wild pitch. Marshall, Ja lined out to 3b (1-1 BS). Tirado, Gabr reached on a
fielder's choice to second base (1-1 FB); Minick, Tyle out at second 2b to ss;
Righi, Cam advanced to third. Wachter, Nat struck out looking (3-2 SBBBFK).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Creighton 2nd - North fouled out to 1b (2-0 BB). Capece popped up to 2b
(2-2 KFBB). Baillargeon grounded out to 2b (1-2 KKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Connecticut 2nd - Dalena, Madd grounded out to ss (3-2 BFBFFFB).
Rispoli, Rob grounded out to ss (0-0). Menzel, Evan fouled out to 3b (1-0 B).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 3rd - Wachsmann flied out to rf (0-1 F). Venteicher singled to
center field (1-1 KB). Rice singled through the right side (0-0); Venteicher
advanced to second. Gump flied out to lf (2-1 BBS). McHugh tripled to center
field, 2 RBI (2-1 BFB); Rice scored; Venteicher scored. Deters struck out
swinging (2-2 FBBFS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Connecticut 3rd - Polemeni, Ch singled through the right side (1-0 B).
Righi, Cam homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Polemeni, Ch scored. Minick,
Tyle flied out to cf (0-0). Marshall, Ja struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS).
Tirado, Gabr singled to right field (0-1 S). Wachter, Nat flied out to lf (0-2
KF). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 4th - North flied out to rf (0-1 K). Capece flied out to lf
(2-0 BB). Baillargeon doubled to left field (0-1 K). Wachsmann flied out to rf
(3-2 BBFBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Connecticut 4th - Dalena, Madd singled to right field (1-1 FB). Rispoli,
Rob grounded out to c, SAC, bunt (1-0 B); Dalena, Madd advanced to second.
Menzel, Evan lined out to 1b (2-0 BB). Koosman to p for Ruhl. Polemeni, Ch
homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-2 FBS); Dalena, Madd scored. Righi, Cam homered
to right center, RBI (2-2 KKBB). Minick, Tyle grounded out to ss (0-0). 3
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 5th - Venteicher flied out to cf (2-1 BBK). Rice singled to
pitcher (2-2 BKBF). Gump singled to left field (0-0); Rice advanced to second.
Hale, Charli to p for Pudvar, Oliv. McHugh struck out swinging (0-2 FFFS).
Deters struck out swinging (2-2 SBBFS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Connecticut 5th - Marshall, Ja flied out to cf (2-2 BKBF). Tirado, Gabr
popped up to ss (3-1 BBBK). Wachter, Nat struck out looking (3-2 FBBFBK). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 6th - North homered to left field, RBI (0-0). Capece doubled
down the lf line (0-2 KKF). Baillargeon walked (3-2 BKSBBB). Wachsmann reached
on a fielder's choice to third base (0-0); Baillargeon out at second 3b to 2b;
Capece advanced to third. Venteicher walked (3-1 KBBBB); Wachsmann advanced to
second. Rice flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 BF); Capece scored. Gump hit by
pitch (3-2 FSBBFB); Venteicher advanced to second; Wachsmann advanced to third.
Meyers, Paxt to p for Hale, Charli. McHugh grounded out to p (0-2 SSFF). 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Connecticut 6th - Dalena, Madd homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Burke
to p for Koosman. Rispoli, Rob flied out to rf (0-1 K). Menzel, Evan lined out
to lf (0-0). Polemeni, Ch walked (3-2 BBSKBB). Polemeni, Ch stole second.
Righi, Cam grounded out to ss (0-2 KS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 7th - Deters flied out to rf (0-1 K). North singled up the
middle (1-1 KB). Capece hit by pitch (0-2 KF); North advanced to second. North
stole third. Baillargeon struck out looking (1-2 KBFK). Wachsmann doubled to
center field, 2 RBI (2-2 FSBB); Capece scored; North scored. Venteicher doubled
down the rf line, RBI (0-0); Wachsmann scored. Rice struck out swinging (3-2
BSBFBS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Connecticut 7th - Minick, Tyle doubled down the lf line (1-2 BFS).
Marshall, Ja doubled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Minick, Tyle scored. Tirado,
Gabr flied out to lf (3-2 SBSFFBB). Wachter, Nat flied out to rf (2-2 SBKFBF);
Marshall, Ja advanced to third. Curtin to p for Burke. Dalena, Madd grounded
out to ss (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 8th - Shaw III, Gr to p for Meyers, Paxt. Gump doubled to left
field (3-2 BKBBF). McHugh reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second
on the error (0-1 F); Gump advanced to third. Deters singled to third base (0-2
KK). North reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-1 FB); Deters advanced to
second; McHugh advanced to third; Gump scored, unearned. Capece reached on a
fielder's choice to second base (1-2 BSS); North advanced to second; Deters
advanced to third; McHugh out at home 2b to c. Baillargeon lined into double
play ss to 1b (1-1 KB); Capece out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2
LOB.
Connecticut 8th - Rispoli, Rob walked (3-2 BKBBKB). Menzel, Evan out at
first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Rispoli, Rob advanced to second. Polemeni, Ch
walked (3-1 BBBKB). Righi, Cam homered to right center, 3 RBI (2-1 BFB);
Polemeni, Ch scored; Rispoli, Rob scored. Minick, Tyle grounded out to c (0-0).
Marshall, Ja singled to shortstop (0-0). Tirado, Gabr doubled to center field
(0-0); Marshall, Ja advanced to third, out at home cf to ss to c. 3 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 9th - Taylor, Chas to rf for Polemeni, Ch. Belisario, A to cf
for Righi, Cam. Wachter, Nat to lf. Wachsmann homered to left center, RBI (1-0
B). Venteicher struck out swinging (1-2 FBFS). Rice grounded out to 2b (1-1
KB). Gump flied out to lf (3-2 BKBFB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Line score
Connecticut 11, Creighton 9 (Apr 04, 2026 at Storrs, Conn.)
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Creighton........... 002 002 311 - 9 14 0 (14-15, 1-2 BIG EAST)
Connecticut......... 102 301 13X - 11 14 2 (17-16, 4-2 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: Creighton - Jakob Ruhl; Ian Koosman(4); Jimmy Burke(6); Shane Curtin(7) and
Nate McHugh. Connecticut - Pudvar, Oliver; Hale, Charlie(5); Meyers, Paxton(6);
Shaw III, Greg(8) and Tirado, Gabriel.
Win-Shaw III, Greg(4-0) Loss-Shane Curtin(0-3) T-3:00 A-521
HR CU - Ben North (5); Isaac Wachsmann (4).
HR UCONN - Polemeni, Chris (5); Righi, Cam 3 (8); Dalena, Maddix (2).
Weather: 55-Sunny-W:4 MPH N-H:63%
Koosman faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: BSB26-29