Villanova vs Creighton (Mar 20, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Creighton Softball
Villanova at Creighton
Mar 20, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (CU Softball Stadium)
Villanova 10 (6-23,2-5 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maddie Burrows 3b/ss..... 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
Maranda Runco 1b......... 5 1 2 5 0 1 8 0 0
Elizabeth Gray pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lexi Kobryn dp........... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Aubrey Police pr/lf..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Lilly St. Jean 2b........ 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1
Katie Reed rf/dp......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
Jaclyn Morra ss.......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Grace Reed pr/ph........ 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ava Mahnken c............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Madison Ostrowski cf..... 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1
Jacquelyn Cox lf/rf...... 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Mackenzie Waghorn ph.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kat Gallant p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Maggie King p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 30 10 8 8 7 3 19 9 7
Creighton 11 (13-17,5-2 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Zoey Greenwood lf........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Avery Barnard rf......... 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lily West c.............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
Emma Bailey pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaelan Schultz 1b........ 3 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0
Tara Vandewater 2b....... 4 2 3 3 0 1 3 2 0
Keegan Mayhue dp......... 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 1
Erika Perez 3b........... 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
Ella Dalton cf........... 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
Ashten Pierson ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Chiqui Vazquez ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Audrey Gilman p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brooklyn Patchen p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 11 12 11 1 2 21 5 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 100 630 0 - 10 8 0
Creighton........... 213 200 3 - 11 12 3
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Greenwood(3); Perez(6); Pierson(6). LOB - Wildcats 7; Bluejays 3. 2B -
Runco(6); Morra(4); Mahnken(1); Vandewater 2(4). HR - Schultz(4); Mayhue(5);
Perez(6). HBP - Schultz. SF - St. Jean(1). SB - Barnard(8).
Villanova IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Kat Gallant......... 4.0 9 8 8 1 2 21 23 70
Maggie King......... 2.1 3 3 3 0 0 10 10 40
Creighton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Audrey Gilman....... 6.1 7 8 5 5 3 28 33 126
Brooklyn Patchen.... 0.2 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 25
Win - Gilman (7-6). Loss - King (1-3). Save - None.
WP - Gallant(2); Patchen(5). HBP - by Gallant (Schultz). Inherited
runners/scored: Gilman 1/1; Patchen 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Gallant 70/47; King
40/24; Gilman 126/76; Patchen 25/13.
Umpires - HP: Jim Doyle 1B: Matt Tikemeier 3B: Jeffery Sweeney
Start: 5:05 PM Time: 2:20 Attendance: 207
Weather: 81, Mostly Sunny, NNW 9 MPH
Patchen faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: CU30
Play-by-Play
2026 Creighton Softball
Villanova at Creighton - Play-by-Play
Mar 20, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (CU Softball Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 100 630 0 - 10 8 0
Creighton........... 213 200 3 - 11 12 3
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Villanova starters: 3/3b Burrows; 25/1b Runco; 17/dp Kobryn; 13/2b St. Jean;
8/rf K. Reed; 15/ss Morra; 7/c Mahnken; 1/cf Ostrowski; 18/lf Cox; 9/p Gallant;
Creighton starters: 2/lf Greenwood; 19/rf Barnard; 8/c West; 6/1b Schultz;
24/2b Vandewater; 10/dp Mayhue; 12/3b Perez; 13/cf Dalton; 4/ss Pierson; 3/p
Gilman;
Villanova 1st - No play. Burrows walked (3-2 KBBBFFB). Runco grounded
out to 2b (0-0); Burrows advanced to second. Kobryn reached on a fielding error
by ss (2-2 KBSBFFF); Burrows advanced to third. St. Jean reached on a fielder's
choice to shortstop, RBI (0-1 K); Kobryn out at second ss to 2b; Burrows
scored, unearned. K. Reed struck out looking (2-2 BKFBFK). 1 run, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Creighton 1st - Greenwood singled up the middle (0-1 F). Barnard reached
on a fielder's choice to third base (1-1 BF); Greenwood out at second 3b to 2b.
West singled to left center (0-0); Barnard advanced to second. Schultz grounded
out to p (2-1 BFB); West advanced to second; Barnard advanced to third.
Vandewater singled to left field, 2 RBI, advanced to second on the throw (0-0);
West scored; Barnard scored. Mayhue struck out swinging (2-2 BSBSS). 2 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Villanova 2nd - Morra doubled to right center (2-2 FBFBF). Mahnken
struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). Ostrowski flied out to lf (1-0 B). Cox grounded
out to c unassisted (0-2 SFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 2nd - Perez homered to left center, RBI (2-0 BB). Dalton
grounded out to 2b (1-2 KFBF). Pierson popped up to 2b (0-1 F). Greenwood
grounded out to 2b (1-1 SB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 3rd - Burrows singled to center field (0-0). Runco struck out
swinging (2-2 BBKFS). Kobryn walked (3-1 BBBKB); Burrows advanced to second.
St. Jean reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-0 BB); Kobryn advanced
to second; Burrows out at third ss to 3b. K. Reed reached on a fielder's choice
to second base (0-2 FS); St. Jean out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Creighton 3rd - Barnard flied out to cf (1-2 KFB). West grounded out to
ss (0-1 K). Schultz hit by pitch (0-0). Vandewater doubled down the lf line,
RBI (2-2 KBBF); Schultz scored. Mayhue singled up the middle, RBI, advanced to
second on the throw (1-0 B); Vandewater scored. Mayhue advanced to third on a
wild pitch. Perez walked (3-2 KBBBKFB). Dalton singled to center field, RBI
(1-2 FSFBF); Perez advanced to second; Mayhue scored. Pierson flied out to lf
(0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 4th - Morra walked (3-2 BKFFBBB). Mahnken lined out to cf (1-1
FB). Ostrowski singled down the rf line (2-0 BB); Morra advanced to third. Cox
walked (3-1 BBBKB); Ostrowski advanced to second. G. Reed pinch ran for Morra.
Burrows singled to first base, RBI (3-2 FBFBBF); Cox advanced to second;
Ostrowski advanced to third; G. Reed scored. Runco singled down the lf line, 2
RBI, advanced to third (2-1 BFB); Burrows advanced to third, scored on a
fielding error by lf, unearned; Cox scored; Ostrowski scored. Patchen to p for
Gilman. Kobryn walked (3-2 SKFBFBBB). Police pinch ran for Kobryn. Police
advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw; Runco scored on a wild
pitch, unearned. St. Jean flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-2 BBKFBF); Police scored,
unearned. K. Reed walked (3-2 SBBBFB). G. Reed pinch hit. G. Reed flied out to
rf (0-1 F). 6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Creighton 4th - Burrows to ss. Police to lf. K. Reed to dp. G. Reed to
3b. Cox to rf. Greenwood grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). Barnard singled up the
middle (0-1 K). Barnard stole second. West flied out to cf to left center (1-1
BK). Schultz homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Barnard scored. Vandewater
struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 5th - Mahnken doubled to right center (1-0 B). Gilman to p for
Patchen. Ostrowski walked (3-1 BSBBB). Cox reached on a fielder's choice to
shortstop (1-0 B); Ostrowski advanced to second; Mahnken out at second ss
unassisted. Burrows reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-0 B); Cox
advanced to second; Ostrowski advanced to third on a fielding error by 3b.
Runco doubled to left center, 3 RBI (0-1 F); Burrows scored; Cox scored;
Ostrowski scored, unearned. Gray pinch ran for Runco. Police popped up to 2b
(1-2 FKB). St. Jean lined out to cf (2-2 BKFB). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Creighton 5th - Runco to 1b for Gray. King to p for Gallant. Mayhue
lined out to ss (3-1 BBKB). Perez grounded out to p (0-1 K). Dalton grounded
out to 2b (2-1 KBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 6th - K. Reed singled through the right side (0-0). G. Reed
grounded out to p (0-0); K. Reed advanced to second. Mahnken popped up to 3b
(2-2 BFSBF). Ostrowski flied out to lf down the lf line (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 6th - Vazquez pinch hit for Pierson. Vazquez grounded out to
2b (2-2 BBKFF). Previous play is under review. Call on the field is confirmed.
Greenwood flied out to lf (2-0 BB). Barnard lined out to p (3-2 BFBFB). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 7th - Pierson to ss for Vazquez. Waghorn pinch hit for Cox.
Waghorn flied out to lf (0-2 FF). Burrows popped up to ss (1-1 KB). Runco
grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 7th - Cox to rf for Waghorn. West singled through the left
side (2-2 BKFB). Schultz flied out to lf (0-0). Vandewater doubled to right
center (2-2 FFBBF); West advanced to third. Bailey pinch ran for West. Mayhue
homered to left field, 3 RBI (0-1 S); Vandewater scored; Bailey scored. 3
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.