Villanova vs Creighton (Mar 21, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Creighton Softball
Villanova at Creighton
Mar 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (CU Softball Stadium)
Villanova 3 (6-24,2-6 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maddie Burrows 3b........ 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Maranda Runco 1b/p....... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Elizabeth Gray pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lexi Kobryn dp/p......... 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lilly St. Jean 2b........ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Carly Zych p/1b.......... 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1
Katie Reed rf............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jaclyn Morra ss.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Mackenzie Waghorn c...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Madison Ostrowski cf..... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Aubrey Police lf/pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Totals................... 18 3 3 3 3 2 14 8 5
Creighton 11 (14-17,6-2 BIG EAST)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Zoey Greenwood lf........ 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
Avery Barnard rf......... 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2
Lily West c.............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Kaelan Schultz 1b........ 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0
Emma Bailey pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tara Vandewater 2b....... 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
Keegan Mayhue 3b/dp...... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Erika Perez dp/3b........ 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0
Chiqui Vazquez pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ella Dalton cf........... 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ashten Pierson ss........ 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
Ashley Smetter ph....... 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ava Drehs p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 19 11 8 11 9 0 15 4 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 012 00 - 3 3 0
Creighton........... 072 02 - 11 8 1
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Pierson(7). DP - Bluejays 1. LOB - Wildcats 5; Bluejays 4. 2B -
Barnard(8); Vandewater(5); Dalton(4). HR - Zych(1); Smetter(1). HBP -
Burrows; St. Jean. SF - Schultz(2). SB - Greenwood 2(12); Bailey(6); Pierson
2(6). CS - Vazquez(3).
Villanova IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Carly Zych.......... 1.1 2 5 5 3 0 6 9 39
Maranda Runco....... 2.2 5 4 4 3 0 11 15 52
Lexi Kobryn......... 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 2 5 23
Creighton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Ava Drehs........... 5.0 3 3 3 3 2 18 23 87
Win - Drehs (4-2). Loss - Zych (2-2). Save - None.
HBP - by Drehs (Burrows); by Drehs (St. Jean). Inherited runners/scored: None.
Pitches/strikes: Zych 39/16; Runco 52/27; Kobryn 23/10; Drehs 87/47.
Umpires - HP: Matt Tikemeier 1B: Jeffery Sweeney 3B: Jim Doyle
Start: 2:05 PM Time: 1:32 Attendance: 219
Weather: 89, Sunny, SSW 12 MPH
Game: CU31
Play-by-Play
2026 Creighton Softball
Villanova at Creighton - Play-by-Play
Mar 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (CU Softball Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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Villanova........... 012 00 - 3 3 0
Creighton........... 072 02 - 11 8 1
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Villanova starters: 3/3b Burrows; 25/1b Runco; 17/dp Kobryn; 13/2b St. Jean;
12/p Zych; 8/rf K. Reed; 15/ss Morra; 21/c Waghorn; 1/cf Ostrowski; 2/lf
Police;
Creighton starters: 2/lf Greenwood; 19/rf Barnard; 8/c West; 6/1b Schultz;
24/2b Vandewater; 10/3b Mayhue; 12/dp Perez; 13/cf Dalton; 4/ss Pierson; 17/p
Drehs;
Villanova 1st - Mayhue to dp. Perez to 3b. Burrows reached on a fielding
error by ss (0-1 K). Runco reached on a fielder's choice to second base (1-0
B); Burrows out at second 2b to ss. Kobryn struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). St.
Jean lined out to lf down the lf line (3-2 KBBFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Creighton 1st - Greenwood flied out to lf to left center (2-2 KBBK).
Barnard grounded out to ss (3-2 BKBBF). West grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 2nd - Zych homered down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BK). K. Reed
flied out to rf down the rf line (0-0). Morra grounded out to 2b (3-2 BKKBFBF).
Waghorn struck out looking (2-2 BFBFK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Creighton 2nd - Schultz walked (3-1 BKBBB). Bailey pinch ran for
Schultz. Bailey stole second. Vandewater doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2
BKBBF); Bailey scored. Mayhue walked (3-0 BBBB). Perez walked (3-0 BBBB);
Mayhue advanced to second; Vandewater advanced to third. Dalton lined out to ss
(1-1 KB). Smetter pinch hit for Pierson. Smetter homered to left field, 4 RBI
(2-1 BBK); Perez scored; Mayhue scored; Vandewater scored. Runco to p. Zych to
1b. Greenwood singled through the left side (2-1 BKB). Greenwood stole second.
Barnard singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw (1-1
KB); Greenwood advanced to third. West walked (3-0 BBBB). Schultz to 1b for
Bailey. Schultz flied out to lf, SF, 2 RBI (1-0 B); West advanced to second,
out at third lf to ss to c to 3b; Barnard scored; Greenwood scored. 7 runs,
4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Villanova 3rd - Pierson to ss for Smetter. Ostrowski fouled out to lf
(0-0). Burrows hit by pitch (0-0). Runco walked (3-2 BKBFBB); Burrows advanced
to second. Kobryn singled through the right side (2-2 KKBFB); Runco advanced to
second; Burrows advanced to third. St. Jean walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Kobryn
advanced to second; Runco advanced to third; Burrows scored. Gray pinch ran for
Runco. Zych reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-0 B); St. Jean
advanced to second; Kobryn out at third ss to 3b; Gray scored. K. Reed flied
out to rf (2-1 KBB). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Creighton 3rd - Runco to p for Gray. Vandewater fouled out to lf (0-0).
Mayhue lined out to ss (1-1 KB). Perez walked (3-1 BKBBB). Dalton doubled to
left center, RBI, advanced to third on the throw (1-1 KB); Perez scored.
Pierson singled to pitcher, bunt, stole second (0-0). Greenwood singled to
shortstop, RBI (3-2 BKBBF); Pierson advanced to third; Dalton scored. Greenwood
stole second. Barnard grounded out to ss (1-2 KBKF). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Villanova 4th - Morra fouled out to rf (1-0 B). Waghorn popped up to ss
(0-0). Ostrowski walked (3-2 BKBBKB). Burrows popped up to 3b (2-2 FKBFB). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Creighton 4th - West flied out to lf to left center (1-2 KKBF). Schultz
grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Vandewater walked (3-1 BKBBB). Mayhue flied out to
cf to left center (1-1 BS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Villanova 5th - Runco grounded out to 2b (0-0). Kobryn singled to left
field (3-1 BBKB). Police pinch ran for Kobryn. / for Police. St. Jean hit by
pitch (2-2 KKBB); Police advanced to second. Zych lined into double play 1b
unassisted (2-2 BKBF); St. Jean out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Creighton 5th - Runco to dp. Kobryn to p for Police. Police to lf. Perez
walked (3-1 BBBKB). Vazquez pinch ran for Perez. Vazquez out at second c to ss,
caught stealing. The previous play at second base is under review. Call on the
field stands, runner is caught stealing. Dalton flied out to cf (1-1 BK).
Pierson walked (3-2 BFBBFB). Pierson stole second. Greenwood walked (3-2
FBBFBB). Barnard doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-2 FS); Greenwood scored;
Pierson scored. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.