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.