Bats, Gloves Come Alive as Creighton Cruises Past Omaha

Offense was on display for Creighton as the Bluejays coasted to a comfortable 13-2 win over Dodge Street Rival Omaha Tuesday afternoon.

The game started in typical small-ball, classic Creighton fashion. The Jays worked a walk, stole a base, and scored on a passed ball to take a 1-0 lead in the first.

Then the bats broke loose.

A 3rd inning leadoff double by junior Jason Allbery was followed by back-to-back walks, which set up a loaded opportunity for junior Will Robertson.

Robertson came into the game with 10 home runs and a team-high 49 RBI. He connected on the first pitch he saw and planted the no-doubter deep into section 124 out in right-center field. The bomb brought Robertson to a tie with Jake Holton at 11 home runs on the year. Not to be outdone, Jake Holton took advantage of a situation presented to him, and hit a grand slam of his own in the bottom of the 8th, retaking the team home run lead.

Creighton hammered the ball all game long, testing the range of the Maverick outfielder. Omaha's #2 defense nationally stepped up when possible, punctuated by an amazing diving catch by right fielder Ben Palensky.

Isaac Collins, who hit the ball hard in every at-bat, was able to find a gap in the 4th inning for a two-out, two RBI double to left center. A run-scoring single off the bat by pinch hitter Will Hanafan tacked on the 8th run of the game, and

Omaha struggled against Creighton's effective pitching all game, striking out eight times against CU's first two pitchers Dylan Tebrake and Ben Dotzler. Before the game, Ed Servais said he only planned on Tebrake pitching into the 3rd inning, but Tebrake took a perfect game into the 5th, retiring the first 13 batters he faced.

Top Performers

Full credit Creighton combo to Dylan Tebrake and Ben Dotzler, who combined for 8 innings, giving up 3 hits and striking out 9.

Shoutout to the bottom of the lineup, Jason Allbery and David Vilches each reached base 3 times, combining for 3-for-5 with two walks and a HBP between them.

Omaha's Ben Palensky was a shining beacon for Omaha, hitting a 2-run double in the 9th inning to end the shutout bid, on top of his spectacular diving catch.

Up Next

Creighton hosts Villanova with a chance to win the Big East regular season championship on the line.

Omaha is set to host Oral Roberts, with their own opportunity to win the Summit League regular season championship.