Austin Lemon
Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos
3
Villanova VU 20-19, 4-7 BIG EAST
6
Winner Creighton CU 27-12, 8-3 BIG EAST
Villanova VU
20-19, 4-7 BIG EAST
3
Final
6
Creighton CU
27-12, 8-3 BIG EAST
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VU 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Creighton CU 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 6 11 0

W: Pineau, J. (2-0) L: Francis, Jake (5-2) S: Burke, J. (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lemon, Whooley Each Tally Two Hits as Villanova Falls to Creighton

OMAHA, Neb. – Center fielder Austin Lemon and shortstop Michael Whooley each posted two hits as the Villanova University baseball team fell to Creighton, 6-3, on Saturday night (April 26) at Charles Schwab Field.
 
Freshman Brayden Leonard tallied one hit and two RBI, good for his 10th multi-RBI game of the season. On the mound, reliever Stephen Turzai struck out three of the four batters he faced in the late innings.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats (20-19, 4-7 BIG EAST) got off to a hot start with a pair of first-pitch singles by Lemon and John Freitag. Villanova eventually scored off of a bases-loaded fielder's choice in the top of the first. However, Creighton (27-12, 8-3 BIG EAST) answered in the bottom half of the opening frame, bringing home two runs behind three hits to take a 2-1 lead.
 
After a scoreless second inning, an RBI single by Leonard tied the game at two runs apiece. The Wildcats then took the lead with a base hit by Lemon in the top of the fourth.
 
The lead was short-lived, however, with the Bluejays tying the game at three off of a solo home run by Nate McHugh to begin the bottom of the fourth. In the fifth, Creighton took the lead with a leadoff double followed by an RBI triple.
 
The Bluejays tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh behind a walk and two hits. Despite a strong outing from Turzai out of the bullpen, the 'Cats were unable to overcome a 6-3 deficit in the late innings.
 
Creighton starter Jack Pineau improved to 2-0 with the win, while Jake Francis fell to 5-2 with the loss. Bluejays reliever Jimmy Burke earned his first save of the season.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Whooley and Leonard remain the only Wildcats to play in all 39 games this season.
  • Whooley has successfully reached base in 19 straight games.
  • Turzai made his 92nd career appearance, striking out three batters in 1.1 innings pitched. He has tallied six strikeouts with no hits allowed over his last two outings.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will face Creighton on Sunday (April 27) in the series finale from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. ET (Noon CT), and the game will be streamed live on FloSports.
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