Softball Drops Pair of Games on Saturday at Bearkat Classic

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Creighton softball workforce dropped a pair of contests on Saturday throughout the second day of competitors on the Bearkat Classic in Huntsville, Texas. The Bluejays suffered a 10-2 setback to Central Arkansas within the opener earlier than falling, 10-5, to host Sam Houston within the afternoon.

With the pair of losses, Creighton falls to 2-2 on the younger season.

Game 1: Central Arkansas 10, Creighton 2 (5 innings)

In the primary sport of the day, Central Arkansas wasted little time taking an early benefit because the Bears plated two runs within the backside half of the primary inning. Addie Graham led off the body with a single again up the center and superior to 3rd on a double by Trinity Brandon, earlier than Kaitlyn Graham lined a two-run single by means of the correct aspect to provide the Bears a 2-0 edge.

Creighton responded within the prime half of the third as freshman Zoey Greenwood raced out a leadoff single earlier than shifting to 3rd on a pair of productive outs. Greenwood would then are available in to attain on a Kaelan Schultz RBI double to proper to chop the deficit to 2-1.

UCA answered proper again, pushing throughout three within the third and two extra within the fourth to open up a 7-1 lead. The Bears used a two-run homer from Emma Robertson and an RBI double from Grace Molitor within the third to push their benefit to 5-1, whereas a two-run single from Robertson within the fourth gave Central Arkansas a 7-1 lead.

CU would plate a run within the prime of the fifth on an RBI double from Barnard, however Central Arkansas countered with a Brandon three-run residence run within the backside of the fifth to safe the 10-2 run-rule victory.

Lily West led the best way with two of the Bluejays seven hits, whereas Ava Drehs suffered her first lack of the season.

Central Arkansas was paced by three hits, three runs and three RBI from Brandon as she fell a triple shy of the cycle. Bailie Runner picked up her second win of the season, placing out two within the complete-game effort.

 

Game 2: Sam Houston 10, Creighton 5

In sport two, Sam Houston stormed out of the gates and grabbed management early with a five-run first inning. The Bearkats patiently drew three walks and used an RBI single from Bella Perez and a grand slam residence run from Karrlauhn Deas to take a 5-0 lead.  

Creighton, nonetheless, answered proper again with a 4 spot within the second to chop the deficit to 5-4. Schultz led off the body with a solo shot to left, her first residence run of the season, to place the Jays on the scoreboard. Tara Vandewater adopted with a single earlier than an Erika Perez double places runners on second and third with no outs. Ashten Pierson then pushed residence Vandewater with a superbly executed bunt to make it 5-2. Emma Bailey was then hit-by-a-pitch to load the bases, earlier than Greenwood and West every drew RBI walks to chop the result in 5-4.

Still down 5-4 as the sport moved to the third, Creighton rallied to drag even on a solo blast from Vandewater to open the highest half of the body.  

Sam Houston, nonetheless, countered with a two-run homer from Tricia Yarotsky within the backside of the third to regain a 5-7 lead.

The Bearkats would tack three extra runs within the fifth on a two-run single from Lydia Njus and a double steal to safe the 10-5 victory.

Creighton recorded six hits within the contest with Vandewater main the best way with two hits, together with a house run and two runs scored. Brooklyn Patchen (1-1) suffered the loss, permitting seven runs on 4 hits in 3.1 innings of labor.

Creighton wraps up the Bearkat Classic on Sunday with a single sport towards South Dakota at 10 a.m.