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South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, April 28
Huether Field
2 p.m.
South Dakota State University
2
vs
5
Creighton (Neb.)
Jacks fall to Creighton, 5-2
4/28/2009 7:15:00 PM | Baseball
BROOKINGS, S.D. ? Robbie Knight and Vicente Cafaro each hit home runs in the fifth inning, lifting Creighton to a 5-2 victory over South Dakota State in non-conference baseball action Tuesday afternoon at Erv Huether Field.
The visiting Bluejays improved to 24-18 on the season, and claimed the season series by a 3-1 count. SDSU, which had its season-best seven-game winning streak snapped, dropped to 14-26 overall.
The Jackrabbits got on the board first, scoring an unearned run in the third inning. Beau Hanowski reached on an error and came around to score on John Lee's second double of the game. SDSU added a run in the fourth inning as freshman Eric Cain led off his second home run of the season.
Creighton cracked the scoring column in the top of the fifth as Knight hit a leadoff homer to left field off Jackrabbit reliever Sam Pieczynski. After Darin Ruf singled with one out, Cafaro followed with a two-run shot to put the Bluejays in the lead at 3-2.
The Bluejays added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning. Ruf walked to lead off the frame and scored on T.J. Roemmich's triple to the right-center gap. Roemmich later scored on a sacrifice fly.
SDSU put together a rally in the ninth inning, sending the tying run to the plate. Pinch-hitter Joel Blake led off with a walk and Jesse Ayala singled to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. However, Creighton reliever Jack VanLeur retired the next three Jackrabbit hitters to record the save.
For the game, SDSU stranded 10 runners while Creighton left eight men on base. Stephen Turner also extended his hitting streak to 10 games for the Jackrabbits.
A Brandon native and the NCAA leader in appearances with 29, VanLeur pitched the final two innings, walking one and striking out two. Jeremy Hauer, who threw only one-third of an inning, was credited with the victory after pitching out of a two-out jam in the fourth. Six different pitchers saw mound duty for the Bluejays.
Caleb Thielbar started for SDSU. The senior left-hander worked around four walks and a hit to pitch three scoreless innings.
The Jackrabbits' game scheduled for Wednesday against Minnesota has been canceled. SDSU returns to action Friday, opening a four-game Summit League series against Oakland (Mich.). First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at Erv Huether Field.
CREIGHTON (Neb.) 5, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2
CU 000 030 200 5-7-1
SDSU 001 100 000 2-5-0
CU: Kirk Clark, Matt Patterson (3), Jeremy Hauer (4), Bob Lakovic (5), T.J. Roemmich (7), Jack VanLeur (8) and Carson Vitale. SDSU: Caleb Thielbar, Matt Spinar (4), Sam Pieczynski (5), Trever Vermeulen (8) and Tony Martin.
W-Hauer (1-5). L-Pieczynski (3-3). SV-VanLeur (4).
HR: CU-Robbie Knight (2), Vicente Cafaro (4); SDSU-Eric Cain (2).
The visiting Bluejays improved to 24-18 on the season, and claimed the season series by a 3-1 count. SDSU, which had its season-best seven-game winning streak snapped, dropped to 14-26 overall.
The Jackrabbits got on the board first, scoring an unearned run in the third inning. Beau Hanowski reached on an error and came around to score on John Lee's second double of the game. SDSU added a run in the fourth inning as freshman Eric Cain led off his second home run of the season.
Creighton cracked the scoring column in the top of the fifth as Knight hit a leadoff homer to left field off Jackrabbit reliever Sam Pieczynski. After Darin Ruf singled with one out, Cafaro followed with a two-run shot to put the Bluejays in the lead at 3-2.
The Bluejays added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning. Ruf walked to lead off the frame and scored on T.J. Roemmich's triple to the right-center gap. Roemmich later scored on a sacrifice fly.
SDSU put together a rally in the ninth inning, sending the tying run to the plate. Pinch-hitter Joel Blake led off with a walk and Jesse Ayala singled to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. However, Creighton reliever Jack VanLeur retired the next three Jackrabbit hitters to record the save.
For the game, SDSU stranded 10 runners while Creighton left eight men on base. Stephen Turner also extended his hitting streak to 10 games for the Jackrabbits.
A Brandon native and the NCAA leader in appearances with 29, VanLeur pitched the final two innings, walking one and striking out two. Jeremy Hauer, who threw only one-third of an inning, was credited with the victory after pitching out of a two-out jam in the fourth. Six different pitchers saw mound duty for the Bluejays.
Caleb Thielbar started for SDSU. The senior left-hander worked around four walks and a hit to pitch three scoreless innings.
The Jackrabbits' game scheduled for Wednesday against Minnesota has been canceled. SDSU returns to action Friday, opening a four-game Summit League series against Oakland (Mich.). First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at Erv Huether Field.
CREIGHTON (Neb.) 5, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2
CU 000 030 200 5-7-1
SDSU 001 100 000 2-5-0
CU: Kirk Clark, Matt Patterson (3), Jeremy Hauer (4), Bob Lakovic (5), T.J. Roemmich (7), Jack VanLeur (8) and Carson Vitale. SDSU: Caleb Thielbar, Matt Spinar (4), Sam Pieczynski (5), Trever Vermeulen (8) and Tony Martin.
W-Hauer (1-5). L-Pieczynski (3-3). SV-VanLeur (4).
HR: CU-Robbie Knight (2), Vicente Cafaro (4); SDSU-Eric Cain (2).
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