CREIGHTON SCORES 10-3 WIN OVER JACKRABBITS

Tuesday, March 19

Omaha, Neb. // Charles Schwab Field

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

10-11

Creighton

15-3

South Dakota State

Creighton

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

3/19/2024 10:14:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton first baseman Will MacLean went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs to lead the Bluejays to a 10-3 victory over South Dakota State in nonconference baseball action Tuesday night at Charles Schwab Field.

Creighton improved to 15-3 on the season, while the Jackrabbits dropped to 10-11 after having their three-game winning streak broken.

The Bluejays tallied three runs in the bottom of the first inning and led 7-0 through five innings. After the first run of the game scored on a sacrifice fly, MacLean singled home Nolan Sailors for a 2-0 lead. The third run of the opening frame came across on a bases-loaded walk to B. North.

Creighton's lead grew to 4-0 in the second inning and 7-0 in the fifth inning as the Bluejays put together their second three-run inning of the night. MacLean plated the first run of the fifth inning, with the last two runs scoring on one of the Jackrabbits' three errors in the game.

SDSU countered with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth and added another run an inning later. Nebraska native Carter Sintek reached base for the third time in the game with a walk to lead off the Jackrabbit sixth and Cael Frost followed with a single to center field that extended his hitting streak to 19 game. After both runners advanced on a groundout, Adam Benes delivered a two-run single.

Frost's 19-game hitting streak ties him with Tyson Fisher (2006) and Matt Johnson (2016) for the longest by a Jackrabbit in a single season in SDSU's Division I history (since 2005).

The Jackrabbits' seventh-inning run was unearned as Davis Carr reached on an error, moved to third on a base hit by Matthew Werk and scored on a groundout by Sintek.

MacLean notched his third run-scoring hit of the night in the bottom of the sixth and the Bluejays tacked on two more runs in the seventh.

Creighton starter Eli Nissen struck out seven in four shutout frames. He allowed two hits and did not walk a batter. Five Bluejay pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts on the night.

Sintek was the lone Jackrabbit with more than one hit as he ended the night 2-for-3. Kyle Hess added three of Creighton's 10 hits to go along with MacLean's four base knocks.

Will Kent started and took the loss for SDSU after surrendering four runs and three hits in two innings. The sophomore right-hander struck out two, walked four and hit one batter.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to return to Summit League action with a three-game series Friday through Sunday at St. Thomas. First pitch for the opener is slated for 3 p.m. Friday at Koch Diamond in St. Paul, Minnesota.

NOTES

Creighton leads the all-time series, 26-8, and has won the last 10 meetings
Tuesday's game marked the first time the two squads have played since 2018
The Jackrabbits have scored 14 runs in the sixth inning over their last four games
Sintek recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the season
Brady Hawkins recorded his longest outing of the season after pitching two-plus innings, including holding Creighton scoreless in the third and fourth innings

-GoJacks.com-