(Omaha) — The Omaha Baseball Team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, as they defeated Creighton 4-1 in non-conference baseball action Tuesday night in a game heard on MavRadio.
Junior Zach Williamsen (2-2) spun a gem for the Mavericks, throwing 6 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, while allowing six hits, striking out one, and walking one.
The Mavericks got the scoring going in the first inning when Clayton Taylor blasted his team-leading sixth homer of the year over the right field wall. Taylor finished the game 2-for-4, scored two runs, and drove in one.
In the third, Brett Bass collected a two-out, two-run single up the middle to put the Mavericks up 3-0. Bass would come through again in the sixth with an RBI-double to score Alex Schultz. Bass finished the game 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Creighton would finally scratch across a run in the eighth, as Mike Gerber doubled down the right field line, scoring Ryan Fitzgerald.
Anthony Falcone delivered a perfect ninth inning to close the door on the Bluejays and nail down his third save of the year. Taylor Elman (2-4) took the loss for the Bluejays.
The win moves the Mavericks to 20-13 on the season, while Creighton dropped to 20-13-1.
Omaha’s next time out will be on Friday, as they host North Dakota State in a four-game, Summit League series at the Ballpark at Boys Town. Friday’s first pitch is set for 2:00 PM. Paul Dobler and Ryan Matheny will have the call with pregame coverage beginning at 1:50 PM on Mavradio.fm, 90.7 HD-2, or on your smartphone by downloading the Tune-in app.
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