Creighton 7, at Connecticut 4

MASON, Ohio (Interstat) — Creighton scored early and often Thursday, defeating Connecticut 7-4 in the Big East Baseball Championship at Prasco Park. The third-seeded Bluejays improved to 30-25 with the victory, while the second-seeded Huskies fell to 32-26. Creighton outhit Connecticut 13-4, with Rocco Gump and Nate McHugh each driving in three runs. Creighton took control in the top of the first inning. Gump walked, McHugh walked and Jack North reached on a fielder’s choice, loading the bases. A strikeout and a flyout ended the threat, but the Bluejays broke through in the second. Gump tripled to right-center, driving in… Read more...