Illinois State vs Creighton (03-26-05)



Box Score

                           Missouri Valley Conference
                      Illinois State at Creighton (Game 1)
                03-26-05 at Omaha, Nebraska (CU Sports Complex)

Illinois State 1 (19-6,3-1 MVC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gaither 3b...............  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  1   0
Stake 2b.................  3  0  2  0   1  1  3  1   0
Borba ss.................  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  2   0
Wright dh................  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
 Parsons pr..............  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Ewen ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Birk p...................  4  0  2  0   0  0  0  2   3
Bierwirth cf.............  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
Patton lf................  3  0  1  1   0  2  2  0   0
Guilbault 1b.............  2  0  0  0   0  2  4  1   3
 Prager ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Garner rf................  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
Mielke c.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  7  1   0
Totals................... 26  1  5  1   3 13 18  8  10

Creighton 3 (21-3,4-0 MVC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Flores 2b................  4  0  0  1   0  0  1  0   1
Dorsey cf................  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Fukumoto c...............  2  1  1  1   0  1 14  0   2
Johnson 1b...............  2  0  1  0   1  0  2  0   0
 Meade pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Egan dh..................  3  0  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
Ramsey rf................  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Fonda ph................  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Merkel ss................  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  1   1
Reiss 3b.................  2  1  0  0   1  0  3  3   0
Ayers lf.................  2  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Nielsen p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 22  3  4  3   3  5 21  4   7

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Illinois State...... 000 100 0 -  1  5  2
Creighton........... 120 000 X -  3  4  1
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E - Gaither 2; Johnson(1). LOB - Redbirds 10; Bluejays 7. 2B - Birk;
Johnson(9). HBP - Borba; Wright; Fukumoto. SH - Bierwirth; Dorsey(4);
Ayers(4). SB - Stake; Birk.

Illinois State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Birk................  6.0  4  3  1  3  5 22 28

Creighton              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Nielsen.............  6.1  5  1  1  3 12 23 29
Johnson.............  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  3  3

Win - Nielsen (14-2).  Loss - Birk (9-1).  Save - Johnson (1).
WP - Birk. HBP - by Birk (Fukumoto); by Nielsen (Wright); by Nielsen (Borba).
Umpires -
Start: 12:00 pm   Time: 2:12   Attendance:
Game: CU24


Play-by-Play

                           Missouri Valley Conference
              Illinois State at Creighton (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
                03-26-05 at Omaha, Nebraska (CU Sports Complex)


Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Illinois State...... 000 100 0 -  1  5  2
Creighton........... 120 000 X -  3  4  1
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Illinois State starters: 23/3b Gaither; 7/2b Stake; 9/ss Borba; 13/dh Wright;
10/p Birk; 5/cf Bierwirth; 11/lf Patton; 3/1b Guilbault; 24/rf Garner; 1/c
Mielke;
Creighton starters: 9/2b Flores; 1/cf Dorsey; 13/c Fukumoto; 22/1b Johnson;
16/dh Egan; 4/rf Ramsey; 19/ss Merkel; 2/3b Reiss; 11/lf Ayers; 6/p Nielsen;

Illinois State 1st - Gaither struck out looking. Stake singled to center
field. Borba struck out swinging; Stake stole second. Wright struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Creighton 1st - Flores flied out to cf. Dorsey struck out swinging.
Fukumoto hit by pitch. Johnson walked; Fukumoto advanced to second. Egan
singled to center field, RBI; Johnson advanced to second; Fukumoto scored.
Meade pinch ran for Johnson. Fonda pinch hit for Ramsey. Fonda struck out
swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Illinois State 2nd - Johnson to 1b for Meade. Ramsey to rf for Fonda.
Birk doubled down the lf line. Bierwirth out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Birk
advanced to third. Patton struck out swinging. Guilbault struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Creighton 2nd - Merkel walked. Reiss reached on a fielder's choice,
bunt; Merkel out at second p to 2b. Ayers reached on a fielder's choice; Reiss
advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b. Flores reached
on a fielder's choice, bunt, RBI; Ayers advanced to second; Reiss scored,
unearned. Dorsey grounded out to ss; Flores advanced to second; Ayers advanced
to third. Fukumoto singled, RBI; Flores advanced to third, out at home 1b to 2b
to c; Ayers scored, unearned. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Illinois State 3rd - Garner grounded out to 3b. Gaither struck out
swinging. Stake struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Creighton 3rd - Johnson doubled to right field. Egan flied out to lf.
Ramsey flied out to rf; Johnson advanced to third. Merkel grounded out to 3b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Illinois State 4th - Borba walked. Wright hit by pitch; Borba advanced
to second. Parsons pinch ran for Wright. Birk reached on a fielder's choice;
Parsons advanced to second; Borba out at third ss to 3b. Bierwirth struck out
swinging. Patton singled, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; Birk advanced
to third; Parsons scored. Guilbault struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Creighton 4th - Reiss walked. Ayers reached on a fielding error by 3b,
SAC, bunt; Reiss advanced to second. Flores fouled out to c, bunt. Dorsey out
at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Ayers advanced to second; Reiss advanced to third.
Fukumoto struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Illinois State 5th - Garner fouled out to 3b. Gaither grounded out to
3b. Stake walked. Borba hit by pitch; Stake advanced to second. Ewen pinch hit
for Parsons. Ewen struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Creighton 5th - Johnson popped up to 2b. Egan struck out swinging.
Ramsey grounded out to c, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Illinois State 6th - Birk singled to center field. Bierwirth flied out
to lf. Patton struck out swinging; Birk stole second. Prager pinch hit for
Guilbault. Prager struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Creighton 6th - Guilbault to 1b for Prager. Merkel struck out looking.
Reiss grounded out to ss. Ayers singled up the middle. Ayers advanced to second
on a wild pitch. Flores fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Illinois State 7th - Garner walked. Gaither fouled out to c. Stake
singled to left field; Garner advanced to second. Johnson to p. Egan to 1b. /
for Nielsen. Borba reached on a fielding error by p; Stake advanced to second;
Garner advanced to third. Wright to dh for Ewen. Wright struck out looking.
Birk lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Line score


Creighton 3, Illinois State 1 (03-26-05 at Omaha, Nebraska) (Game 1)
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Illinois State...... 000 100 0 -  1  5  2      (19-6, 3-1 MVC)
Creighton........... 120 000 X -  3  4  1      (21-3, 4-0 MVC)
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Pitchers: Illinois State - Birk. Creighton - Nielsen; Johnson(7).
Win-Nielsen(14-2)  Save-Johnson(1)  Loss-Birk(9-1)  T-2:12  A-0
Game: CU24