Iowa vs Creighton (05-21-05)



Box Score

                           Missouri Valley Conference
                             #22 Iowa vs Creighton
                   05-21-05 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)

Iowa 2 (49-13)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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May ss...................  4  2  4  1   0  0  2  2   0
Downs 2b.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   1
Murray rf................  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Nichols c................  3  0  0  1   0  1 17  0   0
Baugh dh.................  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Birocci p................  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  2   0
Heidgerken cf............  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   3
Spratt lf................  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Sargent ph..............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Ackerson 1b..............  3  0  0  0   0  2  5  0   0
Ruff 3b..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 26  2  4  2   2  6 24  6   5

Creighton 1 (44-13)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Flores 2b................  3  0  1  0   0  2  4  0   0
Dorsey cf................  3  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
Fukumoto c...............  3  0  0  0   0  2  6  1   1
Johnson 1b...............  3  1  1  1   0  0  5  0   0
Egan dh..................  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Merkel ss................  2  0  0  0   1  2  2  0   0
 Petullo pr..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Ramsey lf................  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
 Nunnikhoven ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Reiss 3b.................  3  0  0  0   0  2  2  2   1
Ayers rf.................  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   0
Nielsen p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  4   0
Totals................... 26  1  2  1   1 17 24  7   2

Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Iowa................ 100 000 01 -  2  4  0
Creighton........... 010 000 00 -  1  2  0
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LOB - Hawkeyes 5; Bluejays 2. HR - May; Johnson(7). SH - Downs; Murray;
Nichols. SB - Flores(8). CS - Heidgerken.

Iowa                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Birocci.............  8.0  2  1  1  1 17 26 27

Creighton              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Nielsen.............  8.0  4  2  2  2  6 26 31

Win - Birocci (29-8).  Loss - Nielsen (28-8).  Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Scott Thomas  1B: Bobby Shelton  3B: Pete Grebner
Start: 4:48 pm   Time: 1:57   Attendance: 450
Game notes:
2005 NCAA Tournament Region 16
Game: CU57


Play-by-Play

                           Missouri Valley Conference
                      #22 Iowa vs Creighton - Play-by-Play
                   05-21-05 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)


Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Iowa................ 100 000 01 -  2  4  0
Creighton........... 010 000 00 -  1  2  0
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Iowa starters: 10/ss May; 2/2b Downs; 17/rf Murray; 1/c Nichols; 13/dh Baugh;
4/p Birocci; 11/cf Heidgerken; 5/lf Spratt; 24/1b Ackerson; 12/3b Ruff;
Creighton starters: 9/2b Flores; 1/cf Dorsey; 13/c Fukumoto; 22/1b Johnson;
16/dh Egan; 19/ss Merkel; 4/lf Ramsey; 2/3b Reiss; 11/rf Ayers; 6/p Nielsen;

Iowa 1st - May singled up the middle. Downs reached on a fielder's
choice, SAC; May advanced to second. Murray out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt;
Downs advanced to second; May advanced to third. Nichols reached on a fielder's
choice, SAC, RBI, advanced to second; Downs advanced to third; May scored.
Baugh intentionally walked. Birocci struck out swinging. Heidgerken out at
first p to 2b, bunt. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Creighton 1st - Flores struck out swinging. Dorsey struck out swinging.
Fukumoto struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Iowa 2nd - Spratt fouled out to 3b. Ackerson struck out swinging. May
singled up the middle. Downs grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Creighton 2nd - Johnson homered to left center, RBI. Egan struck out
swinging. Merkel walked. Petullo pinch ran for Merkel. Ramsey struck out
swinging. Reiss grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa 3rd - Merkel to ss for Petullo. Murray flied out to rf. Nichols
struck out looking. Baugh popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Creighton 3rd - Ayers grounded out to ss. Flores singled to left field.
Dorsey struck out swinging. Flores stole second. Fukumoto struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa 4th - Birocci flied out to lf. Heidgerken walked. Heidgerken out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. Spratt popped up to p, bunt. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Creighton 4th - Johnson out at first p to ss to 1b. Egan popped up to
ss. Merkel struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Iowa 5th - Ackerson flied out to lf. May singled to left field. Downs
reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; May out at second p to ss. Murray grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Creighton 5th - Ramsey struck out swinging. Reiss struck out looking.
Ayers struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Iowa 6th - Nichols popped up to ss. Baugh grounded out to p. Birocci
popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Creighton 6th - Flores struck out swinging. Dorsey struck out swinging.
Fukumoto grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Iowa 7th - Heidgerken popped up to p. Sargent pinch hit for Spratt.
Sargent struck out swinging. Ackerson struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Creighton 7th - Spratt to lf for Sargent. Johnson grounded out to 2b.
Egan popped up to ss. Merkel struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Iowa 8th - May homered to left center, RBI. Downs fouled out to 3b.
Murray struck out swinging. Nichols grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Creighton 8th - Nunnikhoven pinch hit for Ramsey. Nunnikhoven struck out
looking. Reiss struck out swinging. Ayers struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Line score


Iowa 2, Creighton 1 (05-21-05 at Lincoln, Neb.)
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Iowa................ 100 000 01 -  2  4  0      (49-13)
Creighton........... 010 000 00 -  1  2  0      (44-13)
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Pitchers: Iowa - Birocci. Creighton - Nielsen.
Win-Birocci(29-8)  Loss-Nielsen(28-8)  T-1:57  A-450
HR IOWA - May.
HR CU - Johnson (7).
Game notes:
2005 NCAA Tournament Region 16
Game: CU57