Creighton University
2-5
Tarleton State
6-3
Baseball Drops Opening Game at REV Tournament, 8-7 to Tarleton State
2/27/2026 5:29:00 PM | Baseball
Nate McHugh was the star for the Bluejays, opening the game with a two-run blast and belting his second two-run blast in the seventh. McHugh finished the game 4-for-4 with five RBI.
After McHugh's two run shot gave Creighton an early 2-0 edge, the Bluejays pushed across a third run in the first on two singles and productive out from Connor Capece.
Tarleton answered with a solo home run in the bottom of the first, then plated three in the fifth to knot the game at 4-4.Â
Joe Washburn pushed across Creighton's fourth tally with an RBI single in the fourth, while McHugh made it 6-4 via his rocket in the seventh. TSU responded with a two-run homer off the bat of Raynor Heinrich in the seventh and took its first lead later in the inning via a run-scoring wild pitch.
Creighton answered with a bases loaded single by McHugh in the eighth, but the go-ahead run was cut down at the plate
After entering a tie game with the bases full and two down in the eighth, Bluejay reliever got out of the jam with a strikeout. The hurler, however, suffered the loss (0-1) by surrendering a run in the ninth. Tarleton State's Tai Phetluangsy earned the win (1-0) with a scoreless ninth.
Creighton continues play in the REV Tournament on Saturday, February 28 at 2:00 pm against Abilene Christian.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Phetluangsy, Tai (1-0)
L: Goldenbaum, Matt (0-1)
Batting:
HR: McHugh, Nate 2
RBI: McHugh, Nate 5 ; Washburn, Joe 1
SH: Gump, Rocco 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gump, Rocco 1 ; McHugh, Nate 2 ; Deters, Teddy 1 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 2 ; Venteicher, Nick 1
HBP: Gump, Rocco 2 ; McHugh, Nate 1 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 1 ; Venteicher, Nick 1
Batting:
2B: McCloud, Slade 1 ; Johnson, Kendyl 1
HR: Heinrich, Rayner 2
RBI: Heinrich, Rayner 3 ; McCloud, Slade 2 ; Englett, Brady 1 ; Guerra, Sergio 1
SH: Lorch, Carson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Heinrich, Rayner 3 ; McCloud, Slade 1 ; McCloud, Cage 2 ; Johnson, Kendyl 2
SB: Heinrich, Rayner 1 ; McCloud, Slade 1 ; Englett, Brady 1 ; McCloud, Cage 1 ; Shirey, Ike 1
HBP: McCloud, Cage 1
