Saturday, May 2
Omaha, Neb.
2:00 PM
Creighton University
28-25, 16-7
3
vs
6
DePaul
20-29, 8-15
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Creighton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Softball's Three Solo Homers Not Enough in 6-3 Loss to DePaul
5/2/2026 5:03:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton softball team hit three solo home runs and four doubles but came out on the wrong end of a 6-3 decision to DePaul on Saturday, May 2 at the Creighton Softball Stadium.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 28-25 overall and 16-7 in league play, while the Blue Demons improved to 20-29 overall and 8-15 in BIG EAST play. With Saturday's results around the league, Creighton has locked up the No. 3 seed in next week's BIG EAST Tournament in Rosemont, Ill.
DePaul opened the scoring early, plating two runs on four straight hits to open the game. Alexis Hough doubled to center to leadoff the game and scored two pitches later on a single to short from Morgan Rogers and a Bluejay throwing error to take a 1-0 lead. Jolie Adams followed with a single to left before an RBI single from Chelsea Parker pushed the Blue Demons advantage to 2-0.
Creighton would respond with a solo homer to deep left center field from freshman Keegan Mayhue, her team-leading 12th home run of the season, to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second.
The Bluejays then leveled the score at 2-2 in the home half of the third when senior Lily West blasted her fifth home run of the season over the left field wall.
DePaul, however, answered with an RBI double from Brooke Cwick in the top of the fourth and a pair of solo home runs from Rogers and Lydia Ettema in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead.
CU would cut the deficit to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth on a solo home run from Kaelan Schultz, but a solo homer from Parker in the seventh locked up the 6-3 victory or the Blue Demons.
The Jays tallied nine hits in the contest, led by West with two hits including a solo home run. Schultz and Vandewater also contributed two hits apiece, each collecting a double. Sophomore Landrie Harris (4-6) suffered the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits in 3.0 innings of work.
Creighton and DePaul will wrap up the regular season and their three-game set on Sunday afternoon with first pitch set for 12 p.m.
NOTES: Following Saturday's results around the league, Creighton will be the No. 3 seed and play No. 2 seeded UConn in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament next week in Rosemont, Ill. … Lily West scored one run on Saturday, moving into a tie with Stacey Rybar for second on Creighton's career runs scored list with 132 runs scored … Lily West recorded the 125th RBI of her career, moving into a tie with Kailey Wilson for fourth on Creighton career RBI record board … Lily West also passed Cayla Nielsen and Kailey Wilson on Creighton Career Total Bases list and now sits seventh all-time with 318 career total bases … Lily West pushed her career hits total to 240 with two hits on Saturday and now sits three hits shy of tying Heidi Geier for second on CU's career hits record board and five hits shy of tying Creighton Hall of Famer Christy Lunceford's school record of 245 career hits … Keegan Mayhue hit her team-leading 12th home run of the season, the second-most by any Bluejay freshman in program history. Amy Baker hit a freshman record 15 home runs back in 2010.
The loss dropped the Bluejays to 28-25 overall and 16-7 in league play, while the Blue Demons improved to 20-29 overall and 8-15 in BIG EAST play. With Saturday's results around the league, Creighton has locked up the No. 3 seed in next week's BIG EAST Tournament in Rosemont, Ill.
DePaul opened the scoring early, plating two runs on four straight hits to open the game. Alexis Hough doubled to center to leadoff the game and scored two pitches later on a single to short from Morgan Rogers and a Bluejay throwing error to take a 1-0 lead. Jolie Adams followed with a single to left before an RBI single from Chelsea Parker pushed the Blue Demons advantage to 2-0.
Creighton would respond with a solo homer to deep left center field from freshman Keegan Mayhue, her team-leading 12th home run of the season, to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second.
The Bluejays then leveled the score at 2-2 in the home half of the third when senior Lily West blasted her fifth home run of the season over the left field wall.
DePaul, however, answered with an RBI double from Brooke Cwick in the top of the fourth and a pair of solo home runs from Rogers and Lydia Ettema in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead.
CU would cut the deficit to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth on a solo home run from Kaelan Schultz, but a solo homer from Parker in the seventh locked up the 6-3 victory or the Blue Demons.
The Jays tallied nine hits in the contest, led by West with two hits including a solo home run. Schultz and Vandewater also contributed two hits apiece, each collecting a double. Sophomore Landrie Harris (4-6) suffered the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits in 3.0 innings of work.
Creighton and DePaul will wrap up the regular season and their three-game set on Sunday afternoon with first pitch set for 12 p.m.
NOTES: Following Saturday's results around the league, Creighton will be the No. 3 seed and play No. 2 seeded UConn in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament next week in Rosemont, Ill. … Lily West scored one run on Saturday, moving into a tie with Stacey Rybar for second on Creighton's career runs scored list with 132 runs scored … Lily West recorded the 125th RBI of her career, moving into a tie with Kailey Wilson for fourth on Creighton career RBI record board … Lily West also passed Cayla Nielsen and Kailey Wilson on Creighton Career Total Bases list and now sits seventh all-time with 318 career total bases … Lily West pushed her career hits total to 240 with two hits on Saturday and now sits three hits shy of tying Heidi Geier for second on CU's career hits record board and five hits shy of tying Creighton Hall of Famer Christy Lunceford's school record of 245 career hits … Keegan Mayhue hit her team-leading 12th home run of the season, the second-most by any Bluejay freshman in program history. Amy Baker hit a freshman record 15 home runs back in 2010.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hannah Messer (9-11)
L: Harris, Landrie (4-6)
Batting:
2B: Alexis Houge 1 ; Chelsea Parker 1 ; Brooke Cwick 1
HR: Morgan Rogers 1 ; Chelsea Parker 1 ; Lydia Ettema 1
RBI: Morgan Rogers 1 ; Chelsea Parker 2 ; Lydia Ettema 1 ; Brooke Cwick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexis Houge 1 ; Morgan Rogers 2 ; Chelsea Parker 1 ; Lydia Ettema 1 ; Emersyn Coulter 1
Batting:
2B: Schultz, Kaelan 1 ; Vandewater, Tara 1 ; Perez, Erika 1 ; Dalton, Ella 1
HR: Schultz, Kaelan 1 ; West, Lily 1 ; Mayhue, Keegan 1
RBI: Schultz, Kaelan 1 ; West, Lily 1 ; Mayhue, Keegan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schultz, Kaelan 1 ; West, Lily 1 ; Mayhue, Keegan 1
CS: Vandewater, Tara 1
Game Leaders
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H
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
1
RBI
1
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