OMAHA, Neb. — A solo home run from
Tony Bullard broke a scoreless tie in the seventh and the Arizona Wildcats (25-12) ran away with a 6-0 shutout win over the Creighton Bluejays (21-9) on Monday night at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
Arizona's pitching was dominant from start to finish in a planned bullpen game. Six Wildcat pitchers combined to allow just seven singles while striking out 12 Bluejays to record the staff's first shutout of the season.Â
Right-hander
Anthony Susac improved to 2-1 on the year after three strong innings of work. The freshman held Creighton to just two hits while striking out five.
Following Bullard's solo shot in the seventh the Wildcats scored three in the eighth and two in the ninth to pull away from the Bluejays. Outfielder
Mac Bingham and catcher
Daniel Susac both drove in runs with base knocks during the home stretch.
Arizona's shutout effort handed Creighton their first home loss of the season.
Arizona WildBATS
- C Daniel Susac: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- 1B Tony Bullard: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- CF Mac Bingham: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- SS Nik McClaughry: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- 2B Garen Caulfield: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Bullpen Bullies
- RHP George Arias Jr.: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
- RHP Anthony Susac: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K, Win (2-1)
- RHP Jonathan Guardado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- RHP Quinn Flanagan: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
- RHP Trevor Long: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
Number of the Night
- Arizona has not committed an error in five straight games, marking the first time they have accomplished the feat since the 2015 team went errorless in seven straight games in April.
Tweets of the Night
Up Next
Arizona goes for the two-game sweep in the series finale on Tuesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. MST with a national television broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
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