Omaha, Neb. -- The mild temperatures of March saw flashes of thunder from the Creighton lineup as the Bluejays defeated UMass Lowell 12-2 on Tuesday, March 5 in Creighton's home opener at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
The victory pushed the Bluejays to an 8-1 start, while the River Hawks fell to 3-8.
Down 2-0 as the Bluejays came to the plate in the bottom of the first, Creighton wasted no time getting on the board. Lead off man Tate Gillen drew a walk, followed by a double from junior Nolan Sailors to put runners at second and third, then junior Teddy Deters lined a sacrifice fly to right to make it a 2-1 contest.