OMAHA, Neb. -- Thomas Luevano hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning and David Gerber nailed down his school-record 25th career save as Creighton Baseball earned a 7-5 victory over Nebraska-Omaha before 1,215 fans at Werner Park on Tuesday, May 9th.
Creighton improved to 22-18 with the victory, while UNO dropped to 12-33. It is the only meeting of the 2017 season between the city rivals.
Luevano's homer was his season-high fourth hit of the game, and continued a trend of late inning home runs for the Bluejays.