Baseball Downed 5-4 By Creighton in Series Finale

Sunday, March 15

New Orleans, LA

12 p.m.

Tulane University

9-11

Creighton

8-8

Creighton University

Tulane

Baseball Downed 5-4 By Creighton in Series Finale

Mar 15, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane baseball team (9-11) allowed a run in the top of the ninth inning in falling 5-4 to visiting Creighton (8-8) on Sunday, March 15, on Green Field at Turchin Stadium.

Jake Toporek (0-2) was the tough luck loser as an inherited run came in to score in the ninth after he had exited the game. He allowed just that run on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen. J.D. Rodriguez started for Tulane. He surrendered three runs (two earned) in 2.1 innings worked with two strikeouts. Tom Vincent was the first man out of the bullpen. He went an inning while allowing two hits and a run. Jude Abbadessa was unable to record an out while walking two before he gave way to Sam Larson. Larson threw 2.1 scoreless relief innings with a strikeout. Michael Devenney made a brief 0.1 of an inning appearance where he retired a man to end the sixth inning before exiting after running into some trouble in the seventh that Toporek helped him escape. Jacob Moore entered after Toporek in the ninth and was unable to retire the only man he faced. Beau Sampson threw the final 0.2 of an inning for Tulane.

Kaikea Harrison helped lead the offensive charge with a two-run home run. Hugh Pinkney totaled a pair of hits including a home run. Tye Wood also had a pair of hits plus a walk. Bryson Ayala walked and scored a run. Tanner Chun recorded a pair of walks. Jason Wachs had the team's other hit.

The win was earned by Creighton's Shea Wendt. Wendt thew 1.2 scoreless frames with two strikeouts and a walk.

Tulane's best opportunity to win the game came in the bottom of the eighth inning in a tied game when Wood had a one-out single. After a foul out, Jack Johnson walked to put a pair of runners on base, but a strikeout by the ensuing batter ended the potential threat.

For the third straight game, Creighton scored first as Nate McHugh hit his fourth home run of the season in the first inning to put the Bluejays up 1-0.

Creighton added a tally to the advantage, 2-0, in the second on a solo home run from Isaac Wachsmann.

The Bluejays scored another run in the third on a Wachsmann single to put the deficit at 3-0

The Green Wave began to fight back and scored the team's first run of the game on a two-out soft single from Nate Johnson.

The Bluejays picked up a run in the fifth inning on a bases loaded walk to Ben North to go up 4-1.

Pinkney's home run in the fifth cut the deficit in half, 4-2.

A two-run home run from Harrison in the seventh tied the game at four all and gave the Green Wave new life.

Creighton took the lead back for good, 5-4, in the top of the ninth on Connor Capece's would be ground out that was mishandled allowing the runner to score from third.

Next, Tulane keeps the homestand going and hosts UNO on Tuesday, March 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. It will be the first of two home midweeks against in-state opponents as Northwestern State comes to Greer Field at Turchin Stadium on Wednesday, March 18, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Notables
Jason Wachs extended his on-base streak to 46 games from the end of last season and the first 20 games this year with a hit against Creighton in the third game…The 46 games is a career high…The current five-game losing streak is the longest for the program since last season (3/25-4/1/25) when the team also lost five in a row…The weekend series sweep by Creighton is the first time Tulane has been swept at home since the final conference series of the 2025 season to Charlotte (5/15-17/25)…The non-conference sweep at home is the first for the program since losing all three games to UC Irvine during the 2024 campaign (2/23/-25/24).

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