Softball Drops Midweek Contest Against Drake

OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton softball team dropped a midweek battle to Drake, 9-0, in five innings at the Creighton Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

The loss drops the Bluejays to 13-19 on the year, while the Bulldogs improved to 7-20.

Drake jumped on the Bluejays from the start, scoring two runs in the first and one run in the second. A leadoff walk by Haylee Lehman and a Bluejay error placed runners on second and third before a two-run double to right center by Emma Dighton gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead.

Creighton threaten to cut into the Bulldogs lead in the bottom half of the first as freshman and junior drew a pair of walks. Junior then singled to right field loading the bases, but…