No. 11 UConn baseball loses at Creighton, 7-6

UConn baseball struggled early on in Friday’s series opener against Creighton at Charles Schwab Field and its comeback bid fell just short, as the Bluejays took a 7-6 victory. The Huskies’ loss, combined with a Xavier win over Georgetown, pushed them out of first place in the Big East standings.

Despite having a relatively light-hitting lineup, slashing .257/.361/.396, Creighton took advantage of continued mental lapses to score three runs in the first inning.

With runners on the corners and two outs, Andrew Sears and his plus pick-off move got Tyler Lozano to slip off first base. By the time Ben Huber got the ball at first, he had started his way toward second. Wary of Andrew Meggs at third…