Creighton is one of the hottest teams in the country currently, going 21-2 over its last 23 games. According to Rob Anderson, Creighton starting pitchers are 11-0 with a 2.95 ERA in that span.
The Bluejays now head to the Fayetteville Regional hosted by No. 3 overall seed Arkansas. Creighton, the No. 3 seed in the regional, will face No. 2 seed Kansas on Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. The losers’ bracket will be on Saturday, May 31 at 2 p.m. The winners’ bracket will follow at 8 p.m. on Saturday. All regional games can be streamed on ESPN+.
Speaking of Creighton baseball, the Bluejays took home additional hardware from the Big East Championship. Sophomore catcher Connor Capece was named Most Outstanding Player of the Big East Tournament for batting .583 with five RBIs in three games. Outfielders Nolan Sailors and Tate Gillen, infielder Matt Scherrman and closer Garrett Langrell were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Omaha baseball’s season concluded Friday with the Mavericks falling in an elimination game of the Summit League tournament to Oral Roberts, 8-1. Omaha fought through two extra-inning games to start the tournament before running out of gas against the conference’s No. 1 overall seed. Oral Roberts advanced to the championship round against North Dakota State, which went on to win the Summit League Championship. North Dakota State will join Creighton in the Fayetteville Regional and will play Arkansas.
Creighton basketball will begin a home-and-home series against Gonzaga next season on Nov. 11 in Spokane, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Creighton will host the Bulldogs in Omaha during the 2026-27 season.
Union Omaha fell in USL League One play Sunday, losing to FC Naples 3-1. The Owls now sit last in USL League One standings and have not won a match since April 15, a stretch that has featured four losses and two draws. Omaha’s next match is against Forward Madison FC on Saturday, June 7.
John Rave made his MLB debut for the Kansas City Royals on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds after four seasons with the Omaha Storm Chasers. Recognized by the Royals as the 2024 Omaha Player of the Year, Rave played 256 games for the Storm Chasers since 2022. In his first MLB game, he went 0-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice bunt. Rave is the 341st player in franchise history to make his debut after playing for Triple-A Omaha.
Jac Caglianone watch is now on in Omaha. Last week, in his first series with the Omaha Storm Chasers, Caglianone went 9-for-26 (.346) with 5 home runs and 10 RBIs. This Tuesday, Major League Baseball’s No. 10 prospect made his debut at Werner Park. In Tuesday’s game against Saint Paul, Caglianone went 0-for-5, snapping a 19-game hitting streak dating back to May 3. Wednesday night, he bounced back, going 3-for-4 in the contest. Tonight is $3 Thursday – get tickets, Busch Light and select concessions for $3 each. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m.
Creighton athletics has nine teams that play head-to-head sports at their respective conference tournaments. Six of those teams made the conference tournament finals in the 2024-25 season: Volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s tennis, softball and baseball. Both volleyball and baseball won their tournaments.
Upcoming Games
- Omaha Storm Chasers vs. St. Paul | May 27 – June 1 | 6:35 p.m. Thursday
- Creighton Baseball vs. Kansas | Friday, May 30 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton Baseball – Arkansas or NDSU | Saturday, May 31 | Time TBD
- Omaha Beef at Colorado Spartans | Saturday, May 31 | 8 p.m.
