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Creighton baseball hosted No. 24 Nebraska for the third and final iteration of the season-long in-state rivalry series and were swept for the first time since the 2016 season. Nebraska led 8-0 through the first five innings before Creighton made things interesting with four runs in the sixth. But the scoring ceased for the rest of the game, and the Huskers earned the 8-4 victory. 

Creighton (28-22, 12-6) closes the regular season with a three-game road series at Xavier beginning Thursday. That game will be played at Great American Ballpark, home of the Cincinnati Reds, and will begin at approximately 4 p.m., with the Reds game against the Washington Nationals beginning at 11:40 a.m.

The Bluejays currently sit at fourth place in Big East Standings at 12-6 in conference play, and are behind UConn, St. John’s and Xavier, each of which are 13-5. The Big East Baseball Championship will be held Wednesday, May 20 through Saturday, May 23, and will feature the top four teams in the Big East for a double-elimination tournament.

The Omaha Supernovas season came to a close on Sunday in the Major League Volleyball championship match, where they were defeated by the Dallas Pulse in a five-set thriller. Merritt Beason provided one of the best performances of her professional career, leading Omaha with 20 points on 14 kills and a franchise playoff single-match record with five blocks. 

This is Omaha’s second appearance in the ‘Match For A Million’, Major League Volleyball’s championship match, in three seasons, despite the tumultuous events of the past few months. The Supernovas overcame injuries to two middle blockers, and a coaching change in early April, to come up just six points short of claiming their second title in three seasons. Thomas Robson, who was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season after the club parted ways with Luka Slabe, will resume his role as assistant coach as the team begins its search for its next head coach.

Union Omaha announced last Friday the hiring of Nick Hall as president and Chief Revenue Officer, beginning Monday, May 18. Hall will arrive with more than 16 years of front-office leadership experience across professional soccer and Minor League Baseball. He has also led multiple stadium openings throughout his previous stops. The move completes a key addition to the front office as Union Omaha prepares for its new stadium in downtown Omaha.

The Owls played Portland Hearts of Pine to a draw on Saturday before traveling to One Knoxville SC, where Diego Gutierrez (19’) and Sergio Ors (84’) each scored to lead Omaha to a 2-1 win, bringing them to 5-2-1 on the season. Omaha will return to Morrison Stadium on Sunday to host Louisville City FC. 

Omaha softball was held to one hit in the Summit League Softball Championship final on Saturday, where it was defeated by fourth-seeded South Dakota, 2-1. Omaha needed two wins against the Coyotes on Saturday to earn its fourth-straight tournament title, and forced the winner-take-all game after a 10-1 run-rule victory in six innings in the first game. The Mavericks got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Bailey Sample scored on an error, but South Dakota promptly answered with two runs in the second, and no runs were scored for the remainder of the game.

The field for the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Championship was announced on Sunday, and South Dakota claimed the Summit League’s automatic bid as league champion. Omaha was not selected for an at-large bid and finishes the season at 37-12 overall and 15-2 in the Summit League. 

Creighton softball’s search for its first Big East Tournament title in program history was thwarted by UConn on Saturday, as the Bluejays fell 8-3 in the title game. Creighton defeated UConn earlier in the day to force the winner-take-all game, but ran out of gas in that matchup, coming up one game short of earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2010. UConn secured the Big East’s automatic bid, and sole bid in the NCAA Tournament, when the field was announced on Sunday. Creighton finishes the 2026 season with a 32-27 overall record and 17-7 mark in conference play. 

Omaha baseball will close out the regular season this weekend as it hosts South Dakota State for a four-game series from May 13-16. First pitch for all four games is scheduled for 6 p.m. Following the finale, Omaha (18-23, 13-10), who is currently in second place in Summit League standings, will prepare for the 2026 Summit League Baseball Championship held Wednesday, May 20 through Saturday, May 23.

Minor League Baseball has announced the Pitcher and Player of the Week honors for each of the respective Player Development Leagues, and Omaha Storm Chasers pitcher Aaron Sanchez was named the International League Pitcher of the Week for his performance the week of May 4 to 10. Sanchez threw 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out eight in his start in Game One of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Indianapolis Indians.

Omaha is back at Werner Park for a series against the Toledo Mud Hens that is currently tied, 1-1. First pitch for tonight’s game is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. and it will be $3 Thursday, where fans can get Busch Light and select tickets and concessions for just $3 each.

Creighton volleyball announced its full 2026 schedule on Wednesday, which features 15 matches against teams that played in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays will open its 2026 regular season with three matches in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the 2026 State Farm Women’s Volleyball Showcase. That five-match showcase will be played August 28-30 at the Sanford Pentagon, and will feature nationally televised contests across FOX and FS1. Creighton will play three straight matches against Big Ten opponents in the showcase, facing Purdue on Friday, Minnesota on Saturday and USC on Sunday.

Upcoming Games

• Omaha baseball vs. South Dakota State | May 13 – 16 | 6 p.m. Thursday
• Creighton baseball at Xavier | May 14 – 16 | 4 p.m. Thursday
• Omaha Storm Chasers vs. Toledo | May 12 – 17 | 6:35 p.m. Thursday
• Union Omaha vs. Louisville City FC | Sunday, May 17 | 5 p.m.

The Omaha Supernovas will return to the Major League Volleyball Championship on Saturday afternoon as they face the host team, Dallas Pulse, in the league’s “Match For a Million” Championship at 2 p.m. CDT. Omaha is seeking its second MLV Championship in the last three seasons.

The Supernovas earned their spot in the title match after rallying for a dramatic five-set semifinal victory over the top-seeded Indy Ignite Thursday night. Omaha now takes on championship host and No. 2 seed Dallas Pulse at the Comerica Center with the league crown on the line. First serve is set for 2 p.m. CDT on ION and can also be heard across the Supernovas Radio Network, led by flagship station KCRO 660 AM.

A number of local bars and restaurants will be showing Saturday’s match, and the club has put together a list of where fans can watch the action, found here.

The Omaha Supernovas will enter their third straight postseason in the MLV Championship semifinal tonight. The ‘Novas were slotted as the No. 4 seed after their loss to the Dallas Pulse over the weekend. Omaha finished the regular season 14-14 and will face the top-seeded Indy Ignite in the semifinals tonight at 6 p.m. on Ion. Should Omaha extinguish the Ignite on Thursday, they will advance to the “Match For A Million”, Major League Volleyball’s championship match, on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Kiara Reinhardt was announced as the winner of the 2026 MLV Rising Star Award, capping off a stellar rookie season. The No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the 2025 MLV Draft out of Creighton, Reinhardt led all rookies with a .327 hitting percentage, a mark that ranked sixth overall in the league. This season, Reinhardt led all rookie middle blockers in points (182), kills (121), digs (53), blocks (40) and aces (21).

Creighton baseball bolstered its resume on Tuesday night, walking off No. 7 Kansas, 9-8, in 13 innings at Charles Schwab Field. Ben North sent his 10th home run of the season over the wall in deep right-center to give Creighton its seventh true walk-off win in 2026. Each team struggled on the mound throughout the game, but relievers Shane Curtin and Anthony Unga shined for the Bluejays, throwing a combined six innings of shutout relief in which they allowed just one hit and combined for nine strikeouts.

Creighton will return to action on Friday at 6 p.m. when it opens its final home series of the season against Georgetown. Next Tuesday, May 12, Creighton will host Nebraska for the third and final game of the season-long in-state rivalry series. That game will begin at 6 p.m. and be televised on Nebraska Public Media and broadcast on 1620 The Zone.

Omaha softball placed 10 student-athletes on the 2026 All-Summit League Teams, it was announced Tuesday. Marra Cramer became the first outfielder to earn the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year award, Maddia Groff earned her second straight Summit League Pitcher of the Year award, and head coach Mike Heard was named the conference’s Coach of the Year.

Six Mavericks were named to the Summit League First Team: Maddia Groff, Alexis Wiggins, Taylor Sedlacek, Bailey Sample, Marra Cramer and Sammy Schmidt. Katherine Johnson was the lone Maverick named Second Team All-Summit League. Rylinn Groff, Alyson Edwards and Ava Rongisch rounded out the team’s awards, earning Honorable Mention All-Summit honors.

The Mavericks secured the program’s first outright regular-season championship this season and will begin the 2026 Summit League Championship on Thursday at 11 a.m. against fourth-seeded South Dakota in a rematch of last year’s tournament final.

Creighton softball enters the Big East Softball Championships as the No. 3 seed, and will face second-seeded UConn on Thursday at 3 p.m. Should Creighton lose, they will turn around and face the loser of (1) Providence vs. (4) Butler on Thursday night at 6 p.m. With a win, they would advance to the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m. to face the winner of Thursday’s game between Providence and Butler. Every game of the Big East Softball Championships can be streamed with a subscription to ESPN+.

Union Omaha defeated Greenville Triumph SC at Morrison Stadium on Saturday, 2-0, behind goals from Kempes Waldemar Tekiela (53’) and Diego Gutierrez (90+2’). Younes Boudadi and Diego Gutierrez were each named to the USL League One Team of the Week for their performances against Greenville. Boudadi created four chances for the Owls’ offense, while Gutierrez scored the insurance goal on his last of four shots. The Owls will return to action this Saturday, May 9, at home against the Portland Hearts of Pine at 7 p.m.

The Omaha Storm Chasers are facing the Indianapolis Indians in a road series this week that is tied at one game apiece. Omaha will return home to host the Toledo Mud Hens Tuesday, May 12, for ‘Nothing But Baseball Night’, which the club has described as “No promotions, no ad reads, no videos, no nothing. Just baseball.” First pitch will be at 6:35 p.m.

Upcoming Events

• Omaha softball vs. South Dakota | Thursday, May 7 | 11 a.m.
• Creighton softball vs. UConn | Thursday, May 7 | 3 p.m.
• Omaha Supernovas vs. Indy Ignite | Thursday, May 7 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha Storm Chasers at Indianapolis | May 5 – 10 | 5:35 p.m. Friday
• Creighton baseball vs. Georgetown | May 8 – 10 | 6 p.m. Friday
• Omaha baseball at Oral Roberts | May 8 – 10 | 6 p.m. Friday
• Union Omaha vs. Portland | Saturday, May 9 | 7 p.m.
• Creighton baseball vs. Nebraska | Tuesday, May 12 | 6 p.m.