Creighton baseball completed a season sweep of Omaha with a 15-10 win Wednesday night. The Bluejays jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the third, and Omaha answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning to keep the game tight. Creighton then scored nine straight to take a 14-3 lead into the seventh. Omaha scored six straight in the seventh and eighth to put pressure on the Bluejays but ultimately couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 15-10.
Creighton (22-16, 7-2), currently atop the Big East standings, hosts Butler on Friday at 6 p.m. to open a weekend series at Charles Schwab Field. Omaha (13-19, 8-6) will host St. Thomas for a series beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. at Tal Anderson Field.
Omaha softball drew a program-record 2,320 fans for Tuesday’s game against No. 1 Nebraska, a sellout crowd that shattered Omaha’s single-game home attendance record. Its previous record was 1,537, set last season against Nebraska. Tuesday’s game was tied 4-4 in the third, but the Huskers used home runs in the next three innings to take control of the game and left Connie Claussen Field with an 11-4 victory.
The Mavericks return to Summit League action Thursday for the start of a two-game series at North Dakota before returning to Omaha for another rivalry matchup against Creighton. Omaha took the first game against Creighton this season, 3-2, and has won three in a row against the Bluejays dating back to last season’s sweep. Tuesday’s contest will begin at 6 p.m. at the Creighton Softball Stadium.
Omaha swept the Summit League’s Pitcher of the Week honors, announced Tuesday, with Maddia Groff (softball) and Maddox Meyer (baseball) each earning a nod for their performances last week.
Maddia Groff went 2-0 with a save in three outings during last weekend’s sweep over South Dakota State, where the Mavericks closed out a perfect 9-0 home record in Summit League play. In 15 innings, Groff held the Jackrabbits to a .148 average and racked up 23 strikeouts.
In game one of Omaha’s April 19 doubleheader at North Dakota State, Maddox Meyer threw five scoreless innings while allowing just one hit. This is Meyer’s second Summit League Pitcher of the Week honor this season.
Creighton also earned multiple weekly conference honors, with Tara Vandewater (softball) and Connor Capece (baseball) taking home Big East Player of the Week, and Audrey Gilman (softball) earning Big East Freshman of the Week.
Vandewater hit 6-for-11 (.545) with two doubles, two home runs and a conference-leading 10 RBI and five runs scored in Creighton’s series sweep of St. John’s. Pitcher Audrey Gilman went 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA against the Red Storm, accumulating eight strikeouts in 14 innings.
Connor Capece led the Bluejays to a weekend road sweep of Villanova, going 7-for-14 (.500) at the plate while adding 10 RBI. Capece recorded a hit in each game last week, extending his hit streak to six games
The Omaha Supernovas swept Orlando and Atlanta on the road, securing two crucial wins in what was a career week for Merritt Beason. She combined for 31 points, 23 kills and 15 digs in the two matches, and posted a career-high .448 hitting percentage in Sunday’s sweep at Atlanta. In Sunday’s match, Omaha hit a franchise-record .413.
Omaha will return to action in its home finale against the Columbus Fury on Friday at 7 p.m. for Fan Appreciation Night and a Stripeout at the CHI Health Center. Omaha (13-13) sits in fourth place in MLV standings with two matches remaining in the regular season, with Grand Rapids (11-14) behind them. Omaha can clinch the franchise’s third consecutive playoff appearance with a win in either three or four sets on Friday.
Union Omaha opens USL Cup play against USL Championship club Indy Eleven at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The 2026 USL Cup is the third edition of the USL’s interleague cup competition, and is a World Cup-style tournament featuring all 42 clubs from the USL Championship and League One. Kicking off Saturday, April 25, clubs will be split into seven regional groups, with each club playing four group stage games in the opening phase of the tournament, which concludes on Saturday, July 11. The seven group winners and one wild card will advance to the knockout stage, beginning August 13.
Creighton baseball shortstop Ben North was one of 50 shortstops in the country named as a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award on Wednesday. North leads the Bluejays with a .358 average this season, compiling 49 hits, 35 runs scored and 33 RBI. He has provided a stellar defensive performance in addition to his output at the plate, carrying a .953 fielding percentage. The Brooks Wallace Award honors the nation’s top shortstop and will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this year.
The Omaha Storm Chasers won last week’s home series against Indianapolis, 4-2, and currently sit in fourth place in the International League’s West Division at 12-9 overall. Omaha is playing a road series this week against the Toledo Mud Hens that is tied 1-1. First pitch for Thursday’s game is at 5:25 p.m.
Omaha will return to Werner Park next Tuesday, April 28, to host the Louisville Bats. That series will open at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday, and the club will be promoting “Pitch in for the Pantry”, where fans can bring three cans of non-perishable food items in exchange for one berm ticket.
Omaha Hockey’s 2026-27 National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) schedule was revealed Tuesday. Omaha will open conference play on the road with a series at defending national champion Denver on October 30-31, and will return to Baxter Arena the following weekend for its first home conference series against St. Cloud State on November 6-7. The full NCHC schedule can be found on Omaha Athletics’ website.
Upcoming Events
- Omaha Storm Chasers at Toledo | April 21 – 26 | 5:35 p.m. Thursday
- Omaha softball at North Dakota | April 24 – 25 | 6 p.m. Thursday
- Creighton baseball vs. Butler | April 24 – 26 | 6 p.m. Friday
- Omaha baseball vs. St. Thomas | April 24 – 26 | 6 p.m. Friday
- Creighton softball at UConn | April 24 – 26 | 6 p.m. Friday
- Omaha Supernovas vs. Columbus Fury | Friday, April 24 | 7 p.m.
- Union Omaha at Indy Eleven | Saturday, April 25 | 6 p.m.
- Creighton baseball vs. North Dakota State | Tuesday, April 28 | 11 a.m.
- Creighton softball vs. Omaha | Tuesday, April 28 | 6 p.m.
