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UW Baseball Blows Lead To Creighton
February 17, 2000 | Baseball
Feb. 17, 2000
PHOENIX - Creighton scored six runs in the top of the ninth to overtake the Washington baseball team and beat the Huskies 12-10 in both teams' season opener Thursday at Papago Park in the Rawlings Spring Training Tournament.
With four runs already across in the ninth and the score tied 10-10, Blue Jays catcher Dave Rowley belted a two-run homer off of UW closer Michael Done (0-1) to break the tie.
The Huskies got two home runs and six RBI from sophomore left fielder Todd Linden (Bremerton, Wash.). Linden's first homer, a two-run shot in the seventh, closed what had been once been a 6-2 CU lead to 6-5. In the eighth, he belted a three-run homer to give Washington a 10-6 lead.
Done, who also started at third base for the Huskies, hit two triples while going 3-for-4 with three runs. Junior center fielder Marc Rittenhouse led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run and freshman catcher Jefferson Thiel had a pair of RBI.
UW starter Jeff Carlsen fanned seven over five and one-third innings, but allowed six earned runs on nine hits. Creighton reliever Chris Ringleb (1-0) earned the win with two and one-thirds innings of work.
Blue Jays shortstop Ken Sarna went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBI to lead his team.
Friday, the Huskies take on Nevada in a 2:00 p.m. game at Papago Park.
LINESCORE at Papago Park, Phoenix, Ariz. Creighton 12, Washington 10Creighton 200 022 006 -- 12 16 1 Washington 200 011 330 -- 10 10 1
Dan Gooris, Prentice Lofstedt (6), Steve Neneman (7), Joe Humay (7), Keith Hood (7), Chris Ringleb (7) and Dave Rowley. Jeff Carlsen, Taylor Grant (6), Michael Done (9) and Jefferson Thiel. W - Ringleb (1-0). L - Done (0-1). 2B - CU, Ken Sarna 3, Rowley, Dan Lawler. 3B - CU, Vince Pietro, UW, Done 2. HR - UW, Marc Rittenhouse (1), Todd Linden 2 (2). T - 3:16. A - 208.
