OMAHA, Neb. – K-State scored a run in each of the seventh and eighth innings, but it could not complete the comeback attempt on Tuesday as the Wildcats lost their fourth straight game with a 5-4 decision against Creighton at TD Ameritrade Park.

 

The Wildcats (11-10), who grabbed a 2-1 lead in the third, were quieted for the middle three innings as the Bluejays (13-4) tied the game in the third and scored three go-ahead runs in the fourth. Creighton plated its final two runs with two outs.

 

K-State faced the bases loaded in fourth after Creighton used a hit by pitch, infield single and bunt single to start the inning. Wildcat reliever Brandon Erickson, who inherited two of the runners, struck out Michael Emodi for the first out and induced a groundout to the next batter, Creighton leadoff hitter Daniel Woodrow. Shortstop Tyler Wolfe was able to flip it to second baseman Jake Wodtke for the force out, but Wodtke’s throw to finish off the potential inning-ending play was wide and pulled first baseman Jake Scudder off the bag. The Bluejays then tacked on two runs with a pair of singles.

 

“It was a good pitch (to Woodrow), the right pitch, but it was just unfortunate it was (to) the fastest guy on the team,” said K-State head coach Brad Hill about the potential double play in the fourth. “You have to get that throw off really clean to first base. Jake tried to rush it, and he had to be quick with it, and the throw was just a tick wide. We did not finish it off either. We gave them another run we did not need to give them. That was pretty much the game.”

 

K-State’s four-game losing streak ties its longest of the season. The loss also resulted in a season series split with the Bluejays.