Creighton scored five times against Valley Pitcher of the Year Tim Clubb, but Missouri State’s offense scored eight runs in the middle innings en route to a 9-5 victory over the Bluejays on Thursday at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Wichita, Kan.
Creighton falls to 36-20 on the season and will play right away in an elimination game against Northern Iowa at 3 PM today. Missouri State, seeking to improve its NCAA at-large hopes, is now 39-15 and will play tomorrow at 3 PM against the victor of tonight’s 7 pm game between Wichita State and Southern Illinois.