Baseball

The Dream Season, 20 Years Later: Game 5

Twenty years ago last week, Jim Hendry and the Creighton Bluejays baseball team began their journey to the program’s first and only trip to the College World Series, one of the greatest accomplishments in Omaha sports history. All spring, White & Blue Review will look back, game by game, at the Bluejays’ own Road to Omaha.

Game 5: Creighton 20, Doane 0 (February 27, 1991)

Recap: Doane pitchers issued 16 walks to Creighton batters, as the Bluejays set a single-game record for most free passes in a game.

Star Performer: Rick Freehling coaxed 5 walks, setting a Creighton single-game record.

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