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OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha baseball redeemed itself in the series finale against Creighton on Sunday, posting a 4-2 win at TD Ameritrade Park. With the victory, the Mavericks improved to 6-14 (0-0 Summit League), while the Jays dropped to 14-6 (2-1 MVC).

Freshman Tyler Fox (2-1) had a strong performance on the mound for the win, allowing two runs on five hits over 6.0 innings while striking out two and walking one. The loss went to Matt Warren (1-1), who gave up three runs (two earned) off five hits with two strikeouts and two walks in 3.1 innings of work. Junior Josh Bullock earned his fourth save of the season, holding Creighton scoreless with just two hits over the final 3.0 innings.

Sophomore Alex Mortensen finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, while senior Ryan Keele scored twice and was 1-for-3 with the first home run of his Maverick career. Junior Caleb Palensky also finished 1-for-3 with a run scored.

As a team, UNO totaled four runs on eight hits and capitalized on three Bluejay errors for the day. Creighton was led by Ryan Fitzgerald's 2-for-3 day at the plate with a run scored.

Omaha worked out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Mavericks loaded the bases with singles from Mortensen and redshirt freshman Clayton Taylor and a walk from Keele, and senior Tyler Splichal reached on a catcher's interference call to score Mortensen for an unearned run.

Keele starred in the third inning, as his solo homer over the right field wall extended Omaha's lead to 2-0. The roundtripper was UNO's second of the season.

CU caught up to the Mavericks in the third, scoring two runs on a pair of hits. Jordan Makovicka singled up the middle, and Ryan Fitzgerald doubled to left, putting two runners on. An RBI groundout by Kevin Lamb brought in Makovicka, and Fitzgerald came in on another RBI groundout by Brad McKewon to stall the game at 2-2.

In the fourth, Palensky started it off with a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Bass. Mortensen then singled through the left side to push Palensky to third, and two batters later, a wild pitch allowed Palensky to cross for the go-ahead run at 4-3.

The Mavericks posted an insurance run in the fifth, spurred by Keele's leadoff walk and Splichal reaching on a fielding error to put two runners on. Both moved into scoring position on freshman Alex Schultz's sacrifice bunt, and an RBI groundout from redshirt freshman Connor Messinger allowed Keele to tally the unearned run that pushed it to 4-2.

Omaha returns to action on Wednesday, April 3, traveling to Kansas State. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan., and links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com. The game will also be televised live on Fox College Sports.