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TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA 

Future Home of Creighton Baseball 

Creighton BaseBall 2010 

Introduction 

Quick Facts............................................2 

CU Sports Complex ................................3 

Rosenblatt Stadium.............................4-5 

TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha ................6 

Roster Breakdown..................................7 

TV/Radio Roster ....................................8 

Season Preview ................................ 9-10 

Coach and Player Bios 

Ed Servais ...................................... 12-13 

Rob Smith ........................................... 14 

Brent Alwine........................................ 15 

Brandon Tormoehlen............................ 15 

Support Staff....................................... 15 

Eric Bruns ........................................... 16 

Ian Dike.............................................. 16 

Robbie Knight...................................... 17 

Bobby Lackovic.................................... 18 

Mike Nihsen......................................... 19 

Matt Patterson..................................... 20 

T.J. Roemmich ..................................... 21 

Carson Vitale ....................................... 22 

Vince Bellino........................................ 23 

Jonas Dufek ........................................ 23 

Greg Hellhake...................................... 24 

Elliot Soto............................................ 25 

Jimmy Swift......................................... 26 

Jack VanLeur .................................. 26-27 

Joey Bowens ....................................... 27 

Zane Hinkel ......................................... 28 

Brandon Koenigstein ............................ 28 

Bobby Lewis ........................................ 29 

Kurt Spomer........................................ 29 

Scott Thornburg .................................. 30 

Austin Cole.......................................... 30 

Nick Musec.......................................... 30 

Trever Adams ...................................... 31 

Clay Cuno............................................ 31 

Mike Mutcheson................................... 31 

Gage Daniels ....................................... 32 

Jordan Makovicka ................................ 32 

Ty Blach .............................................. 32 

Michael Blatchford ............................... 33 

John Boyle .......................................... 33 

Kyle King............................................. 33 

Joey Long ........................................... 34 

T.C. Manning ....................................... 34 

Alex Staehely....................................... 34 

Mark Winkelman.................................. 34 

Opponents 

2010 Opponents ............................. 35-48 

2009 In Review 

2009 Review................................... 49-56 

Records and History 

Single Game Records ........................... 58 

Season and Career Records ............. 59-61 

Creighton in Postseason Play ........... 62-66 

All-Americans ................................. 67-68 

All-Time Opponents.............................. 70 

Last Time it Happened ......................... 71 

Year-By-Year Results ....................... 72-77 

Creighton at a Glance...................... 78-79 

Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen ........ 80 

Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. .................... 81 

This is Creighton 

Omaha, Nebraska ................................ 83 

Creighton Athletic Staff ........................ 84 

Academics........................................... 85 

Strength and Conditioning .................... 86 

Traditions ............................................ 87 

Bluejays in the Pros ........................ 88-89 

Media Information 

Creighton Sports Information................ 90 

Radio and Media Outlets....................... 91 

The Missouri Valley Conference............. 92 

2010 Creighton Baseball Media Guide Credits: 

The 2010 Creighton Baseball Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Matt Marek. Editorial assistance 

provided by Creighton Sports Information staff, Creighton baseball staff, Creighton Public Relations 

staff and Assistant Athletics Director Kevin Sarver. 

Outside covers were designed by Tucker Turner of Creighton University Athletic Marketing. Inside covers 

were designed by Matt Marek. 

Photos courtesy of Rob Anderson, Eric Francis, Creighton Media Services, Scott Bruhn, Noel Bruns, Robert 

Perkett, Michael Spomer, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Omaha World-Herald, Northwoods League, 

USA Baseball, Wisconsin Woodchucks, The MVC, National Baseball Hall of Fame. Renderings of TD AMERI- 

TRADE Park Omaha were provided by Brad Williams and Populous. Printed by Printco Graphics. 

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2010 Quick Facts 

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 

School................. Creighton University 

Location........................ Omaha, Neb. 

Founded.................................... 1878 

Enrollment............................... 7,385 

School Colors ................ Blue & White 

Nickname............................. Bluejays 

Affiliation....................NCAA Division I 

Conference...Missouri Valley Conference 

President.....Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 

Athletic Director.......Bruce Rasmussen 

School Web Site.... www.creighton.edu 

Athletic Web Site...www.gocreighton.com 

Conference Web Site..... www.mvc.org 

STADIUM INFORMATION 

Primary Stadium... CU Sports Complex 

Capacity .............................. 1,000 

Dimensions................330-400-330 

Surface..........Artificial Turf Outfield 

FieldTurf Infield 

Year Opened......................... 1988 

Secondary Stadium....Rosenblatt Stadium 

Capacity ............................ 23,100 

Dimensions................335-408-335 

Surface.....................Natural Grass 

Year Opened......................... 1948 

COACHING STAFF INFORMATION 

Head Coach....................... Ed Servais 

Alma Mater... Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1981 

Record at Creighton...... 227-124 (7th) 

Career Record......... 409-206-1 (16th) 

Associate Head Coach... Rob Smith (4th) 

Assistant Coach.....Brent Alwine (2nd) 

Volunteer Coach 

Brandon Tormoehlen (1st) 

Baseball Office............(402) 280-2483 

2009 INFORMATION 

2009 Overall Record..................31-25 

Home Record.........................15-8 

at CU Sports Complex........10-4 

at Rosenblatt Stadium.........5-4 

Away Record........................11-14 

Neutral Record.........................5-3 

2009 MVC Record.......................14-9 

Regular Season Finish...............4th 

Home......................................7-4 

at CU Sports Complex..........5-2 

at Rosenblatt Stadium.........2-2 

Away.......................................7-5 

2009 MVC Tournament Record.......3-1 

TEAM INFORMATION 

Players Returning/Lost..............22/14 

Newcomers...................................13 

Position Starters R/L.................... 6/3 

Pitchers R/L................................11/6 

PROGRAM INFORMATION 

Number of Years (since 1966) .........44 

Overall Record ........1300-950-8 (.577) 

NCAA Postseason Appearances.........8 

Last Appearance........................ 2007 

NCAA CWS Appearances ..................1 

Last Appearance........................ 1991 

SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE 

Baseball Contact............... Matt Marek 

Office Phone...............(402) 208-5801 

Cell Phone..................(218) 791-8614 

Email.........mattmarek@creighton.edu 

Sports Info Director...... Rob Anderson 

Office Phone...............(402) 280-5544 

Email..........randerson@creighton.edu 

Associate SID................... Rob Simms 

Office Phone...............(402) 280-2433 

Email..............rsimms@creighton.edu 

Fax............................(402) 280-2495 

Press Box (CUSC).......(402) 280-2787 

Press Box (Rosenblatt)...(218) 791-8614 

Mailing Address 

Creighton Sports Information 

2500 California Plaza 

Omaha, NE 68178 

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Creighton Sports Complex 

The Creighton Sports Complex has served as the home of the CU baseball team since it opened in 1988 and was renovated 

in 2000. The on-campus facility features SafePlay playing surface on both the baseball and neighboring softball 

fields. In the fall of 2006, the infield of the baseball diamond was refurbished with FieldTurf, thanks to a $20,000 grant 

courtesy of College World Series of Omaha, Inc. The field plays 330 feet to left and right field, 400 to center field and 

390 to the gaps. The complex is located at 22nd and Burt Street in Omaha and seats 1,000 at capacity. 

Kitty Gaughan Pavilion houses spacious locker rooms and indoor batting cages for Bluejay players. The two-story structure is 

also home to the baseball and softball offices. The Jim Hendry Locker Room now features new carpet and a 36” flat screen 

TV. 

On game days, concession stands and restrooms are available for fans as well as indoor viewing areas for both the baseball 

and softball fields. 

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Rosenblatt Stadium 

The annual home of college baseball’s pinnacle has served as the “home away from home” for the Creighton baseball 

program. The Bluejays play several games a year at Rosenblatt Stadium. Creighton played nine games at Rosenblatt 

Stadium in 2009 and will play 11 games there in 2010 beginning on April 2 against Indiana State. 

Creighton annually serves as the host of the NCA Men’s College World Series. Creighton baseball players are able to 

experience on a yearly basis the aura and thrill of playing in a facility that houses so much history and has been the 

site of many moments of glory. 

Built in 1948, the site of the Men’s Division I College World Series since 1950 was originally called Omaha Municipal 

Stadium. 

Johnny Rosenblatt (1907-1979) whose name graces this ballpark, played amateur, semipro and professional baseball 

before entering a life of public service. He located this hilltop site and pushed for its construction. It opened in 1948 

and two years later attracted the NCAA College World Series. 

Johnny, ebullient and upbeat, served as mayor of Omaha from 1954 to 1961, but was stricken with Parkinson’s Disease 

in the prime of life. Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium, also home to the Omaha Royals, has carried his name since 1964. 

Thanks to the dedication of the city of Omaha and countless benefactors, the stadium has evolved into a representation 

of what college baseball is all about -- teamwork, dedication and camaraderie. 

The Road to Omaha sculpture, standing in front of Rosenblatt, was a gift to the city of Omaha and Series fans from 

College World Series of Omaha, Inc., the local organizing committee. The “Road to Omaha” was sculpted in 1999 by 

Omaha artist John Lajba and serves as a testimonial to the enduring sports tradition. 

Stadium Seating 

The general admission area is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible, with a ramp leading up to a patio 

deck, plus there’s handicapped seating on both the right and left field sides. 

Total Seating -- 23,100 

Grand Stand/View Club -- 17,700 

General Admission -- 5,400 

ADA Accessibility 

Street Address 


1202 Bert Murphy Ave. 





Creighton 2010 Games at Rosenblatt 

Fri. April 2 Indiana State 6:00 p.m. 

Sat. April 3 Indiana State 6:00 p.m. 

Wed. April 7 Kansas 6:30 p.m. 

Tue. April 20 Nebraska 6:30 p.m. 

Wed. April 28 Iowa 6:30 p.m. 

Fri. April 30 Evansville 6:30 p.m. 

Fri. May 7 Wichita State 12:00 p.m. 

Sat. May 8 Wichita State 12:00 p.m. 

Fri. May 14 Seattle 7:00 p.m. 

Tue. May 18 Nebraska 7:00 p.m. 

Sat. May 22 New Orleans 12:00 p.m. 

Top Single-Game Regular Season Attendance Dates 

In Rosenblatt History 

Att. Team vs. Team Date Result 

21,158 #10 Nebraska vs. Creighton 5/16/06 Nebraska 4-1 

20,011 #3 Nebraska vs. Creighton 5/10/05 Creighton 5-3 


18,316 Nebraska vs. Creighton 5/15/07 Creighton 9-2 

15,436 Nebraska vs. Creighton 5/10/00 Nebraska 10-2 



Directions to CU Sports Complex 

From I-80 West: Traveling west on Interstate 80 from Des Moines, 

continue on I-80 West across the Missouri River to I-480 North to downtown 

Omaha. Once on I-480, get into the far right lane and continue 

straight to the I-480 East/Highway 75 split. Take Highway 75 (the right 

fork). Exit to the right on the Cuming Street exit, turn right at the bottom 

of the ramp onto Cuming. After going through the Cuming and 24th Street 

intersection, make a right onto 23rd Street and continue straight into a 

campus parking lot. Continue until reaching the top of a hill, from there 

the Kitty Gaughan Pavilion as well as the baseball and softball fields will 

be visible on the left. 

From I-29 North: Traveling north on Interstate 29, take I-80 West at 

the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Follow the 

above directions from I-80 West. 

From I-80 East: Traveling east on Interstate 80 from Lincoln, take Interstate 

480 North to downtown Omaha and follow the above directions. 

From Eppley Airfield: When leaving the terminal, turn left (south) on 

Abbott Drive and follow toward downtown, where Abbott Drive will turn 

into Cuming Street. From Cuming Street, turn left onto 23rd Street and 

continue straight up the hill into the campus parking lot. Continue until 

reaching the top of a hill, from there the Kitty Gaughan Pavilion as well as 

the baseball and softball fields will be visible on the left. 

Media and Team Parking: Parking credentials are not required at 

the Creighton Sports Complex. It is recommended you park several rows 

from the stadium to avoid foul balls. 

Directions to Rosenblatt Stadium 

From I-80 West: Traveling west on Interstate 80 from Des Moines, 

continue on I-80 west across the Missouri River to the 13th Street exit. At 

the 13th Street stoplights, turn left onto 13th Street heading south (going 

over I-80) and Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is on your left about two 

blocks ahead. 

From I-80 East: Traveling east on Interstate 80 from Lincoln, continue 

on I-80 east to the 13th Street exit. At the 13th Street stoplights, 

turn right onto 13th Street heading south and Omaha’s Johnny Rosenblatt 

Stadium is on your left about two blocks ahead. 

From I-29 North: Traveling north on Interstate 29, take I-80 west 

at the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Stay on 

I-80 west and get off at the 13th Street exit. At the 13th Street stoplights, 

turn left onto 13th Street heading south (going over I-80) and Johnny 

Rosenblatt Stadium is on your left about two blocks ahead. 

From I-29 South: Traveling south on Interstate 29, take I-80 west at 

the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Continue 

on I-80 west across the Missouri River to the 13th Street exit. At the 13th 

Street stoplights, turn left onto 13th Street heading south (going over 

I-80) and Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is on your left about two blocks 

ahead. 

From Eppley Airfield: When leaving the terminal, turn left (south) 

on Abbott Drive and continue south into downtown until you reach Capitol 

Ave. Turn right - heading west – and continue on Capitol Ave until 

you turn left (heading south) at 10th Street. Continue on 10th Street for 

approximately two miles through neighborhoods and when you go over 

Interstate 80 you’ll see the Henry Doorly Zoo on your left and Omaha’s 

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium on your right. 



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New Stadium 

TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha...... 

What they’re saying about 

TD AMERITRADE Park 

“College baseball represents many 

of the core values we promote at 

TD AMERITRADE, namely integrity, 

teamwork and professionalism.” 

-Fred Tomczyk, 

President and CEO, TD AMERITRADE 

“In five short years, in part due 

to our relationship with MECA, we 

have changed the face and the feel 

of Creighton athletics. I believe this 

baseball park will do the same for 

[Creighton] baseball and the down- 

town economy.” 

-Rev. John. P. Schlegel, S.J. 

Creighton University President 

......The New Home of Bluejay Baseball! 

“TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha will 

be a potent element in the recruit- 

ment and retention of Creighton 

baseball players...It will allow us 

to attract top-notch college teams 

from across the country who would 

just love to play at the home of the 

College World Series” 

-Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 

Creighton University and the Met- 

ropolitan Entertainment & Convention 

Authority (MECA) have reached an 

agreement for the Creighton Bluejay 

baseball team to play its home games 

at TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha. 

Under the lease agreement Creighton 

will play a portion of its home 

games in 2011 and all of its home 

games in 2012 and beyond at TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha. 

The NCAA College World Series will be held at venerable Rosenblatt Stadium for the last time in 2010. The Bluejays will 

also play their final regular season games at Rosenblatt with an 11-game slate scheduled to begin on April 2nd against 

Missouri Valley Conference foe Indiana State. 

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2010 Roster Breakdown 

Numerical Roster 

# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Previous Schools/ High School 

1 Joey Bowens C So. 5-11 175 R/R Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville HS 

2 Robbie Knight OF Sr. 5-11 180 R/L Omaha, Neb. / Kansas State / Millard North HS 

3 Jimmy Swift INF Jr. 6-2 190 R/R West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic HS 

4 Zane Hinkel INF So. 6-2 180 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Prep 

5 Elliot Soto INF Jr. 5-9 155 R/R Algonquin, Ill. / Dundee Crown HS 

6 Vince Bellino INF Jr. 5-11 165 R/R Papillion, Neb. / Skyline CC / Creighton Prep 

7 Scott Thornburg C So. 6-2 200 R/R Lakewood, Colo. / J.K. Mullen HS 

11 Alex Staehely INF Fr. 6-0 170 R/R Sugar Grove, Ill. / Benet Academy 

12 Jordan Makovicka OF Fr. 5-10 195 L/L Ulysses, Neb. / Nebraska / East Butler HS 

13 Greg Hellhake LHP Jr. 6-1 180 L/L Quincy, Ill. / Notre Dame HS 

14 Joey Long INF Fr. 5-10 160 R/R Belvidere, Ill. / Rockford Boylan HS 

15 Austin Cole RHP Fr. 6-3 195 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Skutt Catholic HS 

16 Michael Mutcheson INF Jr. 5-11 180 R/R Morden, Manitoba / New Mexico JC / Morden Collegiate Institute 

17 Matt Patterson RHP Sr. 6-1 190 R/R St. Louis, Mo. / Jefferson College / Parkway South HS 

18 T.J. Roemmich OF/LHP Sr. 6-2 185 L/L West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic HS 

19 Gage Daniels RHP So. 6-0 200 R/R Roeland Park, Kan. / Johnson County CC / Shawnee Mission North HS 

20 Kurt Spomer RHP So. 6-2 200 S/R Honey Creek, Iowa / Tri-Center HS 

21 Clay Cuno OF Jr. 6-3 210 R/R New Bloomfield, Mo. / Fort Scott CC, Nebraska & Hutchinson CC / New Bloomfield HS 

22 Carson Vitale C Sr. 6-1 195 R/R Victoria, B.C., Canada / McLennan CC & Laredo CC / Lambrick Park HS 

23 Ian Dike INF Sr. 6-3 230 L/L Lincoln, Neb. / Southwest HS 

24 Mike Nihsen RHP Sr. 6-3 200 R/R Ralston, Neb. / Nebraska / Ralston HS 

26 Bobby Lewis INF Fr. 6-2 190 R/L Boise, Idaho / Boise HS 

27 Kyle King LHP Fr. 6-0 170 L/L Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett HS 

28 Eric Bruns C Sr. 6-0 190 R/R Oregon, Ill. / Sauk Valley CC / Oregon HS 

30 Trever Adams INF/OF Jr. 6-0 200 R/R Lincoln, Neb. / Hutchinson CC / Southeast HS 

31 Ty Blach LHP Fr. 6-1 180 R/L Centennial, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS 

32 Bobby Lackovic RHP Sr. 6-0 190 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Skutt Catholic HS 

33 Mark Winkelman LHP Fr. 6-2 205 R/L Harvard, Ill. / Aldon-Hebron HS 

34 Brandon Koenigstein RHP So. 6-0 180 R/R Waterloo, Ill. / Waterloo HS 

35 Michael Blatchford OF Fr. 6-1 190 R/R Columbus, Neb. / Columbus HS 

36 Jack VanLeur LHP Jr. 6-4 200 L/L Brandon, S.D. / Brandon Valley HS 

37 T.C. Manning RHP Fr. 6-3 170 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Prep 

38 Nick Musec RHP Fr. 6-3 180 R/R St. Charles, Mo. / Duchesne HS 

40 John Boyle RHP Fr. 6-2 165 R/R Wheaton, Ill. / Benet Academy 

41 Jonas Dufek RHP Jr. 6-5 210 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Millard West HS 

9 Head Coach: Ed Servais (Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1981) - Seventh season 

29 Associate Head Coach: Rob Smith (Indiana, 1998) - Fourth season 

10 Assistant Coach: Brent Alwine (IPFW, 2006) - Second season 

39 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brandon Tormoehlen (Butler, 2007) - First season 

Alphabetical Roster 

30 Trever Adams..................INF/OF 

6 Vince Bellino........................ INF 

31 Ty Blach.............................. LHP 

35 Michael Blatchford................. OF 

1 Joey Bowens........................... C 

40 John Boyle.......................... RHP 

28 Eric Bruns............................... C 

15 Austin Cole......................... RHP 

21 Clay Cuno............................. OF 

19 Gage Daniels....................... RHP 

23 Ian Dike.............................. INF 

41 Jonas Dufek........................ RHP 

13 Greg Hellhake..................... LHP 

4 Zane Hinkel.......................... INF 

27 Kyle King............................ LHP 

2 Robbie Knight....................... OF 

34 Brandon Koenigstein............ RHP 

32 Bobby Lackovic................... RHP 

26 Bobby Lewis ........................ INF 

14 Joey Long............................ INF 

12 Jordan Makovicka.................. OF 

37 T.C. Manning....................... RHP 

38 Nick Musec......................... RHP 

16 Mike Mutcheson................... INF 

24 Mike Nihsen........................ RHP 

17 Matt Patterson.................... RHP 

18 T.J. Roemmich................ OF/LHP 

5 Elliot Soto............................ INF 

20 Kurt Spomer....................... RHP 

11 Alex Staehely....................... INF 

3 Jimmy Swift......................... INF 

7 Scott Thornburg...................... C 

36 Jack VanLeur....................... RHP 

22 Carson Vitale........................... C 

33 Mark Winkelman................. LHP 

Jays By State 

Nebraska:............................ 12 

Illinois:................................. 10 

Iowa:................................... 3 

Missouri:.............................. 3 

Canada:............................... 2 

Colorado:............................. 2 

Kansas:................................ 1 

South Dakota:...................... 1 

Idaho:.................................. 1 

Jays By Class 

Seniors:............................... 8 

Juniors:................................ 9 

Sophomores:........................ 6 

Freshman:............................ 12 

Jays By Last School 

High School:......................... 24 

Junior College:..................... 8 

Four-Year School:.................. 3 

Jays By Position 

Right-Handed Pitchers: ......... 11 

Left-Handed Pitchers:............ 5 

Infielders.............................. 9 

Outfielders........................... 4 

Catchers.............................. 4 

INF/OF................................. 1 

OF/LHP................................ 1 

Pronunciations 

6 Vince Bellino.................buh • LEE • no 

31 Ty Blach......................................BLOCK 

21 Clay Cuno.............................. COO • no 

41 Jonas Dufek........................DEW • feck 

13 Greg Hellhake.......................HELL • ick 

34 Brandon Koenigstein..KOH • nig • stine 

32 Bobby Lackovic..........LACK • uh • vick 

12 Jordan Makovicka.MACK • oh • vick • uh 

38 Nick Musec........................mew • SECK 

16 Mike Mutcheson......MUTCH • uh • sun 

24 Mike Nihsen.......................... NISS • en 

18 T.J. Roemmich........................REM • ick 

9 Ed Servais..................................Service 

20 Kurt Spomer.......................SPOH • mer 

11 Alex Staehely....................... STAY • lee 

22 Carson Vitale..................VUH • tal • ee 

39 Brandon Tormoehlen.... TOR • moh • leen 



2010 Roster Breakdown 

#1 Joey Bowens 

So. • C • 5-11 • 175 

#2 Robbie Knight 

Sr. • OF • 5-11 • 180 

#3 Jimmy Swift 

Jr. • INF • 6-2 • 190 

#4 Zane Hinkel 

So. • INF • 6-2 • 180 

#5 Elliot Soto 

Jr. • INF • 5-9 • 155 

#6 Vince Bellino 

Jr. • INF • 5-11 • 165 

#7 Scott Thornburg 

So. • C • 6-2 • 200 

#11 Alex Staehely 

Fr. • INF • 6-0 • 170 

#12 Jordan Makovicka 

Fr. • OF • 5-10 • 195 

#13 Greg Hellhake 

Jr. • LHP • 6-1 • 180 

#14 Joey Long 

Fr. • INF • 5-10 • 160 

#15 Austin Cole 

Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 195 

#16 Michael Mutcheson 

Jr. • INF • 5-11 • 180 

#17 Matt Patterson 

Sr. • RHP • 6-1 • 190 

#18 T.J. Roemmich 

Sr. • OF/P • 6-2 • 185 

#19 Gage Daniels 

So. • RHP • 6-0 • 200 

#20 Kurt Spomer 

So. • RHP • 6-2 • 200 

#21 Clay Cuno 

Jr. • OF • 6-3 • 210 

#22 Carson Vitale 

Sr. • C • 6-1 • 195 

#23 Ian Dike 

Sr. • 1B • 6-3 • 230 

#24 Mike Nihsen 

Sr. • RHP • 6-3 • 200 

#26 Bobby Lewis 

Fr. • INF • 6-2 • 190 

#27 Kyle King 

Fr. • LHP • 6-0 • 170 

#28 Eric Bruns 

Sr. • C • 6-0 • 190 

#30 Trever Adams 

Jr. • INF/OF • 6-0 • 200 

#31 Ty Blach 

Fr. • LHP • 6-1 • 180 

#32 Bobby Lackovic 

Sr. • RHP • 6-0 • 190 

#33 Mark Winkelman 

Fr. • LHP • 6-2 • 205 

#34 Brandon Koenigstein 

So. • RHP • 6-0 • 180 

#35 Michael Blatchford 

Fr. • OF • 6-1 • 190 

#36 Jack VanLeur 

Jr. • LHP • 6-4 • 200 

#37 T.C. Manning 

Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 200 

#38 Nick Musec 

Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 180 

#40 John Boyle 

Fr. • RHP • 6-2 • 165 

#41 Jonas Dufek 

Jr. • RHP • 6-5 • 210 


The 2010 edition of Creighton Bluejay 

baseball returns a bulk of talent 

from a 2009 squad that finished 31-25. 

Returning are six position starters and 

an abundance of pitching depth rivaled 

by few in the country. 

A veteran squad consisting of 17 

juniors and seniors will look to lead 

Creighton to its first NCAA Tournament 

appearance since 2007. Overall, 22 

players return from a year ago. 

That group includes all-MVC 

selctions Elliot Soto (first team, shortstop), 

Jack VanLeur (first team, relief 

pitcher), Robbie Knight (second 

team, outfield), T.J. Roemmich (honorable 

mention, outfield) and Bobby 

Lackovic (honorable mention, relief 

pitcher). 

The Jays will try to compensate for 

the loss of several key cogs, including 

four players lost to the professional 

ranks. Darin Ruf (second team all-MVC, 

1B) was drafted in the 20th round by 

the Philadelphia Phillies, while Vicente 

Cafaro (second team all-MVC, 2B) and 

relief pitcher Kirk Clark were signed as 

free agents by the Texas Rangers and 

Houston Astros respectively. 

Left-handed pitcher Jeremy Hauer 

was the fourth Jay to go pro, signing 

a deal with the independent Fargo- 

Moorhead Redhawks of the Northern 

League. 

Twelve newcomers will try to make 

up for those and other losses, as the 

Jays go into the season opener at Central 

Arkansas with a one goal in mind: 

a MVC conference championship. 

Matt Patterson had a team best 2.40 ERA 

in 30.0 innings in 2009. 

PITCHING 

The overall depth and quality of the 

pitching staff looks to be one of the biggest 

strengths for the Bluejays. Eight of 

the team’s top 10 hurlers return from 

the 2009 squad that boasted the nation’s 

13th best team ERA. 

The Jays will have to find an arm to 


2010 Season Preview 

account for the loss of senior workhorse 

Jeremy Hauer. Hauer started 14 games 

and threw a team-best 81.0 innings to 

lead the staff. Hauer led all Creighton 

starters with a 3.78 ERA. 

Creighton will count on juniors Jonas 

Dufek and Greg Hellhake to 

log a significant amount of innings in 

2010. Dufek started 13 games in 2009, 

throwing two complete games and 79.0 

innings en route to a 4-7 record. 

Hellhake started all 15 games he 

appeared in last spring, winning five 

games and striking out 39 in 70.1 innings. 

Brandon Koenigstein and Mike 

Nihsen complete the projected starting 

rotation. Nihsen made seven starts, 

going 3-1 with a 4.95 ERA. 

Koenigstein appeared in 14 games, 

starting three and going a perfect 5-0 

with a 3.18 ERA. He delivered Creighton’s 

most memorable performance of 

the year, throwing a seven-inning nohitter 

against Wichita State in the MVC 

Tournament. 

Three big arms from the relief 

corps also return, as Matt Patterson, 

Bobby Lackovic and Jack VanLeur 

combined to appear in 94 games last 

season. 

VanLeur led the team in appearances 

with 36, which was also good for 

ninth in the country. He ended the year 

as the Jays’ closer, posting six saves 

with a 3-4 record in 48.2 innings. 

Patterson posted the best ERA on 

the squad, with a 2.40 mark. He struck 

out 21 batters in 30 innings en route to 

a 2-0 record. 

Lackovic was also heavily relied on, 

making 34 relief appearances. His six 

wins (6-1) were best on the team while 

he also sported a 3-to-1 strikeout to 

walk ratio (36-12) in 45.2 innings. 

Rounding out the returners from 

last year’s staff are T.J. Roemmich, 

Kurt Spomer, Austin Cole and Nick 

Musec. Roemmich primarily played 

right field, but made six appearances 

on the hill. Spomer made three appearances 

in his freshman season, and will 

look to increase his production. 

Cole and Musec both return to the 

2010 squad as redshirt freshman, retaining 

four years of eligibility after sitting 

out last season. 

Five new arms plan to bolster the 

staff. Gage Daniels leads that group, 

coming to Omaha after a year at Johnson 

County Community College. He 

posted a 10-3 record with a 1.09 ERA, 

striking out 83 in 84 innings. 

Ty Blach is one of four freshmen 

that were brought in to bolster an already 

strong staff. The southpaw from 

Centennial, Colo., went 7-1 with 74 

strikeouts in 45 innings in his senior 

season for Regis Jesuit High School. 

Mark Winkelmann comes to 

Creighton after a decorated career 

for Aldon-Hebron High. His accolades 

include 16 school records and 14 top- 

50 Illinois High School baseball marks. 

He was a four-time first team all-conference 

pick and was his team’s MVP 

three times. 

Kyle King is the second of three 

new left-handers for the Jays. King 

boasted two first team all-conference 

selections and two team MVP picks for 

Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Ill. 

John Boyle and T.C. Manning 

round out the 2010 staff. Boyle comes 

in after a successful career at Benet 

Academy in Lisle, Ill. He earned two 

all-conference picks and went 17-2 

with five saves and a sub-3.00 ERA in 

three years with the varsity. Manning 

joins this year’s squad as a walk-on. 

Carson Vitale is back after starting at 

catcher his junior season. 

CATCHERS 

The Bluejays appear to be set 

behind the plate, as they return four 

catchers, including starter Carson Vitale 

and backup Scott Thornburg 

Also returning are Joey Bowens and 

Eric Bruns to give the Jays multiple 

options at the postion. 

Vitale enters his senior season as 

the team’s starting backstop. Last year 

he appeared in 46 games, starting 40. 

He hit .261 and added two home runs 

and eight doubles, while driving in 16. 

Thornburg saw more playing time 

than any other freshman in 2009. He 

played in 47 games with 37 starts, seeing 

time at both designated hitter and 

catcher. He recorded five home runs 

and matched Vitale’s 16 RBIs in 41 

fewer at-bats. 

On the defensive side, Thornburg 



2010 Season Preview 

was solid, posting a .994 fielding percentage 

and throwing out 37 percent 

of base runners. 

Bowens is back for his second season 

in the white and blue. He appeared 

in 15 games last season, 10 of which 

were as a pinch runner. He had just two 

at-bats, but scored a run and stole a 

base. 

Rounding out the catchers is Bruns. 

The transfer from Sauk Valley CC did 

not see any game action for the Jays 

last season. 

Jimmy Swift clubbed three home runs last 

season while starting at third base. 

INFIELD 

The 2010 infield is a tale of two 

sides. The Jays return both starters on 

the left side in Jimmy Swift and Elliot 

Soto, but have question marks on the 

right side after second baseman Vicente 

Cafaro (signed by Texas Rangers) 

and first baseman Darin Ruf (drafted 

by Philadelphia Phillies) departed after 

winning gold gloves. 

The four infield spots were a mark 

of consistency in 2009 as the four 

aforementioned players started every 

game for Creighton. 

Soto, a junior, returns as the team’s 

second-leading hitter. He also led the 

squad in sacrifices and stolen bases to 

go along with his strong defensive play 

at short (.968 fielding percentage). 

Overall, Soto posted seven doubles, 

a triple and 26 RBIs en route to a first 

team all-MVC selection. 

Also returning with Soto is Swift. 

The junior had a breakout campaign 

in 2009 after seeing limited action in 

his redshirt freshman season. Swift was 

one of five Bluejays to start every game 

and hit over .300, as he posted a .301 

average as the starter at third. 

Senior Ian Dike and junior Trever 

Adams are neck-and-neck for the 

starting job at first base. Dike played 

in 49 games for Creighton last season, 

logging most of his at-bats at designated 

hitter while also seeing some time 

in the outfield. Dike posted a .266 mark 

with two home runs and 11 RBI, while 

also adding four doubles. 

Adams, who could also see time in 

the outfield, had a monster season at 

Hutchinson CC in 2009. He hit .451 wth 

eight home runs, 63 RBIs and 13 stolen 

base, while setting a school record for 

doubles in a season with 23. Included in 

his big year was NJCAA National Player 

of the Week honors on March 25. 

The other two returning infielders 

are sophomore Zane Hinkel and redshirt 

freshman Bobby Lewis. Hinkel 

played in 11 games last season, starting 

one game against North Dakota on 

March 25, while Lewis did not see any 

action and is expected to provide depth 

at first base. 

Second base is a three-way battle 

between two newcomers and a redshirt 

from last season. The three front-runners 

for the job look to be juniors Michael 

Mutcheson and Vince Bellino, 

and freshman Alex Staehely. 

Mutcheson comes to Creighton after 

two years at New Mexico Junior College. 

Mutcheson put up big numbers 

over his two seasons at NMJC, hitting 

.353 with 11 home runs, 58 RBIs and 

41 stolen bases. 

Bellino redshirted in 2009 after 

transferring in from Skyline CC. 

An Omaha native, Bellino will battle 

Mutcheson and Staehely for the starting 

job. 

Staehely comes in as a true freshman 

after a successful career at Benet 

Academy. He was a two-time, first team 

all-conference pick and enjoyed even 

more success in the summer with the 

Downers Grove Longshots travel team. 

Creighton’s only other newcomer 

to the infield is freshman Joey Long. 

Long earned all-conference honors his 

senior season for Rockford Boylan High 

School. 

Robbie Knight will look to move up on the 

NCAA’s career hit by pitch list. 

OUTFIELD 

The Jays return two-thirds of their 

starting outfield. T.J. Roemmich is 

slated to reclaim right field, while senior 

Robbie Knight will look to wrap 

up a strong career when he takes his 

starting spot in center field. 

Knight enters the season eighth on 

the NCAA’s (Division I) career hit by 

pitch list with 72, despite having a career 

low of 13 last season. 

The Kansas State transfer proved 

to be much more than a walking target, 

however, as he led the team in 

hits (77), batting (.344), doubles (18), 

walks (36) and on-base percentage 

(.460) in 2009. 

His 2009 accolades included a second 

team all-MVC pick, MVC All-Tournament 

Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete 

First Team. 

Roemmich was an honorable mention 

to both the MVC all-conference 

and scholar-athlete squads. He was 

also named MVC Player of the Week 

twice (3/9 and 5/4) as he led the team 

in home runs (9), slugging (.526) and 

total bases (113). 

The lone departure from the Jays’ 

starting outfield leaves the left field 

spot up for grabs. Transfer Clay Cuno 

and Adams appear to be the leading 

candidates for the spot. 

Cuno comes with Adams to Omaha 

from Hutchinson CC. The junior is at 

his fourth school in four years, and will 

look to carry over his success from a 

year ago. He was a Jayhawk West All- 

Conference pick for hitting .370 with 

nine home runs, 48 RBIs, 49 runs and 

seven stolen bases. 

His career started at Fort Scott CC 

where he was Jayhawk Conference 

Freshman of the Year in 2007. He then 

redshirted the 2008 season at Nebraska 

before transferring to Hutchinson 

last season. 

Two newcomers will make up the 

rest of the Creighton outfield. Michael 

Blatchford comes from Columbus High 

School in Columbus, Neb. He earned a 

second team all-state mention his senior 

year and holds school records for 

home runs (11) and RBIs in a season 

with (48). Jordan Makovicka rounds 

out the roster, and will redshirt this season 

after playing football at Nebraska 

last season. 

SCHEDULE 

The Jays open their 54 game schedule 

on Feb. 20 with a doubleheader in 

Conway, Ark. The season starts with a 

21-game road trip, while the Jays will 

play five NCAA Tournament teams from 

last year while also playing their final 

regular season games at Rosenblatt 

Stadium. 


Co a c h e s a n d Pl a y e r Bi o s


Head Coach Ed Servais 

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Ed 

SERVAIS 

Head Coach 

UW-La Crosse (1981) 

Career Record: 409-206-1 (15 seasons) 

Creighton Record: 227-124 (6 seasons) 

SERVAIS NOTES 

• Head Coach, Creighton (2004-present) 

Overall record of 227-124 

• Head Coach, St. Mary’s (Minn.) (1989-95) 

Overall record of 159-76-1 

• Head Coach, Viterbo (Wis.) (1987-88) 

Overall record of 23-6 

• 2005 NCAA Regional Participant 

MVC Tournament Champions 

• 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 

MVC Tournament Champions 

• 2008 FieldTurf National Coach of the Year 

• 2007 MVC Coach of the Year 



• 1993 MIAC Coach of the Year 

• 1990 MIAC Coach of the Year 

• 1993 Midwest Regional Runner-Up 

PLAYING CAREER 

• UW-La Crosse (1981-84) 

• Three-time all-conference pick 

• Co-captain, 1984 

• Team MVP, 1984 

Ed Servais enters his seventh season at the 

helm of the Bluejay baseball program in 2010. 

His .647 winning percentage is the best in school 

history and he has averaged nearly 40 wins a 

season during his time as head coach. Servais 

has taken the Jays to two NCAA Tournaments and 

has won the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of 

the Year award three times in his six seasons. 

Servais’ tenure has been the most successful 

of any Creighton baseball coach, as he has 

guided the team to a 227-124 record, good for 

second in the Missouri Valley Conference, fifth in 

the Midwest, and 28th in the nation. The Bluejays 

are one of just 10 schools in the Midwest to earn 

four or more NCAA Regional berths in the last 11 

years, and only the second in the MVC along with 

Wichita State. 

In 2009 the Bluejays came within one win 

of their third NCAA Tournament in five years, as 

they reached the MVC Tournament Championship 

game before falling to Wichita State 4-2. Defense 

set the tone for the squad as it finished with a 

.984 fielding percentage, tops in the nation and 

the best in NCAA history during the aluminum bat 

era. 

Individually, Servais coached seven All-MVC 

selections, the most since taking the reins in 

2004. He also saw first baseman Darin Ruf come 

just 38 putouts shy of an NCAA record, finishing 

with 2,251 during his four years. 

In 2008, the Creighton skipper guided the 

team to another strong season, especially on the 

defensive side. The Bluejays, who were 37-21 

overall, posted a .976 fielding percentage, good 

for third in the nation, after committing only 52 

errors in 58 games. In five of Servais’ six years on 

the bench, Creighton has finished in the top 20 

in the nation defensively, has finished in the top 

10 four times, and in the top three three times. 

The team’s 37 wins were the fourth year under 

Servais it had over 35 wins. 

Fundamentals played a key in the 2008 season. 

Besides defense, Creighton was also near 

the top of the nation in sacrifice bunts as well as 

shutouts. Individually the Bluejays featured four 

all-MVC picks in 2008, as Pat Venditte, Darin Ruf, 

Robbie Knight and Steve Winkelmann all earned 

accolades. 

In 2007, Servais led Creighton to 45 wins 

and the first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 

Championship in school history. Servais was 

named the MVC Coach of the Year for the third 

time in four seasons as the Jays advanced to the 

NCAA Tournament for the second time in three 

years. Creighton won 26 of their final 31 games, 

including a memorable 10-9, 12-inning victory 

over 12th-ranked Wichita State in the finals of 

the MVC Tournament. The 2007 season saw 12 

school records broken and the Bluejays’ second 

season series victory over in-state rival Nebraska 

under Servais’ guidance. 

Individual accolades came in bunches with 

the successful 2007 season under Servais. Sophomore 

first baseman Darin Ruf was named the 

Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year, junior southpaw 

Ben Mancuso was the MVC Pitcher of the 

Year, and senior transfer Andy Masten was the 

league’s newcomer of the year. Mancuso, Masten 

and junior ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte 

both were selected to All-American teams, while 

freshman hurler Casey Schmidt earned Freshman 

All-America honors. 

The 2006 team finished with a record of 31- 

21 overall and placed fourth in the Missouri Valley 

Conference with a 13-11 record. Servais guided 

Creighton to its third-consecutive 30-win season, 

becoming the third coach in school history to win 

30 games in each of his first three seasons. 

In 2005, the Bluejays had one of the best 

seasons in school history. Servais coached the 

Bluejays to a 48-17 record, the school’s first-ever 

Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship 

and the team’s first NCAA postseason 

appearance since 2000. The squad’s 48 wins 

were the second-most in program history, behind 

only the 51 games won by the 1991 College 

World Series team. Servais also brought home his 

second MVC Coach of the Year award in as many 

seasons. 

Creighton ended the 2005 campaign nationally 

ranked for the first time since 2000, including 

a No. 28 ranking from Collegiate Baseball. Servais 

also led the Jays to a 5-3 victory against No. 

3 Nebraska in front of more than 20,000 fans at 

Rosenblatt Stadium during the regular season. 

In 2004, Servais was honored as the MVC 

Coach of the Year, the first time in league history 

it was awarded to a first-year coach. Creighton’s 

15-win improvement from its 2003 record was 

the fifth-best turnaround in the NCAA that year 

and the largest in the MVC since 1991. Servais led 

the Bluejays to 35 wins, including a school-record 

22 Missouri Valley Conference victories. 

Known as a coach who emphasizes the importance 

of team defense, his first season didn’t 

disappoint. Creighton’s .982 fielding percentage 

in 2004 led the country and was the second-best 

mark in NCAA history. In 2005, the Bluejays led 

the nation in double plays turned with 85 and 

set a team record for assists with 803. Creighton 

led The Valley in fielding again in 2005 with a 

.972 fielding percentage. Since Servais took over, 

Creighton’s .976 overall fielding percentage, 329 

errors and 1.08 double plays turned per game all 

lead the country. 

Servais has coached 32 players that received 

All-MVC honors in his first six seasons. In addition, 

15 players have been named to the MVC 

Scholar-Athlete Team during that span. Creighton’s 

four selections in 2005 were the most of any 

Valley team. 

Servais was named head coach on July 29, 

2003 after serving as the program’s interim head 

coach for the previous month. He succeeded 

Jack Dahm, who resigned after 10 years as head 

coach in late June. 

“During Ed’s first six seasons at Creighton, he 

has established our baseball program as one of 

the most fundamentally sound, over-achieving 

programs in the country,” said Creighton Director 

of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen. “Ed is a great 

teacher of the game of baseball and his program 

has done a tremendous job of representing themselves 

and Creighton University.” 

Servais came to Creighton on August 25, 

1997, when Dahm named him an assistant on his 


staff. As an assistant, Servais was on the bench for 174 Creighton wins, including 

a pair of NCAA Regional berths in 1999 and 2000. He was also on staff when 

Dahm was named MVC Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2002. With the help of 

Servais’ instruction, the 2002 edition of the Bluejays finished second in the Missouri 

Valley Conference. 

During his time as associate head coach, Servais served as Creighton’s hitting 

and first base coach, as well as the defensive infield coach. He also served as 

Dahm’s recruiting coordinator. 

He made an immediate impact on the program in his first year, as the Bluejays 

ranked among the nation’s top defensive teams with a .965 fielding percentage 

in 1998. The team’s offensive numbers also increased significantly as the team 

batting average went up 29 points to .313. The run production also increased 

from 6.9 to 7.5 runs per game. 

His most talented team as an assistant was in 1999. That Bluejay squad hit 

.326 and averaged nearly eight runs per game. Ryan Gripp was named a firstteam 

ABCA All-American following that season and was drafted by the Chicago 

Cubs in the third round of the MLB amateur draft. 

Gripp is just one of a handful of Creighton student-athletes Servais has 

coached who have gone on to play professional baseball. They include Tim Gradoville 

(2000-02), Dan Lawler (1998-2001), Vince Pietro (1997-2000), Kenny 

Sarna (1997-2000), Kevin Frederick (1995-98), Peyton Lewis (1999), Dan Gooris 

(1998-2001), Tom Oldham (2001-2003), Ryan Fitzgerald (2002-03), Steve 

Grasley (2001-04), Eric Wordekemper (2003-05), Tony Roth (2002-05), Zach 

Daeges (2003-2006), Adam Schaecher (2003-2006), Chase Odenreider (2004- 

2006), Chris Gradoville (2004-07), Marc Lewis (2004-07), Chad Ogden (2006- 

07), Pat Venditte (2005-08), Vicente Cafaro (2008-09), Darin Ruf (2006-09), 

Jeremy Hauer (2008-09) and Kirk Clark (2009). 

Eight seasons ago, as part of his job as infield coach, he helped make Tony 

Roth into an honorable mention all-MVC player. Roth was named conference 

Freshman of the Year in 2002 and was also a freshman All-American selection 

by Collegiate Baseball. That same year, second baseman Chris Hinrichs and 

shortstop Scott Allen were each named honorable mention all-MVC, making for 

a combination that turned 54 double plays, which ranked among NCAA leaders. 

Catcher Tim Gradoville was also named honorable mention all-MVC in 2002. 

As part of his job as first base coach, Servais helped that same 2002 team 

rank ninth in the country with 2.19 stolen bases per game. In addition to the 

team-leading 27 stolen bases from Hinrichs, seven other players swiped eight or 

more bases. 

Prior to coming to Creighton, Servais spent two years as an assistant coach at 

Iowa State University. During his time at ISU, he served as recruiting coordinator, 

hitting instructor, infield and outfield coach. He helped lead the Cyclones to 

a second-place finish at the final Big Eight Conference tournament in 1996. 

Before his time at Iowa State, Servais was the head coach at St. Mary’s 

(Minn.) for seven years from 1989-1995. While at St. Mary’s, he compiled a 

record of 159-76-1 at the NCAA Division III school where he began his college 

coaching career. He was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 

(MIAC) Coach of the Year in both 1990 and 1993 after leading St. Mary’s 

to MIAC championships in both years. His 1990 pitching staff led Division III 

schools with a 2.34 earned run average. Between the years of 1991 and 1992, 

his teams went on a 26-game winning streak. 

His 1993 team at St. Mary’s came just short of making the Division III World 

Series, as it was runners-up in the Division III Midwest Regional. That team was 

ranked as high as No. 10 in the country. In his seven years as head coach, St. 

Mary’s had six players drafted by the Major Leagues. 

Servais’ first collegiate head coaching position came at Viterbo College in La 

Crosse, Wis., in 1988 when he coached the NAIA Division II V-Hawks in the first 

year of baseball at the school. He made his only year there one to remember 

as he led the V-Hawks to a 23-6 overall record and an 11-1 conference mark. 

Making that record even more impressive for a first-year team is that of the 17 

players on the team, 14 were freshmen. One of those freshmen he coached was 

Damian Miller, who went on to the Major Leagues and was a member of the 

world champion Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. 

Servais’ first college coaching job came at St. Mary’s in 1984 as an assistant. 

He stayed there for three seasons, after which he left to start the baseball program 

at Viterbo. 

He got his start in coaching at Rib Lake High School in Rib Lake, Wis. He 

coached for two years at Rib Lake and rang up a two-year record of 24-11 from 

1982-1983. He led Rib Lake to the District Finals in both of his years. 


Head Coach Ed Servais 

Head coach Ed Servais with son Michael, daughter Angela, son Joe and 

wife Anne 

Servais graduated from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1981 with a degree in Physical 

Education. He was a three-time all-conference pick, the team’s co-captain 

and Most Valuable Player his senior year. He holds a master’s degree in Physical 

Education from Wisconsin-La Crosse, which he earned in 1986 while coaching at 

St. Mary’s. 

He resides in Omaha with his wife Anne, their daughter Angela (25), and sons 

Joe (23) and Michael (18). Angela graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, 

Iowa, in 2006 and recently completed her master’s degree at Drake. Joe transferred 

to Creighton from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., and played 

for the Bluejays in 2008, finishing with a .298 average in 54 games, all starts. 

Michael is currently on the baseball team at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. 

Ed is also the uncle of former Creighton All-American and Major League catcher 

Scott Servais. 

Year School Record 

1984 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Assistant Coach 20-16 



1987 Viterbo, Head Coach Program Not Yet Started 

1988 Viterbo, Head Coach 23-6 

1989 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 13-22-1 

1990 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 28-8 * 

1991 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 20-10 

1992 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 28-7 

1993 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 26-7 * 



1996 Iowa State, Assistant Coach 23-31 

1997 Iowa State, Assistant Coach 21-31 

1998 Creighton, Assistant Coach 27-27-1 

1999 Creighton, Assistant Coach 38-25 ! 

2000 Creighton, Assistant Coach 38-23 ! 

2001 Creighton, Assistant Coach 21-31 



2004 Creighton, Head Coach 35-24 @ 

2005 Creighton, Head Coach 48-17 !@ 

2006 Creighton, Head Coach 31-21 

2007 Creighton, Head Coach 45-16 !@ 

2008 Creighton, Head Coach 37-21 # 

2009 Creighton, Head Coach 31-25 

15-Year Head Coaching Totals 409-206-1 

6-Year Creighton Totals 227-124 

* MIAC Coach of the Year 

! NCAA Regional 

@ MVC Coach of the Year 

# FieldTurf National Coach of the Year 



Associate Head Coach Rob Smith 

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Rob 

SMITH 

Associate Head Coach 

Indiana (1998) 

Fourth Season 

SMITH NOTES 

• Associate Head Coach 

Recruiting Coordinator/Pitching Coach 

Creighton (2007-present) 

• Pitching Coach, 

Purdue University (2001-2006) 

• Volunteer Assistant Coach, 

Purdue University (1999) 

PLAYING CAREER 

• Vincennes University (1991-94) 

Rob Smith will enter his fourth season at 

Creighton, and first as associate head coach in 

2010, where he works as pitching coach and 

recruiting coordinator. In his first three seasons 

with the Bluejays, he has coached three 

All-Americans, one freshman All-American, 

eight all-MVC selections, two MVC Newcomer 

of the Year awards and had five players offered 

professional contracts. 

Smith’s pitching staff has finished in the 

top-14 nationally in ERA in each of his first 

three seasons at CU, including a 13th place 

finish to close the 2009 season. Only North 

Carolina and Virginia have been in the top-14 

in each of the last three seasons. The group 

has combined for a 3.82 ERA since he joined 

the Creighton staff, which ranks 7th-best nationally. 

Last season Creighton was as high as seventh 

in the country in ERA entering May after 

a three-game sweep at Illinois State. Smith 

also tutored freshman Brandon Koenigstein 

who threw just the fourth no-hitter in Creighton 

history, and the first complete-game nono 

since 1971. The Creighton staff led the 

league in ERA, Hits allowed per nine innings 

and walks allowed per nine innings. 

The Bluejay pitchers have also showed endurance 

as reliever Jack VanLeur finished the 

season ninth in the NCAA in appearances with 

36, while Bob Lackovic was tied for 13th with 

34. 

In 2008, Creighton finished 14th in the nation 

in ERA for the second consecutive year. 

The staff, led by All-American and 20th round 

draft pick Pat Venditte, also finished 16th in 

the nation for walks allowed per nine innings 

and 30th in the nation in hits allowed per nine 

innings. Both marks were good for second in 

the Missouri Valley Conference. The team also 

finished third in the league in strikeouts. 

Individually the Bluejays boasted the best 

pitcher in the MVC in terms of ERA as junior 

Mike Nihsen led the league in 2008 with a 

2.30 mark in 70.1 innings. 

In 2007 the staff picked up 21 saves in 

relief to set a new school record. Relievers Pat 

Venditte and Andy Masten, and starter Ben 

Mancuso both earned All-America honors following 

the season after posting 1.88 and 2.34 

ERAs, respectively. The country’s only known 

switch-pitcher, Venditte recorded a stretch of 

43.2 scoreless innings, was named the MVP 

of the MVC Tournament, and set a school record 

for lowest ERA in a season. Mancuso had 

a team-best 10 victories in 2007 and he recorded 

seven scoreless outings in 13 appearances. 

Smith also instructed freshman right-hander 

Casey Schmidt, who finished 6-1 and earned 

Freshman All-American accolades. Friday 

starter Marc Lewis was selected in the 20th 

round of the Major League draft after finishing 

with an 8-3 record. Lewis was joined by 

Venditte, Mancuso, and reliever Andy Masten 

to give Creighton four pitchers on the All-MVC 

first team. Masten was named the league’s 

Newcomer of the Year after finishing with 16 

saves to tie for second-most in the country. 

His 16 saves also set Creighton’s school record 

and ranked third-most in MVC history for 

a season. 

Smith came to Creighton after a five-year 

stint at Purdue University. Smith arrived at 

Purdue in the fall of 2001 and spent five seasons 

training the Boilermaker pitching staff. 

In his last season in West Lafayette, Purdue 

had its most wins since 2001 (31) and three 

pitchers were named all-conference. Three 

members of his pitching staff were drafted, 

tying a school-record. In 2002, Purdue hurler 

Chadd Blasko was picked in the supplemental 

first round, 36th overall, making him Purdue’s 

highest draftee since 1993. 

Purdue’s staff ERA dropped by more than 

1.7 runs per game in Smith’s five seasons, going 

from 5.95 in 2002 all the way down to 

4.23 in 2006. The 2006 team ERA was Purdue’s 

fourth-best staff mark since the introduction 

of aluminum bats in 1974. Purdue’s 

2005 league ERA of 3.29 was more than one 

full run better than any other staff in the Big 

Ten. 

Under his guidance, the 2005 and 2006 

Boilermaker staffs each had strikeout to walk 

ratios of 2-to-1 or better for just the third and 

fourth times since 1974. Prior to working at 

Purdue, Smith spent two seasons as manager 

and general manager of the Wisconsin Woodchucks 

of the Northwoods League. In 2001 he 

guided the team to its first league championship, 

while also setting a franchise record with 

37 wins. His teams also set club records for 

ERA both seasons. 

Smith played college ball at Vincennes University 

from 1991-94 and earned his college 

degree at Indiana University in 1998. Smith 

also served as a volunteer assistant coach at 

Purdue in 1999, where he worked with pitchers, 

catchers and recruiting. 

He and his wife, RaeAnna, have three 

daughters (Sierra, Serena, Isabelle) and one 

son (Tyson). 



Assistant Coaches & Support Staff 

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Brent 

ALWINE 

Assistant Coach 

IPFW (2006) 

Second Season 

Brent Alwine will enter his second season in 2010 as 

assistant coach for the Creighton baseball program. His 

primary duties will be working with hitting and outfielders, 

while overseeing Bluejay Baseball Camps. 

In his first year in Omaha, the Creighton hitters finished 

the season with a .299 average, their best mark 

since the 2005 team. He also worked with the catchers 

and outfielders. The team had five players from its everyday 

lineup named to the All-MVC team. 

Prior to coming to Omaha, Alwine coached at IPFW 

for two years. While there, he worked with the hitters 

and infielders. He was an assistant coach in IPFW’s first 

year in conference play where he worked with one All- 

Summit League player and a Ping Freshman All-American 

Ḣe concluded an impressive career at IPFW under 

head coach Billy Gernon. He posted a .311 career batting 

average for IPFW, and in 2006 Alwine also tallied a career 

fielding percentage as a four-year starter in the infield at 

.951. 

In July of 2008, Alwine coached a team in Puerto 

Rico, as part of Coast to Coast Baseball. He also spent 

the 2006 and 2007 summer as a baseball instructor at 

Camp Greylock where he worked under Bob Morgan retired 

head baseball coach from Indiana University. 

Alwine is a graduate of North Miami High School in 

Mexico, Ind., and graduated from IPFW in 2006 and 

earned his Masters degree in 2009 from IPFW. He is married 

to the former Brandi Alspach. 

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Brandon 

TORMOEHLEN 

Volunteer Assistant Coach 

Butler (2007) 

First Season 

Brandon Tormoehlen enters his first season as an assistant 

coach for the Creighton baseball program. His on 

the field duties will include coaching the catchers as well 

as assisting with the hitters and running the bullpen during 

games. Off the field, he will assist with on-campus recruiting 

as well as other day-to-day baseball operations. 

This past summer Tormoehlen was the head coach 

of the Grand Lake Mariners of the Great Lakes Collegiate 

Summer League. His squad finished the season 

with a 25-10 mark, good enough for second place in the 

league. 

Last year, Tormoehlen was an assistant coach at Indiana 

Tech, a NAIA program in Fort Wayne, Ind. Off the 

field, he was in charge of the team’s strength and conditioning 

program along with coordinating team travel 

arrangements and recruiting. 

Prior to that, Tormoehlen spent two seasons as a 

high-school coach. He coached for Noblesville HS in the 

2007-2008 season and Bishop Chatard in the 2005-2006 

season. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, he was 

a head coach in the Indiana Bulls Baseball Program; one 

of the nation’s premier amateur baseball organizations. 

Tormoehlen played his college ball at Butler. He saw 

action behind the plate during the 2004 and 2005 seasons; 

but an injury forced him out in 2006. After a rehab 

year, he was able to get back to action in 2007. During 

his career he compiled a .972 fielding percentage. 

Tormoehelen graduated valedictorian from Brownstown 

Central HS in Brownstown, Ind., and graduated 

from Butler University in 2007 with a degree in secondary 

education. He sent two years teaching high school 

mathematics before coming to Omaha. 

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Eric 

BRUNS 

Senior • #28 

C • 6-0 • 190 • R/R 

oregon, Ill. 

Sauk Valley CC 

Oregon High School 

Junior (2009) 

Did not see any game action. 

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Sauk Valley CC (2007-08) 

• Started his career as a shortstop/pitcher but 

was moved behind the plate when the team’s 

backup was injured. 

• Was part of the Arrowhead Conference Cham 

pions his freshman year. 

• Was named the Most Improved Player on the 

team in 2007. 

• Was named first team all-conference and second 

team all-region. 

• Played in the region all-star game in 2008. 

• Played under head coach Rene Valdez. 

Oregon High School (2003-06) 

Lettered in football, baseball and wrestling ... 

Was part of regional champions his sophomore 

season ... Was named team’s Offensive Player of 

the Year his senior season ... Was named first 

team all conference and second team all area in 

both his junior and senior seasons on the diamond 

... Named Most Improved on the wrestling 

squad his junior year ... Played baseball under 

head coach Don Carlson ... Played football under 

head coach John Bothe ... Wrestled under head 

coach Mark Gale and Nate Rodgers. 

Profile 

Birthday: November 28, 1987 

Parents: Sally and Noel Bruns 

Siblings: Emily, Ben and Caitlin 

Major: Computer Science 

Why Creighton: Creighton Baseball 

Favorite Athlete: A.J. Pierzynski 

Favorite MLB Team: Chicago White Sox 

Ian 

dIKE 

Senior #23 

INF • 6-3 • 230 • L/L 

Lincoln, Neb. 

Southwest High School 

Single Game Highs 

At-Bats 

5 (4x, 5/10/09) 

Runs 

3 (3/24/09) 

Hits 

3 (3/28/09) 

doubles 

1 (6x, 5/22/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (2x, 3/14/09) 

RBIs 

2 (3/24/09) 

Walks 

2 (4x, 4/24/09) 

Strikeouts 

2 (5x, 3/6/09) 

Total Bases 

5 (3/14/09) 

HBP 

1 (8x, 5/20/09) 

Sacrifice Hits 

1 (7x, 5/23/09) 

Stolen Bases 

0 

Errors 

1 (3/28/09) 

2009 (Junior) 

• Appeared in 49 of team’s 56 games after play 

ing in a combined 23 his first two years. 

• Fourth on the team in HBP with eight. 

• Posted nine multi-hit games with lone multi-RBI 

day (2) coming against North Dakota (3/21). 

• Hit first career home run against Stony Brook 

(3/6). 

• Also scored three runs in North Dakota game 

for season-high. 

• Posted a career-best three hits against South- 

ern Illinois (3/21). 

• Hit .333 when he played in the outfield, and 

just .243 when he was designated hitter. 

• Hit .304 in home games. 

• Hit .333 (12-36) when he batted seventh in the 

order. 

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2008 (Sophomore) 

• Had the first double of his career at Tennessee- 

Martin (3/2). 

• Tied a season-high with four putouts in same 

game (3/2). 

• Scored a run and season-high two walks against 

Michigan State (3/8). 

• Went 2-4 with two RBIs and a run in two games 

against Chicago State (3/15-16) 

• Was a season-best 2-2 and scored a run in series 

opener against Illinois State (3/29-30). 

• Went 1-1 with a run scored against Southern 

Illinois in the MVC Tournament (5/23). 

• Named 2008 NSCA All-American Strength and 

Conditioning Athlete of the Year. 

2007 (Freshman) 

• Played in his first two career games. 

• Earned his first career start on 3/11 against 

Saint Louis. 

Southwest High School (2003-06) 

Played baseball, football and basketball ... Was 

selected MVP of his baseball team his junior and 

senior year ... Earned Lincoln Southwest Athlete 

of the Year honors his senior year ... Was selected 

as Nebraska’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Nebraska’s 

Louisville Slugger Player of the Year and 

earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors his 

senior season ... Earned first team all-conference 

in baseball, football, and basketball his junior and 

senior seasons ... Was first team all-state as a 

senior and junior in baseball and football ... Was 

named Lincoln Journal Star’s and Omaha World- 

Herald’s Athlete of the Year ... Led the state of 

Nebraska with a .543 batting average, drove in 

36 RBI, had 64 hits and 11 doubles as a senior. 

Profile 

Birthday: March 17, 1988 

Parents: Jack and Karen Dike 

Siblings: Emily, Andrew and twins Erin & Elizabeth 

Major: Business Finance 

Why Creighton: Close to home, the people 

Did You Know: Holds the school record in the 

power clean at 140 kg (309 lbs) 

dike’s Career Hitting Statistics 

Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld. 

2007 .000 2-1 .000 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 N/A 

2008 .259 21-4 .333 .333 27 4 7 2 0 0 4 3 8 9 0 0 0 0-0 0 1.000 

2009 .266 49-39 .378 .347 124 18 63 4 0 2 11 15 26 43 8 1 7 0-1 1 .917 

Total .260 72-44 .365 .338 154 22 70 6 0 2 15 18 37 52 8 1 7 0-1 1 .967 


Robbie 

KNIGHT 

Senior • #2 

oF • 5-11 • 180 • R/L 

omaha, Neb. 

Kansas State 

Millard North High School 


At-Bats 

7 (5/3/08) 

Runs 

4 (4x, 4/12/09) 

Hits 

5 (5/6/08) 

doubles 

2 (6x, 5/21/09) 

Triples 

1 (8x, 4/25/09) 

Home Runs 

2 (5/6/08) 

RBIs 

3 (9x, 5/21/09) 

Walks 

3 (2x, 5/23/09) 

Strikeouts 

3 (3x, 2/20/09) 

Total Bases 

11 (5/6/08) 

HBP 

4 (3/7/07) 


1 (21x, 3/24/09) 

Stolen Bases 

1 (28x, 5/23/09) 

Errors 

1 (4x, 4/23/08) 

2009 (Junior) 

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• Finished season eighth all-time on Division I 

career hit by pitch list with 72. 

• Was a second team all-MVC pick. 

• Named MVC All-Tournament Team in one of the 

three outfield slots. 

• Also a member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete First 

Team. 

• Finished sixth in the MVC in batting (.344). 

• Was third in the league in on-base percentage 

(.460). 

• Tallied 36 walks, good for fifth in the league. 

• Led the league in plate appearances (277). 

• Led team in batting average, on-base percentage, 

walks, runs, plate appearances and doubles 

(18). 

• Second in The Valley with a .495 on-base percentage 

in league play. 

• Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. 

• One of six Bluejays to start all 56 games. 

• Posted two hit streaks of 12 games or more; 

the first a 16-game streak (3/11-4/5) and the 

second a 12-game stretch (4/15-5/3). 

• Put together streak of 11 straight games with 

an RBI (4/15-5/3). 

• Had multiple RBI-game 10 times. 

• Had 19 multi-hit games. 

• Went a perfect 4-4 with a run and an RBI in 6-3 

win over Notre Dame (3/1). 

• Came a home run short of the cycle in 4-5, 

three RBI day against North Dakota (3/24). 

• Was 3-3 with two RBIs and tied a career high 

with four runs, coming a double short of the cycle, 

in 14-1 win over Northern Iowa (4/12). 

• Went 5-16 (.313) with three runs and six RBIs 

in MVC Tournament (5/20-23). 


• Broke Creighton’s career hit-by-pitch record 

against Illinois State on March 29. 

• Led the MVC with 24 HBP in 2008, ranking seventh 

nationally. 

• Led the team and ranked third in the MVC with 

64 runs scored, including 18 first-inning tallies. 

• Tied for team lead with nine stolen bases. 

• Second on team with 19 multi-hit games in 

2008, totaling 35 at season’s end. 

• Had career day at the plate at #14 Missouri on 

May 6, going 5-for-5 with two home runs, three 

RBI and three runs scored. 

• Only Creighton player with five hits in a game. 

• Launched two of his three homers against Missouri, 

including a leadoff dinger. 

• Went 8-for-12 with nine runs scored in four 

game series against Chicago State. 

• Set team season high with four runs against 

Michigan State at the Rice Classic (3/8). 

• Had a pair of games with two doubles against 

Evansville (3/25, 27) and finished second on the 

team with 15 for the season. 

• Scored at least one run in 40 games and plated 

multiple runs in 18 contests. 

• Was hit by multiple pitches in a game on four 

occasions. 

• Hit .457 (21-46) during 11-game hitting streak 

from April 25-May 13. 

• Named MVC Player of the Week on May 12 and 

to College Baseball Foundation All-Star Lineup. 

Knight’s Career Hitting Statistics 


2007 .270 60-58 .417 .321 215 51 58 7 2 0 26 20 33 69 35 1 10 12-18 2 .983 

2008 .318 58-57 .451 .449 214 64 68 15 2 3 30 32 35 96 24 5 8 9-12 2 .984 

2009 .344 56-56 .460 .487 224 48 77 18 4 2 41 36 36 109 13 1 3 7-11 0 1.000 

Total .311 174-171 .443 .420 653 163 203 40 8 5 97 88 104 274 72 7 21 28-41 4 .989 


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2007 (Redshirt Freshman) 

• Set an NCAA single-season record after being 

hit by 35 pitches. 

• Scored 11 game-winning runs and had three 

game-winning RBIs. 

• Recorded 16 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games 

• Led the team with 12 stolen bases. 

• Finished second on the squad with 51 runs, 

fourth with 10 sacrifice bunts and fifth with 58 

hits and 20 walks. 

• On-base percentage of .417 was fourth-best on 

the team. 

• Was hit by a pitch to lead off a game 11 times. 

• Set single-game school record after being hit 

four times against Oklahoma (3/7). 

• Was 20-for-59 (.339) with runners in scoring 

position, including 5-for-9 with bases loaded. 

• Hit safely in seven of the first eight games of 

the season. 

• Had four hits in game two of a doubleheader at 

Arkansas-Little Rock on March 3. 

• Recorded another four-hit game against Southern 

Illinois on May 6. 

• Had career-high two doubles in 4-for-5 performance 

against the Salukis. 

• Posted two three-hit games against North Dakota 

State (3/17 and 5/9) 

• Drove in career-high three runs against Southern 

Illinois (5/6) and Bradley (5/25) 

• Scored career-high four runs at Indiana State 

(4/20) and at North Dakota State (5/9) 

• Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored 

in 9-2 win over Nebraska on May 15 at Rosenblatt 

Stadium. 

• Hit .367 with two outs in an inning. 

• Had six outfield assists and 111 putouts. 

Kansas State University (2006) 

• Redshirted his freshman year at Kansas State. 

• Made the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 

Millard North High School (2002-05) 

Played baseball, football and basketball for Millard 

North High School ... Baseball team was 

undefeated, won the state championship and 

finished third in the nation his senior year ... 

Was the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year 

in baseball his senior year ... Team was the state 

runner-up his junior season ... Football team was 

state runner-up his senior year ... Was selected 

first-team all-state at defensive back his senior 

year ... He earned Louisville Slugger All-America 

honors as a senior ... Selected first-team all-state 

as a senior in baseball and named honorary captain 

... Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game. 

Profile 

Birthday: August 18, 1986 

Parents: Rob and Julie Knight 

Siblings: Kelli and Dan 

Major: Accounting 

Did You Know: Dad played baseball at Kansas 

State, grandfather played tennis at Kansas State 

and other grandfather played football and golf at 

Oklahoma State 




Innings Pitched 

5.1 (5/3/09) 

Hits 

6 (5/3/09) 

doubles 

2 (3/3/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (3x, 3/3/09) 

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Bobby 

LACKoVIC 


RHP • 6-0 • 190 • R/R 

omaha, Neb. 

Skutt Catholic High School 


Runs 

4 (2x, 5/10/09) 

Earned Runs 

4 (5/10/09) 

Walks 

2 (5x, 4/17/09) 

Strikeouts 

5 (5/3/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

2 (4/3/09) 

2009 (Junior) 

• Was an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honor 

able Mention pick. 

• Tied for 13th in the country in appearances 

with 34. 

• Was second in The Valley in appearances and 

games in relief behind teammate Jack VanLeur. 

• Led team with six victories. 

• Had best ERA on team in non-league games 

with a 2.28 mark. 

• Led the MVC in conference appearances (12) 

and conference games in relief (12). 

• Started season without allowing a run in 12 of 

his first 13 appearances. 

• 27 of his appearances were scoreless efforts. 

• Posted his only save of the year in 4-3 win vs. 

Illinois-Chicago (4/19). 

• Earned first career win by throwing 3.1 perfect 

innings at Indiana State (3/20). 

• Struck out career-high five in career-high 5.1 

innings at Illinois State (5/3). 

• Earned win against Missouri State in Missouri 

Valley Tournament (5/22). 

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• Was third on the team with a career-best 2.83 

ERA. 

• His 20 appearances were third on the team. 

• Gave up earned runs in just seven of his 20 

appearances. 

• Recorded at least one strikeout in 13 of his 20 

appearances. 

• Only five of his 35 hits allowed went for extra 

bases. 

• Faced the most hitters of any pitcher on the 

staff without allowing a home run (130). 

• Threw two scoreless innings at Memphis (3/5) 

to continue scoreless streak to start the season 

at 4.2 innings. Struck out two, without issuing a 

walk, and allowed just one hit in that game. 

• Picked up first win of his career vs. Northern 

Coloraro (3/18) by throwing two scoreless innings, 

and striking out one. 

• Recorded his second win of the season vs. Illinois 

State (3/29) by hurling season-high 2.2 innings 

without allowing a run. 

• vs. Wichita State (4/13) – threw 2.0 innings 

without allowing an earned run vs. Wichita State 

(4/13) 

• That appearance started a streak of five straight 

appearances without surrendering an earned run, 

a streak spanning 8.0 innings. 

• Threw a scoreless inning at Nebraska (4/22), 

his only scoreless appearance on the season 

against the Huskers. 

• Threw a scoreless inning against Southern Illinois 

in the season finale (5/23) while giving up 

a season-high four hits. 


• Got his first career at bat against Albany (6/2) 

and pitching appearance against Lamar (2/24). 

• Had two scoreless appearances spanning 2.1 

innings to open the season. 

• Scored the first run of his career against Albany 

(6/2). 

• Held hitters to .167 average (2-12) with run- 

ners in scoring position. 

• Threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Lamar (2/24), 

allowing just one hit and one walk. 

• Threw a scoreless inning and recorded his first 

career strikeout vs. Saint Louis on March 11. 

• Threw 1.2 innings allowing one earned run 

against Albany (6/2). 

Skutt Catholic High School (2003-06) 

Earned first team all-state in baseball his senior 

season ... Received first-team all conference in 

both baseball and football as a senior ... Played 

in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game ... Helped lead 

his team to three state championships in baseball 

and one in football ... Finished high school with 

a cumulative GPA of 4.0 ... Was selected to the 

National Honor Society. 

Profile 

Birthday: June 5, 1988 

Parents: Bob and Lisa Lackovic 

Sibling: Amy 

Major: Entrepreneurship 

Career Ambitions: Own a business 

Why Creighton: Baseball, small classes 

Favorite Athlete: Bobby Jenks 

Favorite MLB Team: White Sox 

Did You Know: Cousins Vince and Tony Odorisio 

played men’s soccer at Creighton 

Lackovic’s Career Pitching Statistics 

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So 

2007 5.68 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 6.1 7 5 4 2 4 

2008 2.83 2-1 20 0 0 0 0 28.2 35 14 9 11 20 

2009 3.55 6-1 34 0 0 0 1 45.2 42 18 18 12 36 

Total 3.46 8-2 60 0 0 0 1 80.2 84 37 31 25 60 


Mike 

NIHSEN 


RHP • 6-3 • 200 • R/R 

Ralston, Neb. 

Nebraska 

Ralston High School 



7.0 (3/30/08) 

Hits 

8 (5/22/08) 

doubles 

5 (5/22/08) 

Triples 

1 (4x, 3/7/09) 

Home Runs 

1 (2x, 3/2/08) 

Runs 

5 (3/7/09) 

Earned Runs 

4 (2x, 4/15/09) 

Walks 

4 (3/24/09) 

Strikeouts 

7 (3/30/08) 

Hit Batsmen 

2 (2x, 4/15/09) 

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2009 (Junior) 

• Finished year seventh in ERA on Creighton’s all- 

time list with a 3.21 mark. 

• Made nine appearances and had seven starts as 

team’s primary mid-week starter. 

• Won three of his last four outings, posting a 

1.72 ERA in those starts. 

• Made longest start of season with 5.2 innings of 

work against Kansas State (4/30). 

• Threw five scoreless innings of relief at Nebras- 

ka, his former school, on April 7 for his third win 

of the season. 

• Pitched his best on the road, going 1-0 with a 

3.86 ERA in three appearances. 

• Struck out a season-high three, and allowed 

a season-low four hits in five innings of work 

against North Dakota. 

• Did not allow a home run all year. 


• Led the MVC with a 2.30 ERA. 

• Tied for the team lead with 14 games started 

on the mound. 

• Third on the team with 70.1 innings pitched. 

• Second on the team with a .231 opposing batting 

average. 

• Was unbeaten through his first nine appearances. 

• Did not allow more than two earned runs in an 

outing through his first 14 appearances. 

• Was a Northwoods League All-Star during the 

summer. 

• Earned his first win of the season at Chicago 

State (3/16) by hurling 5.0 innings and striking 

out three. 

• Had his best start of the season vs. Illinois State 

(3/30), throwing 7.0 shutout innings with seven 

strikeouts, a season-high. 

• Went 5.2 innings without allowing an earned 

run vs. Wichita State (4/13). 

• Gave up two hits in that outing, one of two 

times on the season he allowed two hits or less. 

• That outing also started a streak of five consecutive 

outings without allowing an earned run, 

spanning 24.0 innings. 

• Came on vs. Iowa (4/16) for his only relief appearance 

of the year, throwing a perfect inning, 

striking out one. 

• Threw 6.0 scoreless innings vs. Evansville 

(4/26), striking out five, without walking a man. 

• Had his best road outing of the season at 

Southern Illinois on May 3. 

• He went 6.1 innings without surrendering an 

earned run while striking out six in that game. 

• Lost for just the second time in 15 appearances 

on the season against Missouri State (5/22). 


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University of Nebraska (2006-07) 

• Appeared in four games as a reliever in 2007 

after redshirting his first year with the Huskers 

in 2006. 

• Logged only 2.1 innings and allowed seven 

runs. 

• Struck out and walked three batters each. 

• Pitched one inning in Nebraska’s NCAA Regional 

game against Arizona State (6/3). 

• Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll 

in fall 2005 and spring 2006. 

Ralston High School (2002-05) 

Lettered four seasons in baseball for the Ralston 

Rams and head coach Curt Shockey, father 

of former CU player Colin Shockey ... Was 

a three-time all-state performer ... Recorded a 

5-3 record with a 2.27 ERA as a senior, striking 

out 68 and walking 20 in 52.1 innings of work ... 

Was school’s 2005 Male Athlete of the Year ... 

Nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman in 

2005 for his athletic and academic achievements 

... In American Legion play following his senior 

season, he hit .452 with seven homers and 36 

RBI ... Struck out 14 in a nine-inning one-hitter 

against No. 4 Creighton Prep as a freshman ... 

Also played basketball and football at RHS, earning 

all-conference recognition after guiding the 

Rams to a Class B state football playoffs in 2004 

... Helped his basketball team to state runner-up 

finishes in both 2002 and 2003 ... Named to the 

honor roll all four years and graduated with high 

honors. 

Profile 

Birthday: November 5, 1986 

Parents: Donald and Connie Nihsen 

Siblings: Jason and Dustin 

Major: Business 

Why Creighton: Close to home 

Favorite Athlete: Pavel Nedved 

Favorite MLB Team: Mariners 

Did You Know: Was in rodeos at Ak-Sar-Ben 

from age 8-12 

Nihsen’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2007 (NU) 27.00 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2.1 10 7 7 3 3 

2008 (CU) 2.30 5-2 15 14 0 0 0 70.1 61 29 18 16 40 

2009 (CU) 4.95 3-1 9 7 0 0 0 36.1 41 24 20 19 13 

Total 3.72 8-3 28 21 0 0 0 109.0 112 60 45 38 56 




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Matt 

PATTERSoN 


RHP • 6-1 • 190 • R/R 

St. Louis, Mo. 

Jefferson College 

Parkway South High School 



2.2 (3/1/09) 

Hits 

3 (3x, 3/25/09) 

doubles 

3 (4/23/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (6x, 5/9/09) 

Runs 

4 (4/23/08) 

Earned Runs 

4 (4/23/08) 

Walks 

2 (2x, 3/20/09) 

Strikeouts 

4 (2x, 4/21/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

1 (6x, 5/3/09) 

2009 (Junior) 

• Led the team with a 2.40 ERA. 

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• Allowed least amount of runs (9) of any Creigh 

ton pitcher throwing more than 25 innings. 

• Started season with eight scoreless appear 

ances spanning 12.2 innings (2/21-3/21). 

• Struck out a season-high four batters against 

Nebraska (4/21). 

• Won first game with 2.2 innings of scoreless 

relief against Notre Dame (3/1). 

• Also made his longest outing in that Notre 

Dame game. 

• Won his second game with 1.1 innings against 

Southern Illinois (3/28). 

• Had a stellar ERA in non-conference games 

with a 1.45 mark in 13 appearances (18.2 IP). 


• Appeared in 10 games. 

• Did not receive a decision in any game he appeared 

in, the second-most appearances on the 

team without a decision (Jack VanLeur). 

• Did not allow a sacrifice, threw the most innings 

of any Bluejay to not allow a sacrifice (9.2). 

• Did not allow a run on the road during the regular 

season. 

• Threw a scoreless inning vs. Chicago State 

(3/16), starting a streak of 6.0 innings without 

allowing an earned run. 

• Had his longest outing of the season at Kansas 

State (3/26), throwing 1.2 innings without allowing 

a run. 

• Threw 1.1 scoreless innings in second game of 

season with Kansas State (4/15). 

• Struck out four of the five batters he faced, and 

did not allow a hit in that appearance. 

• The four strikeouts was a season-high. 

• Threw an inning without allowing a hit vs. 

Southern Illinois (5/23), surrendering one run 

while walking two and striking out one. 

Jefferson College (2007) 

• In his lone season at the Hillsboro, Mo., school, 

he led the pitching staff and ranked 26th nationally 

with 86 strikeouts. 

• Accumulated 78.0 innings on the mound during 

the season. 

• Posted a better than 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk 

ratio as he struck out 86 while walking only 25. 

• Allowed 91 hits and 50 earned runs in 319 atbats. 

• Named to the Dean’s List during his first semester. 

Parkway South High School (2003-06) 

Was named the conference MVP as a senior for 

the Parkway South Patriots ... Also earned allstate 

and all-area honors as a senior, and was the 

team’s MVP ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball, 

earning all-conference recognition all three 

seasons ... Holds school records for strikeouts 

and best ERA in a season. 

Profile 

Birthday: January 10, 1988 

Parents: Matt and Lisa Patterson 

Siblings: Lyndsey, Michael and Mia 

Major: Business Administration 

Career Ambitions: Work in the sporting business 

Why Creighton: Academics and a winning program 

Favorite Athlete: Chris Carpenter 

Favorite MLB Team: Cardinals 

Did You Know: Father Matt played football at 

DePaul and sister Lyndsey plays soccer at Arkansas 

State 

Patterson’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2008 5.59 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 9 6 4 10 

2009 2.40 2-0 24 0 0 0 0 30.0 26 9 8 8 21 

Total 3.18 2-0 34 0 0 0 0 39.2 36 18 14 12 31 


T.J. 

RoEMMICH 


oF/LHP • 6-2 • 185 • L/L 

West des Moines, Iowa 

dowling Catholic High School 



5.1 (5/3/09) 

Hits 

6 (5/3/09) 

doubles 

2 (3/3/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (3x, 3/3/09) 

At-Bats 

5 (11x, 5/23/09) 

Runs 

3 (2x, 3/7/09) 

Hits 

3 (7x, 5/3/09) 

doubles 

2 (4x, 5/3/09) 

Triples 

1 (5x, 5/16/09) 

Home Runs 

2 (3/15/09) 

RBIs 

6 (3/7/09) 

Runs 

4 (2x, 5/10/08) 

Earned Runs 

4 (5/10/09) 

Walks 

2 (5x, 4/17/09) 

Strikeouts 

5 (5/3/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

2 (4/3/09) 

Walks 

3 (5/25/07) 

Strikeouts 

3 (2x, 4/16/09) 

Total Bases 

8 (3/15/09) 

HBP 

1 (5x, 5/22/09) 


2 (4/13/08) 

Stolen Bases 

1 (8x, 5/23/09) 

Errors 

1 (2/22/09) 

2009 (Junior) 

• Was an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable 

Mention pick as an outfielder. 

• Earned two MVC Player of the Week awards, which 

came on March 9 and May 4. 

• Named Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete 

Honorable Mention and to CU Dean’s List. 

• Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on May 6. 

• Hit .320 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in non- 

conference contests. 

• Led Creighton in home runs (9), slugging (.526) 

triples (4, with Robbie Knight), total bases (113). 

• Was team’s best road hitter with .360 mark. 

• Flashed wheels to go along with power, swiping 

seven bags, good for second on the team. 

• Posted most outfield assists with eight. 

• One of six Jays to start all 56 games. 

• Made six appearances on the mound, going 0-1. 

• Finished season on mound with two scoreless appearances 

(4/28 and 5/14). 

• Had two eight-game hit streaks; the first coming 

to start the season and the second stretching from 

April 24 to May 8. 

• Had 15 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games. 

• Posted career best six RBIs and three runs against 

Albany (3/7). 

• Collected three hits seven different times; the last 

coming in the MVC Championship Game against 

Wichita State (5/23). 

• Had two home runs against South Dakota State 

(3/15); the only Bluejay to do so in 2009. 

• Recorded two doubles and four RBIs in 15-0 win at 

Nebraska on April 7. 

• Had five game stretch (3/3-8) where he hit .450 

(9-20) with seven runs, 10 RBIs and three home 

runs (one in three straight games) to earn first POW 

honor. 

• Second player of the week honor included a fivegame 

stretch (4/28-5/3) of a .435 average (10-23), 

five runs, 10 RBIs, three doubles, a triple and a 

home run. 

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• Earned spot on Creighton’s Dean’s List. 

• MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention. 

• Had a then-career-high in home runs with three. 

• Made his first career appearance on the mound. 

• Only player on the team to start a game on the 

mound and in the field. 

• One of two pitchers on the staff to pitch at least 

25.0 innings without giving up a home run (Bobby 

Lackovic). 

• Made his first career appearance on the mound at 

Washington State (2/24), as he threw a scoreless 

inning, striking out two 

• Was 1-2 with his first RBI of the season in that 

same game. 

• Went 2-4 with two runs scored in the first game of 

the Chicago State doubleheader (3/16), also posting 

his first career triple and stolen base. 

• Set a career-high for total bases with 10. 

• Recorded his first career win as a pitcher in game 

two of Chicago State doubleheader. 

• Went 2-4 with a season-high three RBI vs. Northern 

Colorado on March 18. 

• Had his longest outing of the season at Bradley 

(4/5), throwing 3.2 innings of shutout ball. 

Roemmich’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2008 4.91 2-1 19 2 0 0 1 25.2 27 14 14 11 18 

2009 7.94 0-1 6 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 7 5 3 3 

Total 5.46 2-2 25 2 0 0 1 31.1 34 21 19 14 21 

Roemmich’s Career Hitting Statistics 


2007 .216 23-10 .326 .378 37 7 8 3 0 1 4 6 9 14 0 0 0 0-0 0 1.000 

2008 .229 31-18 .316 .457 70 12 16 5 1 3 14 9 12 32 0 0 2 1-2 0 1.000 

2009 .293 56-56 .351 .526 215 41 63 15 4 9 43 16 48 113 5 3 4 7-9 1 .990 

Total .270 110-84 .341 .494 322 60 87 23 5 13 61 31 69 159 5 3 6 8-11 1 .992 


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• Came in relief to earn his first career save at Bradley 

(4/5). 

• Went 2-3 with two runs scored and three RBI vs. 

Evansville on 4/27, hitting his third home run of the 

season. 

• Hit a pinch hit three-run home run vs. Bradley 

(5/21) in his only at bat. 


• Named to the Dean’s List. 

• Played 23 games, including 10 starts. 

• Made his collegiate debut at Oklahoma (3/7), com- 

ing off the bench. 

• Got first career hit vs. South Dakota State (3/13). 

• Made his first career start at Kansas State (4/11), 

going 0-2 with a walk. 

• Went 2-5 in the Bradley series (4-14/15), going 

1-4 with his first home run and an outfield assist in 

game one. 

• Played all three games at Indiana State (4/20-22), 

marking first time he played in every game of a series. 

• Went 2-3 in the opener with the first two doubles 

of his career, giving him a season-high in hits and 

extended his hitting streak to three. 

• Had season-highs in runs scored (3), RBI (2) and 

walks (3) vs. Bradley (5/25). 

• Made his 10th start of the season vs. Oklahoma 

State (6/1), going 0-3. 

dowling Catholic High School (2003-06) 

Earned athletic letters in baseball, football and basketball 

... Helped lead his team to a 33-9 record 

his senior season and a sub-state runner-up finish 

... Was voted team MVP his junior and senior seasons 

... Awarded the Lanny Pederson award for the 

best baseball student-athlete in the state of Iowa 

... Earned the Large Schools West MVP in the Iowa 

East/West All-Star game in Clinton, Iowa ... Was first 

team all-conference as a junior and senior ... Picked 

up first team all-area and all-state honors as a junior 

and a senior ... Played in the Iowa East/West All-Star 

Game ... Finished his high school career with a 4.0 

GPA ... Earned a spot on the Presidential Honor Roll 

all eight semesters of high school ... Was selected as 

his school’s top male student-athlete as a senior ... 

Was a teammate of current Bluejay Jimmy Swift. 

Profile 


Spouse: Emily 

Children: Colton 

Parents: Tim and Maribeth Roemmich 

Siblings: Ben, Maegan and Mandi 

Why Creighton: Combination of athletics and academics 

Favorite Athletes: Kirby Puckett and Barry Bonds 

Favorite MLB Team: Twins 

Did You Know: Homered in his first high school varsity 

at-bat as a sophomore 




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Carson 

VITALE 


C • 6-1 • 195 • R/R 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 

Laredo CC / McClennan CC 

Lambrick Park High School 


At-Bats 

5 (8x, 5/22/09) 

Runs 

2 (5x, 4/3/09) 

Hits 

3 (5x, 5/16/09) 

doubles 

1 (8x, 5/20/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (2x, 4/1/09) 

RBIs 

4 (4/5/09) 

Walks 

1 (9x, 5/23/09) 

Strikeouts 

3 (5/22/09) 

Total Bases 

7 (3/7/09) 

HBP 

1 (5/1/09) 


1 (6x, 5/3/08) 

Stolen Bases 

0 

Errors 

1 (4/4/09) 

2009 (Junior) 

• Played 46 of the Jays’ 56 games, making most 

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of his starts at catcher. 

• Batted .550 (11-20) with seven runs, five RBIs 

and a home run over five game span (3/29-4/5). 

• Notched 10 multi-hit games and two multi-RBI 

games. 

• Busted out of 1-16 slump to start year with 3-5 

day, three RBIs, a home run and a double against 

Albany (3/7). 

• Posted first hit as a Bluejay at Sam Houston 

State (2/22). 

• Drove in season-best four runs at Evansville 

(4/5). 

• Had five games with three hits. 

• Hit .405 (17-42) in 14 games in the eighth spot 

in the lineup. 

• Was a perfect 3-3 with two runs scored against 

North Dakota (3/24). 

• Had another 3-3 day at Kansas State (3/1) with 

his first Creighton home run. 

• Spent second summer with Wisconsin Woodchucks 

of the Northwoods League. 

• Played in 53 games and hit .202 (35-173) for 

the Woodchucks. 

• Was one of only four players on the roster to 

play in 50 or more games, while adding nine doubles, 

one home run and 19 RBIs for the Woodchucks. 

McLennan CC (2008) 

• Holds school record for most doubles in a season 

with 20. 

• Hit .296 with 20 RBI in 45 games played. 

• Played in the Texas-New Mexico Junior College 

All-Star game. 

• McLennan’s head coach was Pete Matia. 

• Played in the summer for the Wisconsin Woodchucks. 

• Played in 48 games (47 at catcher), posting two 

home runs and 15 RBI for the Woodchucks. 

Laredo CC (2007) 

• Hit .322 for the Palominos in his only year at 

Laredo. 

• Scored 38 runs while also knocking in 33. 

• Part of an offense that was second with 354 

runs scored and tied for third in the Region XIV 

Conference with 315 RBI. 

• Played under head coach Chase Dowel. 

Lambrick Park High School (2003-06) 

• Two-time top catcher at Canadian High School 

Nationals. 

• First team all-conference in 2006. 

• First team all-star in 2006. 

• Played under head coach Mike Chewpoy. 

• Summer of 2006 played for the Victoria Mariners. 

• Tied for fourth all time in Mariners’ single-season 

history with 11 doubles. 

Profile 


Parents: Catherine and Rocky Vitale 

Sibling: Dee Dee; Plays softball at Dakota (S.D.) 

State 

Major: Marketing 

Career Ambition: Pursue baseball as long as possible 

and then enter a marketing firm 

Why Creighton: Best fit 

Favorite Athlete: B.J. Upton 

Favorite MLB Team: Cubs 

Did You Know: Is a Canadian native but an 

American citizen 

Vitale’s Career Hitting Statistics 


2009 .261 46-40 .305 .350 157 22 41 8 0 2 16 9 33 55 1 0 6 0-0 1 .995 

Total .261 46-40 .305 .350 157 22 41 8 0 2 16 9 33 55 1 0 6 0-0 1 .995 


Vince 

BELLINO 

Junior • #6 

INF • 5-11 • 165 • R/R 

Papillion, Neb. 

Skyline Community College 

Creighton Prep 

2009 (Junior) 

• Did not see any game action; redshirt year. 

2009 (Junior) 

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Skyline CC (2007-08) 

Went 2-5 at the plate in five games played his 

sophomore year ... The Trojans finished second 

in the conference in 2008 ... Played under head 

coach Dino Nomicos ... Played for the Diamond 

Spirit in the summer of 2008, as part of the Dia- 

mond Association ... Team went 23-1 ... Hit .347 

with four doubles ... Played in the Premier All- 

Star Game for the West Team representing the 

Nebraska Sluggers ... In 2007 played in the Valley 

Baseball League for the Staunton Braves ... 

Played in three games, starting one ... Braves 

went 26-23 during his time in Virginia. 

Creighton Prep (2003-06) 

Played summer ball in 2005 and 2006 for the Nebraska 

Sluggers ... Played for Pat Mooney. 

Profile 

Birthday: July 30, 1987 

Parents: Don and Valerie Bellino 

Sibling: Anna 

Major: Finance 

Career Ambitions: Take over family business 

Why Creighton: Education, baseball and being 

closer to home 

Favorite Athlete: Chipper Jones 

Favorite MLB Team: Atlanta Braves 

Jonas 

dUFEK 

Junior • #41 

RHP • 6-5 • 210 • R/R 

omaha, Neb. 

Millard West High School 



9.0 (4/25/09) 

Hits 

10 (2x, 5/22/09) 

doubles 

4 (3/3/09) 

Triples 

1 (3x, 5/22/09) 

Home Runs 

2 (2x, 4/5/09) 

Runs 

7 (3/3/09) 

Earned Runs 

6 (3/3/09) 

Walks 

3 (4/17/09) 

Strikeouts 

10 (2x, 4/5/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

1 (2x, 5/22/09) 


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• Named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of 

the Week on April 27 for complete game shutout 

at Bradley (4/25). 

• Led team in complete games with two, as both 

were • Other complete game came against Southern 

Illinois shutouts.41 

(3/9).41 

• Held 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina to just one 

run in 7.1 innings while striking out four (3/10). 

• Had most innings last season among returning 

pitchers (79.0), good for second overall on team 

in 2009. 

• Second on team in starts (13) and strikeouts 

(52). 

• Led team in ERA (3.35), innings pitched (51.0), 

strikeouts (35) and games started (8) in MVC 

games. 

• Had a 2.78 ERA in home games. 

• Won first career game against IPFW on (3/8). 

• Recorded first career strikeout at Sam Houston 

State on Feb. 21. 

• Whiffed a career-high 10 batters at Evansville 

on April 5. 

• Recorded at least one strikeout in all but one of 

his appearances. 

• Strikeout to walk ratio was nearly 3-to-1 (52- 

18). 

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• Appeared in one game. 

• Allowed four runs in 0.1 innings at Memphis on 

March 5 in his first career start. 

Millard West High School (2004-07) 

Lettered as a junior and senior in baseball at Millard 

West High School for head coach Frank Ryan 

... Led team to a runner-up finish in the Class A 

state tournament as a senior ... Squad finished 

29-9 during his senior season ... Recorded a 7-2 

record as a senior with a 1.35 ERA and 46 strikeouts 

... Named to the All-Nebraska Team by the 

Omaha World-Herald 

... Named first team superstate 

by the Lincoln Journal Star 

... Also selected 

first team all-conference and all-metro ... Has 

fifth-best single-season and career ERA in school 

history ... Named MVP of the Collin-Orcutt All- 

Star Game following his senior season ... Went 

3-1 as a junior with a 2.63 ERA and 33 strikeouts 

... In the summers of 2006 and 2007, he played 

for the NP Dodge Wildcats ... He set the summer 

career record with a 1.48 ERA over two seasons 

... In the 2007 summer season, he picked up a 

record five shutouts and had 86 strikouts ... In 

the summer of 2006, he posted a 9-0 record with 

a 1.12 ERA and 64 strikeouts as his team won the 

district championship ... Member of DECA. 

Profile 


Parents: John and Kathy Dufek 

Sibling: Antonia 

Major: Business Administration 

Career Ambitions: Become a financial advisor at 

a brokerage firm 

Why Creighton: Atmosphere and strong Jesuit 

community 

Favorite Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr. 


dufek’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2008 108.00 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0.1 3 4 4 0 0 

2009 4.33 4-7 16 13 2 2 0 79.0 90 42 38 18 52 

Total 4.76 4-7 17 14 2 2 0 79.1 93 46 42 18 52 




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Greg 

HELLHAKE 


LHP • 6-1 • 180 • L/L 

Quincy, Ill. 

Notre dame High School 



7.0 (2x, 5/10/09) 

Hits 

7 (2x, 5/16/09) 

doubles 

3 (5/6/08) 

Triples 

1 (3/28/09) 

Home Runs 

3 (5/3/09) 

Runs 

6 (3/7/09) 

Earned Runs 

6 (3/7/09) 

Walks 

5, (3/28/09) 

Strikeouts 

5 (3x, 4/19/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

2 (3/14/09) 


• Led team and tied for first in MVC with 15 

starts. 

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• Tied for second in league in runners picked off 

with three. 

• Third on the team with 70.1 innings pitched. 

• Tied for second on team with five wins (5-3 

overall). 

• Finished season with a 4.73 ERA and 39 strike- 

outs in 70.1 innings pitched. 

• Held opposing batters to a .261 average. 

• Had five-start run from April 3-24 in which he 

pitched 23.2 innings, allowed just four earned 

runs and struck out 15. 

• Threw a career-high seven innings twice (4/3, 

5/10). 

• Tied a career high with five strikeouts at Coastal 

Carolina on March 7 and again on April 19 against 

Illinois-Chicago. 

• Four of his five victories on the season were 

at home. 

• Hurled five scoreless innings with four strikeouts 

in lone road win at Evansville (4/3). 

• Allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his 

starts. 


• Southpaw emerged as a dependable midweek 

starter. 

• Finished with a 3-2 record and a 4.31 ERA in 12 

appearances, including nine starts. 

• Picked up the win in collegiate debut, throwing 

a scoreless inning of relief at Memphis (3/5). 

• Made first career start on March 19 against 

Northern Colorado, allowing two runs in two innings. 

• Gave up three runs in three innings in emergency 

start against South Dakota State (3/25). 

• Best outing came in game two of a doubleheader 

against North Dakota State (4/9), as he 

allowed just one hit in six shutout innings. 

• Lowered ERA from 6.43 to 3.46 with his outing 

against North Dakota State. 

• Threw well but received a no-decision against 

Kansas State (4/15), throwing four scoreless innings 

before giving up four runs in the fifth inning. 

• Tossed five scoreless innings against No. 10 Nebraska 

in a starting role on April 22, allowing no 

walks while fanning three. 

• Picked up the win over Evansville on April 27, 

after allowing just one hit in a pre-determined 

three-inning start. 

• Held high-powered Missouri offense to one run 

in five innings in Columbia (5/6). 

• Lost final two starts of the season, including 

the season-ending loss to Southern Illinois at the 

MVC Tournament (5/23). 

2007 (Redshirted) 

• Did not play as he received a redshirt in his first 

season at CU. 

• Was the winning pitcher of the CICL (Central 

Illinois Collegiate League) All-Star Game as a 

member of the Quincy Gems during the summer. 

Notre dame High School (2003-06) 

Lettered all four years in baseball and two years 

in basketball at Quincy Notre Dame High School 

... Baseball team won 112 games during his four 

years ... Helped his team to a second-place finish 

at state his sophomore season in baseball, 

starting on the mound in the championship game 

... Was voted team MVP and Pitcher of the Year 

his senior season ... Earned MVP laurels at the 

American Legion Wood Bat Invitational Tournament 

in Blue Springs, Mo., as a senior ... Earned 

Quincy Herald-Whig 

Baseball All-Area First Team 

... Was selected to the Gully Transportation Tip- 

Off All-Tournament Team in basketball his senior 

season ... Selected to the National Honor Society 

and earned the Society for Academic Achievement 

award ... On the honor roll all four years 

of high school ... Participated in Spanish club ... 

Was named “Camper of the Week” at former University 

of Illinois basketball coach Bill Self’s 2002 

Individual Basketball Camp. 

Profile 

Birthday: September 3, 1987 

Parents: Thomas and Marlene Hellhake 

Sibling: Emily 

Major: Exercise Science 

Career Ambitions: Pitch in the major leagues or 

become a physical therapist 

Why Creighton: Strong baseball and great academics 

Favorite Athlete: Ken Griffey, Jr. 

Favorite MLB Team: Oakland A’s or Boston Red 

Sox 

Hellhake’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2008 4.31 3-2 12 9 0 0 0 39.2 35 19 19 12 23 

2009 4.73 5-3 15 15 0 0 0 70.1 69 38 37 28 39 

Total 4.58 8-5 27 24 0 0 0 110.0 104 57 56 40 62 


Elliot 

SOTO 

Junior • #5 

INF • 5-9 • 155 • R/R 

Algonquin, Ill. 

dundee Crown High School 


At-Bats 

6 (6x, 5/22/09) 

Runs 

3 (3x, 4/12/09) 

Hits 

4 (2x, 3/14/09) 

doubles 

1 (10x, 4/21/09) 

Triples 

1 (3x, 4/1/09) 

Home Runs 

0 

RBIs 

4 (5/2/09) 

Walks 

2 (5/3/09) 

Strikeouts 

3 (2x, 2/21/09) 

Total Bases 

5 (3/14/09) 

HBP 

1 (6x, 5/3/09) 


2 (3x, 2/22/09) 

Stolen Bases 

2 (2x, 2/22/09) 

Errors 

2 (2x, 3/28/09) 


• Named to the MVC All-Conference First Team. 

• Earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team 

as the shortstop. 

• Part of double play combo with Vicente Cafaro 

that helped the Creighton defense finish the year 

first in the country in fielding percentage (.984) 

and seventh in double plays, with 69. 

• Finished second in the MVC in double plays be- 

hind Cafaro with 52. 

• Also finished second in MVC in assists with 

197. 

• Led the league in at-bats (239), finished third 

in plate appearances (271) and had second-most 

sacrifice bunts among Valley players (11). 

• Led team in hits (77), sac bunts (11) and stolen 

bases (13). 

• One of five Bluejays to start all 56 games and 

hit over .300. 

• Had a hit in all but 10 games and posted a 23- 

game hit streak from March 24-April 29, hitting 

.347 (35-101) over that span. 

• The streak was five short of a Bluejay record. 

• Had 21 multi-hit, and five multi-RBI games. 

• Had three, four-hit games (3/7 vs. Albany, 3/14 

vs. South Dakota State and 5/22 vs. Missouri 

State) to tie a career high. 

• Established new career high with four RBIs at 

Illinois State (5/2). 

• Played in the prestigious Cape Cod League this 

past summer, suiting up for the Hyannis Mets. 


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• Played in 50 of 58 games as a true freshman. 

• Played in most games of any CU freshmen. 

• Got his first career RBI at Washington State on 

Feb. 23. 

• Collected his first career hit in game two at 

Memphis on March 5. 

• Went 3-7 (.429) vs. Chicago State (3/15-16). 

• Posted his first career extra base hit with a 

triple in Chicago State series finale. 

• Went 3-6 with a run scored vs. South Dakota 

State (3/25), marking first of two times he had 

three hits in a game. 

• Went 4-11 (.364) with three runs scored in Illinois 

State series (3/28-30). 

• Scored a season-high two runs in the Wichita 

State series opener (4/13). 

• Went 2-5 with his first career double against 

Kansas State on April 15. 

• Was 4-8 for the Evansville series (4/25-28), going 

a perfect 2-2 with two RBI in the finale. 

• Posted a 4-12 mark in SIU series (5/3-4). 

• In the first two SIU games, went a combined 

4-9 (.444), including a 3-6 game in the middle 

game of the set. 

• Went 2-4 at Missouri (5/6). 

• Hit .294 (5-17) at the Missouri Valley Tournament. 

• Scored a season-high three runs vs. Bradley 

(5/21). 


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dundee Crown High School (2003-06) 

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round 

following graduation ... Named Northwest Her- 

ald Player of the Year following his senior season 

at Dundee Crown in Carpentersville, Ill. ... Led 

the Chargers of head coach Fred Bencriscutto to 

the state quarterfinals as a senior, as the team 

finished 28-8 ... Set single-season school record 

with a .455 batting average as a senior ... Owns 

career records for hits, triples and on-base per- 

centage ... Earned all-conference and all-area 

honors as a senior, junior and sophomore ... Hit 

.393 with six home runs, 42 RBI and had 19 stolen 

bases as a junior ... Team won the Fox Valley 

Conference regular season championship in his 

final two seasons ... Twice won the gold glove at 

the CABA World Series ... Played summer ball for 

the McHenry County Hurricanes. 

Profile 


Parents: Gustavo and Ursula Soto 

Sibling: Karina 

Career Ambitions: Play professional baseball 

Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan 


Did You Know: Favorite sports moment was 

Michael Jordan’s game-winning shot against the 

Jazz in 1998 

Soto’s Career Hitting Statistics 


2008 .272 50-42 .324 .315 162 26 44 3 2 0 18 12 16 51 2 3 12 8-14 10 .941 

2009 .322 56-56 .369 .360 239 43 77 7 1 0 26 17 30 86 4 2 11 13-16 9 .968 

Total .302 106-98 .351 .342 401 69 121 10 3 0 44 29 46 137 6 5 23 21-30 19 .958 




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Jimmy 

SWIFT 

Junior • #3 

INF • 6-2 • 190 • R/R 

West des Moines, Iowa 

dowling Catholic High School 


At-Bats 

6 (3/7/09) 

Runs 

2 (1x, 5/22/09) 

Hits 

4 (3/15/09) 

doubles 

2 (3/15/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (3x, 3/29/09) 

RBIs 

3 (2x, 3/25/09) 

Walks 

2 (2x, 4/25/09) 

Strikeouts 

3 (5/14/09) 

Total Bases 

6 (3/15/09) 

HBP 

1 (5x, 4/29/09) 


2 (2x, 3/14/09) 

Stolen Bases 

2 (3/28/09) 

Errors 

2 (4/4/09) 


• Named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week 

on March 30. 

• Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors on 

April 2. 

• Named to MVC All-Tournament Team at third base. 

• Finished second on team in sacrifice flies with four. 

• One of five Bluejays to start all 56 games and hit over 

.300 (.301) on the season. 

• Had three hit streaks of seven games. 

• Batted .500 in second of those three (3/21-29). 

• Hit .413 (19-46) in 13 game stretch (3/21-4/7) in 

which he hit safely in 12 of 13 games. 

• Had 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games. 

• Belted first career home run in season opener at Sam 

Houston State (2/20) and recorded first career double in 

next game (2/21). 

• Had career-high four hits against South Dakota State 

(3/15). 

• Batted .462 (6-13) with five runs over four games at 

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. 

• Homered against Albany (3/7) and vs. Southern Illinois 

(3/29). 

• Stole two bases in Southern Illinois game on March 

28. 


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• Played in 14 games his rookie season, including one 

start. 

• Picked up two RBI. 

• Made his first appearance as a Bluejay at Washington 

State (2/23). 

• Made his first career start in the Tennessee-Martin series 

finale (3/2). 

• Picked up his first career hit in the second game of the 

Chicago State doubleheader (3/16), playing in three of 

four games in the series. 


• One of six freshmen to redshirt in their first season in 

the program. 

dowling Catholic High School (2003-06) 

Lettered as a junior and senior in football, basketball 

and baseball ... Named first team all-Central Iowa Metro 

League in baseball and football and second team in 

basketball as a senior ... Two-time all-state honoree in 

baseball, earning first team laurels as a junior and second 

team honors as a senior ... Led team to a combined 

57-20 in two seasons on varsity baseball, capturing the 

conference title as a senior with a 15-4 mark ... On the 

gridiron, he was earned first team all-state, all-conference 

and all-area as a senior ... Made the presidential 

honor roll all eight semesters of high school ... Was a 

teammate of current Bluejay T.J. Roemmich. 

Profile 

Birthday: December 21, 1987 

Parents: Jim and Robin Swift 

Siblings: Dan and Brad 


Career Ambitions: Be a successful businessman 

Why Creighton: Great academics and athletics 

Favorite Athlete: Alex Rodriguez 


Did You Know: His father played football at Iowa and 

grandfather played basketball there 

Jack 

VANLEUR 


LHP • 6-4 • 200 • L/L 

Brandon, S.d. 

Brandon Valley High School 



3.1 (5/22/08) 

Hits 

6 (2x, 5/23/09) 

doubles 

2 (2/28/09) 

Triples 

1 (2x, 4/19/09) 

Home Runs 

1 (3x, 5/8/09) 

Runs 

5 (2/28/09) 

Earned Runs 

5 (2/28/09) 

Walks 

3 (4/14/09) 

Strikeouts 

4 (3/8/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

1 (2x, 3/14/09) 

Swift’s Career Hitting Statistics 


2008 .188 14-1 .278 .188 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 3 1 0 1 0-0 1 .750 

2009 .301 56-56 .395 .403 196 39 59 11 0 3 31 29 42 79 4 4 6 4-7 12 .934 

Total .292 70-57 .386 .387 212 40 62 11 0 3 33 30 47 82 5 4 7 4-7 13 .930 



• Tied for ninth in the country with 36 appearances. 

• Was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First 

Team as a relief pitcher. 

• Finished fourth in The Valley with six saves. 

• Led the league in appearances and games in relief 

(36). 

• Had seven game scoreless streak in which he struck 

out six in 6.2 innings (3/7-20). 

• Coincided with a 12-game stretch where allowed just 

one run in 16.1 innings (3/7-4/1). 

• Posted first career save at Evansville (4/3). 

• Earned first win with 2.2 innings of relief at Indiana 

State (3/21). 

• Threw season-high 3.0 innings at Southern Illinois 

(3/28), winning his second game of the year. 

• Struck out season-best four against IPFW (3/8). 

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• Was second on the team with a 2.35 ERA. 

• Appeared in 15 games in his rookie season. 

• One of three pitchers to pitch at least 23.0 innings 

without surrendering a home run. 

• Had the most appearances on the team without receiving 

a decision. 

• Allowed earned runs in just five of 15 appearances. 

• Against Big 12 opponents had a 1.93 ERA in 9.1 innings. 

• Made his first appearance of the season against Chicago 

State (3/16), throwing a perfect inning. 

• Threw one shutout inning, allowing just one hit vs. 

Illinois State (3/29). 

• That outing started a streak of seven appearances 

without allowing an earned run, the longest of the year. 

• Threw three shutout innings vs. Nebraska (4/23), allowed 

four hits and striking out one. 

• Had best road outing of the regular season at Missouri 

(5/6), throwing 2.0 innings without allowing a run. 

• Appeared in three of four games during the MVC Tournament. 

• Had his longest outing of the season vs. Missouri State 

(5/22), going 3.1 innings without allowing a run . 

• Struck out two without walking a man in that appearance, 

setting a season-high mark for K’s. 


• One of six freshmen to redshirt in their first season in 

the program. 

Brandon Valley High School (2003-06) 

Lettered four years in baseball and basketball, and three 

years in football ... Three-time all-state and all-conference 

selection in baseball ... As a junior, he led the Lynx 

to a runner-up finish at the state tournament ... Voted to 

the all-conference basketball team three times and was 

named to the state all-tournament team as a senior ... 

Honorable mention all-state as a senior in football ... As 

a quarterback, he set school records for single-season 

passing attempts (219) and completions (117). 

Profile 

Birthday: October 2, 1987 

Parents: Brad and Janelle VanLeur 

Siblings: Megan and Joe 

Major: Business Management 

Career Ambitions: Be a successful business owner 

Why Creighton: Academics, atmosphere 

Favorite Athlete: Lew Ford 


Did You Know: Threw a perfect game at age 15 

Joey 

BOWENS 

Sophomore • #1 

C • 5-11 • 175 • R/R 

Libertyville, Ill. 

Libertyville High School 


At-Bats 

1 (2x, 5/16/09) 

Runs 

1 (3/28/09) 

Hits 

0 

doubles 

0 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

0 

RBIs 

0 


1 

Walks 

0 

Strikeouts 

1 (2x, 5/16/09) 

Total Bases 

0 

HBP 

1 (3/7/09) 


1 (2x, 4/17/09) 

Stolen Bases 

1 (4/4/09) 

Errors 

0 


• Made 15 appearances and led the team in games as 

a sub with 15. 

• Made 10 pinch-running appearances and had two 

pinch-hit at-bats (0-2). 

• Made collegiate debut at Sam Houston State with 

pinch-running appearance (2/20). 

• Scored first career run on March 28 against Southern 

Illinois. 

• Stole first career base at Evansville (4/4). 


Bowens did not appear in a game during his freshman 

season. 

Bowens’ Career Hitting Statistics 


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2009 .000 15-0 .333 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1-1 0 1.000 

Total .000 15-0 .333 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1-1 0 1.000 

VanLeur’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2008 2.35 0-0 15 0 0 0 0 23.0 27 9 6 4 7 

2009 4.44 3-4 36 0 0 0 6 48.2 49 25 24 15 31 

Total 3.77 3-4 51 0 0 0 6 71.2 76 34 30 19 38 

Libertyville High School (2004-07) 

Led Libertyville High to a 22-14 record and a secondplace 

finish in the North Suburban Conference as a 

senior ... He was named first-team all-conference and 

all-area following the season ... Went 5-for-5 in a game 

during his senior season, hitting for the cycle with two 

homers ... Also a talented football player for the Wildcats, 

he committed to play free safety at Drake before 

deciding to play baseball in college ... As a senior on 

the gridiron, he led his team to a 10-1 record and the 

conference championship ... He earned all-conference 

and all-area recognition and was the team MVP ... Selected 

to the Academic All-State team his senior season 

... Named an Academic All-Conference as a junior and 

senior in both football and baseball ... Football team 

won the state championship his sophomore season ... 

Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship 

of Christian Athletes ... Also participated in Peer Mediation 

... Coached defensive backs and special teams for 

a traveling youth football team for four years ... On the 

honor roll all four years at Libertyville. 

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Parents: Kevin and Pat Bowens 

Sibling: Megan 

Major: Biology, spanish minor 

Career Ambitions: Go to med school and become a radiologist 

Why Creighton: Baseball tradition and academic reputation 

Favorite Athlete: Walter Payton 


Did You Know: Won several art shows in high school 




At-Bats 

2 (3/25/09) 

Runs 

1 (4/21/09) 

Hits 

1 (4/29/09) 

doubles 

0 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

0 

RBIs 

0 

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Zane 

HINKEL 


INF • 6-2 • 180 • R/R 

omaha, Neb. 




4 

Walks 

0 

Strikeouts 

1 (4x, 4/7/09) 

Total Bases 

1 (4/29/09) 

HBP 

1 (2x, 4/15/09) 


0 

Stolen Bases 

0 

Errors 

0 


• Made collegiate debut on Feb. 21 at Sam Houston 

State as a pinch runner. 

• Made first career start against North Dakota (3/25). 

• Notched first career hit at Iowa (4/29). 

• Scored first career run against Nebraska on March 21. 

• Had first hit by pitch against Air Force (4/15). 


Lettered in baseball and basketball ... Was one of the 

most prolific hitters in 2008 ... Led all of Nebraska high 

school Class A hitters with a .547 average in 2008 ... 

Was second in the state with 52 hits, third in runs scored 

with 42, tied for third with 13 doubles and tied for seventh 

with 32 RBI ... Team finished fifth place or better 

the three years he was on varsity ... Omaha World- 

Herald 

named him First-Team All-Nebraska ... Lincoln 

Journal Star 

named Hinkel to First-Team Super State 

in 2008 ... The year before he was named Honorable 

Mention Super-State by the paper ... Named First-Team 

All-Conference and All-State his senior year in baseball 

... Named Second-Team All-Conference in basketball in 

2008 ... Played in the Colin Orcutt All-Star Game in 2008 

and named the game’s MVP ... Owns Creighton Prep 

records for most runs scored in a season with 42 as 

well as batting average with a .547 clip ... Played summer 

league ball for PI Midwest under head coach Pat 

Mooney, former Bluejay ... Team won the 2007 Legion 

State Championship and was a reigonal qualifier ... In 

basketball was named Second-Team Super-State by the 

Lincoln Journal Star 

following the 2007-08 season with 

10.1 points per game and 6.9 rebounds ... Named to 

the Honor Roll his senior year ... Went to the same high 

school as current Bluejay Vince Bellino. 

Profile 


Parents: Laurie and Mike Hinkel 

Sibling: Tanner 

Major: Business Management 

Why Creighton: Close to Home 

Favorite Athlete: LeBron James 


Brandon 

KoENIGSTEIN 


RHP • 6-0 • 180 • R/R 

Waterloo, Ill. 

Waterloo High School 



7.0 (5/21/09) 

Hits 

6 (2x, 4/29/09) 

doubles 

1 (3x, 4/29/09) 

Triples 

1 (3x, 4/29/09) 

Home Runs 

1 (3x, 4/29/09) 

Runs 

4 (3/25/09) 

Earned Runs 

3 (2x, 5/16/09) 

Walks 

2 (4/15/09) 

Strikeouts 

7 (5/21/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

1 (3x, 5/21/09) 


• Earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team for his 

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seven inning against Wichita State (5/21). 

• Allowed just one batsman to reach, preventing a 

perfect game. 

• Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week 

after the • Named to the College Baseball Foundation National 

All-Star Lineup no-hitter.34 

(5/27). 

• Finished second on team in ERA (3.18) and tied for 

second in wins with five. 

• Held opponents to a team-low .215 batting average. 

• Made 14 appearances and three starts. 

• Did not allow a run in first three appearances (6.1 

IP). 

• Won all three games he started. 

• Made first appearance against Gonzaga (3/21). 

• Made first start at home against North Dakota (3/25) 

• Struck out season-high seven in seven-inning no-hitter 

over Wichita State (May 21). 

• Won first career game by striking out five in four scoreless 

innings against Albany (3/7). 

Waterloo High School (2005-08) 

Lettered in basketball and baseball during his time with 

the Bulldogs ... Led his team to the regional playoffs his 

freshman and senior year ... Threw a complete game 

to send his team to the regional championship game 

in May 2008 ... Compiled 13 wins through his first two 

seasons ... Was 12-1 with a 1.09 ERA in the summer of 

2007 with the St. Louis Pirates ... Was teammates on the 

Pirates with Creighton teammate Nick Musec ... Named 

First-Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference his sophomore 

and senior years ... Named Second-Team All-Mississippi 

Valley Conference his junior year ... Played in 

the SIUE All-Star game in 2006 ... Played for Mark Cogel 

and Brian Smith in baseball ... Played basketball under 

head coach Matt Mason ... Was on Waterloo’s honor 

roll all four years as a student ... Participated in Future 

Business Leaders of America and the Future Farmers 

of America. 

Profile 

Birthday: January 22, 1990 

Parents: Darlene and Rich Koenigstein 

Sibling: Brittany 

Major: Business/Finance 

Why Creighton: Getting to know everyone on campus, 

and the close proximity between buildings 


Favorite MLB Team: Cardinals 

Did You Know: Favorite sports moment was when the 

Cardinals won the World Series in 2006 

Hinkel’s Career Hitting Statistics 


2009 .111 11-1 .273 .111 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0-0 0 .000 

Total .111 11-1 .273 .111 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0-0 0 .000 

Koenigstein’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2009 3.18 5-0 14 3 1 1 0 39.2 31 16 14 8 30 

Total 3.18 5-0 14 3 1 1 0 39.2 31 16 14 8 30 


Kurt 

SPoMER 


RHP • 6-2 • 200 • S/R 

Honey Creek, Iowa 

Tri-Center High School 



1.0 (3/7/09) 

Hits 

3 (3/24/09) 

doubles 

1 (2x, 3/24/09) 

Runs 

2 (3/24/09) 

Earned Runs 

2 (3/24/09) 

Walks 

1 (3/7/09) 

was selected as the Southwest Iowa Basketball Player 

of the Year by the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil 

... Was 

Iowa Sports Connection’s Player of the Year in 2007 ... 

As a senior was ranked as the 13th-best player in Iowa 

by Iowarivals.com ... A preseason nominee for the 2008 

McDonald’s All-American basketball team ... Averaged 

20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in 2008 ... In baseball 

made second team all-conference and was honorable 

mention all-district in eighth grade ... Was first team allconference 

and all-district his freshman through senior 

seasons ... A preseason nominee in 2008 for Under Armour 

Pre-Season All-American ... As a senior went 8-1 

with a 0.98 ERA on the mound ... He struck out 81 and 

walked 14 in just 57.0 innings ... At the plate hit .486 

with six doubles, nine home runs, 29 RBI and 17 stolen 

bases in 26 games ... Member of the National Honor 

Society. 

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Parents: Sharanne and Michael Spomer 


Why Creighton: Excellent academics and baseball 


Favorite MLB Team: Yankees 

Did You Know: Pitched a perfect game his senior year 


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• Played in more games than any freshman on the Blue- 

7 

jay roster. 

• Finished third on the squad in home runs (5) and hit 

by pitch (10). 

• Posted a .994 fielding percentage behind the dish. 

• Threw out 37% of base stealers (7-19). 

• Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games. 

• Belted a single in his first career at-bat at Sam Houston 

State (Feb. 20). 

• Hit first career home run in game two of the Sam 

Houston series (Feb. 21). 

• Was hit by pitch three times in Feb. 21 Sam Houston 

State game, coming one away from a school record. 

• Posted first career double on Feb. 27 against Dayton. 

• Recorded career-high four RBIs against Northern Iowa 

(April 12). 

• Scored season-best three runs in May 2nd game at 

Illinois State. 

J.K. Mullen High School (2005-08) 

Lettered in baseball his sophomore through senior years 

... Owns school record for highest batting average for 

a sophomore (.444), junior (.510) and senior (.459) ... 

Was captain of the team his senior year ... First-Team All- 

Centennial League his junior and senior years ... Going 

into 2008 was Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason West 

Region Top Player ... Touted as the Rocky Mountain 

News’ 

5A Top Player ... Also named ESPN Rise Denver’s 

Top Player ... In 2008 played in the Colorado Rockies 

Top-50 Senior Game ... Named academic all-state honorable 

mention ... Played AAU baseball for the Salmmers 

Select in 2005-06 under Matt Hopper ... In the Summer 

of 2007 played for the Slammers Connie Mack under 

Clint Zavaras ... In summer of 2008 was a member of 

Slammers Connie Mack under Mark Holzemer and Daryl 

Milne ... Was on the honor roll for three years ... Played 

AA Hockey for Arapahoe in 2004-05 ... Was state champions 

and second place in the West Regionals. 

Profile 


Parents: Dianne and Dan Thornburg 

Major: Business/Finance 

Why Creighton: Academics and baseball program 

Favorite Athlete: Ted Williams 

Favorite MLB Team: Red Sox 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

0 

Strikeouts 

1 (3/7/09) 

Hit Batsmen 

0 


• Appeared in three games in relief for the Jays. 

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• Made first collegiate appearance against Albany on 

March 7, striking out his first batter. 

• Made second appearance at home against North Da 

kota (3/24). 

• Threw 0.2 innings against Nebraska, notching his sec 

ond scoreless outing of the year. 

• Did not walk a batter in his three appearances. 

Tri-Center High School (2005-08) 

Selected as 2008 Male Athlete of the Year by the Coun- 

cil Bluffs Daily Nonpareil 

newspaper ... Started playing 

for Tri-Center when he was in eighth grade ... Lettered 

in football four years, basketball four years, track four 

years and baseball five years ... Baseball team was 

Western Iowa Conference Champions three times ... 

Was a state qualifier in the 4x800 relay his freshman 

year, the 4x100 and 4x400 relay his sophomore year, 

the shuttle hurdle relay his junior year and in the shuttle 

hurdle relay and 4x100 his senior year ... Earned the 

bronze medal in the shuttle hurdle relay his junior year 

... In football was honorable mention all-district QB his 

freshman year, first team all district QB as well as MVP 

his sophomore year, first team all-district QB his junior 

year and first team all-state QB his senior year ... Going 

into the 2008 season, was rated as the 47th top player 

in Iowa by Iowarivals.com ... Named to the I.F.C.A. Academic 

All-State Team in 2008 ... In basketball was first 

team all-conference all four years ... Was named to the 

Omaha World-Herald’s 

All-Decade Team ... As a junior 

Spomer’s Career Pitching Statistics 


2009 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 

Total 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 

Scott 

THoRNBURG 


C • 6-2 • 200 • R/R 

Lakewood, Colo. 

J.K. Mullen High School 


At-Bats 

5 (2x, 3/14/09) 

Runs 

3 (5/2/09) 

Hits 

2 (5x, 5/2/09) 

doubles 

1 (7x, 5/2/09) 

Triples 

0 

Home Runs 

1 (5x, 5/3/09) 

RBIs 

4 (4/12/09) 

Walks 

2 (2x, 3/21/09) 

Strikeouts 

3 (2/28/09) 

Total Bases 

6 (3/15/09) 

HBP 

3 (2/21/09) 


1 (4x, 4/25/09) 

Stolen Bases 

0 

Errors 

1 (4/29/09) 

Thornburg’s Career Hitting Statistics 

Year AVG GP-GS oBP%SLG%AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld% 

2009 .241 43-37 .360 .431 116 20 28 7 0 5 16 12 25 50 10 1 5 0-0 1 .994 

Total .241 43-37 .360 .431 116 20 28 7 0 5 16 12 25 50 10 1 5 0-0 1 .994 




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Austin 

COLE 

Freshman • #15 

RHP • 6-3 • 195 • R/R 

omaha, Neb. 

Skutt Catholic High School 

Bobby 

LEWIS 


INF • 6-2 • 190 • R/L 

Boise, Idaho 

Boise High School 

Nick 

MUSEC 


RHP • 6-3 • 180 • R/R 

St. Charles, Mo. 

duchesne High School 


• Sat out the season, was granted a redshirt. 

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Skutt Catholic High School (2005-08) 

Played baseball and football at Skutt Catholic 

High School in Omaha, Neb ... Earned first team 

all-state honors his senior year of baseball, lead- 

ing Skutt to a state runner-up finish ... Was also 

a first team, all-area and all-conference pick ... 

Pitched a complete game shutout in the first 

round of the state tournament ... Had a success- 

ful football career also, earning a second team 

all-state nod his senior year and first team allarea 

and all-conference honors ... Graduated 

with honors. 

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Parents: Kevin and Theresa 

Sibling: Dallas 

Major: Accounting/Finance 

Favorite Athlete: Ozzie Smith 

Favorite MLB Team: St. Louis Cardinals 

Did you know: His favorite sports moment was 

when the St. Louis Cardinals won the World 

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Lettered in baseball his sophomore through se- 

nior years ... Played under coaches Jeff Hultberg 

and Steve Keller ... Was state champion his se- 

nior season ... Team was ranked 38th in the na- 

tion in 2008 by Baseball America 

... Was team 

captain his junior and senior years ... Named 

best hitter of the team his sophomore through 

senior years ... In 2008 was 5A Southern Idaho 

All-Conference Second Team at first base .. Was 

first team all-area his junior and senior seasons 

... Honorable mention all-area his sophomore 

year ... Named second-team all-state in 2007 

and 2008 ... In 2006 was honorable mention allstate 

... Played for the Senior Team in the Idaho 

High School All-Star game in both his junior and 

senior years ... Played for the Seminoles under 

Steve Keller in summer ball from 2003-08 ... Also 

played under Keller in the Idaho High School All- 

Star Game ... Received the Whittenburger Award 

his senior year for his academic performance ... 

Member of Key Club. 

Profile 


Parents: Karen and Scott Lewis 

Siblings: Kate, Maddie and Julia 

Why Creighton: Great school and baseball program 


Did you know: Father Scott played baseball at 

Northern Iowa from 1977-81 



duchesne High School (2005-08) 

Played baseball and basketball during his time 

with the Pioneers ... In 2008, was named to 

the Second Team Gateway Athletic Conference 

North ... As a sophomore was named Honorable 

Mention All-Gateway Athletic Conference South 

... Named to the all-academic team in 2006 and 

2008 ... During his sophomore year, his team 

ranked first in the state for small schools before 

losing in the district final ... The squad finished the 

season 26-4 ... In 2007 ranked third in the North 

Division of the Gateway Athletic Conference with 

five sacrifices, and fourth in base on balls drawing 

16 walks ... Played summer ball for the St. 

Louis Pirates, along with fellow Bluejay Brandon 

Koenigstein ... Earned his first career save as a 

sophomore ... Played high school baseball under 

head coach Pat Steagall ... Graduated 17th out of 

167 in his class ... Named to the President’s List 

all four years. 

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Parents: Glenda and Douglas Musec 

Siblings: Daniel and Lauren 

Major: Undeclared 

Career Ambition: Play professional baseball 

Why Creighton: The people 

Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant 

Favorite MLB Team: Yankees 



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Trever 

AdAMS 


INF/oF • 6-0 • 200 • R/R 

Lincoln, Neb. 

Hutchinson CC 

Southeast High School 

Hutchinson CC (2008-09) 

• Was named NJCAA Player of the Week for 

March 25, 2009. 

• Holds Hutchinson CC record for doubles in a 

season with 23 in 2009. 

• Batted .380 over two years at Hutchinson, bat- 

ting an impressive .451 his sophomore season. 

• Also hit eight home runs, drove in 63 and stole 

13 bases that year while starting 51 games. 

• Started 49 of 53 games his freshman season. 

• Batted .314 with six home runs and 42 RBIs his 

freshman season while swiping 17 bags. 

Clay 

CUNO 


oF • 6-3 • 210 • R/R 

New Bloomfield, Mo. 

Fort Scott CC / Nebraska / Hutchinson CC 

New Bloomfield High School 

Michael 

MUTCHESoN 


INF • 5-11 • 180 • R/R 

Morden, Manitoba, Canada 

New Mexico JC 

Morden Collegiate Institute 

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16 

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Southeast High School (2004-07) 

Played baseball for Southeast High School ... Was 

first team All-Conference in 2007 and second 

team in 2006 ... Was on the honor roll all four 

years of high school ... Was involved with FCA 

and Trinity Lutheran Church. 

Profile 

Birthday: Sept. 30, 1988 

Parents: Steve and Tina Adams 

Siblings: Tori and Taylor 

Major: Finance/Marketing 

Career Ambition: Be successful with whatever I 

do 

Favorite Athletes: Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, 

Mark Teixiera and Ian Kinsler 

Hutchinson CC (2009) 

• Was a Jayhawk West All-Conference Honorable 

Mention. 

• Batted .370 with nine home runs and 48 RBIs, 

while scoring 49 runs. 

• Was also a perfect 7-7 on stolen bases. 

Nebraska (2008) 

• Was the Huskers opening day starter in left 

field before undergoing season ending surgery 

in March. 

• Played in three games, starting two and going 

0-5 on the season. 

Fort Scott CC (2007) 

• Named First Team Jayhawk Conference and 

was the league’s Freshman of the Year. 

• Hit .381 with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs, leading 

Fort Scott in all three categories. 

New Bloomfield High School (2003-06) 

Played baseball and basketball for New Bloomfield 

High School in New Bloomfield, Mo. ... 

Named first team all-state in 2005 and 2006 and 

honorable mention in 2004 ... Earned four all-area 

and four all-conference awards, posting three 

first team all-conference nods and one second 

team award his freshman season ... Was threetime 

team MVP ... Was Show-Me Conference co- 

MVP in 2006 after hitting .551 with eight home 

runs, 31 RBIs and 27 runs scored ... Played four 

years of varsity baseball, never batting below 

.425 ... Totaled 26 home runs with 79 runs and 

121 RBIs in four years ... Earned four letters for 

the basketball team, scoring over 1,000 points in 

his career. 

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Birthday: Nov. 16, 1987 

Parents: Dale and Debbie Cuno 

Major: Sociology 

Favorite Athlete: Albert Pujols 

New Mexico JC (2008-09) 

• Was named team MVP his sophomore season. 

• Earned team’s Jack Poyner Award for leader 

ship. 

• Named to the WJCAC All-Star Team his fresh 

man season. 

• Named to the Canadian National Collegiate 

team in the summer. 

• Compted at the World Baseball Challenge from 

July 18-26 in Prince George, B.C. 

• Amassed a .353 average with 11 home runs, 

58 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in his two seasons 

at NMJC. 

• Named to NMJC’s honor roll his freshman year. 

• Spent the 2009 summer with the Wisconsin 

Woodchucks of the Northwoods League. 

• Played in 35 games, batting .235 with five 

doubles, a home run, 15 RBIs and three stolen 

bases. 

• Was teammates on that team with current 

Bluejays Carson Vitale, Brandon Koenigstein, 

Jimmy Swift and Jonas Dufek. 

Morden Collegiate Institute (2004-07) 

• Played baseball and hockey at Morden High 

School in Morden, Manitoba. 

• Graduated form Morden Collegiate Institute in 

2007. 

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Birthday: Nov. 15, 1989 

Parents: Ray and Candace Mutcheson 

Siblings: Lindsay and Brock 

Major: Elementary Education 

Did You Know: Sister Lindsay played softball at 

St. Cloud State (MN) and brother Brock played 

baseball at North Dakota 




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Gage 

dANIELS 


RHP • 6-0 • 200 • R/R 

Roeland Park, Kan. 

Johnson County CC 

Shawnee Mission North High School 

Johnson County CC (2009) 

• Was named to Jayhawk Conference First Team 

Jordan 

MAKoVICKA 

Redshirt Freshman • #12 

oF • 5-10 • 195 • L/L 

Ulysses, Neb. 

Nebraska 

East Butler High School 

Ty 

BLACH 


LHP • 6-1 • 180 • R/L 

Centennial, Colo. 

Regis Jesuit High School 

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12 

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and Region VI First Team in 2009. 

• Had a 10-3 record with a 1.09 ERA. 

• Started 14 games, completing four. 

• Struck out 83 in 84 innings. 

Shawnee Mission North High School (2005-08) 

Played baseball at Shawnee Mission North High 

School in Overland Park, Kan. ... Earned all-state 

honors his senior season ... Was a three-time first 

team all-conference pick ... Had two first team 

all-area selections and one second team honor 

... Played on Johnson County All-Star Team three 

straight seasons ... Compiled a 2.30 ERA over 

four seasons in high school ... Finished his high 

school career with a 15-7 record with 164 strikeouts 

in 184 innings. 

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Parents: George and Kelly Daniels 

Siblings: Ryan 


Career Ambition: Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine 


• Attended the University of Nebraska, redshirt- 

ing for the Cornhusker football team. 

• Named to the Big 12 Honor Roll in the spring 

of 2009. 

East Butler High School (2005-08) 

Participated on the football, baseball and track 

teams at East Butler High School in Brainard, 

Neb. ... Was an all-conference selection for base- 

ball his senior year ... Was a two-time all-state 

and all-area selection in football and a three-year 

member of the all-conference team ... Set school 

records for career rushing yards, yards in a season 

and touchdowns in a season ... Was a threetime, 

academic all-state pick in fall, winter and 

spring seasons. 

Profile 


Parents: John and Connie 

Siblings: Jenny, Jeff, Joel and Justin 

Major: Exercise Science 

Favorite Athlete: Rafael Furcal 

Did you know: All three of his brothers played 

football at the University of Nebraska, while his 

father played football, baseball and track at Nebraska-Kearney. 

Will also sit out 2010 season as 

a red-shirt 

Regis Jesuit High School (2006-09) 

Played baseball and tennis for Regis Jesuit High 

School in Aurora, Colo. ... Named honorable 

mention all-state his senior season in baseball ... 

Was also a first team all-conference and all-area 

selection his senior year ... Named to the All- 

State Academic First Team his junior and senior 

season ... Played in the Colorado Senior All-Star 

Game ... Batted .545 with 31 RBIs his senior year 

... Put up a 7-1 record with a 3.42 ERA, and 74 

strikeouts in 45 innings on the mound ... Member 

of 2007 Regis squad that earned fifth place at the 

state high school tournament ... Earned highest 

academic honors each semester in high school, 

putting up a 4.2 GPA (4.0 scale) ... Served as 

president of Key Club and was member of the 

Special Olympics club, National Honor Society 

and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. 

Profile 


Parents: Randy and Karen Blach 

Sibling: Haylee 


Favorite Athlete: Andres Galarraga 



aseBall 


Michael 

BLATCHFoRd 


oF • 6-1 • 190 • R/R 

Columbus, Neb. 

Columbus High School 

John 

BoYLE 


RHP • 6-2 • 165 • R/R 

Wheaton, Ill. 

Benet Academy 

Kyle 

KING 


LHP • 6-0 • 170 • R/L 

Bartlett, Ill. 

Bartlett High School 

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Columbus High School (2006-09) 

Played baseball, basketball and football at Colum- 

bus High School in Columbus, Neb. ... Earned a 

second team all-state selection his senior season 

... Holds Columbus High School records for home 

runs in a season with 11 and RBIs in a season 

with 48 ... Earned eight different Academic All- 

Conference awards; three in basketball and base- 

ball and two in football ... Earned three letters in 

basketball and baseball and two in football. 

Profile 


Parents: Douglas and Brenda Blatchford and 

Michelle Blatchford 

Siblings: Alisha and Audra 

Major: Accounting 

Career Ambition: Play major league baseball and 

become an attorney 

Benet Academy (2006-09) 

Played baseball for Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill. ... 

Named first team all-conference and all-area his 

senior year to go along with first team all-confer 

ence pick his junior season ... Was 17-2 with five 

saves and a sub-3.00 ERA over his three years on 

varsity with Benet ... Threw four complete games 

his sophomore season ... Was high school team- 

mates with fellow Bluejay Alex Staehely. 

Profile 


Parents: Michael and Annamarie Boyle 

Siblings: Pat, Maggie, Joe and Matt 


Bartlett High School (2006-09) 

Played baseball for Bartlett High School in Bar- 

tlett, Ill. ... Named first team all-conference twice 

and first team all-area once ... Also named team 

MVP his junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead 

Bartlett to a regional championship his senior 

year ... Team compiled an overall record of 84-32 

in four years, along with a 50-18 mark in confer- 

ence play ... Played in the Stevenson Showcase 

his junior season ... Played for two travel travel- 

ing Fox Valley Royals from 2005-2007 and the 

Downers Grove Longshots from 2007-09 ... Was 

on the honor roll his junior and senior years. 

Profile 

Birthday: February 9, 1991 

Parents: Thomas and Robyn King 


Career Ambition: Something business related 

Favorite Athlete: Tim Lincecum 




aseBall 

Joey 

LoNG 


INF • 5-10 • 160 • R/R 

Belvidere, Ill. 

Rockford Boylan High School 

Rockford Boylan High School (2006-09) 

Played baseball and football for Boylan Central 

Catholic High School ... Was team captain his 

Alex 

STAEHELY 


INF • 6-0 • 170 • R/R 

Sugar Grove, Ill. 

Benet Academy 

Mark 

WINKELMAN 


LHP • 6-1 • 180 • R/L 

Harvard, Ill. 

Aldon-Hebron High School 

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senior year for baseball and was named to the 

Plainfield South NIC-10 Team ... Was on the 

honor roll all four years in high school ... Helped 

lead Boylan to a combined 45-16 record in his 

two years on varsity ... Was also a member of 

the Key Club. 

Profile 


Parents: Bernie and Peggy Long 

Siblings: Mike and Annie 


T.C. 

MANNING 


RHP • 6-3 • 170 • R/R 

omaha, Neb. 


Benet Acadmey (2006-09) 

Played baseball for Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill. 

... Earned two, first team all-conference nods in 

2009 ... Was on honor roll all four years at Benet 

... Played for Downers Grove Longshots travel 

team from 2006-09 ... Was high school team- 

mates with fellow Bluejay John Boyle. 

Profile 


Parents: Julie and Tom 

Siblings: Trever and Aaron Staehely 

Major: Economics 

Favorite Athlete: Omar Vizquel 

Did you know: Father, Tom, played collegiate 

baseball at Lewis (Ill.) University 


Played baseball for Creighton Prep here in Omaha 

... Helped lead team to a 27-6 record and state 

runner-up finish his senior season ... Put up a 

4-2 record with a 2.10 ERA for his summer ball 

team ... Also added two saves and 54 strikeouts 

in 42 innings pitched ... Had high honors all eight 

semesters during high school ... Was a member 

of the National Honor Society and ranked in the 

top 25 in in class ... Also was a part of the tutors 

program and Big Brothers. 

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Profile 


Parents: Bill and Carol Albaugh-Manning 

Major: Pre-Pharmacy 

Career Ambition: Be successful in whatever I do 

Favorite Athlete: Jimmy Rollins and Joakim Soria 

Did you know: High school coach Pat Mooney 

played baseball at Creighton 

Aldon-Hebron High School (2006-09) 

Played baseball and basketball at Aldon-Hebron 

High School in Hebron, Ill. ... Is in the top-50 in 

14 Illinois High School single game, season and 

career statistical categories, including fourth all- 

time in career batting average with a .549 mark 

... Holds 16 school records ... Has single game 

marks for strikeouts (18) and home runs in an 

inning (2) ... Holds single season marks for aver- 

age (.588), hits (41), doubles (10), triples (7), 

home runs (6), RBIs (39), stolen bases (19), 

wins (10) and ERA (0.43) ... Holds school career 

marks in average (.548), strikeouts (310), shutouts 

(7) and consecutive games with a hit, with 

22 ... Is tied for second in home runs in an inning 

(2) and seventh for lowest ERA in a career with a 

0.78 mark ... Earned a first team all-state selection 

his senior season ... Earned a first-team all- 

area pick his senior year and two, second team 

selections ... Was a four-time, first team all-con- 

ference selection ... Named baseball team’s MVP 

three times ... Earned Coach’s Award and Most 

Improved his junior year of basketball ... Was on 

the honor roll his first three years of high school 

before earning a high honor roll award in 2009 ... 

Also active with 4H Club. 

Profile 


Parents: Ken and Jan Winkelman 

Siblings: Kenny, Gail, Paul and Brook 


Favorite Athlete: Derek Jeter 

Career Ambition: Play baseball as long as I can 

and find a job I enjoy doing 


oPPonent Profiles


Opponents 

Central Arkansas 

Bears 

• February 20, 2010, Conway, Ark. 

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 

Cougars 

• February 20, 2010, Conway, Ark. 

QUICK FACTS 

Lo c a t i o n: 

Conway, Ark. 

Fo u n d e d: 1907 

En r o l l m e n t: 11,783 

Ni c k n a m e : 

Bears 

Co l o r s: 

Purple and Gray 

Co n f e r e n c e: 

Southland 

Ho m e Fi e l d: 

UCA Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 320-400-320 

Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (501) 450-3150 

THE SERIES 

Se r i e s Re c o r d 

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 

0-0, First meeting 

Pr e s i d e n t: 

Dr. Allen C. Meadors 

At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Dr. Brad Teague 

COACHING STAFF 

He a d Co a c h: 

Doug Clark 

Alma Mater: Colorado, 1974 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 190-178-1 

Re c o r d a t UCA: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: (501) 450-3417 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Ronnie Goodwin 

Wes Johnson 

Roger Malison 

MEDIA RELATIONS 

Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: 

Steve East 

Office Phone: (501) 450-5743 

Email: 

seast@uca.edu 

Fax: (501) 450-5740 

Di r e c t o r: 

Steve East 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.ucasports.com 

TEAM QUICK FACTS 

2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 22-30 

2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 10-21 (9th) 

Po s t s e a s o n: 

None 

Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 13 

Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 9 

2010 TOP RETURNERS 

(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 

Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT 

Tye Throneberry .374 14 1 4 34 6-8 

Jordan Getchell .333 4 1 1 14 6-7 

Bobby Pritchett .327 5 5 2 18 2-4 

Will Wagner .313 3 0 4 14 0-1 

Blake Roberts .271 7 0 2 16 0-1 

Pi t c h e r s 

Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP 

Michael Wild 4.23 2-1 21-0 15 24 38.1 

Reece Cross 4.48 4-4 17-8 33 54 66.1 

Bobby Pritchett 4.85 4-5-5 18-7 25 55 59.1 

Jeremy Brewer 5.10 1-2 19-0 15 18 30.0 

Dustin Ward 5.77 2-3 16-7 24 27 34.1 

QUICK FACTS 


Edwardsville, Ill. 

Fo u n d e d: 1957 

En r o l l m e n t: 13,940 


Cougars 

Co l o r s: 

Red and White 


Ohio Valley 


Roy Lee Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 750 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-390-330 

Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: 

N/A 

THE SERIES 



0-0, First meeting 

Ch a n c e l l o r: Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift 

At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Dr. Bradley Hewitt 



Gary Collins 

Alma Mater: SIUE, 1970 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 959-676-7 

Re c o r d a t SIUE: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: (618) 650-2872 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Tony Stoecklin 

Kurt Calvert 



Eric Hess 

Office Phone: (618) 650-3608 

Email: 

ehess@siue.edu 

Fax: (618) 650-2296 


Eric Hess 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.siuecougars.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: Reclassifying 


None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Michael Hopkins .335 12 2 3 31 3-5 

Mike Hurt .333 13 2 3 34 0-0 

Zach Hawkins .267 9 1 2 18 0-0 

Mitch Matecki .266 15 1 4 20 8-8 

Dustin Brooks .259 8 0 3 25 22 



Dustin Quattrocchi 4.75 3-5-1 17-7 12 40 60.2 

Spencer Patton 5.24 4-6 16-12 29 77 68.2 

Mitchell Fairley 5.85 4-2 12-10 29 70 60.0 

Luke Vine 6.92 0-5 12-10 23 39 40.1 

Josh Hoguet 7.74 1-7-2 18-5 32 40 50.0 

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Opponents 

University of Louisiana at Monroe 

Warhawks 

• February 26, 2010, Nacogdoches, Texas 

{Stephen F. Austin Tournament} 

QUICK FACTS 


Monroe, La. 

Fo u n d e d: 1931 

En r o l l m e n t: 9,004 


Warhawks 

Co l o r s: 

Maroon and Gold 


Sun Belt 


Warhawk Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,800 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


THE SERIES 



Creighton leads 2-1 

Pr e s i d e n t: Dr. James E. Cofer, Sr. 

At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: 


Bobby Staub 

Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

May 15, 2008 

Creighton 8, ULM 5 


Jeff Schexnaider 

La s t Me e t i n g 

Alma Mater: ULM, 1987 

May 17, 2008 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 95-79 

ULM 7, Creighton 2 

Re c o r d a t ULM: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: 

(318) 342-3591 

Cory Barton 

Lantz Wheeler 

La s t 10 Ga m e s 


Jared Harrell Cu r r e n t St r e a k 

ULM - 1 win 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Adam Prendergast 

Office Phone: (318) 342-5463 

Email: 

prendergast@ulm.edu 

Fax: (318) 342-5464 


Adam Prendergast 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: 

www.ulmwarhawks.com 




Po s t s e a s o n: SBC Tournament Final (4-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Jordy Poche .365 8 2 3 36 4-8 

Perry Smith .365 13 1 5 34 4-8 

Boomer Blanchard .351 10 2 12 38 11-20 

Nick Wade .342 12 1 9 36 4-7 

Matt Laird .301 12 3 10 55 4-5 



Corey Brown 3.46 4-2-1 17-1 22 24 39.0 

Don Williams 5.74 6-2-1 15-10 15 44 64.1 

Jordy Poche 6.72 2-7 14-12 31 44 68.1 

Josh Miller 6.64 1-2-1 19-1 21 25 39.1 

Blake Jones 7.77 1-1 16-1 8 10 22.0 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n 

8 (2x), last: May 16, 2008 

Creighton 8, ULM 3 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By ULM 

7, May 17, 2008 


La s t Sh u t o u t 

None 

La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y 

5 (2x), last: May 17, 2008 


On e-Ru n Ga m e s 

None 

Northwestern State 

Demons 



QUICK FACTS 


Natchitoches, La. 

Fo u n d e d: 1884 

En r o l l m e n t: 9,247 


Demons 

Co l o r s: Purple and White (orange trim) 


Southland 


Brown-Stroud Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,200 

Di m e n s i o n s: 325-405-325 


THE SERIES 



First Meeting 


Dr. Randall J. Webb 


Greg Burke 



J.P. Davis 

Alma Mater: Memphis, 1994 


Re c o r d a t NSU: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: (318) 357-4139 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Jeff McCannon 

Philip Miller 

Mike Jaworski 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Matthew Bonnette 

Office Phone: (318) 357-6467 

Email: bonnettem@nsula.edu 

Fax: (318) 357-4515 


Doug Ireland 

Office Phone: (318) 357-6467 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.nsudemons.com 




Po s t s e a s o n: SLC Tournament (0-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Chase Lyles .362 17 2 14 47 17-22 

Trent Grondin .324 11 1 1 14 7-9 

Lance Lacoste .317 6 0 3 21 3-5 



Chad Sheppard 2.34 4-1-10 23-0 15 43 34.2 

Ryan Zimmerman 5.35 3-3-1 21-9 26 50 70.2 

Andrew Plotkin 5.90 3-0 13-2 19 11 19.0 

Trevor Geist 6.41 2-0 17-2 21 20 26.2 

Colin Bear 6.49 1-4 10-4 9 24 26.1 

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Opponents 

Stephen F. Austin 

Lumberjacks 



QUICK FACTS 


Nacogdoches, Texas 

Fo u n d e d: 1923 

En r o l l m e n t: 11,607 


Lumberjacks 

Co l o r s: Purple and White (red trim) 


Southland 


Jaycees Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


THE SERIES 



First Meeting 


Dr. Baker Pattillo 


Robert Hill 



Johnny Cardenas 

Alma Mater: TCU, 1998 


Re c o r d a t SFA: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: (936) 468-4599 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Chris Connally 

Chad Massengale 



Ben Rikard 

Office Phone: (936) 468-5801 

Email: rikardbenja@sfasu.edu 

Fax: (936) 468-4593 


James Dixon 

Office Phone: (936) 468-2606 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.sfajacks.com 








(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Ryan Priest .370 7 0 4 26 3-4 

Tanner Hines .353 8 2 0 19 17-23 

Jarid Scarafiotti .306 1 0 5 12 2-3 

Justin Long .291 3 3 4 21 3-4 

Bo Coffman .273 14 1 3 28 8-12 

Northern Colorado 

Bears 

• March 5 & 6, 2010, Huntsville, Texas 

{Bearkat Invitational} 

QUICK FACTS 


Greeley, Colo. 

Fo u n d e d: 1889 

En r o l l m e n t: 12,148 


Bears 

Co l o r s: 

Blue and Gold 


Big Sky 


Jackson Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,500 

Di m e n s i o n s: 348-416-356 


THE SERIES 





Kay Norton 



Jay Hinrichs Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

1990 

Creighton 5, Northern Colorado 3 


Kevin Smallcomb 


Alma Mater: Sacramento State, 1985 

March 19, 2008 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 160-211 


Re c o r d a t UNC: 

Same 



Contact SID 

Ryan Strain 

Pat Perry 



Wes Sells 

Cu r r e n t St r e a k 

Creighton - 13 wins 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Heather Kennedy 

Office Phone: (970) 351-1065 

Email: heather.kennedy@unco.edu 

Fax: (970) 351-1995 


Heather Kennedy 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.uncbears.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: Independent 

Po s t s e a s o n: D-I Independent Tourn. (2-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Seth Budde .370 12 2 2 31 0-1 

Adrian Schenk .338 5 2 1 20 4-6 

T.J. Berge .295 9 1 4 27 0-1 

Adam Hilker .286 7 1 0 31 7-8 

Mike Raudenbush .252 5 1 5 23 0-1 


17, April 29, 2007 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UNC 

11, April 11, 2004 

Northern Colorado 11, Creighton 3 


March 17, 2006 



11, April 29, 2007 



2, Tied 1-1 

Last: March 18, 2008 



Na m e ERA W-L-S GP-S BB K IP 

Alex Moshier 4.24 4-3 32-0 22 37 34.0 

Brett Rogers 5.02 2-4 15-9 18 27 57.1 

Jared West 5.11 4-3 15-11 31 32 61.2 

Zack Taylor 5.17 0-0 11-1 12 12 15.2 

Jason West 6.75 0-0 13-0 10 13 16.0 



Joe Willman 6.79 3-5 18-7 25 43 62.1 

Forbes Scott 7.96 2-1 23-1 20 20 37.1 

Cameron Tallman 10.12 2-6 14-7 37 27 48.0 

James Quisenberry 10.40 2-2 11-6 21 26 40.2 

Nate Steinmetz 13.37 2-5 14-6 23 19 35.2 



Opponents 

Sam Houston State 

Bearkats 

• March 5 & 7 2010, Huntsville, Texas 

{Bearkat Invitational} 

QUICK FACTS 


Huntsville, Texas 

Fo u n d e d: 1879 

En r o l l m e n t: 16,800 


Bearkats 

Co l o r s: 

Orange and White 


Southland 


Sanders Stadium 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,463 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


THE SERIES 



Sam Houston State leads 6-2 

Pr e s i d e n t: Dr. James F. Gaertner 



Bobby Williams 


March 10, 1994 

Creighton 10, SHSU 5 


Mark Johnson 


Alma Mater: New Mexico, 1967 

Feb. 22, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 989-504-3 

SHSU 5, Creighton 4 

Re c o r d a t SHSU: 113-75 

Office Ph o n e: (936) 294-1731 


Jim Blair 

Chris Berry 

Tim Gray 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Jason Barfield 

Office Phone: (936) 294-3533 

Email: 

jbarfield@shsu.edu 

Fax: (936) 294-3538 


Paul Ridings 

Office Phone: (936) 294-1764 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.gobearkats.com 




Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Regional (0-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Braeden Riley .387 13 3 2 29 12-17 

Jon Reed .331 3 1 27 39 5-5 

Jordan Bunch .319 4 0 1 8 0-0 

Ryan Mooney .305 10 2 4 42 11-13 

Peter Goudeau .253 6 0 1 10 5-5 



Matt Shelton 1.99 7-0-2 22-0 6 33 40.2 

Sean Weatherford 3.57 8-6-4 22-9 31 77 80.2 

Daniel Nottebart 3.86 1-1 8-3 8 11 16.1 

Brent Powers 4.77 3-2 15-13 26 61 71.2 

Justin Jackson 5.75 3-0 21-2 12 25 36.0 


Sam Houston State leads 6-2 


Sam Houston State - 6 wins 


10, March 10, 2009 

Creighton 10, SHSU 5 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By SHSU 

10, Feb. 13, 2005 



None 


7, Feb. 13, 2005 



3, SHSU leads 3-0 

Last: Feb. 22, 2009 


UT-Arlington 

Mavericks 

• March 10, 2010, Arlington, Texas 

QUICK FACTS 


Arlington, Texas 

Fo u n d e d: 1895 

En r o l l m e n t: 26,500 


Mavericks 

Co l o r s: Royal Blue and White (orange trim) 


Southland 


Clay Gould Ballpark 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,600 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


THE SERIES 



Tied, 2-2 


James P. Spaniolo 



Pete Carlon 


March 3, 1973 

UT-Arlington 11, Creighton 3 


Darin Thomas 


Alma Mater: Oklahoma Christian, 1988 

May 22, 1992 


Creighton 11, UT-Arlington 6 

Re c o r d a t UTA: 

Same 



(817) 272-7625 

Jay Sirianni 

K.J. Hendricks 


Tied, 2-2 



Creighton - 1 win 

Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Scott Lacefield 

Office Phone: (817) 272-2239 

Email: 

slacefield@uta.edu 

Fax: (817) 272-5037 


Gregg Elkin 

Office Phone: (817) 272-5706 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.utamavs.com 








(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Michael Choice .413 13 3 11 52 5-8 

Chad Comer .266 15 0 1 32 0-0 

Shane Hopkins .238 0 0 0 0 0-0 

Eric Wright .188 0 0 1 3 0-0 



Adam Boydston 3.29 1-5-9 29-0 21 32 38.1 

Rett Varner 3.95 2-3 16-10 24 44 57.0 

Jason Mitchell 4.63 4-5-2 18-6 24 42 58.1 

Brian Watson 5.09 1-1 12-0 5 20 17.2 

Mark Picca 13.50 0-1 5-2 5 7 8.0 


19, March 9, 1983 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UTA 

12, March 9, 1983 



None 


8, March 3, 1973 



1, UT-Arlington leads 1-0 





Opponents 

South Dakota State 

Jackrabbits 

• March 12, 2010, Minneapolis, Minn. 

{Metrodome Tournament} 

QUICK FACTS 


Brookings, S.D. 

Fo u n d e d: 1881 

En r o l l m e n t: 12,376 


Jackrabbits 

Co l o r s: 

Yellow and Blue 

Co n f e r e n c e: The Summit League 


Erv Huether Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


None 

THE SERIES 





Dr. David L. Chicoine 



Justin Sell Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

1969 

SDSU 3, Creighton 2 


Ritchie Price 


Alma Mater: Kansas, 2007 

April 28, 2009 


Creighton 5, SDSU 2 

Re c o r d a t SDSU: 

Same 



(605) 688-5027 

Jake Angier 

Ryan Overland 






Jason Hove 

Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 

Email: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu 

Fax: (605) 688-5999 

Jason Hove 

www.gojacks.com 






2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-10 (3rd) 

Po s t s e a s o n: Summit League Tourn. (2-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Joel Blake .351 21 0 13 38 0-0 

Jesse Sawyer .346 18 0 19 58 2-3 

Zach Briggs .313 2 0 6 29 0-0 

John Lee .305 12 3 6 27 5-7 

Billy Stitz .302 13 3 4 30 13-17 



Trever Vermeulen 4.68 0-0-3 20-0 11 17 25.0 

Layne Somsen 5.32 4-7 14-12 44 36 66.0 

Mike Robinson 7.20 5-4 19-11 30 47 70.0 

Sam Pieczynski 7.57 5-3 21-49 28 44 60.2 

Austin Busse 8.18 1-0 10-1 14 5 22.0 


13 (2x), last: April 29, 2007 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By SDSU 

13, March 13, 2007 

SDSU 13, Creighton 4 


March 15, 2005 



13, March 15, 2005 



3, Creighton leads 2-1 


Creighton 9, SDSU 8 (11 inn.) 

Minnesota 

Golden Gophers 

• March 13, 2010,Minneapolis, Minn. 


QUICK FACTS 


Minneapolis, Minn. 

Fo u n d e d: 1851 

En r o l l m e n t: 50,833 


Golden Gophers 

Co l o r s: 

Maroon and Gold 


Big Ten 

Ho m e Fi e l d: Siebert Field (Primary) 

HHH Metrodome 

Ca p a c i t y: S: 1,100 

M: 63,699 

Di m e n s i o n s: S: 330-400-330 

M: 343-408-327 




Robert H. Bruininks 


Joel Maturi 



John Anderson 

Alma Mater: Minnesota, 1977 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 1,006-645-3 

Re c o r d a t UM: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: (612) 625-1060 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Rob Fornasiere 

Todd Oakes 

Lee Swenson 



Steve Geller 

Office Phone: (612) 624-9396 

Email: 

gelle014@umn.edu 

Fax: (612) 625-0359 


Garry Bowman 

Office Phone: (612) 625-4090 


www.gophersports.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-6 (2nd) 





(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


AJ Pettersen .353 7 3 2 45 8-13 

Michael Kvasnicka .341 18 2 10 65 5-9 

Justin Gominsky .338 11 1 3 25 11-11 

Kyle Knudson .296 14 1 4 48 2-4 

Nick O’Shea .287 13 0 11 44 0-0 

THE SERIES 


Minnesota leads 19-17 


1970 

Minnesota 7, Creighton 4 


March 19, 2000 

Creighton 7, Minnesota 5 




Creighton - wins 


14, 1986 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UM 

15, 1986 



1979 

Minnesota 14, Creighton 0 (5 inn.) 


14, 1979 

Minnesota 14, Creighton 0 (5 inn.) 




Creighton 3, Minnesota 2 



Scott Matyas 2.22 0-1-15 23-0 7 45 28.1 

Luke Rasmussen 3.99 4-0 22-0 11 22 29.1 

Seth Rosin 4.21 7-1 15-15 65 16 77.0 

Austin Lubinsky 4.78 3-1-2 15-2 14 23 37.2 

Cullen Sexton 5.16 4-0-1 21-0 17 23 29.2 



Opponents 

Harvard 

Crimson 

• March 14 2010, Minneapolis, Minn. 


QUICK FACTS 


Cambridge, Mass. 

Fo u n d e d: 1636 

En r o l l m e n t: 6,704 


Crimson 

Co l o r s: Crimson, Black and White 


Ivy League 


O’Donnell Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,600 

Di m e n s i o n s: 335-415-335 


None 

THE SERIES 



First Meeting 


Drew Gilpin Faust 

At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Robert L. Scalise 



Joe Walsh 

Alma Mater: Suffolk, 1976 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 526-463-3 

Re c o r d a t HU: 307-296-2 

Office Ph o n e: (617) 495-2629 

As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Tom Lo Ricco 

Aaron Landes 

Kristaps Aldins 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Kurt Svoboda 

Office Phone: (617) 495-2206 

Email: ksvoboda@fas.harvard.edu 

Fax: (617) 495-2130 


Kurt Svoboda 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.gocrimson.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 10-10 

(3rd Rolfe Division) 


None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Dillon O’Neill .322 9 2 1 20 8-15 

Chris Rouches .291 3 0 2 12 2-2 

Tyler Albright .267 9 0 1 14 1-1 

Dan Zailskas .219 1 0 3 11 1-1 

Sean O’Hara .219 7 0 0 9 6-6 



Brent Suter 5.77 3-4 9-9 13 53 53.0 

Conner Hulse 6.11 1-5 12-8 18 33 56.0 

Jonah Klees 6.55 2-3 12-3 16 20 34.1 

Daniel Barardo 7.80 1-4 14-6 16 12 30.0 

Dan Zailskas 7.91 0-3 10-6 11 27 38.2 

Kansas State 

Wildcats 

• March 16, 2010, Manhattan, Kan. 

QUICK FACTS 


Manhattan, Kan. 

Fo u n d e d: 1863 

En r o l l m e n t: 23,581 


Wildcats 

Co l o r s: 

Purple and White 

Co n f e r e n c e: Big 12 

Ho m e Fi e l d: Tointon Family Stadium 

Ca p a c i t y: 2,331 

Di m e n s i o n s: 340-400-325 


THE SERIES 



Kansas State leads 47-34-1 


Dr. Kirk H. Schulz 



John Currie 


1969 

Kansas State 12, Creighton 1 


Brad Hill 


Alma Mater: Emporia State, 1985 

April 1, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 611-237-3 

Creighton 5, Kansas State 1 

Re c o r d a t KSU: 193-146-3 

Office Ph o n e: (785) 532-3926 


Sean McCann 

Andy Sawyers 

Anthony Everman 



Ryan Lackey 

Office Phone: (785) 532-6735 

Email: 

rlackey@ksu.edu 

Fax: (785) 532-6093 


Kenny Lannou 

Office Phone: (785) 532-7977 


www.kstatesports.com 


2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 43-18-1 

2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 14-11-1 (5th) 





(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Carter Jurica .353 15 3 4 46 23-32 

Nick Martini .336 17 2 4 50 19-24 

Daniel Dellasega .321 2 1 2 15 3-4 

Jason King .316 16 5 7 61 14-16 

Adam Muenster .292 11 2 2 18 24-30 



Thomas Rooke 4.33 5-2-4 32-1 58 14 54.0 

Ryan Daniel 4.44 4-1 17-9 15 40 50.2 

K. Bahramzadeh 4.58 2-1 11-6 8 35 35.1 

Matt Applegate 4.88 2-2 24-0 14 19 27.2 

James Allen 5.50 2-1-5 24-0 12 41 36.0 


Tied, 5-5 




16, 1989 

Creighton 16, Kansas State 7 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By KSU 

24, April 24, 2002 



April 7, 2004 



15, April 24, 2002 



15, KSU leads 10-5 

Last: April 15, 2008 

Creighton 6, Kansas St. 5 (11 inn.) 



Opponents 

UIC 

Flames 

• March 19-21, 2010, Chicago, Ill. 

QUICK FACTS 


Chicago, Ill. 

Fo u n d e d: 1896 

En r o l l m e n t: 24,541 


Flames 

Co l o r s: Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red 


Horizon League 


Les Miller Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,100 

Di m e n s i o n s: 325-395-325 


THE SERIES 




Ch a n c e l l o r: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares 



James W. Schmidt Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

1981 

Creighton wins by forfeit 


Mike Dee 


Alma Mater: UW-La Crosse, 1979 

April 19, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 368-246-1 

Creighton 4, Illinois-Chicago 3 

Re c o r d a t UIC: 

Same 



(312) 996-5880 

Sean McDermott 

Mike Nall 



John Flood 




Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: John Jaramillo 

Office Phone: (312) 996-5880 

Email: 

jjar@uic.edu 

Fax: (312) 996-8349 


John Jaramillo 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.uicflames.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-6 (1st) 

Po s t s e a s o n: Horizon Tournament (3-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Nathan Orf .429 10 1 1 17 2-3 

John Rosinski .360 4 1 1 20 1-2 

Jason Ganek .333 12 3 3 35 5-10 

Andy Leonard .294 22 0 2 32 3-9 

Steve McGuiggan .254 9 1 2 22 18-20 



Chris Kovacevich 3.69 7-4 17-15 15 53 90.1 

Michael Heesch 4.02 5-0 21-4 17 32 53.2 

Matt Salemi 4.56 1-0 17-1 13 17 25.2 

Eric Wyman 5.61 0-2 21-0 14 27 25.2 


9, April 17, 2009 

Creighton 9, UIC 4 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UIC 

4, April 17, 2009 



Feb. 19, 2006 



7, 1989 






Kansas 

Jayhawks 

• March 23, 2010, Lawrence, Kan. 

• April 7, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium 

QUICK FACTS 


Lawrence, Kan. 

Fo u n d e d: 1866 

En r o l l m e n t: 30,102 


Jayhawks 

Co l o r s: 

Crimson and Blue 



Hoglund Ballpark 

Ca p a c i t y: 2,500 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-392-330 


THE SERIES 




Ch a n c e l l o r: Bernadette Gray-Little 



Lew Perkins Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

April 22, 1980 

Creighton 6, Kansas 3 


Ritch Price 


Alma Mater: Willamette, 1978 

April 14, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 459-411-2 

Kansas 7, Creighton 6 

Re c o r d a t KU: 242-193-1 

Office Ph o n e: (785) 864-7907 


Ryan Graves 

John Szefc 

Kevin Frady 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Mike Cummings 

Office Phone: (785) 864-3575 

Email: 

mtc@ku.edu 

Fax: (785) 864-7944 


Chris Theisen 

Office Phone: (785) 864-3474 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.kuathletics.com 




Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Tournament (2-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Tony Thompson .389 27 0 21 82 1-1 

Brian Heere .364 12 4 5 40 7-9 

Robby Price .296 12 4 5 29 3-4 

Jason Brunansky .280 6 2 2 13 6-9 

Casey Lytle .272 4 2 2 23 11-12 



Colton Murray 3.23 2-3 33-0 20 39 39.0 

Brett Bollman 3.58 5-0 18-8 8 38 60.1 

Brett Bochy 4.34 5-0 30-0 16 54 37.1 

Lee Ridenhour 4.65 6-3-1 17-14 23 49 79.1 

T.J. Walz 4.70 8-3 15-14 34 88 82.1 




Kansas - 3 wins 


15, March 26, 1997 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By KU 

28, May 10, 1996 



March 25, 1992 



22, May 10, 1996 



5, CU leads 3-2 





Opponents 

Southern Illinois 

Salukis 

• March 26-28 2010, Carbondale, Ill. 

QUICK FACTS 


Carbondale, Ill. 

Fo u n d e d: 1869 

En r o l l m e n t: 20,350 


Salukis 

Co l o r s: 

Maroon and White 


Missouri Valley 


Abe Martin Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 2,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 340-390-340 


THE SERIES 



Southern Illinois leads 57-52 

Ch a n c e l l o r: Dr. Samuel Goldman 



Mario Moccia 


1979 

Southern Illinois 9, Creighton 2 


Dan Callahan 


Alma Mater: Quincy, 1981 

May 20, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 414-418-1 

Creighton 5, Southern Illinois 1 

Re c o r d a t SIU: 567-576-2 

Office Ph o n e: (618) 453-2802 


Ken Henderson 

Tim Dixon 

Brian Neal 



Jason Clay 

Office Phone: (618) 453-5470 

Email: 

jclay@siu.edu 

Fax: (618) 453-2648 


Tom Weber 

Office Phone: (618) 453-7235 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.siusalukis.com 




Po s t s e a s o n: MVC Tournament (1-2) 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Chris Serritella .325 8 2 4 24 0-0 

Aaron Roberts .301 7 0 0 20 6-8 

Michael Stalter .295 9 2 5 31 1-1 

Tyler Bullock .292 10 0 11 33 0-0 

Tony Lepore .283 4 2 0 16 4-7 


Na m e era W-L GP-S BB K IP 

Bryant George 3.21 3-0 25-0 7 21 28.0 

Jimmy Cornell 3.26 2-2 15-14 40 66 66.1 

Daniel Etienne 4.28 3-1 19-2 16 21 33.2 

Kellen Candau 5.79 1-0 17-0 12 12 18.2 

Nathan Forer 6.96 1-7 15-9 19 28 54.1 




Creighton - 4 Wins 


15, April 7, 2001 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By SIU 

20, May, 1983 



March 29, 2009 



14, May, 1983 



30, Southern Illinois leads 20-10 



Indiana State 

Sycamores 

• April 2-3, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium 

• April 4, 2010, CU Sports Complex 

QUICK FACTS 


Terre Haute, Ind. 

Fo u n d e d: 1865 

En r o l l m e n t: 10,457 


Sycamores 

Co l o r s: 

Royal Blue and White 




Bob Warn Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 2,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 340-402-340 


TBA 

THE SERIES 





Dr. Daniel J. Bradley 



Ron Prettyman 


1978 

Indiana State 5, Creighton 2 


Rick Heller 


Alma Mater: Upper Iowa, 1986 

March 24, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 270-278-1 


Re c o r d a t ISU: 

First season 



(812) 237-4051 

Tyler Herbst 

Brian Smiley 



Max Hutson Cu r r e n t St r e a k 

Indiana State - 1 win 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Danny Pfrank 

Office Phone: (812) 237-4145 

Email: 

dpfrank@indstate.edu 

Fax: (812) 237-4913 


Ace Hunt 

Office Phone: (812) 237-4161 


www.gosycamores.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 15-7 (2nd) 





(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Luke Fieser .351 9 1 2 31 2-2 

Ryan Strausborger .340 5 4 6 26 21-24 

Tyler Graham .288 14 1 1 32 4-7 

Kyle Burnam .288 7 0 1 23 2-6 

Ben Ferrell .214 5 0 0 11 3-5 



Scott Harlan 4.72 2-1 21-0 7 15 26.2 

Jacob Petricka 4.76 7-3 13-13 34 49 73.2 

Joe Rodriguez 5.29 7-3 13-13 28 63 81.2 

Kevin Mann 6.84 0-2 18-2 18 11 25.0 


16, April 22, 2007 

Creighton 16, Indiana State 0 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By ISU 

16, April 22, 2001 



April 22, 2007 



16, April 22, 2007 




Last: May 9, 2008 

Creighton 6, Indiana State 5 (12 inn.) 



Opponents 

Nebraska 

Cornhuskers 

• April 6, 2010, Lincoln, Neb. 

• April 20 & May 18, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium 

QUICK FACTS 


Lincoln, Neb. 

Fo u n d e d: 1869 

En r o l l m e n t: 23,573 

Ni c k n a m e : Cornhuskers or Huskers 

Co l o r s: 

Scarlet and Cream 


Ho m e Fi e l d: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park 

Ca p a c i t y: 8,486 

Di m e n s i o n s: 335-395-325 


THE SERIES 



Nebraska leads 70-37-2 

Ch a n c e l l o r: Harvey Perlman, J.D. 



Dr. Tom Osborne Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

1973 

Nebraska 6, Creighton 1 


Mike Anderson 


Alma Mater: Northern Colorado, 1990 

April 21, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 280-144-2 

Nebraska 4, Creighton 3 (12 inn.) 

Re c o r d a t NU: 

Same 



(402) 472-2269 

Dave Bingham 

Eric Newman 


Nebraska leads 8-2 

Nate Thompson 


Nebraska - 1 win 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Shamus McKnight 

Office Phone: (402) 472-7772 

Email: smcknight@huskers.com 

Fax: (402) 472-2005 


Keith Mann 

Office Phone: (402) 472-2263 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.huskers.com 


2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 25-28-1 



None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Tyler Farst .333 15 0 3 36 2-4 

Adam Bailey .325 15 1 12 50 2-3 

Cody Asche .290 7 1 2 21 3-4 

Kyle Bubak .277 9 2 1 14 5-8 

DJ Belfonte .256 8 3 3 26 9-9 


19, April 1, 1992 

Creighton 19, Nebraska 1 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By NU 

19, April 13, 1995 

Nebraska 19, Creighton 4 


April 7, 2009 



18, April 1, 1992 



24, Nebraska leads 16-9 


Nebraska 4, Creighton 3 (12 inn.) 

Illinois State 

Redbirds 

• April 9-11, 2010, CU Sports Complex 

QUICK FACTS 


Normal, Ill. 

Fo u n d e d: 1857 

En r o l l m e n t: 20,856 


Redbirds 

Co l o r s: 

Red and White 




Duffy Bass Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,500 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 




Dr. Al Bowman 

At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Dr. Sheahon Zenger 



Mark Kingston 

Alma Mater: North Carolina, 1995 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 

First season 

Re c o r d a t ISU: 

First season 

Office Ph o n e: (309) 438-5709 


Bo Durkac 

Billy Mohl 

Mike Current 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Kevin McCarty 

Office Phone: (309) 438-3249 

Email: 

kwmccar@ilstu.edu 

Fax: (309) 438-5634 


Todd Kober 

Office Phone: (309) 438-3805 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.goredbirds.com 





Pl a y e r s Re t u r n i n g: 18 

Pl a y e r s Lo s t: 7 


(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Ryan Court .323 15 4 3 38 12-17 

Anthony Ruffolo .315 8 2 5 41 3-4 

Evan Kohli .308 13 0 3 32 5-6 

Tyler McNeely .264 15 2 7 27 12-15 

Matt Mirabal .243 9 2 0 16 2-3 

THE SERIES 




1984 

Illinois State 6, Creighton 2 


May 3, 2009 

Creighton 10, Illinois State 6 






20, 1988 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By ISU 

14 (3x), last: April 9, 2006 



March 30, 2008 



13 (2x), last: April 20, 1996 








Mike Nesseth 5.01 5-4-2 20-8 35 73 64.2 

Casey Hauptman 5.60 4-6-1 21-6 12 41 62.2 

Sean Yost 6.02 2-5 18-8 27 48 55.1 

Jordan Roualdes 6.79 4-4 12-11 32 21 59.2 

Michael Mariot 7.06 2-2 19-8 28 36 51.0 



Ryan Copeland 3.63 4-5-1 14-12 15 69 91.2 

Corey Maines 4.26 6-5 14-14 29 69 86.2 

Jim Sajewich 4.36 4-2-4 22-0 24 33 33.0 

Ryan Camp 4.73 6-3 13-13 44 50 78.0 

Kyle Nelson 6.21 3-1-2 20-1 20 26 33.1 



Opponents 

Bradley 

Braves 

• April 16-18, 2010, Peoria, Ill. 

Missouri State 

Bears 

• April 23-25, 2010, Springfield, Mo. 

QUICK FACTS 


Peoria, Ill. 

Fo u n d e d: 1898 

En r o l l m e n t: 5,801 


Braves 

Co l o r s: 

Red and White 




O’Brien Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 7,500 

Di m e n s i o n s: 310-400-310 


THE SERIES 





Joanne K. Glasser 



Michael Cross 


1968 

Bradley 8, Creighton 0 


Elvis Dominguez 


Alma Mater: Creighton, 1986 

April 25, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 195-230-2 

Creighton 5, Bradley 0 

Re c o r d a t BU: 17-31 

Office Ph o n e: (309) 677-2671 


John Corbin 

Sean Lyons 



Tony Dobson 

Office Phone: (309) 677-3788 

Email: 

adobson@bradley.edu 

Fax: (309) 677-2626 


Bobby Parker 

Email: 

bparker@bradley.edu 

Office Phone: (309) 677-2624 


www.bradleybraves.com 





None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Kevin Sullivan .277 7 1 0 15 0-0 

Matt Fritz .272 8 1 2 15 24-28 

Jordan Colvin .193 2 0 0 2 0-0 



Joe Bircher 3.39 4-2 14-6 17 50 63.2 

Justin Ziegler 3.97 1-2 11-4 12 22 34.0 

Brad Altbach 6.02 1-7-1 13-8 31 35 46.1 

Jacob Booden 7.40 1-4-1 13-6 16 29 41.1 






18, 1990 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By BU 

17, 1969 



April 25, 2009 



17, 1969 



12, Bradley leads 9-3 


Bradley 4, Creighton 3 (12 inn.) 

QUICK FACTS 


Springfield, Mo. 

Fo u n d e d: 1905 

En r o l l m e n t: 22,938 


Bears 

Co l o r s: 

Maroon and White 




Hammons Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 8,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 315-400-330 


THE SERIES 



Missouri State leads 35-34 


Dr. Michael T. Nietzel 



Kyle Moats 


1991 

Creighton 7, Missouri State 1 


Keith Guttin 


Alma Mater: Missouri-St. Louis, 1978 

May 22, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 938-573 


Re c o r d a t MSU: 

Same 



(417) 836-5242 

Paul Evans 

Brent Thomas 


Missouri State leads 7-3 

Jon Ubbenga Cu r r e n t St r e a k 



Ben Adamson 

Office Phone: (417) 836-4584 

Email: benadamson@missouristate.edu 

Fax: (417) 836-4868 



Rick Kindhart 

Office Phone: (417) 836-4585 


www.missouristatebears.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-5 (1st) 





(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Kevin Medrano .329 13 2 3 40 0-0 

Aaron Conway .291 10 8 4 29 18-20 

Travis McCormack .276 13 2 0 24 7-7 

Tyler Ryun .268 5 0 8 28 0-0 

Trevor Rogers .247 4 2 2 15 2-2 



Aaron Meade 3.39 9-2-1 15-14 31 89 90.1 

Cody Aycock 3.79 1-0 13-2 18 23 38.0 

Pat Doyle 4.12 4-2-2 16-5 22 40 48.0 

Adam Maddox 5.23 1-1-0 9-2 4 17 20.2 

J.C. Casey 5.81 1-3-1 8-4 12 20 26.1 


12, April 23, 2000 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By MSU 

14, March 23, 1996 

Missouri State 14, Creighton 9 


May 17, 2007 



12 (2x), last: May 5, 2001 

Missouri State 12, Creighton 0 



Last: May 22, 2009 




Opponents 

Air Force 

Falcons 

• April 27, 2010, CU Sports Complex 

Iowa 

Hawkeyes 


QUICK FACTS 

Lo c a t i o n: Air Force Academy, Colo. 

Fo u n d e d: 1954 

En r o l l m e n t: 4,400 


Falcons 

Co l o r s: 

Blue and Silver 


Mountain West 


Falcon Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 349-400-316 


THE SERIES 




Pr e s i d e n t: Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould 



Dr. Hans Mueh Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

1970 

Air Force 2, Creighton 1 


Mike Hutcheon 


Alma Mater: Wayne State (NE), 1984 

April 15, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 304-385 

Creighton 6, Air Force 0 

Re c o r d a t AFA: 65-245 

Office Ph o n e: (719) 333-7914 


Scott Marchand 

Chandler Rose 

Matt Rademacher 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Nick Arseniak 

Office Phone: (719) 333-9251 

Email: nicholas.arseniak@usafa.edu 

Fax: (719) 333-3798 


Troy Garnhart 

Office Phone: (719) 333-9263 


www.AirForceFalcons.com 





None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Addison Gentry .347 13 2 9 40 1-2 

Blair Roberts .303 5 1 1 11 7-8 

Ben Ausbun .301 9 0 6 25 3-4 

KJ Randhawa .285 10 0 1 22 4-5 






31, Feb. 14, 1999 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By AFA 

16, Feb. 14, 1999 



April 15, 2009 



18, April 22, 1972 



3, Air Force leads 3-0 

Last: Feb. 15, 1997 

Air Force 6, Creighton 5 

QUICK FACTS 


Iowa City, Iowa 

Fo u n d e d: 1847 

En r o l l m e n t: 30,328 


Hawkeyes 

Co l o r s: 

Gold and Black 



Duane Banks Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 3,000 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


THE SERIES 



Iowa leads 12-7 


Dr. Sally Mason 



Gary Barta Fi r s t Me e t i n g 

1969 

Iowa 5, Creighton 0 


Jack Dahm 


Alma Mater: Creighton, 1989 

April 29, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 423-463-2 

Creighton 12, Iowa 3 

Re c o r d a t Io w a : 140-198 

Office Ph o n e: (319) 335-9329 


Ryan Brownlee 

Chris Maliszewski 

Zach Dillon 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Jenni Stumpff 

Office Phone: (319) 335-9411 

Email: jennifer-stumpff@uiowa.edu 

Fax: (319) 335-9417 


Phil Haddy 

Office Phone: (319) 351-3012 


www.hawkeyesports.com 





None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Ryan Durant .370 12 1 2 29 8-12 

Mike McQuillan .363 6 1 3 20 7-13 

Sean Flanagan .301 4 1 6 12 1-2 

Kurtis Muller .296 5 1 2 20 19-23 

Tyson Blaser .281 2 0 0 3 0-1 


Tied, 5-5 




14, April 1, 1998 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Io w a 

9 (2x), April 20, 1999 



1969 



9, April 29, 2009 



5, Iowa leads 4-1 





Michael Ruvolo 6.97 2-1 27-0 14 26 40.0 

Alex Truesdale 7.04 2-9 11-11 12 51 70.1 

Michael Ceci 8.20 1-4 11-9 12 17 37.1 

Evan Abrecht 8.69 0-4 15-9 18 28 47.2 

Andrew Loyd 9.43 1-2 16-3 9 9 21.0 



Kevin Lee 3.38 0-0 15-0 4 11 13.1 

Phil Schreiber 4.57 2-2 14-9 9 21 45.1 

Jarred Hippen 4.87 3-4 16-9 29 50 68.1 

Patrick Schatz 4.96 1-2-1 20-0 33 29 45.1 

Nick Brown 6.35 2-4 11-9 25 30 51.0 



Opponents 

Evansville 

Purple Aces 


• May 1-2, 2010, CU Sports Complex 

QUICK FACTS 


Evansville, Ind. 

Fo u n d e d: 1854 

En r o l l m e n t: 2,699 


Purple Aces 

Co l o r s: Purple, White and Orange 




Braun Stadium 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,200 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330 


THE SERIES 




Pr e s i d e n t: Dr. Stephen Jennings 



Dr. John Stanley 


1993 

Creighton 4, Evansville 3 


Wes Carroll 


Alma Mater: Evansville, 2001 

April 5, 2009 



Re c o r d a t UE: 

Same 



(812) 488-2059 

Marc Wagner 

Josh Reynolds 



Mike Gilner Cu r r e n t St r e a k 




Tom Benson 

Office Phone: (812) 488-1152 

Email: 

tb39@evansville.edu 

Fax: (812) 488-2090 


Bob Boxell 

Office Phone: (812) 488-2285 


www.gopurpleaces.com 





None 




(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Andy Pascoe .331 9 0 1 21 2-4 

Cody Fick .307 19 2 9 46 7-11 

Tom Heithoff .303 5 4 1 25 7-7 

Alex Acheson .301 5 1 3 21 5-6 

Greg Wallace .295 9 5 8 30 7-10 



Tom Heithoff 2.87 4-3-8 23-2 7 32 37.2 

Zach Taylor 5.32 1-3 22-6 19 34 45.2 

Corey Davisson 5.77 1-1-1 30-0 16 27 34.1 

Keegan Dennis 7.19 2-5 17-8 32 63 56.1 

Jared Baehl 9.40 2-1 16-4 19 27 29.2 


14, March 23, 2001 

Creighton 14, Evansville 9 (12 inn.) 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UE 

10 (3x), last, April 5, 2003 

Evansville 10, Creighton 6 


March 23, 2007 



13, May 10, 1998 






Wichita State 

Shockers 

• May 7-8, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium 

• May 9, 2010, CU Sports Complex 

QUICK FACTS 


Wichita, Kan. 

Fo u n d e d: 1895 

En r o l l m e n t: 14,823 


Shockers 

Co l o r s: 

Black and Yellow 



Ho m e Fi e l d: Tyler Field at Eck Stadium 

Ca p a c i t y: 7,851 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-390-330 


THE SERIES 



Wichita State leads 105-42-1 


Dr. Donald Beggs 



Dr. Eric Sexton 


1970 

Creighton 3, Wichita State 0 


Gene Stephenson 


Alma Mater: Missouri, 1968 

May 23, 2009 

Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 1,683-577-3 

Wichita State 4, Creighton 2 

Re c o r d a t WSU: 

Same 



(316) 978-3636 

Brent Kemnitz 

Jim Thomas 


Wichita State leads 7-3 

Brandon Hall Cu r r e n t St r e a k 

Wichita State - 1 win 



Tami Cutler 

Office Phone: (316) 978-5559 

Email: tcutler@goshockers.com 

Fax: (316) 978-3336 


Larry Rankin 

Office Phone: (316) 978-3265 

At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.goshockers.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 11-7 (3rd) 





(2009 St a t i s t i c s) 


Clint McKeever .338 8 0 0 13 6-8 

Tyler Grimes .294 18 1 6 43 13-15 

Ryan Jones .277 12 0 7 36 14-18 

Will Baez .275 9 1 2 30 17-22 

Cody Lassley .270 16 0 4 25 9-14 



Jordan Cooper 2.78 8-6 15-13 20 91 97.0 

Tim Kelley 2.86 5-4 14-14 22 102 94.1 

Charlie Lowell 2.95 6-2 12-11 33 63 64.0 

Chance Sossamon 4.50 1-1 20-0 18 33 28.0 

Brian Flynn 4.98 2-5 14-9 26 59 56.0 


23, 1981 


Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By WSU 

22, 1981 



May 21, 2009 



16, April 26, 2003 



30, Wichita State leads 18-12 


Wichita State 3, Creighton 2 



Opponents 

North Dakota State 

Bison 

• May 12, 2010, Fargo, N.D. 

Seattle 

Redhawks 

• May 14, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium 


New Orleans 

Privateers 


• May 22, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium 

QUICK FACTS 


Fargo, N.D. 

Fo u n d e d: 1890 

En r o l l m e n t: 14,189 

Ni c k n a m e: 

Bison 

Co l o r s: 

Yellow and Green 

Co n f e r e n c e: The Summit League 

Ho m e Field: Newman Outdoor Field 

Ca p a c i t y: 4,513 

Di m e n s i o n s: 318-408-314 


THE SERIES 


Creighton leads 

21-3 


1956 

Creighton 6, 

NDSU 3 

QUICK FACTS 


Seattle, Wash. 

Fo u n d e d: 1891 

En r o l l m e n t: 7,715 


Redhawks 

Co l o r s: 

Red and White 


Independent 

Ho m e Field: Bannerwood Park (Bellevue) 

Ca p a c i t y: 1,200 

Di m e n s i o n s: 320-405-320 


TBD 

THE SERIES 


First Meeting 

QUICK FACTS 


New Orleans, La. 

Fo u n d e d: 1958 

En r o l l m e n t: 12,200 


Privateers 

Co l o r s: 

Royal Blue and Silver 


Sun Belt 

Ho m e Field: Maestri Field at Privateer Park 

Ca p a c i t y: 4,200 

Di m e n s i o n s: 330-405-330 


TBD 

THE SERIES 


First Meeting 


In t e r i m President: Dr. Richard A. Hanson 

Athletic Di r e c t o r: 

Gene Taylor 


April 9, 2008 


NDSU 0 


In t e r i m President: Stephen Sundborg, S.J. 

Athletic Di r e c t o r: William Hogan 


Ch a n c e l l o r: 

Dr. Tim Ryan 

In t e r i m Athletic Di r e c t o r: Joel Chatelain 



Tod Brown 

Alma Mater: Arizona, 1994 

Career Re c o r d: 31-58 

Re c o r d a t NDSU: 

Same 

Office Ph o n e: (701) 231-8853 

Assistant Co a c h e s: David Pearson 

Steve Montgomery 

Kole Zimmerman 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Ryan Perreault 

Office Phone: (701) 231-8331 

Email: Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu 

Fax: (701) 231-8022 


Jeff Schwartz 

Office Phone: (701) 231-8332 

Athletic Web Pa g e: www.gobison.com 




Postseason: 

None 

Letterwinners Re t u r n i n g: 17 

Letterwinners Lo s t: 9 


(2009 Statistics) 


J. Kline .432 8 2 2 20 6-10 

Z. Wentz .349 11 1 3 25 4-6 

M. Casper .301 2 1 0 16 1-3 

T. Jallen .292 8 1 2 19 1-6 

Z. Heidmann .279 10 0 2 25 3-5 



J. Straka 3.49 4-3 10-9 10 54 59.1 

A. Chaput 4.55 2-1 12-3 14 24 27.2 

G. Parker 4.59 0-0 11-4 22 24 33.1 

Z. Wentz 5.03 3-2 9-6 16 27 39.1 

M. Ries 5.79 3-5-1 13-6 20 21 56.0 



10-0 



Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d 

By Cr e i g h t o n 

16, May 19, 2005 


North Dakota St. 1 

Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d 

By NDSU 

12, April 10, 1968 

NDSU 12, 

Creighton 8 


April 9, 2008 


NDSU 0 

La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f 

Vi c t o r y 

15, May 19, 2005 


NDSU 1 


4, 


4-0 



NDSU 0 



Donny Harrel 

Alma Mater: Cal St. Bakersfield, 1995 

Career Re c o r d: 220-90 (NJCAA) 

Re c o r d a t SU: 

First season 

Office Ph o n e: (206) 398-4399 

Assistant Co a c h e s: Casey Powell 

Dave Wainhouse 

Fletcher Vynne 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Jason Behenna 

Office Phone: (206) 296-5915 

Email: behennaj@seattleu.edu 

Fax: (206) 296-2154 


Jason Behenna 

Athletic Web Pa g e: www.goseattleu.com 


2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 

None, first season of play 

2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: N/A 

Postseason: 

N/A 

Letterwinners Re t u r n i n g: 

N/A 

Letterwinners Lo s t: 

N/A 




None 



None 



Bruce Peddie 

Alma Mater: Mansfield, 1987 

Career Re c o r d: 337-235-2 

Re c o r d a t UNO: 

First season 

Office Ph o n e: (504) 280-7021 

Assistant Co a c h e s: Scott Biesecker 

Jason Walck 


Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Rob Broussard 

Office Phone: (504) 280-7027 

Email: 

rbrouss1@uno.edu 

Fax: (504) 280-3977 


Rob Broussard 

Athletic Web Pa g e: 

www.unoprivateers.com 



2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 12-18 (T9th) 

Postseason: 

None 

Letterwinners Re t u r n i n g: 22 

Letterwinners Lo s t: 6 




J. Morris .362 10 0 2 36 8-9 

A. Harris .344 11 0 9 44 1-3 

N. Schwaner .332 20 3 12 53 7-11 

J. Comarda .306 6 0 9 37 0-0 

R. Jones .299 9 2 7 27 12-16 



Zimmerman 6.01 3-4 14-13 16 61 70.1 

R. Ott 8.35 1-4 19-6 21 55 50.2 

C. Myers 9.31 2-8 17-11 20 27 48.1 


2009 Ye a r In Re v i e w


2009 Season Recap 

Creighton celebrates a Darin Ruf home run. 

The 2009 Creighton baseball team 

enjoyed its sixth straight winning season 

under head coach Ed Servais, but 

fell one win short of the ultimate goal 

of a spot in the NCAA Tournament. 

The Jays finished with a 31-25 overall 

record, and a 14-9 mark in the MVC, 

good for fourth place. The Jays rallied 

for three straight wins to start the 

Valley Tournament, but fell in the title 

game, 4-2 to Wichita State. 

Creighton, led by a strong nucleus 

of returners, was selected second in 

The Valley’s preseason coaches’ poll. 

Shortstop Elliot Soto, first baseman 

Darin Ruf and outfielder Robbie Knight 

all landed on the MVC Preseason All- 

Conference Team, tying Creighton for 

most selections. 

Creighton played one of its most 

challenging schedules to date, hooking 

up with six teams that eventually 

reached NCAA Regionals. The strength 

of schedule showed early on in the 

campaign, as the Jays started by losing 

their first six, and eventually sitting at 

3-11 in early March. 

Those first 14 were played on the 

road, as the Jays opened up in Huntsville, 

Texas, losing all four games to 

Sam Houston State. The four losses 

to the eventual Southland Conference 

champions were by a combined seven 

runs, two of which were in extra innings. 

Phoenix, Ariz., was the next stop on 

Creighton’s season-opening road trip. 

The squad played three games at the 

Phoenix Classic, going 1-2. 

Creighton dropped a close, 3-1 

game to Dayton, before falling 11-3 

to West Coast Conference champion 

Gonzaga. The Jays picked up their 

elusive first win of the season over 

Notre Dame, with a 6-3 victory. 

After a midweek loss at Kansas 

State, the Jays boarded the 

plane for a six-game spring break 

run in the Carolinas. First up was 

the Caravelle Resort Classic at 

Conway, S.C. The Jays split four 

games, with wins over Albany 

(20-5) and IPFW (7-2), and losses 

to Stony Brook (8-2) and 16thranked 

Coastal Carolina (8-7). 

The Jays would then get a rematch 

with Coastal, which produced 

one of the best pitcher’s 

duels of the year. Jonas Dufek 

allowed just one run on four hits, but 

was saddled with the loss, as the Jays 

fell, 1-0. 

After a 6-2 loss at UNC-Wilmington, 

the Jays returned home for their first 

home games of the 2009 campaign. 

It seemed all the Jays needed was a 

dose of the Midwest as they rattled off 

a 13-4 mark over their next 17 games. 

That run started with a series victory 

over South Dakota State. Greg Hellhake 

earned his first win of the season with 

seven strong innings in an 8-2 Bluejay 

win in game one. After falling 4-2 in 

game two, the Jays came out swinging, 

using a 17-hit barrage to send SDSU 

back to Brookings with a 12-3 loss. 

The Jays headed into its first conference 

series at Indiana State with 5-12 

mark, but left Terre Haute 

2-1 on the weekend. The 

Jays took the first two games 

of the series behind four hits 

apiece from Knight, Soto and 

T.J. Roemmich, before the 

Sycamores took the finale. 

After splitting a pair of 

midweek games with North 

Dakota, the Jays got back 

to work in conference play, 

sweeping Southern Illinois in 

Carbondale. Two, 4-3, comefrom-behind 

victories in the 

first two games preceded a 

10-0 thumping in the finale to 

put the Jays at 5-1 in league 

play. 

The red-hot Jays continued 

their streak of fine play, 

by topping Kansas State, 

5-1 at Rosenblatt Stadium, 

avenging an earlier loss to the Wildcats. 

Four Creighton pitchers combined to 

hold KSU to just one run on five hits. 

It was on to Evansville next, as the 

Jays earned their second series victory 

by taking two of three from the Purple 

Aces. After a 7-4 win in game one, and 

a 4-3 loss in game two, Creighton used 

a five-run, 10th inning rally earn a 10-5 

win. 

Two days later the Jays played local 

rival Nebraska. In what was perhaps 

the most satisfying win of the year, the 

Jays scored eight runs in the eighth 

inning, rallying behind a 5-for-5 effort 

from Vicente Cafaro and four RBIs from 

Roemmich to pummel the Huskers 15-0 

at Haymarket Park in Lincoln. 

The momentum carried over to the 

weekend, as Creighton earned yet another 

series victory, taking two of three 

from Northern Iowa. The two squads 

split two close games to open the series, 

before the Jays exploded for a 

one-sided, 14-1 win. Knight, Ruf and 

Scott Thornburg all homered for CU, as 

Ruf drove in five and Thornburg added 

four. 

The Jays stepped out of conference 

play for 12 days, going 4-2 over 

that time. After a 7-6 loss at Kansas, 

the Jays swept a doubleheader from 

Air Force and took both games from 

Illinois-Chicago. The Jays then looked 

to take their second straight from Nebraska, 

but fell 4-3 in 12 innings. 

Starting shortstop Elliot Soto earned first team all-MVC 

honors last season. 


The loss seemed to light a fire under 

the Jays, as they responded by rattling 

off a season-best, seven straight 

victories. 

The streak started at Bradley, where 

CU swept the two-game set (game 

three was rained out) from the Braves. 

The squad followed that with two, 

non-conference road wins. The first 

came with a 5-2 win at South Dakota 

State and the next at Iowa with a 12-3 

romp. 

The Jays capped off their win streak 

with their second straight MVC series 

sweep; this time taking three games at 

Illinois State. 

Two late comebacks fueled the 

sweep, as the Jays put up five runs in 

the eighth inning of game one for an 

8-3 victory. Game three saw the Jays 

trailing 6-0 in the third inning, but a 

seven-spot in the seventh innng rallied 

the Jays to a 10-6 win. 

The Jays were 24-6 in their last 30 

games, and 14-3 in the league. The 

squad was flying high, and it looked as 

if a regular season title was on the horizon. 

Unfortunately, the squad would 

not win another game the rest of the 

regular season. 

Six straight losses in the form of 

three-game sweeps at the hands of 

MVC foes Missouri State and Wichita 

State dropped the Jays to fourth in the 

league heading into the conference 

tournament. 

The Jays turned things around 

though, as they rattled off three victories 

in a row. The second was arguably 

the highlight of the 2009 season, as 

freshman Brandon Koenigstein threw 

the fourth no-hitter in school history, 

blanking Wichita State on the strength 

of seven strikeouts. Koenigstein was 

just one hit-batter away from a perfect 

game. 

Creighton then recorded another 

dramatic victory, this time a 7-6, 10-inning 

win over Missouri State. Knight’s 

two-out, two-RBI single in the 10th inning 

propelled the Jays into a championship 

game rematch with Wichita. 

The Bluejay magic had run its 

course, as Wichita took home the MVC 

Championship with a 4-2 victory in the 

title game. 

The Jays landed five players on the 

All-Tournament Team. Cafaro, Soto, 

Knight, Koenigstein and Jimmy Swift all 

earned spots on the team. 

Two more awards followed for 

Koenigstein after his no-hitter. He 

earned Louisville Slugger National 

Player of the Week honors and a spot 

on the College Baseball Foundation National 

All-Star Lineup. 

The postseason awards piled up for 

the Jays as well, as seven players were 

selected to the All-MVC team, the most 

under Servais. 

Garnering first team nods were Soto 

and Jack VanLeur. Ruf, Knight and Cafaro 

were second-team selections while 

Roemmich and Bobby Lackovic earned 

honorable mentions. 

Three Jays earned spots on the 

MVC Scholar-Athlete Team, as Knight 

and Ruf were named to the first team, 

while Roemmich was an honorable 

mention. This came on the heels of Ruf 

earning third-team Academic All-American 

honors from CoSIDA/ESPN The 

Magazine. 

Two weeks later, several Jays received 

the opportunity to play professional 

baseball. Ruf was the lone Bluejay 

to be selected in the MLB Amateur 

Draft, as he went to the Philadelphia 

Phillies in the 20th Round. 

Joining Ruf in the professional ranks 

were Cafaro and Kirk Clark. Both players 

signed free agent contracts with 

the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros 

respectively, while senior Jeremy Hauer 

signed with the independent Fargo- 

Moorhead Redhawks. 

As a team, the Jays defense was 

stellar as usual. They ended the season 

with a .984 fielding percentage, good 

for the best in the NCAA’s aluminum 

bat era. The Jays also have the third 

best mark, with a .981 percentage in 


2009 Season Recap 

2004. 

Servais also earned a milestone 

win, as he earned his 400th career victory 

with a 7-2 win against Bradley. 

This year will be Servais’ seventh with 

the Jays, as he is yet to have a losing 

season. 

The Creighton bullpen was busy, as 

VanLeur made 36 appearances. That 

mark was good for fourth in Creighton 

history and fifth in MVC history. Lackovic 

was right behind VanLeur, as he 

made 34 appearances, good for fifth in 

CU and seventh in Valley history. 

Knight will be looking to move up in 

the NCAA record books in 2010. After 

just three years, Knight is Creighton’s 

all-time leader in hit by pitches with 72. 

He is currently seventh on the NCAA 

all-time list, 37 behind leader Brett Lilley 

(2005-08) of Notre Dame. 

The 2010 season holds plenty of 

promise for the Jays as they return six 

starters, all but one starting pitcher, 

and a plethora of bullpen arms. The 

Brandon Koenigstein hurled a no-hitter against Wichita State on May 22. He was just one hit 

batsmen away from a perfect game. 

NCAA Tournament will be the goal, as 

always, as the Jays will open the season 

on Feb. 20 at Central Arkansas. 



2009 Final Statistics 

Overall: 31-25 • Home: 15-8 • Away: 11-14 • Neutral: 5-3 • MVC: 14-9 

Hitting 

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OBP% SF SH SB-Att 

2 Robbie Knight .344 56-56 224 48 77 18 4 2 41 109 .487 36 13 36 .460 1 3 7-11 

5 Elliot Soto .322 56-56 239 43 77 7 1 0 26 86 .360 17 2 30 .369 2 11 13-16 

8 Nick Becker .318 55-50 179 30 57 9 1 1 31 71 .397 23 4 19 .408 0 3 2-2 

19 Vicente Cafaro .313 56-56 198 36 62 16 2 5 35 97 .490 35 15 34 .448 2 8 4-11 

15 Darin Ruf .303 56-56 211 38 64 14 1 8 51 104 .493 34 8 32 .409 6 1 0-2 

3 Jimmy Swift .301 56-56 196 39 59 11 0 3 31 79 .403 29 4 42 .395 4 6 4-7 

18 T.J. Roemmich .293 56-56 215 41 63 15 4 9 43 113 .526 16 5 48 .351 3 4 7-9 

23 Ian Dike .266 49-39 124 18 33 4 0 2 11 43 .347 15 8 26 .378 1 7 0-1 

22 Carson Vitale .261 46-40 157 22 41 8 0 2 16 55 .350 9 1 33 .305 0 6 0-0 

7 Scott Thornburg .241 43-37 116 20 28 7 0 5 16 50 .431 12 10 25 .360 1 5 0-0 

1 Ryan Barban .333 3-0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0 1 .333 0 0 0-0 

14 Zane Hinkel .111 11-1 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 2 4 .273 0 0 0-0 

33 Dan Blair .077 14-1 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0 7 .077 0 0 0-1 

Creighton Totals .299 56-56 1886 339 564 111 13 37 301 812 .431 226 73 339 .391 20 56 38-61 

Opponents .267 56-56 1824 241 487 97 12 39 229 725 .397 164 43 338 .340 12 47 37-55 

LEFT ON BASE - CU (476), Opp. (389). DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED - CU (69), Opp. (55). Intentional Walks - CU (6), Ruf 3, Cafaro 2, Dike 

1, - Opp. (9). PICKED OFF - Ruf 1, Soto 1, Bowens 1, Vitale 1, Becker 1, Swift 1, Thornburg 1. 

Pitching 

Pitcher ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB AVG WHIP WP HBP BK 

35 Matt Patterson 2.40 2-0 24 0 0 0/1 0 30.0 26 9 8 8 21 6 0 4 103 .252 1.13 1 3 1 

34 Brandon Koenigstein 3.18 5-0 14 3 1 1/0 0 39.2 31 16 14 8 30 3 3 3 144 .215 0.98 4 3 0 

32 Bobby Lackovic 3.55 6-1 34 0 0 0/0 1 45.2 42 18 18 12 36 9 0 1 164 .256 1.18 4 10 0 

11 Jeremy Hauer 3.78 2-6 20 14 1 0/0 0 81.0 81 38 34 24 63 18 1 9 300 .270 1.30 3 7 4 

21 Kirk Clark 4.21 0-2 26 2 0 0/1 2 36.1 36 20 17 25 37 8 0 3 138 .261 1.40 7 2 1 

41 Jonas Dufek 4.33 3-7 16 13 2 2/0 0 79.0 90 42 38 18 52 21 3 7 311 .289 1.37 4 2 0 

36 Jack VanLeur 4.44 3-4 36 0 0 0/0 6 48.2 49 25 24 15 31 4 1 3 180 .272 1.31 0 2 0 

13 Greg Hellhake 4.73 5-3 15 15 0 0/1 0 70.1 69 38 37 28 39 14 1 9 264 .261 1.38 1 6 0 

24 Mike Nihsen 4.95 3-1 9 7 0 0/1 0 36.1 41 24 20 19 13 9 3 0 141 .291 1.65 3 7 1 

31 Zach Willand 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 1.00 0 0 0 

10 Zak Moore 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .333 1.00 1 0 0 

20 Otto Roberts 1.74 1-0 4 2 0 0/1 0 10.1 8 2 2 4 10 2 0 0 38 .211 1.16 0 0 0 

18 T.J. Roemmich 7.94 0-1 6 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 7 7 5 3 3 1 0 0 24 .292 1.76 0 1 0 

39 Kurt Spomer 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 11 .455 2.50 1 0 1 

Creighton Totals 4.05 31-25 56 56 4 5/2 9 487.0 487 241 219 164 338 97 12 39 1824 .267 1.34 29 43 8 

Opponents 5.28 25-31 56 56 2 2/2 11 484.1 564 339 284 226 339 111 13 37 1886 .299 1.63 39 73 5 

PASSED BALLS - CU (9) - Thornburg 8, Vitale 1; Opp. (11). PICKOFFS - CU (6) - Hellhake 3, Dufek 1, VanLeur 1, Blair 1; Opp. (7). 

STOLEN BASES ALLOWED/ATTEMPTED - Vitale (23-27), Thornburg (12-19), Hauer (7-9), Hellhake (5-8), Clark (4-6), Patterson (5-6), VanLeur 

(4-6), Dufek (2-5), Koenigstein (2-4), Nihsen (1-4), Lackovic (3-3), Spomer (2-2), Blair (2-2), Roemmich (2-2). 


Fielding 



Player C PO A E FLD% DP SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 

2 Robbie Knight 120 119 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

8 Nick Becker 60 58 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

41 Jonas Dufek 24 3 21 0 1.000 0 2 3 .400 0 0 

11 Jeremy Hauer 22 4 18 0 1.000 0 7 2 .778 0 0 

33 Dan Blair 17 16 1 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 

32 Bobby Lackovic 13 2 11 0 1.000 1 3 0 1.000 0 0 

24 Mike Nihsen 10 4 6 0 1.000 0 1 3 .250 0 0 

21 Kirk Clark 9 2 7 0 1.000 2 4 2 .667 0 0 

37 Joey Bowens 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

39 Kurt Spomer 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 

10 Zak Moore 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

31 Zach Willand 1 0 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 - 0 0 

1 Ryan Barban 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

15 Darin Ruf 642 615 25 2 .997 64 0 0 - 0 0 

22 Carson Vitale 195 182 12 1 .995 0 23 4 .852 1 0 

7 Scott Thornburg 155 134 20 1 .994 1 12 7 .632 8 1 

18 T.J. Roemmich 102 91 10 1 .990 2 2 0 1.000 0 0 

19 Vicente Cafaro 307 102 201 4 .987 52 0 0 - 0 0 

5 Elliot Soto 283 75 199 9 .968 51 0 0 - 0 0 

13 Greg Hellhake 26 4 21 1 .962 0 5 3 .625 0 0 

36 Jack VanLeur 17 1 15 1 .941 1 4 2 .667 0 0 

3 Jimmy Swift 182 34 136 12 .934 17 0 0 - 0 0 

23 Ian Dike 12 10 1 1 .917 0 0 0 - 0 0 

35 Matt Patterson 6 2 3 1 .833 1 5 1 .833 0 0 

34 Brandon Koenigstein 5 1 3 1 .800 2 2 2 .500 0 0 

30 Josh Perreault 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

14 Zane Hinkel 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

20 Otto Roberts 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0 

Creighton Totals 2214 1461 718 35 .984 69 37 18 .673 9 1 

Opponents 2171 1453 647 71 .967 55 38 23 .623 11 7 




Overall ..........................31-25 

Conference ........................14-9 

Non-Conference ...................17-16 

Home games. ......................15-8 

Away games ......................11-14 

Neutral site .........................5-3 

Day games .......................21-19 

Night games .......................10-6 

vs. Left handed starter. ................8-7 

vs. Right handed starter. .............23-18 

1-Run games .......................6-9 

2-Run games .......................0-6 

5+Run games ......................18-6 

Extra innings. .......................2-4 

Shutouts. ..........................5-2 

When CU scored 0-2 runs ...........0-11 

3-5 runs ............8-9 

6-9 runs ...........12-5 

10+ runs. ..........11-0 

2009 Record Breakdown 

Opponent scored 0-2 runs ...........14-2 

3-5 runs ...........14-9 

6-9 runs ...........3-10 

10+ runs. ...........0-4 

CU scored in 1st inning ...............13-4 

Opponent scored in 1st inning ..........10-9 

CU scored first .....................20-9 

Opponent scored first ...............11-16 

After 6 innings: leading ...............25-0 

trailing. ...............4-20 

tied ...................2-5 

After 7 innings: leading ...............22-1 

trailing. ...............1-18 

tied ...................3-5 

After 8 innings leading ...............25-2 

trailing. ...............0-19 

tied ...................1-3 

Hit 0 home runs ..................17-17 

1 home run ....................8-5 

2+ home runs ..................6-3 

Opponent hits 0 home runs .......18-11 

1 home run. ........10-8 

2+ home runs. .......3-6 

CU committed 0 errors ..........20-12 

1 error .............8-9 

2+ errors ...........3-4 

Opponent made 0 errors ...........7-13 

1 error ............10-7 

2+ errors ..........14-5 

Out-hit opponent. ...................26-5 

Out-hit by opponent .................3-19 

Hits are tied ........................2-1 

At bats 45................vs. Nebraska (4/21) 

Runs scored 20..................... vs. Albany (3/7) 

Hits 20..................... vs. Albany (3/7) 

RBIs 17..................... vs. Albany (3/7) 

Doubles 6.vs. South Dakota State (3/14) 

Triples 2..........vs. North Dakota (3/24) 

2.................. vs. Bradley (4/25) 

Home runs 4..................... vs. Albany (3/7) 

4.vs. South Dakota State (3/14) 

Total bases 34.vs. South Dakota State (3/14) 

Walks 12........... at Wichita State (5/23) 

Strikeouts 11........... at Wichita State (5/16) 

Sac hits 4.. at Sam Houston State (2/22) 

4....... vs. Illinois-Chicago (4/17) 

Sac flies 2 .......... vs. Kansas State (4/1) 

2................ vs. Air Force (4/15) 

2009 Team Game Highs 

Stolen bases 3.............................. Five times 

Caught stealing 3....................... vs. IPFW (3/8) 

Runners LOB 17........... at Wichita State (5/23) 

Hit into DP 4.........at Coastal Carolina (3/7) 

4....................... at Iowa (4/29) 

Hit by Pitch 6.............. at Illinois State (5/1) 

Putouts 36................vs. Nebraska (4/21) 

Assists 18.. at Sam Houston State (2/21) 

18........... at Indiana State (3/21) 

18.............. at Illinois State (5/2) 

Errors 4......vs. Southern Illinois (3/28) 

Passed Balls 3........... at Indiana State (3/22) 

Double plays 4........... at Indiana State (3/22) 

Inn. pitched 12.0................vs. Nebraska (4/21) 

Runs allowed 12..............at Kansas State (3/3) 

Earned runs 11..............at Kansas State (3/3) 

11........... at Wichita State (5/16) 

Walks allowed 7.................. at Evansville (4/3) 

7................... vs. Kansas (4/14) 

7...........vs. Missouri State (5/9) 

Strikeouts 16....................... vs. IPFW (3/8) 

Hits allowed 17.................vs. Gonzaga (2/28) 

17...........vs. Missouri State (5/9) 

HR allowed 3.......... vs. Kansas State (3/26) 

3............. vs. Stony Brook (3/6) 

3.............. at Illinois State (5/3) 

2009 Individual Game Highs 

At bats 6 ..................................14 times 

Runs scored 5 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7) 

Hits 5 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7) 

RBIs 6 ...... .T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State (3/15) 

Doubles 3 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7) 

Triples 1 ..................................13 times 

Home runs 2 ...... .T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State (3/15) 

Total Bases 8 ...... .T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State (3/15) 

8 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7) 

8 ...........Robbie Knight vs. Northern Iowa (4/12) 

Walks 3 ........... Darin Ruf at Sam Houston State (2/22) 

3 .............Robbie Knight at Wichita State (5/23) 

3 ............Vicente Cafaro at Wichita State (5/23) 

Strikeouts 3 ..................................13 times 

Sac hits 2 ...........Elliot Soto at Sam Houston State (2/22) 

2 .........Jimmy Swift vs. South Dakota State (3/14) 

Sac flies 2 ................ Darin Ruf vs. Kansas State (4/1) 

Stolen bases 2 ...........Elliot Soto at Sam Houston State (2/22) 

2 ...........Jimmy Swift vs. Southern Illinois (3/28) 

Hit by pitch 3 .......Scott Thornburg at Sam Houston State (2/21) 

Putouts 16 ................................Four times 

Assists 9 .......... Elliot Soto vs. South Dakota State (3/14) 

9 ............Vicente Cafaro at Indiana State (3/21) 

Errors 2 .............Elliot Soto vs. Southern Illinois (3/28) 

2 ................. Jimmy Swift at Evansville (4/4) 

Inn. pitched 9.0 ................. Jonas Dufek vs. Bradley (4/25) 

9.0 ..........Jeremy Hauer vs. Southern Illinois (5/20) 

Runs allowed 7 ...............Jonas Dufek at Kansas State (3/3) 

Earned runs 6 ...............Jonas Dufek at Kansas State (3/3) 

6 ........... Greg Hellhake at Coastal Carolina (3/7) 

Walks 5 ..........Greg Hellhake vs. Southern Illinois (3/28) 

Strikeouts 10 ................. Jonas Dufek at Evansville (4.5) 

Hits allowed 10 ................Jeremy Hauer at Evansville (4/4) 

10 ............Jonas Dufek vs. Northern Iowa (4/11) 

10 .............Jonas Dufek vs. Missouri State (5/22) 

HR allowed 3 ..............Greg Hellhake at Illinois State (5/3) 

Inning-By-Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total 

Creighton 25 42 33 30 41 43 55 42 18 10 339 

Opponents 29 20 27 33 35 34 18 20 17 8 241 


2009 MVC In Review 


2009 MVC Recap 

2009 Final Missouri Valley Conference Standings 

MVC 

Overall 

Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Home Away Neutral 

Missouri State 17-5 .773 34-20 .630 17-8 13-10 4-2 

Indiana State 15-7 .682 33-21 .611 17-3 10-16 6-2 

Wichita State 11-7 .611 30-27 .526 25-15 4-10 2-2 

Creighton 14-9 .609 31-25 .554 15-8 11-14 5-3 

Southern Illinois 11-9 .550 24-28 .462 12-10 8-12 4-6 

Illinois State 11-11 .500 25-23 .521 10-7 9-13 6-3 

Northern Iowa 7-15 .318 23-26 .469 8-10 12-14 3-2 

Evansville 7-17 .292 25-30 .455 14-13 11-17 0-0 

2009 All-MVC Team 

First Team 

1B ....Clint McKeever..............Wichita State 

2B ....Kevin Medrano.............Missouri State 

SS ... Elliot Soto..................... Creighton 

3B ....Brayden Drake.............Missouri State 

C .......Dallas Hord..................Missouri State 

DH ...Tyler Bullock.............Southern Illinois 

UT ....Ryan Strausborger.........Indiana State 

OF ....Brady Shoemaker..........Indiana State 

OF ....Nick Ciolli......................Indiana State 

OF ....Ben Carlson.................Missouri State 

SP ....Buddy Baumann...........Missouri State 

SP ....Aaron Meade................Missouri State 

SP ....Joe Rodriguez...............Indiana State 

RP ....Bryant George...........Southern Illinois 

RP ... Jack VanLeur................ Creighton 

Second Team 

1B..... Darin Ruf ............Creighton 

2B..... Vicente Cafaro ........Creighton 

SS......Collin Salzenstein. ..... Illinois State 

3B......Cody Fick ............. Evansville 

C......Bronco Lafrenz .......Indiana State 

DH......Andy Pascoe ........... Evansville 

UT......Brett Douglas ..........Northern Iowa 

OF..... Robbie Knight ........Creighton 

OF......Nick Mitidiero ............Bradley 

OF......Travis Bennett. ......Northern Iowa 

SP......Tim Kelley. ..........Wichita State 

SP......Nick Kirk. ..........Northern Iowa 

SP......Jake Petricka. ........Indiana State 

RP......Matt Shelton .........Indiana State 

RP......Tom Heithoff. .......... Evansville 

Honorable Mention 

1B......Chris Serritella. .....Southern Illinois 

1B......Jason Summers. .....Northern Iowa 

2B......Mike Sweeney ........ Illinois State 

SS......Tyler Grimes .........Wichita State 

3B......Ryan Court .......... Illinois State 

3B......Luke Fieser ..........Indiana State 

C .......Mark Kelly. ........Southern Illinois 

DH......Tyler Graham ........Indiana State 

UT......Chris Playter ........Missouri State 

OF......Grant Escue .............Bradley 

OF......Tyler McNeely ........ Illinois State 

OF......T.J. Roemmich ......... Creighton 

SP......Ryan Camp .......... Illinois State 

SP......Rob Scahill ..............Bradley 

RP..... Bobby Lackovic .......Creighton 

RP......Shuhei Fujyia .......Northern Iowa 

RP......J.R. Carbonell .......... Evansville 

2009 MVC Scholar Athlete List 

2009 MVC Specialty Awards 

First Team 

Grant Escue.................Bradley 

Robbie Knight...........Creighton 

Darin Ruf...................Creighton 

Ryan Court...................Illinois State 

Brady Shoemaker.........Indiana State 

Buddy Baumann...........Missouri State 

Ben Carlson..................Missouri State 

Brayden Drake.............Missouri State 

Chris Playter.................Missouri State 

Andrew Dunn...............Southern Illinois 

Dusty Coleman.............Wichita State 

Andy Dirks...................Wichita State 

Clint McKeever.............Wichita State 

Honorable Mention 

T.J. Roemmich...........Creighton 

Nick Ciolli.....................Indiana State 

Ryan Strausborger........Indiana State 

Jason Summers............Northern Iowa 

Ryan Jones..................Wichita State 

Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year 

Brayden Drake, Missouri State 

MVC Pitcher of the Year 

Buddy Baumann, Missouri State 

MVC Newcomer of the Year 

Travis Bennett, UNI 

MVC Freshman of the Year 

Kevin Medrano, Missouri State 

MVC Coach of the Year 

Lindsay Meggs, Indiana State 



2009 Game-by-Game Results 

2009 Game-By-Game Results (31-25) 

Creighton Opponent Overall MVC 

Date Opponent W/L Score R H E R H E Record Record Pitcher of Record Att. Time 

2/20 at Sam Houston State L 6-8 6 9 0 8 13 0 0-1 - Hauer (L, 0-1) 442 2:46 

2/21 at Sam Houston State L (10) 3-4 3 7 1 4 8 0 0-2 - Clark (L, 0-1) 245 2:45 

2/21 at Sam Houston State L 5-7 5 9 2 7 12 1 0-3 - Dufek (L, 0-1) 245 2:41 

2/22 at Sam Houston State L (11) 4-5 4 11 3 5 8 2 0-4 - Roemmich (L, 0-1) 227 3:28 

2/27 ! vs. Dayton L 1-3 1 5 1 3 9 0 0-5 - VanLeur (L, 0-1) 1,000 2:28 

2/28 ! vs. Gonzaga L 3-11 3 10 1 11 17 0 0-6 - Nihsen (L, 0-1) 400 3:18 

3/1 ! vs. Notre Dame W 6-3 6 17 0 3 8 0 1-6 - Patterson (W, 1-0) 300 2:45 

3/3 at Kansas State L 1-12 1 5 2 12 16 1 1-7 - Dufek (L, 0-2) 730 2:14 

3/6 $ vs. Stony Brook L 2-8 2 5 0 8 7 0 1-8 - Hauer (L, 0-2) 78 2:05 

3/7 $ vs. Albany W 20-5 20 20 1 5 8 3 2-8 - Koenigstein (W, 1-0) 120 2:56 

3/7 $ at #16 Coastal Carolina L 7-8 7 14 0 8 8 4 2-9 - Hellhake (L, 0-1) 897 3:00 

3/8 $ vs. IPFW W 7-2 7 12 1 2 4 3 3-9 - Dufek (W, 1-2) 100 2:19 

3/10 at #14 Coastal Carolina L 0-1 0 7 0 1 5 1 3-10 - Dufek (L, 1-3) 533 2:19 

3/11 at UNC Wilmington L 2-6 2 8 0 6 10 1 3-11 - Hauer (L, 0-3) 585 2:33 

3/14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 8-2 8 13 0 2 5 0 4-11 - Hellhake (W, 1-1) 234 2:11 

3/15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 2-4 2 11 1 4 7 0 4-12 - Hauer (L, 0-4) - 2:34 

3/15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 12-3 12 17 1 3 9 2 5-12 - Koenigstein (W, 2-0) 420 2:35 

3/20 at Indiana State * W 7-3 7 10 0 3 5 0 6-12 1-0 Lackovic (W, 1-0) 237 3:10 

3/21 at Indiana State * W 9-4 9 12 2 4 9 3 7-12 2-0 VanLeur (W, 1-1) 269 321 

3/22 at Indiana State * L 3-8 3 11 0 8 13 0 7-13 2-1 Dufek (L, 1-4) 207 2:26 

3/24 NORTH DAKOTA W 13-6 13 18 2 6 13 3 8-13 2-1 Nihsen (W, 1-1) 111 2:49 

3/25 NORTH DAKOTA L 6-7 6 9 1 7 12 1 8-14 2-1 Clark (L, 0-2) 104 2:49 

3/28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * W 4-3 4 8 4 3 5 1 9-14 3-1 VanLeur (W, 2-1) - 2:23 

3/28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * W 4-3 4 10 0 3 7 1 10-14 4-1 Patterson (W, 2-0) 232 2:33 

3/29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * W 10-0 10 12 0 0 3 1 11-14 5-1 Dufek (W, 2-4) 200 1:47 

4/1 KANSAS STATE W 5-1 5 8 0 1 5 0 12-14 5-1 Nihsen (W, 2-1) 633 2:20 

4/3 at Evansville * W 7-4 7 12 0 4 8 1 13-14 6-1 Hellhake (W, 2-1) 334 3:02 

4/4 at Evansville * L 3-4 3 7 3 4 10 0 13-15 6-2 Hauer (L, 0-5) 405 2:36 

4/5 at Evansville * W (10) 10-5 10 9 1 5 9 1 14-15 7-2 Lackovic (W, 2-0) 315 2:29 

4/7 at Nebraska W 15-0 15 14 0 0 4 2 15-15 7-2 Nihsen (W, 3-1) 4,192 3:08 

4/10 # NORTHERN IOWA * W 3-2 3 5 0 2 8 2 16-15 8-2 Lackovic (W, 3-0) 936 2:32 

4/11 # NORTHERN IOWA * L 0-2 0 4 0 2 11 0 16-16 8-3 Dufek (L, 2-5) 1,171 2:19 

4/12 NORTHERN IOWA * W 14-1 14 17 0 1 5 4 17-16 9-3 Hellhake (W, 3-1) 175 2:12 

4/14 # KANSAS L (10) 6-7 6 8 1 7 12 4 17-17 9-3 VanLeur (L, 2-2) 1,159 3:32 

4/15 # AIR FORCE W 6-5 6 7 0 5 6 1 18-17 9-3 Koenigstein (W, 3-0) - 1:52 

4/15 # AIR FORCE W 6-0 6 8 1 0 6 3 19-17 9-3 Roberts (W, 1-0) 883 1:58 

4/17 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 9-4 9 11 0 4 10 5 20-17 9-3 Lackovic (W, 4-0) 235 2:44 

4/19 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 4-3 4 11 0 3 10 2 21-17 9-3 Hellhake (W, 4-1) 170 2:46 

4/21 # NEBRASKA L (12) 3-4 3 9 1 4 9 0 21-18 9-3 Lackovic (L, 4-1) 4,071 3:28 

4/24 # BRADLEY * W 7-2 7 9 1 2 9 1 22-18 10-3 Hellhake (W, 5-1) 3,032 2:35 

4/25 BRADLEY * W 5-0 5 6 0 0 7 0 23-18 11-3 Dufek (W, 3-5) 135 2:39 

4/28 at South Dakota State W 5-2 5 7 1 2 5 0 24-18 11-3 Hauer (W, 1-5) 155 2:45 

4/29 at Iowa W 12-3 12 19 1 3 7 3 25-18 11-3 Koenigstein (W, 4-0) 451 2:44 

5/1 at Illinois State * W 8-3 8 6 0 3 9 3 26-18 12-3 VanLeur (W, 3-2) 361 3:06 

5/2 at Illinois State * W 12-2 12 17 0 2 8 2 27-18 13-3 Dufek (W, 4-5) 500 2:46 

5/3 at Illinois State * W 10-6 10 11 0 6 13 1 28-18 14-3 Lackovic (W, 5-1) 500 3:11 

5/8 MISSOURI STATE * L 5-6 5 6 1 6 10 0 28-19 14-4 VanLeur (L, 3-3) 323 2:28 

5/9 # MISSOURI STATE * L 7-10 7 13 0 10 17 1 28-20 14-5 Dufek (L, 4-6) 1,305 3:08 

5/10 MISSOURI STATE * L 3-8 3 7 1 8 10 0 28-21 14-6 Hellhake (L, 5-2) 307 2:22 

5/14 at Wichita State * L 1-4 1 4 0 4 9 0 28-22 14-7 Hauer (L, 1-6) 3,804 2:10 

5/16 at Wichita State * L 2-5 2 13 0 5 7 2 28-23 14-8 Dufek (L, 4-7) - 2:51 

5/16 at Wichita State * L 1-11 1 1 0 11 15 1 28-24 14-9 Hellhake (L, 5-3) 5,146 2:16 

5/20 vs. Southern Illinois @ W 5-1 5 7 0 1 5 1 29-24 14-9 Hauer (W, 2-6) 2,801 2:11 

5/21 at Wichita State @ W 11-0 11 13 0 0 0 0 30-24 14-9 Koenigstein (W, 5-0) 3,983 1:58 

5/22 vs. Missouri State @ W (10) 7-6 7 16 0 6 13 1 31-24 14-9 Lackovic (W, 6-1) 2,899 3:14 

5/23 at Wichita State @ L 2-4 2 9 0 4 13 2 31-25 14-9 VanLeur (L, 3-4) 4,904 2:57 

Home games in BOLD CAPS 

* = Missouri Valley Conference Game @ = State Farm MVC Tournament (Wichita, Kan.) 

! = Phoenix Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) $ = Caravelle Resort Tournament (Conway, S.C.) 

# = Played at Rosenblatt Stadium 


Re c o r d s, Po s t s e a s o n & Aw a r d s


Single Game Records 

Team Hitting 

At Bats 

58 at Air Force 2/14/99 

Hits 

30 vs. Grand View 2/28/91 

Runs 

33 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 1986 

Runs In An Inning 

15 vs. Delaware State (1st) 3/9/98 

14 vs. Dana (1st) 4/15/03 

Doubles 

12 vs. Dana 4/15/03 

Triples 

4 vs. Chicago State 3/16/08 

4 vs. Northern Illinois 3/20/99 

4 vs. Iowa State 5/22/95 

3 vs. North Dakota State 3/19/04 

3 vs. Kansas State 3/25/03 

3 vs. Northern Iowa 4/20/03 

Home Runs 

7 vs. Southern Illinois 4/7/01 

7 vs. Grand View 2/28/91 

Runs Batted In 

28 vs. Dana 4/15/03 

Stolen Bases 

9 vs. Oral Roberts 2/26/95 

Walks 

16 vs. Doane 2/27/91 

Strikeouts 

19 vs. Wichita State 4/26/91 

Individual Hitting 

At Bats 

7 John Pivovar vs. Bradley 4/29/90 

7 Bobby Langer vs. Grand View 2/28/91 

7 Chad Meyers vs. Missouri State 5/20/95 

7 Jon Dunlop vs. Missouri State 5/20/95 

7 Vince Pietro at Air Force 2/14/99 

7 Vince Pietro at Kansas 2/25/00 

7 Troy Carley at Kansas 2/25/00 

7 Eric Brown at Kansas 2/25/00 

7 Steve Ruh at Evansville 2/23/01 

7 Chris Steele at Evansville 2/23/01 

7 Dan Lawler at Evansville 2/23/01 

7 Scott Allen vs. Michigan State 2/24/02 

7 Seth Brown vs. Dana 4/15/03 

7 Zach Daeges vs. Illinois State 4/18/04 

7 Pete Wiedewitsch vs. Illinois State 4/18/04 

7 Ross Sinclair vs. Albany 6/2/07 

7 Robbie Knight vs. So. Illinois 5/3/08 

Runs 

6 Jon Dunlop vs. Northern Iowa 4/2/95 

Hits 

6 Chris Gadsden vs. Benedictine 1988 

6 Ryan Gripp at Air Force 2/14/99 

Doubles 

4 Ken Sarna vs. Kansas 3/26/97 

4 Oneri Fleita vs. Purdue 1988 

Triples 

2 By numerous players, last by 

Dan Norquist vs. N. Dakota State 3/19/04 

Home Runs 

3 Kevin Frederick at Minnesota 4/16/97 

3 Mike Stick vs. Northern Iowa 4/2/95 

Runs Batted In 

10 Ryan Martindale vs. Grand View 2/28/91 

Walks 

5 Rick Freehling vs. Doane 2/27/91 

5 Ryan Gripp at Indiana State 3/27/99 

Strikeouts 

5 Pat Mooney vs. Southern Illinois 4/22/89 

Hit By Pitch 

4 Robbie Knight vs. Oklahoma 3/7/07 

Stolen Bases 

3 By numerous players, last by 

Chase Odenreider vs. SDSU 3/15/05 

Team Pitching 

Hits Allowed 

25 vs. UC-Santa Barbara 2/23/02 


23 at Arizona St. 2/16/01 


Runs Allowed 

28 at Kansas 5/10/96 

24 vs. Kansas State 4/24/02 

23 at Arizona State 2/16/01 

Strikeouts 

16 vs. IPFW (Conway, S.C.) 3/8/09 

16 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock 3/3/07 

Walks 

12 vs. Illinois State 4/16/94 

12 vs. Nebraska 2/23/97 


Hit Batters 


Individual Pitching 

Strikeouts 

14 Peyton Lewis vs. Missouri St., 6.1 IP 4/17/99 

13 Steve Grasley vs. Bradley, 9 IP 5/17/03 

Combined Strikeouts 

16 Otto Roberts (8), Jonas Dufek (1), Jack 

VanLeur (4), Kirk Clark (1) and 

Bobby Lackovic (2) 

vs. IPFW (Conway, S.C.) 3/8/09 

16 Marc Lewis (6) and Pat Venditte (10) 

at Arkansas-Little Rock 3/3/07 

Runs Allowed 

14 Brian O’Connor vs. Oklahoma 3/22/91 

Walks 

9 Peyton Lewis at Wichita State 5/14/99 

9 Drue Councill vs. Southern Illinois 4/27/97 

9 Mike Heathcott vs. Southern Illinois 4/13/91 

Hits Allowed 

14 Tom Oldham at Wichita State 4/25/03 

13 Drue Councill vs. Ohio State 2/20/97 

13 Dan Gooris vs. Indiana State 4/8/00 

13 Mike Perkins at Bradley 5/8/02 

13 Steve Grasley vs. N. Colorado 4/9/04 

Team Fielding 

Double Plays 

6 vs. Missouri State 5/14/94 

Miscellaneous Records 

Hits In Consecutive At Bats 

10 Oneri Fleita vs. Navy, Purdue (DH) 

and Fairleigh Dickinson 1988 

Hit For The Cycle 

Chris Hinrichs vs. Dana 3/5/02 

Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Neb.-Omaha 4/1/03 

Individual No-Hitters 

Brandon Koenigstein (7 IP) 

at Wichita State (MVC Tourney) 5/21/09 

Ray Blusiewicz (5 IP) vs. South Dakota 4/28/70 

Larry LeMaster (7 IP) vs. Doane 4/2/71 

Combined No-Hitters 

Dennis Rasmussen (5.1 IP) and Joe Franco (3.2 

IP) at Kansas State 4/18/80 

Triple Plays 

5/4/3 vs. Oregon State 3/13/96 

6/6/3 vs. Evansville 4/5/03 


Batting Average - Season 

Avg. Name, Class Year 

.470 Donald Montgomery, Jr. 1983 

.457 Randy Schwartz, Sr. 1981 

.449 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991 

.433 Dave Schrage, Sr. 1983 

.417 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990 

.408 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988 

.403 Chris Gradoville, So. 2005 

.400 Chad McConn, Jr. 1992 

.400 Dave Schrage, Jr. 1982 

.395 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999 

(Min. 75 at-bats) 

Batting Average - Career 

Avg. Name 

Year 

.418 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91 

.406 Gil Passarella 1967-70 

.397 Oneri Fleita 1987-88 

.385 Randy Schwartz 1978-81 

.373 Donald Montgomery 1981-83 

.358 Dave Schrage 1980-83 

.358 Ryan Gripp 1997-99 

.357 Mike McCafferty 1990-91 

.353 Dan Lawler 1998-01 

.353 Mike Finley 1980-83 

(Minimum two seasons & 200 at-bats) 

At Bats - Season 

AB Name, Class Year 

278 Steve Hinton, Jr. 1991 

276 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991 

273 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991 

268 Mike McCafferty, Jr. 1991 

267 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991 

257 Brad Dutton, Sr. 2005 

253 Vince Pietro, Jr. 1999 

244 Dan Norquist, Sr. 2005 

240 Vince Pietro, Sr. 2000 

240 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988 

At Bats - Career 

AB Name Year 

917 Rick Freehling 1989-92 

860 Ken Sarna 1997-00 

832 Darin Ruf 2006-09 

786 Tyson Kimm 1992-95 

782 Bob Langer 1989-92 

780 Scott Allen 1999-02 

777 Dan Lawler 1998-01 

773 Vince Pietro 1997-00 

760 Bill Meier 1985-88 

757 Troy Carley 1997-00 

Runs Scored - Season 

Runs Name, Class Year 




80 Donald Montgomery, Jr. 1983 

78 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999 

69 Gary Selvera, Sr. 1988 

68 Chad McConnell, Jr. 1992 

67 Chad Meyers, So. 1995 

64 Five players, last by 

Robbie Knight, So. 2008 

Runs Scored - Career 

Runs Name 

Year 

223 Billy Meier 1985-88 


207 Doug Palmer 1980-83 

202 Mike Finley 1980-83 

200 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91 

195 Chris Gadsden 1985-88 



176 Zach Daeges 2003-06 

174 Ken Sarna 1997-00 


Hits - Season 

Hits Name, Class Year 





96 Randy Schwartz, Sr. 1981 

95 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990 



92 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999 

90 Vince Pietro, Jr. 1999 

Hits - Career 

Hits Name 

Year 



275 Darin Ruf 2006-09 

274 Dan Lawler 1998-01 





247 Ken Sarna 1997-00 

240 Randy Schwartz 1978-81 



Runs Batted In - Season 

RBI Name, Class Year 



76 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999 

75 Mike Finley, So. 1981 

74 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995 


74 Pat Mooney, So. 1988 


73 Oneri Fleita, Jr. 1987 

70 Ryan Martindale, Sr. 1991 

Runs Batted In - Career 

RBI Name Year 


201 Darin Ruf 2006-09 

184 Pat Mooney 1987-90 

180 Ryan Gripp 1997-99 



165 Bill Meier 1985-88 

161 Dan Lawler 1998-01 


158 Rich Freehling 1989-92 

Slugging % - Season 

Slg. Name, Class Year 


.783 Donald Montgomery, Jr. 1983 

.748 Gil Passarella, Sr. 1970 


.738 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988 

.735 Kevin Frederick, Sr. 1998 

.730 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995 

.720 Gary Potthoff, Sr. 1967 

.718 Chad McConnell, Jr. 1992 

.700 Mike Knauss, Sr. 1979 

(Min. 75 at-bats) 

Slugging % - Career 

Slg. Name Year 

.732 Gil Passarella 1967-70 

.687 Oneri Fleita 1987-88 

.684 Ryan Gripp 1997-99 

.653 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91 

.637 Kevin Frederick 1995-98 

.624 Chris Hinrichs 1999-02 

.609 Mike McCafferty 1990-91 

.606 Randy Schwartz 1978-81 

.592 Chad McConnell 1990-92 

.589 Mike Finley 1980-83 

(Minimum two seasons & 200 at-bats) 

Doubles - Season 

2B Name, Class Year 

30 Oneri Fleita, So. 1988 

26 Tyson Kimm, Jr. 1994 





23 Bobby Langer, Jr. 1991 


21 Ryan Gripp, So. 1998 

21 Ken Sarna, Fr. 1997 


21 Gabe Lapito, Sr. 2005 

Doubles - Career 

2B Name Year 

63 Ken Sarna 1997-00 




59 Ryan Gripp 1997-99 

58 Tony Roth 2002-05 

57 Darin Ruf 2006-09 

55 Dan Lawler 1998-01 

54 Pat Mooney 1987-90 

53 Gabe Lapito 2002-05 

Triples - Season 

3B Name, Class Year 




8 Ryan Fitzgerald, Sr. 2003 

8 Bobby Langer, Jr. 1991 


7 Chris Hinrichs, Sr. 2002 

7 Scott Allen, So. 2000 

7 Chad Huebner, Jr. 1993 


7 Rick Freehling, So. 1990 

7 Eric Boddie, Jr. 1988 


Season and Career Records 

Triples - Career 

3B Name Year 


17 Bobby Langer 1989-92 

17 Steve Hinton 1989-91 

15 Dan Norquist 2002-05 


15 Dax Jones 1989-91 



12 Ryan Fitzgerald 2002-03 


12 Chad Huebner 1992-94 

12 Bill Meier 1985-88 

Home Runs - Season 

HR Name, Class Year 



19 Mike Finley, So. 1981 

17 Kevin Frederick, Sr. 1998 


15 Adam Christensen, Jr. 1997 




13 (6x) last by Zach Daeges, Sr. 2006 

Home Runs - Career 

HR Name Year 

44 Ryan Gripp 1997-99 

37 Kevin Frederick 1995-98 


33 Mike Barbato 1985-88 

32 Chad McConnell 1990-92 


31 Pat Mooney 1987-90 

29 Chris Hinrichs 1999-02 

27 Darin Ruf 2006-09 

27 Adam Christensen 1995-98 

27 Scott Servais 1986-88 

• Bold indicates current player 

Team Records 

Offense 

Batting Avg. .355 1991 

At Bats 2544 1991 

Runs 667 1991 

Hits 904 1991 

RBI 611 1991 

Doubles 184 1991 

Triples 60 1991 

Home Runs 107 1991 

Total Bases 1529 1991 

Slugging Pct. .601 1991 

Walks 374 1986 

HBP 116 2007 

Strikeouts 417 1999 

Sacrifices * 95 2008 

Sac Flies 45 1994 

Stolen Bases 165 1982 

Fielding 

Putouts 1,805 1991 

Assists 803 2005 

Fielding Pct. $^*.984 2009 

Double Plays $85 2005 

Pitching 

Wins 51 1991 

Innings 601.2 1991 

ERA 2.43 1973 

Shutouts 9 1983 

Strikeouts 462 1990 

* MVC record 

^ Second all-time in NCAA history 

$ Led nation 



Season and Career Records 

Total Bases - Season 

TB Name, Class Year 












Total Bases - Career 

TB Name Year 



423 Darin Ruf 2006-09 


418 Ryan Gripp 1997-99 




378 Randy Schwartz 1978-81 


On-Base % - Season 

OBP. Name, Class Year 


.561 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990 

.559 Chad McConnell, Jr. 1992 

.532 Scott Stahoviak, Fr. 1989 

.522 Steve Hinton, Fr. 1989 


.504 Chad McConnell, So. 1991 

.496 Zach Daeges, Sr. 2006 

.495 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991 

.494 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991 

Since 1989 (Min. 75 at-bats) 

Walks - Season 

BB Name, Class Year 

65 Bill Meier, Sr. 1988 

55 Chris Gadsden, So. 1986 


53 Elvis Dominguez, Fr. 1983 

52 Bill Meier, So. 1986 

51 Pat Mooney, Jr. 1989 

51 Darin Ruf, Jr. 2008 


50 Bill Meier, Fr. 1985 

Gabe Lapito collected 53 

doubles over his career 

Walks - Career 

BB Name Year 

204 Bill Meier 1985-88 



141 Pat Mooney 1987-90 


135 Darin Ruf 2006-09 


122 Elvis Dominguez 1983-86 



Hit by Pitches - Season 

HBP Name, Class Year 

35* Robbie Knight, Fr. 2007 

24 Robbie Knight, So. 2008 


19 Vicente Cafaro, Jr. 2008 

19 Steve Winkelmann, Sr. 2008 

16 Colin Shockey, Sr. 2005 

16 Tony Daniel, Jr. 2004 

15 Matt Hammer, Sr. 2004 

15 Tony Roth, Fr. 2002 

15 Brett Mieras, Sr. 2008 

15 Vicente Cafaro, Sr. 2009 

*MVC and NCAA record 

Hit by Pitches - Career 

HBP Name 

Year 

72 Robbie Knight 2007-pr. 

45 Dan Lawler 1998-01 

38 Tony Daniel 2003-05 

35 Matt Daeges 2002-05 

34 Vicente Cafaro 2008-09 



32 Tony Roth 2002-05 

31 Chase Odenreider 2003-06 

28 Five players, last 

Steve Winkelmann 2004-08 

Sacrifices - Season 

SH Name, Class Year 

22* Vince Pietro, Jr. 1999 


18 Michael Lam, Sr. 2008 

17 Joe Servais, Sr. 2008 

17 Ross Sinclair, Sr. 2007 

16 Vicente Cafaro, Jr. 2008 

15 Vince Pietro, So. 1998 

15 Brad Dutton, Jr. 2004 

15 Chad Ogden, Sr. 2007 

15 Steve Winkelmann, Jr. 2007 

*MVC Record 

Ross Sinclair is fourth in 

career sacrifices with 30 

Sacrifices - Career 

SH Name Year 

49* Vince Pietro 1997-00 

33 Brad Dutton 2004-05 


30 Ross Sinclair 2006-07 

29 Michael Lam 2005-08 

28 Chad Ogden 2006-07 

24 Vicente Cafaro 2008-09 

24 Brian Smith 1996-99 

23 Elliot Soto 2008-pr. 

21 Robbie Knight 2007-pr. 

*MVC Record 

Sacrifice Flies - Season 

SF Name, Class Year 


8 Steve Winkelmann, Jr. 2007 

7 Chad Huebner, Sr. 1994 


7 Eric Brown, Jr. 2000 

7 Darin Ruf, So. 2007 

6 Seven players, last by 

Chris Gradoville, Jr. 2006 

Sacrifice Flies - Career 

SF Name Year 

22 Darin Ruf 2006-2009 


14 Mike Stick 1992-95 

14 Chris Gradoville 2004-07 



13 Steve Winkelmann 2007-08 

12 Chad Huebner 1992-94 

12 Ken Sarna 1997-00 

11 Tony Roth 2002-05 

11 Dan Norquist 2002-05 

Stolen Bases - Season 

SB Name, Class Year 


35 Bill Meier, Sr. 1988 

34 Doug Palmer, Jr. 1982 

32 Chad Meyers, Fr. 1994 


31 Chad Meyers, Jr. 1996 

31 Eric Boddie, Jr. 1988 


27 Chris Hinrichs, Sr. 2002 

27 Kimera Bartee, Jr. 1993 

27 Chris Gadsden, Sr. 1988 

Stolen Bases - Career 

SB Name Year 

115 Chad Meyers 1994-96 

108 Bill Meier 1985-88 




62 Dave Schrage 1980-83 


58 Don Montgomery 1981-83 

55 Eric Boddie 1986-88 

53 (2x) last by Troy Carley 1997-00 

Putouts - Season 

PO Name, Class Year 

615 Darin Ruf, Sr. 2009 

587 Darin Ruf, So. 2007 


551 Darin Ruf, Jr. 2008 


539 Dan Lawler, Jr. 2000 

498 Darin Ruf, Fr. 2006 

482 Mike McCabe, Jr. 1995 

472 Dan Lawler, Sr. 2001 

472 J.J. Gottsch, Jr. 1993 

Putouts - Career 

PO Name 

Year 

2,251 Darin Ruf 2006-09 

1,792 Dan Lawler 1998-01 

1,240 Ryan Martindale 1988-91 

1,231 Mike McCabe 1994-96 

1,095 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91 

957 Tony Daniel 2003-05 

879 Pete Wiedewitsch 2003-04 

854 J.J. Gottsch 1991-93 

809 Brian Smith 1996-99 


Assists - Season 

A Name, Class Year 


201 Vicente Cafaro, Sr. 2009 

196 Doug Palmer, So. 1982 

195 Tony Roth, Sr. 2005 

192 Bob Langer, Jr. 1991 

190 Ken Sarna, Sr. 2000 

188 Chad Ogden, Sr. 2007 

182 Jon Dunlop, Sr. 1995 

182 Jon Dunlop, Jr. 1994 

179 Mike McCafferty, Sr. 1991 

Assists - Career 

A Name Year 

662 Ken Sarna 1997-00 


595 Jon Dunlop 1992-95 




482 Elvis Dominguez 1983-86 

438 Tony Roth 2002-05 




Darin Ruf is third in NCAA 

history with 2,251 putouts 



Pitching App. - Season 

App. Name, Class Year 

38 Pat Venditte, Jr. 2007 

37 Scott Reese, So. 2005 

37 Pat Venditte, Sr. 2008 

36 Jack VanLeur, So. 2009 

34 Bobby Lackovic, Jr. 2009 

34 Andy Masten, Sr. 2007 

33 Chris Ringleb, Sr. 2000 

32 Scott Yahraus, Fr. 1999 

31 Brian O’Brien, So. 1992 

30 (4x) last: Pat Venditte, So. 2006 

Pitching App. - Career 

App. Name 

Year 

123 Scott Reese* 2004-07 

110 Pat Venditte 2005-08 

97 Steve Grasley 2001-04 

88 Brandon Bird 2001-05 

75 Brian O’Brien 1991-93 

74 Brian O’Connor 1990-93 

71 Mike Heathcott 1988-91 

68 Steve Plummer 1987-89 

67 Prentice Lofstedt 1999-02 

67 Dan Gooris 1998-01 

67 Brennan Maley 1987-90 

*MVC record 

Winning % - Season 

Pct. Name, Class Year 

1.000 Scott Reese, So. (12-0) 2005 

.909 Peyton Lewis, Sr. (10-1) 1999 

.909 Brian O’Brien, So. (10-1) 1992 

.833 Mike Heathcott, Sr. (15-3) 1991 

.833 Dave Driggers, Sr. (10-2) 1988 

.824 Dan Smith, Jr. (14-3) 1990 

.800 Pat Venditte, Jr. (8-2) 2007 

.800 Jeremy Hauer, Jr. (8-2) 2008 

.786 Alan Benes, So. (11-3) 1992 

.786 Alan Benes, Fr. (11-3) 1991 

(Min. 10 decisions) 

Winning % - Career 

Pct. Name 

Year 

.867 Steve Neneman (13-2) 2000-01 

.750 Mike Heathcott (33-11) 1988-91 

.731 Marc Lewis (19-7) 2004-07 

.725 Alan Benes (29-11) 1991-93 

.724 Pat Venditte (21-8) 2005-08 

.714 Dan Smith (30-12) 1988-90 

.708 Scott Reese (17-7) 2004-07 

.692 Brian O’Brien (18-8) 1991-93 

.667 Ben Mancuso (16-8) 2005-08 

.667 Tom Traen (18-9) 1980-83 

(Min. two years and 15 decisions) 

Wins - Season 

W Name, Class Year 

15 Mike Heathcott, Sr. 1991 

14 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990 

12 Scott Reese, So. 2005 

12 Steve Grasley, Sr. 2004 

11 Alan Benes, So. 1992 

11 Alan Benes, Fr. 1991 

10 Drue Councill, Fr. 1995 

10 Brian O’Brien, So. 1992 

10 Dave Driggers, Sr. 1988 

10 Dan Gooris, So. 1999 


10 Ben Mancuso, Jr. 2007 

Wins - Career 

W Name Year 


30 Dan Smith 1988-90 

29 Alan Benes 1991-93 

24 Drue Councill 1995-98 


21 Ernie Rongish 1972-75 


20 Dan Gooris 1998-01 

20 Brian Fassbender 1992-95 

20 Brian O’Connor 1990-93 

Innings Pitched - Season 

IP Name, Class Year 

132.0 Mike Heathcott, Sr. 1991 

120.0 Alan Benes, So. 1992 

119.2 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990 

117.0 Steve Grasley, Sr. 2004 

114.2 Dan Gooris, Jr. 2000 

113.1 Dan Smith, So. 1989 

107.1 Drue Councill, Fr. 1995 

106.1 Dan Johnston, Jr. 1988 

105.1 Alan Benes, Jr. 1993 

103.2 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999 

Innings Pitched - Career 

IP Name Year 

362.1 Drue Councill 1995-98 

350.0 Mike Heathcott 1988-91 

322.1 Alan Benes 1991-93 

315.1 Dan Smith 1988-90 

302.0 Dan Gooris 1998-01 

295.0 Steve Grasley 2001-04 

273.1 Christian Sterling 1996-98 

273.1 Brian O’Connor 1990-93 

253.2 Brian Fassbender 1992-95 

248.1 Pat Venditte 2005-08 

Strikeouts - Season 

K Name, Class Year 

134 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990 

122 Alan Benes, Jr. 1993 


110 Alan Benes, So. 1992 

108 Dan Smith, So. 1989 

101 Steve Grasley, Sr. 2004 

101 Pat Venditte, Sr. 2008 

99 Pat Venditte, Jr. 2007 

93 Dan Gooris, Jr. 2000 

87 Mike Heathcott, Sr. 1991 

Strikeouts - Career 

K Name Year 

312 Dan Smith 1988-90 

307 Alan Benes 1991-93 

282 Drue Councill 1995-98 




235 Christian Sterling 1996-98 

225 Gary McCabe 1973-76 

218 Dan Gooris 1998-01 

201 Tom Oldham 2001-03 

Saves - Season 

SV Name, Class Year 

16 Andy Masten, Sr. 2007 

12 Chris Ringleb, Sr. 2000 

12 Rick Heiserman, Fr. 1992 

11 Brandon Bird, Sr. 2005 

11 Steve Grasley, So. 2002 

11 Scott Yahraus, Fr. 1999 

9 Kevin Frederick, Jr. 1997 

9 Aaron Puffer, Jr. 1993 

8 Bryan Gillis, Sr. 1996 

8 Steve Plummer, So. 1987 

Brandon Bird’s 11 saves in 2005 is 

good for fourth all-time 

Saves - Career 

SV Name Year 


18 Steve Plummer 1987-89 

18 Scott Reese 2004-07 

16 Andy Masten 2007 

15 Rick Heiserman 1992-94 

15 Brandon Bird 2001-05 

14 Bryan Gillis 1992-96 


13 Chris Ringleb 1999-00 

12 Kevin Frederick 1995-98 

Pitching Records 

E.R.A. - Season 

ERA Name, Class Year 

1.88 Pat Venditte, Jr. 2007 

1.96 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990 

2.01 Dave Hartnett, So. 1984 

2.02 Andy Masten, Sr. 2007 

2.10 Rick Berlin, Sr. 1970 

2.13 Tom Garvey, Jr. 1970 

2.30 Rick Dominik, So. 1973 

2.30 Mike Nihsen, Jr. 2008 

2.34 Ben Mancuso, Jr. 2007 

2.38 Dan Smith, So. 1989 

(Min. 50 innings or 1 IP/team game) 

E.R.A. - Career 

ERA Name 

Year 

2.68 Rick Heiserman 1992-94 

2.84 Tom Garvey 1968-71 

2.85 Dan Smith 1988-90 

2.86 Pat Venditte 2005-08 

2.96 Alan Benes 1991-93 

3.01 Bryan Gillis 1992-96 

3.12 Mike Nihsen (CU only) 2008-09 

3.26 Ernie Rongish 1972-75 

3.30 Gary McCabe 1973-76 

3.31 Aaron Puffer 1991-93 

(Min. two years and 100 IP) 

Complete Games - Career 

CG Name Year 

21 Dan Smith 1988-90 

19 Alan Benes 1991-93 


13 Brian Fassbender 1992-95 

12 Tom Traen 1980-83 

10 Christian Sterling 1996-98 

10 Brian Collignon 1981-82 

10 Lou Halamek 1978-81 

9 Cory Slining 2000-01 

9 Kevin Kristan 1980-83 


Steve Grasley is CU’s all-time 

leader in saves (24) 

Jeremy Hauer posted eight wins in 

2008, good for an .800 win percentage 



Bluejay NCAA Tournament Teams 

1973 District Five Playoffs 

Postseason Results 

May 28, 1973 Oklahoma 8, Creighton 1 Tulsa, Okla. 

May 29, 1973 Oral Roberts 11, Creighton 4 Tulsa, Okla. 

Final Record: 25-16 

1973 Major League Baseball June Draft 

39th Rd. (715) Jim Lemon, 2B Kansas City Royals 

The 1973 Bluejays became the first team in school history to qualify 

for postseason play, as they received an at-large bid to the District Five 

Playoffs held in Tulsa, Okla. With a total of eight four-team districts, the 

1973 NCAA Tournament consisted of 32 teams. There were a total of 216 

Division I teams at that time. 

Led by coach Dave Baker, the Jays picked up regular season wins over 

Kansas State, Nebraska, Arkansas and Iowa State. In the District Five Playoffs, 

Creighton lost its opening game to Oklahoma, who would advance to 

the College World Series, and was eliminated by Oral Roberts. 

Sophomore pitcher Ernie Rongish led Creighton with a 6-3 record as 

a starter, earning second-team Academic All-America honors. Freshman 

Gary McCabe led the team with a 1.38 ERA and 64 strikeouts. Junior lefthander 

Jim Roach appeared in a team-high 13 games. 

Offensively, senior co-captain Jim Lemon was the team’s most productive 

player, compiling 42 hits in 142 at-bats for a .296 batting average. The 

centerfielder also tied for the team-lead with nine stolen bases and would 

be drafted in the 39th round of the June 1973, MLB Draft by the Kansas 

City Royals. Senior shortstop Steve Naval, also a co-captain on the 1973 

squad, led the team with five home runs and 10 doubles. Sophomore first 

baseman Ron Thornam paced CU with 23 RBIs. 


May 25, 1990 Creighton 9, Clemson 6 Austin, Texas 

May 26, 1990 Cal State Fullerton 6, Creighton 3 Austin, Texas 

May 27, 1990 Creighton 4, Clemson 3 Austin, Texas 

May 27, 1990 Texas 11, Creighton 9 Austin, Texas 


1990 Major League Baseball Draft 

1st Rd. (16) Dan Smith, LHP Texas Rangers 

39th Rd. (1015) Mike Heathcott, RHP New York Yankees 

46th Rd. (1172) Ryan Martindale, OF St. Louis Cardinals 

1990 NCAA Central Regional 

After a 17-year absence from postseason play, the 1990 squad ended the drought and began a 

streak of three consecutive NCAA Regional appearances for the Jays. Creighton earned an at-large 

bid to the NCAA Tournament after finishing third in the MVC with a 13-7 league mark. 

At the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas, the Jays picked up their first-ever NCAA Tournament 

win over Clemson in the opener. After a 6-3 loss to eventual CWS qualifier Cal State Fullerton, 

Creighton came back to defeat Clemson for the second time the next day. The dream of reaching 

the CWS ended, however, with an 11-9 loss to the host Texas Longhorns. 

The team’s 48 wins were a school-record at that time, as head coach Jim Hendry directed the 

squad to the NCAA Tournament in his sixth full season. Hendry would go on to coach only one more 

season, before making the jump to professional baseball where he currently serves as the general 

manager for the Chicago Cubs. 

Individual accolades went hand-in-hand with the team’s success. Junior left-handed pitcher Dan 

Smith was named the MVC Pitcher of the Year after leading the league with a 14-3 record and a 

then-school-record 1.96 ERA. Smith recorded 12 complete games, five shutouts and 134 strikeouts 

as a junior before being selected in the first round (16th pick) of the 1990 MLB Draft by the Texas 

Rangers. He received first-team All-America honors from both Baseball America and the ABCA following 

the season, as well as first-team all-MVC laurels. 

Joining Smith on the all-MVC first team were junior outfielder John Pivovar and sophomore 

infielder Scott Stahoviak. Pivovar hit .339 in 61 starts, tallying 11 doubles, four triples, five home 

runs and 35 RBIs, to go along with a .988 fielding percentage. Stahoviak led the team in nearly 

every offensive category, including MVC-best totals with a .417 batting average, 

95 hits and 25 doubles. His .561 on-base percentage would be a school record 

until he bettered the mark the following season and his batting average and 

doubles total still rank among the top-five at CU. 

Stahoviak was also voted onto the All-Regional Team at first base, after batting 

9-for-16 in CU’s four postseason games. Joining Stahoviak on the team was 

fellow sophomore Steve Hinton, who was selected for his play in left field. Hinton 

picked up six hits, scored five runs and drove in four during Regional play. 


The shining moment for the Creighton baseball program came during 

a magical season in 1991, as the Bluejays advanced to the College World 

Series in its hometown for the first and only time in school history. Making 

only its third NCAA Tournament appearance, the Jays swept through the 

West I Regional in Los Angeles, Calif. Creighton defeated Pepperdine, Minnesota, 

top-seed and host USC and Hawaii in the regional final to advance 

to the CWS. 

With the support of its home fans at Rosenblatt Stadium, seventh-seeded 

Creighton fed off their energy in upsetting second-seeded Clemson in the 

first round, 8-4. Then in an epic battle against MVC rival Wichita State, the 

Bluejays suffered a heartbreaking 3-2, 12-inning loss. Junior Steve Bruns, 

the potential game-tying run, was thrown out at home plate in the bottom 

of the 12th to squash the Jays’ hopes. In an elimination game, Creighton 

responded to rock Long Beach State, 13-4, to earn one more shot at the 

Shockers. However, Creighton’s dream season ended shy of the national 

championship game, as Wichita State defeated the Jays, 11-3, for the 

Shockers’ eighth win in eight games against CU during the season. 

The 1991 squad re-wrote the record books, with many marks still standing 

today, including the 51-win total reached during the season. Creighton 

finished as the nation’s top offense, hitting a school-record .355 during 

the year. The Jays also broke and still hold school records in runs (667), 

hits (904), RBIs (611), doubles (184), triples (60), home runs (107), total 

bases (1,529) and slugging percentage (.601). Every Creighton regular hit 

above the .330 mark during the team’s remarkable offensive season. 

Individually, junior Scott Stahoviak became the program’s first National 

Player of the Year, earning the award from the American Baseball Coaches 

Association. Also named the MVC Player of the Year and a first-team All- 

American, Stahoviak led the Jays with an incredible .449 batting average. 

He also set school records with 120 hits, 87 runs, 199 total bases and a 

.600 on-base percentage. 

On the mound, senior Mike Heathcott turned in a season for the ages, 

winning a school-record 15 games and logging a CU-best 132 innings of 

work to earn second-team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball. 

Joining Stahoviak and on the all-MVC first team were junior centerfielder 

Dax Jones and designated hitter Steve Hinton. Jones still holds the Creighton 

single-season record with 11 triples, while Hinton is the record-holder 

with 278 at-bats and 90 RBIs. 

Six other Bluejays were named to the second-team all-Valley squad and 

a total of six players from the 1991 team went on to play in the major 

leagues: Stahoviak, Jones, Heathcott, sophomore Chad McConnell and 

freshmen Alan Benes and Kimera Bartee. Head coach Jim Hendry left the 

program following the season to take a position with the expansion Florida 

Marlins. 



1991 College World Series 

West I Regional Results 

May 24, 1991 Creighton 5, Pepperdine 3 Los Angeles, Calif. 

May 25, 1991 Creighton 8, Minnesota 3 Los Angeles, Calif. 

May 26, 1991 Creighton 8, USC 7 (10 inn.) Los Angeles, Calif. 

May 27, 1991 Creighton 15, Hawaii 8 Los Angeles, Calif. 

College World Series Results 

June 1, 1991 Creighton 8, Clemson 4 Omaha, Neb. 

June 3, 1991 Wichita State 3, Creighton 2 (12 inn.) Omaha, Neb. 

June 4, 1991 Creighton 13, Long Beach State 4 Omaha, Neb. 

June 6, 1991 Wichita State 11, Creighton 3 Omaha, Neb. 



1st Rd. (27) Scott Stahoviak, 1B-3B Minnesota Twins 

8th Rd. (220) Dax Jones, OF San Francisco Giants 

9th Rd. (237) Steve Hinton, OF-1B Kansas City Royals 

13th Rd. (347) Ryan Martindale, C Cleveland Indians 

13th Rd. (359) Mike Heathcott, RHP Chicago White Sox 

50th Rd. (1300) Bobby Langer, SS Chicago White Sox 




1992 NCAA Central Regional 

MVC Pitcher of the Year 

Alan Benes 

Kimera Bartee 

MVC Player of the Year 

Chad McConnell 

Rick Freehling 

MVC Pitcher of the Year Peyton Lewis 

Vince Pietro 

All-American Ryan Gripp 

The 1992 team capped the best three-year run in program history, winning 41 games and 

qualifying for its third consecutive NCAA Tournament. Despite losing eight regulars from the 1991 

College World Series team and under new leadership with first-year head coach Todd Wenberg, 

the Jays exceeded the expectations of many. 

Creighton finished second behind nemesis Wichita State in the MVC standings and received an 

at-large bid to the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas. After defeating the University of Texas- 

Arlington in their regional opener, the Jays lost two close games to Long Beach State and Virginia 

Commonwealth to end hopes of a second straight trip to Rosenblatt Stadium and the CWS. 

The Bluejays swept the player of the year awards in the conference, as junior rightfielder Chad 

McConnell was named the MVC Player of the Year while sophomore right-hander Alan Benes was 

tabbed the MVC Pitcher of the Year. McConnell also captured first-team All-America honors as he 

batted .400 with 14 home runs and an MVC-best 73 RBIs. He went on to play on the 1992 U.S. 

Olympic team and was drafted in the first round of the 1992 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. 

Benes finished the season 11-3 with nine complete games, 110 strikeouts and a 3.14 ERA. He 

would go on to play eight major league seasons, six for the St. Louis Cardinals, and now works in 

the team’s front office. 

Joining McConnell and Benes on the all-MVC first team was senior designated hitter Bob Langer. 

Langer remains third on CU’s career doubles list, with 61. Catcher Brian Davidson, utility man Kimera 

Bartee and outfielder Rick Freehling earned second-team All-MVC honors. Curiously missing 

from MVC postseason recognition were 

pitchers Brian O’Brien and Rick Heiserman. 

O’Brien, a sophomore left-handed May 22, 1992 Creighton 11, UT-Arlington 6 Austin, Texas 


middle reliever, finished 10-1 to lead May 23, 1992 Long Beach St. 5, Creighton 2 Austin, Texas 

the MVC in winning percentage at .909. 

May 24, 1992 VCU 5, Creighton 4 (11 inn.) Austin, Texas 

Heiserman, a freshman right-handed 

reliever, tied for the MVC lead with 

Final Record: 41-19-1 

future Major Leaguer Darren Dreifort 

of Wichita State with 12 saves. Heiserman 

did land on Collegiate Baseball’s 

1992 Major League Baseball Draft 

1st Rd. (13) Chad McConnell, OF Philadelphia Phillies 

Freshman All-American team. A total of 

14 players from the 1992 team went on 

35th Rd. (992) Rick Freehling, OF Florida Marlins 

to play professionally, including Bartee, 

Benes, McConnell and Heiserman, who went on to play in the Major Leagues. 

1999 South Bend (Ind.) Regional 

The Bluejays returned to the NCAAs for the fourth time in the decade in 1999 under the direction 

of MVC Coach of the Year Jack Dahm. Creighton finished third in the MVC regular season standings 

behind Wichita State and Missouri State with an 18-13 record, but earned an at-large bid to the NCAA 

Tournament after making the finals of the MVC Tournament. Losses to host Notre Dame and Michigan 

at the South Bend Regional ended the Jays’ season at 38-25, an 11-win improvement from 1998. 

Creighton was led by do-it-all senior transfer Peyton Lewis, who used his final year of eligibility after 

transferring from NAIA Midland Lutheran College. He was named the MVC Pitcher and Newcomer of 

the Year after posting a 10-1 record on the mound with a 3.30 ERA in 17 appearances, striking out 

114 batters in 103.2 innings of work. Lewis was also very formidable with the bat, hitting .339 with 

an eye-popping 41 extra base hits on 18 doubles, four triples and 19 home runs. He earned first-team 

all-MVC laurels as a pitcher and second-team honors as a utility player. He was also voted an NCBWA 

Second-Team All-American. 

Leading the way offensively was senior third baseman Ryan Gripp, who led the team with a .395 

batting average and 78 hits, 92 runs, 84 RBIs, 24 doubles and 24 home runs to earn first-team All- 

America honors from the ABCA. Gripp and Lewis combined for 89 extra base hits, 42 doubles and 43 

homers, the top two single-season home run totals in school history. The team had six starters hit 

above the .330 mark and out-scored its opponents 503-376. 

Gripp and Lewis were named first-team all-region and all-MVC performers, with second-team 

all-conference honors going to junior 


second baseman Vince Pietro and freshman 

relief pitcher Scott Yahraus. Pietro 

set a MVC and school record with 22 

sacrifice bunts, a mark that still stands 

today. Yahraus made 11 saves in a 

then-school-record 32 appearances to 

earn Freshman All-America status. Sophomore 

first baseman Dan Lawler was named 

a third-team Academic All-American, freshman 

Scott Allen was named to the South 

Bend All-Regional team and Gripp, Lewis 

and junior Troy Carley were MVC All-Tournament team members. 

May 28, 1999 Notre Dame 8, Creighton 1 South Bend, Ind. 

May 29, 1999 Michigan 13, Creighton 5 South Bend, Ind. 



3rd Rd. (110) Ryan Gripp, 3B Chicago Cubs 

18th Rd. (553) Peyton Lewis, RHP Toronto Blue Jays 




2000 Tempe (Ariz.) Regional 

The 2000 Bluejays came out of the gate as one of the hottest teams in college baseball, winning 

15 of their first 16 games and were a CU-best 21-3 after 24 contests. The team spent several weeks 

ranked in the top-25 and peaked at No. 15. Despite a 16-14 finish to the regular season and a 1-2 

showing at the MVC Tournament, Creighton earned an at-large bid to its second consecutive NCAA 

Tournament. The season ended with two close losses to Miami (Ohio) and eventual College World 

Series qualifier Texas at the Tempe Regional, concluding with a 38-23 record. 

Among the bright spots of the season were 15 wins against NCAA Tournament teams in the first 25 

games, a 4-1 record against MVC champ Wichita State and a crowd of 15,436 fans for the Nebraska 

game at Rosenblatt Stadium, the fourth-largest in NCAA history at the time. 

Creighton was led by senior utility man Vince Pietro and sophomore leadoff hitter Chris Hinrichs, 

the team’s two first-team all-MVC picks. Both starters in all 61 games, Pietro hit .333 with a team-best 

80 hits while Hinrichs posted team-best totals with 20 doubles, 55 runs and 20 stolen bases. Junior 

outfielder Eric Brown led the squad with 12 home runs, while senior infielder Ken Sarna compiled 19 

doubles and 11 home runs. Sophomore third baseman Scott Allen had a team-leading seven triples to 

highlight a very balanced offense. 

On the mound, the Jays were led by junior ace Dan Gooris, who finished 7-3 with 93 strikeouts in 17 

starts, logging a team-high 114.2 innings. The left-hander was an eighth-round choice of the Cincinnati 

Reds following the season in the 2000 MLB Draft. In the bullpen, Steve Neneman accumulated 

a 7-1 record to earn second-team all-MVC laurels. Senior reliever Chris Ringleb matched the school 

record with 12 saves in a team-high 33 appearances. 

For the second straight season, junior first baseman Dan Lawler earned third-team Academic All- 

America accolades. He also was voted to the Tempe All-Regional Team, while Gooris was selected to 

the MVC All-Tournament team. Lawler, Pietro 


and senior outfielder Troy Carley were named 

May 26, 2000 Texas 5, Creighton 4 Tempe, Ariz. to the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team. 

May 27, 2000 Miami (OH) 6, Creighton 3 Tempe, Ariz. 


Scott Allen 


8th Rd. (243) Dan Gooris, LHP Cincinnati Reds 

22nd Rd. (666) Vince Pietro, 3B Cleveland Indians 

Chris Hinrichs 

Dan Gooris 

2005 Lincoln (Neb.) Regional 

After a 2004 season that saw Creighton improve by 15 games under first-year head coach Ed 

Servais, the 2005 team won 13 more games to establish itself as a rising power in college baseball. 

The 2005 Bluejays won the first MVC regular season championship in school history and the team’s 

48 victories were second-most all-time at CU. After losing in the MVC Tournament title game, the 

Bluejays received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and defeated 17th-ranked North Carolina 

State, 8-3, in the Lincoln Regional opener. After a loss to No. 3 Nebraska, CU defeated the Wolfpack 

again in an elimination game, 11-9. Despite winning 2-of-3 during the regular season, the Jays could 

not overcome the Huskers, falling again to the eventual CWS participant, 10-2 in the regional championship. 

The remarkable turnaround executed by Servais earned CU’s head man MVC Coach of the Year 

honors for the second straight season. The team’s 48-17 finish was largely due to the team’s fundamentally 

sound approach, as Creighton led the country in double plays, with 85, and were in the 

top-20 nationally in fielding percentage. The bullpen was masterful, posting a 27-3 record and a 3.72 

ERA. When holding a lead after seven innings, CU was 33-0. Sophomore left-hander Scott Reese was 

a major reason for the bullpen’s success, as he finished 12-0 in a then-school-record 37 appearances 

to earn third-team All-America honors from the NCBWA. Senior closer Brandon Bird was nearly automatic, 

converting on 11 save opportunities to join Reese on the all-MVC first team. 

Senior second baseman Tony Roth and DH Zach Daeges gave Creighton four members on 

the all-MVC first team. Roth set a school record with a 28-game hitting streak during the season 

and finished with 20 doubles and team-best 12 stolen bases. Daeges led the team with a .350 

batting average and 61 RBIs, also earning third team Academic All-America honors. Seniors 

Dan Norquist (first base) and Brad Dutton (shortstop) brought home second-team all-MVC 

plaudits. Creighton finished the season ranked 28th by Collegiate Baseball. 

Academic All-American Zach Daeges 


June 3, 2005 Creighton 8, #17 North Carolina St. 3 Lincoln, Neb. 

June 4, 2005 #3 Nebraska 10, Creighton 8 

Lincoln, Neb. 

June 5, 2005 Creighton 11, #17 North Carolina St. 9 Lincoln, Neb. 

June 5, 2005 #3 Nebraska 10, Creighton 2 

Lincoln, Neb. 



46th Rd. (1391) Eric Wordekemper, RHP New York Yankees 

Dan Norquist 

Jeff Daneff 

All-American Tony Roth 




2007 Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional 

After posting a 19-5 MVC record for its best-ever conference winning percentage, Creighton captured 

its first MVC Tournament championship in Springfield, Mo., to earn an automatic berth to the 

NCAA Tournament. In its eighth NCAA appearance in school history, the Bluejays fell in the opener to 

Oklahoma State, but rebounded to score a tournament-high 21 runs in a win over Albany. However, 

the Jays ran into future first-round MLB draft pick Nick Schmidt of Arkansas and the Razorbacks 

ended CU’s season at 45-16 overall. 

Built around sound fundamentals and unselfishness, the 2007 squad set school records for sacrifice 

bunts (93) and times hit by pitch (116). CU’s pitching staff was remarkable, as three hurlers 

finished with sub-3.00 ERAs and four earned All-America recognition. Starting pitcher Ben Mancuso 

was named the MVC Pitcher of the Year and a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball after 

going 10-3 with a 2.34 ERA. Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte set school records with his 1.88 ERA 

and 38 appearances, earning All-America status from four national publications. He was also named 

the MVC Tournament MVP after allowing only one run in 12 innings. Senior closer Andy Masten was 

named the MVC Newcomer of the Year and a second-team All-American by the NCBWA after recording 

a school-record 16 saves. Midweek starter Casey Schmidt was named a Freshman All-American 

by Collegiate Baseball after finishing 6-1 with a 3.12 ERA. 

Sophomore first baseman Darin Ruf was named the Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year as he led 

the Bluejays in 10 different offensive categories. He was also rewarded for his great defensive play, 

earning a Rawlings Gold Glove as the nation’s best-fielding first baseman. Head coach Ed Servais 


June 1, 2007 #22 Oklahoma State 6, Creighton 4 Fayetteville, Ark. 

June 2, 2007 Creighton 21, Albany 11 Fayetteville, Ark. 

June 3, 2007 #11 Arkansas 6, Creighton 0 Fayetteville, Ark. 


was again named the MVC Coach 

of the Year, the third time in his 

first four seasons as head man. 

Redshirt freshman Robbie Knight 

set an NCAA record after being hit 

by 35 pitches. 

Chad Ogden (L) and Marc Lewis (R) 


20th Rd. (616) Marc Lewis, LHP Florida Marlins 

24th Rd. (740) Chris Gradoville, C Texas Rangers 

45th Rd. (1345) Pat Venditte, P (R&L) New York Yankees 

Chris Gradoville 

Pat Venditte 

Creighton Yearly Baseball Summary 

Year Coach W-L Pct. Conf. Pct. Place Tourn. Postseason 

1966 Herb Millard 12-12 .500 - - - - None 



1969 Tom Trvdik 11-24 .314 - - - - None 

1970 Larry Cochell 25-7 .781 - - - - None 

1971 Larry Cochell 24-21 .533 - - - - None 

1972 Dave Baker 16-17 .485 - - - - None 

1973 Dave Baker 25-16 .610 - - - - NCAA District 5 Playoffs (0-2) 



1976 Dave Baker 22-27-1 .450 - - - - None 

1977 Dave Baker 15-16 .484 - - 4th 6th None 

1978 Jerry Bartee 19-20 .487 - - 6th 5th None 

1979 Jerry Bartee 17-27-1 .389 - - 7th T-6th None 

1980 Jerry Bartee 26-22-1 .541 - - 4th T-6th None 

1981 Dave Underwood 37-30 .552 6-10 .375 2nd (West) - None 

1982 Dave Underwood 32-23 .582 1-7 .125 2nd (West) 4th None 

1983 Dave Underwood 39-17 .696 5-3 .625 2nd (West) 4th None 

1984 Dave Underwood/Jim Hendry 23-21 .523 2-10 .167 6th - None 

1985 Jim Hendry 35-27 .565 7-13 .350 5th - None 

1986 Jim Hendry 33-29-1 .532 6-14 .300 6th 5th None 

1987 Jim Hendry 35-24 .593 9-11 .450 5th 3rd None 

1988 Jim Hendry 43-21-1 .669 12-8 .600 2nd T-1st None 

1989 Jim Hendry 37-26 .587 9-11 .450 4th 4th None 

1990 Jim Hendry 48-22 .686 13-7 .650 3rd 2nd NCAA Central Regional (2-2) 

1991 Jim Hendry 51-22 .699 16-8 .667 2nd 2nd West I Regional (4-0); College World Series (2-2) 

1992 Todd Wenberg 41-19-1 .680 15-5 .750 2nd 2nd NCAA Central Regional (1-2) 

1993 Todd Wenberg 32-25 .561 10-11 .476 T-5th 3rd None 

1994 Jack Dahm 28-29 .491 13-8 .619 3rd 4th None 

1995 Jack Dahm 35-22 .614 18-10 .643 2nd 3rd None 

1996 Jack Dahm 19-31-1 .382 10-16 .385 7th - None 

1997 Jack Dahm 27-27 .500 10-15 .400 7th - None 

1998 Jack Dahm 27-27-1 .500 12-19 .387 6th T-5th None 

1999 Jack Dahm 38-25 .603 18-13 .581 3rd 2nd NCAA South Bend Regional (0-2) 

2000 Jack Dahm 38-22 .633 17-14 .548 3rd 4th NCAA Tempe Regional (0-2) 

2001 Jack Dahm 21-31 .339 11-21 .343 7th - None 

2002 Jack Dahm 30-24 .556 21-10 .677 2nd T-5th None 

2003 Jack Dahm 20-37 .351 14-17 .452 T-6th T-5th None 

2004 Ed Servais 35-24 .593 22-9 .710 2nd T-4th None 

2005 Ed Servais 48-17 .738 17-7 .708 1st 2nd NCAA Lincoln Regional (2-2) 

2006 Ed Servais 31-21 .596 13-11 .542 4th T-4th None 

2007 Ed Servais 45-16 .738 19-5 .792 2nd 1st NCAA Fayetteville Regional (1-2) 

2008 Ed Servais 37-21 .638 16-8 .667 3rd T-4th None 

2009 Ed Servais 31-25 .553 14-9 .609 4th 2nd None 


The Creighton baseball program has produced 14 All-Americans in its 

proud history, including three in 2007 as the Bluejays made their eighth 

NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Four players have earned 

first-team All-America status in the program’s history and in 1991, Scott 

Stahoviak was named the National Player of the Year after leading the 

Jays to their only appearance in the College World Series. 

The school’s first All-American was catcher Scott Servais in 1988. He 

was a third-team selection by both Baseball America and Collegiate 

Baseball. He was considered one of the top defensive catchers in the college 

game and went on to play for the United States in the 1988 PanAm 

games. Servais enjoyed an 11-year major league career with four different 

teams. 

Creighton’s most successful three-year period in school history from 

1990 to 1992 came with plenty of individual recognition nationally. 

In 1990, Dan Smith was honored as a first-team All-American by the 

American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Baseball America 

magazine after leading Creighton to its first NCAA Regional appearance 

since 1973. 

The following season, third baseman Scott Stahoviak was named the 

National Player of the Year by the ABCA and also earned first-team All- 

America honors from both the ABCA and Baseball America after leading 

the Bluejays to the 1991 College World Series by batting .449 (120-267) 

with 74 RBIs. Stahoviak was also named the MVC Player of the Year as 

a junior and went on to play five seasons in the Major Leagues for the 

Minnesota Twins. 

Joining Servais as an All-American on the 1991 team was senior starting 

pitcher Mike Heathcott. He won a school-record 15 games to earn secondteam 

All-America status from Collegiate Baseball, logging a CU-record 

132 innings. 

In 1992, outfielder Chad McConnell was a consensus first-team All- 

American after leading Creighton its third consecutive NCAA Regional 

appearance, marking the third straight season the Jays had a first-team 

All-American. 

Third baseman Ryan Gripp became the fourth player to earn first-team 

All-America status in the 1990s, as he garnered the honor from the ABCA 

in 1999. Also a Baseball America Second-Team All-American, he led the 

Jays to the South Bend (Ind.) Regional, CU’s first NCAA Tournament berth 

since 1992. 

Joining Gripp on the 1999 squad was do-it-all utility man Peyton Lewis. 

He earned second-team accolades from both Collegiate Baseball and the 

National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Lewis was the 

1999 MVC Pitcher of the Year and also batted .339 with 19 home runs as 

a DH. Four future All-Americans dotted the roster in 2004: Steve Grasley, 

Tony Roth, Zach Daeges and Scott Reese. Grasley earned third-team 

NCBWA honors that season, while Roth was a third-team selection by the 

ABCA. Reese would go on to be the second consecutive NCBWA thirdteam 

selection for the Jays in 2005. Daeges brought home second-team 

All-America honors by the NCBWA in 2006. 

In 2007, a trio of pitchers extended Creighton’s streak to four consecutive 

seasons with at least one All-American. Ambidextrous pitcher Pat 

Venditte garnered the most attention, earning All-America accolades from 

four different national media outlets, including three second-team nods 

and one third-team selection. Starting pitcher Ben Mancuso, the 2007 MVC 

Pitcher of the Year, earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate 

Baseball while senior reliever Andy Masten received second-team All- 

America recognition from the NCBWA. 

Scott Servais (1986-88), C 

Third-Team All-America, Baseball America 

Third-Team All-America. Collegiate Baseball 

1988 

AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB 

.295 61 207 36 17 2 8 28 5 

Catcher Scott Servais (1986-88) 

became Creighton’s first All-American 

in 1988, as a third-team pick by 

both Baseball America and Collegiate 

Baseball. 

Mike Heathcott (1988-91), RHP 

Second Team All-America, 

Collegiate Baseball 

1991 

ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K 

3.95 15-3 0 7 1 132.0 68 87 

Mike Heathcott (1988-91) achieved 

second-team All-America status from 

Collegiate Baseball in 1991 after setting 

school records with 15 wins 

and 132 IP. 

Scott Stahoviak (1989-91), 3B-1B 

First Team All-America, Baseball America 

First Team All-America, Collegiate Baseball 

First Team All America, ABCA 

ABCA National Player of the Year 

1992 


.397 209 83 64 19 3 12 67 29 


Bluejay All-Americans 

Dan Smith (1988-90), LHP 

First-Team All-America, Baseball America 

First-Team All-America, ABCA 

1990 


1.96 14-3 0 12 5 119.2 48 134 

Pitcher Dan Smith (1988-90) earned 

first-team All-America honors from 

both Baseball America and the ABCA 

in 1990 after going 14-3 with a 1.96 

ERA. 

Chad McConnell (1990-92). OF 

First Team All-America, Baseball America 




.397 209 83 64 19 3 12 67 29 

Chad McConnell (1990-92) was a 

consensus first-team All-American in 

1992 after leading CU to its third 

straight NCAA Regional with 14 

home runs and 73 RBIs. 

Ryan Gripp (1997-99), 3B 


1999 


.395 233 92 78 24 0 24 84 1 

After Scott Stahoviak’s (1989-91) 

stellar year in 1991, he was drafted 

in the first round by the Minnesota 

Twins. He played five years with a 

career average of .256 for the Twins. 

Third baseman Ryan Gripp (1997- 

99) was an ABCA First-Team All- 

American in 1999 after hitting .395 

with 84 RBIs and a school-record 24 

home runs. 



Bluejay All-Americans 

Peyton Lewis (1999), Utility 

Second-Team All-America, Collegiate Baseball 

Second-Team All-America, NCBWA 

1999 


3.30 10-1 1 4 0 103.2 52 114 


.339 233 79 55 18 4 19 76 2 

Steve Grasley (2001-04), RHP 

Third-Team All-America, NCBWA 

2004 


3.00 12-4 1 3 1 117.0 23 101 

Tony Roth (2002-05), 2B 

Third-Team All America, ABCA 

2004 


.356 191 68 44 17 1 5 30 19 

Scott Reese (2004-07), LHP 

Third-Team All-America, NCBWA 

2005 


2.85 12-0 5 0 0 88.1 28 58 

Peyton Lewis’ (1999) only season 

with Creighton was one to remember, 

as he was named Valley Pitcher 

of the Year, helping the Bluejays to 

its first regional in seven years. 

Pitcher Steve Grasley (2001-04) was 

picked by the NCBWA as a Third- 

Team All-American in 2004 after 

posting a 12-4 record with a 3.00 

ERA in 17 starts. 

Tony Roth (2002-05) garnered Third- 

Team All-America laurels from the 

ABCA as a junior in 2004 after batting 

.356 and leading the nation’s 

best fielding team. 

Pitcher Scott Reese (2004-07) went 

12-0 as a sophomore in 2005. He was 

named Third-Team All-America in 2005 

and would go on to set Creighton’s alltime 

appearance mark. 

Zach Daeges (2003-06), 3B 


2006 


.350 180 63 59 13 1 13 49 8-9 

Ben Mancuso (2005-08), LHP 

Third-Team All-America,Collegiate Baseball 

2007 


2.34 10-3 0 2 1 77.0 20 60 

Andy Masten (2007), RHP 


2007 


2.02 4-3 16 0 0 49.0 7 47 

Pat Venditte (2005-08), RHP, LHP 

Second-Team All-America, Baseball America 

Second Team All-America, Rivals.com 

Third-Team All-America, Collegiate Baseball 

2007 


1.88 8-2 7 0 0 95.2 22 99 

Zach Daeges (2003-06) received 

Second-Team All-America accolades 

from the NCBWA in 2006 after batting 

.350 with 13 homers and 49 

RBIs. 

Ben Mancuso earned Third-Team All- 

America honors in 2007 to go along 

with his MVC Pitcher of the Year 

Award. He finished with a 10-3 record 

with a 2.34 ERA. 

Andy Masten’s only season as a 

Bluejay resulted in a Second-Team 

All-America pick by the NCBWA. His 

16 saves set a school record and 

helped the Jays to an MVC title. 

Pat Venditte (2005-08) was lights out 

from both the right and left side of 

the pitching rubber as the ambidextrious 

pitcher earned All-America honors 

from three different publications. 

Bluejay Academic All-Americans 

Five players in the program’s history have earned baseball Academic All-America accolades from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), including three-year pick Dan Lawler 

and two-time selection Zach Daeges. Dave Schrage, a second-teamer in 1983, went on to a head coaching career at Northern Iowa, Evansville and is currently at Notre Dame. 

Ernie Rongish 

(Second Team - 1973) 

Dave Schrage 


Bill Hahn 


Dan Lawler 

(Third Team - 1999, 

2000) 


Zach Daeges 

(Third Team - 2005, 

2006) 

Darin Ruf 

(Third Team - 2009) 


ALl-Ti m e Re s u l t s


All-Time Opponents 

Opponent W L T Last 

Air Force 18 4 0 4/15/09 

Albany 2 0 0 3/7/09 

Arizona State 0 3 0 2/18/01 

Arkansas 5 8 0 6/3/07 

Arkansas State 2 2 0 2/23/07 

Arkansas-Little Rock 7 3 0 3/4/07 

Augustana (SD) 2 0 0 4/29/83 

Baylor 1 3 0 3/9/99 

Bellevue (Neb.) 29 3 0 4/21/99 

Belmont 1 0 0 3/8/06 

Benedictine 9 2 1 1988 

Bowling Green 1 0 0 3/6/00 

Bradley 60 41 0 4/25/09 

Briar Cliff 7 0 0 1993 

Cal St. Fullerton 0 1 0 5/26/90 

Cal St.-Northridge 1 2 0 3/18/92 

Cal-Santa Barbara 0 1 0 2/23/02 

Central Arkansas 0 0 0 Never 

Central Michigan 1 0 0 3/8/98 

Central Missouri St. 0 2 0 1969 

Chadron State 2 0 0 1975 

Chicago State 5 0 0 3/16/08 

Clemson 4 1 0 2/28/99 

Coastal Carolina 0 2 0 3/10/09 

Colorado 0 4 0 4/28/75 

Colorado State 3 0 0 3/8/91 

Concordia (Neb.) 5 1 0 3/24/80 

Connecticut Wesleyan 1 0 0 1986 

Dallas Baptist 2 2 0 3/10/83 

Dana College 15 3 0 4/15/03 

Dayton 0 1 0 2/27/09 

Delaware State 1 0 0 3/9/98 

Denver 4 4 0 4/20/74 

Doane 15 0 0 1993 

Drake 10 7 0 1974 

Eastern Illinois 0 1 0 3/14/03 

Evansville 34 22 0 4/5/09 

Fairleigh Dickinson 7 2 0 1989 

Faulkner 1 1 0 1989 

Florida Memorial 1 0 0 1988 

Fresno State 2 2 0 3/11/00 

Gardner-Webb 1 0 0 2/9/07 

Georgetown 3 0 0 1989 

Georgia Tech 1 1 0 3/31/90 

Gonzaga 1 1 0 2/28/09 

Grand View 14 3 0 2/19/95 

Hardin Simmons 1 1 0 3/8/83 

Harvard 0 0 0 Never 

Hastings College 8 0 0 1968 

Hawaii 1 2 0 5/27/91 

Hawaii-Pacific 1 0 0 1992 

Houston 1 1 0 3/11/94 

Illinois 1 0 0 1993 

Illinois State 66 29 0 5/3/09 

Illinois-Chicago 6 1 0 4/19/09 

Indiana State 67 46 0 3/22/09 

Iona 2 0 0 3/30/90 

Iowa 7 12 0 4/29/09 

Iowa State 22 33 1 2/15/98 

IPFW 1 0 0 3/8/09 

John Brown 2 1 0 1969 

John F. Kennedy 14 0 0 1975 

Kansas 17 8 0 4/14/09 

Kansas State 34 47 1 4/1/09 

Lamar 1 1 0 2/24/07 

La Salle 2 0 0 1989 

Lewis 1 1 0 1981 

Long Beach State 1 1 0 5/23/92 

Loras 0 1 0 4/3/72 

Louisiana Tech 1 0 0 2/28/92 

Louisiana-Lafayette 0 2 0 3/8/92 

Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 0 5/17/08 

Lowell 1 0 0 1986 

Maine 5 0 0 1993 

Maryland 2 1 0 2/11/07 

McNeese State 0 2 0 2/24/95 

Memphis 2 0 0 3/5/08 

Mercer 1 0 0 3/12/98 

Miami (Fla.) 1 6 1 3/13/89 

Miami (Ohio) 0 1 0 5/27/00 

Michigan 0 1 0 5/29/99 

Michigan State 2 1 0 3/8/08 

Midland College 4 0 0 4/30/75 


Midwestern 1 3 0 3/7/83 

Minnesota 17 19 0 3/19/00 

Minnesota St. (Mankato) 0 2 0 3/24/83 

Missouri 2 6 0 5/6/08 

Missouri Southern 1 0 0 1981 

Missouri State 35 34 0 5/22/09 

Missouri Western 6 5 0 1979 

Morningside 5 1 0 1988 

Mount Marty 7 0 0 2/23/92 

Navy 6 0 0 3/14/03 

Nebraska 37 70 2 4/21/09 

Nebraska-Kearney 28 9 0 1992 

Nebraska-Omaha 45 27 0 4/1/03 

Nebraska Wesleyan 19 1 0 4/7/87 

Nevada-Las Vegas 2 8 0 2/23/02 

Nevada-Reno 0 0 1 3/17/92 

New Mexico 3 10 0 3/16/96 

New Mexico State 13 7 0 2/28/98 

New Orleans 0 0 0 Never 

North Carolina 1 0 0 3/11/91 

North Carolina State 2 0 0 6/5/05 

North Dakota 3 1 0 3/25/09 

North Dakota State 21 3 0 4/9/08 

North Florida 1 0 0 3/10/98 

Northeastern Illinois 1 0 0 3/12/97 

Northern Colorado 16 3 0 3/19/08 

Northern Illinois 3 1 0 3/20/99 

Northern Iowa 47 29 0 4/12/09 

Northwest Missouri State 9 6 0 1986 

Northwestern 1 1 0 2/25/07 

Notre Dame 4 8 0 3/1/09 

Nova Southeastern 0 1 0 1989 

Northwestern St. 0 0 0 Never 

Offutt AFB 4 2 0 1968 

Ohio State 2 1 0 2/20/97 

Oklahoma 5 6 0 3/7/07 

Oklahoma City 3 2 0 1978 

Oklahoma State 3 9 0 6/1/07 

Oral Roberts 14 25 0 3/7/04 

Oregon State 0 2 0 3/13/96 

Pacific 1 0 0 3/14/96 

Parsons 4 2 0 1973 

Penn State 3 0 0 3/12/99 

Pepperdine 1 0 0 5/24/91 

Pershing 1 3 0 1969 

Peru State 4 1 0 2/25/92 

Phillips 1 1 0 3/5/83 

Portland 0 1 0 2/20/00 

Princeton 1 1 0 3/15/84 

Purdue 3 2 0 3/11/89 

Regis 3 0 0 2/23/91 

Rice 0 2 0 3/9/08 

Rockhurst 1 0 0 2/13/98 

Rollins 2 0 0 3/17/84 

Rutgers 1 0 0 1986 

St. Ambrose 1 0 0 2/21/95 

St. Cloud State 4 4 0 1978 

St. Francis (NY) 2 0 0 1986 

St. John’s 1 0 0 3/14/91 

St. Joseph’s 0 1 0 3/9/84 

Saint Louis 37 11 0 3/11/07 

St. Mary’s 2 0 0 3/10/99 

St. Thomas (Fla.) 3 2 0 1988 

St. Thomas (Minn.) 7 0 0 4/10/75 

St. Xavier (Ill.) 3 1 0 1989 

Sam Houston State 2 6 0 2/22/09 

San Diego State 0 1 0 2/16/94 

Seattle 0 0 0 Never 

South Dakota State 10 4 0 4/28/09 

Southeast Louisiana 1 1 0 3/4/06 

Southeast Missouri State 2 1 0 2/21/99 

Southeast Oklahoma 2 0 0 5/13/90 

SMU 1 3 0 1971 

Southern Illinois 52 57 0 5/20/09 

South Dakota 3 0 0 3/6/83 

So. Ill.-Edwardsville 0 0 0 Never 

Southern Utah 0 1 0 2/14/04 

Stephen F. Austin 0 0 0 Never 

Stetson 3 6 1 3/12/03 

Stony Brook 0 1 0 3/6/09 

SW Oklahoma 1 0 0 3/7/01 

Tarkio 6 0 0 1975 

TCU 0 2 0 1971 


Temple 1 0 0 3/8/00 

Tennessee-Martin 3 0 0 3/2/08 

Tennessee Tech 3 0 0 3/12/06 

Texas 0 8 0 5/26/00 

Texas A&M 0 2 0 2/23/03 

Texas A&M-CC 1 2 0 3/9/05 

Texas State 4 3 0 3/9/02 

Texas Wesleyan 3 5 0 1979 

Texas-Arlington 2 2 0 5/22/92 

Texas-El Paso 1 6 0 1981 

Texas-Pan American 3 1 0 3/12/05 

Toledo 1 1 0 2/20/94 

Tulsa 1 3 0 1978 

UCLA 1 1 0 2/24/03 

UNC-Asheville 1 0 0 3/10/00 

UNC-Wilmington 0 1 0 3/11/09 

USC 1 3 0 3/10/02 

Utah 0 2 0 2/24/03 

Vanderbilt 1 0 0 3/7/06 

Villanova 1 0 0 3/10/84 

VCU 0 1 0 5/24/92 

Virginia Tech 1 0 0 3/12/91 

Washington 3 3 0 2/19/00 

Washington State 1 2 0 2/24/08 

Wayne State 27 8 0 4/26/98 

Western Carolina 0 1 0 3/7/08 

Wichita State 42 105 1 5/23/09 

Winona State 1 0 0 3/20/04 

Winthrop 0 1 0 2/10/07 

Wisconsin State 4 0 0 1970 

Wisconsin-Milwaukee 13 1 0 4/20/05 

Wright State 2 0 0 3/29/90 

Wyoming 10 5 0 3/4/96 

Xavier (Ohio) 2 0 0 3/7/98 

2010 Opponents in Bold 

Creighton vs. the Nation 

Conference W L T 

America East 7 1 0 

Atlantic Coast 12 9 0 

Atlantic Sun 7 6 1 

Atlantic 10 42 13 0 

Big East 9 8 0 

Big South 1 3 0 

Big Ten 36 37 0 

Big 12 100 157 3 

Big West 3 5 0 

Colonial Athletic 0 2 0 

Conference USA 3 3 0 

Horizon 21 2 0 

Independents 21 7 0 

Ivy League 1 1 0 

Metro-Atlantic 2 0 0 

Mid-American 10 3 0 

Mid-Eastern Athletic 1 0 0 

Missouri Valley 384 333 1 

Mountain West 23 27 0 

Northeast 7 2 0 

Ohio Valley 8 2 0 

Pacific-10 6 14 0 

Patriot 6 0 0 

Southeastern 6 8 0 

Southland 11 17 0 

Southern 0 1 0 

Summit 45 32 0 

Sun Belt 11 8 0 

West Coast 4 2 0 

Western Athletic 17 11 1 

Discontinued DI Programs 54 65 1 

Non-Division I/ Other Discontinued 347 105 1 

Based on conference affiliation as of January 2010 


A Creighton Hitter Had... 

7 at-bats in a game ...................Robbie Knight at Southern Illinois, 5/3/08 

3 at-bats in an inning. ........................Seth Brown vs. Dana, 4/15/03 * 

5 hits in a game .......................(5) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09 

5+ runs in a game. .....................(5) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09 

3+ doubles in a game ...................(3) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09 

2+ triples in a game ...............(2) John Nowaczyk vs. Illinois State, 4/8/06 * 

A grand slam .......................... Darin Ruf at Southern Illinois, 5/3/08 

A pinch-hit home run ................T.J. Roemmich vs. Bradley, 5/21/08 

Hit for the cycle. ...................Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 4/1/03 

A 10-14 game hit streak. ......................(10) Nick Becker (4/24-5/10/09) 

A 15-19 game hit streak ...............(16) Robbie Knight, (3/11-4/5/09) 

A 20+ game hit streak .................. (23) Elliot Soto, (3/24-4/9/09)* 

9+ RBI in a game ............... (10) Ryan Martindale vs. Grand View, 2/28/91 * 

8 RBI in a game ....................Adam Christensen vs. Texas State, 2/25/96 

7 RBI in a game .....................Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Wichita State, 4/27/03 

6 RBI in a game. .........T.J. Roemmich vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09 

5 RBI in a game ........................Darin Ruf vs. Northern Iowa, 4/12/09 

10+ total bases .................. (11) Robbie Knight at Missouri, 5/6/08 

5 walks in a game ......................Ryan Gripp at Indiana State, 3/27/99 * 

4 walks in a game ..............................Darin Ruf vs. Albany, 6/2/07 

4 strikeouts in a game .....................Tony Roth at Indiana State, 4/17/05 

Stole home .......................... Ryan Urzendowski vs. Nebraska, 4/3/07 

3+ sacrifice hits in a game .........(3) Michael Lam vs. North Dakota State, 3/16/07 

3 stolen bases. ..............Chase Odenreider vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/05 * 

2 home runs in a game ..... T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/09 

3 home runs in a game .................Kevin Frederick vs. Minnesota, 4/16/97 * 

Home runs in consecutive at-bats ...T.J. Roemmich vs. So. Dakota St., 3/15/09 

Homered with 5 consecutive hits .......Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 

Homered in three straight games ..............T.J. Roemmich, (3/7-8/09) 

Hit 6+ home runs in a series ..........Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 

An inside-the-park home run ..........Michael Lam vs. Northern Colorado, 3/19/08 

2 hits in an inning .........Carson Vitale vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09 

Was hit by 4 pitches in a game ......Robbie Knight vs. Oklahoma, 3/7/07 * 

Was hit by 3 pitches in a game. .. Scott Thornburg at Sam Houston St., 2/21/09 

Led off a game with a home run .........Robbie Knight at Missouri, 5/6/08 

A walk-off home run .................T.J. Roemmich vs. Bradley, 5/21/08 

A grand slam by a freshman. ...............Darin Ruf at Tennessee Tech, 3/10/06 

Consecutive multi-HR games ......(3) Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 * 

A Creighton Pitcher Had... 

Pitched over 9 innings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10) Steve Grasley vs. Missouri State, 3/26/04 

A complete game (9 inn.) ...Jeremy Hauer vs. Southern Illinois (Wichita, Kan.), 5/20/09 

A complete game (7-8 inn.) .(7) Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09 

A complete game as a freshman (9 inn.). .........Tom Oldham vs. Bradley, 4/28/01 

Consecutive complete games (9 inn.) .................Tom Oldham, 3/29, 4/5/02 

Consecutive complete games (7 inn.) ..................Jeff Daneff, 5/3, 5/10/03 

Three straight complete games. ......... (All 7 Inn.) Jeff Daneff, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/03 

A shutout (10+ IP) ................(10) Steve Grasley vs. Missouri State, 3/26/04 

A shutout (9 inn.) ......................Jonas Dufek at Bradley, 4/25/09 

A shutout (7 inn.) ..........Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09 

A combined shutout (9 inn.) ..........Greg Hellhake (1.0), Mike Nihsen (5.0) & . 

..................................... Kirk Clark (3.0) at Nebraska, 4/7/09 

A combined shutout (7 inn.) ..........Otto Roberts (5.1) and Matt Patterson (1.2) 

.................................................. vs. Air Force, 4/15/09 

A shutout as a freshman. ....Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09 

3+ hit batsmen in a game ...............(3) Pat Venditte at Wichita State, 4/7/07 

A four or fewer pitch inning ...............(4) Otto Roberts vs. Air Force, 4/15/09 

Failed to make it out of the first inning. ....Jonas Dufek at Memphis, 3/5/08 

10+ strikeouts in a game ...........(10) Jonas Dufek at Evansville, 4/5/09 

6+ walks in a game. ....................(6) Marc Lewis vs. Illinois State, 4/8/06 

Gave up 10+ hits in a game ...(10) Jonas Dufek vs. Missouri State (Wichita, Kan.), 5/22/09 

A two-hitter ............................... Cory Slining vs. Temple, 3/8/00 

A one-hitter ......................... Chris Appuhn vs. Wichita State, 4/27/03 

A combined no-hitter ...Dennis Rasmussen (5.1), Joe Franco (3.2) vs. Kansas St., 4/18/80 


The Last Time It Happened... 

Creighton... 

Scored 30+ runs .................................(31) at Air Force, 2/14/99 

Scored 25-29 runs ............................(26) vs. Winona State, 3/20/04 

Scored 20-24 runs ......................(20) vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09 

Scored 15-19 runs ................................(15) at Nebraska, 4/7/09 

Allowed 25+ runs .................................(28) at Kansas, 5/10/96 

Allowed 20-24 runs ...........................(24) vs. Kansas State, 4/24/02 

Allowed 15-19 runs ..............................(16) vs. Nebraska, 4/23/08 

Scored 10+ runs in an inning ..........(10) 1st inn. vs. Northern Colorado, 4/29/07 

Scored 9 runs in an inning ....................(9) 6th inn. vs. Bradley, 5/21/08 

Scored 8 + runs in an inning .................. (8) 8th inn. at Nebraska, 4/15/09 

Scored 7 + runs in an inning .................(7) 7th inn. at Illinois State, 5/3/09 

Scored 6 + runs in an inning .................(7) 7th inn. at Illinois State, 5/3/09 

Overcame a deficit of 10+ runs ...............(12-0), 14-12 at Oklahoma, 3/6/01 

Overcame a deficit of 7+ runs ................(12-0), 14-12 at Oklahoma, 3/6/01 

Overcame a deficit of 6+ runs ................(6-0), 10-6 at Illinois State, 5/3/09 

Overcame a deficit of 5+ runs ................(6-0), 10-6 at Illinois State, 5/3/09 

Had 30+ hits. ...............................(30) vs. Grand View, 2/28/91 * 

Had 25-29 hits ..............................(26) vs. Winona State, 3/20/04 

Had 20-24 hits ......................... 20 vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09 

Had 6+ doubles .........................(6) vs. South Dakota State, 3/14/09 

Had 4+ triples. .............................. (4) vs. Chicago State, 3/16/08 

Did not strike out ................................at Illinois State, 5/12/07* 

Hit 7 home runs ...............................vs. Southern Illinois, 4/7/01 

Hit 6 home runs ................................ vs. Wichita State, 5/18/00 

Hit 5 home runs .................................at Indiana State, 4/22/07 

Hit 4 home runs ............................vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/09 

Hit 2 grand slams in a game ......................at Tennessee Tech, 3/10/06 

Hit 3 grand slams in a series ....................at Tennessee Tech, 3/10-12/06 

Hit 3+ grand slams in a season ..................................(4) 2008 

Walked 10+ times ................................(11) at Nebraska, 4/7/09 

Stole 8+ bases .............................(8) vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 3/6/02 

Was shut out at home ..............................Northern Iowa, 4/11/09 

Was shut out on the road ........................at Coastal Carolina, 3/10/09 

Hit back-to-back triples ..Nick Becker and Robbie Knight vs. North Dakota, 3/24/09 

Hit back-to-back home runs............................................... 

............. Vicente Cafaro and T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/09 

Hit three straight home runs Tim Gradoville, Joe Mazzuca, Chris Steele vs. Bradley, 4/29/01 

Struck out 12+ times. ........................ (12) vs. Missouri State, 5/18/07 

Was no-hit .................................vs. North Dakota State, 4/9/08 

Left 15+ runners on base. ...................... (17) at Wichita State, 5/23/09 

Turned a triple play .............................. (6-3) at Evansville, 4/5/03 

Committed 6+ errors ..........................(6) vs. Michigan State, 2/24/02 

Swept a doubleheader ................................vs. Air Force, 4/15/09 

Lost both games of a doubleheader ...................at Wichita State, 5/16/09 

Had a player ejected ...................Joe Servais at Tennessee-Martin, 3/1/08 

Had a coach ejected .................... Ed Servais at Evansville, 4/4/09 

Executed the Hidden Ball Trick .........Vicente Cafaro vs. Southern Illinois, 3/28/09 

A Creighton Opponent... 

Pitched over 9 innings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(9.1) Erik Bird, Nebraska, 4/21/09 

Threw a one-hitter. ................. Jordan Cooper (7.0), Wichita State, 5/16/09 

Thew a combined no-hitter. Chad Berg (1.0) & Chris Patterson (5.0) vs. N. Dakota St., 4/9/08 

Hit 3 home runs ........................Jeff Stanek, Southern Illinois, 3/30/02 

Hit 2 home runs ......................... Tyler McNeely, Illinois State, 5/3/09 

Hit back-to-back home runs ....Ryan Trevino, Isaias Garcia, Sam Houston St., 2/11/05 

Hit a grand slam ................... Dexter Fontenot, Louisiana-Monroe, 5/17/08 

Had 4 hits in a game ..............................Nathan Orf, UIC, 4/19/09 

Had 5+ hits in a game. .................. (5) Dallas Hord, Missouri State, 5/9/09 

Had 5 RBI. .............................. Jason King, Kansas State, 3/26/08 

Had 6+ RBI .........................(9) Ryan Baldwin, Kansas State, 4/24/02 

Hit a pinch-hit home run .................Andy Steichen, Northern Iowa, 4/10/09 

Hit a walk-off home run ..........................Steve Gray, Missouri, 5/6/08 

Scored 10+ runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08 

Scored 9 + runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08 




Had 25-29 hits .............................(25) UC-Santa Barbara, 2/23/02 

Had 20-24 hits ..................................(23) Illinois State, 4/9/06 

Threw a complete game. ............. Jordan Cooper (7.0), Wichita State, 5/16/09 

Struck out 10+ batters. ....................Scott Carroll, Missouri State, 5/18/07 

*Denotes school records 

Bold indicates current player accomplished feat in 2009 



1966 

12-12 Overall 

Head Coach: Herb Millard 

Opponent W/L Score 

Peru State L 0-6 

Peru State W 7-4 

Dana College W 2-1 


St. Cloud State W 18-6 

St. Cloud State L 7-8 

Hastings College W 5-3 


Offutt Air Force Base L 10-11 

Nebraska-Kearney L 1-5 


Drake L 0-2 

Drake L 2-7 

Nebraska-Omaha L 2-11 

NW Missouri State L 2-4 

NW Missouri State W 5-4 


Offutt Air Force Base L 3-12 

Concordia (Neb.) W 11-2 


Nebraska Wesleyan W 18-2 

* John F. Kennedy W 7-1 

* Hastings College W 2-0 

* Nebraska-Omaha L 5-6 

* - “W” Club Invitational at Neb. Wesleyan 

1967 

15-8 Overall 








Nebraska-Kearney W 8-7 





Wayne State (Neb.) W 10-5 



Dana College L 5-6 

Offutt Air Force Base W 10-8 

* John F. Kennedy W 7-1 

* Hastings College W 8-0 

* Nebraska-Omaha L 2-4 


Concordia (Neb.) L 4-10 


Drake W 10-1 

Drake W 7-6 

* - “W” Club Invitational at Neb. Wesleyan 

1968 

14-8 Overall 





Hastings College W (8) 7-6 




North Dakota State W (8) 7-6 

North Dakota State L 8-12 

Bradley L 0-8 

Bradley W 9-7 


John F. Kennedy W 4-3 


Wayne State (Neb.) L 3-7 


Drake W 12-1 

Drake L 5-6 






1969 

11-24 Overall 

Head Coach: Tom Trvdik 



Arkansas State L 6-11 

Arkansas State W 5-2 

John Brown Univ. L 7-9 

John Brown Univ. W 10-2 

John Brown Univ. W 5-0 

Central Missouri St. L 0-5 

Central Missouri St. L 0-2 

Wisconsin State W 6-5 


Bradley L 1-8 

Bradley L 0-17 

Pershing L 2-3 

Pershing W 1-0 

Drake L 3-6 

Drake L 3-4 

Iowa L 0-5 

Iowa L 1-5 



Nebraska-Omaha W 8-5 

Northern Illinois L 7-8 

Kansas State L 1-12 


South Dakota State L 2-3 

South Dakota State L 5-8 



Midwestern L 2-4 

Midwestern L 7-8 






1970 

25-7 Overall 

Head Coach: Larry Cochell 


Wichita State W 3-0 





Drake W 7-4 

Drake W 11-0 



Minnesota L 4-7 









South Dakota W 10-3 

South Dakota W 15-0 

Oklahoma City W 12-2 





Denver W 4-2 

Denver W 5-4 

Drake W 8-1 

Drake W 5-2 

Air Force L 1-2 

Air Force L 13-0 

1971 

24-21 Overall 

Head Coach: Larry Cochell 


Oral Roberts W 9-2 


Oral Roberts L 2-5 

New Mexico L 5-17 

New Mexico W 5-3 




Doane College W 6-1 


South Dakota State W 8-1 

South Dakota State W 7-1 



Drake W 10-1 

Drake W 10-1 

TCU L 0-5 

TCU L 2-9 

Southern Methodist L 7-8 



Southern Methodist W 4-1 

Saint Louis L 1-4 


Saint Louis W 4-0 










Missouri Western W 2-1 

Missouri Western L 5-6 

Arkansas W 6-2 

Arkansas L 0-2 



Parsons W 2-0 

Parsons L 1-3 

Denver L 2-4 

Denver W 5-4 

Denver L 1-8 

1972 

16-17 Overall 

Head Coach: Dave Baker 

Date Opponent W/L Score 

3/25 Kansas State L 3-6 


3/29 Oral Roberts W (8) 4-3 

3/29 Oral Roberts L 5-6 


3/30 Oral Roberts W (8) 1-0 


4/3 Texas Wesleyan L 2-5 

4/3 Loras College L 0-1 

4/4 Texas Wesleyan L (17) 2-3 

4/4 Texas Wesleyan W (5) 4-1 

4/5 Texas Wesleyan L 2-8 

4/8 Saint Louis W 14-4 


4/9 Saint Louis L 4-8 


4/11 Nebraska Wesleyan L 2-3 

4/11 Nebraska Wesleyan W 11-0 

4/16 Nebraska-Omaha L 6-8 

4/16 Nebraska-Omaha W 2-0 

4/18 Morningside L 4-7 

4/18 Morningside W 8-6 

4/21 Air Force W 13-8 

4/22 Air Force L 9-10 


4/25 Iowa W 5-4 

4/25 Iowa W 9-6 

5/2 Parsons College W (10) 4-3 

5/2 Parsons College L 1-2 

5/5 Denver W 5-4 

5/13 Iowa State L 1-9 

5/13 Iowa State W 4-3 

1973 

25-16 Overall 



Texas Wesleyan L 2-3 

Texas Wesleyan L 4-6 

Texas-Arlington L 3-11 




Kansas State W 2-0 


Tarkio W 2-0 

Tarkio W 9-0 








Nebraska-Omaha L (14) 1-3 







Bellevue (Neb.) W 5-0 





Parsons W 4-2 

Parsons W 2-0 

Nebraska L 1-6 

Nebraska W 7-1 





Iowa State L 1-2 

Iowa State W 9-3 

* Oklahoma L 1-8 

* Oral Roberts L 4-11 

* - District Five Playoffs 

1974 

30-18 Overall 



3/1 at Oral Roberts W 6-2 


3/3 at Oral Roberts L 2-3 



3/6 at Arkansas W 12-1 

3/6 at Arkansas L 4-12 

3/18 Doane College W 6-0 


3/22 at Kansas State L 3-9 


3/27 Tarkio W 6-2 

3/27 Tarkio W 4-0 

3/29 John F. Kennedy W 7-1 


4/1 Kansas State W 4-3 


4/2 Wayne State L 6-7 

4/2 Wayne State L 5-9 

4/6 at Drake W 8-6 

4/6 at Drake L 3-4 

4/6 at Drake L 1-3 

4/7 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 13-1 






4/16 at Nebraska L 5-7 


4/17 Bellevue (Neb.) W 12-2 


4/19 at Denver L 2-6 

4/20 at Denver L 2-3 

4/22 at Colorado L 4-5 




4/26 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0-4 




5/5 Midland College W 7-6 






1975 

32-12 Overall 





3/21 at Kansas State W 3-1 




4/6 NW Mo. State L 3-4 

4/6 NW Mo. State W 5-4 

4/7 Tarkio College W 12-0 

4/7 Tarkio College W 10-0 

4/8 Wayne State (Neb.) L 5-6 

4/8 Wayne State (Neb.) W 7-6 















4/17 Dana College W 2-0 




4/22 at Iowa State L 3-5 

4/22 at Iowa State W 6-1 

4/25 Tulsa W 2-1 

4/25 Tulsa L 7-8 








5/3 at Nebraska-Omaha W 3-1 

5/4 Chadron State W 18-4 

5/4 Chadron State W 9-4 



1976 

22-27-1 Overall 


Game-by-Game Results Not Available 

1977 

15-16 Overall 







Oklahoma City L 4-7 

Oklahoma City L 1-3 


Benedictine L 0-5 
















Benedictine W 8-7 








1978 

19-20 Overall 

Head Coach: Jerry Bartee 


Tulsa L 2-4 

Tulsa L 0-5 

Oklahoma State L 2-3 





Dana College W (10) 1-0 





Wichita State L 2-14 











Nebraska W (8) 5-4 










Iowa State L (10) 3-4 


Nebraska L (10) 4-7 

* Indiana State L (10) 2-5 

* New Mexico State W 6-4 

* Indiana State L 9-10 

* MVC Tournament at Creighton 

1979 





Oklahoma State L (8) 9-10 

Texas Wesleyan W Forfeit 

Texas Wesleyan W Forfeit 

Dallas Baptist W (8) 9-6 

Dallas Baptist L 7-13 


Kansas State T(5) 3-3 






Wichita State L 1-9 




Minnesota W 3-2 






Bellevue (Neb.) L 3-4 

Bellevue (Neb.) L 7-13 




Missouri Western W (6) 10-0 



Minnesota L (5) 14-0 












* vs. Southern Illinois L 2-9 

* vs. Bradley L 3-9 

* - MVC Tournament at Wichita State 

1980 



Date Opponent W/L 

Score 

3/8 at Texas-El Paso L (11) 14-15 

3/9 at Texas-El Paso L 3-11 


3/11 at New Mexico St. L 1-10 

3/12 at New Mexico St. W (11) 10-7 

3/14 at New Mexico St. W 11-7 







3/24 at Concordia (Neb.) W (5) 15-2 

3/24 at Concordia (Neb.) W (5) 21-1 

4/2 at Benedictine W 6-4 

4/2 at Benedictine T(6) 0-0 

4/4 USC L 3-6 

4/5 USC L 5-16 






4/12 at Nebraska-Omaha W (8) 3-2 

4/13 Benedictine L 3-4 

4/13 Benedictine W 6-5 


4/14 Nebraska-Omaha W (8) 4-3 

4/16 Nebraska L 1-5 

4/16 Nebraska L (5) 1-13 

4/18 at Nebraska-Kearney W 5-3 

4/18 at Nebraska-Kearney W (5) 13-3 

4/20 North Dakota W 4-3 


4/21 at Bellevue (Neb.) W 9-6 

4/21 at Bellevue (Neb.) W 9-0 

4/22 at Kansas W 6-3 




4/29 Nebraska-Kearney W 3-0 

4/29 Nebraska-Kearney W (5) 19-1 

5/1 at Bellevue (Neb.) W (5) 13-3 





* at Wichita State L 3-12 

* vs. Southern Illinois L 4-18 

* - MVC Tournament at Wichita State 

1981 

37-30, 6-10 MVC 

Head Coach: Dave Underwood 


at New Mexico L (9) 5-6 

at New Mexico W 5-4 

at New Mexico L 3-9 



*at New Mexico State L 1-2 

*at New Mexico State W 23-3 

*at New Mexico State W 3-0 

*at New Mexico State L 6-10 

at Texas El-Paso W 12-11 

at Texas El-Paso L 9-12 





at Kansas State L 9-13 

at Kansas State W (5) 12-2 


at Kansas State W 10-3 

Northwest Missouri State W 7-4 

Northwest Missouri State W 6-2 

^ vs. St. Francis (Ill.) W 5-4 

^ vs. Arkansas State L 8-9 

^ vs. Missouri Southern W (5) 9-2 

at Nebraska L 7-8 


Bellevue (Neb.) W (8) 9-4 


Iowa L 2-7 

Iowa L 1-5 

Iowa L 3-4 

Iowa L 3-6 

Bellevue (Neb.) W (6) 13-3 


at Nebraska-Omaha L 9-10 

at Nebraska-Omaha W 9-7 

Benedictine W (5) 10-0 


North Dakota State L 1-3 

North Dakota State W 7-3 

at Illinois-Chicago W Forfeit 

at St. Xavier (Ill.) W 7-5 


at Lewis University L 5-11 

at Lewis University W 14-3 



Briar Cliff W (5) 11-1 

Briar Cliff W 5-2 

* New Mexico State L 2-6 










* Wichita State L 1-10 



* Wichita State W 23-22 





^ - Missouri Southern Tournament (2nd) 

1982 

32-23, 1-7 MVC 


Game-by-Game Results Not Available 

1983 

39-17, 5-3 MVC 



3/5 Phillips University L 5-7 

3/5 Phillips University W 6-4 

3/6 South Dakota W 10-0 

3/6 Midwestern L 5-7 

3/7 Midwestern W 4-0 

3/8 Hardin Simmons L 5-7 

3/8 Hardin Simmons W 18-11 

3/9 Texas-Arlington W 19-12 

3/9 Texas-Arlington L 8-9 

3/10 Dallas Baptist L 5-6 

3/10 Dallas Baptist W 14-8 


3/13 Notre Dame W 6-5 





3/24 Minnesota-Mankato L 6-7 

3/24 Minnesota-Mankato L 3-11 

4/2 * New Mexico State W 4-3 




4/8 Northern Iowa W 11-1 

4/11 Grand View W 7-0 


4/16 Minnesota W 11-10 












4/23 Iowa L 3-7 

4/23 Iowa W 5-1 

4/24 Iowa L 1-2 

4/24 Iowa W 6-1 


4/26 Nebraska-Omaha L 8- 


4/27 Nebraska W 6-5 



4/29 Augustana (S.D.) W 11-1 

4/29 Augustana (S.D.) W 11-0 

5/7 * Wichita State L 4-5 

5/7 * Wichita State W 8-7 



@ vs. Indiana State L 9-13 

@ vs. Southern Illinois L 6-20 

@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State 

1984 

23-21, 2-10 MVC 

Head Coach: Dave Underwood / Jim Hendry 


3/9 ^ vs. Xavier W 12-0 

3/9 ^ vs. St. Joseph’s L 2-5 

3/10 ^ vs. Villanova W 5-4 

3/10 ^ vs. LaSalle W 16-3 

3/12 % vs. Princeton W 10-4 

3/13 % vs. Maryland W 7-3 

3/13 at Stetson L 1-4 

3/14 % at Rollins W 3-2 

3/15 % vs. Princeton L 5-10 

3/16 % vs. Maryland W 7-5 


3/17 % at Rollins W 13-12 

3/31 at Minnesota L 2-5 


4/1 at Minnesota W 7-3 



4/4 at Nebraska W 4-2 



4/14 * at Bradley L 0-6 






Jim Hendry takes over as coach 

4/20 * Illinois State L 2-6 





4/25 Nebraska W 4-2 

4/28 * at Southern Illinois L 1-2 




5/1 Grand View L 2-3 








^ - Played during Spring trip to Florida 

% - Rollins Baseball Week Invitational in Rollins, Fla. 

1985 

35-27, 7-13 MVC 

Head Coach: Jim Hendry 

1986 

33-29-1, 6-14 MVC 



^ vs. Navy W 8-4 


^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 17-6 


^ vs. Conn. Wesleyan W 11-5 

^ vs. Southern Illinois L 6-11 

^ vs. Maine W 7-4 

at St. Thomas (Fla.) W 6-4 

^ vs. Rutgers W 14-1 



^ vs. Lowell College W 8-3 

at Miami (Fla.) L 1-2 

^ vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) W 7-3 

^ vs. Michigan State L 1-3 







Morningside W 19-1 







at Iowa State L 1-2 

at Iowa State T 3-3 

* at Southern Illinois W 8-5 

* at Southern Illinois L 2-5 







Grand View L 8-12 





at Minnesota L 3-5 


* Illinois State W 6-5 

* Illinois State L 3-4 




at Nebraska W 6-5 

* at Bradley W 10-5 


* at Bradley L 6-7 









@ at Southern Illinois L 1-3 

@ vs. Bradley W 5-3 


^ - Spring trip to Florida 

@ - MVC Tournament at Southern Illinois 

1987 

35-24, 9-11 MVC 



3/3 Mount Marty W 22-5 

3/4 Morningside W 23-4 

3/8 ^ vs. Navy W 14-3 

3/8 ^ vs. Navy W 4-1 

3/9 ^ vs. Maine W 7-6 

3/10 ^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 9-8 

3/11 at St. Thomas (Fla.) W 7-5 

3/11 ^ vs. Georgetown W 8-3 

3/12 ^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L 2-8 

3/13 ^ vs. Georgetown W 14-5 

3/13 at St. Thomas (Fla.) W 12-8 

3/14 at St. Thomas (Fla.) L 4-11 

3/15 at Miami (Fla.) W 5-2 

3/15 at Miami (Fla.) L 9-10 





3/27 at Grand View L 7-8 

3/28 at Northern Iowa L 2-3 

3/28 at Northern Iowa L 5-6 

4/4 * Southern Illinois L 2-3 


4/5 * Southern Illinois W 7-6 





4/11 * at Indiana State L 9-19 

4/11 * at Indiana State W 5-3 




4/18 * at Illinois State W 5-3 






4/25 * Bradley L 1-8 

4/25 * Bradley L 5-7 

4/26 * Bradley L 3-9 

4/26 * Bradley W 8-4 





5/2 * at Wichita State L 3-9 



5/3 * at Wichita State W 11-8 




5/11 at Wichita State L 5-6 

5/14 @ vs. Bradley W 8-1 

5/15 @ vs. Indiana State L 8-12 

5/16 @ vs. Bradley W 8-5 

5/16 @ at Wichita State L 1-4 

^ - Spring trip to Florida 


1988 

43-21-1, 12-8 MVC 



Mount Marty W 8-7 


at Florida Memorial W 28-3 



^ vs. Purdue W 13-6 


^ vs. Purdue L 3-5 

^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L 4-5 

at St. Thomas (Fla.) L 2-4 



at Miami (Fla.) T 9-9 





at Saint Louis W 4-1 

at Saint Louis W 12-0 

Kansas W 14-8 



at Oral Roberts L 2-8 

at Oral Roberts W 10-5 

at Oral Roberts L 1-13 


Grand View W 10-6 






* Indiana State W 10-4 












at Kansas L 7-10 







Northern Iowa W 15-5 







at Missouri W 8-4 

@ vs. Illinois State W 5-4 

@ vs. Southern Illinois W 10-5 

@ at Wichita State L 5-11 

@ vs. Indiana State W 3-1 

@ at Wichita State T(8) 3-3 

^ - Neutral games in Miami, Fla. 


(Wichita State earns automatic bid to NCAA 

Tournament as regular-season champion.) 

1989 

37-26, 9-11 MVC 



^ vs. Georgetown W 7-5 

^ vs. LaSalle W 15-11 

at Nova Southeastern L 1-5 


^ vs. Faulkner W 2-1 

^ vs. Purdue L 2-3 

^ vs. Faulkner L 6-7 




at Air Force W 19-4 



at Kansas W (16) 7-5 

at Kansas W 4-3 





Kansas W 5-3 



at Northern Iowa W 11-4 

at St. Xavier (Ill.) L 3-4 


at Illinois-Chicago W 3-2 

at Illinois-Chicago W 8-1 




* Bradley L 6-10 

* Bradley W 5-3 





* at Indiana State L 1-8 


* at Indiana State W 14-9 


Kansas W 8-3 



* Southern Illinois W 6-2 



* Southern Illinois L 2-5 



* at Illinois State W 13-0 

* at Illinois State L 4-5 








at Kansas State W 16-7 


@ vs. Illinois State W 10-4 


^- Neutral games in Miami, Fla. 


1990 

48-22, 13-7 MVC 

2-2 NCAA Regionals 
















at Northern Colorado W 5-3 

vs. Regis W 6-2 

at UNLV L 1-2 

at UNLV L 5-6 

at UNLV L 0-3 

Kansas W 5-0 

^ vs. Wright State W (12) 3-2 

^ vs. Iona W 6-3 

^ at Hawaii L 7-11 

^ vs. Oklahoma State L 0-5 

^ vs. Georgia Tech W 5-4 

^ at Hawaii L 3-8 

^ vs. Wright State W 14-0 

^ vs. Iona W 11-7 

^ vs. Georgia Tech L (10) 2-3 

^ vs. Oklahoma State W 6-1 













at Iowa State W 6-2 

at Iowa State W 5-1 















* Wichita State L (11) 1-7 


SE Oklahoma State W 13-2 

SE Oklahoma State W 7-6 


@ vs. Southern Illinois W 5-4 




% vs. Clemson W 9-6 

% vs. CS Fullerton L 3-6 

% vs. Clemson W 4-3 

% at Texas L 9-11 

^ - Rainbow Spring Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii 


% - NCAA Central Regional at Texas 

1991 

51-22, 16-8 MVC 


2-2 College World Series 





Regis W 9-7 

Regis W 23-0 

Doane W 20-0 


at Kansas L (10) 11-13 

Colorado State W 16-8 



^ vs. North Carolina W 12-2 

^ vs. Virginia Tech W 6-3 

^ vs. CS Northridge L 5-9 

^ vs. St. John’s (N.Y.) W 15-8 

^ vs. Iowa State W 9-6 

^ vs. CS Northridge W 3-1 


at Oklahoma L 12-7 

vs. South Dakota State W 12-5 

at Oklahoma State W 25-8 

vs. Arkansas-Little Rock W 6-3 

at Oklahoma State L 5-20 


* Bradley L 0-8 



at Nebraska L (10) 7-8 

at Nebraska W (11) 6-5 











Kansas W 12-3 

* Missouri State W 7-1 












at Northern Iowa W 9-1 








vs. Iowa State W 9-3 


@ vs. Illinois St. W 10-1 




@ vs. Wichita State L 1-13 

% vs. Pepperdine W 5-3 

% vs. Minnesota W 8-3 

% at USC W (10) 8-7 

% vs. Hawaii W 15-8 

$ vs. Clemson W 8-4 

$ vs. Wichita State L (12) 2-3 

$ vs. Long Beach W 13-4 

$ vs. Wichita State L 3-11 

^ - Best of the West Classic at Fresno St. 


% - NCAA West I Regional at USC 

$ - College World Series 


41-19-1, 15-5 MVC 

1-2 NCAA Regional 

Head Coach: Todd Wenberg 






^ vs. Louisiana Tech W 6-5 

^ vs. Ohio State W 5-4 

^ at McNeese State L 8-10 

^ vs. Ohio State W 13-2 

at Lamar W 9-0 

at SE Louisiana L 1-11 

# vs. Oklahoma State W 10-9 

# vs. Maine W (10) 6-5 

# at SW Louisiana L 5-6 

# at SW Louisiana L 1-5 

& vs. Wyoming W 4-1 

& vs. Nevada T 7-7 

& vs. CS Northridge L 2-12 

& at Fresno State W (10) 10-9 

& at Fresno State L 3-13 

& vs. New Mexico L 0-4 

Kansas W 5-0 








Hawaii-Pacific W 8-7 








* Indiana State L (10) 7-8 

at Kansas W 7-2 

vs. Grand View L 12-13 

* at Northern Iowa W 10-3 










* at Missouri State W 11-3 

* at Missouri State W 6-5 

* at Missouri State L 5-10 





@ at Wichita State W (12) 4-3 


% vs. UT-Arlington W 11-6 

% vs. Long Beach L 2-5 

% vs. VCU L (11) 4-5 

^ - Louisiana Classic at McNeese State 

# - Cajun Classic at SE Louisiana 

& - Best of the West Classic at Fresno St. 


% - NCAA Central Regional at Texas 

1993 

32-25, 10-11 MVC 

Head Coach: Todd Wenberg 


at Texas L 6-7 

at Texas L 0-11 

at Texas L (10) 4-5 

at Rice L 2-3 


^ vs. Evansville W 4-3 

^ vs. Bellevue L 5-9 

^ vs. UT-Pan American W (10) 1-0 

Wyoming W 13-1 

Wyoming W 7-4 

Wyoming W 7-4 

Wyoming W 8-7 










* Southern Illinois L 2-3 



at Illinois W 11-10 






Doane W 18-0 

* Missouri State L 1-9 

* Missouri State L 6-8 


Wayne State L 4-7 





* at Wichita State W 9-8 






* Northern Iowa W 10-2 



at Missouri L 1-8 

* at Bradley L (10) 1-2 

* at Bradley L (10) 6-7 


@ vs. Missouri State W 8-3 




^ - Texas-Pan American Tournament in Edinburgh, 

Texas 

@- MVC Tournament at Wichita State 

1994 

28-29, 13-8 MVC 

Head Coach: Jack Dahm 


2/16 ^ at San Diego State L 5-16 

2/18 ^ vs. Washington L 1-4 

2/19 ^ vs. Toledo W 13-10 


2/20 ^ vs. Toledo L 6-10 

3/3 at UNLV L 5-7 

3/4 at UNLV L 2-7 

3/5 at UNLV W 12-8 

3/8 vs. Oklahoma L 0-8 

3/8 at Houston L 8-9 

3/10 # vs. Sam Houston State W 10-5 

3/11 # at Houston W 5-2 

3/12 # vs. Chicago State W 17-1 

3/12 # vs. Indiana State W 7-1 

3/14 at Texas L 6-11 

3/17 Kansas L 7-9 



3/20 Wayne State W 2-1 


3/25 Wyoming L 5-6 


3/26 Wyoming W 1-0 




4/2 * at Southern Illinois W 8-3 



4/9 * at Bradley W 16-3 





4/15 * Illinois State W 7-6 



4/18 at Kansas L 9-10 


4/23 * at Northern Iowa W 13-3 

4/23 * at Northern Iowa L 4-5 


4/26 Missouri L 11-14 

4/30 * Indiana State W 15-3 






5/11 at Missouri L 13-17 

5/13 * at Missouri State L 5-8 


5/14 * at Missouri State W 10-7 

5/18 @ vs. Bradley L 2-5 

5/19 @ vs. Illinois State W 14-2 


^ - Arthur J. Gallagher Tournament at San Diego State 

# - University of Houston Tournament 


1995 

35-22, 18-10 MVC 





2/21 St. Ambrose W 5-3 

2/24 ^ at McNeese State L 6-9 

2/25 ^ vs. Oral Roberts W 9-2 

2/25 ^ vs. Kansas State W 8-6 

2/26 ^ vs. Oral Roberts W 6-3 

3/4 at Baylor L 0-1 

3/4 at Baylor W 5-3 


3/7 at Texas L 3-12 

3/8 at Texas L 6-8 

3/10 at SW Texas State W 12-4 










3/25 * at Illinois State L 9-10 



3/31 * Northern Iowa W 4-3 












4/21 * at Evansville L 2-5 


4/22 * at Evansville W 10-6 

4/29 * Bradley L 6-8 

4/29 * Bradley W 15-9 

4/30 * Bradley W 10-3 

4/30 * Bradley W 17-7 

5/6 * Missouri State W 11-4 

5/6 * Missouri State L 2-5 


5/8 Oklahoma State L 2-6 






5/17 @ vs. Indiana State W 7-6 

5/19 @ vs. Missouri St. L 5-7 

5/20 @ vs. Wichita State W 11-9 

5/21 @ vs. Missouri St. L 2-3 

^ - Lake Area Classic, Lake Charles, La. 

@ - MVC Tournament in Springfield, Ill. 

1996 

19-31-1, 10-16 MVC 







2/23 at SW Texas State L 2-4 






3/11 ^ vs. New Mexico L 0-5 

3/12 ^ vs. Oregon State L 3-8 

3/13 ^ vs. Oregon State L 10-14 

3/14 ^ vs. Pacific W 14-5 

3/15 ^ vs. Nebraska T 6-6 

3/16 ^ vs. New Mexico W 3-2 





3/29 * Evansville W 4-3 










4/13 * Indiana State L 2-5 









4/23 Wayne State (Neb.) L 4-7 




5/1 * Northern Iowa L 2-6 




5/5 *at Southern Illinois L 0-1 


5/11 vs. Oral Roberts W 7-5 


^ - Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic at Fresno State 

1997 

27-27, 10-15 MVC 



2/15 at Air Force L 5-6 

2/15 at Air Force W 8-2 

2/16 vs. Iowa State W 14-12 

2/20 ^ vs. Ohio State L 8-13 

2/21 ^ vs. Nebraska L 0-3 

2/22 ^ vs. St. Mary’s W 10-5 

2/23 ^ vs. Nebraska W 6-3 

3/2 UW-Milwaukee W 18-11 

3/2 UW-Milwaukee W (8) 4-3 


3/9 vs. Penn State W 5-4 

3/10 at SW Texas State L 4-8 

3/12 # vs. NE Illinois W 4-1 

3/13 # vs. Notre Dame L 3-7 

3/14 # vs. Penn State W 15-10 

3/15 # vs. Notre Dame W 8-5 







3/26 Kansas W 15-10 



3/30 * at Indiana State W (8) 7-6 




4/5 * Bradley L 6-11 






4/19 at Iowa W 12-4 

4/19 at Iowa L (9) 4-5 

4/20 at Iowa L 6-9 

4/20 at Iowa L 8-9 









5/3 * at Evansville L (10) 9-10 




5/10 * at Wichita State W 9-7 



^ - Phoenix-Oakland A’s Tournament 

# - Notre Dame Irish Classic in San Antonio, Texas 



1998 

27-27-1, 12-19 MVC 



2/13 Rockhurst W 9-1 


2/21 Air Force L 3-4 




2/27 at New Mexico St. W 18-9 




3/7 ^ vs. Xavier W 9-5 

3/8 ^ vs. Central Mich. W 9-6 

3/9 ^ vs. Delaware St. W 26-3 

3/10 at North Florida W 6-4 

3/12 ^ vs. Mercer W 15-2 


3/14 at Stetson W 7-6 

3/15 at Stetson T 9-9 









4/1 Iowa W 14-6 






4/10 * #4 Wichita State L 12-13 


















5/9 * Evansville L 1-7 



5/13 @ vs. #4 Wichita State L 4-6 

5/14 @ at Evansville L 2-5 

^ - North Florida/Jacksonville Greyhound Racing 

League Classic 

@ - MVC Tournament at Evansville 

1999 

38-25, 18-13 MVC 




2/8 at Nebraska-Omaha W 10-5 




2/20 at SE Missouri State L 2-3 

2/20 at SE Missouri State W 3-2 

2/21 at SE Missouri State W 11-1 


2/26 ^ vs. Clemson W 4-3 

2/27 ^ at UNLV W 8-7 

2/28 ^ vs. Washington W 9-6 

2/28 ^ vs. Clemson L 10-13 

3/5 UW-Milwaukee W (8) 9-8 



3/10 # vs. St. Mary’s W 9-4 


3/12 # vs. Penn State W 3-1 


3/20 Northern Illinois W 15-0 

3/20 Northern Illinois W 20-19 


3/27 * at Indiana State L (8) 4-5 






4/7 at Nebraska L (10) 4-5 



4/10 * Southern Illinois W (10) 12-11 










4/25 * at Illinois State L (11) 5-7 


5/1 * Bradley W 16-2 

5/1 * Bradley W 6-2 

5/2 * Bradley L 1-11 

5/2 * Bradley L 2-7 




5/9 * Northern Iowa L (10) 10-11 


5/14 * at Wichita State W (10) 5-4 




5/19 @ vs. Evansville W 12-4 

5/20 @ vs. Illinois State L 7-8 

5/21 @ vs. Missouri State W 11-2 

5/21 @ vs. Illinois State W (10) 3-2 


5/28 % at Notre Dame L 1-8 

5/29 % vs. Michigan L 5-13 

^ - UNLV Coors Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. 

# - Notre Dame Irish Classic in San Antonio, Texas 


% - NCAA Regional in South Bend, Ind. 

2000 

38-23, 17-14 MVC 





2/18 ^ vs. Northwestern W 7-4 


2/20 ^ vs. Portland L 6-7 


2/25 at Kansas W (11) 10-9 






3/6 # vs. Bowling Green W 4-1 

3/8 # vs. Temple W 15-0 

3/8 # at Fresno State W 12-3 

3/9 # vs. Gonzaga W 11-2 

3/10 # vs. UNC-Asheville W 5-3 

3/11 # at Fresno State L (12) 1-5 








3/26 * Wichita State L (12) 7-8 










4/14 * Evansville W (10) 9-8 

4/15 * Evansville L (9) 3-4 






















5/18 @ at Wichita State W 3-1 

5/19 @ vs. Evansville L 1-6 

5/26 % vs. Texas L 4-5 

5/27 % vs. Miami (Ohio) L 3-6 

^ - Phoenix-Oakland A’s Tournament 

# - Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic at Fresno St. 


% - NCAA Regional in Tempe, Ariz. 

2001 

21-31, 11-21 MVC 



2/16 at #4 Arizona State L 1-23 



2/25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3 

2/25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha W 11-5 

3/6 at Oklahoma W 14-12 

3/7 at Oklahoma W 9-3 

3/7 vs. S.W. Okla. W (10) 5-4 









3/23 * at Evansville W (12) 14-9 









4/4 at #5 Nebraska L 9-14 






4/14 UW-Milwaukee L 0-4 



4/20 * at Indiana State L (11) 5-6 




4/24 at #1 Nebraska W (10) 11-8 

4/28 * Bradley W 10-3 

4/28 * Bradley W 9-8 

4/29 * Bradley W 10-2 

4/29 * Bradley W 14-9 





5/9 #1 Nebraska L 4-8 




5/13 * at Wichita State L (12) 8-9 

2002 

30-24, 21-10 MVC 




2/22 ^ at UNLV L 8-9 

2/23 ^ vs. UC-Santa Barbara L 10-23 

2/23 ^ at UNLV L 6-12 

2/24 ^ vs. Michigan State W 22-15 

3/5 Dana W 16-7 


3/9 # vs. SW Texas State L 3-5 

3/10 # vs. USC L 3-7 

3/11 # vs. #12 Notre Dame W 8-6 

3/13 & vs. Notre Dame L 2-6 

3/14 & vs. Ark.-Little Rock W 7-0 

3/15 & vs. Southern Illinois L 3-10 

3/16 & vs. Ark.-Little Rock W 6-4 












4/9 #12 Nebraska W 8-3 







4/20 * #9 Wichita State W 4-2 

4/20 * #9 Wichita State W 4-2 










5/5 * Indiana State W (10) 10-9 

5/10 Stetson W 8-6 

5/12 Stetson L 5-7 

5/12 Stetson W 7-3 

5/15 #13 Nebraska L 1-9 






5/23 @ vs. Northern Iowa L 0-4 

^ - at Las Vegas, Nev. 

# - Express College Classic, Round Rock, Texas 

& - Irish Invitational, San Antonio, Texas 


2003 

20-37, 14-17 MVC 



2/11 at Arkansas L 5-9 


2/22 ~ vs. UCLA W 10-4 

2/22 ~ at #19 Texas A&M L 4-7 

2/23 ~ vs. Utah L (8) 1-2 

2/23 ~ at #19 Texas A&M L 2-7 

2/24 ~ vs. UCLA L 1-2 

2/24 ~ vs. Utah L 0-6 


3/8 at Missouri W 6-4 




3/14 % vs. Navy W 7-2 

3/14 % vs. E. Illinois L (12) 1-2 

3/15 % vs. Notre Dame L 3-10 

3/21 *at Illinois State W 11-1 

3/22 *at Illinois State L 10-11 


3/23 *at Illinois State L 6-10 


3/29 *Missouri State W 3-2 

3/29 *Missouri State W (11) 4-3 

3/30 *Missouri State L 1-11 


4/1 at Neb.-Omaha! W 17-15 

4/4 *at Evansville W 6-4 

4/5 *at Evansville L 6-10 



4/12 #17 Notre Dame! L 1-2 

4/13 #17 Notre Dame L 12-13 


4/18 *Northern Iowa L 2-11 



4/20 *Northern Iowa L (10) 6-9 


4/25 *at Wichita State L 1-6 

4/26 *at Wichita State W 3-0 




5/2 *Southern Illinois L 1-3 

5/3 *Southern Illinois W 11-1 


5/9 *at Indiana State L 8-9 

5/10 *at Indiana State W 3-1 



5/13 #8 Nebraska! L 5-9 

5/15 *Bradley L (11) 4-6 

5/16 *Bradley L 8-11 

5/16 *Bradley W 2-0 


5/21 ^ vs. Missouri State L 1-5 

5/22 ^ vs. Indiana State L 0-2 

~ - Aggie Classic, College Station, Texas 

% - Kennel Club Classic, Jacksonville, Fla. 

! - Games played at Rosenblatt Stadium 

^ - MVC Tournament, Wichita, Kan. 

2004 

35-24, 22-9 MVC 

Head Coach: Ed Servais 


2/14 % vs. Southern Utah L 5-10 



2/27 at Saint Louis L 2-8 

2/28 at Saint Louis W 3-0 







3/9 at Ark.-Little Rock L 4-7 

3/10 at Ark.-Little Rock W 7-2 

3/12 at #21 Oklahoma W 3-2 

3/13 at #21 Oklahoma L 1-6 

3/14 at #21 Oklahoma W 9-7 

3/19 North Dakota State W 14-2 

3/20 Winona State W (7) 26-4 

3/23 #18 Nebraska L 3-7 

3/26 *at Missouri State W (10) 2-0 

3/27 *at Missouri State L 0-5 

3/27 *at Missouri State W 3-2 

4/2 *Evansville W 9-4 




4/9 Northern Colorado L 4-5 

4/10 Northern Colorado W 7-4 

4/11 Northern Colorado L 3-11 


4/16 *Illinois State W 8-5 

4/17 *Illinois State L 4-6 

4/18 *Illinois State W (14) 9-7 

4/20 at #20 Nebraska W 6-4 



4/25 *at Southern Illinois W 3-0 


4/27 Kansas State! W 4-1 

4/30 *at Northern Iowa W 5-3 

5/1 *at Northern Iowa L 5-6 



5/7 *#12 Wichita State! W 4-1 

5/8 *#12 Wichita State W 2-1 

5/8 *#12 Wichita State W 8-1 

5/9 *#12 Wichita State L 2-15 

5/14 *at Bradley W (8) 11-1 

5/15 *at Bradley W 4-2 

5/15 *at Bradley L 2-4 


5/18 Nebraska! L 1-12 

5/20 *Indiana State W 8-3 


5/21 *Indiana State W (7) 12-2 


5/26 ^ vs. Indiana State W 14-4 

5/27 ^ vs. Southern Illinois L 5-6 

5/28 ^ vs. Evansville L 4-6 

! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium 

^ - MVC Tournament, Springfield, Mo. 

% - At Air Force, Colorado Springs, Colo. 

2005 

48-17, 17-7 MVC 




2/11 at Sam Houston State W 9-6 

2/12 at Sam Houston State L 2-3 


2/18 at Northern Colorado W 9-5 






3/4 at Texas A&M-CC L 1-3 

3/7 at Texas A&M-CC W (11) 3-2 

3/9 at Texas A&M-CC L 2-7 

3/10 at Texas Pan-American L 4-7 

3/11 at Texas Pan-American W 11-0 

3/12 at Texas Pan-American W 11-7 

3/15 South Dakota State W 13-0 














4/5 #4 Nebraska! W 4-3 

4/8 *Missouri State! W 6-2 











4/26 at South Dakota State W 13-1 

4/29 *Bradley W 10-8 

4/30 *Bradley W 15-2 




5/8 *Northern Iowa W 9-1 

5/10 #3 Nebraska! W 5-3 

5/13 *at Evansville W (11) 8-7 



5/18 at North Dakota State W 7-4 


5/25 ^ vs. Bradley W 9-7 

5/26 ^ vs. Evansville W 6-0 

5/27 ^ at Wichita State L 0-3 

5/28 ^ vs. Indiana State W 16-3 

5/28 ^ at Wichita State W 4-3 

5/28 ^ at Wichita State L 3-10 

6/3 $ vs. #17 NC State W 8-3 

6/4 $ at #3 Nebraska L 8-10 

6/5 $ vs. #17 NC State W 11-9 

6/5 $ at #3 Nebraska L 2-10 

* - MVC Regular Season game 



$ - NCAA Regional, Lincoln, Neb. 

2006 

31-21, 13-11 MVC 





2/17 & vs. Illinois-Chicago L 2-3 

2/18 & vs. Air Force W 9-2 

2/19 & vs. Illinois-Chicago W 5-0 




3/4 % vs. S.E. Louisiana W 8-2 

3/7 at Vanderbilt W 5-4 

3/8 at Belmont W 13-5 

3/10 at Tennessee Tech W 17-3 










3/31 #13 Wichita State! W (11) 2-1 

4/1 #13 Wichita State W 3-0 

4/2 #13 Wichita State L (8) 1-3 

4/4 #6 Nebraska! L 4-6 



4/9 *Illinois State L 13-14 


4/14 *at Southern Illinois L (10) 2-3 







4/26 @ vs. #30 Kansas L 1-9 






5/12 *Indiana State! W 6-3 

5/13 *Indiana State! W 5-0 


5/16 #10 Nebraska! L 1-4 




5/24 ât Wichita State W 11-8 

5/25 ^vs. Missouri State L 1-3 

5/26 ^vs. Bradley L 0-1 

& - Played at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz. 

% - Played in Cape Girardeau, Mo. 

@ - Best of the Midwest Tournament, K.C., Mo. 




2007 

45-16, 19-5 MVC 




2/9 $ vs. Gardner-Webb W 4-3 

2/10 at #25 Winthrop L 3-4 

2/11 $ vs. Maryland L 4-10 

2/23 # vs. Arkansas State W 6-3 

2/24 at Lamar L 3-12 

2/25 # vs. Northwestern L 3-4 

3/3 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 10-6 

3/3 at Arkansas-Little Rock W (10) 4-2 

3/4 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 8-4 

3/6 at Oklahoma L 2-4 

3/7 at Oklahoma L 2-8 


3/10 Saint Louis W (10) 5-4 


3/13 South Dakota State L 4-13 








3/27 #25 Missouri W 4-3 




4/3 Nebraska ! L 10-12 

4/6 *at #8 Wichita State W 3-2 

4/7 *at #8 Wichita State L 1-2 

4/8 *at #8 Wichita State L 1-7 








4/22 *at Indiana State W (7) 16-0 




5/4 *Southern Illinois ! L (11) 3-4 

5/5 *Southern Illinois ! W 5-2 







5/15 Nebraska! W 9-2 




5/23 ^ vs. Southern Illinois W 8-5 

5/24 ^ vs. Bradley W 2-0 

5/25 ^ vs. Bradley W 17-2 

5/26 ^ vs. #12 Wichita State L 1-2 

5/26 ^ vs. #12 Wichita State W (12) 10-9 

6/1 & vs. #22 Oklahoma St. L 4-6 

6/2 & vs. Albany W 21-11 

6/3 & at #11 Arkansas L 0-6 

$ - Played in Rock Hill, S.C. 

# - Played in Beaumont, Texas 



^ - MVC Tournament, Springfield, Mo. 

& - NCAA Regional, Fayetteville, Ark. 

2008 

37-21, 16-8 MVC 



2/22 at Washington State W 8-4 

2/23 at Washington State L 3-8 

2/24 at Washington State L 4-5 

3/1 at Tennessee-Martin W 9-4 



3/5 at Memphis W 11-3 

3/5 at Memphis W 10-8 

3/7 vs. Western Carolina $ L 8-11 

3/8 vs. Michigan State $ W 15-1 

3/9 at #6 Rice $ L 6-7 

3/15 Chicago State W (7) 11-0 









3/25 South Dakota State W (11) 9-8 







4/6 *at Bradley L (12) 3-4 

4/9 North Dakota State W (7) 2-0 

4/9 North Dakota State W (7) 1-0 

4/12 *#5 Wichita State ! W 7-3 

4/13 *#5 Wichita State ! L 3-11 

4/13 *#5 Wichita State ! L 2-3 

4/15 Kansas State ! W (11) 6-5 

4/16 Iowa ! L 3-8 





4/23 #10 Nebraska ! L 7-16 



4/27 *Evansville W (7) 13-1 


5/3 *at Southern Illinois W (10) 9-8 


5/6 at #14 Missouri L 4-5 

5/9 *Indiana State W (12) 6-5 



5/13 #6 Nebraska ! L 1-8 

5/15 Louisiana-Monroe ! W 8-5 

5/16 Louisiana-Monroe ! W 8-3 

5/17 Louisiana-Monroe L 2-7 

5/21 ^ vs. Bradley W (8) 14-2 

5/22 ^ vs. Missouri State L 5-9 

5/22 ^ vs. Northern Iowa W 4-2 

5/23 ^ vs. Southern Illinois L 5-6 

$ - Played in Houston, Texas 

^ - MVC Tournament played in Wichita, Kan. 



2009 

31-25, 14-9 MVC 




2/21 at Sam Houston State L (10) 3-4 


2/22 at Sam Houston State L (11) 4-5 

2/27 vs. Dayton $ L 1-3 

2/28 vs. Gonzaga $ L 3-11 

3/1 vs. Notre Dame $ W 6-3 


3/6 vs. Stony Brook # L 2-8 

3/7 vs. Albany # W 20-5 

3/7 at #16 Coastal Carolina # L 7-8 

3/8 vs. IPFW # W 7-2 

3/10 at #14 Coastal Carolina L 0-1 

3/11 at UNC Wilmington L 2-6 


3/15 South Dakota State L 2-4 






3/25 North Dakota L 6-7 




4/1 Kansas State ! W 5-1 



4/5 *at Evansville W (10) 10-5 


4/10 *Northern Iowa ! W 3-2 

4/11 *Northern Iowa ! L 0-2 


4/14 Kansas ! L (10) 6-7 

4/15 Air Force ! W 6-5 

4/15 Air Force ! W 6-0 

4/17 Illinois-Chicago W 9-4 

4/19 Illinois-Chicago W 4-3 

4/21 Nebraska ! L (12) 3-4 

4/24 *Bradley ! W 7-2 


4/28 at South Dakota State W 5-2 

4/29 at Iowa W 12-3 





5/9 *Missouri State ! L 7-10 





5/20 ^vs. Southern Illinois W 5-1 

5/21 ât Wichita State W 11-0 

5/22 ^vs. Missouri State W (10) 7-6 

5/23 ât Wichita State L 2-4 

$ - Phoenix Classic played in Phoenix, Ariz. 

# - Caravelle Resort Tournament played in Conway, 

S.C. 

^ - MVC Tournament played in Wichita, Kan. 



* Records prior to 1966 were not accurately kept 

and results from some years between 1966 and 

2001 are also incomplete. The lack of accurate 

records is reflected in these results. 

Creighton Coaching 

Records 

Coach Years Record Pct. 

Herb Millard 1963-68 * 41-28 .594 

Tom Trvdik 1969 11-24 .314 

Larry Cochell 1970-71 49-28 .636 

Dave Baker 1972-77 140-106-1 .569 

Jerry Bartee 1979-80 62-69-2 .474 

Dave Underwood 1981-84 124-82 .602 

Jim Hendry 1984-91 ^ 289-180-2 .616 

Todd Wenberg 1992-93 73-44-1 .623 

Jack Dahm 1994-03 283-276-2 .506 

Ed Servais 2004-pres. 227-124 .664 

* - Does not include 1963-65 

^ - Took over after Underwood resigned on 

April 23, 1984 



Creighton University 

Location 

Creighton is located in Omaha, Neb., which 

has a metropolitan area of more than 

800,000. 

Creighton History 

Founded in 1878, Creighton University is 

a private co-educational university in the 

United States, founded by the Society of 

Jesus and one of 28 jesuit colleges and 

universities. 

Creighton Today 

The Creighton of today is nationally recognized 

as a leading university in the Midwest. 

Creighton is known for student-centered 

education and significant undergraduate 

student research opportunities. As one of 

28 universities in America designed in the 

Jesuit tradition of academic excellence and 

service to others, Creighton seeks to create 

an inclusive, diverse community. Today, 

Creighton offers more than 50 majors 

in the undergraduate divisions of Arts 

and Sciences, Business and the School of 

Nursing, plus prestigious graduate courses 

and professional programs in medicine, 

dentistry, law, pharmacy, physical therapy 

and occupational therapy. 

The 2009-2010 freshman academic profile 

places Creighton among the top six 

private universities in the Midwest with 

enrollments over 4,000, and among the 

top eight Catholic universities in the nation. 

U.S. News & World Report lists Creighton 

as a “best value,” a school where students 

get the best return on their tuition investment. 

Creighton has also been cited as 

outstanding by other publications, including 

Money, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 

and The Princeton Review. 

Student Life at Creighton 

• Ten nationally recognized social fraternities 

and sororities. 

• More than 180 active student clubs and 

organizations. 

• High-speed Internet access in each of 

the nine residence halls, apartment living 

for juniors and seniors, and a special hall 

for graduate and married students. 

• Creighton has been recognized nationally 

as one of the top campuses for wireless 

access. 

• Creighton welcomes students of all religious 

beliefs and the University encourages 

students to participate in retreats, 

faith-sharing opportunities and multi-faith 

services. 

Student Snapshot 

Creighton students come from every 

state and more than 40 countries. Of our 

more than 7,000 students, over 4,000 are 

enrolled as undergraduates, and almost 

3,000 are in the graduate, law, medical, 

dental, pharmacy, physical therapy and 

occupational therapy programs. 

The Creighton Campus 

At Creighton, we are committed to having 

the best campus around. The 130- 

acre campus is located within walking 

distance of downtown Omaha and many 

recreational, cultural and entertainment 

opportunities. 

Creighton has invested more than $285 

million in on-campus improvements since 

2000 and constructed several new buildings, 

including Michael G. Morrison, S.J., 

Stadium, which distinguishes Omaha as 

the exclusive host of the region’s only 

athletic facility designed exclusively for 

soccer. The stadium hosts high school, 

club and international soccer events and a 

variety of Omaha community events. The 

Hixson-Lied Science Building and the renovated 

Rigge Science Building and Criss 

Health Sciences Building are the centerpiece 

of Creighton’s undergraduate and 

health professions leading approach to 

teaching and research. Davis Square 

and Opus Hall are new upperclassman 

town homes located on the east side of 

campus. The Wayne and Eileen Ryan 

Athletic Center & D.J. Sokol Arena, 

dedicated on Aug. 28, 2009, serves as 

an on-campus home to Bluejay women’s 

basketball and volleyball. 

The Mike and Josie Harper Center 

for Student Life and Learning, a 

245,000-square-foot facility, provides 

essential, centrally located services for 

students. It also serves as Creighton’s 

front door - warmly welcoming prospective 

students, parents, members of the 

community and all other visitors. 

At the center of the campus is the historic 

and recently restored St. John’s 

Church, the California Street Mall, the 

Lied Education Center for the Arts, the 

V.J. and Angela Skutt Student Center 

and the Kiewit Fitness Center. 

Creighton was nationally recognized in 

2009 as a “best neighbor’ university for its 

community impact. Creighton ranked sixth 

in the top 25 list of colleges and universities. 

Compiled by higher education expert 

Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, the ranking recognizes 

the positive effects higher education institutions 

have on their urban communities 

through revitalization, cultural, renewal, 

economics, community service and development. 

Creighton Service & Outreach 

Creighton seeks to educate women and 

men who are not only proficient in their 

professions, but who are enlivened with a 

spirit of service and emboldened to create 

a more just world. 

Faculty 

• A total of 972 faculty members (732 fulltime, 

240 part-time). 

• Student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1. 

• Faculty members are conducting internationally 

recognized work in many areas, 

including hereditary cancer, osteoporosis, 

hearing impairment, bone metabolism, 

regional economics and more. 


2008-09 Athletics Highlights 

• Creighton student-athletes captured the 

MVC All-Academic Award for the fourth 

time in five years. 

• Creighton student-athletes owned a GPA 

of 3.30 in the spring of 2009. 

• The 2009 softball team won its third 

straight MVC regular-season title and has 

advanced to the NCAA Tournament five 

times in the last seven years. 

• Women’s soccer hosted the MVC 

Tournament at Morrison Stadium for the 

third time in four years. 

• The men’s basketball program extended 

its MVC record with its 11th straight 20-win 

season while advancing to the postseason 

for a 12th consecutive season. 

• The men’s soccer team made its 17th 

consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance 

in 2008 while remaining the only program 

with at least one selection in every MLS 

draft. The program has made three College 

Cup showings since 1996. 

• Creighton ranked fifth nationally in men’s 

soccer attendance, 12th in men’s basketball 

and 26th in volleyball attendance. 

• Creighton hosted the MVC Men’s and 

Women’s Tennis Championships for the 

third straight season. 

• Creighton serves as the annual host institution 

for the NCAA Men’s College World 

Series. June 13-24, 2009, marked the 60th 

consecutive year the CWS was played at 

Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. 

• Four athletes were named MVC Player or 

Pitcher of the Year (Andrei Gotsmanov, 

Tara Oltman, Booker Woodfox and Renae 

Sinkler). 

Bluejay Athletics on the Web 

Visit the official home page of the Bluejays 

at www.gocreighton.com to get the latest 

news on Creighton athletics. 

• The site contains updated and archived 

rosters, current and archived schedules, 

current and archived statistics, media 

guides, photo galleries and links on everything 

related to Bluejay athletics. 

• Live video for volleyball, men’s and 

women’s soccer and men’s and women’s 

basketball home games. 

• Live audio for volleyball, men’s and 

women’s basketball and select baseball and 

softball games. 

• Live stats for basketball, volleyball, soccer, 

baseball and softball. 

For More Information 

For more information on Creighton 

University, check out the University’s website 

at www.creighton.edu, or call the 

Admissions Office at 1-800-282-5835 (toll 

free) or (402) 280-2703. 


Creighton University 

Creighton Directory 

Area Code: 402 

Campus Operator 280-2700 

Admissions (toll free) 800-282-5835 

College of Arts & Sciences 280-2800 

Athletics Department 280-2720 

Bookstore 280-2796 

College of Business 280-2850 

School of Dentistry 280-5060 

Financial Aid 280-2731 

Graduate School 280-2870 

Housing Office 280-3016 

Law School 280-2872 

School of Medicine 280-2900 

School of Nursing 280-2004 

Pharmacy & Health Professions 280-2950 

Public Safety 280-2104 

Registrar 280-2702 

Residence Life 280-2717 

Student Activities 280-1715 

Student Support Services 280-2749 

University College 280-2424 

History of Billy Bluejay 

“Billy Bluejay” is the official mascot of the Creighton University athletics department. 

The Bluejays were originally depicted by a “birdwatcher’s bluejay,” but that was changed in 

1941 when Joseph P. Murphy, a Creighton alumnus, designed the current version of Billy, 

one with a more human stance and expression. 

Prior to 1924, Creighton teams were referred to as the “Hilltoppers,” but that name lost 

favor because at least six other teams in the country also used the same nickname. The 

Omaha Bee assisted the University’s Athletic Board and Alumni Association in finding a new 

nickname by asking readers to submit possibilities. After reviewing 200 entries, the Athletic 

Board decided upon “Bluejays” because of the school’s colors, blue and white. 

Today, Creighton remains the only NCAA Division I athletics program known officially 

as the Bluejays. 



Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen 

A 2008 inductee into the Omaha Sports 

Hall of Fame, Bruce Rasmussen is in his 16th 

year as director of athletics, and 30th overall 

at Creighton University. 

During his tenure, Creighton has risen 

to prominence with its success on and off the 

field, impressive new facilities and recordbreaking 

fundraising efforts. 

For evidence, look no further than the 

Wayne and Eileen Ryan Center and D.J. 

Sokol Arena, and Michael G. Morrison, S.J., 

Stadium, Creighton’s premier soccer facility. 

The state-of-the-art Morrison Stadium, which 

is modeled after European soccer stadiums, 

allows Creighton to host community soccer 

and other events in addition to Bluejay soccer. 

The Ryan Center and D.J. Sokol Arena 

complements Morrison Stadium and provides 

a home court for women’s basketball and volleyball, 

plus a much needed gathering place 

for large University assemblies. Rasmussen 

has been instrumental in promoting college 

sports through his work on numerous NCAA, 

community and MVC task forces that further 

intercollegiate athletic programs. 

And in a day and age when coaching 

changes are the norm, Creighton has had just 

one head coaching change in the past five 

years. It’s a testament to Rasmussen’s leadership 

skills and efficient management style that 

annually produces nationally ranked teams 

both in the classroom and on the field. 

Since Rasmussen assumed the role of 

athletics director, Creighton has won 17 regular-season 

and 26 conference tournament 

titles. Creighton has also been recognized with 

the MVC All-Academic Award in five of the past 

six seasons. 

Creighton is the only school in the country 

that can claim 11 consecutive postseason 

appearances in both men’s soccer and men’s 

basketball. 

The Bluejays are the only school in 

the 103-year history of the Missouri Valley 

Conference to make 11 straight men’s basketball 

postseasons, while the men’s soccer team 

is one of four schools to appear in each of 

the past 17 NCAA Tournaments, also a league 

record for that sport. 

The Creighton softball team has made 

five NCAA Tournament appearances in the 

last seven years, while the baseball team 

won a MVC regular-season title in 2005 and 

MVC Tournament title in 2007, spending time 

in the national rankings in three of the past 

four seasons. Creighton was the nation’s only 

school to win league tournaments in baseball, 

men’s basketball and men’s soccer in 2006- 

07. 

Rasmussen also has continued to make 

outstanding hires at every opportunity. Most 

recently, Kirsten Bernthal Booth has helped 

the volleyball team improve by 18 wins in her 

first five seasons, while Ed Servais has earned 

MVC Coach of the Year honors in three of his 

first five years. 

Another recent hire, women’s basketball’s 

Jim Flanery, matched the league record 

with 48 wins in his first two seasons. He has 

led four of his six teams to the postseason. 

The 2004 women’s basketball team won the 

school’s first postseason national title of any 

kind when it won the WNIT. 

A member of the College World Series of 

Omaha, Inc., Executive Committee, Rasmussen 

plays a vital role in seeing that Creighton and 

the city of Omaha remain as hosts of the 

College World Series. He was one of six 

individuals on the CWS Oversight Committee 

which helped decide the location for the new 

downtown stadium. The CWS has established 

new attendance records in five of the past six 

years at Rosenblatt Stadium. 

Rasmussen was one of four regional winners 

from the National Association of Collegiate 

Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to take home a 

2004 GeneralSports TURF Systems AD of the 

Year Award. 

In terms of academics, Creighton’s reputation 

as one of the nation’s top academic 

institutions is reflected in the success the 

Bluejay student-athletes have had in the classroom 

during Rasmussen’s service as athletics 

director. Creighton’s baseball, men’s basketball, 

women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s 

and women’s cross country, women’s soccer 

and men’s and women’s tennis teams all have 

received national awards for their academic 

success. Bluejay student-athletes consistently 

own GPAs of 3.25 or above. 

Creighton’s primary annual fundraising 

events are the Bluejay Bash and the Bluejay 

Jamboree. Under Rasmussen’s supervision, 

each of these events continues to raise recordbreaking 

funds for Creighton athletics. Most 

notably, the 2008 Jamboree generated over 

$350,000 through its gourmet dinner, raffle 

and auction. 

The successful fundraising efforts have 

allowed Creighton to enhance its soccer, baseball 

and softball facilities under Rasmussen’s 

leadership. In 1998, the $1.7 million Student- 

Athlete Support Center renovation project was 

completed in the Old Gymnasium, resulting in 

seven new team locker rooms, an expanded 

athletic training facility, new offices and storage 

space and an academic learning center. 

The centerpiece of the project is The Parker 

Family Foundation Academic Learning Center, 

which houses the athletic department’s academic 

support team and features 20 computer 

stations and private study areas. 

Rasmussen accepted the associate athletics 

director position in 1992 after a 12-year run 

as the winningest coach in Creighton women’s 

basketball history (196-147), culminating in 

the program’s historic 1991-92 season. 

The 1992 Western Athletic Conference 

Coach of the Year, Rasmussen led the 1991- 

92 Bluejay women to a program-record 28 

wins (28-4), the WAC regular-season and tournament 

championships and a first-round NCAA 

Tournament victory in the program’s first-ever 

trip to the “Big Dance.” With that 28-4 record 

in 1991-92, Rasmussen completed his college 

coaching career with a 196-147 record, good 

for a .571 winning percentage. 

After serving as associate athletics director 

for two years, 1992-94, Rasmussen was 

named athletics director on Aug. 1, 1994. 

A 1971 graduate of Northern Iowa, 

Rasmussen came to Creighton from Bettendorf 

(Iowa) High School, where he put together a 

three-year girl’s basketball coaching record of 

64-15. His 1978-79 club posted a mark of 27-2 

and finished second at the state tournament. 

Rasmussen also coached at Maxwell (Iowa) 

High School, with a four-year record of 66-26, 

and Murray (Iowa) High School, with a twoyear 

ledger of 31-13. 

A native of Webster City, Iowa, Rasmussen 

and his wife, Jill, have five children: Megan 

(24), David (22), John (18), Katy (14) and 

Grace (11). 


Under the leadership of Creighton President 

the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., Creighton 

University is nationally recognized as a premier 

university in the Midwest and is experiencing a 

new era of growth and prosperity. 

Fr. Schlegel became Creighton University’s 

23rd president in August 2000, following nine 

years as president of the University of San 

Francisco. 

Through his vision, the University is engaged 

in its most ambitious campus expansion effort 

in its history. Creighton is becoming a national 

model showcasing a dynamic faith-based living 

and learning community in a 21st century 

urban environment. 

In 2005, Fr. Schlegel announced Willing To 

Le a d: Th e Ca m p a i g n Fo r Cr e i g h t o n University – an 

ambitious $350 million campaign designed to 

secure Creighton’s place as one of the finest 

Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United 

States. 

Since he arrived, the University has added 

40 acres to its campus and invested more than 

$285 million in new construction, renovation 

and campus improvement. Already recognized 

as a leader in science education, the University 

has renovated many of its science-related 

facilities and is home to the new state-of-theart 

Hixson-Lied Science Building. This integrated 

science center and the Creighton University 

Medical Center provide a national model for 

interdisciplinary health sciences education and 

research. 

Creighton’s expanding campus offers a welcoming 

environment for all students. In the fall 

of 2006, Creighton opened Opus Hall, one of 

two new resident town homes offering apartment 

living for junior and seniors. Creighton 

opened the Mike and Josie Harper Center for 

Student Life and Learning in the fall of 2008. 

This unique facility serves as a dramatic “front 

door” to the University, consolidating traditional 

student support services into one studentfriendly 

location. Add to that the Michael G. 

Morrison, S.J., Stadium, which is among the 

premier college campus soccer facilities in 

the nation, and the Wayne and Eileen Ryan 

Athletic Center and D.J. Sokol Arena, one of 

the finest women’s athletics facilities in the 

nation. 

Prior to his service at the University of 

San Francisco, Fr. Schlegel was Creighton 

University’s assistant academic vice president 

(1978-82), academic dean of Rockhurst 

College (1982-84), dean of arts and sciences 

at Marquette University (1984-88), and 

executive and academic vice president at John 

Carroll University (1988-91). 

Fr. Schlegel, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, 

entered the Society of Jesus in 1963 and was 

ordained in 1973. He holds B.A. and M.A. 

degrees from Saint Louis University; a B.D. 

honors degree in theology from the University 

of London; and a doctorate in international 

relations from Oxford University. 

He is a member of numerous international, 

national and local boards of directors, executive 

committees and associations. Fr. Schlegel 

is a past member of the board of trustees of 

Chicago’s Loyola University, Xavier University, 

Loyola University New Orleans, Saint Louis 

University and Loyola College in Maryland. 

Fr. Schlegel also is a director of the American 

International School of Hong Kong. 

In Omaha, he serves on several boards 

including Creighton University Medical Center, 

Creighton Preparatory School, Duchesne 

Academy and Opera Omaha. He is a member 

of the board of directors and serves on the 


President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 

Executive Committees of the Greater Omaha 

Chamber of Commerce, Joslyn Art Museum 

and Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of 

America. In 2007, he became a Distinguished 

Eagle Scout. 

Previously, he has held numerous board 

positions with an array of organizations including 

St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation, 

Il Cenacolo, Coro, World Affairs Council 

of Northern California, the Association of 

Catholic Colleges and Universities, the National 

Association of Independent Colleges and 

Universities, where he serves on the executive 

committee and chairs the public policy committee, 

and Heythrop College at the University of 

London. 

Fr. Schlegel also has served on accreditation 

site visits for the North Central Association, 

and was a consultant to the Organization 

for Economic Development and Cooperation 

based in Paris. 

In 2004 the Woodmen of the World Life 

Insurance Society Lodge 1 in Omaha presented 

him with the Honored Citizen Award 

for his outstanding leadership of Creighton 

University. For his promotion of understanding 

and respect among all races, religions and cultures, 

Fr. Schlegel received the Otto Swanson 

Spirit of Service Award from the National 

Conference for Community and Justice in May 

2003. He was inducted as the Omaha Press 

Club’s 114th “Face on the Barroom Floor” in 

2007. In 2008, he received the Tim Rouse 

Advocate for Women in Leadership Award and 

was honored by the Nebraska Unicameral for 

his commitment to diversity. 

He enjoys opera, classical music, gourmet 

cooking, racket sports and the outdoors. 


Th i s Is Cr e i g h t o n


This Is Omaha 

Think of Omaha as center court: a 

dynamic and unique destination in the center 

of the country full of action. Omaha has 

this special spirit that fills the city like an 

arena full of fans whose team just won with 

a buzzer beater. Excitement for what it has 

built, what it has accomplished and what’s 

still ahead. 

It’s a spirit born on the banks of the 

Missouri River, founded in 1854 by land 

speculators convinced they were at the heart 

of something new. Soon after, the transcontinental 

railroad was built and Omaha 

emerged as a hotbed of activity and new 

technologies. 

There is a great story about Omaha’s 

growth in the early days that really speaks 

to the pioneering spirit of the city. As Omaha 

prepared to lay underground cables for telephones, 

workers were trying to figure out 

the easiest way to string the lines. Being an 

inventive bunch, Omahans solved the problem 

by getting ferrets to help carry the lines 

through the tunnels. Sounds extraordinary, 

but it worked. Today, Omaha is at the center 

of the telecommunications industry. Call for a 

hotel reservation from anywhere in the U.S. 

and you are probably calling Omaha. The city 

is home to the Hyatt, Marriott, Radisson, and 

Omni reservation centers. That infrastructure 

is also key to the nation’s defense. Offutt Air 

Force Base, home to STRATCOM, is based 

here. STRATCOM is the nation’s eyes, ears 

and muscle when it comes to protecting the 

country. 

That spirit is also seen in Omaha’s modern 

day pioneers. Warren Buffett, one of the 

richest men in the world, is a plainspoken 

Omaha-born and bred financial pioneer. 

When Warren speaks, people listen, learn 

and make money. In fact, as you look at the 

four Fortune 500 companies that call Omaha 

home, they are all innovators: Berkshire 

Hathaway, Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, 

and Peter Kiewit Sons’. 

It’s not just the business community 

that embodies that spirit; you can also listen 

to it, touch it, taste it and feel it when you 

visit Omaha. 

Home to the world’s largest indoor 

rainforest, next to the world’s largest indoor 

desert under the world’s largest geodesic 

dome, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo is a can’t 

miss when you’re in town. Experience what 

it’s like to go underground and see rare 

creatures that only come out at night, or 

surround yourself with sharks as you walk 

through an 850,000-gallon underwater tunnel. 

Talk about innovative: the zoo just spent 

$6 million on a research facility allowing it to 

respond to national and international conservation 

needs. 

Omaha’s three Smithsonian-affiliated 

museums offer a diverse cross section of art. 

Gaze at a 15,000-pound glass sculpture suspended 

in air at the Joslyn Art Museum, hop 

on board Harry S. Truman’s press train at the 

Durham Heritage Museum, or pilot a fighter 

jet at the Strategic Air and Space Museum, 

home to some of the most prized and rarely 

displayed military aircraft. Discover how 

nature can seem brand new as you walk 

through over 100 acres of lush and rare 

fragrance at Lauritzen Gardens: Omaha’s 

Botanical Center. 

Omaha is a mecca to music pioneers, 

as the city is quickly becoming the nation’s 

premier hot spot for the indie rock scene. It’s 

home to famed Saddle Creek Records and 

nationally renowned bands such as Bright 

Eyes, The Faint and Cursive. 

Omaha is a city that never forgets its 

past. The Old Market is the true merging 

of old and new. The historic warehouse 

district was preserved and transformed into 

the city’s art, shopping and dining district. 

Unique shops and restaurants lining cobblestone 

streets, it’s a place to remember where 

you’ve been and where you’re going. 

Omaha’s new Bob Kerrey Pedestrian 

Bridge S-curves its way across the Missouri 

River. This one-of-a-kind structure is the 

longest pedestrian bridge to link two states. 

It’s just one more example of how 

Omaha stays fresh and innovative, all thanks 

to that indelible pioneering spirit. 

Qwest Center Omaha opened in 2003, and is home to 

Bluejay men’s basketball, as well as concerts and other 

entertainment events. 



Creighton Staff Directory 

Creighton Athletics Department 



Creighton Head Coaches 

Phone: (402) 280-2720 

Fax: (402) 280-5596 

www.gocreighton.com 

Baseball Staff 

Dana 

Altman 

Men’s 

Basketball 

280-1795 

Kirsten 

Bernthal 

Booth 

Volleyball 

280-5794 

Dan 

Chipps 

Women’s Crew 

280-1817 

Debbie 

Conry 

Women’s Golf 

280-1722 

Chas 

Davis 

M & W 

Cross Country 

280-3611 

Bruce 

Erickson 

Women’s 

Soccer 

280-5553 

Head Coach Ed Servais 280-2483 

E-mail address 

eservais@creighton.edu 

Associate Head Coach Rob Smith 280-5545 


robsmith@creighton.edu 

Assistant Coach Brent Alwine 280-2628 


brentalwine@creighton.edu 

Vol. Assistant Coach Brandon Tormoehlen 280-2489 


JohnTormoehlen@creighton.edu 

Jim 

Flanery 

Women’s 

Basketball 

280-2720 

Tom 

Lilly 

Men’s 

& Women’s 

Tennis 

280-2490 

Ed 

Servais 

Baseball 

280-2483 

Brent 

Vigness 

Softball 

280-2949 

Bob 

Warming 

Men’s Soccer 

280-5785 

Chris 

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Sports 

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Creighton Vice 

President 

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SWA 

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Athletics 

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Information 

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Academic and Athletic Success 

• Creighton’s student-athletes combined for a 3.30 GPA last spring. The student-athletes own 

a cumulative 3.32 GPA, which tied the school’s best mark ever. 

• Creighton Athletics ranks first in the MVC and tied for 23rd nationally with a 94 percent 

graduation success rate according to the most recent NCAA figures. 

• Creighton has won the MVC All-Academic Award in five of the past six seasons. 

• The NCAA recently introduced a new tool for the evaluation of the academic quality of 

participating programs. The Academic Progress Report is intended to gauge the progress 

student-athletes are making to degree completion and graduation. Creighton had a Valleybest 

seven teams post multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their 

respective sports: men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, 

women’s golf, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. 

• Eighty-seven of Creighton’s 226 student-athletes (38.5 percent) earned a 3.50 GPA or better 

during the Spring 2009 semester. Three of these athletes were Creighton baseball players. 

• Creighton had 120 student-athletes make the Dean’s List at least once last year, including 

68 student-athletes who earned the honor both semesters. 

• Fourteen student-athletes (6.2 percent) earned perfect 4.00 GPA’s during the Spring 2009 

semester. 

• One-hundred seventy student-athletes (75.2 percent) earned a 3.00 GPA or better in the 

Spring 2009 semester. 

• Ten teams (women’s basketball, crew, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s 

golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and volleyball) had team 

GPA’s of 3.28 or better. 

Rick Apke, 1978 

Krystle Campa, 2003 

Zach Daeges, 2005 & 2006 

Brody Deren, 2004 

Becky Flynn, 1995 

Christine Fukumoto, 2005 

Heidi Geier, 1998 & 1999 

Emily Greisch, 2006 

All-Time Academic All-Americans 

Bill Hahn, 1993 

Shane Havens, 2003 

Dan Lawler, 1999, 2000 & ‘01 

Mike Lindeman, 2003 & 2004 

Christy Lunceford, 1997 

Tara Oltman, 2008, 2009 

Jessica Powers, 1999 

Jamie Reiss, 2007 

Academic Learning Center 

Ernie Rongish, 1973 

Darin Ruf, 2009 

Dave Schrage, 1983 

Paul Silas, 1964 

Jean Tierney, 1983 

Anthony Tolliver, 2007 

Carrie Welle, 1998 

Matt Wieland, 2005 

Student-athletes’ demand for academic support has increased dramatically as they attempt 

to balance a full academic load with athletics. The recruitment, retention and graduation of 

student-athletes is vital to the success of collegiate athletics. 

Creighton University’s Student-Athlete Support Center was a major renovation of existing 

space in the Creighton Gymnasium, with the goal of enlarging and improving locker rooms 

and support facilities. In addition to new locker rooms, the 13,000-square-foot Support Center 

includes The Parker Family Foundation Academic Learning Center, staff offices, an expanded 

athletic medicine area and additional athletics storage space. 

The Parker Family Foundation Academic Learning Center includes staff offices, 20 computer 

stations, study tables, sound-proof carrels for tutoring and partitions to divide the area into sections 

for quiet, individual or group study. 

The Blue and White Fund was established by former Creighton student-athletes, alumni 

and friends to support this $1.7 million renovation project, which was completed in the fall of 

1998. 

Steve Brace 

Assistant AD/Director of Student- 

Athlete Support Services 

Baseball 

Robbie Knight 

T.J. Roemmich* 

Darin Ruf* 

Men’s Basketball 

Josh Dotzler 

Derek Sebastian 

Dustin Sitzmann* 

Women’s Basketball 

Katie Frank* 

Michaela Kraft* 

DaNae Moore 

Kellie Nelson* 

Megan Neuvirth* 

Stephani Rhoten* 

Sam Schuett* 

Kristina Voss 

Kelsey Woodard* 

Women’s Crew 

Alexandra Bloomquist 

Katherine Cameron 

Anne Edmonds 

Diane Ferry 

Michelle Glow* 

Stephanie Haas 

Courtney Hanson* 

Kayla Heimerman* 

Christine Koehler* 

Nicole Lindseth* 

Dayna Miyashiro 

Emalie Price 

Marguerite Ritchey 

Brianna Rochford 

Lauren Shoemaker 

Kathryn Macan* 

Susan Silverman* 

Shruti Singh 

Shelby Takeshita* 

Men’s Cross Country 

Daniel Barnett* 

Chris Boitano 

Chris Culhane* 

Liam Dawson* 

Jared Dittman 

Zach Fuller* 

Casey Jergenson* 

Zack Kesthely* 

Mitchell Knutson 

Ben McAnany 

Myles Miller 


Creighton Academics 

Women’s Cross Country 

Ashley Altrichter* 

Aubrey Inman 

Molly Jergenson* 

Lily Kaftan 

Ally Lynn* 

Carleen O’Brien* 

Jacqueline Parker 

Elizabeth Timberlake 

Men’s Golf 

Austin Andersen 

Andrew Brooks* 

Jack Dressen* 

Jimmy Zuegner 

Women’s Golf 

Armana Christianson* 

Maggy Hejlek* 

Maggie Kersenbrock* 

Ashley Norris* 

Brittany Pepler* 

Men’s Soccer 

Stew Brown 

Kyle Deremer 

Nick Goldreich 

Bryan Hoie 

Brian Holt 

Nick O’Neill 

Tucker Sindlinger* 

Seth Sinovic* 

Jeremy Wittig* 

Alex Zanotto* 

Women’s Soccer 

Tara Bailey 

Jordan Bruch 

Kristen Casey* 

Nicole DeLue 

Marcy Gans* 

Annemarie Hengel* 

Rachelle Holt 

Kyla Hoskins 

Grace Kwon 

Shawn Magrum 

Macy Mauer 

Lisa Chipps 

Assistant Academic 

Coordinator 

Outstanding Student-Athletes 

Creighton prides itself on the quality education it provides for its student-athletes. 

Those listed below were members of the Dean’s List 

(3.5 GPA) in 2008-09. (*Earned Dean’s List honors both semesters.) 

Tessa McKeone 

Alicia Montgomery* 

Lindsay Vaught* 

Claire Zach* 

Softball 

Michelle Graner 

Kylie Hovinga 

Michelle Koch* 

Lauren Larson 

Elizabeth McKewon 

Tara Oltman* 

Christa Ruf* 

Kari Sakamoto* 

Jessica Wakasugi* 

Men’s Tennis 

Michael Elson* 

Jose Guerra* 

Bryan Lube 

Gabe Nagy* 

Kyle Obermeier* 

Kurt Schroer* 

Brian Ward* 

Women’s Tennis 

Leesa Cadwallader* 

Sarah Cadwallader* 

Lindsey Erickson* 

Lauren Mastro* 

Mary Pat McMullan 

Nicole Nakaoka 

Kelsey Schmidt* 

Volleyball 

Karisa Almgren 

Megan Bober* 

Amanda Cvejdlik* 

Carolyn Decker 

Melanie Feldman* 

Jessica Houts* 

Korie Lebeda* 

Michaela Malloy 

Allie Oelke* 

Alicia Runge* 

Sarah Schulze* 



Strength and Training 

Athletic Training 

Creighton University athletic trainers work in cooperation with, and under the supervision 

of, physicians to provide the best possible care for student-athletes. It has a staff 

of four full-time certified and state licensed athletic trainers and two graduate assistant 

certified and state licensed athletic trainers. Athletic Training students also gain clinical 

experience as they help serve the sports medicine needs of Creighton 

student-athletes. 

The mission of Creighton University Athletic Training is to serve 

as the initial allied health care provider for Creighton University student-athletes 

and to provide access to other health care professionals 

as needed. Services include prevention, assessment, management 

and rehabilitation of athletic-related injuries and illnesses. 

Creighton Athletic Training is committed to the highest standards 

of care consistent with the National Athletic Trainers Association 

Code of Professional Practice and the credentialing statutes of the 

state of Nebraska. 

Curtis Self will serve as the baseball athletic trainer. 

Curtis Self 

Baseball 

Athletic Trainer 

Strength and Conditioning 

Creighton student-athletes benefit from a year-round strength training and conditioning program in the Frank J. Iwersen Strength and Conditioning 

Facility. 

The 4,000-square-foot facility in the Vinardi Athletic Center gives Creighton student-athletes one of the finest strength and conditioning facilities 

in the country for a school that does not sponsor football. 

The facility features five Olympic platforms with complete sets of Olympic bumper plates, the most up-to-date weight training machines, a free 

weight area with over 10,000 pounds of weights including a complete set of dumbbells, functional training equipment, aerobic training equipment, and 

video and audio systems to help the staff monitor and teach proper techniques. 


College World Series 

The NCAA Division 

I College World Series 

has called Omaha home 

every year since 1950 

and Creighton University 

serves as the host institution 

for the event. 

Annually drawing more than 225,000 fans to the 

11-day event, the College World Series is one of 

the nation’s premier sporting events, matching 

college baseball’s top eight teams in a doubleelimination 

tournament for the national championship. 

The 2010 CWS will be the 61st in Omaha and 

is scheduled for June 19-30 at Johnny Rosenblatt 

Stadium. 

All-Americans 

The Creighton baseball program has produced 

14 All-Americans in its history, 

including four first-teamers in 

the 1990s: Dan Smith (1990), Scott 

Stahoviak (1991), Chad McConnell 

(1992) and Ryan Gripp (1999). 

Others who have received All- 

America recognition include Scott 

Servais (1988), Mike Heathcott 

(1991), Peyton Lewis (1999), Steve Grasley 

(2004), Tony Roth (2004), Scott Reese (2005) 

and Zach Daeges (2006). 

In 2007, three pitchers received All-America 

honors. Ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte was 

named an All-American by four different publications, 

starter Ben Mancuso was a third-team 

selection by Collegiate Baseball and reliever 

Andy Masten earned second-team laurels from 

the NCBWA. 

Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua 

Inducted into the Creighton University Athletic 

Hall of Fame in 1988, Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua 

Bevilacqua became the first person associated 

with Creighton Athletics to be honored by the 

Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame when he 

was presented the MVC Award of Merit at the Hall 

of Fame induction ceremonies Sept. 1, 1998, in St. 

Louis. 

Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua was Creighton’s volunteer 

team physician for 32 years (1962-82, 1986-98) until 

his passing in October of 1998, while on a road trip 

with the Bluejay men’s soccer team. 

During his years of service, Bevilacqua never 

received monetary compensation and always paid 

his own way when he traveled with teams. 

MVC All-Centennial Team 

As part of its centennial celebration, 

the Missouri Valley Conference named 

a baseball all-centennial team in 2007. 

Creighton was well-represented, as 

nine Bluejays were selected. 

Tony Roth (2002-05) was one of 

five players selected at second base. 

Scott Servais (1986-88) at catcher 

and Zach Daeges (2003-06) at third 

base were each one of only four 

Scott Reese 

Tony Roth 

Zach Daeges 

players selected at their positions. 

The 1991 National Player of the Year Scott 

Stahoviak (1989-91) was selected as a utility 

player. Oneri Fleita (1987-88) was voted to the 

team as one of four designated hitters. 

In the outfield, Dave Schrage (1980-83) was chosen 

as one of nine outfielders. He is the only person 

to earn all-conference honors as a player and later 

receive the league’s Coach of the Year award. 

Alan Benes (1991-93) and Dan Smith (1988-90) 

were voted onto the team as starting pitchers. 

Steve Grasley (2001-04) received the nod as a 

relief pitcher. 

Hall of Fame 

In addition to his status as a Major League 

Baseball Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson was the first 

Bluejay inducted into the Creighton University 

Athletics Hall of Fame in 1968. The Creighton Hall 

of Fame now boasts 64 members, including 11 

former baseball players. 

Joining Gibson in the Creighton Athletics Hall 

of Fame are Oneri Fleita (2000), Gil Passarella 

(1984), Dennis Rasmussen (1993), Randy Schwartz 

(1994), Jim Hendry (2001), Scott Servais (2003), 

Scott Stahoviak (2005), Mike Heathcott (2006) 

and 2007 inductee Mike Finley. 

Fight Song 

The Creighton University Fight Song is “The 

White and the Blue,” with words and music by 

Gordon Richmond. 

“The White and the Blue! 

Colors two, it is you we defend. 

Fearless for you, 

our might to the fight we will lend. 

So: wave, colors, wave 

We will fight on for your glory. 

White and Blue! 

We will fight till the fight is won.” 

Jaybackers 

The booster group for Creighton Athletics, the 

Jaybackers, contributed over $2 million to the 

athletic department last year, primarily through 

membership donations and the annual Bluejay 

Jamboree held in November. 

Endowed Scholarships 

Through the generosity of its supporters, 

Creighton has established endowed scholarships 

that are awarded to student-athletes on a yearly 

basis. Most of these scholarships go toward helping 

fifth-year student-athletes who have completed 

their athletic eligibility. Below are the last 

names of donors with endowed scholarships that 

are available to baseball players: 

Baseball Only: Palmer, Mangiameli, Quinlan 

All Sports: Jensen, Mailliard, Barr, Dippel, 

Bevilacqua, Remde, Leavitt, Gibson (minority) 


Creighton Traditions 

Missouri Valley Conference 

The Creighton baseball team has been a 

member of the Missouri Valley Conference since 

the 1977 season. Prior to joining the Valley, the 

Bluejays played as an independent. 

The oldest conference headquartered west 

of the Mississippi River, The Valley is in its 103rd 

year of existence and began sponsoring baseball 

in 1947. 

Major Leaguers 

The Creighton program has seen its share of 

athletes move on to the professional ranks. The 

Jays have had 73 players drafted by Major League 

Baseball teams since 1955 with 15 of them making 

it to a 40-man roster. This includes 28 signees 

in the 1990s and 17 since 2000. 

Some of the more notable names from 

Creighton’s history are Bob Gibson, Dave McKay, 

Dennis Rasmussen, Scott Servais, Kimera Bartee, 

Scott Stahoviak and Alan Benes. 

Most recently the names of Zach Daeges, 

Adam Schaecher, Marc Lewis, Chase Odenreider, 

Pat Venditte and Darin Ruf have been added to 

the list. 

USA Baseball 

Five Bluejay baseball players -- Chad 

McConnell, Chad Meyers, Dennis Rasmussen, 

Scott Servais and Dan Smith -- have represented 

the United States in international competition. 

Scott Servais was a member of the goldmedal-winning 

baseball team at the 1988 Seoul 

Scott Servais 

Dennis Rasmussen 

Olympics. 

Creighton was ranked in the latest Top 50 

USA Baseball National Team Collegiate Programs 

by USA Baseball. The Bluejays came in tied for 

23rd in the rankings, which are based on a program’s 

contributions to the U.S. National Team. 



Bluejays After Creighton 

CU’s Major League Connections 

Player Year Organization 

Gerald J. Shea 1905 St. Louis Cardinals 

Joseph Lotz 1916 St. Louis Cardinals 

Hugh (Hal) Luby 1931 Philadelphia Athletics 

Gene Sullivan 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 

Frank Slezak 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 

Fritz Stanek 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 

Bob Gibson 1957 St. Louis Cardinals 

Don Brummer 1957 New York Yankees 

Gil Passarella 1970 New York Yankees 

Dave McKay 1971 Minnesota Twins 

John Sturgeon 1972 San Diego Padres 

Cliff Cuadreuil 1972 Baltimore Orioles 

Jim Otto 1972 New York Yankees 

Jim Lemon 1973 Kansas City Royals 

Dennis Froehlich 1974 San Francisco Giants 

Abner Johnson 1977 Minnesota Twins 

Dennis Rasmussen 1980 California Angels 

Daryl Stoval 1982 Chicago White Sox 

Donald Montgomery 1983 Montreal Expos 

Doug Palmer 1983 Minnesota Twins 

Kevin Kristan 1983 Chicago White Sox 

Tom Traen 1983 Montreal Expos 

Eric Campbell 1984 Chicago White Sox 

Tom Drees 1985 Chicago White Sox 

Jeff Kopyta 1986 Oakland Athletics 

Dave Hartnett 1986 Seattle Mariners 

Shaun Daly 1987 Kansas City Royals 

Brad Kucera 1987 Milwaukee Brewers 

Scott Servais 1988 Houston Astros 

Oneri Fleita 1988 Baltimore Orioles 

Dan Johnston 1988 Chicago Cubs 

Eric Boddie 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 

Dan Smith 1990 Texas Rangers 

Scott Stahoviak 1991 Minnesota Twins 

Dax Jones 1991 S.F. Giants 

Steve Hinton 1991 Kansas City Royals 

Mike Heathcott 1991 Chicago White Sox 

Ryan Martindale 1991 Cleveland Indians 

Bobby Langer 1991 Chicago White Sox 

Chad McConnell 1992 Philadelphia Phillies 

Rick Freehling 1992 Florida Marlins 

Alan Benes 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 

Brian O’Brien 1993 Minnesota Twins 

Brian O’Connor 1993 Philadelphia Phillies 

Troy Schulte 1993 Houston Astros 

Kimera Bartee 1993 Baltimore Orioles 

Aaron Puffer 1993 California Angels 

Eric Maloney 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers 

Rick Heiserman 1994 Cleveland Indians 

Dan Hower 1994 Texas Rangers 

Eric Dantzler 1994 San Francisco Giants 

Gary Dose 1995 Minnesota Twins 

Tyson Kimm 1995 Philadelphia Phillies 

Mike Mahoney 1995 Atlanta Braves 

Mike Stick 1995 Chicago Cubs 

A.J. Walkanoff 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 

Chad Meyers 1996 Chicago Cubs 

Kevin Frederick 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 

Ryan Gripp 1999 Milwaukee Brewers 

Peyton Lewis 1999 Toronto Blue Jays 

Vince Pietro 2000 Cleveland Indians 

Ken Sarna 2000 Kansas City Royals 

Dan Lawler 2001 Chicago Cubs 

Dan Gooris 2001 San Diego Padres 

Tim Gradoville 2002 Philadelphia Phillies 

Tom Oldham 2003 Seattle Mariners 

Ryan Fitzgerald 2003 Chicago Cubs 

Steve Grasley 2004 Seattle Mariners 

Eric Wordekemper 2005 New York Yankees 

Tony Roth 2005 Texas Rangers 

Zach Daeges 2006 Boston Red Sox 

Adam Schaecher 2006 Texas Rangers 

Chase Odenreider 2006 New York Yankees 

Marc Lewis 2007 Florida Marlins 

Chris Gradoville 2007 Texas Rangers 

Chad Ogden 2007 Texas Rangers 

Pat Venditte 2008 New York Yankees 

Vicente Cafaro 2009 Texas Rangers 

Kirk Clark 2009 Houston Astros 

Darin Ruf 2009 Philadelphia Phillies 

*All teams listed are the team the player signed 

with 

Bold - Reached the Major Leagues. 

Northwoods League 

Known as one of the premier summer collegiate baseball wooden bat leagues in the country, many 

Northwoods League rosters have included Creighton players in recent years. Eight Bluejays on the 

2010 roster played in the Northwoods League last summer (Robbie Knight, Bobby Lackovic, Brandon 

Koenigstein, Jonas Dufek, Jimmy Swift, Matt Patterson and Carson Vitale). In addition, current CU 

Vitale 

assistant coach Rob Smith has previously been head coach of the league’s Wisconsin Woodchucks. 

Patterson continued the Jays’ run of success in the league, as he was named to the North Division’s 

mid-season All-Star Team as a member of the Duluth Huskies in 2009. 

In 2008, Lackovic was selected to the 2008 mid-season Northwoods League All-Star Team 

as a member of the Waterloo Bucks. In 2007 Darin Ruf was named the league’s best offensive first 

baseman after hitting .348. In 2005, Zach Daeges became the first player in NWL history to win the 

Triple Crown, batting .366 while hitting 13 home runs and driving in 48 Patterson 

runs for the Waterloo Bucks. 

Creighton players have been successful for years in the NWL. Former Bluejays 

Steve Grasley and Tom Oldham were named to the Northwoods League All-Decade 

Team that was announced in 2004. Grasley’s 19 saves during the summer of 2002 

was a NWL record. He returned in 2003 as a starter and led the NWL with nine wins 

and 91 strikeouts for the league champion Wisconsin Woodchucks. Also a member 

of the Woodchucks, Oldham’s 0.74 ERA in 2001 is the lowest in NWL history. 

Wisconsin also won the league championship in 2001 behind Oldham’s 6-1 record. 

Carrie Welle Anderson 2009 

Rick Apke 1989 

Tom Apke 1995 

Edward Beisser 1977 

Lee C. Bevilacqua, M.D. 1988 

Ralph Bobik 1988 

Kelly Brookhart Prokupek 2003 

Conrad “Cornie” Collin 1991 

Keith DeFini 2005 

Randy Eccker 1999 

Mike Finley 2007 

Oneri Fleita 2000 

Donald Fleming 1976 

Rick Freehling 2009 

Becky Flynn Jensen 2005 

Heidi Geier Woodard 2006 

Bob Gibson 1968 

Pam Gradoville Simon 1999 

Kathy Halligan 2002 

Gene Harmon 1985 

Bob Harstad 2002 

Rev. Robert J. Hart, S.J. 2001 

Bob Gibson is regarded as one of the best pitchers 

in baseball history. After concluding his collegiate 

career at Creighton in 1957, Gibson went on to 

win 251 games, record 3,117 strikeouts, win two 

world championships with the St. Louis Cardinals, 

earn two Cy Young awards and win the 1968 National 

League MVP. Gibson was inducted into the 

Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. 

Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame 

Dick Harvey 1983 

Mike Heathcott 2006 

Jim Hendry 2001 

E.S. “Eddie” Hickey 1973 

Mary Higgins 1987 

Lance Hill 2007 

Werner Jensen, M.D. 1975 

John C. Johnson 1991 

Brian Kamler 2002 

John Knolla 1978 

Donald Knowles 1969 

Ralph “Swede” Langer 2000 

Don Leahy 2008 

Leonard “Jimmy” Lovley, D.D.S. 1969 

Dr. Ralph Mailliard 1972 

Kevin McKenna 1998 

John J. “Red” McManus 1979 

Brian Mullan 2008 

Richard Mulrooney 2008 

Gil Passarella 1984 

Ira Philson 2003 

Bob Portman 1982 

Anthony F. Porto, Sr., D.D.S. 1990 

Jessica Powers Davis 2007 

Dennis Rasmussen 1993 

Roman Roh, D.D.S. 1981 

Sebastian “Subby” Salerno 1986 

Randy Schwartz 1994 

Scott Servais 2003 

Paul Silas 1974 

Scott Stahoviak 2005 

Shannon Struby 2006 

Eddie Sutton 1997 

Jean Tierney Holt 1990 

Johnny Torres 2004 

John Trautman, M.D. 1980 

Melissa Walsh 2009 

Rev. Maurice Van Ackeren, S.J. 1971 

Tanya Warren 1996 

William Worthing 1970 

Connie Yori 1992 

Mary Yori 1992 

* Former baseball players bolded 

Creighton Major Leaguers 

Throughout the years, 

Creighton has sent numerous 

players into the professional 

ranks. Nineteen of 

those players have reached 

baseball’s ultimate stage. 

This group is highligted 

by who many regard as one 

of baseball’s greatest pitchers. 

Bob Gibson was inducted 

into the Baseball Hall of 

Fame in 1981 after a stellar 

17-year career with the St. 

Louis Cardinals. 

After concluding his collegiate 

career at Creighton 

in 1957, Gibson went on to 

win 251 games, record 3,117 

strikeouts and win two world 

championships with the St. 

Louis Cardinals. 

The Jays had several 

other players enjoy long careers, 

as Dennis Rasmussen 

played 13 seasons for five 

different teams, putting up 

a career 4.15 ERA with 91 

wins. 

Scott Servais played 11 

seasons with four teams, hitting 

.245 with 63 home runs 

and 319 RBIs. 

Alan Benes pitched eight 

seasons, posting an impressive 

13 wins his rookie season 

with the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Dave McKay played eight 

season with three teams, but 

has enjoyed a long coaching 

career with the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Scott Stahoviak, one 

of four first round picks in 

Creighton history, played five 

seasons for the Minnesota 

Twins, belting 27 home runs 

and driving in 119. 


TIM GRADOVILLE 

Did not see any game action 


Bluejays in the Major Leagues 

KIMERA BARTEE 

Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI 

1996 Det. .253 110 217 32 55 6 1 1 14 

1997 Det. .200 12 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 

1998 Det. .194 57 98 20 19 5 1 3 15 

1999 Det. .195 41 77 11 15 1 3 0 3 

2000 Cin. .000 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 

2001 Cin. .000 12 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 

Totals .216 243 416 69 90 12 5 4 33 

ALAN BENES 

Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K 

1995 St.L 8.44 1-2 0 3/3 16.0 24 4 20 

1996 St.L 4.90 13-10 0 34/32 191.0 192 87 131 

1997 St.L 2.89 9-9 0 23/23 161.2 128 68 160 

1999 St.L 0.00 0-0 0 2/0 2.0 2 0 2 

2000 St.L 5.67 2-2 0 30/0 46.0 54 23 26 

2001 St.L 7.36 2-0 0 9/1 14.2 14 12 10 

2002 Chi.(NL) 4.35 2-2 0 7/7 39.1 42 12 32 

2003 Chi.(NL) 2.16 0-0 1 3/0 8.1 8 6 9 

2003 Tex. 11.40 0-3 0 4/4 15.0 29 8 11 

Totals 4.59 29-28 1 115/70 494.0 493 220 401 

TOM DREES 


1991 Chi.(AL) 12.27 0-0 0 4/0 7.1 10 6 2 

Totals 12.27 0-0 0 4/0 7.1 10 6 2 

KEVIN FREDERICK 


2002 Min. 10.03 0-0 0 8/0 11.2 13 10 5 

2004 Tor. 6.59 0-2 0 22/0 28.2 32 16 22 

Totals 7.59 0-2 0 30/0 40.1 45 26 27 

BOB GIBSON 


1959 St.L 3.33 3-5 0 13/9 75.2 77 39 48 

1960 St.L 5.61 3-6 0 27/12 86.2 97 48 69 

1961 St.L 3.24 13-12 1 35/27 211.1 186 119 166 

1962 St.L 2.85 15-13 1 32/30 233.2 174 95 208 

1963 St.L 3.39 18-9 0 36/33 254.2 224 86 245 

1964 St.L 3.01 19-12 1 40/36 287.1 250 86 245 

1965 St.L 3.07 20-12 1 38/36 299.0 243 103 270 

1966 St.L 2.44 21-12 0 35/35 280.1 210 8 225 

1967 St.L 2.98 13-7 0 24/24 175.1 151 40 147 

1968 St.L 1.12 22-9 0 34/34 304.2 198 62 268 

1969 St.L 2.18 20-13 0 35/35 314.0 251 95 269 

1970 St.L 3.12 23-7 0 34/34 294.0 262 88 274 

1971 St.L 3.04 16-13 0 31/31 245.2 215 76 185 

1972 St.L 2.46 19-11 0 34/34 278.0 226 88 208 

1973 St.L 2.77 12-10 0 25/25 195.0 159 57 142 

1974 St.L 3.82 11-13 0 33/33 240.0 236 104 129 

1975 St.L 5.04 3-10 2 22/14 109.0 120 62 60 

Totals 2.91 6 3884.1 1336 

251-174 528/482 3279 3117 

Baseball Hall Of Fame Inducted in 1981 

Cy Young Awards: 2; 1968, 1970 

N.L Most Valuable Player: 1; 1968 

N.L All Star: 8; 1962, 1965-70, 1972 

N.L. Gold Gloves: 9; 1965-73 

World Series Most Valuable Player: 2; 1964, 1967 

MLB Records: 

Strikeouts in a World Series: 35 

Strikeouts in a World Series game: 17 

Single Season ERA: 1.12 

MIKE HEATHCOTT 


1998 Chi.(AL) 3.00 0-0 0 1/0 3.0 2 1 3 

Totals 3.00 0-0 0 1/0 3.0 2 1 3 

RICK HEISERMAN 


1999 St.L 8.31 0-0 0 3/0 4.1 8 4 4 

Totals 8.31 0-0 0 3/0 4.1 8 4 4 

DAX JONES 


1996 S.F. .172 34 58 7 10 0 2 1 7 

Totals .172 34 58 7 10 0 2 1 7 

JOE LOTZ 


1916 St.L 4.28 0-3 0 12/3 40.0 31 17 18 

Totals 4.28 0-3 0 12/3 40.0 31 17 18 

HAL LUBY 


1936 Phi A. .184 9 38 3 7 1 0 0 3 

1944 N.Y. (NL) .254 111 323 30 82 10 2 2 35 

Totals .247 120 361 33 89 11 2 2 38 

MIKE MAHONEY 


2000 Chi.(NL) .286 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 

2002 Chi.(NL) .207 16 29 2 6 3 0 0 3 

2005 St.L .156 26 64 5 10 1 0 1 6 

Totals .180 46 100 8 18 5 0 1 10 

DAVE MCKAY 


1975 Min. .256 33 125 8 32 4 1 2 16 

1976 Min. .203 45 138 8 28 2 0 0 8 

1977 Tor. .197 95 274 18 54 4 3 3 22 

1978 Tor. .238 145 504 59 120 20 8 7 45 

1979 Tor. .218 47 156 19 34 9 0 0 12 

1980 Oak. .244 123 295 29 72 16 1 1 29 

1981 Oak. .263 79 224 25 59 11 1 4 21 

1982 Oak. .198 78 212 25 42 4 1 4 17 

Totals .229 6452086 191 441 70 15 21 170 

CHAD MEYERS 


1999 Chi.(NL) .232 43 142 17 33 9 0 0 4 

2000 Chi.(NL) .173 36 52 8 9 2 0 0 5 

2001 Chi.(NL) .118 18 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 

2003 Sea. .000 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Totals .229 6452086 191 441 70 15 21 170 

DENNIS RASMUSSEN 


1983 S.D. 1.98 0-0 0 4/1 13.2 10 8 13 

1984 N.Y.(AL) 4.57 9-6 0 24/24 147.2 127 60 110 

1985 N.Y.(AL) 3.98 3-5 0 22/16 101.2 97 42 63 

1986 N.Y.(AL) 3.88 18-6 0 31/31 202.0 160 74 131 

1987 N.Y.(AL) 4.75 9-7 0 26/25 146.0 145 12 39 

1987 Cin. 3.97 4-1 0 7/7 45.1 39 12 39 

1988 Cin. 5.75 2-6 0 11/11 56.1 68 22 27 

1988 S.D. 2.55 14-4 0 20/20 148.1 131 36 85 

1989 S.D. 4.26 10-10 0 33/33 183.2 190 72 87 

1990 S.D. 4.51 11-15 0 32/32 187.2 217 62 86 

1991 S.D. 3.74 6-13 0 24/24 146.2 155 49 75 

1992 Chi.(NL) 10.80 0-0 0 3/1 5.0 7 2 0 

1992 K.C. 1.43 4-1 0 5/5 37.2 25 6 12 

1993 K.C. 7.45 1-2 0 9/4 29.0 40 14 12 

1995 K.C. 9.00 0-1 0 5/1 10.0 13 8 6 

Totals 4.15 0 1460.2 522 

91-77 256/235 1424 835 

SCOTT SERVAIS 


1991 Hou. .162 16 37 0 6 3 0 0 6 

1992 Hou. .239 77 205 12 49 9 0 0 15 

1993 Hou. .244 85 258 24 63 11 0 11 32 

1994 Hou. .195 78 251 27 49 15 1 9 41 

1995 Hou. .225 28 89 7 20 10 0 1 12 

1995 Chi.(NL) .286 52 175 31 50 12 0 12 35 

1996 Chi.(NL) .265 129 445 42 118 20 0 11 63 

1997 Chi.(NL) .260 122 385 36 100 21 0 6 45 

1998 Chi.(NL) .222 113 325 35 72 15 1 7 36 

1999 S.F. .273 69 198 21 54 10 0 5 21 

2000 Col. .218 33 101 6 22 4 0 1 13 

2000 S.F. .250 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 

2001 Hou. .375 11 16 1 6 0 0 0 0 

Totals .245 2493 611 2 319 

820 243 130 63 

GERALD SHEA 


1905 St.L .333 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 

Totals .333 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 

DAN SMITH 


1992 Tex. 5.02 0-3 0 4/2 14.1 18 8 5 

1993 Tex. 4.30 1-2 0 13/0 14.2 18 12 9 

Totals 4.66 1-5 0 17/2 29.0 36 20 14 

SCOTT STAHOVIAK 


1993 Min. .193 20 57 1 11 4 0 0 1 

1995 Min. .266 94 263 28 70 19 0 3 23 

1996 Min. .284 130 405 72 115 30 3 13 61 

1997 Min. .229 91 275 33 63 17 0 10 33 

1998 Min. .105 9 19 1 2 0 0 1 1 

Totals .256 344 1019 135 261 70 3 27 119 




Matt Marek 

Sports Information Intern/ 

Baseball SID 

(402) 280-5801 

Email: mattmarek@creighton.edu 

Credentials may also be requested by 

emailing Matt Marek. Credentials can be 

picked up at the main entrance to the 

Creighton Sports Complex on game day. 

Any media planning to staff the Rosenblatt 

Stadium games will require a credential to 

gain access to the press box and should 

contact the Creighton Sports Information 

Office at least one week prior to the games 

for parking information. Credentials for the 

Rosenblatt games may be picked up at the 

stadium’s will call window. 

Missouri Valley Conference policy requires 

two courtesy phone lines be provided for 

the official radio station of visiting member 

schools. For non-conference opponents, the 

same two phone lines will be afforded to the 

team’s official radio station at no charge only 

if the same courtesy is reciprocal the next 

time Creighton plays that team on the road. 

Visiting beat writers may use the same 

phone lines after the games. 

Rob Anderson 

Sports Information Director 

(402) 280-5544 

Email: randerson@creighton.edu 

Rob Simms 

Sports Information 

Associate Director 

(402) 280-2433 

Email: rsimms@creighton.edu 

The award-winning Creighton Sports 

Information Office is always interested in 

helping the local and national media with 

its coverage of the Bluejays. Listed on this 

page are guidelines and services which 

the Sports Information Office provides to 

aid you as you do your job. Please feel 

free to contact Sports Information Director 

Rob Anderson, Associate SID Rob Simms 

or Sports Information Intern/Baseball SID 

Matt Marek for assistance. 

Media Credentials 

Please contact Baseball SID Matt Marek 

for media credentials to Creighton baseball 

home games. All media credential requests 

can be written on official letterhead and 

addressed to: 

Matt Marek 




Game Day Services 

Media guides, updated statistics and 

notes from both participating schools will 

be available upon arrival to the media 

area. At home games, the Creighton Sports 

Information staff will maintain a computerized 

box score that may be printed at any 

point in the game. After the game, box 

scores will be printed in the NCAA format, 

unless otherwise requested and faxed to 

the appropriate media outlets. The game 

narrative and updated Creighton statistics 

may also be faxed upon request. All of 

the above information is also accessible 

on Creighton’s athletics website (www. 

gocreighton.com) shortly after games. 

Interviews 

During the week, all player interviews 

must be coordinated through Matt Marek. 

Interviews with head coach Ed Servais 

may be arranged by calling Servais (402- 

280-2483) directly. The best time to reach 

coach Servais is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. On 

most days, Servais and his players will be 

available for interviews immediately prior to 

or following practice. 

Game day player interviews prior to 

the game are not permitted. Following a 

10-minute cooling off period immediately 

after games, Servais and selected players 

will be available for interviews just outside 

the Creighton dugout. 

Photo Policy 

Only accredited photographers on assignment 

will be issued credentials. Copies of 

the rosters will be available in the media 

area. Photographers are not permitted on 

the field of play. They may shoot from 

behind the fence on either the left field or 

right field line or from the bleachers. 

Phone Lines 


Radio Broadcast Information 

KOZN (1620 AM) and KOIL (1180 AM) will broadcast 34 regular 

season Bluejay baseball games, including 22 home games, 

12 road games and all 

postseason contests. Dave 

Gustafson and John Bishop 

will be on the call. These 

games will also be webcast 

at www.1620thezone.com, 

http://koilam1180.com, 

and at www.gocreighton.com. 

2010 Baseball Broadcast Schedule 

Tue. March 16 at Kansas State KOIL 1180 6:30 p.m. 

Tue. March 23 at Kansas KOIL 1180 3:00 p.m. 

Fri. March 26 at Southern Illinois KOIL 1180 3:00 p.m. 

Sat. March 27 at Southern Illinois KOIL 1180 2:00 p.m. 

Sun. March 28 at Southern Illinois KOIL 1180 1:00 p.m. 

Fri. April 2 vs. Indiana State* KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m. 

Sat. April 3 vs. Indiana State* KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m. 

Sun. April 4 vs. Indiana State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m. 

Tue. April 6 at Nebraska KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m. 

Wed. April 7 vs. Kansas* KOIL 1180 6:30 p.m. 

Fri. April 9 vs. Illinois State KOIL 1180 4:00 p.m. 

Sat. April 10 vs. Illinois State KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m. 

Sun. April 11 vs. Illinois State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m. 

Fri. April 16 at Bradley KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m. 

Sat. April 17 at Bradley KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m. 

Sun. April 18 at Bradley KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m. 

Tue. April 20 vs. Nebraska* KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m. 

Fri. April 23 at Missouri State KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m. 

Sat. April 24 at Missouri State KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m. 

Sun. April 25 at Missouri State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m. 

Wed. April 28 vs. Iowa* KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m. 

Fri. April 30 vs. Evansville* KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m. 

Sat. May 1 vs. Evansville KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m. 

Sun. May 2 vs. Evansville KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m. 

Fri. May 7 vs. Wichita State* KOIL 1180 12:00 p.m. 

Sat. May 8 vs. Wichita State* KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m. 

Sun. May 9 vs. Wichita State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m. 

Fri. May 14 vs. Seattle* KOZN 1620 7:00 p.m. 

Sat. May 15 vs. Seattle KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m. 

Sun. May 16 vs. Seattle KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m. 

Tue. May 18 vs. Nebraska* KOZN 1620 7:00 p.m. 

Thur. May 20 vs. New Orleans KOIL 1180 4:00 p.m. 

Fri. May 21 vs. New Orleans KOIL 1180 4:00 p.m. 

Sat. May 22 vs. New Orleans* KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m. 

*Indicates game played at Rosenblatt Stadium 

Local Newspapers 

Omaha World-Herald 

14th & Dodge Streets 


Phone: (402) 444-1000 

Fax: (402) 344-3343 

Editor: Thad Livingston 

Beat Writer: Steve Pivovar 

Columnist: Tom Shatel 

Creightonian 



Phone: (402) 280-4058 

Fax: (402) 280-4730 

Editor: Vinny Benedetto 

Lincoln Journal Star 

P.O. Box 81609 

926 P Street 

Lincoln, NE 68501 

Phone: (402) 473-7431 

Fax: (402) 473-7291 

Editor: Todd Henrichs 

Council Bluffs Nonpareil 

117 Pearl Street 

Council Bluffs, IA 51503 

Phone: (712) 328-1811 

Fax: (712) 328-1597 

Editor: Steve Sigafoose 

Wire Services 

Omaha Associated Press 

909 N. 96th Street, #104 


Phone: (402) 391-0031 

Fax: (402) 391-1412 

Primary Writer: Eric Olson 

Local Television 

KETV (ABC, Ch. 7) 

27th & Dodge Streets 


Phone: (402) 978-8957 

Fax: (402) 978-8931 

Director: Jon Schuetz 

KMTV (CBS, Ch. 3) 

10714 Mockingbird Drive 


Phone: (402) 593-2706 

Fax: (402) 592-4714 

Interim Director: Matt Seigel 


Creighton Media Outlets 

Bluejay Baseball Media Directory 

KPTM (Fox, Ch. 42) 

4625 Farnam Street 


Phone: (402) 554-4286 

Fax: (402) 554-4292 

Director: J.J. Davis 

NET Sports 

P.O. Box 83111 

Lincoln, NE 68501 

Phone: (402) 472-9333 

Fax: (402) 472-5347 

Producer: Jim Carmichael 

WOWT (NBC, Ch. 6) 

3501 Farnam Street 


Phone: (402) 233-7940 

Fax: (402) 233-7888 

Director: Ross Jernstrom 

Local Radio 

KFAB (1110 AM) 

5010 Underwood Avenue 


Phone: (402) 556-5060 

Fax: (402) 556-8937 

KOMJ (1490 AM) 

and 

KHLP (1420 AM) 

11128 John Galt Boulevard 


Phone: (402) 592-5300 

Fax: (402) 596-9428 

Director: Kurt Owens 

KOZN (ESPN Radio, 1620 AM) 

and 

KOIL (1180 AM) 

5011 Capitol Avenue 


Phone: (402) 342-2000 

Fax: (402) 342-7041 

Director: Kevin Kugler 

KXSP (Big Sports 590 AM) 

5030 N. 72nd Street 


Phone: (402) 573-0590 

Fax: (402) 331-1348 



Missouri Valley Conference 

The Missouri Valley Conference enters its 103rd year 

at the start of the 2009-10 academic year, and the nation’s 

second-oldest NCAA Division I conference continues to be 

a leader in college athletics. 

The Valley continues to lead by example as one of college 

athletics’ most progressive conferences. The Valley 

emphasizes the importance of the student-athlete and is 

aggressive in its approach to provide opportunities for its 

member institutions. 

One of the biggest achievements for The Valley is the 

increasing notoriety of the State Farm Men’s Basketball 

Championship, which continually ranks as one of the nation’s 

top attended championship basketball tournaments. 

Notably, in March of 2010, the conference will celebrate the 

tournament’s 20th anniversary in St. Louis. Affectionately 

known as “Arch Madness,” the tournament is the secondlongest 

tenured neutral site tournament (trailing only the 

Big East in New York). 

Even though the MVC’s spectacular streak of nine seasons 

with two or more conference teams in the NCAA Men’s 

Basketball Tournament ended in 2008, the league continues 

to be one of the nation’s elite. Last year, a league-record 

seven MVC teams were in the post-season. The Valley has 

had four or more post-season bids in the same season 15 

times, including each of the last six years. Notably, The 

Valley has had 22 post-season teams in men’s basketball 

over the past four seasons, with three NCAA Sweet 16 trips 

(Bradley, Southern Illinois and Wichita State). UNI represented 

the league in the NCAA Tournament, while Bradley 

– for the second-straight year – reached the championship 

finals of a post-season tournament, representing the 

league in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. 

There were plenty of other milestones for The Valley in 

the athletic arena in 2008-09. For the second-straight year, 

the conference staged a neutral site women’s basketball 

tournament at the St. Charles Family Arena before good 

crowds, with Evansville earning the title and representing 

the league in the NCAA Tournament. Regular-season 

champ Illinois State reached the semifinals of the WNIT. 

The Valley had another historic year in volleyball as 

three league teams earned bids into the NCAA Tournament 

field. In 2007, a conference record four teams were invited 

to the Big Dance, while only five times previously has the 

league received as many as two NCAA bids. Tournament 

champion Missouri State was joined by UNI and Wichita 

State in post-season play. 

In men’s soccer, Creighton ran its incredible streak of 

consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances to 17 in a row, 

and the Bluejays reached the NCAA Quarterfinals. The 

Bluejays were joined by Drake in the NCAA field, as the 

Bulldogs were making their first-ever appearance in the 

men’s bracket. 

In baseball, Wichita State again represented the league 

in the NCAA Tournament, and reached the regional final, 

falling to Washington State. Over the past three decades, 

the Shockers have made 26 NCAA Tournament trips, with 

seven CWS berths and a 1989 NCAA Championship to their 

credit. 

For the first time in seven seasons, The Valley failed to 

send multiple softball teams to the NCAA Championship. 

Bradley made its first-ever NCAA appearance to represent 

the league and defeated national No. 15 seed DePaul in the 

opening game. In a season of firsts, the Braves earned 

their spot in the NCAA Tournament after becoming the first 

team in league history to win the conference tournament as 

the host institution, edging regular-season champ Creighton. 

In one of the closest results in league history, Wichita 

State earned the 2008-09 All-Sports crown, edging secondplace 

Illinois State by 0.06 points. The Shockers won a 

league-best four titles (women’s cross country, volleyball, 

men’s golf and women’s tennis), while placing in the top 

four in 12 of 15 sports in which they sponsor. 

Based in St. Louis since 1985, the league is assertive 

in its approach to hosting NCAA basketball championship 

events, operating a revenue-producing in-house television 

network, bidding out the right to host sport championships 

and landing title sponsorships for those events. 

The success of The Valley television package is one of 

the great stories in the league, in terms of the clearance 

of the men’s basketball tournament title game on national 

broadcast television, the excellent national and regional 

coverage for basketball and other sports, and the effective 

sale of advertising content to more than 25 companies. 

The MVC Television Network has blossomed into a revenuegenerating 

vehicle and The Valley’s most visible marketing 

tool. 

During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley’s ninth and 

longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been aggressive 

in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. This continuing 

involvement of the MVC in hosting NCAA events represents 

one of the most concentrated stretches of host opportunities 

for any university or conference in the 70-plus year 

history of the national championship tournament. In 2010, 

the Missouri Valley will host an NCAA men’s basketball regional, 

while The Valley has hosted three Final Fours this 

decade (women’s events in 2001 and 2009, and the Men’s 

Final Four in 2005). The league had previously hosted 

men’s regionals in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2007; and a men’s 

first/second round event in 2002. Additionally, Creighton 

and The Valley co-hosted a men’s basketball first and second 

round in 2008 in Omaha. 

And while the Missouri Valley Conference has been 

progressive in pursuing NCAA events, it has continued to 

be a national leader in the athletic arena. And starting 

in 1995-96, the conference broke new ground by allowing 

league members to bid for hosting rights for select team 

sport championships. By establishing uniform host criteria, 

the conference is able to assist a host institution in a 

season-long promotional campaign and provide an avenue 

where hosts can acquire sponsors and achieve a profit for 

the event. 

In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the 

summer of 1997, when the conference began its athletics 

Hall of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird 

of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry 

Iba of Oklahoma State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, 

Ed Macauley of Saint Louis, and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati 

were members of the initial induction class. Currently, 

nearly 40 former players, coaches and alums dot the 

league’s Hall of Fame. 

Men’s basketball, perhaps, has the league’s most storied 

tradition with the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson, 

but The Valley has also produced national-caliber 

student-athletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, 

Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman 

to earn the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation’s top 

female collegiate student-athlete. In the sport of track and 

field, Indiana State’s Holli Hyche captured seven national 

sprint titles in the early 1990s, Southern Illinois’ Darrin Plab 

won back-to-back NCAA outdoor high jump titles in 1991 

and 1992, SIU’s Brittany Riley became the World record 

holder in the weight throw in 2007. And Kylie Hutson of 

Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault 

titles in 2009. 

From its early beginning to its current standing on the 

map of college athletics, The Valley will always continue to 

be proactive in its approach. 

League members include Bradley, Creighton, Drake, 

Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, 

Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Wichita State. Eastern 

Illinois is an affiliate member in men’s soccer, while 

Central Arkansas and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville will begin 

affiliate men’s soccer membership in 2010. 

MVC Contact Information 

1818 Chouteau Ave. 

St. Louis, MO 63103 

Phone: (314) 421-0339 

Fax: (314) 421-0620 

www.mvc.org 

MVC Staff 

Doug Elgin - Commissioner 

Patty Viverito - Senior Associate Commissioner 

Joe Mitch - Associate Commissioner 

Jack Watkins - Associate Commissioner for Marketing 

and Television 

Mike Kern - Associate Commissioner for 

Communications 

Jeremiah Ingram - Assistant Commissioner for 


Mary Mulvenna - Assistant Commissioner for 

Compliance and Community Relations 

Lauren Eads - Director of Sports Administration 

Bobby Thomas - Director of Operations 

Jamie Jarrett - Director of Corporate Sales 

Kelli Briscoe - Assistant Director of Communications 

Rich Steed - Chief Financial Officer 

Maxine Day - Executive Assistant 

Carla Fight - Assistant to the Commissioner 

Lori Bruton - Assistant to Chief Financial Officer 

Kristin Gregory - Media Relations Intern 

Oct. 9-11 

Oct. 31 

Nov. 6-8 

Nov. 13-15 

Nov. 26-28 

Jan. 22-24 

Feb. 11-13 

Feb. 27-28 

Mar. 4-7 

Mar. 11-14 

April 18-20 

April 23-25 

April 26-27 

May 13-15 

May 14-16 

May 26-29 

2009-10 Championships 

Individual Tennis (W) - Evansville, Ind. 

Cross Country (M/W) - Peoria, Ill. 

Soccer (W) - Omaha, Neb. 

Soccer (M) - Des Moines, Iowa 

Volleyball - Omaha, Neb. 

Individual Tennis (M) - Des Moines, Iowa 

Swimming & Diving (W) - Carbondale, Ill. 

Indoor Track & Field (M/W) - Cedar Falls, Iowa 

MVC Basketball (M) - St. Louis, Mo. 

MVC Basketball (W) - St. Charles, Mo. 

Golf (W) - Newburgh, Ind. 

Tennis (M/W) - Wichita, Kan. 

Golf (M) - Hutchinson, Kan. 

Softball - Des Moines, Iowa 

Outdoor Track & Field (M/W) - Normal, Ill. 

Baseball - Wichita, Kan. 

Doug Elgin 

Commissioner 

Joe Mitch 

Associate Commissioner 

Mike Kern 


Kelli Briscoe 

Baseball SID 

Bradley • Creighton 

Drake • Evansville 

Illinois State • Indiana State 

Missouri State • Northern Iowa 

Southern Illinois • Wichita State 

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