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2010 Bluejay B<br />
aseBall<br />
Table of Contents<br />
TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA<br />
Future Home of <strong>Creighton</strong> Baseball<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> BaseBall 2010<br />
Introduction<br />
Quick Facts............................................2<br />
CU Sports Complex ................................3<br />
Rosenblatt Stadium.............................4-5<br />
TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha ................6<br />
Roster Breakdown..................................7<br />
TV/Radio Roster ....................................8<br />
Season Preview ................................ 9-10<br />
Coach and Player Bios<br />
Ed Servais ...................................... 12-13<br />
Rob Smith ........................................... 14<br />
Brent Alwine........................................ 15<br />
Brandon Tormoehlen............................ 15<br />
Support Staff....................................... 15<br />
Eric Bruns ........................................... 16<br />
Ian Dike.............................................. 16<br />
Robbie Knight...................................... 17<br />
Bobby Lackovic.................................... 18<br />
Mike Nihsen......................................... 19<br />
Matt Patterson..................................... 20<br />
T.J. Roemmich ..................................... 21<br />
Carson Vitale ....................................... 22<br />
Vince Bellino........................................ 23<br />
Jonas Dufek ........................................ 23<br />
Greg Hellhake...................................... 24<br />
Elliot Soto............................................ 25<br />
Jimmy Swift......................................... 26<br />
Jack VanLeur .................................. 26-27<br />
Joey Bowens ....................................... 27<br />
Zane Hinkel ......................................... 28<br />
Brandon Koenigstein ............................ 28<br />
Bobby Lewis ........................................ 29<br />
Kurt Spomer........................................ 29<br />
Scott Thornburg .................................. 30<br />
Austin Cole.......................................... 30<br />
Nick Musec.......................................... 30<br />
Trever Adams ...................................... 31<br />
Clay Cuno............................................ 31<br />
Mike Mutcheson................................... 31<br />
Gage Daniels ....................................... 32<br />
Jordan Makovicka ................................ 32<br />
Ty Blach .............................................. 32<br />
Michael Blatchford ............................... 33<br />
John Boyle .......................................... 33<br />
Kyle King............................................. 33<br />
Joey Long ........................................... 34<br />
T.C. Manning ....................................... 34<br />
Alex Staehely....................................... 34<br />
Mark Winkelman.................................. 34<br />
Opponents<br />
2010 Opponents ............................. 35-48<br />
2009 In Review<br />
2009 Review................................... 49-56<br />
Records and History<br />
Single Game Records ........................... 58<br />
Season and Career Records ............. 59-61<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> in Postseason Play ........... 62-66<br />
All-Americans ................................. 67-68<br />
All-Time Opponents.............................. 70<br />
Last Time it Happened ......................... 71<br />
Year-By-Year Results ....................... 72-77<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> at a Glance...................... 78-79<br />
Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen ........ 80<br />
Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. .................... 81<br />
This is <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Omaha, Nebraska ................................ 83<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Athletic Staff ........................ 84<br />
Academics........................................... 85<br />
Strength and Conditioning .................... 86<br />
Traditions ............................................ 87<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> in the Pros ........................ 88-89<br />
Media Information<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Information................ 90<br />
Radio and Media Outlets....................... 91<br />
The Missouri Valley Conference............. <strong>92</strong><br />
2010 <strong>Creighton</strong> Baseball Media Guide Credits:<br />
The 2010 <strong>Creighton</strong> Baseball Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Matt Marek. Editorial assistance<br />
provided by <strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Information staff, <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball staff, <strong>Creighton</strong> Public Relations<br />
staff and Assistant Athletics Director Kevin Sarver.<br />
Outside covers were designed by Tucker Turner of <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> Athletic Marketing. Inside covers<br />
were designed by Matt Marek.<br />
Photos courtesy of Rob Anderson, Eric Francis, <strong>Creighton</strong> Media Services, Scott Bruhn, Noel Bruns, Robert<br />
Perkett, Michael Spomer, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Omaha World-Herald, Northwoods League,<br />
USA Baseball, Wisconsin Woodchucks, The MVC, National Baseball Hall of Fame. Renderings of TD AMERI-<br />
TRADE Park Omaha were provided by Brad Williams and Populous. Printed by Printco Graphics.<br />
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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION<br />
School................. <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Location........................ Omaha, Neb.<br />
Founded.................................... 1878<br />
Enrollment............................... 7,385<br />
School Colors ................ Blue & White<br />
Nickname............................. <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
Affiliation....................NCAA Division I<br />
Conference...Missouri Valley Conference<br />
President.....Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.<br />
Athletic Director.......Bruce Rasmussen<br />
School Web Site.... www.creighton.edu<br />
Athletic Web Site...www.gocreighton.com<br />
Conference Web Site..... www.mvc.org<br />
STADIUM INFORMATION<br />
Primary Stadium... CU Sports Complex<br />
Capacity .............................. 1,000<br />
Dimensions................330-400-330<br />
Surface..........Artificial Turf Outfield<br />
FieldTurf Infield<br />
Year Opened......................... 1988<br />
Secondary Stadium....Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
Capacity ............................ 23,100<br />
Dimensions................335-408-335<br />
Surface.....................Natural Grass<br />
Year Opened......................... 1948<br />
COACHING STAFF INFORMATION<br />
Head Coach....................... Ed Servais<br />
Alma Mater... Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1981<br />
Record at <strong>Creighton</strong>...... 227-124 (7th)<br />
Career Record......... 409-206-1 (16th)<br />
Associate Head Coach... Rob Smith (4th)<br />
Assistant Coach.....Brent Alwine (2nd)<br />
Volunteer Coach<br />
Brandon Tormoehlen (1st)<br />
Baseball Office............(402) 280-2483<br />
2009 INFORMATION<br />
2009 Overall Record..................31-25<br />
Home Record.........................15-8<br />
at CU Sports Complex........10-4<br />
at Rosenblatt Stadium.........5-4<br />
Away Record........................11-14<br />
Neutral Record.........................5-3<br />
2009 MVC Record.......................14-9<br />
Regular Season Finish...............4th<br />
Home......................................7-4<br />
at CU Sports Complex..........5-2<br />
at Rosenblatt Stadium.........2-2<br />
Away.......................................7-5<br />
2009 MVC Tournament Record.......3-1<br />
TEAM INFORMATION<br />
Players Returning/Lost..............22/14<br />
Newcomers...................................13<br />
Position Starters R/L.................... 6/3<br />
Pitchers R/L................................11/6<br />
PROGRAM INFORMATION<br />
Number of Years (since 1966) .........44<br />
Overall Record ........1300-950-8 (.577)<br />
NCAA Postseason Appearances.........8<br />
Last Appearance........................ 2007<br />
NCAA CWS Appearances ..................1<br />
Last Appearance........................ 1991<br />
SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE<br />
Baseball Contact............... Matt Marek<br />
Office Phone...............(402) 208-5801<br />
Cell Phone..................(218) 791-8614<br />
Email.........mattmarek@creighton.edu<br />
Sports Info Director...... Rob Anderson<br />
Office Phone...............(402) 280-5544<br />
Email..........randerson@creighton.edu<br />
Associate SID................... Rob Simms<br />
Office Phone...............(402) 280-2433<br />
Email..............rsimms@creighton.edu<br />
Fax............................(402) 280-2495<br />
Press Box (CUSC).......(402) 280-2787<br />
Press Box (Rosenblatt)...(218) 791-8614<br />
Mailing Address<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Information<br />
2500 California Plaza<br />
Omaha, NE 68178<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Complex<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Complex has served as the home of the CU baseball team since it opened in 1988 and was renovated<br />
in 2000. The on-campus facility features SafePlay playing surface on both the baseball and neighboring softball<br />
fields. In the fall of 2006, the infield of the baseball diamond was refurbished with FieldTurf, thanks to a $20,000 grant<br />
courtesy of College World Series of Omaha, Inc. The field plays 330 feet to left and right field, 400 to center field and<br />
390 to the gaps. The complex is located at 22nd and Burt Street in Omaha and seats 1,000 at capacity.<br />
Kitty Gaughan Pavilion houses spacious locker rooms and indoor batting cages for Bluejay players. The two-story structure is<br />
also home to the baseball and softball offices. The Jim Hendry Locker Room now features new carpet and a 36” flat screen<br />
TV.<br />
On game days, concession stands and restrooms are available for fans as well as indoor viewing areas for both the baseball<br />
and softball fields.<br />
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Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
The annual home of college baseball’s pinnacle has served as the “home away from home” for the <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball<br />
program. The <strong>Bluejays</strong> play several games a year at Rosenblatt Stadium. <strong>Creighton</strong> played nine games at Rosenblatt<br />
Stadium in 2009 and will play 11 games there in 2010 beginning on April 2 against Indiana State.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> annually serves as the host of the NCA Men’s College World Series. <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball players are able to<br />
experience on a yearly basis the aura and thrill of playing in a facility that houses so much history and has been the<br />
site of many moments of glory.<br />
Built in 1948, the site of the Men’s Division I College World Series since 1950 was originally called Omaha Municipal<br />
Stadium.<br />
Johnny Rosenblatt (1907-1979) whose name graces this ballpark, played amateur, semipro and professional baseball<br />
before entering a life of public service. He located this hilltop site and pushed for its construction. It opened in 1948<br />
and two years later attracted the NCAA College World Series.<br />
Johnny, ebullient and upbeat, served as mayor of Omaha from 1954 to 1961, but was stricken with Parkinson’s Disease<br />
in the prime of life. Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium, also home to the Omaha Royals, has carried his name since 1964.<br />
Thanks to the dedication of the city of Omaha and countless benefactors, the stadium has evolved into a representation<br />
of what college baseball is all about -- teamwork, dedication and camaraderie.<br />
The Road to Omaha sculpture, standing in front of Rosenblatt, was a gift to the city of Omaha and Series fans from<br />
College World Series of Omaha, Inc., the local organizing committee. The “Road to Omaha” was sculpted in 1999 by<br />
Omaha artist John Lajba and serves as a testimonial to the enduring sports tradition.<br />
Stadium Seating<br />
The general admission area is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible, with a ramp leading up to a patio<br />
deck, plus there’s handicapped seating on both the right and left field sides.<br />
Total Seating -- 23,100<br />
Grand Stand/View Club -- 17,700<br />
General Admission -- 5,400<br />
ADA Accessibility<br />
Street Address<br />
Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
1202 Bert Murphy Ave.<br />
Omaha, NE 68107<br />
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Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 2010 Games at Rosenblatt<br />
Fri. April 2 Indiana State 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. April 3 Indiana State 6:00 p.m.<br />
Wed. April 7 Kansas 6:30 p.m.<br />
Tue. April 20 Nebraska 6:30 p.m.<br />
Wed. April 28 Iowa 6:30 p.m.<br />
Fri. April 30 Evansville 6:30 p.m.<br />
Fri. May 7 Wichita State 12:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. May 8 Wichita State 12:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. May 14 Seattle 7:00 p.m.<br />
Tue. May 18 Nebraska 7:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. May 22 New Orleans 12:00 p.m.<br />
Top Single-Game Regular Season Attendance Dates<br />
In Rosenblatt History<br />
Att. Team vs. Team Date Result<br />
21,158 #10 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/16/06 Nebraska 4-1<br />
20,011 #3 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/10/05 <strong>Creighton</strong> 5-3<br />
18,758 #13 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/15/02 Nebraska 9-1<br />
18,316 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/15/07 <strong>Creighton</strong> 9-2<br />
15,436 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/10/00 Nebraska 10-2<br />
14,650 #6 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/13/08 Nebraska 8-1<br />
13,862 #1 Nebraska vs. <strong>Creighton</strong> 5/09/01 Nebraska 8-4<br />
Directions to CU Sports Complex<br />
From I-80 West: Traveling west on Interstate 80 from Des Moines,<br />
continue on I-80 West across the Missouri River to I-480 North to downtown<br />
Omaha. Once on I-480, get into the far right lane and continue<br />
straight to the I-480 East/Highway 75 split. Take Highway 75 (the right<br />
fork). Exit to the right on the Cuming Street exit, turn right at the bottom<br />
of the ramp onto Cuming. After going through the Cuming and 24th Street<br />
intersection, make a right onto 23rd Street and continue straight into a<br />
campus parking lot. Continue until reaching the top of a hill, from there<br />
the Kitty Gaughan Pavilion as well as the baseball and softball fields will<br />
be visible on the left.<br />
From I-29 North: Traveling north on Interstate 29, take I-80 West at<br />
the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Follow the<br />
above directions from I-80 West.<br />
From I-80 East: Traveling east on Interstate 80 from Lincoln, take Interstate<br />
480 North to downtown Omaha and follow the above directions.<br />
From Eppley Airfield: When leaving the terminal, turn left (south) on<br />
Abbott Drive and follow toward downtown, where Abbott Drive will turn<br />
into Cuming Street. From Cuming Street, turn left onto 23rd Street and<br />
continue straight up the hill into the campus parking lot. Continue until<br />
reaching the top of a hill, from there the Kitty Gaughan Pavilion as well as<br />
the baseball and softball fields will be visible on the left.<br />
Media and Team Parking: Parking credentials are not required at<br />
the <strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Complex. It is recommended you park several rows<br />
from the stadium to avoid foul balls.<br />
Directions to Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
From I-80 West: Traveling west on Interstate 80 from Des Moines,<br />
continue on I-80 west across the Missouri River to the 13th Street exit. At<br />
the 13th Street stoplights, turn left onto 13th Street heading south (going<br />
over I-80) and Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is on your left about two<br />
blocks ahead.<br />
From I-80 East: Traveling east on Interstate 80 from Lincoln, continue<br />
on I-80 east to the 13th Street exit. At the 13th Street stoplights,<br />
turn right onto 13th Street heading south and Omaha’s Johnny Rosenblatt<br />
Stadium is on your left about two blocks ahead.<br />
From I-29 North: Traveling north on Interstate 29, take I-80 west<br />
at the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Stay on<br />
I-80 west and get off at the 13th Street exit. At the 13th Street stoplights,<br />
turn left onto 13th Street heading south (going over I-80) and Johnny<br />
Rosenblatt Stadium is on your left about two blocks ahead.<br />
From I-29 South: Traveling south on Interstate 29, take I-80 west at<br />
the convergence of the two interstates in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Continue<br />
on I-80 west across the Missouri River to the 13th Street exit. At the 13th<br />
Street stoplights, turn left onto 13th Street heading south (going over<br />
I-80) and Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is on your left about two blocks<br />
ahead.<br />
From Eppley Airfield: When leaving the terminal, turn left (south)<br />
on Abbott Drive and continue south into downtown until you reach Capitol<br />
Ave. Turn right - heading west – and continue on Capitol Ave until<br />
you turn left (heading south) at 10th Street. Continue on 10th Street for<br />
approximately two miles through neighborhoods and when you go over<br />
Interstate 80 you’ll see the Henry Doorly Zoo on your left and Omaha’s<br />
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium on your right.<br />
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New Stadium<br />
TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha......<br />
What they’re saying about<br />
TD AMERITRADE Park<br />
“College baseball represents many<br />
of the core values we promote at<br />
TD AMERITRADE, namely integrity,<br />
teamwork and professionalism.”<br />
-Fred Tomczyk,<br />
President and CEO, TD AMERITRADE<br />
“In five short years, in part due<br />
to our relationship with MECA, we<br />
have changed the face and the feel<br />
of <strong>Creighton</strong> athletics. I believe this<br />
baseball park will do the same for<br />
[<strong>Creighton</strong>] baseball and the down-<br />
town economy.”<br />
-Rev. John. P. Schlegel, S.J.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> President<br />
......The New Home of Bluejay Baseball!<br />
“TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha will<br />
be a potent element in the recruit-<br />
ment and retention of <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
baseball players...It will allow us<br />
to attract top-notch college teams<br />
from across the country who would<br />
just love to play at the home of the<br />
College World Series”<br />
-Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> and the Met-<br />
ropolitan Entertainment & Convention<br />
Authority (MECA) have reached an<br />
agreement for the <strong>Creighton</strong> Bluejay<br />
baseball team to play its home games<br />
at TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha.<br />
Under the lease agreement <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
will play a portion of its home<br />
games in 2011 and all of its home<br />
games in 2012 and beyond at TD AMERITRADE Park Omaha.<br />
The NCAA College World Series will be held at venerable Rosenblatt Stadium for the last time in 2010. The <strong>Bluejays</strong> will<br />
also play their final regular season games at Rosenblatt with an 11-game slate scheduled to begin on April 2nd against<br />
Missouri Valley Conference foe Indiana State.<br />
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2010 Roster Breakdown<br />
Numerical Roster<br />
# Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Previous Schools/ High School<br />
1 Joey Bowens C So. 5-11 175 R/R Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville HS<br />
2 Robbie Knight OF Sr. 5-11 180 R/L Omaha, Neb. / Kansas State / Millard North HS<br />
3 Jimmy Swift INF Jr. 6-2 190 R/R West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic HS<br />
4 Zane Hinkel INF So. 6-2 180 R/R Omaha, Neb. / <strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
5 Elliot Soto INF Jr. 5-9 155 R/R Algonquin, Ill. / Dundee Crown HS<br />
6 Vince Bellino INF Jr. 5-11 165 R/R Papillion, Neb. / Skyline CC / <strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
7 Scott Thornburg C So. 6-2 200 R/R Lakewood, Colo. / J.K. Mullen HS<br />
11 Alex Staehely INF Fr. 6-0 170 R/R Sugar Grove, Ill. / Benet Academy<br />
12 Jordan Makovicka OF Fr. 5-10 195 L/L Ulysses, Neb. / Nebraska / East Butler HS<br />
13 Greg Hellhake LHP Jr. 6-1 180 L/L Quincy, Ill. / Notre Dame HS<br />
14 Joey Long INF Fr. 5-10 160 R/R Belvidere, Ill. / Rockford Boylan HS<br />
15 Austin Cole RHP Fr. 6-3 195 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Skutt Catholic HS<br />
16 Michael Mutcheson INF Jr. 5-11 180 R/R Morden, Manitoba / New Mexico JC / Morden Collegiate Institute<br />
17 Matt Patterson RHP Sr. 6-1 190 R/R St. Louis, Mo. / Jefferson College / Parkway South HS<br />
18 T.J. Roemmich OF/LHP Sr. 6-2 185 L/L West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic HS<br />
19 Gage Daniels RHP So. 6-0 200 R/R Roeland Park, Kan. / Johnson County CC / Shawnee Mission North HS<br />
20 Kurt Spomer RHP So. 6-2 200 S/R Honey Creek, Iowa / Tri-Center HS<br />
21 Clay Cuno OF Jr. 6-3 210 R/R New Bloomfield, Mo. / Fort Scott CC, Nebraska & Hutchinson CC / New Bloomfield HS<br />
22 Carson Vitale C Sr. 6-1 195 R/R Victoria, B.C., Canada / McLennan CC & Laredo CC / Lambrick Park HS<br />
23 Ian Dike INF Sr. 6-3 230 L/L Lincoln, Neb. / Southwest HS<br />
24 Mike Nihsen RHP Sr. 6-3 200 R/R Ralston, Neb. / Nebraska / Ralston HS<br />
26 Bobby Lewis INF Fr. 6-2 190 R/L Boise, Idaho / Boise HS<br />
27 Kyle King LHP Fr. 6-0 170 L/L Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett HS<br />
28 Eric Bruns C Sr. 6-0 190 R/R Oregon, Ill. / Sauk Valley CC / Oregon HS<br />
30 Trever Adams INF/OF Jr. 6-0 200 R/R Lincoln, Neb. / Hutchinson CC / Southeast HS<br />
31 Ty Blach LHP Fr. 6-1 180 R/L Centennial, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS<br />
32 Bobby Lackovic RHP Sr. 6-0 190 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Skutt Catholic HS<br />
33 Mark Winkelman LHP Fr. 6-2 205 R/L Harvard, Ill. / Aldon-Hebron HS<br />
34 Brandon Koenigstein RHP So. 6-0 180 R/R Waterloo, Ill. / Waterloo HS<br />
35 Michael Blatchford OF Fr. 6-1 190 R/R Columbus, Neb. / Columbus HS<br />
36 Jack VanLeur LHP Jr. 6-4 200 L/L Brandon, S.D. / Brandon Valley HS<br />
37 T.C. Manning RHP Fr. 6-3 170 R/R Omaha, Neb. / <strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
38 Nick Musec RHP Fr. 6-3 180 R/R St. Charles, Mo. / Duchesne HS<br />
40 John Boyle RHP Fr. 6-2 165 R/R Wheaton, Ill. / Benet Academy<br />
41 Jonas Dufek RHP Jr. 6-5 210 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Millard West HS<br />
9 Head Coach: Ed Servais (Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1981) - Seventh season<br />
29 Associate Head Coach: Rob Smith (Indiana, 1998) - Fourth season<br />
10 Assistant Coach: Brent Alwine (IPFW, 2006) - Second season<br />
39 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brandon Tormoehlen (Butler, 2007) - First season<br />
Alphabetical Roster<br />
30 Trever Adams..................INF/OF<br />
6 Vince Bellino........................ INF<br />
31 Ty Blach.............................. LHP<br />
35 Michael Blatchford................. OF<br />
1 Joey Bowens........................... C<br />
40 John Boyle.......................... RHP<br />
28 Eric Bruns............................... C<br />
15 Austin Cole......................... RHP<br />
21 Clay Cuno............................. OF<br />
19 Gage Daniels....................... RHP<br />
23 Ian Dike.............................. INF<br />
41 Jonas Dufek........................ RHP<br />
13 Greg Hellhake..................... LHP<br />
4 Zane Hinkel.......................... INF<br />
27 Kyle King............................ LHP<br />
2 Robbie Knight....................... OF<br />
34 Brandon Koenigstein............ RHP<br />
32 Bobby Lackovic................... RHP<br />
26 Bobby Lewis ........................ INF<br />
14 Joey Long............................ INF<br />
12 Jordan Makovicka.................. OF<br />
37 T.C. Manning....................... RHP<br />
38 Nick Musec......................... RHP<br />
16 Mike Mutcheson................... INF<br />
24 Mike Nihsen........................ RHP<br />
17 Matt Patterson.................... RHP<br />
18 T.J. Roemmich................ OF/LHP<br />
5 Elliot Soto............................ INF<br />
20 Kurt Spomer....................... RHP<br />
11 Alex Staehely....................... INF<br />
3 Jimmy Swift......................... INF<br />
7 Scott Thornburg...................... C<br />
36 Jack VanLeur....................... RHP<br />
22 Carson Vitale........................... C<br />
33 Mark Winkelman................. LHP<br />
Jays By State<br />
Nebraska:............................ 12<br />
Illinois:................................. 10<br />
Iowa:................................... 3<br />
Missouri:.............................. 3<br />
Canada:............................... 2<br />
Colorado:............................. 2<br />
Kansas:................................ 1<br />
South Dakota:...................... 1<br />
Idaho:.................................. 1<br />
Jays By Class<br />
Seniors:............................... 8<br />
Juniors:................................ 9<br />
Sophomores:........................ 6<br />
Freshman:............................ 12<br />
Jays By Last School<br />
High School:......................... 24<br />
Junior College:..................... 8<br />
Four-Year School:.................. 3<br />
Jays By Position<br />
Right-Handed Pitchers: ......... 11<br />
Left-Handed Pitchers:............ 5<br />
Infielders.............................. 9<br />
Outfielders........................... 4<br />
Catchers.............................. 4<br />
INF/OF................................. 1<br />
OF/LHP................................ 1<br />
Pronunciations<br />
6 Vince Bellino.................buh • LEE • no<br />
31 Ty Blach......................................BLOCK<br />
21 Clay Cuno.............................. COO • no<br />
41 Jonas Dufek........................DEW • feck<br />
13 Greg Hellhake.......................HELL • ick<br />
34 Brandon Koenigstein..KOH • nig • stine<br />
32 Bobby Lackovic..........LACK • uh • vick<br />
12 Jordan Makovicka.MACK • oh • vick • uh<br />
38 Nick Musec........................mew • SECK<br />
16 Mike Mutcheson......MUTCH • uh • sun<br />
24 Mike Nihsen.......................... NISS • en<br />
18 T.J. Roemmich........................REM • ick<br />
9 Ed Servais..................................Service<br />
20 Kurt Spomer.......................SPOH • mer<br />
11 Alex Staehely....................... STAY • lee<br />
22 Carson Vitale..................VUH • tal • ee<br />
39 Brandon Tormoehlen.... TOR • moh • leen<br />
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2010 Roster Breakdown<br />
#1 Joey Bowens<br />
So. • C • 5-11 • 175<br />
#2 Robbie Knight<br />
Sr. • OF • 5-11 • 180<br />
#3 Jimmy Swift<br />
Jr. • INF • 6-2 • 190<br />
#4 Zane Hinkel<br />
So. • INF • 6-2 • 180<br />
#5 Elliot Soto<br />
Jr. • INF • 5-9 • 155<br />
#6 Vince Bellino<br />
Jr. • INF • 5-11 • 165<br />
#7 Scott Thornburg<br />
So. • C • 6-2 • 200<br />
#11 Alex Staehely<br />
Fr. • INF • 6-0 • 170<br />
#12 Jordan Makovicka<br />
Fr. • OF • 5-10 • 195<br />
#13 Greg Hellhake<br />
Jr. • LHP • 6-1 • 180<br />
#14 Joey Long<br />
Fr. • INF • 5-10 • 160<br />
#15 Austin Cole<br />
Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 195<br />
#16 Michael Mutcheson<br />
Jr. • INF • 5-11 • 180<br />
#17 Matt Patterson<br />
Sr. • RHP • 6-1 • 190<br />
#18 T.J. Roemmich<br />
Sr. • OF/P • 6-2 • 185<br />
#19 Gage Daniels<br />
So. • RHP • 6-0 • 200<br />
#20 Kurt Spomer<br />
So. • RHP • 6-2 • 200<br />
#21 Clay Cuno<br />
Jr. • OF • 6-3 • 210<br />
#22 Carson Vitale<br />
Sr. • C • 6-1 • 195<br />
#23 Ian Dike<br />
Sr. • 1B • 6-3 • 230<br />
#24 Mike Nihsen<br />
Sr. • RHP • 6-3 • 200<br />
#26 Bobby Lewis<br />
Fr. • INF • 6-2 • 190<br />
#27 Kyle King<br />
Fr. • LHP • 6-0 • 170<br />
#28 Eric Bruns<br />
Sr. • C • 6-0 • 190<br />
#30 Trever Adams<br />
Jr. • INF/OF • 6-0 • 200<br />
#31 Ty Blach<br />
Fr. • LHP • 6-1 • 180<br />
#32 Bobby Lackovic<br />
Sr. • RHP • 6-0 • 190<br />
#33 Mark Winkelman<br />
Fr. • LHP • 6-2 • 205<br />
#34 Brandon Koenigstein<br />
So. • RHP • 6-0 • 180<br />
#35 Michael Blatchford<br />
Fr. • OF • 6-1 • 190<br />
#36 Jack VanLeur<br />
Jr. • LHP • 6-4 • 200<br />
#37 T.C. Manning<br />
Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 200<br />
#38 Nick Musec<br />
Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 180<br />
#40 John Boyle<br />
Fr. • RHP • 6-2 • 165<br />
#41 Jonas Dufek<br />
Jr. • RHP • 6-5 • 210<br />
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The 2010 edition of <strong>Creighton</strong> Bluejay<br />
baseball returns a bulk of talent<br />
from a 2009 squad that finished 31-25.<br />
Returning are six position starters and<br />
an abundance of pitching depth rivaled<br />
by few in the country.<br />
A veteran squad consisting of 17<br />
juniors and seniors will look to lead<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> to its first NCAA Tournament<br />
appearance since 2007. Overall, 22<br />
players return from a year ago.<br />
That group includes all-MVC<br />
selctions Elliot Soto (first team, shortstop),<br />
Jack VanLeur (first team, relief<br />
pitcher), Robbie Knight (second<br />
team, outfield), T.J. Roemmich (honorable<br />
mention, outfield) and Bobby<br />
Lackovic (honorable mention, relief<br />
pitcher).<br />
The Jays will try to compensate for<br />
the loss of several key cogs, including<br />
four players lost to the professional<br />
ranks. Darin Ruf (second team all-MVC,<br />
1B) was drafted in the 20th round by<br />
the Philadelphia Phillies, while Vicente<br />
Cafaro (second team all-MVC, 2B) and<br />
relief pitcher Kirk Clark were signed as<br />
free agents by the Texas Rangers and<br />
Houston Astros respectively.<br />
Left-handed pitcher Jeremy Hauer<br />
was the fourth Jay to go pro, signing<br />
a deal with the independent Fargo-<br />
Moorhead Redhawks of the Northern<br />
League.<br />
Twelve newcomers will try to make<br />
up for those and other losses, as the<br />
Jays go into the season opener at Central<br />
Arkansas with a one goal in mind:<br />
a MVC conference championship.<br />
Matt Patterson had a team best 2.40 ERA<br />
in 30.0 innings in 2009.<br />
PITCHING<br />
The overall depth and quality of the<br />
pitching staff looks to be one of the biggest<br />
strengths for the <strong>Bluejays</strong>. Eight of<br />
the team’s top 10 hurlers return from<br />
the 2009 squad that boasted the nation’s<br />
13th best team ERA.<br />
The Jays will have to find an arm to<br />
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account for the loss of senior workhorse<br />
Jeremy Hauer. Hauer started 14 games<br />
and threw a team-best 81.0 innings to<br />
lead the staff. Hauer led all <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
starters with a 3.78 ERA.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> will count on juniors Jonas<br />
Dufek and Greg Hellhake to<br />
log a significant amount of innings in<br />
2010. Dufek started 13 games in 2009,<br />
throwing two complete games and 79.0<br />
innings en route to a 4-7 record.<br />
Hellhake started all 15 games he<br />
appeared in last spring, winning five<br />
games and striking out 39 in 70.1 innings.<br />
Brandon Koenigstein and Mike<br />
Nihsen complete the projected starting<br />
rotation. Nihsen made seven starts,<br />
going 3-1 with a 4.95 ERA.<br />
Koenigstein appeared in 14 games,<br />
starting three and going a perfect 5-0<br />
with a 3.18 ERA. He delivered <strong>Creighton</strong>’s<br />
most memorable performance of<br />
the year, throwing a seven-inning nohitter<br />
against Wichita State in the MVC<br />
Tournament.<br />
Three big arms from the relief<br />
corps also return, as Matt Patterson,<br />
Bobby Lackovic and Jack VanLeur<br />
combined to appear in 94 games last<br />
season.<br />
VanLeur led the team in appearances<br />
with 36, which was also good for<br />
ninth in the country. He ended the year<br />
as the Jays’ closer, posting six saves<br />
with a 3-4 record in 48.2 innings.<br />
Patterson posted the best ERA on<br />
the squad, with a 2.40 mark. He struck<br />
out 21 batters in 30 innings en route to<br />
a 2-0 record.<br />
Lackovic was also heavily relied on,<br />
making 34 relief appearances. His six<br />
wins (6-1) were best on the team while<br />
he also sported a 3-to-1 strikeout to<br />
walk ratio (36-12) in 45.2 innings.<br />
Rounding out the returners from<br />
last year’s staff are T.J. Roemmich,<br />
Kurt Spomer, Austin Cole and Nick<br />
Musec. Roemmich primarily played<br />
right field, but made six appearances<br />
on the hill. Spomer made three appearances<br />
in his freshman season, and will<br />
look to increase his production.<br />
Cole and Musec both return to the<br />
2010 squad as redshirt freshman, retaining<br />
four years of eligibility after sitting<br />
out last season.<br />
Five new arms plan to bolster the<br />
staff. Gage Daniels leads that group,<br />
coming to Omaha after a year at Johnson<br />
County Community College. He<br />
posted a 10-3 record with a 1.09 ERA,<br />
striking out 83 in 84 innings.<br />
Ty Blach is one of four freshmen<br />
that were brought in to bolster an already<br />
strong staff. The southpaw from<br />
Centennial, Colo., went 7-1 with 74<br />
strikeouts in 45 innings in his senior<br />
season for Regis Jesuit High School.<br />
Mark Winkelmann comes to<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> after a decorated career<br />
for Aldon-Hebron High. His accolades<br />
include 16 school records and 14 top-<br />
50 Illinois High School baseball marks.<br />
He was a four-time first team all-conference<br />
pick and was his team’s MVP<br />
three times.<br />
Kyle King is the second of three<br />
new left-handers for the Jays. King<br />
boasted two first team all-conference<br />
selections and two team MVP picks for<br />
Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Ill.<br />
John Boyle and T.C. Manning<br />
round out the 2010 staff. Boyle comes<br />
in after a successful career at Benet<br />
Academy in Lisle, Ill. He earned two<br />
all-conference picks and went 17-2<br />
with five saves and a sub-3.00 ERA in<br />
three years with the varsity. Manning<br />
joins this year’s squad as a walk-on.<br />
Carson Vitale is back after starting at<br />
catcher his junior season.<br />
CATCHERS<br />
The <strong>Bluejays</strong> appear to be set<br />
behind the plate, as they return four<br />
catchers, including starter Carson Vitale<br />
and backup Scott Thornburg<br />
Also returning are Joey Bowens and<br />
Eric Bruns to give the Jays multiple<br />
options at the postion.<br />
Vitale enters his senior season as<br />
the team’s starting backstop. Last year<br />
he appeared in 46 games, starting 40.<br />
He hit .261 and added two home runs<br />
and eight doubles, while driving in 16.<br />
Thornburg saw more playing time<br />
than any other freshman in 2009. He<br />
played in 47 games with 37 starts, seeing<br />
time at both designated hitter and<br />
catcher. He recorded five home runs<br />
and matched Vitale’s 16 RBIs in 41<br />
fewer at-bats.<br />
On the defensive side, Thornburg<br />
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was solid, posting a .994 fielding percentage<br />
and throwing out 37 percent<br />
of base runners.<br />
Bowens is back for his second season<br />
in the white and blue. He appeared<br />
in 15 games last season, 10 of which<br />
were as a pinch runner. He had just two<br />
at-bats, but scored a run and stole a<br />
base.<br />
Rounding out the catchers is Bruns.<br />
The transfer from Sauk Valley CC did<br />
not see any game action for the Jays<br />
last season.<br />
Jimmy Swift clubbed three home runs last<br />
season while starting at third base.<br />
INFIELD<br />
The 2010 infield is a tale of two<br />
sides. The Jays return both starters on<br />
the left side in Jimmy Swift and Elliot<br />
Soto, but have question marks on the<br />
right side after second baseman Vicente<br />
Cafaro (signed by Texas Rangers)<br />
and first baseman Darin Ruf (drafted<br />
by Philadelphia Phillies) departed after<br />
winning gold gloves.<br />
The four infield spots were a mark<br />
of consistency in 2009 as the four<br />
aforementioned players started every<br />
game for <strong>Creighton</strong>.<br />
Soto, a junior, returns as the team’s<br />
second-leading hitter. He also led the<br />
squad in sacrifices and stolen bases to<br />
go along with his strong defensive play<br />
at short (.968 fielding percentage).<br />
Overall, Soto posted seven doubles,<br />
a triple and 26 RBIs en route to a first<br />
team all-MVC selection.<br />
Also returning with Soto is Swift.<br />
The junior had a breakout campaign<br />
in 2009 after seeing limited action in<br />
his redshirt freshman season. Swift was<br />
one of five <strong>Bluejays</strong> to start every game<br />
and hit over .300, as he posted a .301<br />
average as the starter at third.<br />
Senior Ian Dike and junior Trever<br />
Adams are neck-and-neck for the<br />
starting job at first base. Dike played<br />
in 49 games for <strong>Creighton</strong> last season,<br />
logging most of his at-bats at designated<br />
hitter while also seeing some time<br />
in the outfield. Dike posted a .266 mark<br />
with two home runs and 11 RBI, while<br />
also adding four doubles.<br />
Adams, who could also see time in<br />
the outfield, had a monster season at<br />
Hutchinson CC in 2009. He hit .451 wth<br />
eight home runs, 63 RBIs and 13 stolen<br />
base, while setting a school record for<br />
doubles in a season with 23. Included in<br />
his big year was NJCAA National Player<br />
of the Week honors on March 25.<br />
The other two returning infielders<br />
are sophomore Zane Hinkel and redshirt<br />
freshman Bobby Lewis. Hinkel<br />
played in 11 games last season, starting<br />
one game against North Dakota on<br />
March 25, while Lewis did not see any<br />
action and is expected to provide depth<br />
at first base.<br />
Second base is a three-way battle<br />
between two newcomers and a redshirt<br />
from last season. The three front-runners<br />
for the job look to be juniors Michael<br />
Mutcheson and Vince Bellino,<br />
and freshman Alex Staehely.<br />
Mutcheson comes to <strong>Creighton</strong> after<br />
two years at New Mexico Junior College.<br />
Mutcheson put up big numbers<br />
over his two seasons at NMJC, hitting<br />
.353 with 11 home runs, 58 RBIs and<br />
41 stolen bases.<br />
Bellino redshirted in 2009 after<br />
transferring in from Skyline CC.<br />
An Omaha native, Bellino will battle<br />
Mutcheson and Staehely for the starting<br />
job.<br />
Staehely comes in as a true freshman<br />
after a successful career at Benet<br />
Academy. He was a two-time, first team<br />
all-conference pick and enjoyed even<br />
more success in the summer with the<br />
Downers Grove Longshots travel team.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s only other newcomer<br />
to the infield is freshman Joey Long.<br />
Long earned all-conference honors his<br />
senior season for Rockford Boylan High<br />
School.<br />
Robbie Knight will look to move up on the<br />
NCAA’s career hit by pitch list.<br />
OUTFIELD<br />
The Jays return two-thirds of their<br />
starting outfield. T.J. Roemmich is<br />
slated to reclaim right field, while senior<br />
Robbie Knight will look to wrap<br />
up a strong career when he takes his<br />
starting spot in center field.<br />
Knight enters the season eighth on<br />
the NCAA’s (Division I) career hit by<br />
pitch list with 72, despite having a career<br />
low of 13 last season.<br />
The Kansas State transfer proved<br />
to be much more than a walking target,<br />
however, as he led the team in<br />
hits (77), batting (.344), doubles (18),<br />
walks (36) and on-base percentage<br />
(.460) in 2009.<br />
His 2009 accolades included a second<br />
team all-MVC pick, MVC All-Tournament<br />
Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete<br />
First Team.<br />
Roemmich was an honorable mention<br />
to both the MVC all-conference<br />
and scholar-athlete squads. He was<br />
also named MVC Player of the Week<br />
twice (3/9 and 5/4) as he led the team<br />
in home runs (9), slugging (.526) and<br />
total bases (113).<br />
The lone departure from the Jays’<br />
starting outfield leaves the left field<br />
spot up for grabs. Transfer Clay Cuno<br />
and Adams appear to be the leading<br />
candidates for the spot.<br />
Cuno comes with Adams to Omaha<br />
from Hutchinson CC. The junior is at<br />
his fourth school in four years, and will<br />
look to carry over his success from a<br />
year ago. He was a Jayhawk West All-<br />
Conference pick for hitting .370 with<br />
nine home runs, 48 RBIs, 49 runs and<br />
seven stolen bases.<br />
His career started at Fort Scott CC<br />
where he was Jayhawk Conference<br />
Freshman of the Year in 2007. He then<br />
redshirted the 2008 season at Nebraska<br />
before transferring to Hutchinson<br />
last season.<br />
Two newcomers will make up the<br />
rest of the <strong>Creighton</strong> outfield. Michael<br />
Blatchford comes from Columbus High<br />
School in Columbus, Neb. He earned a<br />
second team all-state mention his senior<br />
year and holds school records for<br />
home runs (11) and RBIs in a season<br />
with (48). Jordan Makovicka rounds<br />
out the roster, and will redshirt this season<br />
after playing football at Nebraska<br />
last season.<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
The Jays open their 54 game schedule<br />
on Feb. 20 with a doubleheader in<br />
Conway, Ark. The season starts with a<br />
21-game road trip, while the Jays will<br />
play five NCAA Tournament teams from<br />
last year while also playing their final<br />
regular season games at Rosenblatt<br />
Stadium.<br />
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Co a c h e s a n d Pl a y e r Bi o s
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Head Coach Ed Servais<br />
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Ed<br />
SERVAIS<br />
Head Coach<br />
UW-La Crosse (1981)<br />
Career Record: 409-206-1 (15 seasons)<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Record: 227-124 (6 seasons)<br />
SERVAIS NOTES<br />
• Head Coach, <strong>Creighton</strong> (2004-present)<br />
Overall record of 227-124<br />
• Head Coach, St. Mary’s (Minn.) (1989-95)<br />
Overall record of 159-76-1<br />
• Head Coach, Viterbo (Wis.) (1987-88)<br />
Overall record of 23-6<br />
• 2005 NCAA Regional Participant<br />
MVC Tournament Champions<br />
• 2007 NCAA Regional Participant<br />
MVC Tournament Champions<br />
• 2008 FieldTurf National Coach of the Year<br />
• 2007 MVC Coach of the Year<br />
• 2005 MVC Coach of the Year<br />
• 2004 MVC Coach of the Year<br />
• 1993 MIAC Coach of the Year<br />
• 1990 MIAC Coach of the Year<br />
• 1993 Midwest Regional Runner-Up<br />
PLAYING CAREER<br />
• UW-La Crosse (1981-84)<br />
• Three-time all-conference pick<br />
• Co-captain, 1984<br />
• Team MVP, 1984<br />
Ed Servais enters his seventh season at the<br />
helm of the Bluejay baseball program in 2010.<br />
His .647 winning percentage is the best in school<br />
history and he has averaged nearly 40 wins a<br />
season during his time as head coach. Servais<br />
has taken the Jays to two NCAA Tournaments and<br />
has won the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of<br />
the Year award three times in his six seasons.<br />
Servais’ tenure has been the most successful<br />
of any <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball coach, as he has<br />
guided the team to a 227-124 record, good for<br />
second in the Missouri Valley Conference, fifth in<br />
the Midwest, and 28th in the nation. The <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
are one of just 10 schools in the Midwest to earn<br />
four or more NCAA Regional berths in the last 11<br />
years, and only the second in the MVC along with<br />
Wichita State.<br />
In 2009 the <strong>Bluejays</strong> came within one win<br />
of their third NCAA Tournament in five years, as<br />
they reached the MVC Tournament Championship<br />
game before falling to Wichita State 4-2. Defense<br />
set the tone for the squad as it finished with a<br />
.984 fielding percentage, tops in the nation and<br />
the best in NCAA history during the aluminum bat<br />
era.<br />
Individually, Servais coached seven All-MVC<br />
selections, the most since taking the reins in<br />
2004. He also saw first baseman Darin Ruf come<br />
just 38 putouts shy of an NCAA record, finishing<br />
with 2,251 during his four years.<br />
In 2008, the <strong>Creighton</strong> skipper guided the<br />
team to another strong season, especially on the<br />
defensive side. The <strong>Bluejays</strong>, who were 37-21<br />
overall, posted a .976 fielding percentage, good<br />
for third in the nation, after committing only 52<br />
errors in 58 games. In five of Servais’ six years on<br />
the bench, <strong>Creighton</strong> has finished in the top 20<br />
in the nation defensively, has finished in the top<br />
10 four times, and in the top three three times.<br />
The team’s 37 wins were the fourth year under<br />
Servais it had over 35 wins.<br />
Fundamentals played a key in the 2008 season.<br />
Besides defense, <strong>Creighton</strong> was also near<br />
the top of the nation in sacrifice bunts as well as<br />
shutouts. Individually the <strong>Bluejays</strong> featured four<br />
all-MVC picks in 2008, as Pat Venditte, Darin Ruf,<br />
Robbie Knight and Steve Winkelmann all earned<br />
accolades.<br />
In 2007, Servais led <strong>Creighton</strong> to 45 wins<br />
and the first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament<br />
Championship in school history. Servais was<br />
named the MVC Coach of the Year for the third<br />
time in four seasons as the Jays advanced to the<br />
NCAA Tournament for the second time in three<br />
years. <strong>Creighton</strong> won 26 of their final 31 games,<br />
including a memorable 10-9, 12-inning victory<br />
over 12th-ranked Wichita State in the finals of<br />
the MVC Tournament. The 2007 season saw 12<br />
school records broken and the <strong>Bluejays</strong>’ second<br />
season series victory over in-state rival Nebraska<br />
under Servais’ guidance.<br />
Individual accolades came in bunches with<br />
the successful 2007 season under Servais. Sophomore<br />
first baseman Darin Ruf was named the<br />
Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year, junior southpaw<br />
Ben Mancuso was the MVC Pitcher of the<br />
Year, and senior transfer Andy Masten was the<br />
league’s newcomer of the year. Mancuso, Masten<br />
and junior ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte<br />
both were selected to All-American teams, while<br />
freshman hurler Casey Schmidt earned Freshman<br />
All-America honors.<br />
The 2006 team finished with a record of 31-<br />
21 overall and placed fourth in the Missouri Valley<br />
Conference with a 13-11 record. Servais guided<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> to its third-consecutive 30-win season,<br />
becoming the third coach in school history to win<br />
30 games in each of his first three seasons.<br />
In 2005, the <strong>Bluejays</strong> had one of the best<br />
seasons in school history. Servais coached the<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> to a 48-17 record, the school’s first-ever<br />
Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship<br />
and the team’s first NCAA postseason<br />
appearance since 2000. The squad’s 48 wins<br />
were the second-most in program history, behind<br />
only the 51 games won by the 1991 College<br />
World Series team. Servais also brought home his<br />
second MVC Coach of the Year award in as many<br />
seasons.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> ended the 2005 campaign nationally<br />
ranked for the first time since 2000, including<br />
a No. 28 ranking from Collegiate Baseball. Servais<br />
also led the Jays to a 5-3 victory against No.<br />
3 Nebraska in front of more than 20,000 fans at<br />
Rosenblatt Stadium during the regular season.<br />
In 2004, Servais was honored as the MVC<br />
Coach of the Year, the first time in league history<br />
it was awarded to a first-year coach. <strong>Creighton</strong>’s<br />
15-win improvement from its 2003 record was<br />
the fifth-best turnaround in the NCAA that year<br />
and the largest in the MVC since 1991. Servais led<br />
the <strong>Bluejays</strong> to 35 wins, including a school-record<br />
22 Missouri Valley Conference victories.<br />
Known as a coach who emphasizes the importance<br />
of team defense, his first season didn’t<br />
disappoint. <strong>Creighton</strong>’s .982 fielding percentage<br />
in 2004 led the country and was the second-best<br />
mark in NCAA history. In 2005, the <strong>Bluejays</strong> led<br />
the nation in double plays turned with 85 and<br />
set a team record for assists with 803. <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
led The Valley in fielding again in 2005 with a<br />
.972 fielding percentage. Since Servais took over,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s .976 overall fielding percentage, 329<br />
errors and 1.08 double plays turned per game all<br />
lead the country.<br />
Servais has coached 32 players that received<br />
All-MVC honors in his first six seasons. In addition,<br />
15 players have been named to the MVC<br />
Scholar-Athlete Team during that span. <strong>Creighton</strong>’s<br />
four selections in 2005 were the most of any<br />
Valley team.<br />
Servais was named head coach on July 29,<br />
2003 after serving as the program’s interim head<br />
coach for the previous month. He succeeded<br />
Jack Dahm, who resigned after 10 years as head<br />
coach in late June.<br />
“During Ed’s first six seasons at <strong>Creighton</strong>, he<br />
has established our baseball program as one of<br />
the most fundamentally sound, over-achieving<br />
programs in the country,” said <strong>Creighton</strong> Director<br />
of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen. “Ed is a great<br />
teacher of the game of baseball and his program<br />
has done a tremendous job of representing themselves<br />
and <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong>.”<br />
Servais came to <strong>Creighton</strong> on August 25,<br />
1997, when Dahm named him an assistant on his<br />
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staff. As an assistant, Servais was on the bench for 174 <strong>Creighton</strong> wins, including<br />
a pair of NCAA Regional berths in 1999 and 2000. He was also on staff when<br />
Dahm was named MVC Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2002. With the help of<br />
Servais’ instruction, the 2002 edition of the <strong>Bluejays</strong> finished second in the Missouri<br />
Valley Conference.<br />
During his time as associate head coach, Servais served as <strong>Creighton</strong>’s hitting<br />
and first base coach, as well as the defensive infield coach. He also served as<br />
Dahm’s recruiting coordinator.<br />
He made an immediate impact on the program in his first year, as the <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
ranked among the nation’s top defensive teams with a .965 fielding percentage<br />
in 1998. The team’s offensive numbers also increased significantly as the team<br />
batting average went up 29 points to .313. The run production also increased<br />
from 6.9 to 7.5 runs per game.<br />
His most talented team as an assistant was in 1999. That Bluejay squad hit<br />
.326 and averaged nearly eight runs per game. Ryan Gripp was named a firstteam<br />
ABCA All-American following that season and was drafted by the Chicago<br />
Cubs in the third round of the MLB amateur draft.<br />
Gripp is just one of a handful of <strong>Creighton</strong> student-athletes Servais has<br />
coached who have gone on to play professional baseball. They include Tim Gradoville<br />
(2000-02), Dan Lawler (1998-2001), Vince Pietro (1997-2000), Kenny<br />
Sarna (1997-2000), Kevin Frederick (1995-98), Peyton Lewis (1999), Dan Gooris<br />
(1998-2001), Tom Oldham (2001-2003), Ryan Fitzgerald (2002-03), Steve<br />
Grasley (2001-04), Eric Wordekemper (2003-05), Tony Roth (2002-05), Zach<br />
Daeges (2003-2006), Adam Schaecher (2003-2006), Chase Odenreider (2004-<br />
2006), Chris Gradoville (2004-07), Marc Lewis (2004-07), Chad Ogden (2006-<br />
07), Pat Venditte (2005-08), Vicente Cafaro (2008-09), Darin Ruf (2006-09),<br />
Jeremy Hauer (2008-09) and Kirk Clark (2009).<br />
Eight seasons ago, as part of his job as infield coach, he helped make Tony<br />
Roth into an honorable mention all-MVC player. Roth was named conference<br />
Freshman of the Year in 2002 and was also a freshman All-American selection<br />
by Collegiate Baseball. That same year, second baseman Chris Hinrichs and<br />
shortstop Scott Allen were each named honorable mention all-MVC, making for<br />
a combination that turned 54 double plays, which ranked among NCAA leaders.<br />
Catcher Tim Gradoville was also named honorable mention all-MVC in 2002.<br />
As part of his job as first base coach, Servais helped that same 2002 team<br />
rank ninth in the country with 2.19 stolen bases per game. In addition to the<br />
team-leading 27 stolen bases from Hinrichs, seven other players swiped eight or<br />
more bases.<br />
Prior to coming to <strong>Creighton</strong>, Servais spent two years as an assistant coach at<br />
Iowa State <strong>University</strong>. During his time at ISU, he served as recruiting coordinator,<br />
hitting instructor, infield and outfield coach. He helped lead the Cyclones to<br />
a second-place finish at the final Big Eight Conference tournament in 1996.<br />
Before his time at Iowa State, Servais was the head coach at St. Mary’s<br />
(Minn.) for seven years from 1989-1995. While at St. Mary’s, he compiled a<br />
record of 159-76-1 at the NCAA Division III school where he began his college<br />
coaching career. He was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference<br />
(MIAC) Coach of the Year in both 1990 and 1993 after leading St. Mary’s<br />
to MIAC championships in both years. His 1990 pitching staff led Division III<br />
schools with a 2.34 earned run average. Between the years of 1991 and 19<strong>92</strong>,<br />
his teams went on a 26-game winning streak.<br />
His 1993 team at St. Mary’s came just short of making the Division III World<br />
Series, as it was runners-up in the Division III Midwest Regional. That team was<br />
ranked as high as No. 10 in the country. In his seven years as head coach, St.<br />
Mary’s had six players drafted by the Major Leagues.<br />
Servais’ first collegiate head coaching position came at Viterbo College in La<br />
Crosse, Wis., in 1988 when he coached the NAIA Division II V-Hawks in the first<br />
year of baseball at the school. He made his only year there one to remember<br />
as he led the V-Hawks to a 23-6 overall record and an 11-1 conference mark.<br />
Making that record even more impressive for a first-year team is that of the 17<br />
players on the team, 14 were freshmen. One of those freshmen he coached was<br />
Damian Miller, who went on to the Major Leagues and was a member of the<br />
world champion Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.<br />
Servais’ first college coaching job came at St. Mary’s in 1984 as an assistant.<br />
He stayed there for three seasons, after which he left to start the baseball program<br />
at Viterbo.<br />
He got his start in coaching at Rib Lake High School in Rib Lake, Wis. He<br />
coached for two years at Rib Lake and rang up a two-year record of 24-11 from<br />
1982-1983. He led Rib Lake to the District Finals in both of his years.<br />
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Head Coach Ed Servais<br />
Head coach Ed Servais with son Michael, daughter Angela, son Joe and<br />
wife Anne<br />
Servais graduated from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1981 with a degree in Physical<br />
Education. He was a three-time all-conference pick, the team’s co-captain<br />
and Most Valuable Player his senior year. He holds a master’s degree in Physical<br />
Education from Wisconsin-La Crosse, which he earned in 1986 while coaching at<br />
St. Mary’s.<br />
He resides in Omaha with his wife Anne, their daughter Angela (25), and sons<br />
Joe (23) and Michael (18). Angela graduated from Simpson College in Indianola,<br />
Iowa, in 2006 and recently completed her master’s degree at Drake. Joe transferred<br />
to <strong>Creighton</strong> from the <strong>University</strong> of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., and played<br />
for the <strong>Bluejays</strong> in 2008, finishing with a .298 average in 54 games, all starts.<br />
Michael is currently on the baseball team at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb.<br />
Ed is also the uncle of former <strong>Creighton</strong> All-American and Major League catcher<br />
Scott Servais.<br />
Year School Record<br />
1984 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Assistant Coach 20-16<br />
1985 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Assistant Coach 20-18<br />
1986 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Assistant Coach 14-24<br />
1987 Viterbo, Head Coach Program Not Yet Started<br />
1988 Viterbo, Head Coach 23-6<br />
1989 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 13-22-1<br />
1990 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 28-8 *<br />
1991 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 20-10<br />
19<strong>92</strong> St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 28-7<br />
1993 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 26-7 *<br />
1994 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 20-11<br />
1995 St. Mary’s (Minn.), Head Coach 24-11<br />
1996 Iowa State, Assistant Coach 23-31<br />
1997 Iowa State, Assistant Coach 21-31<br />
1998 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Assistant Coach 27-27-1<br />
1999 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Assistant Coach 38-25 !<br />
2000 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Assistant Coach 38-23 !<br />
2001 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Assistant Coach 21-31<br />
2002 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Assistant Coach 30-24<br />
2003 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Assistant Coach 20-37<br />
2004 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Head Coach 35-24 @<br />
2005 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Head Coach 48-17 !@<br />
2006 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Head Coach 31-21<br />
2007 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Head Coach 45-16 !@<br />
2008 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Head Coach 37-21 #<br />
2009 <strong>Creighton</strong>, Head Coach 31-25<br />
15-Year Head Coaching Totals 409-206-1<br />
6-Year <strong>Creighton</strong> Totals 227-124<br />
* MIAC Coach of the Year<br />
! NCAA Regional<br />
@ MVC Coach of the Year<br />
# FieldTurf National Coach of the Year<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Associate Head Coach Rob Smith<br />
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Rob<br />
SMITH<br />
Associate Head Coach<br />
Indiana (1998)<br />
Fourth Season<br />
SMITH NOTES<br />
• Associate Head Coach<br />
Recruiting Coordinator/Pitching Coach<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> (2007-present)<br />
• Pitching Coach,<br />
Purdue <strong>University</strong> (2001-2006)<br />
• Volunteer Assistant Coach,<br />
Purdue <strong>University</strong> (1999)<br />
PLAYING CAREER<br />
• Vincennes <strong>University</strong> (1991-94)<br />
Rob Smith will enter his fourth season at<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>, and first as associate head coach in<br />
2010, where he works as pitching coach and<br />
recruiting coordinator. In his first three seasons<br />
with the <strong>Bluejays</strong>, he has coached three<br />
All-Americans, one freshman All-American,<br />
eight all-MVC selections, two MVC Newcomer<br />
of the Year awards and had five players offered<br />
professional contracts.<br />
Smith’s pitching staff has finished in the<br />
top-14 nationally in ERA in each of his first<br />
three seasons at CU, including a 13th place<br />
finish to close the 2009 season. Only North<br />
Carolina and Virginia have been in the top-14<br />
in each of the last three seasons. The group<br />
has combined for a 3.82 ERA since he joined<br />
the <strong>Creighton</strong> staff, which ranks 7th-best nationally.<br />
Last season <strong>Creighton</strong> was as high as seventh<br />
in the country in ERA entering May after<br />
a three-game sweep at Illinois State. Smith<br />
also tutored freshman Brandon Koenigstein<br />
who threw just the fourth no-hitter in <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
history, and the first complete-game nono<br />
since 1971. The <strong>Creighton</strong> staff led the<br />
league in ERA, Hits allowed per nine innings<br />
and walks allowed per nine innings.<br />
The Bluejay pitchers have also showed endurance<br />
as reliever Jack VanLeur finished the<br />
season ninth in the NCAA in appearances with<br />
36, while Bob Lackovic was tied for 13th with<br />
34.<br />
In 2008, <strong>Creighton</strong> finished 14th in the nation<br />
in ERA for the second consecutive year.<br />
The staff, led by All-American and 20th round<br />
draft pick Pat Venditte, also finished 16th in<br />
the nation for walks allowed per nine innings<br />
and 30th in the nation in hits allowed per nine<br />
innings. Both marks were good for second in<br />
the Missouri Valley Conference. The team also<br />
finished third in the league in strikeouts.<br />
Individually the <strong>Bluejays</strong> boasted the best<br />
pitcher in the MVC in terms of ERA as junior<br />
Mike Nihsen led the league in 2008 with a<br />
2.30 mark in 70.1 innings.<br />
In 2007 the staff picked up 21 saves in<br />
relief to set a new school record. Relievers Pat<br />
Venditte and Andy Masten, and starter Ben<br />
Mancuso both earned All-America honors following<br />
the season after posting 1.88 and 2.34<br />
ERAs, respectively. The country’s only known<br />
switch-pitcher, Venditte recorded a stretch of<br />
43.2 scoreless innings, was named the MVP<br />
of the MVC Tournament, and set a school record<br />
for lowest ERA in a season. Mancuso had<br />
a team-best 10 victories in 2007 and he recorded<br />
seven scoreless outings in 13 appearances.<br />
Smith also instructed freshman right-hander<br />
Casey Schmidt, who finished 6-1 and earned<br />
Freshman All-American accolades. Friday<br />
starter Marc Lewis was selected in the 20th<br />
round of the Major League draft after finishing<br />
with an 8-3 record. Lewis was joined by<br />
Venditte, Mancuso, and reliever Andy Masten<br />
to give <strong>Creighton</strong> four pitchers on the All-MVC<br />
first team. Masten was named the league’s<br />
Newcomer of the Year after finishing with 16<br />
saves to tie for second-most in the country.<br />
His 16 saves also set <strong>Creighton</strong>’s school record<br />
and ranked third-most in MVC history for<br />
a season.<br />
Smith came to <strong>Creighton</strong> after a five-year<br />
stint at Purdue <strong>University</strong>. Smith arrived at<br />
Purdue in the fall of 2001 and spent five seasons<br />
training the Boilermaker pitching staff.<br />
In his last season in West Lafayette, Purdue<br />
had its most wins since 2001 (31) and three<br />
pitchers were named all-conference. Three<br />
members of his pitching staff were drafted,<br />
tying a school-record. In 2002, Purdue hurler<br />
Chadd Blasko was picked in the supplemental<br />
first round, 36th overall, making him Purdue’s<br />
highest draftee since 1993.<br />
Purdue’s staff ERA dropped by more than<br />
1.7 runs per game in Smith’s five seasons, going<br />
from 5.95 in 2002 all the way down to<br />
4.23 in 2006. The 2006 team ERA was Purdue’s<br />
fourth-best staff mark since the introduction<br />
of aluminum bats in 1974. Purdue’s<br />
2005 league ERA of 3.29 was more than one<br />
full run better than any other staff in the Big<br />
Ten.<br />
Under his guidance, the 2005 and 2006<br />
Boilermaker staffs each had strikeout to walk<br />
ratios of 2-to-1 or better for just the third and<br />
fourth times since 1974. Prior to working at<br />
Purdue, Smith spent two seasons as manager<br />
and general manager of the Wisconsin Woodchucks<br />
of the Northwoods League. In 2001 he<br />
guided the team to its first league championship,<br />
while also setting a franchise record with<br />
37 wins. His teams also set club records for<br />
ERA both seasons.<br />
Smith played college ball at Vincennes <strong>University</strong><br />
from 1991-94 and earned his college<br />
degree at Indiana <strong>University</strong> in 1998. Smith<br />
also served as a volunteer assistant coach at<br />
Purdue in 1999, where he worked with pitchers,<br />
catchers and recruiting.<br />
He and his wife, RaeAnna, have three<br />
daughters (Sierra, Serena, Isabelle) and one<br />
son (Tyson).<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Assistant Coaches & Support Staff<br />
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Brent<br />
ALWINE<br />
Assistant Coach<br />
IPFW (2006)<br />
Second Season<br />
Brent Alwine will enter his second season in 2010 as<br />
assistant coach for the <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball program. His<br />
primary duties will be working with hitting and outfielders,<br />
while overseeing Bluejay Baseball Camps.<br />
In his first year in Omaha, the <strong>Creighton</strong> hitters finished<br />
the season with a .299 average, their best mark<br />
since the 2005 team. He also worked with the catchers<br />
and outfielders. The team had five players from its everyday<br />
lineup named to the All-MVC team.<br />
Prior to coming to Omaha, Alwine coached at IPFW<br />
for two years. While there, he worked with the hitters<br />
and infielders. He was an assistant coach in IPFW’s first<br />
year in conference play where he worked with one All-<br />
Summit League player and a Ping Freshman All-American<br />
Ḣe concluded an impressive career at IPFW under<br />
head coach Billy Gernon. He posted a .311 career batting<br />
average for IPFW, and in 2006 Alwine also tallied a career<br />
fielding percentage as a four-year starter in the infield at<br />
.951.<br />
In July of 2008, Alwine coached a team in Puerto<br />
Rico, as part of Coast to Coast Baseball. He also spent<br />
the 2006 and 2007 summer as a baseball instructor at<br />
Camp Greylock where he worked under Bob Morgan retired<br />
head baseball coach from Indiana <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Alwine is a graduate of North Miami High School in<br />
Mexico, Ind., and graduated from IPFW in 2006 and<br />
earned his Masters degree in 2009 from IPFW. He is married<br />
to the former Brandi Alspach.<br />
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Brandon<br />
TORMOEHLEN<br />
Volunteer Assistant Coach<br />
Butler (2007)<br />
First Season<br />
Brandon Tormoehlen enters his first season as an assistant<br />
coach for the <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball program. His on<br />
the field duties will include coaching the catchers as well<br />
as assisting with the hitters and running the bullpen during<br />
games. Off the field, he will assist with on-campus recruiting<br />
as well as other day-to-day baseball operations.<br />
This past summer Tormoehlen was the head coach<br />
of the Grand Lake Mariners of the Great Lakes Collegiate<br />
Summer League. His squad finished the season<br />
with a 25-10 mark, good enough for second place in the<br />
league.<br />
Last year, Tormoehlen was an assistant coach at Indiana<br />
Tech, a NAIA program in Fort Wayne, Ind. Off the<br />
field, he was in charge of the team’s strength and conditioning<br />
program along with coordinating team travel<br />
arrangements and recruiting.<br />
Prior to that, Tormoehlen spent two seasons as a<br />
high-school coach. He coached for Noblesville HS in the<br />
2007-2008 season and Bishop Chatard in the 2005-2006<br />
season. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, he was<br />
a head coach in the Indiana Bulls Baseball Program; one<br />
of the nation’s premier amateur baseball organizations.<br />
Tormoehlen played his college ball at Butler. He saw<br />
action behind the plate during the 2004 and 2005 seasons;<br />
but an injury forced him out in 2006. After a rehab<br />
year, he was able to get back to action in 2007. During<br />
his career he compiled a .972 fielding percentage.<br />
Tormoehelen graduated valedictorian from Brownstown<br />
Central HS in Brownstown, Ind., and graduated<br />
from Butler <strong>University</strong> in 2007 with a degree in secondary<br />
education. He sent two years teaching high school<br />
mathematics before coming to Omaha.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Baseball Support Staff<br />
Steve<br />
Brace<br />
Academics<br />
Curtis<br />
Self<br />
Athletic Training<br />
Mark<br />
Burgers<br />
Marketing<br />
Brandy<br />
Ingles<br />
Compliance<br />
Brandon<br />
McCarville<br />
Facilities<br />
Griffith<br />
Watson<br />
Baseball Operations<br />
Adrian<br />
Rider<br />
Ticketing<br />
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2010 Bluejay B<br />
Player Profiles<br />
aseBall<br />
Eric<br />
BRUNS<br />
Senior • #28<br />
C • 6-0 • 190 • R/R<br />
oregon, Ill.<br />
Sauk Valley CC<br />
Oregon High School<br />
Junior (2009)<br />
Did not see any game action.<br />
28<br />
-<br />
Sauk Valley CC (2007-08)<br />
• Started his career as a shortstop/pitcher but<br />
was moved behind the plate when the team’s<br />
backup was injured.<br />
• Was part of the Arrowhead Conference Cham<br />
pions his freshman year.<br />
• Was named the Most Improved Player on the<br />
team in 2007.<br />
• Was named first team all-conference and second<br />
team all-region.<br />
• Played in the region all-star game in 2008.<br />
• Played under head coach Rene Valdez.<br />
Oregon High School (2003-06)<br />
Lettered in football, baseball and wrestling ...<br />
Was part of regional champions his sophomore<br />
season ... Was named team’s Offensive Player of<br />
the Year his senior season ... Was named first<br />
team all conference and second team all area in<br />
both his junior and senior seasons on the diamond<br />
... Named Most Improved on the wrestling<br />
squad his junior year ... Played baseball under<br />
head coach Don Carlson ... Played football under<br />
head coach John Bothe ... Wrestled under head<br />
coach Mark Gale and Nate Rodgers.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: November 28, 1987<br />
Parents: Sally and Noel Bruns<br />
Siblings: Emily, Ben and Caitlin<br />
Major: Computer Science<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: <strong>Creighton</strong> Baseball<br />
Favorite Athlete: A.J. Pierzynski<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Chicago White Sox<br />
Ian<br />
dIKE<br />
Senior #23<br />
INF • 6-3 • 230 • L/L<br />
Lincoln, Neb.<br />
Southwest High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
5 (4x, 5/10/09)<br />
Runs<br />
3 (3/24/09)<br />
Hits<br />
3 (3/28/09)<br />
doubles<br />
1 (6x, 5/22/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (2x, 3/14/09)<br />
RBIs<br />
2 (3/24/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (4x, 4/24/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
2 (5x, 3/6/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
5 (3/14/09)<br />
HBP<br />
1 (8x, 5/20/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
1 (7x, 5/23/09)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
0<br />
Errors<br />
1 (3/28/09)<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Appeared in 49 of team’s 56 games after play<br />
ing in a combined 23 his first two years.<br />
• Fourth on the team in HBP with eight.<br />
• Posted nine multi-hit games with lone multi-RBI<br />
day (2) coming against North Dakota (3/21).<br />
• Hit first career home run against Stony Brook<br />
(3/6).<br />
• Also scored three runs in North Dakota game<br />
for season-high.<br />
• Posted a career-best three hits against South-<br />
ern Illinois (3/21).<br />
• Hit .333 when he played in the outfield, and<br />
just .243 when he was designated hitter.<br />
• Hit .304 in home games.<br />
• Hit .333 (12-36) when he batted seventh in the<br />
order.<br />
-<br />
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2008 (Sophomore)<br />
• Had the first double of his career at Tennessee-<br />
Martin (3/2).<br />
• Tied a season-high with four putouts in same<br />
game (3/2).<br />
• Scored a run and season-high two walks against<br />
Michigan State (3/8).<br />
• Went 2-4 with two RBIs and a run in two games<br />
against Chicago State (3/15-16)<br />
• Was a season-best 2-2 and scored a run in series<br />
opener against Illinois State (3/29-30).<br />
• Went 1-1 with a run scored against Southern<br />
Illinois in the MVC Tournament (5/23).<br />
• Named 2008 NSCA All-American Strength and<br />
Conditioning Athlete of the Year.<br />
2007 (Freshman)<br />
• Played in his first two career games.<br />
• Earned his first career start on 3/11 against<br />
Saint Louis.<br />
Southwest High School (2003-06)<br />
Played baseball, football and basketball ... Was<br />
selected MVP of his baseball team his junior and<br />
senior year ... Earned Lincoln Southwest Athlete<br />
of the Year honors his senior year ... Was selected<br />
as Nebraska’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Nebraska’s<br />
Louisville Slugger Player of the Year and<br />
earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors his<br />
senior season ... Earned first team all-conference<br />
in baseball, football, and basketball his junior and<br />
senior seasons ... Was first team all-state as a<br />
senior and junior in baseball and football ... Was<br />
named Lincoln Journal Star’s and Omaha World-<br />
Herald’s Athlete of the Year ... Led the state of<br />
Nebraska with a .543 batting average, drove in<br />
36 RBI, had 64 hits and 11 doubles as a senior.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: March 17, 1988<br />
Parents: Jack and Karen Dike<br />
Siblings: Emily, Andrew and twins Erin & Elizabeth<br />
Major: Business Finance<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Close to home, the people<br />
Did You Know: Holds the school record in the<br />
power clean at 140 kg (309 lbs)<br />
dike’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2007 .000 2-1 .000 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 N/A<br />
2008 .259 21-4 .333 .333 27 4 7 2 0 0 4 3 8 9 0 0 0 0-0 0 1.000<br />
2009 .266 49-39 .378 .347 124 18 63 4 0 2 11 15 26 43 8 1 7 0-1 1 .917<br />
Total .260 72-44 .365 .338 154 22 70 6 0 2 15 18 37 52 8 1 7 0-1 1 .967<br />
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Robbie<br />
KNIGHT<br />
Senior • #2<br />
oF • 5-11 • 180 • R/L<br />
omaha, Neb.<br />
Kansas State<br />
Millard North High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
7 (5/3/08)<br />
Runs<br />
4 (4x, 4/12/09)<br />
Hits<br />
5 (5/6/08)<br />
doubles<br />
2 (6x, 5/21/09)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (8x, 4/25/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
2 (5/6/08)<br />
RBIs<br />
3 (9x, 5/21/09)<br />
Walks<br />
3 (2x, 5/23/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
3 (3x, 2/20/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
11 (5/6/08)<br />
HBP<br />
4 (3/7/07)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
1 (21x, 3/24/09)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
1 (28x, 5/23/09)<br />
Errors<br />
1 (4x, 4/23/08)<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
2<br />
• Finished season eighth all-time on Division I<br />
career hit by pitch list with 72.<br />
• Was a second team all-MVC pick.<br />
• Named MVC All-Tournament Team in one of the<br />
three outfield slots.<br />
• Also a member of the MVC Scholar-Athlete First<br />
Team.<br />
• Finished sixth in the MVC in batting (.344).<br />
• Was third in the league in on-base percentage<br />
(.460).<br />
• Tallied 36 walks, good for fifth in the league.<br />
• Led the league in plate appearances (277).<br />
• Led team in batting average, on-base percentage,<br />
walks, runs, plate appearances and doubles<br />
(18).<br />
• Second in The Valley with a .495 on-base percentage<br />
in league play.<br />
• Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.<br />
• One of six <strong>Bluejays</strong> to start all 56 games.<br />
• Posted two hit streaks of 12 games or more;<br />
the first a 16-game streak (3/11-4/5) and the<br />
second a 12-game stretch (4/15-5/3).<br />
• Put together streak of 11 straight games with<br />
an RBI (4/15-5/3).<br />
• Had multiple RBI-game 10 times.<br />
• Had 19 multi-hit games.<br />
• Went a perfect 4-4 with a run and an RBI in 6-3<br />
win over Notre Dame (3/1).<br />
• Came a home run short of the cycle in 4-5,<br />
three RBI day against North Dakota (3/24).<br />
• Was 3-3 with two RBIs and tied a career high<br />
with four runs, coming a double short of the cycle,<br />
in 14-1 win over Northern Iowa (4/12).<br />
• Went 5-16 (.313) with three runs and six RBIs<br />
in MVC Tournament (5/20-23).<br />
2008 (Sophomore)<br />
• Broke <strong>Creighton</strong>’s career hit-by-pitch record<br />
against Illinois State on March 29.<br />
• Led the MVC with 24 HBP in 2008, ranking seventh<br />
nationally.<br />
• Led the team and ranked third in the MVC with<br />
64 runs scored, including 18 first-inning tallies.<br />
• Tied for team lead with nine stolen bases.<br />
• Second on team with 19 multi-hit games in<br />
2008, totaling 35 at season’s end.<br />
• Had career day at the plate at #14 Missouri on<br />
May 6, going 5-for-5 with two home runs, three<br />
RBI and three runs scored.<br />
• Only <strong>Creighton</strong> player with five hits in a game.<br />
• Launched two of his three homers against Missouri,<br />
including a leadoff dinger.<br />
• Went 8-for-12 with nine runs scored in four<br />
game series against Chicago State.<br />
• Set team season high with four runs against<br />
Michigan State at the Rice Classic (3/8).<br />
• Had a pair of games with two doubles against<br />
Evansville (3/25, 27) and finished second on the<br />
team with 15 for the season.<br />
• Scored at least one run in 40 games and plated<br />
multiple runs in 18 contests.<br />
• Was hit by multiple pitches in a game on four<br />
occasions.<br />
• Hit .457 (21-46) during 11-game hitting streak<br />
from April 25-May 13.<br />
• Named MVC Player of the Week on May 12 and<br />
to College Baseball Foundation All-Star Lineup.<br />
Knight’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2007 .270 60-58 .417 .321 215 51 58 7 2 0 26 20 33 69 35 1 10 12-18 2 .983<br />
2008 .318 58-57 .451 .449 214 64 68 15 2 3 30 32 35 96 24 5 8 9-12 2 .984<br />
2009 .344 56-56 .460 .487 224 48 77 18 4 2 41 36 36 109 13 1 3 7-11 0 1.000<br />
Total .311 174-171 .443 .420 653 163 203 40 8 5 97 88 104 274 72 7 21 28-41 4 .989<br />
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Player Profiles<br />
2007 (Redshirt Freshman)<br />
• Set an NCAA single-season record after being<br />
hit by 35 pitches.<br />
• Scored 11 game-winning runs and had three<br />
game-winning RBIs.<br />
• Recorded 16 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games<br />
• Led the team with 12 stolen bases.<br />
• Finished second on the squad with 51 runs,<br />
fourth with 10 sacrifice bunts and fifth with 58<br />
hits and 20 walks.<br />
• On-base percentage of .417 was fourth-best on<br />
the team.<br />
• Was hit by a pitch to lead off a game 11 times.<br />
• Set single-game school record after being hit<br />
four times against Oklahoma (3/7).<br />
• Was 20-for-59 (.339) with runners in scoring<br />
position, including 5-for-9 with bases loaded.<br />
• Hit safely in seven of the first eight games of<br />
the season.<br />
• Had four hits in game two of a doubleheader at<br />
Arkansas-Little Rock on March 3.<br />
• Recorded another four-hit game against Southern<br />
Illinois on May 6.<br />
• Had career-high two doubles in 4-for-5 performance<br />
against the Salukis.<br />
• Posted two three-hit games against North Dakota<br />
State (3/17 and 5/9)<br />
• Drove in career-high three runs against Southern<br />
Illinois (5/6) and Bradley (5/25)<br />
• Scored career-high four runs at Indiana State<br />
(4/20) and at North Dakota State (5/9)<br />
• Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored<br />
in 9-2 win over Nebraska on May 15 at Rosenblatt<br />
Stadium.<br />
• Hit .367 with two outs in an inning.<br />
• Had six outfield assists and 111 putouts.<br />
Kansas State <strong>University</strong> (2006)<br />
• Redshirted his freshman year at Kansas State.<br />
• Made the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.<br />
Millard North High School (2002-05)<br />
Played baseball, football and basketball for Millard<br />
North High School ... Baseball team was<br />
undefeated, won the state championship and<br />
finished third in the nation his senior year ...<br />
Was the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year<br />
in baseball his senior year ... Team was the state<br />
runner-up his junior season ... Football team was<br />
state runner-up his senior year ... Was selected<br />
first-team all-state at defensive back his senior<br />
year ... He earned Louisville Slugger All-America<br />
honors as a senior ... Selected first-team all-state<br />
as a senior in baseball and named honorary captain<br />
... Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: August 18, 1986<br />
Parents: Rob and Julie Knight<br />
Siblings: Kelli and Dan<br />
Major: Accounting<br />
Did You Know: Dad played baseball at Kansas<br />
State, grandfather played tennis at Kansas State<br />
and other grandfather played football and golf at<br />
Oklahoma State<br />
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2010 Bluejay B<br />
Player Profiles<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
5.1 (5/3/09)<br />
Hits<br />
6 (5/3/09)<br />
doubles<br />
2 (3/3/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (3x, 3/3/09)<br />
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Bobby<br />
LACKoVIC<br />
Senior • #32<br />
RHP • 6-0 • 190 • R/R<br />
omaha, Neb.<br />
Skutt Catholic High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Runs<br />
4 (2x, 5/10/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
4 (5/10/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (5x, 4/17/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
5 (5/3/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
2 (4/3/09)<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Was an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honor<br />
able Mention pick.<br />
• Tied for 13th in the country in appearances<br />
with 34.<br />
• Was second in The Valley in appearances and<br />
games in relief behind teammate Jack VanLeur.<br />
• Led team with six victories.<br />
• Had best ERA on team in non-league games<br />
with a 2.28 mark.<br />
• Led the MVC in conference appearances (12)<br />
and conference games in relief (12).<br />
• Started season without allowing a run in 12 of<br />
his first 13 appearances.<br />
• 27 of his appearances were scoreless efforts.<br />
• Posted his only save of the year in 4-3 win vs.<br />
Illinois-Chicago (4/19).<br />
• Earned first career win by throwing 3.1 perfect<br />
innings at Indiana State (3/20).<br />
• Struck out career-high five in career-high 5.1<br />
innings at Illinois State (5/3).<br />
• Earned win against Missouri State in Missouri<br />
Valley Tournament (5/22).<br />
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32<br />
2008 (Sophomore)<br />
• Was third on the team with a career-best 2.83<br />
ERA.<br />
• His 20 appearances were third on the team.<br />
• Gave up earned runs in just seven of his 20<br />
appearances.<br />
• Recorded at least one strikeout in 13 of his 20<br />
appearances.<br />
• Only five of his 35 hits allowed went for extra<br />
bases.<br />
• Faced the most hitters of any pitcher on the<br />
staff without allowing a home run (130).<br />
• Threw two scoreless innings at Memphis (3/5)<br />
to continue scoreless streak to start the season<br />
at 4.2 innings. Struck out two, without issuing a<br />
walk, and allowed just one hit in that game.<br />
• Picked up first win of his career vs. Northern<br />
Coloraro (3/18) by throwing two scoreless innings,<br />
and striking out one.<br />
• Recorded his second win of the season vs. Illinois<br />
State (3/29) by hurling season-high 2.2 innings<br />
without allowing a run.<br />
• vs. Wichita State (4/13) – threw 2.0 innings<br />
without allowing an earned run vs. Wichita State<br />
(4/13)<br />
• That appearance started a streak of five straight<br />
appearances without surrendering an earned run,<br />
a streak spanning 8.0 innings.<br />
• Threw a scoreless inning at Nebraska (4/22),<br />
his only scoreless appearance on the season<br />
against the Huskers.<br />
• Threw a scoreless inning against Southern Illinois<br />
in the season finale (5/23) while giving up<br />
a season-high four hits.<br />
2007 (Freshman)<br />
• Got his first career at bat against Albany (6/2)<br />
and pitching appearance against Lamar (2/24).<br />
• Had two scoreless appearances spanning 2.1<br />
innings to open the season.<br />
• Scored the first run of his career against Albany<br />
(6/2).<br />
• Held hitters to .167 average (2-12) with run-<br />
ners in scoring position.<br />
• Threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Lamar (2/24),<br />
allowing just one hit and one walk.<br />
• Threw a scoreless inning and recorded his first<br />
career strikeout vs. Saint Louis on March 11.<br />
• Threw 1.2 innings allowing one earned run<br />
against Albany (6/2).<br />
Skutt Catholic High School (2003-06)<br />
Earned first team all-state in baseball his senior<br />
season ... Received first-team all conference in<br />
both baseball and football as a senior ... Played<br />
in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game ... Helped lead<br />
his team to three state championships in baseball<br />
and one in football ... Finished high school with<br />
a cumulative GPA of 4.0 ... Was selected to the<br />
National Honor Society.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: June 5, 1988<br />
Parents: Bob and Lisa Lackovic<br />
Sibling: Amy<br />
Major: Entrepreneurship<br />
Career Ambitions: Own a business<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Baseball, small classes<br />
Favorite Athlete: Bobby Jenks<br />
Favorite MLB Team: White Sox<br />
Did You Know: Cousins Vince and Tony Odorisio<br />
played men’s soccer at <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Lackovic’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2007 5.68 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 6.1 7 5 4 2 4<br />
2008 2.83 2-1 20 0 0 0 0 28.2 35 14 9 11 20<br />
2009 3.55 6-1 34 0 0 0 1 45.2 42 18 18 12 36<br />
Total 3.46 8-2 60 0 0 0 1 80.2 84 37 31 25 60<br />
[18] 2010 <strong>Creighton</strong> BaseBall
Mike<br />
NIHSEN<br />
Senior • #24<br />
RHP • 6-3 • 200 • R/R<br />
Ralston, Neb.<br />
Nebraska<br />
Ralston High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
7.0 (3/30/08)<br />
Hits<br />
8 (5/22/08)<br />
doubles<br />
5 (5/22/08)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (4x, 3/7/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (2x, 3/2/08)<br />
Runs<br />
5 (3/7/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
4 (2x, 4/15/09)<br />
Walks<br />
4 (3/24/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
7 (3/30/08)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
2 (2x, 4/15/09)<br />
24<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Finished year seventh in ERA on <strong>Creighton</strong>’s all-<br />
time list with a 3.21 mark.<br />
• Made nine appearances and had seven starts as<br />
team’s primary mid-week starter.<br />
• Won three of his last four outings, posting a<br />
1.72 ERA in those starts.<br />
• Made longest start of season with 5.2 innings of<br />
work against Kansas State (4/30).<br />
• Threw five scoreless innings of relief at Nebras-<br />
ka, his former school, on April 7 for his third win<br />
of the season.<br />
• Pitched his best on the road, going 1-0 with a<br />
3.86 ERA in three appearances.<br />
• Struck out a season-high three, and allowed<br />
a season-low four hits in five innings of work<br />
against North Dakota.<br />
• Did not allow a home run all year.<br />
2008 (Sophomore)<br />
• Led the MVC with a 2.30 ERA.<br />
• Tied for the team lead with 14 games started<br />
on the mound.<br />
• Third on the team with 70.1 innings pitched.<br />
• Second on the team with a .231 opposing batting<br />
average.<br />
• Was unbeaten through his first nine appearances.<br />
• Did not allow more than two earned runs in an<br />
outing through his first 14 appearances.<br />
• Was a Northwoods League All-Star during the<br />
summer.<br />
• Earned his first win of the season at Chicago<br />
State (3/16) by hurling 5.0 innings and striking<br />
out three.<br />
• Had his best start of the season vs. Illinois State<br />
(3/30), throwing 7.0 shutout innings with seven<br />
strikeouts, a season-high.<br />
• Went 5.2 innings without allowing an earned<br />
run vs. Wichita State (4/13).<br />
• Gave up two hits in that outing, one of two<br />
times on the season he allowed two hits or less.<br />
• That outing also started a streak of five consecutive<br />
outings without allowing an earned run,<br />
spanning 24.0 innings.<br />
• Came on vs. Iowa (4/16) for his only relief appearance<br />
of the year, throwing a perfect inning,<br />
striking out one.<br />
• Threw 6.0 scoreless innings vs. Evansville<br />
(4/26), striking out five, without walking a man.<br />
• Had his best road outing of the season at<br />
Southern Illinois on May 3.<br />
• He went 6.1 innings without surrendering an<br />
earned run while striking out six in that game.<br />
• Lost for just the second time in 15 appearances<br />
on the season against Missouri State (5/22).<br />
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Player Profiles<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Nebraska (2006-07)<br />
• Appeared in four games as a reliever in 2007<br />
after redshirting his first year with the Huskers<br />
in 2006.<br />
• Logged only 2.1 innings and allowed seven<br />
runs.<br />
• Struck out and walked three batters each.<br />
• Pitched one inning in Nebraska’s NCAA Regional<br />
game against Arizona State (6/3).<br />
• Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll<br />
in fall 2005 and spring 2006.<br />
Ralston High School (2002-05)<br />
Lettered four seasons in baseball for the Ralston<br />
Rams and head coach Curt Shockey, father<br />
of former CU player Colin Shockey ... Was<br />
a three-time all-state performer ... Recorded a<br />
5-3 record with a 2.27 ERA as a senior, striking<br />
out 68 and walking 20 in 52.1 innings of work ...<br />
Was school’s 2005 Male Athlete of the Year ...<br />
Nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman in<br />
2005 for his athletic and academic achievements<br />
... In American Legion play following his senior<br />
season, he hit .452 with seven homers and 36<br />
RBI ... Struck out 14 in a nine-inning one-hitter<br />
against No. 4 <strong>Creighton</strong> Prep as a freshman ...<br />
Also played basketball and football at RHS, earning<br />
all-conference recognition after guiding the<br />
Rams to a Class B state football playoffs in 2004<br />
... Helped his basketball team to state runner-up<br />
finishes in both 2002 and 2003 ... Named to the<br />
honor roll all four years and graduated with high<br />
honors.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: November 5, 1986<br />
Parents: Donald and Connie Nihsen<br />
Siblings: Jason and Dustin<br />
Major: Business<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Close to home<br />
Favorite Athlete: Pavel Nedved<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Mariners<br />
Did You Know: Was in rodeos at Ak-Sar-Ben<br />
from age 8-12<br />
Nihsen’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2007 (NU) 27.00 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 2.1 10 7 7 3 3<br />
2008 (CU) 2.30 5-2 15 14 0 0 0 70.1 61 29 18 16 40<br />
2009 (CU) 4.95 3-1 9 7 0 0 0 36.1 41 24 20 19 13<br />
Total 3.72 8-3 28 21 0 0 0 109.0 112 60 45 38 56<br />
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2010 Bluejay B<br />
Player Profiles<br />
aseBall<br />
Matt<br />
PATTERSoN<br />
Senior • #17<br />
RHP • 6-1 • 190 • R/R<br />
St. Louis, Mo.<br />
Jefferson College<br />
Parkway South High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
2.2 (3/1/09)<br />
Hits<br />
3 (3x, 3/25/09)<br />
doubles<br />
3 (4/23/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (6x, 5/9/09)<br />
Runs<br />
4 (4/23/08)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
4 (4/23/08)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (2x, 3/20/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
4 (2x, 4/21/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
1 (6x, 5/3/09)<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Led the team with a 2.40 ERA.<br />
17<br />
-<br />
-<br />
• Allowed least amount of runs (9) of any Creigh<br />
ton pitcher throwing more than 25 innings.<br />
• Started season with eight scoreless appear<br />
ances spanning 12.2 innings (2/21-3/21).<br />
• Struck out a season-high four batters against<br />
Nebraska (4/21).<br />
• Won first game with 2.2 innings of scoreless<br />
relief against Notre Dame (3/1).<br />
• Also made his longest outing in that Notre<br />
Dame game.<br />
• Won his second game with 1.1 innings against<br />
Southern Illinois (3/28).<br />
• Had a stellar ERA in non-conference games<br />
with a 1.45 mark in 13 appearances (18.2 IP).<br />
2008 (Sophomore)<br />
• Appeared in 10 games.<br />
• Did not receive a decision in any game he appeared<br />
in, the second-most appearances on the<br />
team without a decision (Jack VanLeur).<br />
• Did not allow a sacrifice, threw the most innings<br />
of any Bluejay to not allow a sacrifice (9.2).<br />
• Did not allow a run on the road during the regular<br />
season.<br />
• Threw a scoreless inning vs. Chicago State<br />
(3/16), starting a streak of 6.0 innings without<br />
allowing an earned run.<br />
• Had his longest outing of the season at Kansas<br />
State (3/26), throwing 1.2 innings without allowing<br />
a run.<br />
• Threw 1.1 scoreless innings in second game of<br />
season with Kansas State (4/15).<br />
• Struck out four of the five batters he faced, and<br />
did not allow a hit in that appearance.<br />
• The four strikeouts was a season-high.<br />
• Threw an inning without allowing a hit vs.<br />
Southern Illinois (5/23), surrendering one run<br />
while walking two and striking out one.<br />
Jefferson College (2007)<br />
• In his lone season at the Hillsboro, Mo., school,<br />
he led the pitching staff and ranked 26th nationally<br />
with 86 strikeouts.<br />
• Accumulated 78.0 innings on the mound during<br />
the season.<br />
• Posted a better than 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk<br />
ratio as he struck out 86 while walking only 25.<br />
• Allowed 91 hits and 50 earned runs in 319 atbats.<br />
• Named to the Dean’s List during his first semester.<br />
Parkway South High School (2003-06)<br />
Was named the conference MVP as a senior for<br />
the Parkway South Patriots ... Also earned allstate<br />
and all-area honors as a senior, and was the<br />
team’s MVP ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball,<br />
earning all-conference recognition all three<br />
seasons ... Holds school records for strikeouts<br />
and best ERA in a season.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: January 10, 1988<br />
Parents: Matt and Lisa Patterson<br />
Siblings: Lyndsey, Michael and Mia<br />
Major: Business Administration<br />
Career Ambitions: Work in the sporting business<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Academics and a winning program<br />
Favorite Athlete: Chris Carpenter<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cardinals<br />
Did You Know: Father Matt played football at<br />
DePaul and sister Lyndsey plays soccer at Arkansas<br />
State<br />
Patterson’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2008 5.59 0-0 10 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 9 6 4 10<br />
2009 2.40 2-0 24 0 0 0 0 30.0 26 9 8 8 21<br />
Total 3.18 2-0 34 0 0 0 0 39.2 36 18 14 12 31<br />
[20] 2010 <strong>Creighton</strong> BaseBall
T.J.<br />
RoEMMICH<br />
Senior • #18<br />
oF/LHP • 6-2 • 185 • L/L<br />
West des Moines, Iowa<br />
dowling Catholic High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
5.1 (5/3/09)<br />
Hits<br />
6 (5/3/09)<br />
doubles<br />
2 (3/3/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (3x, 3/3/09)<br />
At-Bats<br />
5 (11x, 5/23/09)<br />
Runs<br />
3 (2x, 3/7/09)<br />
Hits<br />
3 (7x, 5/3/09)<br />
doubles<br />
2 (4x, 5/3/09)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (5x, 5/16/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
2 (3/15/09)<br />
RBIs<br />
6 (3/7/09)<br />
Runs<br />
4 (2x, 5/10/08)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
4 (5/10/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (5x, 4/17/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
5 (5/3/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
2 (4/3/09)<br />
Walks<br />
3 (5/25/07)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
3 (2x, 4/16/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
8 (3/15/09)<br />
HBP<br />
1 (5x, 5/22/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
2 (4/13/08)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
1 (8x, 5/23/09)<br />
Errors<br />
1 (2/22/09)<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Was an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable<br />
Mention pick as an outfielder.<br />
• Earned two MVC Player of the Week awards, which<br />
came on March 9 and May 4.<br />
• Named Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete<br />
Honorable Mention and to CU Dean’s List.<br />
• Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on May 6.<br />
• Hit .320 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in non-<br />
conference contests.<br />
• Led <strong>Creighton</strong> in home runs (9), slugging (.526)<br />
triples (4, with Robbie Knight), total bases (113).<br />
• Was team’s best road hitter with .360 mark.<br />
• Flashed wheels to go along with power, swiping<br />
seven bags, good for second on the team.<br />
• Posted most outfield assists with eight.<br />
• One of six Jays to start all 56 games.<br />
• Made six appearances on the mound, going 0-1.<br />
• Finished season on mound with two scoreless appearances<br />
(4/28 and 5/14).<br />
• Had two eight-game hit streaks; the first coming<br />
to start the season and the second stretching from<br />
April 24 to May 8.<br />
• Had 15 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games.<br />
• Posted career best six RBIs and three runs against<br />
Albany (3/7).<br />
• Collected three hits seven different times; the last<br />
coming in the MVC Championship Game against<br />
Wichita State (5/23).<br />
• Had two home runs against South Dakota State<br />
(3/15); the only Bluejay to do so in 2009.<br />
• Recorded two doubles and four RBIs in 15-0 win at<br />
Nebraska on April 7.<br />
• Had five game stretch (3/3-8) where he hit .450<br />
(9-20) with seven runs, 10 RBIs and three home<br />
runs (one in three straight games) to earn first POW<br />
honor.<br />
• Second player of the week honor included a fivegame<br />
stretch (4/28-5/3) of a .435 average (10-23),<br />
five runs, 10 RBIs, three doubles, a triple and a<br />
home run.<br />
18<br />
2008 (Sophomore)<br />
• Earned spot on <strong>Creighton</strong>’s Dean’s List.<br />
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention.<br />
• Had a then-career-high in home runs with three.<br />
• Made his first career appearance on the mound.<br />
• Only player on the team to start a game on the<br />
mound and in the field.<br />
• One of two pitchers on the staff to pitch at least<br />
25.0 innings without giving up a home run (Bobby<br />
Lackovic).<br />
• Made his first career appearance on the mound at<br />
Washington State (2/24), as he threw a scoreless<br />
inning, striking out two<br />
• Was 1-2 with his first RBI of the season in that<br />
same game.<br />
• Went 2-4 with two runs scored in the first game of<br />
the Chicago State doubleheader (3/16), also posting<br />
his first career triple and stolen base.<br />
• Set a career-high for total bases with 10.<br />
• Recorded his first career win as a pitcher in game<br />
two of Chicago State doubleheader.<br />
• Went 2-4 with a season-high three RBI vs. Northern<br />
Colorado on March 18.<br />
• Had his longest outing of the season at Bradley<br />
(4/5), throwing 3.2 innings of shutout ball.<br />
Roemmich’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2008 4.91 2-1 19 2 0 0 1 25.2 27 14 14 11 18<br />
2009 7.94 0-1 6 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 7 5 3 3<br />
Total 5.46 2-2 25 2 0 0 1 31.1 34 21 19 14 21<br />
Roemmich’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2007 .216 23-10 .326 .378 37 7 8 3 0 1 4 6 9 14 0 0 0 0-0 0 1.000<br />
2008 .229 31-18 .316 .457 70 12 16 5 1 3 14 9 12 32 0 0 2 1-2 0 1.000<br />
2009 .293 56-56 .351 .526 215 41 63 15 4 9 43 16 48 113 5 3 4 7-9 1 .990<br />
Total .270 110-84 .341 .494 322 60 87 23 5 13 61 31 69 159 5 3 6 8-11 1 .9<strong>92</strong><br />
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Player Profiles<br />
• Came in relief to earn his first career save at Bradley<br />
(4/5).<br />
• Went 2-3 with two runs scored and three RBI vs.<br />
Evansville on 4/27, hitting his third home run of the<br />
season.<br />
• Hit a pinch hit three-run home run vs. Bradley<br />
(5/21) in his only at bat.<br />
2007 (Freshman)<br />
• Named to the Dean’s List.<br />
• Played 23 games, including 10 starts.<br />
• Made his collegiate debut at Oklahoma (3/7), com-<br />
ing off the bench.<br />
• Got first career hit vs. South Dakota State (3/13).<br />
• Made his first career start at Kansas State (4/11),<br />
going 0-2 with a walk.<br />
• Went 2-5 in the Bradley series (4-14/15), going<br />
1-4 with his first home run and an outfield assist in<br />
game one.<br />
• Played all three games at Indiana State (4/20-22),<br />
marking first time he played in every game of a series.<br />
• Went 2-3 in the opener with the first two doubles<br />
of his career, giving him a season-high in hits and<br />
extended his hitting streak to three.<br />
• Had season-highs in runs scored (3), RBI (2) and<br />
walks (3) vs. Bradley (5/25).<br />
• Made his 10th start of the season vs. Oklahoma<br />
State (6/1), going 0-3.<br />
dowling Catholic High School (2003-06)<br />
Earned athletic letters in baseball, football and basketball<br />
... Helped lead his team to a 33-9 record<br />
his senior season and a sub-state runner-up finish<br />
... Was voted team MVP his junior and senior seasons<br />
... Awarded the Lanny Pederson award for the<br />
best baseball student-athlete in the state of Iowa<br />
... Earned the Large Schools West MVP in the Iowa<br />
East/West All-Star game in Clinton, Iowa ... Was first<br />
team all-conference as a junior and senior ... Picked<br />
up first team all-area and all-state honors as a junior<br />
and a senior ... Played in the Iowa East/West All-Star<br />
Game ... Finished his high school career with a 4.0<br />
GPA ... Earned a spot on the Presidential Honor Roll<br />
all eight semesters of high school ... Was selected as<br />
his school’s top male student-athlete as a senior ...<br />
Was a teammate of current Bluejay Jimmy Swift.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: June 29, 1987<br />
Spouse: Emily<br />
Children: Colton<br />
Parents: Tim and Maribeth Roemmich<br />
Siblings: Ben, Maegan and Mandi<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Combination of athletics and academics<br />
Favorite Athletes: Kirby Puckett and Barry Bonds<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Twins<br />
Did You Know: Homered in his first high school varsity<br />
at-bat as a sophomore<br />
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Carson<br />
VITALE<br />
Senior • #22<br />
C • 6-1 • 195 • R/R<br />
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada<br />
Laredo CC / McClennan CC<br />
Lambrick Park High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
5 (8x, 5/22/09)<br />
Runs<br />
2 (5x, 4/3/09)<br />
Hits<br />
3 (5x, 5/16/09)<br />
doubles<br />
1 (8x, 5/20/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (2x, 4/1/09)<br />
RBIs<br />
4 (4/5/09)<br />
Walks<br />
1 (9x, 5/23/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
3 (5/22/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
7 (3/7/09)<br />
HBP<br />
1 (5/1/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
1 (6x, 5/3/08)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
0<br />
Errors<br />
1 (4/4/09)<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Played 46 of the Jays’ 56 games, making most<br />
22<br />
of his starts at catcher.<br />
• Batted .550 (11-20) with seven runs, five RBIs<br />
and a home run over five game span (3/29-4/5).<br />
• Notched 10 multi-hit games and two multi-RBI<br />
games.<br />
• Busted out of 1-16 slump to start year with 3-5<br />
day, three RBIs, a home run and a double against<br />
Albany (3/7).<br />
• Posted first hit as a Bluejay at Sam Houston<br />
State (2/22).<br />
• Drove in season-best four runs at Evansville<br />
(4/5).<br />
• Had five games with three hits.<br />
• Hit .405 (17-42) in 14 games in the eighth spot<br />
in the lineup.<br />
• Was a perfect 3-3 with two runs scored against<br />
North Dakota (3/24).<br />
• Had another 3-3 day at Kansas State (3/1) with<br />
his first <strong>Creighton</strong> home run.<br />
• Spent second summer with Wisconsin Woodchucks<br />
of the Northwoods League.<br />
• Played in 53 games and hit .202 (35-173) for<br />
the Woodchucks.<br />
• Was one of only four players on the roster to<br />
play in 50 or more games, while adding nine doubles,<br />
one home run and 19 RBIs for the Woodchucks.<br />
McLennan CC (2008)<br />
• Holds school record for most doubles in a season<br />
with 20.<br />
• Hit .296 with 20 RBI in 45 games played.<br />
• Played in the Texas-New Mexico Junior College<br />
All-Star game.<br />
• McLennan’s head coach was Pete Matia.<br />
• Played in the summer for the Wisconsin Woodchucks.<br />
• Played in 48 games (47 at catcher), posting two<br />
home runs and 15 RBI for the Woodchucks.<br />
Laredo CC (2007)<br />
• Hit .322 for the Palominos in his only year at<br />
Laredo.<br />
• Scored 38 runs while also knocking in 33.<br />
• Part of an offense that was second with 354<br />
runs scored and tied for third in the Region XIV<br />
Conference with 315 RBI.<br />
• Played under head coach Chase Dowel.<br />
Lambrick Park High School (2003-06)<br />
• Two-time top catcher at Canadian High School<br />
Nationals.<br />
• First team all-conference in 2006.<br />
• First team all-star in 2006.<br />
• Played under head coach Mike Chewpoy.<br />
• Summer of 2006 played for the Victoria Mariners.<br />
• Tied for fourth all time in Mariners’ single-season<br />
history with 11 doubles.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: August 25, 1988<br />
Parents: Catherine and Rocky Vitale<br />
Sibling: Dee Dee; Plays softball at Dakota (S.D.)<br />
State<br />
Major: Marketing<br />
Career Ambition: Pursue baseball as long as possible<br />
and then enter a marketing firm<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Best fit<br />
Favorite Athlete: B.J. Upton<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs<br />
Did You Know: Is a Canadian native but an<br />
American citizen<br />
Vitale’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2009 .261 46-40 .305 .350 157 22 41 8 0 2 16 9 33 55 1 0 6 0-0 1 .995<br />
Total .261 46-40 .305 .350 157 22 41 8 0 2 16 9 33 55 1 0 6 0-0 1 .995<br />
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Vince<br />
BELLINO<br />
Junior • #6<br />
INF • 5-11 • 165 • R/R<br />
Papillion, Neb.<br />
Skyline Community College<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
• Did not see any game action; redshirt year.<br />
2009 (Junior)<br />
6<br />
Skyline CC (2007-08)<br />
Went 2-5 at the plate in five games played his<br />
sophomore year ... The Trojans finished second<br />
in the conference in 2008 ... Played under head<br />
coach Dino Nomicos ... Played for the Diamond<br />
Spirit in the summer of 2008, as part of the Dia-<br />
mond Association ... Team went 23-1 ... Hit .347<br />
with four doubles ... Played in the Premier All-<br />
Star Game for the West Team representing the<br />
Nebraska Sluggers ... In 2007 played in the Valley<br />
Baseball League for the Staunton Braves ...<br />
Played in three games, starting one ... Braves<br />
went 26-23 during his time in Virginia.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Prep (2003-06)<br />
Played summer ball in 2005 and 2006 for the Nebraska<br />
Sluggers ... Played for Pat Mooney.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: July 30, 1987<br />
Parents: Don and Valerie Bellino<br />
Sibling: Anna<br />
Major: Finance<br />
Career Ambitions: Take over family business<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Education, baseball and being<br />
closer to home<br />
Favorite Athlete: Chipper Jones<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Atlanta Braves<br />
Jonas<br />
dUFEK<br />
Junior • #41<br />
RHP • 6-5 • 210 • R/R<br />
omaha, Neb.<br />
Millard West High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
9.0 (4/25/09)<br />
Hits<br />
10 (2x, 5/22/09)<br />
doubles<br />
4 (3/3/09)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (3x, 5/22/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
2 (2x, 4/5/09)<br />
Runs<br />
7 (3/3/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
6 (3/3/09)<br />
Walks<br />
3 (4/17/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
10 (2x, 4/5/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
1 (2x, 5/22/09)<br />
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Player Profiles<br />
2009 (Sophomore)<br />
• Named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of<br />
the Week on April 27 for complete game shutout<br />
at Bradley (4/25).<br />
• Led team in complete games with two, as both<br />
were • Other complete game came against Southern<br />
Illinois shutouts.41<br />
(3/9).41<br />
• Held 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina to just one<br />
run in 7.1 innings while striking out four (3/10).<br />
• Had most innings last season among returning<br />
pitchers (79.0), good for second overall on team<br />
in 2009.<br />
• Second on team in starts (13) and strikeouts<br />
(52).<br />
• Led team in ERA (3.35), innings pitched (51.0),<br />
strikeouts (35) and games started (8) in MVC<br />
games.<br />
• Had a 2.78 ERA in home games.<br />
• Won first career game against IPFW on (3/8).<br />
• Recorded first career strikeout at Sam Houston<br />
State on Feb. 21.<br />
• Whiffed a career-high 10 batters at Evansville<br />
on April 5.<br />
• Recorded at least one strikeout in all but one of<br />
his appearances.<br />
• Strikeout to walk ratio was nearly 3-to-1 (52-<br />
18).<br />
41<br />
2008 (Freshman)<br />
• Appeared in one game.<br />
• Allowed four runs in 0.1 innings at Memphis on<br />
March 5 in his first career start.<br />
Millard West High School (2004-07)<br />
Lettered as a junior and senior in baseball at Millard<br />
West High School for head coach Frank Ryan<br />
... Led team to a runner-up finish in the Class A<br />
state tournament as a senior ... Squad finished<br />
29-9 during his senior season ... Recorded a 7-2<br />
record as a senior with a 1.35 ERA and 46 strikeouts<br />
... Named to the All-Nebraska Team by the<br />
Omaha World-Herald<br />
... Named first team superstate<br />
by the Lincoln Journal Star<br />
... Also selected<br />
first team all-conference and all-metro ... Has<br />
fifth-best single-season and career ERA in school<br />
history ... Named MVP of the Collin-Orcutt All-<br />
Star Game following his senior season ... Went<br />
3-1 as a junior with a 2.63 ERA and 33 strikeouts<br />
... In the summers of 2006 and 2007, he played<br />
for the NP Dodge Wildcats ... He set the summer<br />
career record with a 1.48 ERA over two seasons<br />
... In the 2007 summer season, he picked up a<br />
record five shutouts and had 86 strikouts ... In<br />
the summer of 2006, he posted a 9-0 record with<br />
a 1.12 ERA and 64 strikeouts as his team won the<br />
district championship ... Member of DECA.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: June 30, 1988<br />
Parents: John and Kathy Dufek<br />
Sibling: Antonia<br />
Major: Business Administration<br />
Career Ambitions: Become a financial advisor at<br />
a brokerage firm<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Atmosphere and strong Jesuit<br />
community<br />
Favorite Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr.<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Twins<br />
dufek’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2008 108.00 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0.1 3 4 4 0 0<br />
2009 4.33 4-7 16 13 2 2 0 79.0 90 42 38 18 52<br />
Total 4.76 4-7 17 14 2 2 0 79.1 93 46 42 18 52<br />
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Greg<br />
HELLHAKE<br />
Junior • #13<br />
LHP • 6-1 • 180 • L/L<br />
Quincy, Ill.<br />
Notre dame High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
7.0 (2x, 5/10/09)<br />
Hits<br />
7 (2x, 5/16/09)<br />
doubles<br />
3 (5/6/08)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (3/28/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
3 (5/3/09)<br />
Runs<br />
6 (3/7/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
6 (3/7/09)<br />
Walks<br />
5, (3/28/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
5 (3x, 4/19/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
2 (3/14/09)<br />
2009 (Sophomore)<br />
• Led team and tied for first in MVC with 15<br />
starts.<br />
13<br />
• Tied for second in league in runners picked off<br />
with three.<br />
• Third on the team with 70.1 innings pitched.<br />
• Tied for second on team with five wins (5-3<br />
overall).<br />
• Finished season with a 4.73 ERA and 39 strike-<br />
outs in 70.1 innings pitched.<br />
• Held opposing batters to a .261 average.<br />
• Had five-start run from April 3-24 in which he<br />
pitched 23.2 innings, allowed just four earned<br />
runs and struck out 15.<br />
• Threw a career-high seven innings twice (4/3,<br />
5/10).<br />
• Tied a career high with five strikeouts at Coastal<br />
Carolina on March 7 and again on April 19 against<br />
Illinois-Chicago.<br />
• Four of his five victories on the season were<br />
at home.<br />
• Hurled five scoreless innings with four strikeouts<br />
in lone road win at Evansville (4/3).<br />
• Allowed two earned runs or less in eight of his<br />
starts.<br />
2008 (Redshirt Freshman)<br />
• Southpaw emerged as a dependable midweek<br />
starter.<br />
• Finished with a 3-2 record and a 4.31 ERA in 12<br />
appearances, including nine starts.<br />
• Picked up the win in collegiate debut, throwing<br />
a scoreless inning of relief at Memphis (3/5).<br />
• Made first career start on March 19 against<br />
Northern Colorado, allowing two runs in two innings.<br />
• Gave up three runs in three innings in emergency<br />
start against South Dakota State (3/25).<br />
• Best outing came in game two of a doubleheader<br />
against North Dakota State (4/9), as he<br />
allowed just one hit in six shutout innings.<br />
• Lowered ERA from 6.43 to 3.46 with his outing<br />
against North Dakota State.<br />
• Threw well but received a no-decision against<br />
Kansas State (4/15), throwing four scoreless innings<br />
before giving up four runs in the fifth inning.<br />
• Tossed five scoreless innings against No. 10 Nebraska<br />
in a starting role on April 22, allowing no<br />
walks while fanning three.<br />
• Picked up the win over Evansville on April 27,<br />
after allowing just one hit in a pre-determined<br />
three-inning start.<br />
• Held high-powered Missouri offense to one run<br />
in five innings in Columbia (5/6).<br />
• Lost final two starts of the season, including<br />
the season-ending loss to Southern Illinois at the<br />
MVC Tournament (5/23).<br />
2007 (Redshirted)<br />
• Did not play as he received a redshirt in his first<br />
season at CU.<br />
• Was the winning pitcher of the CICL (Central<br />
Illinois Collegiate League) All-Star Game as a<br />
member of the Quincy Gems during the summer.<br />
Notre dame High School (2003-06)<br />
Lettered all four years in baseball and two years<br />
in basketball at Quincy Notre Dame High School<br />
... Baseball team won 112 games during his four<br />
years ... Helped his team to a second-place finish<br />
at state his sophomore season in baseball,<br />
starting on the mound in the championship game<br />
... Was voted team MVP and Pitcher of the Year<br />
his senior season ... Earned MVP laurels at the<br />
American Legion Wood Bat Invitational Tournament<br />
in Blue Springs, Mo., as a senior ... Earned<br />
Quincy Herald-Whig<br />
Baseball All-Area First Team<br />
... Was selected to the Gully Transportation Tip-<br />
Off All-Tournament Team in basketball his senior<br />
season ... Selected to the National Honor Society<br />
and earned the Society for Academic Achievement<br />
award ... On the honor roll all four years<br />
of high school ... Participated in Spanish club ...<br />
Was named “Camper of the Week” at former <strong>University</strong><br />
of Illinois basketball coach Bill Self’s 2002<br />
Individual Basketball Camp.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: September 3, 1987<br />
Parents: Thomas and Marlene Hellhake<br />
Sibling: Emily<br />
Major: Exercise Science<br />
Career Ambitions: Pitch in the major leagues or<br />
become a physical therapist<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Strong baseball and great academics<br />
Favorite Athlete: Ken Griffey, Jr.<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Oakland A’s or Boston Red<br />
Sox<br />
Hellhake’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2008 4.31 3-2 12 9 0 0 0 39.2 35 19 19 12 23<br />
2009 4.73 5-3 15 15 0 0 0 70.1 69 38 37 28 39<br />
Total 4.58 8-5 27 24 0 0 0 110.0 104 57 56 40 62<br />
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Elliot<br />
SOTO<br />
Junior • #5<br />
INF • 5-9 • 155 • R/R<br />
Algonquin, Ill.<br />
dundee Crown High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
6 (6x, 5/22/09)<br />
Runs<br />
3 (3x, 4/12/09)<br />
Hits<br />
4 (2x, 3/14/09)<br />
doubles<br />
1 (10x, 4/21/09)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (3x, 4/1/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
0<br />
RBIs<br />
4 (5/2/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (5/3/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
3 (2x, 2/21/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
5 (3/14/09)<br />
HBP<br />
1 (6x, 5/3/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
2 (3x, 2/22/09)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
2 (2x, 2/22/09)<br />
Errors<br />
2 (2x, 3/28/09)<br />
2009 (Sophomore)<br />
• Named to the MVC All-Conference First Team.<br />
• Earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team<br />
as the shortstop.<br />
• Part of double play combo with Vicente Cafaro<br />
that helped the <strong>Creighton</strong> defense finish the year<br />
first in the country in fielding percentage (.984)<br />
and seventh in double plays, with 69.<br />
• Finished second in the MVC in double plays be-<br />
hind Cafaro with 52.<br />
• Also finished second in MVC in assists with<br />
197.<br />
• Led the league in at-bats (239), finished third<br />
in plate appearances (271) and had second-most<br />
sacrifice bunts among Valley players (11).<br />
• Led team in hits (77), sac bunts (11) and stolen<br />
bases (13).<br />
• One of five <strong>Bluejays</strong> to start all 56 games and<br />
hit over .300.<br />
• Had a hit in all but 10 games and posted a 23-<br />
game hit streak from March 24-April 29, hitting<br />
.347 (35-101) over that span.<br />
• The streak was five short of a Bluejay record.<br />
• Had 21 multi-hit, and five multi-RBI games.<br />
• Had three, four-hit games (3/7 vs. Albany, 3/14<br />
vs. South Dakota State and 5/22 vs. Missouri<br />
State) to tie a career high.<br />
• Established new career high with four RBIs at<br />
Illinois State (5/2).<br />
• Played in the prestigious Cape Cod League this<br />
past summer, suiting up for the Hyannis Mets.<br />
2009 (Sophomore)<br />
5<br />
2008 (Freshman)<br />
• Played in 50 of 58 games as a true freshman.<br />
• Played in most games of any CU freshmen.<br />
• Got his first career RBI at Washington State on<br />
Feb. 23.<br />
• Collected his first career hit in game two at<br />
Memphis on March 5.<br />
• Went 3-7 (.429) vs. Chicago State (3/15-16).<br />
• Posted his first career extra base hit with a<br />
triple in Chicago State series finale.<br />
• Went 3-6 with a run scored vs. South Dakota<br />
State (3/25), marking first of two times he had<br />
three hits in a game.<br />
• Went 4-11 (.364) with three runs scored in Illinois<br />
State series (3/28-30).<br />
• Scored a season-high two runs in the Wichita<br />
State series opener (4/13).<br />
• Went 2-5 with his first career double against<br />
Kansas State on April 15.<br />
• Was 4-8 for the Evansville series (4/25-28), going<br />
a perfect 2-2 with two RBI in the finale.<br />
• Posted a 4-12 mark in SIU series (5/3-4).<br />
• In the first two SIU games, went a combined<br />
4-9 (.444), including a 3-6 game in the middle<br />
game of the set.<br />
• Went 2-4 at Missouri (5/6).<br />
• Hit .294 (5-17) at the Missouri Valley Tournament.<br />
• Scored a season-high three runs vs. Bradley<br />
(5/21).<br />
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Player Profiles<br />
dundee Crown High School (2003-06)<br />
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round<br />
following graduation ... Named Northwest Her-<br />
ald Player of the Year following his senior season<br />
at Dundee Crown in Carpentersville, Ill. ... Led<br />
the Chargers of head coach Fred Bencriscutto to<br />
the state quarterfinals as a senior, as the team<br />
finished 28-8 ... Set single-season school record<br />
with a .455 batting average as a senior ... Owns<br />
career records for hits, triples and on-base per-<br />
centage ... Earned all-conference and all-area<br />
honors as a senior, junior and sophomore ... Hit<br />
.393 with six home runs, 42 RBI and had 19 stolen<br />
bases as a junior ... Team won the Fox Valley<br />
Conference regular season championship in his<br />
final two seasons ... Twice won the gold glove at<br />
the CABA World Series ... Played summer ball for<br />
the McHenry County Hurricanes.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: August 21, 1989<br />
Parents: Gustavo and Ursula Soto<br />
Sibling: Karina<br />
Career Ambitions: Play professional baseball<br />
Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs<br />
Did You Know: Favorite sports moment was<br />
Michael Jordan’s game-winning shot against the<br />
Jazz in 1998<br />
Soto’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2008 .272 50-42 .324 .315 162 26 44 3 2 0 18 12 16 51 2 3 12 8-14 10 .941<br />
2009 .322 56-56 .369 .360 239 43 77 7 1 0 26 17 30 86 4 2 11 13-16 9 .968<br />
Total .302 106-98 .351 .342 401 69 121 10 3 0 44 29 46 137 6 5 23 21-30 19 .958<br />
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Jimmy<br />
SWIFT<br />
Junior • #3<br />
INF • 6-2 • 190 • R/R<br />
West des Moines, Iowa<br />
dowling Catholic High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
6 (3/7/09)<br />
Runs<br />
2 (1x, 5/22/09)<br />
Hits<br />
4 (3/15/09)<br />
doubles<br />
2 (3/15/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (3x, 3/29/09)<br />
RBIs<br />
3 (2x, 3/25/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (2x, 4/25/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
3 (5/14/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
6 (3/15/09)<br />
HBP<br />
1 (5x, 4/29/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
2 (2x, 3/14/09)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
2 (3/28/09)<br />
Errors<br />
2 (4/4/09)<br />
2009 (Sophomore)<br />
• Named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week<br />
on March 30.<br />
• Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors on<br />
April 2.<br />
• Named to MVC All-Tournament Team at third base.<br />
• Finished second on team in sacrifice flies with four.<br />
• One of five <strong>Bluejays</strong> to start all 56 games and hit over<br />
.300 (.301) on the season.<br />
• Had three hit streaks of seven games.<br />
• Batted .500 in second of those three (3/21-29).<br />
• Hit .413 (19-46) in 13 game stretch (3/21-4/7) in<br />
which he hit safely in 12 of 13 games.<br />
• Had 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games.<br />
• Belted first career home run in season opener at Sam<br />
Houston State (2/20) and recorded first career double in<br />
next game (2/21).<br />
• Had career-high four hits against South Dakota State<br />
(3/15).<br />
• Batted .462 (6-13) with five runs over four games at<br />
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.<br />
• Homered against Albany (3/7) and vs. Southern Illinois<br />
(3/29).<br />
• Stole two bases in Southern Illinois game on March<br />
28.<br />
2009 (Sophomore)<br />
3<br />
2008 (Redshirt Freshman)<br />
• Played in 14 games his rookie season, including one<br />
start.<br />
• Picked up two RBI.<br />
• Made his first appearance as a Bluejay at Washington<br />
State (2/23).<br />
• Made his first career start in the Tennessee-Martin series<br />
finale (3/2).<br />
• Picked up his first career hit in the second game of the<br />
Chicago State doubleheader (3/16), playing in three of<br />
four games in the series.<br />
2007 (Redshirted)<br />
• One of six freshmen to redshirt in their first season in<br />
the program.<br />
dowling Catholic High School (2003-06)<br />
Lettered as a junior and senior in football, basketball<br />
and baseball ... Named first team all-Central Iowa Metro<br />
League in baseball and football and second team in<br />
basketball as a senior ... Two-time all-state honoree in<br />
baseball, earning first team laurels as a junior and second<br />
team honors as a senior ... Led team to a combined<br />
57-20 in two seasons on varsity baseball, capturing the<br />
conference title as a senior with a 15-4 mark ... On the<br />
gridiron, he was earned first team all-state, all-conference<br />
and all-area as a senior ... Made the presidential<br />
honor roll all eight semesters of high school ... Was a<br />
teammate of current Bluejay T.J. Roemmich.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: December 21, 1987<br />
Parents: Jim and Robin Swift<br />
Siblings: Dan and Brad<br />
Major: Finance<br />
Career Ambitions: Be a successful businessman<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Great academics and athletics<br />
Favorite Athlete: Alex Rodriguez<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs<br />
Did You Know: His father played football at Iowa and<br />
grandfather played basketball there<br />
Jack<br />
VANLEUR<br />
Junior • #36<br />
LHP • 6-4 • 200 • L/L<br />
Brandon, S.d.<br />
Brandon Valley High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
3.1 (5/22/08)<br />
Hits<br />
6 (2x, 5/23/09)<br />
doubles<br />
2 (2/28/09)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (2x, 4/19/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (3x, 5/8/09)<br />
Runs<br />
5 (2/28/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
5 (2/28/09)<br />
Walks<br />
3 (4/14/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
4 (3/8/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
1 (2x, 3/14/09)<br />
Swift’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2008 .188 14-1 .278 .188 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 3 1 0 1 0-0 1 .750<br />
2009 .301 56-56 .395 .403 196 39 59 11 0 3 31 29 42 79 4 4 6 4-7 12 .934<br />
Total .2<strong>92</strong> 70-57 .386 .387 212 40 62 11 0 3 33 30 47 82 5 4 7 4-7 13 .930<br />
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2009 (Sophomore)<br />
• Tied for ninth in the country with 36 appearances.<br />
• Was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First<br />
Team as a relief pitcher.<br />
• Finished fourth in The Valley with six saves.<br />
• Led the league in appearances and games in relief<br />
(36).<br />
• Had seven game scoreless streak in which he struck<br />
out six in 6.2 innings (3/7-20).<br />
• Coincided with a 12-game stretch where allowed just<br />
one run in 16.1 innings (3/7-4/1).<br />
• Posted first career save at Evansville (4/3).<br />
• Earned first win with 2.2 innings of relief at Indiana<br />
State (3/21).<br />
• Threw season-high 3.0 innings at Southern Illinois<br />
(3/28), winning his second game of the year.<br />
• Struck out season-best four against IPFW (3/8).<br />
36<br />
2008 (Redshirt Freshman)<br />
• Was second on the team with a 2.35 ERA.<br />
• Appeared in 15 games in his rookie season.<br />
• One of three pitchers to pitch at least 23.0 innings<br />
without surrendering a home run.<br />
• Had the most appearances on the team without receiving<br />
a decision.<br />
• Allowed earned runs in just five of 15 appearances.<br />
• Against Big 12 opponents had a 1.93 ERA in 9.1 innings.<br />
• Made his first appearance of the season against Chicago<br />
State (3/16), throwing a perfect inning.<br />
• Threw one shutout inning, allowing just one hit vs.<br />
Illinois State (3/29).<br />
• That outing started a streak of seven appearances<br />
without allowing an earned run, the longest of the year.<br />
• Threw three shutout innings vs. Nebraska (4/23), allowed<br />
four hits and striking out one.<br />
• Had best road outing of the regular season at Missouri<br />
(5/6), throwing 2.0 innings without allowing a run.<br />
• Appeared in three of four games during the MVC Tournament.<br />
• Had his longest outing of the season vs. Missouri State<br />
(5/22), going 3.1 innings without allowing a run .<br />
• Struck out two without walking a man in that appearance,<br />
setting a season-high mark for K’s.<br />
2007 (Redshirted)<br />
• One of six freshmen to redshirt in their first season in<br />
the program.<br />
Brandon Valley High School (2003-06)<br />
Lettered four years in baseball and basketball, and three<br />
years in football ... Three-time all-state and all-conference<br />
selection in baseball ... As a junior, he led the Lynx<br />
to a runner-up finish at the state tournament ... Voted to<br />
the all-conference basketball team three times and was<br />
named to the state all-tournament team as a senior ...<br />
Honorable mention all-state as a senior in football ... As<br />
a quarterback, he set school records for single-season<br />
passing attempts (219) and completions (117).<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: October 2, 1987<br />
Parents: Brad and Janelle VanLeur<br />
Siblings: Megan and Joe<br />
Major: Business Management<br />
Career Ambitions: Be a successful business owner<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Academics, atmosphere<br />
Favorite Athlete: Lew Ford<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Twins<br />
Did You Know: Threw a perfect game at age 15<br />
Joey<br />
BOWENS<br />
Sophomore • #1<br />
C • 5-11 • 175 • R/R<br />
Libertyville, Ill.<br />
Libertyville High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
1 (2x, 5/16/09)<br />
Runs<br />
1 (3/28/09)<br />
Hits<br />
0<br />
doubles<br />
0<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
0<br />
RBIs<br />
0<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
1<br />
Walks<br />
0<br />
Strikeouts<br />
1 (2x, 5/16/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
0<br />
HBP<br />
1 (3/7/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
1 (2x, 4/17/09)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
1 (4/4/09)<br />
Errors<br />
0<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Made 15 appearances and led the team in games as<br />
a sub with 15.<br />
• Made 10 pinch-running appearances and had two<br />
pinch-hit at-bats (0-2).<br />
• Made collegiate debut at Sam Houston State with<br />
pinch-running appearance (2/20).<br />
• Scored first career run on March 28 against Southern<br />
Illinois.<br />
• Stole first career base at Evansville (4/4).<br />
2008 (Redshirted)<br />
Bowens did not appear in a game during his freshman<br />
season.<br />
Bowens’ Career Hitting Statistics<br />
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Player Profiles<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2009 .000 15-0 .333 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1-1 0 1.000<br />
Total .000 15-0 .333 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1-1 0 1.000<br />
VanLeur’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2008 2.35 0-0 15 0 0 0 0 23.0 27 9 6 4 7<br />
2009 4.44 3-4 36 0 0 0 6 48.2 49 25 24 15 31<br />
Total 3.77 3-4 51 0 0 0 6 71.2 76 34 30 19 38<br />
Libertyville High School (2004-07)<br />
Led Libertyville High to a 22-14 record and a secondplace<br />
finish in the North Suburban Conference as a<br />
senior ... He was named first-team all-conference and<br />
all-area following the season ... Went 5-for-5 in a game<br />
during his senior season, hitting for the cycle with two<br />
homers ... Also a talented football player for the Wildcats,<br />
he committed to play free safety at Drake before<br />
deciding to play baseball in college ... As a senior on<br />
the gridiron, he led his team to a 10-1 record and the<br />
conference championship ... He earned all-conference<br />
and all-area recognition and was the team MVP ... Selected<br />
to the Academic All-State team his senior season<br />
... Named an Academic All-Conference as a junior and<br />
senior in both football and baseball ... Football team<br />
won the state championship his sophomore season ...<br />
Member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship<br />
of Christian Athletes ... Also participated in Peer Mediation<br />
... Coached defensive backs and special teams for<br />
a traveling youth football team for four years ... On the<br />
honor roll all four years at Libertyville.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: August 11, 1988<br />
Parents: Kevin and Pat Bowens<br />
Sibling: Megan<br />
Major: Biology, spanish minor<br />
Career Ambitions: Go to med school and become a radiologist<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Baseball tradition and academic reputation<br />
Favorite Athlete: Walter Payton<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs<br />
Did You Know: Won several art shows in high school<br />
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At-Bats<br />
2 (3/25/09)<br />
Runs<br />
1 (4/21/09)<br />
Hits<br />
1 (4/29/09)<br />
doubles<br />
0<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
0<br />
RBIs<br />
0<br />
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Zane<br />
HINKEL<br />
Sophomore • #4<br />
INF • 6-2 • 180 • R/R<br />
omaha, Neb.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
4<br />
Walks<br />
0<br />
Strikeouts<br />
1 (4x, 4/7/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
1 (4/29/09)<br />
HBP<br />
1 (2x, 4/15/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
0<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
0<br />
Errors<br />
0<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Made collegiate debut on Feb. 21 at Sam Houston<br />
State as a pinch runner.<br />
• Made first career start against North Dakota (3/25).<br />
• Notched first career hit at Iowa (4/29).<br />
• Scored first career run against Nebraska on March 21.<br />
• Had first hit by pitch against Air Force (4/15).<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Prep (2005-08)<br />
Lettered in baseball and basketball ... Was one of the<br />
most prolific hitters in 2008 ... Led all of Nebraska high<br />
school Class A hitters with a .547 average in 2008 ...<br />
Was second in the state with 52 hits, third in runs scored<br />
with 42, tied for third with 13 doubles and tied for seventh<br />
with 32 RBI ... Team finished fifth place or better<br />
the three years he was on varsity ... Omaha World-<br />
Herald<br />
named him First-Team All-Nebraska ... Lincoln<br />
Journal Star<br />
named Hinkel to First-Team Super State<br />
in 2008 ... The year before he was named Honorable<br />
Mention Super-State by the paper ... Named First-Team<br />
All-Conference and All-State his senior year in baseball<br />
... Named Second-Team All-Conference in basketball in<br />
2008 ... Played in the Colin Orcutt All-Star Game in 2008<br />
and named the game’s MVP ... Owns <strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
records for most runs scored in a season with 42 as<br />
well as batting average with a .547 clip ... Played summer<br />
league ball for PI Midwest under head coach Pat<br />
Mooney, former Bluejay ... Team won the 2007 Legion<br />
State Championship and was a reigonal qualifier ... In<br />
basketball was named Second-Team Super-State by the<br />
Lincoln Journal Star<br />
following the 2007-08 season with<br />
10.1 points per game and 6.9 rebounds ... Named to<br />
the Honor Roll his senior year ... Went to the same high<br />
school as current Bluejay Vince Bellino.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: September 12, 1989<br />
Parents: Laurie and Mike Hinkel<br />
Sibling: Tanner<br />
Major: Business Management<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Close to Home<br />
Favorite Athlete: LeBron James<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs<br />
Brandon<br />
KoENIGSTEIN<br />
Sophomore • #34<br />
RHP • 6-0 • 180 • R/R<br />
Waterloo, Ill.<br />
Waterloo High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
7.0 (5/21/09)<br />
Hits<br />
6 (2x, 4/29/09)<br />
doubles<br />
1 (3x, 4/29/09)<br />
Triples<br />
1 (3x, 4/29/09)<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (3x, 4/29/09)<br />
Runs<br />
4 (3/25/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
3 (2x, 5/16/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (4/15/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
7 (5/21/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
1 (3x, 5/21/09)<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team for his<br />
34<br />
seven inning against Wichita State (5/21).<br />
• Allowed just one batsman to reach, preventing a<br />
perfect game.<br />
• Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week<br />
after the • Named to the College Baseball Foundation National<br />
All-Star Lineup no-hitter.34<br />
(5/27).<br />
• Finished second on team in ERA (3.18) and tied for<br />
second in wins with five.<br />
• Held opponents to a team-low .215 batting average.<br />
• Made 14 appearances and three starts.<br />
• Did not allow a run in first three appearances (6.1<br />
IP).<br />
• Won all three games he started.<br />
• Made first appearance against Gonzaga (3/21).<br />
• Made first start at home against North Dakota (3/25)<br />
• Struck out season-high seven in seven-inning no-hitter<br />
over Wichita State (May 21).<br />
• Won first career game by striking out five in four scoreless<br />
innings against Albany (3/7).<br />
Waterloo High School (2005-08)<br />
Lettered in basketball and baseball during his time with<br />
the Bulldogs ... Led his team to the regional playoffs his<br />
freshman and senior year ... Threw a complete game<br />
to send his team to the regional championship game<br />
in May 2008 ... Compiled 13 wins through his first two<br />
seasons ... Was 12-1 with a 1.09 ERA in the summer of<br />
2007 with the St. Louis Pirates ... Was teammates on the<br />
Pirates with <strong>Creighton</strong> teammate Nick Musec ... Named<br />
First-Team All-Mississippi Valley Conference his sophomore<br />
and senior years ... Named Second-Team All-Mississippi<br />
Valley Conference his junior year ... Played in<br />
the SIUE All-Star game in 2006 ... Played for Mark Cogel<br />
and Brian Smith in baseball ... Played basketball under<br />
head coach Matt Mason ... Was on Waterloo’s honor<br />
roll all four years as a student ... Participated in Future<br />
Business Leaders of America and the Future Farmers<br />
of America.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: January 22, 1990<br />
Parents: Darlene and Rich Koenigstein<br />
Sibling: Brittany<br />
Major: Business/Finance<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Getting to know everyone on campus,<br />
and the close proximity between buildings<br />
Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cardinals<br />
Did You Know: Favorite sports moment was when the<br />
Cardinals won the World Series in 2006<br />
Hinkel’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld.<br />
2009 .111 11-1 .273 .111 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0-0 0 .000<br />
Total .111 11-1 .273 .111 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0-0 0 .000<br />
Koenigstein’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2009 3.18 5-0 14 3 1 1 0 39.2 31 16 14 8 30<br />
Total 3.18 5-0 14 3 1 1 0 39.2 31 16 14 8 30<br />
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Kurt<br />
SPoMER<br />
Sophomore • #20<br />
RHP • 6-2 • 200 • S/R<br />
Honey Creek, Iowa<br />
Tri-Center High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
1.0 (3/7/09)<br />
Hits<br />
3 (3/24/09)<br />
doubles<br />
1 (2x, 3/24/09)<br />
Runs<br />
2 (3/24/09)<br />
Earned Runs<br />
2 (3/24/09)<br />
Walks<br />
1 (3/7/09)<br />
was selected as the Southwest Iowa Basketball Player<br />
of the Year by the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil<br />
... Was<br />
Iowa Sports Connection’s Player of the Year in 2007 ...<br />
As a senior was ranked as the 13th-best player in Iowa<br />
by Iowarivals.com ... A preseason nominee for the 2008<br />
McDonald’s All-American basketball team ... Averaged<br />
20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in 2008 ... In baseball<br />
made second team all-conference and was honorable<br />
mention all-district in eighth grade ... Was first team allconference<br />
and all-district his freshman through senior<br />
seasons ... A preseason nominee in 2008 for Under Armour<br />
Pre-Season All-American ... As a senior went 8-1<br />
with a 0.98 ERA on the mound ... He struck out 81 and<br />
walked 14 in just 57.0 innings ... At the plate hit .486<br />
with six doubles, nine home runs, 29 RBI and 17 stolen<br />
bases in 26 games ... Member of the National Honor<br />
Society.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: July 10, 1989<br />
Parents: Sharanne and Michael Spomer<br />
Major: Business<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Excellent academics and baseball<br />
Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Yankees<br />
Did You Know: Pitched a perfect game his senior year<br />
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Player Profiles<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Played in more games than any freshman on the Blue-<br />
7<br />
jay roster.<br />
• Finished third on the squad in home runs (5) and hit<br />
by pitch (10).<br />
• Posted a .994 fielding percentage behind the dish.<br />
• Threw out 37% of base stealers (7-19).<br />
• Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games.<br />
• Belted a single in his first career at-bat at Sam Houston<br />
State (Feb. 20).<br />
• Hit first career home run in game two of the Sam<br />
Houston series (Feb. 21).<br />
• Was hit by pitch three times in Feb. 21 Sam Houston<br />
State game, coming one away from a school record.<br />
• Posted first career double on Feb. 27 against Dayton.<br />
• Recorded career-high four RBIs against Northern Iowa<br />
(April 12).<br />
• Scored season-best three runs in May 2nd game at<br />
Illinois State.<br />
J.K. Mullen High School (2005-08)<br />
Lettered in baseball his sophomore through senior years<br />
... Owns school record for highest batting average for<br />
a sophomore (.444), junior (.510) and senior (.459) ...<br />
Was captain of the team his senior year ... First-Team All-<br />
Centennial League his junior and senior years ... Going<br />
into 2008 was Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason West<br />
Region Top Player ... Touted as the Rocky Mountain<br />
News’<br />
5A Top Player ... Also named ESPN Rise Denver’s<br />
Top Player ... In 2008 played in the Colorado Rockies<br />
Top-50 Senior Game ... Named academic all-state honorable<br />
mention ... Played AAU baseball for the Salmmers<br />
Select in 2005-06 under Matt Hopper ... In the Summer<br />
of 2007 played for the Slammers Connie Mack under<br />
Clint Zavaras ... In summer of 2008 was a member of<br />
Slammers Connie Mack under Mark Holzemer and Daryl<br />
Milne ... Was on the honor roll for three years ... Played<br />
AA Hockey for Arapahoe in 2004-05 ... Was state champions<br />
and second place in the West Regionals.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: October 6, 1989<br />
Parents: Dianne and Dan Thornburg<br />
Major: Business/Finance<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Academics and baseball program<br />
Favorite Athlete: Ted Williams<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Red Sox<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
0<br />
Strikeouts<br />
1 (3/7/09)<br />
Hit Batsmen<br />
0<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Appeared in three games in relief for the Jays.<br />
20<br />
-<br />
-<br />
• Made first collegiate appearance against Albany on<br />
March 7, striking out his first batter.<br />
• Made second appearance at home against North Da<br />
kota (3/24).<br />
• Threw 0.2 innings against Nebraska, notching his sec<br />
ond scoreless outing of the year.<br />
• Did not walk a batter in his three appearances.<br />
Tri-Center High School (2005-08)<br />
Selected as 2008 Male Athlete of the Year by the Coun-<br />
cil Bluffs Daily Nonpareil<br />
newspaper ... Started playing<br />
for Tri-Center when he was in eighth grade ... Lettered<br />
in football four years, basketball four years, track four<br />
years and baseball five years ... Baseball team was<br />
Western Iowa Conference Champions three times ...<br />
Was a state qualifier in the 4x800 relay his freshman<br />
year, the 4x100 and 4x400 relay his sophomore year,<br />
the shuttle hurdle relay his junior year and in the shuttle<br />
hurdle relay and 4x100 his senior year ... Earned the<br />
bronze medal in the shuttle hurdle relay his junior year<br />
... In football was honorable mention all-district QB his<br />
freshman year, first team all district QB as well as MVP<br />
his sophomore year, first team all-district QB his junior<br />
year and first team all-state QB his senior year ... Going<br />
into the 2008 season, was rated as the 47th top player<br />
in Iowa by Iowarivals.com ... Named to the I.F.C.A. Academic<br />
All-State Team in 2008 ... In basketball was first<br />
team all-conference all four years ... Was named to the<br />
Omaha World-Herald’s<br />
All-Decade Team ... As a junior<br />
Spomer’s Career Pitching Statistics<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHo SV IP H R ER BB So<br />
2009 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 2 2 0 1<br />
Total 9.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 2 2 0 1<br />
Scott<br />
THoRNBURG<br />
Sophomore • #7<br />
C • 6-2 • 200 • R/R<br />
Lakewood, Colo.<br />
J.K. Mullen High School<br />
Single Game Highs<br />
At-Bats<br />
5 (2x, 3/14/09)<br />
Runs<br />
3 (5/2/09)<br />
Hits<br />
2 (5x, 5/2/09)<br />
doubles<br />
1 (7x, 5/2/09)<br />
Triples<br />
0<br />
Home Runs<br />
1 (5x, 5/3/09)<br />
RBIs<br />
4 (4/12/09)<br />
Walks<br />
2 (2x, 3/21/09)<br />
Strikeouts<br />
3 (2/28/09)<br />
Total Bases<br />
6 (3/15/09)<br />
HBP<br />
3 (2/21/09)<br />
Sacrifice Hits<br />
1 (4x, 4/25/09)<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
0<br />
Errors<br />
1 (4/29/09)<br />
Thornburg’s Career Hitting Statistics<br />
Year AVG GP-GS oBP%SLG%AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB So TB HBP SF SH SB-ATT E Fld%<br />
2009 .241 43-37 .360 .431 116 20 28 7 0 5 16 12 25 50 10 1 5 0-0 1 .994<br />
Total .241 43-37 .360 .431 116 20 28 7 0 5 16 12 25 50 10 1 5 0-0 1 .994<br />
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Austin<br />
COLE<br />
Freshman • #15<br />
RHP • 6-3 • 195 • R/R<br />
omaha, Neb.<br />
Skutt Catholic High School<br />
Bobby<br />
LEWIS<br />
Freshman • #26<br />
INF • 6-2 • 190 • R/L<br />
Boise, Idaho<br />
Boise High School<br />
Nick<br />
MUSEC<br />
Freshman • #38<br />
RHP • 6-3 • 180 • R/R<br />
St. Charles, Mo.<br />
duchesne High School<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Sat out the season, was granted a redshirt.<br />
15<br />
26<br />
38<br />
Skutt Catholic High School (2005-08)<br />
Played baseball and football at Skutt Catholic<br />
High School in Omaha, Neb ... Earned first team<br />
all-state honors his senior year of baseball, lead-<br />
ing Skutt to a state runner-up finish ... Was also<br />
a first team, all-area and all-conference pick ...<br />
Pitched a complete game shutout in the first<br />
round of the state tournament ... Had a success-<br />
ful football career also, earning a second team<br />
all-state nod his senior year and first team allarea<br />
and all-conference honors ... Graduated<br />
with honors.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: July 10, 1989<br />
Parents: Kevin and Theresa<br />
Sibling: Dallas<br />
Major: Accounting/Finance<br />
Favorite Athlete: Ozzie Smith<br />
Favorite MLB Team: St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Did you know: His favorite sports moment was<br />
when the St. Louis Cardinals won the World<br />
Series in 2006<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Sat out the season, was granted a redshirt.<br />
26 Boise High School (2005-08)<br />
Lettered in baseball his sophomore through se-<br />
nior years ... Played under coaches Jeff Hultberg<br />
and Steve Keller ... Was state champion his se-<br />
nior season ... Team was ranked 38th in the na-<br />
tion in 2008 by Baseball America<br />
... Was team<br />
captain his junior and senior years ... Named<br />
best hitter of the team his sophomore through<br />
senior years ... In 2008 was 5A Southern Idaho<br />
All-Conference Second Team at first base .. Was<br />
first team all-area his junior and senior seasons<br />
... Honorable mention all-area his sophomore<br />
year ... Named second-team all-state in 2007<br />
and 2008 ... In 2006 was honorable mention allstate<br />
... Played for the Senior Team in the Idaho<br />
High School All-Star game in both his junior and<br />
senior years ... Played for the Seminoles under<br />
Steve Keller in summer ball from 2003-08 ... Also<br />
played under Keller in the Idaho High School All-<br />
Star Game ... Received the Whittenburger Award<br />
his senior year for his academic performance ...<br />
Member of Key Club.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: March 28, 1990<br />
Parents: Karen and Scott Lewis<br />
Siblings: Kate, Maddie and Julia<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: Great school and baseball program<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs<br />
Did you know: Father Scott played baseball at<br />
Northern Iowa from 1977-81<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Sat out the season, was granted a redshirt.<br />
duchesne High School (2005-08)<br />
Played baseball and basketball during his time<br />
with the Pioneers ... In 2008, was named to<br />
the Second Team Gateway Athletic Conference<br />
North ... As a sophomore was named Honorable<br />
Mention All-Gateway Athletic Conference South<br />
... Named to the all-academic team in 2006 and<br />
2008 ... During his sophomore year, his team<br />
ranked first in the state for small schools before<br />
losing in the district final ... The squad finished the<br />
season 26-4 ... In 2007 ranked third in the North<br />
Division of the Gateway Athletic Conference with<br />
five sacrifices, and fourth in base on balls drawing<br />
16 walks ... Played summer ball for the St.<br />
Louis Pirates, along with fellow Bluejay Brandon<br />
Koenigstein ... Earned his first career save as a<br />
sophomore ... Played high school baseball under<br />
head coach Pat Steagall ... Graduated 17th out of<br />
167 in his class ... Named to the President’s List<br />
all four years.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: October 26, 1989<br />
Parents: Glenda and Douglas Musec<br />
Siblings: Daniel and Lauren<br />
Major: Undeclared<br />
Career Ambition: Play professional baseball<br />
Why <strong>Creighton</strong>: The people<br />
Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant<br />
Favorite MLB Team: Yankees<br />
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Trever<br />
AdAMS<br />
Junior • #30<br />
INF/oF • 6-0 • 200 • R/R<br />
Lincoln, Neb.<br />
Hutchinson CC<br />
Southeast High School<br />
Hutchinson CC (2008-09)<br />
• Was named NJCAA Player of the Week for<br />
March 25, 2009.<br />
• Holds Hutchinson CC record for doubles in a<br />
season with 23 in 2009.<br />
• Batted .380 over two years at Hutchinson, bat-<br />
ting an impressive .451 his sophomore season.<br />
• Also hit eight home runs, drove in 63 and stole<br />
13 bases that year while starting 51 games.<br />
• Started 49 of 53 games his freshman season.<br />
• Batted .314 with six home runs and 42 RBIs his<br />
freshman season while swiping 17 bags.<br />
Clay<br />
CUNO<br />
Junior • #21<br />
oF • 6-3 • 210 • R/R<br />
New Bloomfield, Mo.<br />
Fort Scott CC / Nebraska / Hutchinson CC<br />
New Bloomfield High School<br />
Michael<br />
MUTCHESoN<br />
Junior • #16<br />
INF • 5-11 • 180 • R/R<br />
Morden, Manitoba, Canada<br />
New Mexico JC<br />
Morden Collegiate Institute<br />
30<br />
21<br />
16<br />
-<br />
-<br />
Southeast High School (2004-07)<br />
Played baseball for Southeast High School ... Was<br />
first team All-Conference in 2007 and second<br />
team in 2006 ... Was on the honor roll all four<br />
years of high school ... Was involved with FCA<br />
and Trinity Lutheran Church.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: Sept. 30, 1988<br />
Parents: Steve and Tina Adams<br />
Siblings: Tori and Taylor<br />
Major: Finance/Marketing<br />
Career Ambition: Be successful with whatever I<br />
do<br />
Favorite Athletes: Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez,<br />
Mark Teixiera and Ian Kinsler<br />
Hutchinson CC (2009)<br />
• Was a Jayhawk West All-Conference Honorable<br />
Mention.<br />
• Batted .370 with nine home runs and 48 RBIs,<br />
while scoring 49 runs.<br />
• Was also a perfect 7-7 on stolen bases.<br />
Nebraska (2008)<br />
• Was the Huskers opening day starter in left<br />
field before undergoing season ending surgery<br />
in March.<br />
• Played in three games, starting two and going<br />
0-5 on the season.<br />
Fort Scott CC (2007)<br />
• Named First Team Jayhawk Conference and<br />
was the league’s Freshman of the Year.<br />
• Hit .381 with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs, leading<br />
Fort Scott in all three categories.<br />
New Bloomfield High School (2003-06)<br />
Played baseball and basketball for New Bloomfield<br />
High School in New Bloomfield, Mo. ...<br />
Named first team all-state in 2005 and 2006 and<br />
honorable mention in 2004 ... Earned four all-area<br />
and four all-conference awards, posting three<br />
first team all-conference nods and one second<br />
team award his freshman season ... Was threetime<br />
team MVP ... Was Show-Me Conference co-<br />
MVP in 2006 after hitting .551 with eight home<br />
runs, 31 RBIs and 27 runs scored ... Played four<br />
years of varsity baseball, never batting below<br />
.425 ... Totaled 26 home runs with 79 runs and<br />
121 RBIs in four years ... Earned four letters for<br />
the basketball team, scoring over 1,000 points in<br />
his career.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: Nov. 16, 1987<br />
Parents: Dale and Debbie Cuno<br />
Major: Sociology<br />
Favorite Athlete: Albert Pujols<br />
New Mexico JC (2008-09)<br />
• Was named team MVP his sophomore season.<br />
• Earned team’s Jack Poyner Award for leader<br />
ship.<br />
• Named to the WJCAC All-Star Team his fresh<br />
man season.<br />
• Named to the Canadian National Collegiate<br />
team in the summer.<br />
• Compted at the World Baseball Challenge from<br />
July 18-26 in Prince George, B.C.<br />
• Amassed a .353 average with 11 home runs,<br />
58 RBIs and 41 stolen bases in his two seasons<br />
at NMJC.<br />
• Named to NMJC’s honor roll his freshman year.<br />
• Spent the 2009 summer with the Wisconsin<br />
Woodchucks of the Northwoods League.<br />
• Played in 35 games, batting .235 with five<br />
doubles, a home run, 15 RBIs and three stolen<br />
bases.<br />
• Was teammates on that team with current<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> Carson Vitale, Brandon Koenigstein,<br />
Jimmy Swift and Jonas Dufek.<br />
Morden Collegiate Institute (2004-07)<br />
• Played baseball and hockey at Morden High<br />
School in Morden, Manitoba.<br />
• Graduated form Morden Collegiate Institute in<br />
2007.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: Nov. 15, 1989<br />
Parents: Ray and Candace Mutcheson<br />
Siblings: Lindsay and Brock<br />
Major: Elementary Education<br />
Did You Know: Sister Lindsay played softball at<br />
St. Cloud State (MN) and brother Brock played<br />
baseball at North Dakota<br />
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Gage<br />
dANIELS<br />
Sophomore • #19<br />
RHP • 6-0 • 200 • R/R<br />
Roeland Park, Kan.<br />
Johnson County CC<br />
Shawnee Mission North High School<br />
Johnson County CC (2009)<br />
• Was named to Jayhawk Conference First Team<br />
Jordan<br />
MAKoVICKA<br />
Redshirt Freshman • #12<br />
oF • 5-10 • 195 • L/L<br />
Ulysses, Neb.<br />
Nebraska<br />
East Butler High School<br />
Ty<br />
BLACH<br />
Freshman • #31<br />
LHP • 6-1 • 180 • R/L<br />
Centennial, Colo.<br />
Regis Jesuit High School<br />
19<br />
12<br />
31<br />
and Region VI First Team in 2009.<br />
• Had a 10-3 record with a 1.09 ERA.<br />
• Started 14 games, completing four.<br />
• Struck out 83 in 84 innings.<br />
Shawnee Mission North High School (2005-08)<br />
Played baseball at Shawnee Mission North High<br />
School in Overland Park, Kan. ... Earned all-state<br />
honors his senior season ... Was a three-time first<br />
team all-conference pick ... Had two first team<br />
all-area selections and one second team honor<br />
... Played on Johnson County All-Star Team three<br />
straight seasons ... Compiled a 2.30 ERA over<br />
four seasons in high school ... Finished his high<br />
school career with a 15-7 record with 164 strikeouts<br />
in 184 innings.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: March 11, 1990<br />
Parents: George and Kelly Daniels<br />
Siblings: Ryan<br />
Major: Undeclared<br />
Career Ambition: Physical Therapy/Sports Medicine<br />
2009 (Freshman)<br />
• Attended the <strong>University</strong> of Nebraska, redshirt-<br />
ing for the Cornhusker football team.<br />
• Named to the Big 12 Honor Roll in the spring<br />
of 2009.<br />
East Butler High School (2005-08)<br />
Participated on the football, baseball and track<br />
teams at East Butler High School in Brainard,<br />
Neb. ... Was an all-conference selection for base-<br />
ball his senior year ... Was a two-time all-state<br />
and all-area selection in football and a three-year<br />
member of the all-conference team ... Set school<br />
records for career rushing yards, yards in a season<br />
and touchdowns in a season ... Was a threetime,<br />
academic all-state pick in fall, winter and<br />
spring seasons.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: August 10, 1989<br />
Parents: John and Connie<br />
Siblings: Jenny, Jeff, Joel and Justin<br />
Major: Exercise Science<br />
Favorite Athlete: Rafael Furcal<br />
Did you know: All three of his brothers played<br />
football at the <strong>University</strong> of Nebraska, while his<br />
father played football, baseball and track at Nebraska-Kearney.<br />
Will also sit out 2010 season as<br />
a red-shirt<br />
Regis Jesuit High School (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball and tennis for Regis Jesuit High<br />
School in Aurora, Colo. ... Named honorable<br />
mention all-state his senior season in baseball ...<br />
Was also a first team all-conference and all-area<br />
selection his senior year ... Named to the All-<br />
State Academic First Team his junior and senior<br />
season ... Played in the Colorado Senior All-Star<br />
Game ... Batted .545 with 31 RBIs his senior year<br />
... Put up a 7-1 record with a 3.42 ERA, and 74<br />
strikeouts in 45 innings on the mound ... Member<br />
of 2007 Regis squad that earned fifth place at the<br />
state high school tournament ... Earned highest<br />
academic honors each semester in high school,<br />
putting up a 4.2 GPA (4.0 scale) ... Served as<br />
president of Key Club and was member of the<br />
Special Olympics club, National Honor Society<br />
and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: October 20, 1990<br />
Parents: Randy and Karen Blach<br />
Sibling: Haylee<br />
Major: Business<br />
Favorite Athlete: Andres Galarraga<br />
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Michael<br />
BLATCHFoRd<br />
Freshman • #35<br />
oF • 6-1 • 190 • R/R<br />
Columbus, Neb.<br />
Columbus High School<br />
John<br />
BoYLE<br />
Freshman • #40<br />
RHP • 6-2 • 165 • R/R<br />
Wheaton, Ill.<br />
Benet Academy<br />
Kyle<br />
KING<br />
Freshman • #27<br />
LHP • 6-0 • 170 • R/L<br />
Bartlett, Ill.<br />
Bartlett High School<br />
35<br />
40<br />
-<br />
27<br />
Columbus High School (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball, basketball and football at Colum-<br />
bus High School in Columbus, Neb. ... Earned a<br />
second team all-state selection his senior season<br />
... Holds Columbus High School records for home<br />
runs in a season with 11 and RBIs in a season<br />
with 48 ... Earned eight different Academic All-<br />
Conference awards; three in basketball and base-<br />
ball and two in football ... Earned three letters in<br />
basketball and baseball and two in football.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: June 21, 1990<br />
Parents: Douglas and Brenda Blatchford and<br />
Michelle Blatchford<br />
Siblings: Alisha and Audra<br />
Major: Accounting<br />
Career Ambition: Play major league baseball and<br />
become an attorney<br />
Benet Academy (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball for Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill. ...<br />
Named first team all-conference and all-area his<br />
senior year to go along with first team all-confer<br />
ence pick his junior season ... Was 17-2 with five<br />
saves and a sub-3.00 ERA over his three years on<br />
varsity with Benet ... Threw four complete games<br />
his sophomore season ... Was high school team-<br />
mates with fellow Bluejay Alex Staehely.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: August 26, 1991<br />
Parents: Michael and Annamarie Boyle<br />
Siblings: Pat, Maggie, Joe and Matt<br />
Major: Finance<br />
Bartlett High School (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball for Bartlett High School in Bar-<br />
tlett, Ill. ... Named first team all-conference twice<br />
and first team all-area once ... Also named team<br />
MVP his junior and senior seasons ... Helped lead<br />
Bartlett to a regional championship his senior<br />
year ... Team compiled an overall record of 84-32<br />
in four years, along with a 50-18 mark in confer-<br />
ence play ... Played in the Stevenson Showcase<br />
his junior season ... Played for two travel travel-<br />
ing Fox Valley Royals from 2005-2007 and the<br />
Downers Grove Longshots from 2007-09 ... Was<br />
on the honor roll his junior and senior years.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: February 9, 1991<br />
Parents: Thomas and Robyn King<br />
Major: Undeclared<br />
Career Ambition: Something business related<br />
Favorite Athlete: Tim Lincecum<br />
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LoNG<br />
Freshman • #14<br />
INF • 5-10 • 160 • R/R<br />
Belvidere, Ill.<br />
Rockford Boylan High School<br />
Rockford Boylan High School (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball and football for Boylan Central<br />
Catholic High School ... Was team captain his<br />
Alex<br />
STAEHELY<br />
Freshman • #11<br />
INF • 6-0 • 170 • R/R<br />
Sugar Grove, Ill.<br />
Benet Academy<br />
Mark<br />
WINKELMAN<br />
Freshman • #33<br />
LHP • 6-1 • 180 • R/L<br />
Harvard, Ill.<br />
Aldon-Hebron High School<br />
14<br />
11<br />
33<br />
senior year for baseball and was named to the<br />
Plainfield South NIC-10 Team ... Was on the<br />
honor roll all four years in high school ... Helped<br />
lead Boylan to a combined 45-16 record in his<br />
two years on varsity ... Was also a member of<br />
the Key Club.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: September 4, 1990<br />
Parents: Bernie and Peggy Long<br />
Siblings: Mike and Annie<br />
Major: Business<br />
T.C.<br />
MANNING<br />
Freshman • #37<br />
RHP • 6-3 • 170 • R/R<br />
omaha, Neb.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Prep<br />
Benet Acadmey (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball for Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill.<br />
... Earned two, first team all-conference nods in<br />
2009 ... Was on honor roll all four years at Benet<br />
... Played for Downers Grove Longshots travel<br />
team from 2006-09 ... Was high school team-<br />
mates with fellow Bluejay John Boyle.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: March 23, 1991<br />
Parents: Julie and Tom<br />
Siblings: Trever and Aaron Staehely<br />
Major: Economics<br />
Favorite Athlete: Omar Vizquel<br />
Did you know: Father, Tom, played collegiate<br />
baseball at Lewis (Ill.) <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Prep (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball for <strong>Creighton</strong> Prep here in Omaha<br />
... Helped lead team to a 27-6 record and state<br />
runner-up finish his senior season ... Put up a<br />
4-2 record with a 2.10 ERA for his summer ball<br />
team ... Also added two saves and 54 strikeouts<br />
in 42 innings pitched ... Had high honors all eight<br />
semesters during high school ... Was a member<br />
of the National Honor Society and ranked in the<br />
top 25 in in class ... Also was a part of the tutors<br />
program and Big Brothers.<br />
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Profile<br />
Birthday: March 27, 1991<br />
Parents: Bill and Carol Albaugh-Manning<br />
Major: Pre-Pharmacy<br />
Career Ambition: Be successful in whatever I do<br />
Favorite Athlete: Jimmy Rollins and Joakim Soria<br />
Did you know: High school coach Pat Mooney<br />
played baseball at <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Aldon-Hebron High School (2006-09)<br />
Played baseball and basketball at Aldon-Hebron<br />
High School in Hebron, Ill. ... Is in the top-50 in<br />
14 Illinois High School single game, season and<br />
career statistical categories, including fourth all-<br />
time in career batting average with a .549 mark<br />
... Holds 16 school records ... Has single game<br />
marks for strikeouts (18) and home runs in an<br />
inning (2) ... Holds single season marks for aver-<br />
age (.588), hits (41), doubles (10), triples (7),<br />
home runs (6), RBIs (39), stolen bases (19),<br />
wins (10) and ERA (0.43) ... Holds school career<br />
marks in average (.548), strikeouts (310), shutouts<br />
(7) and consecutive games with a hit, with<br />
22 ... Is tied for second in home runs in an inning<br />
(2) and seventh for lowest ERA in a career with a<br />
0.78 mark ... Earned a first team all-state selection<br />
his senior season ... Earned a first-team all-<br />
area pick his senior year and two, second team<br />
selections ... Was a four-time, first team all-con-<br />
ference selection ... Named baseball team’s MVP<br />
three times ... Earned Coach’s Award and Most<br />
Improved his junior year of basketball ... Was on<br />
the honor roll his first three years of high school<br />
before earning a high honor roll award in 2009 ...<br />
Also active with 4H Club.<br />
Profile<br />
Birthday: July 23, 1991<br />
Parents: Ken and Jan Winkelman<br />
Siblings: Kenny, Gail, Paul and Brook<br />
Major: Undeclared<br />
Favorite Athlete: Derek Jeter<br />
Career Ambition: Play baseball as long as I can<br />
and find a job I enjoy doing<br />
[34] 2010 <strong>Creighton</strong> BaseBall
oPPonent Profiles
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Central Arkansas<br />
Bears<br />
• February 20, 2010, Conway, Ark.<br />
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville<br />
Cougars<br />
• February 20, 2010, Conway, Ark.<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Conway, Ark.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1907<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 11,783<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Bears<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Purple and Gray<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Southland<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
UCA Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 320-400-320<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (501) 450-3150<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
0-0, First meeting<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Allen C. Meadors<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Dr. Brad Teague<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Doug Clark<br />
Alma Mater: Colorado, 1974<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 190-178-1<br />
Re c o r d a t UCA:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e: (501) 450-3417<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Ronnie Goodwin<br />
Wes Johnson<br />
Roger Malison<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Steve East<br />
Office Phone: (501) 450-5743<br />
Email:<br />
seast@uca.edu<br />
Fax: (501) 450-5740<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Steve East<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.ucasports.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 22-30<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 10-21 (9th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 13<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 9<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Tye Throneberry .374 14 1 4 34 6-8<br />
Jordan Getchell .333 4 1 1 14 6-7<br />
Bobby Pritchett .327 5 5 2 18 2-4<br />
Will Wagner .313 3 0 4 14 0-1<br />
Blake Roberts .271 7 0 2 16 0-1<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Michael Wild 4.23 2-1 21-0 15 24 38.1<br />
Reece Cross 4.48 4-4 17-8 33 54 66.1<br />
Bobby Pritchett 4.85 4-5-5 18-7 25 55 59.1<br />
Jeremy Brewer 5.10 1-2 19-0 15 18 30.0<br />
Dustin Ward 5.77 2-3 16-7 24 27 34.1<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Edwardsville, Ill.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1957<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 13,940<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Cougars<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Red and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Ohio Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Roy Lee Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 750<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-390-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
N/A<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
0-0, First meeting<br />
Ch a n c e l l o r: Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Dr. Bradley Hewitt<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Gary Collins<br />
Alma Mater: SIUE, 1970<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 959-676-7<br />
Re c o r d a t SIUE:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e: (618) 650-2872<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Tony Stoecklin<br />
Kurt Calvert<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Eric Hess<br />
Office Phone: (618) 650-3608<br />
Email:<br />
ehess@siue.edu<br />
Fax: (618) 650-2296<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Eric Hess<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.siuecougars.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 15-39<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: Reclassifying<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 19<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 10<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Michael Hopkins .335 12 2 3 31 3-5<br />
Mike Hurt .333 13 2 3 34 0-0<br />
Zach Hawkins .267 9 1 2 18 0-0<br />
Mitch Matecki .266 15 1 4 20 8-8<br />
Dustin Brooks .259 8 0 3 25 22<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Dustin Quattrocchi 4.75 3-5-1 17-7 12 40 60.2<br />
Spencer Patton 5.24 4-6 16-12 29 77 68.2<br />
Mitchell Fairley 5.85 4-2 12-10 29 70 60.0<br />
Luke Vine 6.<strong>92</strong> 0-5 12-10 23 39 40.1<br />
Josh Hoguet 7.74 1-7-2 18-5 32 40 50.0<br />
[36] [36] 2010 Cr Cr e i g e h i g t h o t n oBa n Ba s e b s e a b l l a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Louisiana at Monroe<br />
Warhawks<br />
• February 26, 2010, Nacogdoches, Texas<br />
{Stephen F. Austin Tournament}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Monroe, La.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1931<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 9,004<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Warhawks<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Maroon and Gold<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Sun Belt<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Warhawk Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,800<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (318) 342-5476<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 2-1<br />
Pr e s i d e n t: Dr. James E. Cofer, Sr.<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Bobby Staub<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
May 15, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 8, ULM 5<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Jeff Schexnaider<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: ULM, 1987<br />
May 17, 2008<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 95-79<br />
ULM 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
Re c o r d a t ULM:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(318) 342-3591<br />
Cory Barton<br />
Lantz Wheeler<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 2-1<br />
Jared Harrell Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
ULM - 1 win<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Adam Prendergast<br />
Office Phone: (318) 342-5463<br />
Email:<br />
prendergast@ulm.edu<br />
Fax: (318) 342-5464<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Adam Prendergast<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.ulmwarhawks.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 32-27<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 12-17 (7th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: SBC Tournament Final (4-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 19<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 13<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Jordy Poche .365 8 2 3 36 4-8<br />
Perry Smith .365 13 1 5 34 4-8<br />
Boomer Blanchard .351 10 2 12 38 11-20<br />
Nick Wade .342 12 1 9 36 4-7<br />
Matt Laird .301 12 3 10 55 4-5<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Corey Brown 3.46 4-2-1 17-1 22 24 39.0<br />
Don Williams 5.74 6-2-1 15-10 15 44 64.1<br />
Jordy Poche 6.72 2-7 14-12 31 44 68.1<br />
Josh Miller 6.64 1-2-1 19-1 21 25 39.1<br />
Blake Jones 7.77 1-1 16-1 8 10 22.0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
8 (2x), last: May 16, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 8, ULM 3<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By ULM<br />
7, May 17, 2008<br />
ULM 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
None<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
5 (2x), last: May 17, 2008<br />
ULM 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
None<br />
Northwestern State<br />
Demons<br />
• February 27, 2010, Nacogdoches, Texas<br />
{Stephen F. Austin Tournament}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Natchitoches, La.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1884<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 9,247<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Demons<br />
Co l o r s: Purple and White (orange trim)<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Southland<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Brown-Stroud Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,200<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 325-405-325<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (318) 357-4606<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
First Meeting<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Randall J. Webb<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
Greg Burke<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
J.P. Davis<br />
Alma Mater: Memphis, 1994<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 54-54<br />
Re c o r d a t NSU:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e: (318) 357-4139<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Jeff McCannon<br />
Philip Miller<br />
Mike Jaworski<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Matthew Bonnette<br />
Office Phone: (318) 357-6467<br />
Email: bonnettem@nsula.edu<br />
Fax: (318) 357-4515<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Doug Ireland<br />
Office Phone: (318) 357-6467<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.nsudemons.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 26-26<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 18-13 (6th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: SLC Tournament (0-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 16<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 16<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Chase Lyles .362 17 2 14 47 17-22<br />
Trent Grondin .324 11 1 1 14 7-9<br />
Lance Lacoste .317 6 0 3 21 3-5<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Chad Sheppard 2.34 4-1-10 23-0 15 43 34.2<br />
Ryan Zimmerman 5.35 3-3-1 21-9 26 50 70.2<br />
Andrew Plotkin 5.90 3-0 13-2 19 11 19.0<br />
Trevor Geist 6.41 2-0 17-2 21 20 26.2<br />
Colin Bear 6.49 1-4 10-4 9 24 26.1<br />
2010 Cr Cr e i e g i h g t h o t n o n Ba Ba s e s b e a b l a l l [37]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Stephen F. Austin<br />
Lumberjacks<br />
• February 28, 2010, Nacogdoches, Texas<br />
{Stephen F. Austin Tournament}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Nacogdoches, Texas<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1<strong>92</strong>3<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 11,607<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Lumberjacks<br />
Co l o r s: Purple and White (red trim)<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Southland<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Jaycees Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (936) 559-8344<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
First Meeting<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Baker Pattillo<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
Robert Hill<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Johnny Cardenas<br />
Alma Mater: TCU, 1998<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 23-32<br />
Re c o r d a t SFA:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e: (936) 468-4599<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Chris Connally<br />
Chad Massengale<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Ben Rikard<br />
Office Phone: (936) 468-5801<br />
Email: rikardbenja@sfasu.edu<br />
Fax: (936) 468-4593<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
James Dixon<br />
Office Phone: (936) 468-2606<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.sfajacks.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 23-32<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 14-18 (8th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: SLC Tournament (0-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 10<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 12<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Ryan Priest .370 7 0 4 26 3-4<br />
Tanner Hines .353 8 2 0 19 17-23<br />
Jarid Scarafiotti .306 1 0 5 12 2-3<br />
Justin Long .291 3 3 4 21 3-4<br />
Bo Coffman .273 14 1 3 28 8-12<br />
Northern Colorado<br />
Bears<br />
• March 5 & 6, 2010, Huntsville, Texas<br />
{Bearkat Invitational}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Greeley, Colo.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1889<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 12,148<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Bears<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Blue and Gold<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Big Sky<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Jackson Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,500<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 348-416-356<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (970) 351-2522<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 16-3<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Kay Norton<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Jay Hinrichs Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1990<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Northern Colorado 3<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Kevin Smallcomb<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Sacramento State, 1985<br />
March 19, 2008<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 160-211<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 8, Northern Colorado 5<br />
Re c o r d a t UNC:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Contact SID<br />
Ryan Strain<br />
Pat Perry<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 10-0<br />
Wes Sells<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 13 wins<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Heather Kennedy<br />
Office Phone: (970) 351-1065<br />
Email: heather.kennedy@unco.edu<br />
Fax: (970) 351-1995<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Heather Kennedy<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.uncbears.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 18-35<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: Independent<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: D-I Independent Tourn. (2-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 20<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 9<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Seth Budde .370 12 2 2 31 0-1<br />
Adrian Schenk .338 5 2 1 20 4-6<br />
T.J. Berge .295 9 1 4 27 0-1<br />
Adam Hilker .286 7 1 0 31 7-8<br />
Mike Raudenbush .252 5 1 5 23 0-1<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
17, April 29, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 17, Northern Colorado 6<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UNC<br />
11, April 11, 2004<br />
Northern Colorado 11, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
March 17, 2006<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 2, Northern Colorado 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
11, April 29, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 17, Northern Colorado 6<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
2, Tied 1-1<br />
Last: March 18, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 2, Northern Colorado 1<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e ERA W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Alex Moshier 4.24 4-3 32-0 22 37 34.0<br />
Brett Rogers 5.02 2-4 15-9 18 27 57.1<br />
Jared West 5.11 4-3 15-11 31 32 61.2<br />
Zack Taylor 5.17 0-0 11-1 12 12 15.2<br />
Jason West 6.75 0-0 13-0 10 13 16.0<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Joe Willman 6.79 3-5 18-7 25 43 62.1<br />
Forbes Scott 7.96 2-1 23-1 20 20 37.1<br />
Cameron Tallman 10.12 2-6 14-7 37 27 48.0<br />
James Quisenberry 10.40 2-2 11-6 21 26 40.2<br />
Nate Steinmetz 13.37 2-5 14-6 23 19 35.2<br />
[38] [38] 2010 Cr Cr e i g e h i g t h o t n oBa n Ba s e b s e a b l l a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Sam Houston State<br />
Bearkats<br />
• March 5 & 7 2010, Huntsville, Texas<br />
{Bearkat Invitational}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Huntsville, Texas<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1879<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 16,800<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Bearkats<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Orange and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Southland<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Sanders Stadium<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,463<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Sam Houston State leads 6-2<br />
Pr e s i d e n t: Dr. James F. Gaertner<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Bobby Williams<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
March 10, 1994<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 10, SHSU 5<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Mark Johnson<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: New Mexico, 1967<br />
Feb. 22, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 989-504-3<br />
SHSU 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4<br />
Re c o r d a t SHSU: 113-75<br />
Office Ph o n e: (936) 294-1731<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Jim Blair<br />
Chris Berry<br />
Tim Gray<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Jason Barfield<br />
Office Phone: (936) 294-3533<br />
Email:<br />
jbarfield@shsu.edu<br />
Fax: (936) 294-3538<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Paul Ridings<br />
Office Phone: (936) 294-1764<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.gobearkats.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 36-24<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 18-14 (7th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Regional (0-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 11<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 13<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Braeden Riley .387 13 3 2 29 12-17<br />
Jon Reed .331 3 1 27 39 5-5<br />
Jordan Bunch .319 4 0 1 8 0-0<br />
Ryan Mooney .305 10 2 4 42 11-13<br />
Peter Goudeau .253 6 0 1 10 5-5<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Matt Shelton 1.99 7-0-2 22-0 6 33 40.2<br />
Sean Weatherford 3.57 8-6-4 22-9 31 77 80.2<br />
Daniel Nottebart 3.86 1-1 8-3 8 11 16.1<br />
Brent Powers 4.77 3-2 15-13 26 61 71.2<br />
Justin Jackson 5.75 3-0 21-2 12 25 36.0<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Sam Houston State leads 6-2<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
Sam Houston State - 6 wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
10, March 10, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 10, SHSU 5<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By SHSU<br />
10, Feb. 13, 2005<br />
SHSU 10, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
None<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
7, Feb. 13, 2005<br />
SHSU 10, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
3, SHSU leads 3-0<br />
Last: Feb. 22, 2009<br />
SHSU 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4<br />
UT-Arlington<br />
Mavericks<br />
• March 10, 2010, Arlington, Texas<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Arlington, Texas<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1895<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 26,500<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Mavericks<br />
Co l o r s: Royal Blue and White (orange trim)<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Southland<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Clay Gould Ballpark<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,600<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (817) 462-4225<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Tied, 2-2<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
James P. Spaniolo<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Pete Carlon<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
March 3, 1973<br />
UT-Arlington 11, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Darin Thomas<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Oklahoma Christian, 1988<br />
May 22, 19<strong>92</strong><br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 56-57<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 11, UT-Arlington 6<br />
Re c o r d a t UTA:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(817) 272-7625<br />
Jay Sirianni<br />
K.J. Hendricks<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Tied, 2-2<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 1 win<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Scott Lacefield<br />
Office Phone: (817) 272-2239<br />
Email:<br />
slacefield@uta.edu<br />
Fax: (817) 272-5037<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Gregg Elkin<br />
Office Phone: (817) 272-5706<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.utamavs.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 30-26<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 19-13 (5th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: SLC Tournament (1-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 9<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 21<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Michael Choice .413 13 3 11 52 5-8<br />
Chad Comer .266 15 0 1 32 0-0<br />
Shane Hopkins .238 0 0 0 0 0-0<br />
Eric Wright .188 0 0 1 3 0-0<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Adam Boydston 3.29 1-5-9 29-0 21 32 38.1<br />
Rett Varner 3.95 2-3 16-10 24 44 57.0<br />
Jason Mitchell 4.63 4-5-2 18-6 24 42 58.1<br />
Brian Watson 5.09 1-1 12-0 5 20 17.2<br />
Mark Picca 13.50 0-1 5-2 5 7 8.0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
19, March 9, 1983<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 19, UT-Arlington 12<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UTA<br />
12, March 9, 1983<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 19, UT-Arlington 12<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
None<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
8, March 3, 1973<br />
UT-Arlington 11, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
1, UT-Arlington leads 1-0<br />
Last: March 9, 1983<br />
UT-Arlington 9, <strong>Creighton</strong> 8<br />
2010 Cr Cr e i e g i h g t h o t n o n Ba Ba s e s b e a b l a l l [39]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
South Dakota State<br />
Jackrabbits<br />
• March 12, 2010, Minneapolis, Minn.<br />
{Metrodome Tournament}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Brookings, S.D.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1881<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 12,376<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Jackrabbits<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Yellow and Blue<br />
Co n f e r e n c e: The Summit League<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Erv Huether Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
None<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 10-4<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. David L. Chicoine<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Justin Sell Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1969<br />
SDSU 3, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Ritchie Price<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Kansas, 2007<br />
April 28, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 26-30<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, SDSU 2<br />
Re c o r d a t SDSU:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(605) 688-5027<br />
Jake Angier<br />
Ryan Overland<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 8-2<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 2 wins<br />
Jason Hove<br />
Office Phone: (605) 688-4623<br />
Email: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu<br />
Fax: (605) 688-5999<br />
Jason Hove<br />
www.gojacks.com<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 26-30<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-10 (3rd)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: Summit League Tourn. (2-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 18<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 6<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Joel Blake .351 21 0 13 38 0-0<br />
Jesse Sawyer .346 18 0 19 58 2-3<br />
Zach Briggs .313 2 0 6 29 0-0<br />
John Lee .305 12 3 6 27 5-7<br />
Billy Stitz .302 13 3 4 30 13-17<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Trever Vermeulen 4.68 0-0-3 20-0 11 17 25.0<br />
Layne Somsen 5.32 4-7 14-12 44 36 66.0<br />
Mike Robinson 7.20 5-4 19-11 30 47 70.0<br />
Sam Pieczynski 7.57 5-3 21-49 28 44 60.2<br />
Austin Busse 8.18 1-0 10-1 14 5 22.0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
13 (2x), last: April 29, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 13, SDSU 1<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By SDSU<br />
13, March 13, 2007<br />
SDSU 13, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
March 15, 2005<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 13, SDSU 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
13, March 15, 2005<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 13, SDSU 0<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
3, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 2-1<br />
Last: March 25, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 9, SDSU 8 (11 inn.)<br />
Minnesota<br />
Golden Gophers<br />
• March 13, 2010,Minneapolis, Minn.<br />
{Metrodome Tournament}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Minneapolis, Minn.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1851<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 50,833<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Golden Gophers<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Maroon and Gold<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Big Ten<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d: Siebert Field (Primary)<br />
HHH Metrodome<br />
Ca p a c i t y: S: 1,100<br />
M: 63,699<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: S: 330-400-330<br />
M: 343-408-327<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (612) 627-4400<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Robert H. Bruininks<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
Joel Maturi<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
John Anderson<br />
Alma Mater: Minnesota, 1977<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 1,006-645-3<br />
Re c o r d a t UM:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e: (612) 625-1060<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Rob Fornasiere<br />
Todd Oakes<br />
Lee Swenson<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Steve Geller<br />
Office Phone: (612) 624-9396<br />
Email:<br />
gelle014@umn.edu<br />
Fax: (612) 625-0359<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Garry Bowman<br />
Office Phone: (612) 625-4090<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.gophersports.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 40-19<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-6 (2nd)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Regional (2-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 20<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 7<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
AJ Pettersen .353 7 3 2 45 8-13<br />
Michael Kvasnicka .341 18 2 10 65 5-9<br />
Justin Gominsky .338 11 1 3 25 11-11<br />
Kyle Knudson .296 14 1 4 48 2-4<br />
Nick O’Shea .287 13 0 11 44 0-0<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
Minnesota leads 19-17<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1970<br />
Minnesota 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
March 19, 2000<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 7, Minnesota 5<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 8-2<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
14, 1986<br />
Minnesota 15, <strong>Creighton</strong> 14<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UM<br />
15, 1986<br />
Minnesota 15, <strong>Creighton</strong> 14<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
1979<br />
Minnesota 14, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0 (5 inn.)<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
14, 1979<br />
Minnesota 14, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0 (5 inn.)<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
8, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 5-3<br />
Last: March 19, 2000<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 3, Minnesota 2<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Scott Matyas 2.22 0-1-15 23-0 7 45 28.1<br />
Luke Rasmussen 3.99 4-0 22-0 11 22 29.1<br />
Seth Rosin 4.21 7-1 15-15 65 16 77.0<br />
Austin Lubinsky 4.78 3-1-2 15-2 14 23 37.2<br />
Cullen Sexton 5.16 4-0-1 21-0 17 23 29.2<br />
[40] [40] 2010 Cr Cr e i g e h i g t h o t n oBa n Ba s e b s e a b l l a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Harvard<br />
Crimson<br />
• March 14 2010, Minneapolis, Minn.<br />
{Metrodome Tournament}<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Cambridge, Mass.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1636<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 6,704<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Crimson<br />
Co l o r s: Crimson, Black and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Ivy League<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
O’Donnell Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,600<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 335-415-335<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
None<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
First Meeting<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Drew Gilpin Faust<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Robert L. Scalise<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Joe Walsh<br />
Alma Mater: Suffolk, 1976<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 526-463-3<br />
Re c o r d a t HU: 307-296-2<br />
Office Ph o n e: (617) 495-2629<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s: Tom Lo Ricco<br />
Aaron Landes<br />
Kristaps Aldins<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Kurt Svoboda<br />
Office Phone: (617) 495-2206<br />
Email: ksvoboda@fas.harvard.edu<br />
Fax: (617) 495-2130<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Kurt Svoboda<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.gocrimson.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 13-28<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 10-10<br />
(3rd Rolfe Division)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 22<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 7<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Dillon O’Neill .322 9 2 1 20 8-15<br />
Chris Rouches .291 3 0 2 12 2-2<br />
Tyler Albright .267 9 0 1 14 1-1<br />
Dan Zailskas .219 1 0 3 11 1-1<br />
Sean O’Hara .219 7 0 0 9 6-6<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Brent Suter 5.77 3-4 9-9 13 53 53.0<br />
Conner Hulse 6.11 1-5 12-8 18 33 56.0<br />
Jonah Klees 6.55 2-3 12-3 16 20 34.1<br />
Daniel Barardo 7.80 1-4 14-6 16 12 30.0<br />
Dan Zailskas 7.91 0-3 10-6 11 27 38.2<br />
Kansas State<br />
Wildcats<br />
• March 16, 2010, Manhattan, Kan.<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Manhattan, Kan.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1863<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 23,581<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Wildcats<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Purple and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e: Big 12<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d: Tointon Family Stadium<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 2,331<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 340-400-325<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (785) 532-5801<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Kansas State leads 47-34-1<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Kirk H. Schulz<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
John Currie<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1969<br />
Kansas State 12, <strong>Creighton</strong> 1<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Brad Hill<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Emporia State, 1985<br />
April 1, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 611-237-3<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Kansas State 1<br />
Re c o r d a t KSU: 193-146-3<br />
Office Ph o n e: (785) 532-3<strong>92</strong>6<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Sean McCann<br />
Andy Sawyers<br />
Anthony Everman<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Ryan Lackey<br />
Office Phone: (785) 532-6735<br />
Email:<br />
rlackey@ksu.edu<br />
Fax: (785) 532-6093<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Kenny Lannou<br />
Office Phone: (785) 532-7977<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.kstatesports.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 43-18-1<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 14-11-1 (5th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Regional (2-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 16<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 14<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Carter Jurica .353 15 3 4 46 23-32<br />
Nick Martini .336 17 2 4 50 19-24<br />
Daniel Dellasega .321 2 1 2 15 3-4<br />
Jason King .316 16 5 7 61 14-16<br />
Adam Muenster .2<strong>92</strong> 11 2 2 18 24-30<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Thomas Rooke 4.33 5-2-4 32-1 58 14 54.0<br />
Ryan Daniel 4.44 4-1 17-9 15 40 50.2<br />
K. Bahramzadeh 4.58 2-1 11-6 8 35 35.1<br />
Matt Applegate 4.88 2-2 24-0 14 19 27.2<br />
James Allen 5.50 2-1-5 24-0 12 41 36.0<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Tied, 5-5<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 1 win<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
16, 1989<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16, Kansas State 7<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By KSU<br />
24, April 24, 2002<br />
Kansas State 24, <strong>Creighton</strong> 9<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
April 7, 2004<br />
Kansas State 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
15, April 24, 2002<br />
Kansas State 24, <strong>Creighton</strong> 9<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
15, KSU leads 10-5<br />
Last: April 15, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 6, Kansas St. 5 (11 inn.)<br />
2010 Cr Cr e i e g i h g t h o t n o n Ba Ba s e s b e a b l a l l [41]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
UIC<br />
Flames<br />
• March 19-21, 2010, Chicago, Ill.<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Chicago, Ill.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1896<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 24,541<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Flames<br />
Co l o r s: Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Horizon League<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Les Miller Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,100<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 325-395-325<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (312) 355-1190<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 6-1<br />
Ch a n c e l l o r: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
James W. Schmidt Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1981<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> wins by forfeit<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Mike Dee<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: UW-La Crosse, 1979<br />
April 19, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 368-246-1<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 4, Illinois-Chicago 3<br />
Re c o r d a t UIC:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(312) 996-5880<br />
Sean McDermott<br />
Mike Nall<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 6-1<br />
John Flood<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 3 wins<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: John Jaramillo<br />
Office Phone: (312) 996-5880<br />
Email:<br />
jjar@uic.edu<br />
Fax: (312) 996-8349<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
John Jaramillo<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.uicflames.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 29-23<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-6 (1st)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: Horizon Tournament (3-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 15<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 9<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Nathan Orf .429 10 1 1 17 2-3<br />
John Rosinski .360 4 1 1 20 1-2<br />
Jason Ganek .333 12 3 3 35 5-10<br />
Andy Leonard .294 22 0 2 32 3-9<br />
Steve McGuiggan .254 9 1 2 22 18-20<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Chris Kovacevich 3.69 7-4 17-15 15 53 90.1<br />
Michael Heesch 4.02 5-0 21-4 17 32 53.2<br />
Matt Salemi 4.56 1-0 17-1 13 17 25.2<br />
Eric Wyman 5.61 0-2 21-0 14 27 25.2<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
9, April 17, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 9, UIC 4<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UIC<br />
4, April 17, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 9, UIC 4<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
Feb. 19, 2006<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, UIC 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
7, 1989<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 8, UIC 1<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
3, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 2-1<br />
Last: April 19, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 4, UIC 3<br />
Kansas<br />
Jayhawks<br />
• March 23, 2010, Lawrence, Kan.<br />
• April 7, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Lawrence, Kan.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1866<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 30,102<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Jayhawks<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Crimson and Blue<br />
Co n f e r e n c e: Big 12<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Hoglund Ballpark<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 2,500<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-3<strong>92</strong>-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (785) 864-4037<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 17-8<br />
Ch a n c e l l o r: Bernadette Gray-Little<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Lew Perkins Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
April 22, 1980<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 6, Kansas 3<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Ritch Price<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Willamette, 1978<br />
April 14, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 459-411-2<br />
Kansas 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
Re c o r d a t KU: 242-193-1<br />
Office Ph o n e: (785) 864-7907<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Ryan Graves<br />
John Szefc<br />
Kevin Frady<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Mike Cummings<br />
Office Phone: (785) 864-3575<br />
Email:<br />
mtc@ku.edu<br />
Fax: (785) 864-7944<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Chris Theisen<br />
Office Phone: (785) 864-3474<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.kuathletics.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 39-24<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 15-12 (4th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Tournament (2-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 19<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 10<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Tony Thompson .389 27 0 21 82 1-1<br />
Brian Heere .364 12 4 5 40 7-9<br />
Robby Price .296 12 4 5 29 3-4<br />
Jason Brunansky .280 6 2 2 13 6-9<br />
Casey Lytle .272 4 2 2 23 11-12<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Colton Murray 3.23 2-3 33-0 20 39 39.0<br />
Brett Bollman 3.58 5-0 18-8 8 38 60.1<br />
Brett Bochy 4.34 5-0 30-0 16 54 37.1<br />
Lee Ridenhour 4.65 6-3-1 17-14 23 49 79.1<br />
T.J. Walz 4.70 8-3 15-14 34 88 82.1<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 6-4<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
Kansas - 3 wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
15, March 26, 1997<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 15, Kansas 10<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By KU<br />
28, May 10, 1996<br />
Kansas 28, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
March 25, 19<strong>92</strong><br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Kansas 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
22, May 10, 1996<br />
Kansas 28, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
5, CU leads 3-2<br />
Last: April 14, 2009<br />
Kansas 7, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Southern Illinois<br />
Salukis<br />
• March 26-28 2010, Carbondale, Ill.<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Carbondale, Ill.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1869<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 20,350<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Salukis<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Maroon and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Abe Martin Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 2,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 340-390-340<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (618) 453-3794<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Southern Illinois leads 57-52<br />
Ch a n c e l l o r: Dr. Samuel Goldman<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Mario Moccia<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1979<br />
Southern Illinois 9, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Dan Callahan<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Quincy, 1981<br />
May 20, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 414-418-1<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Southern Illinois 1<br />
Re c o r d a t SIU: 567-576-2<br />
Office Ph o n e: (618) 453-2802<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Ken Henderson<br />
Tim Dixon<br />
Brian Neal<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Jason Clay<br />
Office Phone: (618) 453-5470<br />
Email:<br />
jclay@siu.edu<br />
Fax: (618) 453-2648<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Tom Weber<br />
Office Phone: (618) 453-7235<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.siusalukis.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 24-28<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 12-10 (5th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: MVC Tournament (1-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 18<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 13<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Chris Serritella .325 8 2 4 24 0-0<br />
Aaron Roberts .301 7 0 0 20 6-8<br />
Michael Stalter .295 9 2 5 31 1-1<br />
Tyler Bullock .2<strong>92</strong> 10 0 11 33 0-0<br />
Tony Lepore .283 4 2 0 16 4-7<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L GP-S BB K IP<br />
Bryant George 3.21 3-0 25-0 7 21 28.0<br />
Jimmy Cornell 3.26 2-2 15-14 40 66 66.1<br />
Daniel Etienne 4.28 3-1 19-2 16 21 33.2<br />
Kellen Candau 5.79 1-0 17-0 12 12 18.2<br />
Nathan Forer 6.96 1-7 15-9 19 28 54.1<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 8-2<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 4 Wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
15, April 7, 2001<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 15, Southern Illinois 12<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By SIU<br />
20, May, 1983<br />
Southern Illinois 20, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
March 29, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 10, Southern Illinois 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
14, May, 1983<br />
Southern Illinois 20, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
30, Southern Illinois leads 20-10<br />
Last: March 28, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 4, Southern Illinois 3<br />
Indiana State<br />
Sycamores<br />
• April 2-3, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
• April 4, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Terre Haute, Ind.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1865<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 10,457<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Sycamores<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Royal Blue and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Bob Warn Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 2,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 340-402-340<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
TBA<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 67-46<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Daniel J. Bradley<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Ron Prettyman<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1978<br />
Indiana State 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Rick Heller<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Upper Iowa, 1986<br />
March 24, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 270-278-1<br />
Indiana State 8, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
Re c o r d a t ISU:<br />
First season<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(812) 237-4051<br />
Tyler Herbst<br />
Brian Smiley<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 9-1<br />
Max Hutson Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
Indiana State - 1 win<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Danny Pfrank<br />
Office Phone: (812) 237-4145<br />
Email:<br />
dpfrank@indstate.edu<br />
Fax: (812) 237-4913<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Ace Hunt<br />
Office Phone: (812) 237-4161<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.gosycamores.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 33-21<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 15-7 (2nd)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: MVC Tournament (0-3)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 12<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 18<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Luke Fieser .351 9 1 2 31 2-2<br />
Ryan Strausborger .340 5 4 6 26 21-24<br />
Tyler Graham .288 14 1 1 32 4-7<br />
Kyle Burnam .288 7 0 1 23 2-6<br />
Ben Ferrell .214 5 0 0 11 3-5<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L GP-S BB K IP<br />
Scott Harlan 4.72 2-1 21-0 7 15 26.2<br />
Jacob Petricka 4.76 7-3 13-13 34 49 73.2<br />
Joe Rodriguez 5.29 7-3 13-13 28 63 81.2<br />
Kevin Mann 6.84 0-2 18-2 18 11 25.0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
16, April 22, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16, Indiana State 0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By ISU<br />
16, April 22, 2001<br />
Indiana State 16, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
April 22, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16, Indiana State 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
16, April 22, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16, Indiana State 0<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
27, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 15-12<br />
Last: May 9, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 6, Indiana State 5 (12 inn.)<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Nebraska<br />
Cornhuskers<br />
• April 6, 2010, Lincoln, Neb.<br />
• April 20 & May 18, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Lincoln, Neb.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1869<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 23,573<br />
Ni c k n a m e : Cornhuskers or Huskers<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Scarlet and Cream<br />
Co n f e r e n c e: Big 12<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 8,486<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 335-395-325<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (402) 434-6861<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Nebraska leads 70-37-2<br />
Ch a n c e l l o r: Harvey Perlman, J.D.<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Dr. Tom Osborne Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1973<br />
Nebraska 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 1<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Mike Anderson<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Northern Colorado, 1990<br />
April 21, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 280-144-2<br />
Nebraska 4, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3 (12 inn.)<br />
Re c o r d a t NU:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(402) 472-2269<br />
Dave Bingham<br />
Eric Newman<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Nebraska leads 8-2<br />
Nate Thompson<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
Nebraska - 1 win<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Shamus McKnight<br />
Office Phone: (402) 472-7772<br />
Email: smcknight@huskers.com<br />
Fax: (402) 472-2005<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Keith Mann<br />
Office Phone: (402) 472-2263<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.huskers.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 25-28-1<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 8-19 (10th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 18<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 12<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Tyler Farst .333 15 0 3 36 2-4<br />
Adam Bailey .325 15 1 12 50 2-3<br />
Cody Asche .290 7 1 2 21 3-4<br />
Kyle Bubak .277 9 2 1 14 5-8<br />
DJ Belfonte .256 8 3 3 26 9-9<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
19, April 1, 19<strong>92</strong><br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 19, Nebraska 1<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By NU<br />
19, April 13, 1995<br />
Nebraska 19, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
April 7, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 15, Nebraska 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
18, April 1, 19<strong>92</strong><br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 19, Nebraska 1<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
24, Nebraska leads 16-9<br />
Last: April 21, 2009<br />
Nebraska 4, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3 (12 inn.)<br />
Illinois State<br />
Redbirds<br />
• April 9-11, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Normal, Ill.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1857<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 20,856<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Redbirds<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Red and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Duffy Bass Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,500<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (309) 438-3504<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Al Bowman<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r: Dr. Sheahon Zenger<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Mark Kingston<br />
Alma Mater: North Carolina, 1995<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d:<br />
First season<br />
Re c o r d a t ISU:<br />
First season<br />
Office Ph o n e: (309) 438-5709<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Bo Durkac<br />
Billy Mohl<br />
Mike Current<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Kevin McCarty<br />
Office Phone: (309) 438-3249<br />
Email:<br />
kwmccar@ilstu.edu<br />
Fax: (309) 438-5634<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Todd Kober<br />
Office Phone: (309) 438-3805<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.goredbirds.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 25-23<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 11-11 (6th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: MVC Tournament (1-2)<br />
Pl a y e r s Re t u r n i n g: 18<br />
Pl a y e r s Lo s t: 7<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Ryan Court .323 15 4 3 38 12-17<br />
Anthony Ruffolo .315 8 2 5 41 3-4<br />
Evan Kohli .308 13 0 3 32 5-6<br />
Tyler McNeely .264 15 2 7 27 12-15<br />
Matt Mirabal .243 9 2 0 16 2-3<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 66-29<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1984<br />
Illinois State 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
May 3, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 10, Illinois State 6<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 9-1<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 9 wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
20, 1988<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 20, Illinois State 9<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By ISU<br />
14 (3x), last: April 9, 2006<br />
Illinois State 14, <strong>Creighton</strong> 13<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
March 30, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Illinois State 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
13 (2x), last: April 20, 1996<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 14, Illinois State 1<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
25, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 14-11<br />
Last: April 9, 2006<br />
Illinois State 14, <strong>Creighton</strong> 13<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Mike Nesseth 5.01 5-4-2 20-8 35 73 64.2<br />
Casey Hauptman 5.60 4-6-1 21-6 12 41 62.2<br />
Sean Yost 6.02 2-5 18-8 27 48 55.1<br />
Jordan Roualdes 6.79 4-4 12-11 32 21 59.2<br />
Michael Mariot 7.06 2-2 19-8 28 36 51.0<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Ryan Copeland 3.63 4-5-1 14-12 15 69 91.2<br />
Corey Maines 4.26 6-5 14-14 29 69 86.2<br />
Jim Sajewich 4.36 4-2-4 22-0 24 33 33.0<br />
Ryan Camp 4.73 6-3 13-13 44 50 78.0<br />
Kyle Nelson 6.21 3-1-2 20-1 20 26 33.1<br />
[44] [44] 2010 Cr Cr e i g e h i g t h o t n oBa n Ba s e b s e a b l l a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Bradley<br />
Braves<br />
• April 16-18, 2010, Peoria, Ill.<br />
Missouri State<br />
Bears<br />
• April 23-25, 2010, Springfield, Mo.<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Peoria, Ill.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1898<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 5,801<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Braves<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Red and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
O’Brien Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 7,500<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 310-400-310<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (309) 680-4045<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 60-41<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Joanne K. Glasser<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Michael Cross<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1968<br />
Bradley 8, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Elvis Dominguez<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: <strong>Creighton</strong>, 1986<br />
April 25, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 195-230-2<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Bradley 0<br />
Re c o r d a t BU: 17-31<br />
Office Ph o n e: (309) 677-2671<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
John Corbin<br />
Sean Lyons<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Tony Dobson<br />
Office Phone: (309) 677-3788<br />
Email:<br />
adobson@bradley.edu<br />
Fax: (309) 677-2626<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Bobby Parker<br />
Email:<br />
bparker@bradley.edu<br />
Office Phone: (309) 677-2624<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.bradleybraves.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 17-31<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 4-17 (9th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 12<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 16<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Kevin Sullivan .277 7 1 0 15 0-0<br />
Matt Fritz .272 8 1 2 15 24-28<br />
Jordan Colvin .193 2 0 0 2 0-0<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L GP-S BB K IP<br />
Joe Bircher 3.39 4-2 14-6 17 50 63.2<br />
Justin Ziegler 3.97 1-2 11-4 12 22 34.0<br />
Brad Altbach 6.02 1-7-1 13-8 31 35 46.1<br />
Jacob Booden 7.40 1-4-1 13-6 16 29 41.1<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 9-1<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 3 wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
18, 1990<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 18, Bradley 6<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By BU<br />
17, 1969<br />
Bradley 17, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
April 25, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Bradley 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
17, 1969<br />
Bradley 17, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
12, Bradley leads 9-3<br />
Last: April 6, 2008<br />
Bradley 4, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3 (12 inn.)<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Springfield, Mo.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1905<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 22,938<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Bears<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Maroon and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Hammons Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 8,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 315-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (417) 863-0395<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Missouri State leads 35-34<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Michael T. Nietzel<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Kyle Moats<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1991<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 7, Missouri State 1<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Keith Guttin<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Missouri-St. Louis, 1978<br />
May 22, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 938-573<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 7, Missouri State 6<br />
Re c o r d a t MSU:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(417) 836-5242<br />
Paul Evans<br />
Brent Thomas<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Missouri State leads 7-3<br />
Jon Ubbenga Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 1 win<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ben Adamson<br />
Office Phone: (417) 836-4584<br />
Email: benadamson@missouristate.edu<br />
Fax: (417) 836-4868<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Rick Kindhart<br />
Office Phone: (417) 836-4585<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.missouristatebears.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 34-20<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 17-5 (1st)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: MVC Tournament (2-1)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 17<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 9<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Kevin Medrano .329 13 2 3 40 0-0<br />
Aaron Conway .291 10 8 4 29 18-20<br />
Travis McCormack .276 13 2 0 24 7-7<br />
Tyler Ryun .268 5 0 8 28 0-0<br />
Trevor Rogers .247 4 2 2 15 2-2<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Aaron Meade 3.39 9-2-1 15-14 31 89 90.1<br />
Cody Aycock 3.79 1-0 13-2 18 23 38.0<br />
Pat Doyle 4.12 4-2-2 16-5 22 40 48.0<br />
Adam Maddox 5.23 1-1-0 9-2 4 17 20.2<br />
J.C. Casey 5.81 1-3-1 8-4 12 20 26.1<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
12, April 23, 2000<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 12, Missouri State 0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By MSU<br />
14, March 23, 1996<br />
Missouri State 14, <strong>Creighton</strong> 9<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
May 17, 2007<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 1, Missouri State 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
12 (2x), last: May 5, 2001<br />
Missouri State 12, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
19, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 11-8<br />
Last: May 22, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 7, Missouri State 6<br />
2010 Cr Cr e i e g i h g t h o t n o n Ba Ba s e s b e a b l a l l [45]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Air Force<br />
Falcons<br />
• April 27, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
Iowa<br />
Hawkeyes<br />
• April 28, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n: Air Force Academy, Colo.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1954<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 4,400<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Falcons<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Blue and Silver<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Mountain West<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Falcon Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 349-400-316<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (719) 333-3472<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 18-4<br />
Pr e s i d e n t: Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Dr. Hans Mueh Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1970<br />
Air Force 2, <strong>Creighton</strong> 1<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Mike Hutcheon<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Wayne State (NE), 1984<br />
April 15, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 304-385<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 6, Air Force 0<br />
Re c o r d a t AFA: 65-245<br />
Office Ph o n e: (719) 333-7914<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Scott Marchand<br />
Chandler Rose<br />
Matt Rademacher<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Nick Arseniak<br />
Office Phone: (719) 333-<strong>92</strong>51<br />
Email: nicholas.arseniak@usafa.edu<br />
Fax: (719) 333-3798<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Troy Garnhart<br />
Office Phone: (719) 333-<strong>92</strong>63<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.AirForceFalcons.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 14-37<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 3-18 (7th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 14<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 12<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Addison Gentry .347 13 2 9 40 1-2<br />
Blair Roberts .303 5 1 1 11 7-8<br />
Ben Ausbun .301 9 0 6 25 3-4<br />
KJ Randhawa .285 10 0 1 22 4-5<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 8-2<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 7 wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
31, Feb. 14, 1999<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 31, Air Force 16<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By AFA<br />
16, Feb. 14, 1999<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 31, Air Force 16<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
April 15, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 6, Air Force 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
18, April 22, 1972<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 24, Air Force 6<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
3, Air Force leads 3-0<br />
Last: Feb. 15, 1997<br />
Air Force 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 5<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Iowa City, Iowa<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1847<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 30,328<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Hawkeyes<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Gold and Black<br />
Co n f e r e n c e: Big 10<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Duane Banks Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 3,000<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (319) 335-9520<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Iowa leads 12-7<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Sally Mason<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Gary Barta Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1969<br />
Iowa 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Jack Dahm<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: <strong>Creighton</strong>, 1989<br />
April 29, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 423-463-2<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 12, Iowa 3<br />
Re c o r d a t Io w a : 140-198<br />
Office Ph o n e: (319) 335-9329<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
Ryan Brownlee<br />
Chris Maliszewski<br />
Zach Dillon<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Jenni Stumpff<br />
Office Phone: (319) 335-9411<br />
Email: jennifer-stumpff@uiowa.edu<br />
Fax: (319) 335-9417<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Phil Haddy<br />
Office Phone: (319) 351-3012<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.hawkeyesports.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 16-35<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 4-19 (10th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 20<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 11<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Ryan Durant .370 12 1 2 29 8-12<br />
Mike McQuillan .363 6 1 3 20 7-13<br />
Sean Flanagan .301 4 1 6 12 1-2<br />
Kurtis Muller .296 5 1 2 20 19-23<br />
Tyson Blaser .281 2 0 0 3 0-1<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Tied, 5-5<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 1 win<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
14, April 1, 1998<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 14, Iowa 6<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Io w a<br />
9 (2x), April 20, 1999<br />
Iowa 9, <strong>Creighton</strong> 8<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
1969<br />
Iowa 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
9, April 29, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 12, Iowa 3<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
5, Iowa leads 4-1<br />
Last: April 20, 1997<br />
Iowa 9, <strong>Creighton</strong> 8<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L GP-S BB K IP<br />
Michael Ruvolo 6.97 2-1 27-0 14 26 40.0<br />
Alex Truesdale 7.04 2-9 11-11 12 51 70.1<br />
Michael Ceci 8.20 1-4 11-9 12 17 37.1<br />
Evan Abrecht 8.69 0-4 15-9 18 28 47.2<br />
Andrew Loyd 9.43 1-2 16-3 9 9 21.0<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Kevin Lee 3.38 0-0 15-0 4 11 13.1<br />
Phil Schreiber 4.57 2-2 14-9 9 21 45.1<br />
Jarred Hippen 4.87 3-4 16-9 29 50 68.1<br />
Patrick Schatz 4.96 1-2-1 20-0 33 29 45.1<br />
Nick Brown 6.35 2-4 11-9 25 30 51.0<br />
[46] [46] 2010 Cr Cr e i g e h i g t h o t n oBa n Ba s e b s e a b l l a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
Evansville<br />
Purple Aces<br />
• April 30, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
• May 1-2, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Evansville, Ind.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1854<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 2,699<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Purple Aces<br />
Co l o r s: Purple, White and Orange<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d:<br />
Braun Stadium<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,200<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-400-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (812) 479-2587<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 34-22<br />
Pr e s i d e n t: Dr. Stephen Jennings<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Dr. John Stanley<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1993<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 4, Evansville 3<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Wes Carroll<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Evansville, 2001<br />
April 5, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 25-30<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 10, Evansville 5<br />
Re c o r d a t UE:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(812) 488-2059<br />
Marc Wagner<br />
Josh Reynolds<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads 7-3<br />
Mike Gilner Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 1 win<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Tom Benson<br />
Office Phone: (812) 488-1152<br />
Email:<br />
tb39@evansville.edu<br />
Fax: (812) 488-2090<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Bob Boxell<br />
Office Phone: (812) 488-2285<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e:<br />
www.gopurpleaces.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 25-30<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 7-17 (8th)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n:<br />
None<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 15<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 11<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Andy Pascoe .331 9 0 1 21 2-4<br />
Cody Fick .307 19 2 9 46 7-11<br />
Tom Heithoff .303 5 4 1 25 7-7<br />
Alex Acheson .301 5 1 3 21 5-6<br />
Greg Wallace .295 9 5 8 30 7-10<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Tom Heithoff 2.87 4-3-8 23-2 7 32 37.2<br />
Zach Taylor 5.32 1-3 22-6 19 34 45.2<br />
Corey Davisson 5.77 1-1-1 30-0 16 27 34.1<br />
Keegan Dennis 7.19 2-5 17-8 32 63 56.1<br />
Jared Baehl 9.40 2-1 16-4 19 27 29.2<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
14, March 23, 2001<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 14, Evansville 9 (12 inn.)<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By UE<br />
10 (3x), last, April 5, 2003<br />
Evansville 10, <strong>Creighton</strong> 6<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
March 23, 2007<br />
Evansville 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
13, May 10, 1998<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 13, Evansville 0<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
11, <strong>Creighton</strong> leads 7-4<br />
Last: April 4, 2009<br />
Evansville 4, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3<br />
Wichita State<br />
Shockers<br />
• May 7-8, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
• May 9, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Wichita, Kan.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1895<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 14,823<br />
Ni c k n a m e :<br />
Shockers<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Black and Yellow<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Missouri Valley<br />
Ho m e Fi e l d: Tyler Field at Eck Stadium<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 7,851<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-390-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (316) 978-3390<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Wichita State leads 105-42-1<br />
Pr e s i d e n t:<br />
Dr. Donald Beggs<br />
At h l e t i c Di r e c t o r:<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Dr. Eric Sexton<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1970<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 3, Wichita State 0<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Gene Stephenson<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
Alma Mater: Missouri, 1968<br />
May 23, 2009<br />
Ca r e e r Re c o r d: 1,683-577-3<br />
Wichita State 4, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
Re c o r d a t WSU:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e:<br />
As s i s t a n t Co a c h e s:<br />
(316) 978-3636<br />
Brent Kemnitz<br />
Jim Thomas<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
Wichita State leads 7-3<br />
Brandon Hall Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
Wichita State - 1 win<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t:<br />
Tami Cutler<br />
Office Phone: (316) 978-5559<br />
Email: tcutler@goshockers.com<br />
Fax: (316) 978-3336<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Larry Rankin<br />
Office Phone: (316) 978-3265<br />
At h l e t i c We b Pa g e: www.goshockers.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 30-27<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 11-7 (3rd)<br />
Po s t s e a s o n: NCAA Regional (0-2)<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Re t u r n i n g: 20<br />
Le t t e r w i n n e r s Lo s t: 6<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 St a t i s t i c s)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
Clint McKeever .338 8 0 0 13 6-8<br />
Tyler Grimes .294 18 1 6 43 13-15<br />
Ryan Jones .277 12 0 7 36 14-18<br />
Will Baez .275 9 1 2 30 17-22<br />
Cody Lassley .270 16 0 4 25 9-14<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e era W-L GP-S BB K IP<br />
Jordan Cooper 2.78 8-6 15-13 20 91 97.0<br />
Tim Kelley 2.86 5-4 14-14 22 102 94.1<br />
Charlie Lowell 2.95 6-2 12-11 33 63 64.0<br />
Chance Sossamon 4.50 1-1 20-0 18 33 28.0<br />
Brian Flynn 4.98 2-5 14-9 26 59 56.0<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
23, 1981<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 23, Wichita State 22<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d By WSU<br />
22, 1981<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 23, Wichita State 22<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
May 21, 2009<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 11, Wichita State 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f Vi c t o r y<br />
16, April 26, 2003<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16, Wichita State 0<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
30, Wichita State leads 18-12<br />
Last: April 13, 2008<br />
Wichita State 3, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
2010 Cr Cr e i e g i h g t h o t n o n Ba Ba s e s b e a b l a l l [47]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Opponents<br />
North Dakota State<br />
Bison<br />
• May 12, 2010, Fargo, N.D.<br />
Seattle<br />
Redhawks<br />
• May 14, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
• May 15-6, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
New Orleans<br />
Privateers<br />
• May 20-21, 2010, CU Sports Complex<br />
• May 22, 2010, Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Fargo, N.D.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1890<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 14,189<br />
Ni c k n a m e:<br />
Bison<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Yellow and Green<br />
Co n f e r e n c e: The Summit League<br />
Ho m e Field: Newman Outdoor Field<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 4,513<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 318-408-314<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e: (701) 235-5204<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads<br />
21-3<br />
Fi r s t Me e t i n g<br />
1956<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 6,<br />
NDSU 3<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
Seattle, Wash.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1891<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 7,715<br />
Ni c k n a m e:<br />
Redhawks<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Red and White<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Independent<br />
Ho m e Field: Bannerwood Park (Bellevue)<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 1,200<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 320-405-320<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
TBD<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
First Meeting<br />
QUICK FACTS<br />
Lo c a t i o n:<br />
New Orleans, La.<br />
Fo u n d e d: 1958<br />
En r o l l m e n t: 12,200<br />
Ni c k n a m e:<br />
Privateers<br />
Co l o r s:<br />
Royal Blue and Silver<br />
Co n f e r e n c e:<br />
Sun Belt<br />
Ho m e Field: Maestri Field at Privateer Park<br />
Ca p a c i t y: 4,200<br />
Di m e n s i o n s: 330-405-330<br />
Pr e s s Bo x Ph o n e:<br />
TBD<br />
THE SERIES<br />
Se r i e s Re c o r d<br />
First Meeting<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
In t e r i m President: Dr. Richard A. Hanson<br />
Athletic Di r e c t o r:<br />
Gene Taylor<br />
La s t Me e t i n g<br />
April 9, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 1,<br />
NDSU 0<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
In t e r i m President: Stephen Sundborg, S.J.<br />
Athletic Di r e c t o r: William Hogan<br />
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION<br />
Ch a n c e l l o r:<br />
Dr. Tim Ryan<br />
In t e r i m Athletic Di r e c t o r: Joel Chatelain<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Tod Brown<br />
Alma Mater: Arizona, 1994<br />
Career Re c o r d: 31-58<br />
Re c o r d a t NDSU:<br />
Same<br />
Office Ph o n e: (701) 231-8853<br />
Assistant Co a c h e s: David Pearson<br />
Steve Montgomery<br />
Kole Zimmerman<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Ryan Perreault<br />
Office Phone: (701) 231-8331<br />
Email: Ryan.Perreault@ndsu.edu<br />
Fax: (701) 231-8022<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Jeff Schwartz<br />
Office Phone: (701) 231-8332<br />
Athletic Web Pa g e: www.gobison.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 16-28<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 10-14 (5th)<br />
Postseason:<br />
None<br />
Letterwinners Re t u r n i n g: 17<br />
Letterwinners Lo s t: 9<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 Statistics)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
J. Kline .432 8 2 2 20 6-10<br />
Z. Wentz .349 11 1 3 25 4-6<br />
M. Casper .301 2 1 0 16 1-3<br />
T. Jallen .2<strong>92</strong> 8 1 2 19 1-6<br />
Z. Heidmann .279 10 0 2 25 3-5<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e ERA W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
J. Straka 3.49 4-3 10-9 10 54 59.1<br />
A. Chaput 4.55 2-1 12-3 14 24 27.2<br />
G. Parker 4.59 0-0 11-4 22 24 33.1<br />
Z. Wentz 5.03 3-2 9-6 16 27 39.1<br />
M. Ries 5.79 3-5-1 13-6 20 21 56.0<br />
La s t 10 Ga m e s<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads<br />
10-0<br />
Cu r r e n t St r e a k<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> - 19 wins<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d<br />
By Cr e i g h t o n<br />
16, May 19, 2005<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16,<br />
North Dakota St. 1<br />
Mo s t Ru n s Sc o r e d<br />
By NDSU<br />
12, April 10, 1968<br />
NDSU 12,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 8<br />
La s t Sh u t o u t<br />
April 9, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 1,<br />
NDSU 0<br />
La r g e s t Ma r g i n o f<br />
Vi c t o r y<br />
15, May 19, 2005<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 16,<br />
NDSU 1<br />
On e-Ru n Ga m e s<br />
4,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> leads<br />
4-0<br />
Last: April 9, 2008<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 1,<br />
NDSU 0<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Donny Harrel<br />
Alma Mater: Cal St. Bakersfield, 1995<br />
Career Re c o r d: 220-90 (NJCAA)<br />
Re c o r d a t SU:<br />
First season<br />
Office Ph o n e: (206) 398-4399<br />
Assistant Co a c h e s: Casey Powell<br />
Dave Wainhouse<br />
Fletcher Vynne<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Jason Behenna<br />
Office Phone: (206) 296-5915<br />
Email: behennaj@seattleu.edu<br />
Fax: (206) 296-2154<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Jason Behenna<br />
Athletic Web Pa g e: www.goseattleu.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d:<br />
None, first season of play<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: N/A<br />
Postseason:<br />
N/A<br />
Letterwinners Re t u r n i n g:<br />
N/A<br />
Letterwinners Lo s t:<br />
N/A<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 Statistics)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
None<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e ERA W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
None<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
He a d Co a c h:<br />
Bruce Peddie<br />
Alma Mater: Mansfield, 1987<br />
Career Re c o r d: 337-235-2<br />
Re c o r d a t UNO:<br />
First season<br />
Office Ph o n e: (504) 280-7021<br />
Assistant Co a c h e s: Scott Biesecker<br />
Jason Walck<br />
MEDIA RELATIONS<br />
Ba s e b a l l Co n t a c t: Rob Broussard<br />
Office Phone: (504) 280-7027<br />
Email:<br />
rbrouss1@uno.edu<br />
Fax: (504) 280-3977<br />
Di r e c t o r:<br />
Rob Broussard<br />
Athletic Web Pa g e:<br />
www.unoprivateers.com<br />
TEAM QUICK FACTS<br />
2009 Ov e r a l l Re c o r d: 22-33<br />
2009 Co n f e r e n c e Re c o r d: 12-18 (T9th)<br />
Postseason:<br />
None<br />
Letterwinners Re t u r n i n g: 22<br />
Letterwinners Lo s t: 6<br />
2010 TOP RETURNERS<br />
(2009 Statistics)<br />
Na m e Av g. 2B 3B HR RBI SB-AT<br />
J. Morris .362 10 0 2 36 8-9<br />
A. Harris .344 11 0 9 44 1-3<br />
N. Schwaner .332 20 3 12 53 7-11<br />
J. Comarda .306 6 0 9 37 0-0<br />
R. Jones .299 9 2 7 27 12-16<br />
Pi t c h e r s<br />
Na m e ERA W-L-S GP-S BB K IP<br />
Zimmerman 6.01 3-4 14-13 16 61 70.1<br />
R. Ott 8.35 1-4 19-6 21 55 50.2<br />
C. Myers 9.31 2-8 17-11 20 27 48.1<br />
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2009 Ye a r In Re v i e w
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 Season Recap<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> celebrates a Darin Ruf home run.<br />
The 2009 <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball team<br />
enjoyed its sixth straight winning season<br />
under head coach Ed Servais, but<br />
fell one win short of the ultimate goal<br />
of a spot in the NCAA Tournament.<br />
The Jays finished with a 31-25 overall<br />
record, and a 14-9 mark in the MVC,<br />
good for fourth place. The Jays rallied<br />
for three straight wins to start the<br />
Valley Tournament, but fell in the title<br />
game, 4-2 to Wichita State.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>, led by a strong nucleus<br />
of returners, was selected second in<br />
The Valley’s preseason coaches’ poll.<br />
Shortstop Elliot Soto, first baseman<br />
Darin Ruf and outfielder Robbie Knight<br />
all landed on the MVC Preseason All-<br />
Conference Team, tying <strong>Creighton</strong> for<br />
most selections.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> played one of its most<br />
challenging schedules to date, hooking<br />
up with six teams that eventually<br />
reached NCAA Regionals. The strength<br />
of schedule showed early on in the<br />
campaign, as the Jays started by losing<br />
their first six, and eventually sitting at<br />
3-11 in early March.<br />
Those first 14 were played on the<br />
road, as the Jays opened up in Huntsville,<br />
Texas, losing all four games to<br />
Sam Houston State. The four losses<br />
to the eventual Southland Conference<br />
champions were by a combined seven<br />
runs, two of which were in extra innings.<br />
Phoenix, Ariz., was the next stop on<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s season-opening road trip.<br />
The squad played three games at the<br />
Phoenix Classic, going 1-2.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> dropped a close, 3-1<br />
game to Dayton, before falling 11-3<br />
to West Coast Conference champion<br />
Gonzaga. The Jays picked up their<br />
elusive first win of the season over<br />
Notre Dame, with a 6-3 victory.<br />
After a midweek loss at Kansas<br />
State, the Jays boarded the<br />
plane for a six-game spring break<br />
run in the Carolinas. First up was<br />
the Caravelle Resort Classic at<br />
Conway, S.C. The Jays split four<br />
games, with wins over Albany<br />
(20-5) and IPFW (7-2), and losses<br />
to Stony Brook (8-2) and 16thranked<br />
Coastal Carolina (8-7).<br />
The Jays would then get a rematch<br />
with Coastal, which produced<br />
one of the best pitcher’s<br />
duels of the year. Jonas Dufek<br />
allowed just one run on four hits, but<br />
was saddled with the loss, as the Jays<br />
fell, 1-0.<br />
After a 6-2 loss at UNC-Wilmington,<br />
the Jays returned home for their first<br />
home games of the 2009 campaign.<br />
It seemed all the Jays needed was a<br />
dose of the Midwest as they rattled off<br />
a 13-4 mark over their next 17 games.<br />
That run started with a series victory<br />
over South Dakota State. Greg Hellhake<br />
earned his first win of the season with<br />
seven strong innings in an 8-2 Bluejay<br />
win in game one. After falling 4-2 in<br />
game two, the Jays came out swinging,<br />
using a 17-hit barrage to send SDSU<br />
back to Brookings with a 12-3 loss.<br />
The Jays headed into its first conference<br />
series at Indiana State with 5-12<br />
mark, but left Terre Haute<br />
2-1 on the weekend. The<br />
Jays took the first two games<br />
of the series behind four hits<br />
apiece from Knight, Soto and<br />
T.J. Roemmich, before the<br />
Sycamores took the finale.<br />
After splitting a pair of<br />
midweek games with North<br />
Dakota, the Jays got back<br />
to work in conference play,<br />
sweeping Southern Illinois in<br />
Carbondale. Two, 4-3, comefrom-behind<br />
victories in the<br />
first two games preceded a<br />
10-0 thumping in the finale to<br />
put the Jays at 5-1 in league<br />
play.<br />
The red-hot Jays continued<br />
their streak of fine play,<br />
by topping Kansas State,<br />
5-1 at Rosenblatt Stadium,<br />
avenging an earlier loss to the Wildcats.<br />
Four <strong>Creighton</strong> pitchers combined to<br />
hold KSU to just one run on five hits.<br />
It was on to Evansville next, as the<br />
Jays earned their second series victory<br />
by taking two of three from the Purple<br />
Aces. After a 7-4 win in game one, and<br />
a 4-3 loss in game two, <strong>Creighton</strong> used<br />
a five-run, 10th inning rally earn a 10-5<br />
win.<br />
Two days later the Jays played local<br />
rival Nebraska. In what was perhaps<br />
the most satisfying win of the year, the<br />
Jays scored eight runs in the eighth<br />
inning, rallying behind a 5-for-5 effort<br />
from Vicente Cafaro and four RBIs from<br />
Roemmich to pummel the Huskers 15-0<br />
at Haymarket Park in Lincoln.<br />
The momentum carried over to the<br />
weekend, as <strong>Creighton</strong> earned yet another<br />
series victory, taking two of three<br />
from Northern Iowa. The two squads<br />
split two close games to open the series,<br />
before the Jays exploded for a<br />
one-sided, 14-1 win. Knight, Ruf and<br />
Scott Thornburg all homered for CU, as<br />
Ruf drove in five and Thornburg added<br />
four.<br />
The Jays stepped out of conference<br />
play for 12 days, going 4-2 over<br />
that time. After a 7-6 loss at Kansas,<br />
the Jays swept a doubleheader from<br />
Air Force and took both games from<br />
Illinois-Chicago. The Jays then looked<br />
to take their second straight from Nebraska,<br />
but fell 4-3 in 12 innings.<br />
Starting shortstop Elliot Soto earned first team all-MVC<br />
honors last season.<br />
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The loss seemed to light a fire under<br />
the Jays, as they responded by rattling<br />
off a season-best, seven straight<br />
victories.<br />
The streak started at Bradley, where<br />
CU swept the two-game set (game<br />
three was rained out) from the Braves.<br />
The squad followed that with two,<br />
non-conference road wins. The first<br />
came with a 5-2 win at South Dakota<br />
State and the next at Iowa with a 12-3<br />
romp.<br />
The Jays capped off their win streak<br />
with their second straight MVC series<br />
sweep; this time taking three games at<br />
Illinois State.<br />
Two late comebacks fueled the<br />
sweep, as the Jays put up five runs in<br />
the eighth inning of game one for an<br />
8-3 victory. Game three saw the Jays<br />
trailing 6-0 in the third inning, but a<br />
seven-spot in the seventh innng rallied<br />
the Jays to a 10-6 win.<br />
The Jays were 24-6 in their last 30<br />
games, and 14-3 in the league. The<br />
squad was flying high, and it looked as<br />
if a regular season title was on the horizon.<br />
Unfortunately, the squad would<br />
not win another game the rest of the<br />
regular season.<br />
Six straight losses in the form of<br />
three-game sweeps at the hands of<br />
MVC foes Missouri State and Wichita<br />
State dropped the Jays to fourth in the<br />
league heading into the conference<br />
tournament.<br />
The Jays turned things around<br />
though, as they rattled off three victories<br />
in a row. The second was arguably<br />
the highlight of the 2009 season, as<br />
freshman Brandon Koenigstein threw<br />
the fourth no-hitter in school history,<br />
blanking Wichita State on the strength<br />
of seven strikeouts. Koenigstein was<br />
just one hit-batter away from a perfect<br />
game.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> then recorded another<br />
dramatic victory, this time a 7-6, 10-inning<br />
win over Missouri State. Knight’s<br />
two-out, two-RBI single in the 10th inning<br />
propelled the Jays into a championship<br />
game rematch with Wichita.<br />
The Bluejay magic had run its<br />
course, as Wichita took home the MVC<br />
Championship with a 4-2 victory in the<br />
title game.<br />
The Jays landed five players on the<br />
All-Tournament Team. Cafaro, Soto,<br />
Knight, Koenigstein and Jimmy Swift all<br />
earned spots on the team.<br />
Two more awards followed for<br />
Koenigstein after his no-hitter. He<br />
earned Louisville Slugger National<br />
Player of the Week honors and a spot<br />
on the College Baseball Foundation National<br />
All-Star Lineup.<br />
The postseason awards piled up for<br />
the Jays as well, as seven players were<br />
selected to the All-MVC team, the most<br />
under Servais.<br />
Garnering first team nods were Soto<br />
and Jack VanLeur. Ruf, Knight and Cafaro<br />
were second-team selections while<br />
Roemmich and Bobby Lackovic earned<br />
honorable mentions.<br />
Three Jays earned spots on the<br />
MVC Scholar-Athlete Team, as Knight<br />
and Ruf were named to the first team,<br />
while Roemmich was an honorable<br />
mention. This came on the heels of Ruf<br />
earning third-team Academic All-American<br />
honors from CoSIDA/ESPN The<br />
Magazine.<br />
Two weeks later, several Jays received<br />
the opportunity to play professional<br />
baseball. Ruf was the lone Bluejay<br />
to be selected in the MLB Amateur<br />
Draft, as he went to the Philadelphia<br />
Phillies in the 20th Round.<br />
Joining Ruf in the professional ranks<br />
were Cafaro and Kirk Clark. Both players<br />
signed free agent contracts with<br />
the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros<br />
respectively, while senior Jeremy Hauer<br />
signed with the independent Fargo-<br />
Moorhead Redhawks.<br />
As a team, the Jays defense was<br />
stellar as usual. They ended the season<br />
with a .984 fielding percentage, good<br />
for the best in the NCAA’s aluminum<br />
bat era. The Jays also have the third<br />
best mark, with a .981 percentage in<br />
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 Season Recap<br />
2004.<br />
Servais also earned a milestone<br />
win, as he earned his 400th career victory<br />
with a 7-2 win against Bradley.<br />
This year will be Servais’ seventh with<br />
the Jays, as he is yet to have a losing<br />
season.<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> bullpen was busy, as<br />
VanLeur made 36 appearances. That<br />
mark was good for fourth in <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
history and fifth in MVC history. Lackovic<br />
was right behind VanLeur, as he<br />
made 34 appearances, good for fifth in<br />
CU and seventh in Valley history.<br />
Knight will be looking to move up in<br />
the NCAA record books in 2010. After<br />
just three years, Knight is <strong>Creighton</strong>’s<br />
all-time leader in hit by pitches with 72.<br />
He is currently seventh on the NCAA<br />
all-time list, 37 behind leader Brett Lilley<br />
(2005-08) of Notre Dame.<br />
The 2010 season holds plenty of<br />
promise for the Jays as they return six<br />
starters, all but one starting pitcher,<br />
and a plethora of bullpen arms. The<br />
Brandon Koenigstein hurled a no-hitter against Wichita State on May 22. He was just one hit<br />
batsmen away from a perfect game.<br />
NCAA Tournament will be the goal, as<br />
always, as the Jays will open the season<br />
on Feb. 20 at Central Arkansas.<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 Final Statistics<br />
Overall: 31-25 • Home: 15-8 • Away: 11-14 • Neutral: 5-3 • MVC: 14-9<br />
Hitting<br />
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OBP% SF SH SB-Att<br />
2 Robbie Knight .344 56-56 224 48 77 18 4 2 41 109 .487 36 13 36 .460 1 3 7-11<br />
5 Elliot Soto .322 56-56 239 43 77 7 1 0 26 86 .360 17 2 30 .369 2 11 13-16<br />
8 Nick Becker .318 55-50 179 30 57 9 1 1 31 71 .397 23 4 19 .408 0 3 2-2<br />
19 Vicente Cafaro .313 56-56 198 36 62 16 2 5 35 97 .490 35 15 34 .448 2 8 4-11<br />
15 Darin Ruf .303 56-56 211 38 64 14 1 8 51 104 .493 34 8 32 .409 6 1 0-2<br />
3 Jimmy Swift .301 56-56 196 39 59 11 0 3 31 79 .403 29 4 42 .395 4 6 4-7<br />
18 T.J. Roemmich .293 56-56 215 41 63 15 4 9 43 113 .526 16 5 48 .351 3 4 7-9<br />
23 Ian Dike .266 49-39 124 18 33 4 0 2 11 43 .347 15 8 26 .378 1 7 0-1<br />
22 Carson Vitale .261 46-40 157 22 41 8 0 2 16 55 .350 9 1 33 .305 0 6 0-0<br />
7 Scott Thornburg .241 43-37 116 20 28 7 0 5 16 50 .431 12 10 25 .360 1 5 0-0<br />
1 Ryan Barban .333 3-0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .667 0 0 1 .333 0 0 0-0<br />
14 Zane Hinkel .111 11-1 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 2 4 .273 0 0 0-0<br />
33 Dan Blair .077 14-1 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0 7 .077 0 0 0-1<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Totals .299 56-56 1886 339 564 111 13 37 301 812 .431 226 73 339 .391 20 56 38-61<br />
Opponents .267 56-56 1824 241 487 97 12 39 229 725 .397 164 43 338 .340 12 47 37-55<br />
LEFT ON BASE - CU (476), Opp. (389). DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED - CU (69), Opp. (55). Intentional Walks - CU (6), Ruf 3, Cafaro 2, Dike<br />
1, - Opp. (9). PICKED OFF - Ruf 1, Soto 1, Bowens 1, Vitale 1, Becker 1, Swift 1, Thornburg 1.<br />
Pitching<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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 .2<strong>92</strong> 1.76 0 1 0<br />
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<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 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<br />
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<br />
PASSED BALLS - CU (9) - Thornburg 8, Vitale 1; Opp. (11). PICKOFFS - CU (6) - Hellhake 3, Dufek 1, VanLeur 1, Blair 1; Opp. (7).<br />
STOLEN BASES ALLOWED/ATTEMPTED - Vitale (23-27), Thornburg (12-19), Hauer (7-9), Hellhake (5-8), Clark (4-6), Patterson (5-6), VanLeur<br />
(4-6), Dufek (2-5), Koenigstein (2-4), Nihsen (1-4), Lackovic (3-3), Spomer (2-2), Blair (2-2), Roemmich (2-2).<br />
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Fielding<br />
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 Final Statistics<br />
Player C PO A E FLD% DP SBA CSB SBA% PB CI<br />
2 Robbie Knight 120 119 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
8 Nick Becker 60 58 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
41 Jonas Dufek 24 3 21 0 1.000 0 2 3 .400 0 0<br />
11 Jeremy Hauer 22 4 18 0 1.000 0 7 2 .778 0 0<br />
33 Dan Blair 17 16 1 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0<br />
32 Bobby Lackovic 13 2 11 0 1.000 1 3 0 1.000 0 0<br />
24 Mike Nihsen 10 4 6 0 1.000 0 1 3 .250 0 0<br />
21 Kirk Clark 9 2 7 0 1.000 2 4 2 .667 0 0<br />
37 Joey Bowens 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
39 Kurt Spomer 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0<br />
10 Zak Moore 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
31 Zach Willand 1 0 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 - 0 0<br />
1 Ryan Barban 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
15 Darin Ruf 642 615 25 2 .997 64 0 0 - 0 0<br />
22 Carson Vitale 195 182 12 1 .995 0 23 4 .852 1 0<br />
7 Scott Thornburg 155 134 20 1 .994 1 12 7 .632 8 1<br />
18 T.J. Roemmich 102 91 10 1 .990 2 2 0 1.000 0 0<br />
19 Vicente Cafaro 307 102 201 4 .987 52 0 0 - 0 0<br />
5 Elliot Soto 283 75 199 9 .968 51 0 0 - 0 0<br />
13 Greg Hellhake 26 4 21 1 .962 0 5 3 .625 0 0<br />
36 Jack VanLeur 17 1 15 1 .941 1 4 2 .667 0 0<br />
3 Jimmy Swift 182 34 136 12 .934 17 0 0 - 0 0<br />
23 Ian Dike 12 10 1 1 .917 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
35 Matt Patterson 6 2 3 1 .833 1 5 1 .833 0 0<br />
34 Brandon Koenigstein 5 1 3 1 .800 2 2 2 .500 0 0<br />
30 Josh Perreault 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
14 Zane Hinkel 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
20 Otto Roberts 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Totals 2214 1461 718 35 .984 69 37 18 .673 9 1<br />
Opponents 2171 1453 647 71 .967 55 38 23 .623 11 7<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 Final Statistics<br />
Overall ..........................31-25<br />
Conference ........................14-9<br />
Non-Conference ...................17-16<br />
Home games. ......................15-8<br />
Away games ......................11-14<br />
Neutral site .........................5-3<br />
Day games .......................21-19<br />
Night games .......................10-6<br />
vs. Left handed starter. ................8-7<br />
vs. Right handed starter. .............23-18<br />
1-Run games .......................6-9<br />
2-Run games .......................0-6<br />
5+Run games ......................18-6<br />
Extra innings. .......................2-4<br />
Shutouts. ..........................5-2<br />
When CU scored 0-2 runs ...........0-11<br />
3-5 runs ............8-9<br />
6-9 runs ...........12-5<br />
10+ runs. ..........11-0<br />
2009 Record Breakdown<br />
Opponent scored 0-2 runs ...........14-2<br />
3-5 runs ...........14-9<br />
6-9 runs ...........3-10<br />
10+ runs. ...........0-4<br />
CU scored in 1st inning ...............13-4<br />
Opponent scored in 1st inning ..........10-9<br />
CU scored first .....................20-9<br />
Opponent scored first ...............11-16<br />
After 6 innings: leading ...............25-0<br />
trailing. ...............4-20<br />
tied ...................2-5<br />
After 7 innings: leading ...............22-1<br />
trailing. ...............1-18<br />
tied ...................3-5<br />
After 8 innings leading ...............25-2<br />
trailing. ...............0-19<br />
tied ...................1-3<br />
Hit 0 home runs ..................17-17<br />
1 home run ....................8-5<br />
2+ home runs ..................6-3<br />
Opponent hits 0 home runs .......18-11<br />
1 home run. ........10-8<br />
2+ home runs. .......3-6<br />
CU committed 0 errors ..........20-12<br />
1 error .............8-9<br />
2+ errors ...........3-4<br />
Opponent made 0 errors ...........7-13<br />
1 error ............10-7<br />
2+ errors ..........14-5<br />
Out-hit opponent. ...................26-5<br />
Out-hit by opponent .................3-19<br />
Hits are tied ........................2-1<br />
At bats 45................vs. Nebraska (4/21)<br />
Runs scored 20..................... vs. Albany (3/7)<br />
Hits 20..................... vs. Albany (3/7)<br />
RBIs 17..................... vs. Albany (3/7)<br />
Doubles 6.vs. South Dakota State (3/14)<br />
Triples 2..........vs. North Dakota (3/24)<br />
2.................. vs. Bradley (4/25)<br />
Home runs 4..................... vs. Albany (3/7)<br />
4.vs. South Dakota State (3/14)<br />
Total bases 34.vs. South Dakota State (3/14)<br />
Walks 12........... at Wichita State (5/23)<br />
Strikeouts 11........... at Wichita State (5/16)<br />
Sac hits 4.. at Sam Houston State (2/22)<br />
4....... vs. Illinois-Chicago (4/17)<br />
Sac flies 2 .......... vs. Kansas State (4/1)<br />
2................ vs. Air Force (4/15)<br />
2009 Team Game Highs<br />
Stolen bases 3.............................. Five times<br />
Caught stealing 3....................... vs. IPFW (3/8)<br />
Runners LOB 17........... at Wichita State (5/23)<br />
Hit into DP 4.........at Coastal Carolina (3/7)<br />
4....................... at Iowa (4/29)<br />
Hit by Pitch 6.............. at Illinois State (5/1)<br />
Putouts 36................vs. Nebraska (4/21)<br />
Assists 18.. at Sam Houston State (2/21)<br />
18........... at Indiana State (3/21)<br />
18.............. at Illinois State (5/2)<br />
Errors 4......vs. Southern Illinois (3/28)<br />
Passed Balls 3........... at Indiana State (3/22)<br />
Double plays 4........... at Indiana State (3/22)<br />
Inn. pitched 12.0................vs. Nebraska (4/21)<br />
Runs allowed 12..............at Kansas State (3/3)<br />
Earned runs 11..............at Kansas State (3/3)<br />
11........... at Wichita State (5/16)<br />
Walks allowed 7.................. at Evansville (4/3)<br />
7................... vs. Kansas (4/14)<br />
7...........vs. Missouri State (5/9)<br />
Strikeouts 16....................... vs. IPFW (3/8)<br />
Hits allowed 17.................vs. Gonzaga (2/28)<br />
17...........vs. Missouri State (5/9)<br />
HR allowed 3.......... vs. Kansas State (3/26)<br />
3............. vs. Stony Brook (3/6)<br />
3.............. at Illinois State (5/3)<br />
2009 Individual Game Highs<br />
At bats 6 ..................................14 times<br />
Runs scored 5 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7)<br />
Hits 5 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7)<br />
RBIs 6 ...... .T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State (3/15)<br />
Doubles 3 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7)<br />
Triples 1 ..................................13 times<br />
Home runs 2 ...... .T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State (3/15)<br />
Total Bases 8 ...... .T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State (3/15)<br />
8 ................Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska (4/7)<br />
8 ...........Robbie Knight vs. Northern Iowa (4/12)<br />
Walks 3 ........... Darin Ruf at Sam Houston State (2/22)<br />
3 .............Robbie Knight at Wichita State (5/23)<br />
3 ............Vicente Cafaro at Wichita State (5/23)<br />
Strikeouts 3 ..................................13 times<br />
Sac hits 2 ...........Elliot Soto at Sam Houston State (2/22)<br />
2 .........Jimmy Swift vs. South Dakota State (3/14)<br />
Sac flies 2 ................ Darin Ruf vs. Kansas State (4/1)<br />
Stolen bases 2 ...........Elliot Soto at Sam Houston State (2/22)<br />
2 ...........Jimmy Swift vs. Southern Illinois (3/28)<br />
Hit by pitch 3 .......Scott Thornburg at Sam Houston State (2/21)<br />
Putouts 16 ................................Four times<br />
Assists 9 .......... Elliot Soto vs. South Dakota State (3/14)<br />
9 ............Vicente Cafaro at Indiana State (3/21)<br />
Errors 2 .............Elliot Soto vs. Southern Illinois (3/28)<br />
2 ................. Jimmy Swift at Evansville (4/4)<br />
Inn. pitched 9.0 ................. Jonas Dufek vs. Bradley (4/25)<br />
9.0 ..........Jeremy Hauer vs. Southern Illinois (5/20)<br />
Runs allowed 7 ...............Jonas Dufek at Kansas State (3/3)<br />
Earned runs 6 ...............Jonas Dufek at Kansas State (3/3)<br />
6 ........... Greg Hellhake at Coastal Carolina (3/7)<br />
Walks 5 ..........Greg Hellhake vs. Southern Illinois (3/28)<br />
Strikeouts 10 ................. Jonas Dufek at Evansville (4.5)<br />
Hits allowed 10 ................Jeremy Hauer at Evansville (4/4)<br />
10 ............Jonas Dufek vs. Northern Iowa (4/11)<br />
10 .............Jonas Dufek vs. Missouri State (5/22)<br />
HR allowed 3 ..............Greg Hellhake at Illinois State (5/3)<br />
Inning-By-Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 25 42 33 30 41 43 55 42 18 10 339<br />
Opponents 29 20 27 33 35 34 18 20 17 8 241<br />
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2009 MVC In Review<br />
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 MVC Recap<br />
2009 Final Missouri Valley Conference Standings<br />
MVC<br />
Overall<br />
Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Home Away Neutral<br />
Missouri State 17-5 .773 34-20 .630 17-8 13-10 4-2<br />
Indiana State 15-7 .682 33-21 .611 17-3 10-16 6-2<br />
Wichita State 11-7 .611 30-27 .526 25-15 4-10 2-2<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> 14-9 .609 31-25 .554 15-8 11-14 5-3<br />
Southern Illinois 11-9 .550 24-28 .462 12-10 8-12 4-6<br />
Illinois State 11-11 .500 25-23 .521 10-7 9-13 6-3<br />
Northern Iowa 7-15 .318 23-26 .469 8-10 12-14 3-2<br />
Evansville 7-17 .2<strong>92</strong> 25-30 .455 14-13 11-17 0-0<br />
2009 All-MVC Team<br />
First Team<br />
1B ....Clint McKeever..............Wichita State<br />
2B ....Kevin Medrano.............Missouri State<br />
SS ... Elliot Soto..................... <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
3B ....Brayden Drake.............Missouri State<br />
C .......Dallas Hord..................Missouri State<br />
DH ...Tyler Bullock.............Southern Illinois<br />
UT ....Ryan Strausborger.........Indiana State<br />
OF ....Brady Shoemaker..........Indiana State<br />
OF ....Nick Ciolli......................Indiana State<br />
OF ....Ben Carlson.................Missouri State<br />
SP ....Buddy Baumann...........Missouri State<br />
SP ....Aaron Meade................Missouri State<br />
SP ....Joe Rodriguez...............Indiana State<br />
RP ....Bryant George...........Southern Illinois<br />
RP ... Jack VanLeur................ <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Second Team<br />
1B..... Darin Ruf ............<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
2B..... Vicente Cafaro ........<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
SS......Collin Salzenstein. ..... Illinois State<br />
3B......Cody Fick ............. Evansville<br />
C......Bronco Lafrenz .......Indiana State<br />
DH......Andy Pascoe ........... Evansville<br />
UT......Brett Douglas ..........Northern Iowa<br />
OF..... Robbie Knight ........<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
OF......Nick Mitidiero ............Bradley<br />
OF......Travis Bennett. ......Northern Iowa<br />
SP......Tim Kelley. ..........Wichita State<br />
SP......Nick Kirk. ..........Northern Iowa<br />
SP......Jake Petricka. ........Indiana State<br />
RP......Matt Shelton .........Indiana State<br />
RP......Tom Heithoff. .......... Evansville<br />
Honorable Mention<br />
1B......Chris Serritella. .....Southern Illinois<br />
1B......Jason Summers. .....Northern Iowa<br />
2B......Mike Sweeney ........ Illinois State<br />
SS......Tyler Grimes .........Wichita State<br />
3B......Ryan Court .......... Illinois State<br />
3B......Luke Fieser ..........Indiana State<br />
C .......Mark Kelly. ........Southern Illinois<br />
DH......Tyler Graham ........Indiana State<br />
UT......Chris Playter ........Missouri State<br />
OF......Grant Escue .............Bradley<br />
OF......Tyler McNeely ........ Illinois State<br />
OF......T.J. Roemmich ......... <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
SP......Ryan Camp .......... Illinois State<br />
SP......Rob Scahill ..............Bradley<br />
RP..... Bobby Lackovic .......<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
RP......Shuhei Fujyia .......Northern Iowa<br />
RP......J.R. Carbonell .......... Evansville<br />
2009 MVC Scholar Athlete List<br />
2009 MVC Specialty Awards<br />
First Team<br />
Grant Escue.................Bradley<br />
Robbie Knight...........<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Darin Ruf...................<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Ryan Court...................Illinois State<br />
Brady Shoemaker.........Indiana State<br />
Buddy Baumann...........Missouri State<br />
Ben Carlson..................Missouri State<br />
Brayden Drake.............Missouri State<br />
Chris Playter.................Missouri State<br />
Andrew Dunn...............Southern Illinois<br />
Dusty Coleman.............Wichita State<br />
Andy Dirks...................Wichita State<br />
Clint McKeever.............Wichita State<br />
Honorable Mention<br />
T.J. Roemmich...........<strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Nick Ciolli.....................Indiana State<br />
Ryan Strausborger........Indiana State<br />
Jason Summers............Northern Iowa<br />
Ryan Jones..................Wichita State<br />
Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year<br />
Brayden Drake, Missouri State<br />
MVC Pitcher of the Year<br />
Buddy Baumann, Missouri State<br />
MVC Newcomer of the Year<br />
Travis Bennett, UNI<br />
MVC Freshman of the Year<br />
Kevin Medrano, Missouri State<br />
MVC Coach of the Year<br />
Lindsay Meggs, Indiana State<br />
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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
2009 Game-by-Game Results<br />
2009 Game-By-Game Results (31-25)<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Opponent Overall MVC<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score R H E R H E Record Record Pitcher of Record Att. Time<br />
2/20 at Sam Houston State L 6-8 6 9 0 8 13 0 0-1 - Hauer (L, 0-1) 442 2:46<br />
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<br />
2/21 at Sam Houston State L 5-7 5 9 2 7 12 1 0-3 - Dufek (L, 0-1) 245 2:41<br />
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<br />
2/27 ! vs. Dayton L 1-3 1 5 1 3 9 0 0-5 - VanLeur (L, 0-1) 1,000 2:28<br />
2/28 ! vs. Gonzaga L 3-11 3 10 1 11 17 0 0-6 - Nihsen (L, 0-1) 400 3:18<br />
3/1 ! vs. Notre Dame W 6-3 6 17 0 3 8 0 1-6 - Patterson (W, 1-0) 300 2:45<br />
3/3 at Kansas State L 1-12 1 5 2 12 16 1 1-7 - Dufek (L, 0-2) 730 2:14<br />
3/6 $ vs. Stony Brook L 2-8 2 5 0 8 7 0 1-8 - Hauer (L, 0-2) 78 2:05<br />
3/7 $ vs. Albany W 20-5 20 20 1 5 8 3 2-8 - Koenigstein (W, 1-0) 120 2:56<br />
3/7 $ at #16 Coastal Carolina L 7-8 7 14 0 8 8 4 2-9 - Hellhake (L, 0-1) 897 3:00<br />
3/8 $ vs. IPFW W 7-2 7 12 1 2 4 3 3-9 - Dufek (W, 1-2) 100 2:19<br />
3/10 at #14 Coastal Carolina L 0-1 0 7 0 1 5 1 3-10 - Dufek (L, 1-3) 533 2:19<br />
3/11 at UNC Wilmington L 2-6 2 8 0 6 10 1 3-11 - Hauer (L, 0-3) 585 2:33<br />
3/14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 8-2 8 13 0 2 5 0 4-11 - Hellhake (W, 1-1) 234 2:11<br />
3/15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 2-4 2 11 1 4 7 0 4-12 - Hauer (L, 0-4) - 2:34<br />
3/15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 12-3 12 17 1 3 9 2 5-12 - Koenigstein (W, 2-0) 420 2:35<br />
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<br />
3/21 at Indiana State * W 9-4 9 12 2 4 9 3 7-12 2-0 VanLeur (W, 1-1) 269 321<br />
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<br />
3/24 NORTH DAKOTA W 13-6 13 18 2 6 13 3 8-13 2-1 Nihsen (W, 1-1) 111 2:49<br />
3/25 NORTH DAKOTA L 6-7 6 9 1 7 12 1 8-14 2-1 Clark (L, 0-2) 104 2:49<br />
3/28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * W 4-3 4 8 4 3 5 1 9-14 3-1 VanLeur (W, 2-1) - 2:23<br />
3/28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * W 4-3 4 10 0 3 7 1 10-14 4-1 Patterson (W, 2-0) 232 2:33<br />
3/29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * W 10-0 10 12 0 0 3 1 11-14 5-1 Dufek (W, 2-4) 200 1:47<br />
4/1 KANSAS STATE W 5-1 5 8 0 1 5 0 12-14 5-1 Nihsen (W, 2-1) 633 2:20<br />
4/3 at Evansville * W 7-4 7 12 0 4 8 1 13-14 6-1 Hellhake (W, 2-1) 334 3:02<br />
4/4 at Evansville * L 3-4 3 7 3 4 10 0 13-15 6-2 Hauer (L, 0-5) 405 2:36<br />
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<br />
4/7 at Nebraska W 15-0 15 14 0 0 4 2 15-15 7-2 Nihsen (W, 3-1) 4,1<strong>92</strong> 3:08<br />
4/10 # NORTHERN IOWA * W 3-2 3 5 0 2 8 2 16-15 8-2 Lackovic (W, 3-0) 936 2:32<br />
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<br />
4/12 NORTHERN IOWA * W 14-1 14 17 0 1 5 4 17-16 9-3 Hellhake (W, 3-1) 175 2:12<br />
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<br />
4/15 # AIR FORCE W 6-5 6 7 0 5 6 1 18-17 9-3 Koenigstein (W, 3-0) - 1:52<br />
4/15 # AIR FORCE W 6-0 6 8 1 0 6 3 19-17 9-3 Roberts (W, 1-0) 883 1:58<br />
4/17 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 9-4 9 11 0 4 10 5 20-17 9-3 Lackovic (W, 4-0) 235 2:44<br />
4/19 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 4-3 4 11 0 3 10 2 21-17 9-3 Hellhake (W, 4-1) 170 2:46<br />
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<br />
4/24 # BRADLEY * W 7-2 7 9 1 2 9 1 22-18 10-3 Hellhake (W, 5-1) 3,032 2:35<br />
4/25 BRADLEY * W 5-0 5 6 0 0 7 0 23-18 11-3 Dufek (W, 3-5) 135 2:39<br />
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<br />
4/29 at Iowa W 12-3 12 19 1 3 7 3 25-18 11-3 Koenigstein (W, 4-0) 451 2:44<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
5/8 MISSOURI STATE * L 5-6 5 6 1 6 10 0 28-19 14-4 VanLeur (L, 3-3) 323 2:28<br />
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<br />
5/10 MISSOURI STATE * L 3-8 3 7 1 8 10 0 28-21 14-6 Hellhake (L, 5-2) 307 2:22<br />
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<br />
5/16 at Wichita State * L 2-5 2 13 0 5 7 2 28-23 14-8 Dufek (L, 4-7) - 2:51<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
Home games in BOLD CAPS<br />
* = Missouri Valley Conference Game @ = State Farm MVC Tournament (Wichita, Kan.)<br />
! = Phoenix Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) $ = Caravelle Resort Tournament (Conway, S.C.)<br />
# = Played at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
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Re c o r d s, Po s t s e a s o n & Aw a r d s
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
Single Game Records<br />
Team Hitting<br />
At Bats<br />
58 at Air Force 2/14/99<br />
Hits<br />
30 vs. Grand View 2/28/91<br />
Runs<br />
33 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 1986<br />
Runs In An Inning<br />
15 vs. Delaware State (1st) 3/9/98<br />
14 vs. Dana (1st) 4/15/03<br />
Doubles<br />
12 vs. Dana 4/15/03<br />
Triples<br />
4 vs. Chicago State 3/16/08<br />
4 vs. Northern Illinois 3/20/99<br />
4 vs. Iowa State 5/22/95<br />
3 vs. North Dakota State 3/19/04<br />
3 vs. Kansas State 3/25/03<br />
3 vs. Northern Iowa 4/20/03<br />
Home Runs<br />
7 vs. Southern Illinois 4/7/01<br />
7 vs. Grand View 2/28/91<br />
Runs Batted In<br />
28 vs. Dana 4/15/03<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
9 vs. Oral Roberts 2/26/95<br />
Walks<br />
16 vs. Doane 2/27/91<br />
Strikeouts<br />
19 vs. Wichita State 4/26/91<br />
Individual Hitting<br />
At Bats<br />
7 John Pivovar vs. Bradley 4/29/90<br />
7 Bobby Langer vs. Grand View 2/28/91<br />
7 Chad Meyers vs. Missouri State 5/20/95<br />
7 Jon Dunlop vs. Missouri State 5/20/95<br />
7 Vince Pietro at Air Force 2/14/99<br />
7 Vince Pietro at Kansas 2/25/00<br />
7 Troy Carley at Kansas 2/25/00<br />
7 Eric Brown at Kansas 2/25/00<br />
7 Steve Ruh at Evansville 2/23/01<br />
7 Chris Steele at Evansville 2/23/01<br />
7 Dan Lawler at Evansville 2/23/01<br />
7 Scott Allen vs. Michigan State 2/24/02<br />
7 Seth Brown vs. Dana 4/15/03<br />
7 Zach Daeges vs. Illinois State 4/18/04<br />
7 Pete Wiedewitsch vs. Illinois State 4/18/04<br />
7 Ross Sinclair vs. Albany 6/2/07<br />
7 Robbie Knight vs. So. Illinois 5/3/08<br />
Runs<br />
6 Jon Dunlop vs. Northern Iowa 4/2/95<br />
Hits<br />
6 Chris Gadsden vs. Benedictine 1988<br />
6 Ryan Gripp at Air Force 2/14/99<br />
Doubles<br />
4 Ken Sarna vs. Kansas 3/26/97<br />
4 Oneri Fleita vs. Purdue 1988<br />
Triples<br />
2 By numerous players, last by<br />
Dan Norquist vs. N. Dakota State 3/19/04<br />
Home Runs<br />
3 Kevin Frederick at Minnesota 4/16/97<br />
3 Mike Stick vs. Northern Iowa 4/2/95<br />
Runs Batted In<br />
10 Ryan Martindale vs. Grand View 2/28/91<br />
Walks<br />
5 Rick Freehling vs. Doane 2/27/91<br />
5 Ryan Gripp at Indiana State 3/27/99<br />
Strikeouts<br />
5 Pat Mooney vs. Southern Illinois 4/22/89<br />
Hit By Pitch<br />
4 Robbie Knight vs. Oklahoma 3/7/07<br />
Stolen Bases<br />
3 By numerous players, last by<br />
Chase Odenreider vs. SDSU 3/15/05<br />
Team Pitching<br />
Hits Allowed<br />
25 vs. UC-Santa Barbara 2/23/02<br />
24 vs. Northern Iowa 4/20/03<br />
23 at Arizona St. 2/16/01<br />
23 vs. Northern Iowa 5/6/05<br />
Runs Allowed<br />
28 at Kansas 5/10/96<br />
24 vs. Kansas State 4/24/02<br />
23 at Arizona State 2/16/01<br />
Strikeouts<br />
16 vs. IPFW (Conway, S.C.) 3/8/09<br />
16 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock 3/3/07<br />
Walks<br />
12 vs. Illinois State 4/16/94<br />
12 vs. Nebraska 2/23/97<br />
12 vs. Southern Illinois 4/27/97<br />
Hit Batters<br />
5 vs. Southern Illinois 4/3/94<br />
Individual Pitching<br />
Strikeouts<br />
14 Peyton Lewis vs. Missouri St., 6.1 IP 4/17/99<br />
13 Steve Grasley vs. Bradley, 9 IP 5/17/03<br />
Combined Strikeouts<br />
16 Otto Roberts (8), Jonas Dufek (1), Jack<br />
VanLeur (4), Kirk Clark (1) and<br />
Bobby Lackovic (2)<br />
vs. IPFW (Conway, S.C.) 3/8/09<br />
16 Marc Lewis (6) and Pat Venditte (10)<br />
at Arkansas-Little Rock 3/3/07<br />
Runs Allowed<br />
14 Brian O’Connor vs. Oklahoma 3/22/91<br />
Walks<br />
9 Peyton Lewis at Wichita State 5/14/99<br />
9 Drue Councill vs. Southern Illinois 4/27/97<br />
9 Mike Heathcott vs. Southern Illinois 4/13/91<br />
Hits Allowed<br />
14 Tom Oldham at Wichita State 4/25/03<br />
13 Drue Councill vs. Ohio State 2/20/97<br />
13 Dan Gooris vs. Indiana State 4/8/00<br />
13 Mike Perkins at Bradley 5/8/02<br />
13 Steve Grasley vs. N. Colorado 4/9/04<br />
Team Fielding<br />
Double Plays<br />
6 vs. Missouri State 5/14/94<br />
Miscellaneous Records<br />
Hits In Consecutive At Bats<br />
10 Oneri Fleita vs. Navy, Purdue (DH)<br />
and Fairleigh Dickinson 1988<br />
Hit For The Cycle<br />
Chris Hinrichs vs. Dana 3/5/02<br />
Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Neb.-Omaha 4/1/03<br />
Individual No-Hitters<br />
Brandon Koenigstein (7 IP)<br />
at Wichita State (MVC Tourney) 5/21/09<br />
Ray Blusiewicz (5 IP) vs. South Dakota 4/28/70<br />
Larry LeMaster (7 IP) vs. Doane 4/2/71<br />
Combined No-Hitters<br />
Dennis Rasmussen (5.1 IP) and Joe Franco (3.2<br />
IP) at Kansas State 4/18/80<br />
Triple Plays<br />
5/4/3 vs. Oregon State 3/13/96<br />
6/6/3 vs. Evansville 4/5/03<br />
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Batting Average - Season<br />
Avg. Name, Class Year<br />
.470 Donald Montgomery, Jr. 1983<br />
.457 Randy Schwartz, Sr. 1981<br />
.449 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
.433 Dave Schrage, Sr. 1983<br />
.417 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990<br />
.408 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988<br />
.403 Chris Gradoville, So. 2005<br />
.400 Chad McConn, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
.400 Dave Schrage, Jr. 1982<br />
.395 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
(Min. 75 at-bats)<br />
Batting Average - Career<br />
Avg. Name<br />
Year<br />
.418 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
.406 Gil Passarella 1967-70<br />
.397 Oneri Fleita 1987-88<br />
.385 Randy Schwartz 1978-81<br />
.373 Donald Montgomery 1981-83<br />
.358 Dave Schrage 1980-83<br />
.358 Ryan Gripp 1997-99<br />
.357 Mike McCafferty 1990-91<br />
.353 Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
.353 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
(Minimum two seasons & 200 at-bats)<br />
At Bats - Season<br />
AB Name, Class Year<br />
278 Steve Hinton, Jr. 1991<br />
276 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
273 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
268 Mike McCafferty, Jr. 1991<br />
267 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
257 Brad Dutton, Sr. 2005<br />
253 Vince Pietro, Jr. 1999<br />
244 Dan Norquist, Sr. 2005<br />
240 Vince Pietro, Sr. 2000<br />
240 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988<br />
At Bats - Career<br />
AB Name Year<br />
917 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
860 Ken Sarna 1997-00<br />
832 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
786 Tyson Kimm 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
782 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
780 Scott Allen 1999-02<br />
777 Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
773 Vince Pietro 1997-00<br />
760 Bill Meier 1985-88<br />
757 Troy Carley 1997-00<br />
Runs Scored - Season<br />
Runs Name, Class Year<br />
87 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
80 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
80 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
80 Donald Montgomery, Jr. 1983<br />
78 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
69 Gary Selvera, Sr. 1988<br />
68 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
67 Chad Meyers, So. 1995<br />
64 Five players, last by<br />
Robbie Knight, So. 2008<br />
Runs Scored - Career<br />
Runs Name<br />
Year<br />
223 Billy Meier 1985-88<br />
220 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
207 Doug Palmer 1980-83<br />
202 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
200 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
195 Chris Gadsden 1985-88<br />
184 Vince Pietro 1997-00<br />
178 Troy Carley 1997-00<br />
176 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
174 Ken Sarna 1997-00<br />
174 Tyson Kimm 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
Hits - Season<br />
Hits Name, Class Year<br />
120 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
100 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
98 Mike McCafferty, Jr. 1991<br />
98 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988<br />
96 Randy Schwartz, Sr. 1981<br />
95 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990<br />
94 Steve Hinton, Jr. 1991<br />
93 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
<strong>92</strong> Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
90 Vince Pietro, Jr. 1999<br />
Hits - Career<br />
Hits Name<br />
Year<br />
294 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
282 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
275 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
274 Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
261 Scott Allen 1999-02<br />
261 Vince Pietro 1997-00<br />
249 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
249 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
247 Ken Sarna 1997-00<br />
240 Randy Schwartz 1978-81<br />
238 Doug Palmer 1980-83<br />
238 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
Runs Batted In - Season<br />
RBI Name, Class Year<br />
90 Steve Hinton, Jr. 1991<br />
84 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
76 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999<br />
75 Mike Finley, So. 1981<br />
74 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995<br />
74 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
74 Pat Mooney, So. 1988<br />
73 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
73 Oneri Fleita, Jr. 1987<br />
70 Ryan Martindale, Sr. 1991<br />
Runs Batted In - Career<br />
RBI Name Year<br />
214 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
201 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
184 Pat Mooney 1987-90<br />
180 Ryan Gripp 1997-99<br />
174 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
168 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
165 Bill Meier 1985-88<br />
161 Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
159 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
158 Rich Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
Slugging % - Season<br />
Slg. Name, Class Year<br />
.807 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
.783 Donald Montgomery, Jr. 1983<br />
.748 Gil Passarella, Sr. 1970<br />
.745 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
.738 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988<br />
.735 Kevin Frederick, Sr. 1998<br />
.730 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995<br />
.720 Gary Potthoff, Sr. 1967<br />
.718 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
.700 Mike Knauss, Sr. 1979<br />
(Min. 75 at-bats)<br />
Slugging % - Career<br />
Slg. Name Year<br />
.732 Gil Passarella 1967-70<br />
.687 Oneri Fleita 1987-88<br />
.684 Ryan Gripp 1997-99<br />
.653 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
.637 Kevin Frederick 1995-98<br />
.624 Chris Hinrichs 1999-02<br />
.609 Mike McCafferty 1990-91<br />
.606 Randy Schwartz 1978-81<br />
.5<strong>92</strong> Chad McConnell 1990-<strong>92</strong><br />
.589 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
(Minimum two seasons & 200 at-bats)<br />
Doubles - Season<br />
2B Name, Class Year<br />
30 Oneri Fleita, So. 1988<br />
26 Tyson Kimm, Jr. 1994<br />
26 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
25 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990<br />
24 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
24 Mike McCafferty, Jr. 1991<br />
23 Bobby Langer, Jr. 1991<br />
22 Dan Norquist, Sr. 2005<br />
21 Ryan Gripp, So. 1998<br />
21 Ken Sarna, Fr. 1997<br />
21 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
21 Gabe Lapito, Sr. 2005<br />
Doubles - Career<br />
2B Name Year<br />
63 Ken Sarna 1997-00<br />
63 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
61 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
60 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
59 Ryan Gripp 1997-99<br />
58 Tony Roth 2002-05<br />
57 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
55 Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
54 Pat Mooney 1987-90<br />
53 Gabe Lapito 2002-05<br />
Triples - Season<br />
3B Name, Class Year<br />
11 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
10 Steve Hinton, Jr. 1991<br />
9 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
8 Ryan Fitzgerald, Sr. 2003<br />
8 Bobby Langer, Jr. 1991<br />
7 Dan Norquist, Sr. 2005<br />
7 Chris Hinrichs, Sr. 2002<br />
7 Scott Allen, So. 2000<br />
7 Chad Huebner, Jr. 1993<br />
7 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
7 Rick Freehling, So. 1990<br />
7 Eric Boddie, Jr. 1988<br />
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Season and Career Records<br />
Triples - Career<br />
3B Name Year<br />
26 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
17 Bobby Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
17 Steve Hinton 1989-91<br />
15 Dan Norquist 2002-05<br />
15 Vince Pietro 1997-00<br />
15 Dax Jones 1989-91<br />
14 Scott Allen 1999-02<br />
13 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
12 Ryan Fitzgerald 2002-03<br />
12 Troy Carley 1997-00<br />
12 Chad Huebner 19<strong>92</strong>-94<br />
12 Bill Meier 1985-88<br />
Home Runs - Season<br />
HR Name, Class Year<br />
24 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
19 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999<br />
19 Mike Finley, So. 1981<br />
17 Kevin Frederick, Sr. 1998<br />
16 Ryan Martindale, Sr. 1991<br />
15 Adam Christensen, Jr. 1997<br />
15 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995<br />
15 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988<br />
14 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
13 (6x) last by Zach Daeges, Sr. 2006<br />
Home Runs - Career<br />
HR Name Year<br />
44 Ryan Gripp 1997-99<br />
37 Kevin Frederick 1995-98<br />
36 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
33 Mike Barbato 1985-88<br />
32 Chad McConnell 1990-<strong>92</strong><br />
31 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
31 Pat Mooney 1987-90<br />
29 Chris Hinrichs 1999-02<br />
27 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
27 Adam Christensen 1995-98<br />
27 Scott Servais 1986-88<br />
• Bold indicates current player<br />
Team Records<br />
Offense<br />
Batting Avg. .355 1991<br />
At Bats 2544 1991<br />
Runs 667 1991<br />
Hits 904 1991<br />
RBI 611 1991<br />
Doubles 184 1991<br />
Triples 60 1991<br />
Home Runs 107 1991<br />
Total Bases 1529 1991<br />
Slugging Pct. .601 1991<br />
Walks 374 1986<br />
HBP 116 2007<br />
Strikeouts 417 1999<br />
Sacrifices * 95 2008<br />
Sac Flies 45 1994<br />
Stolen Bases 165 1982<br />
Fielding<br />
Putouts 1,805 1991<br />
Assists 803 2005<br />
Fielding Pct. $^*.984 2009<br />
Double Plays $85 2005<br />
Pitching<br />
Wins 51 1991<br />
Innings 601.2 1991<br />
ERA 2.43 1973<br />
Shutouts 9 1983<br />
Strikeouts 462 1990<br />
* MVC record<br />
^ Second all-time in NCAA history<br />
$ Led nation<br />
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Season and Career Records<br />
Total Bases - Season<br />
TB Name, Class Year<br />
199 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
188 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
177 Oneri Fleita, Sr. 1988<br />
168 Steve Hinton, Jr. 1991<br />
167 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
162 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999<br />
159 Mike McCafferty, Jr. 1991<br />
158 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
154 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995<br />
153 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
153 Ryan Martindale, Sr. 1991<br />
Total Bases - Career<br />
TB Name Year<br />
448 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
440 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
423 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
422 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
418 Ryan Gripp 1997-99<br />
415 Mike Finley 1980-83<br />
411 Scott Allen 1999-02<br />
405 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
378 Randy Schwartz 1978-81<br />
374 Chad McConnell 1990-<strong>92</strong><br />
On-Base % - Season<br />
OBP. Name, Class Year<br />
.600 Scott Stahoviak, Jr. 1991<br />
.561 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990<br />
.559 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
.532 Scott Stahoviak, Fr. 1989<br />
.522 Steve Hinton, Fr. 1989<br />
.517 Ryan Gripp, Jr. 1999<br />
.504 Chad McConnell, So. 1991<br />
.496 Zach Daeges, Sr. 2006<br />
.495 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
.494 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
Since 1989 (Min. 75 at-bats)<br />
Walks - Season<br />
BB Name, Class Year<br />
65 Bill Meier, Sr. 1988<br />
55 Chris Gadsden, So. 1986<br />
53 Chad Meyers, So. 1995<br />
53 Elvis Dominguez, Fr. 1983<br />
52 Bill Meier, So. 1986<br />
51 Pat Mooney, Jr. 1989<br />
51 Darin Ruf, Jr. 2008<br />
50 Rick Freehling, Jr. 1991<br />
50 Bill Meier, Fr. 1985<br />
Gabe Lapito collected 53<br />
doubles over his career<br />
Walks - Career<br />
BB Name Year<br />
204 Bill Meier 1985-88<br />
176 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
142 Chris Gadsden 1985-88<br />
141 Pat Mooney 1987-90<br />
140 Zach Daeges 2003-06<br />
135 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
125 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
122 Elvis Dominguez 1983-86<br />
120 Tyson Kimm 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
120 Doug Palmer 1980-83<br />
Hit by Pitches - Season<br />
HBP Name, Class Year<br />
35* Robbie Knight, Fr. 2007<br />
24 Robbie Knight, So. 2008<br />
21 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
19 Vicente Cafaro, Jr. 2008<br />
19 Steve Winkelmann, Sr. 2008<br />
16 Colin Shockey, Sr. 2005<br />
16 Tony Daniel, Jr. 2004<br />
15 Matt Hammer, Sr. 2004<br />
15 Tony Roth, Fr. 2002<br />
15 Brett Mieras, Sr. 2008<br />
15 Vicente Cafaro, Sr. 2009<br />
*MVC and NCAA record<br />
Hit by Pitches - Career<br />
HBP Name<br />
Year<br />
72 Robbie Knight 2007-pr.<br />
45 Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
38 Tony Daniel 2003-05<br />
35 Matt Daeges 2002-05<br />
34 Vicente Cafaro 2008-09<br />
34 Chris Hinrichs 1999-02<br />
34 Chad McConnell 1990-<strong>92</strong><br />
32 Tony Roth 2002-05<br />
31 Chase Odenreider 2003-06<br />
28 Five players, last<br />
Steve Winkelmann 2004-08<br />
Sacrifices - Season<br />
SH Name, Class Year<br />
22* Vince Pietro, Jr. 1999<br />
18 Brad Dutton, Sr. 2005<br />
18 Michael Lam, Sr. 2008<br />
17 Joe Servais, Sr. 2008<br />
17 Ross Sinclair, Sr. 2007<br />
16 Vicente Cafaro, Jr. 2008<br />
15 Vince Pietro, So. 1998<br />
15 Brad Dutton, Jr. 2004<br />
15 Chad Ogden, Sr. 2007<br />
15 Steve Winkelmann, Jr. 2007<br />
*MVC Record<br />
Ross Sinclair is fourth in<br />
career sacrifices with 30<br />
Sacrifices - Career<br />
SH Name Year<br />
49* Vince Pietro 1997-00<br />
33 Brad Dutton 2004-05<br />
30 Troy Carley 1997-00<br />
30 Ross Sinclair 2006-07<br />
29 Michael Lam 2005-08<br />
28 Chad Ogden 2006-07<br />
24 Vicente Cafaro 2008-09<br />
24 Brian Smith 1996-99<br />
23 Elliot Soto 2008-pr.<br />
21 Robbie Knight 2007-pr.<br />
*MVC Record<br />
Sacrifice Flies - Season<br />
SF Name, Class Year<br />
8 Dan Norquist, Sr. 2005<br />
8 Steve Winkelmann, Jr. 2007<br />
7 Chad Huebner, Sr. 1994<br />
7 Mike Stick, Sr. 1995<br />
7 Eric Brown, Jr. 2000<br />
7 Darin Ruf, So. 2007<br />
6 Seven players, last by<br />
Chris Gradoville, Jr. 2006<br />
Sacrifice Flies - Career<br />
SF Name Year<br />
22 Darin Ruf 2006-2009<br />
15 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
14 Mike Stick 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
14 Chris Gradoville 2004-07<br />
13 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
13 Mike Barbato 1985-88<br />
13 Steve Winkelmann 2007-08<br />
12 Chad Huebner 19<strong>92</strong>-94<br />
12 Ken Sarna 1997-00<br />
11 Tony Roth 2002-05<br />
11 Dan Norquist 2002-05<br />
Stolen Bases - Season<br />
SB Name, Class Year<br />
52 Chad Meyers, So. 1995<br />
35 Bill Meier, Sr. 1988<br />
34 Doug Palmer, Jr. 1982<br />
32 Chad Meyers, Fr. 1994<br />
32 Dax Jones, Jr. 1991<br />
31 Chad Meyers, Jr. 1996<br />
31 Eric Boddie, Jr. 1988<br />
29 Chad McConnell, Jr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
27 Chris Hinrichs, Sr. 2002<br />
27 Kimera Bartee, Jr. 1993<br />
27 Chris Gadsden, Sr. 1988<br />
Stolen Bases - Career<br />
SB Name Year<br />
115 Chad Meyers 1994-96<br />
108 Bill Meier 1985-88<br />
84 Doug Palmer 1980-83<br />
70 Chris Gadsden 1985-88<br />
62 Chris Hinrichs 1999-02<br />
62 Dave Schrage 1980-83<br />
59 Rick Freehling 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
58 Don Montgomery 1981-83<br />
55 Eric Boddie 1986-88<br />
53 (2x) last by Troy Carley 1997-00<br />
Putouts - Season<br />
PO Name, Class Year<br />
615 Darin Ruf, Sr. 2009<br />
587 Darin Ruf, So. 2007<br />
575 Scott Stahoviak, So. 1990<br />
551 Darin Ruf, Jr. 2008<br />
540 Dan Norquist, Sr. 2005<br />
539 Dan Lawler, Jr. 2000<br />
498 Darin Ruf, Fr. 2006<br />
482 Mike McCabe, Jr. 1995<br />
472 Dan Lawler, Sr. 2001<br />
472 J.J. Gottsch, Jr. 1993<br />
Putouts - Career<br />
PO Name<br />
Year<br />
2,251 Darin Ruf 2006-09<br />
1,7<strong>92</strong> Dan Lawler 1998-01<br />
1,240 Ryan Martindale 1988-91<br />
1,231 Mike McCabe 1994-96<br />
1,095 Scott Stahoviak 1989-91<br />
957 Tony Daniel 2003-05<br />
879 Pete Wiedewitsch 2003-04<br />
854 J.J. Gottsch 1991-93<br />
809 Brian Smith 1996-99<br />
796 Mike Barbato 1985-88<br />
Assists - Season<br />
A Name, Class Year<br />
234 Brad Dutton, Sr. 2005<br />
201 Vicente Cafaro, Sr. 2009<br />
196 Doug Palmer, So. 1982<br />
195 Tony Roth, Sr. 2005<br />
1<strong>92</strong> Bob Langer, Jr. 1991<br />
190 Ken Sarna, Sr. 2000<br />
188 Chad Ogden, Sr. 2007<br />
182 Jon Dunlop, Sr. 1995<br />
182 Jon Dunlop, Jr. 1994<br />
179 Mike McCafferty, Sr. 1991<br />
Assists - Career<br />
A Name Year<br />
662 Ken Sarna 1997-00<br />
599 Tyson Kimm 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
595 Jon Dunlop 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
531 Doug Palmer 1980-83<br />
512 Vince Pietro 1997-00<br />
488 Bob Langer 1989-<strong>92</strong><br />
482 Elvis Dominguez 1983-86<br />
438 Tony Roth 2002-05<br />
419 Chris Gadsden 1985-88<br />
375 Scott Allen 1999-02<br />
• Bold indicates current player<br />
Darin Ruf is third in NCAA<br />
history with 2,251 putouts<br />
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Pitching App. - Season<br />
App. Name, Class Year<br />
38 Pat Venditte, Jr. 2007<br />
37 Scott Reese, So. 2005<br />
37 Pat Venditte, Sr. 2008<br />
36 Jack VanLeur, So. 2009<br />
34 Bobby Lackovic, Jr. 2009<br />
34 Andy Masten, Sr. 2007<br />
33 Chris Ringleb, Sr. 2000<br />
32 Scott Yahraus, Fr. 1999<br />
31 Brian O’Brien, So. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
30 (4x) last: Pat Venditte, So. 2006<br />
Pitching App. - Career<br />
App. Name<br />
Year<br />
123 Scott Reese* 2004-07<br />
110 Pat Venditte 2005-08<br />
97 Steve Grasley 2001-04<br />
88 Brandon Bird 2001-05<br />
75 Brian O’Brien 1991-93<br />
74 Brian O’Connor 1990-93<br />
71 Mike Heathcott 1988-91<br />
68 Steve Plummer 1987-89<br />
67 Prentice Lofstedt 1999-02<br />
67 Dan Gooris 1998-01<br />
67 Brennan Maley 1987-90<br />
*MVC record<br />
Winning % - Season<br />
Pct. Name, Class Year<br />
1.000 Scott Reese, So. (12-0) 2005<br />
.909 Peyton Lewis, Sr. (10-1) 1999<br />
.909 Brian O’Brien, So. (10-1) 19<strong>92</strong><br />
.833 Mike Heathcott, Sr. (15-3) 1991<br />
.833 Dave Driggers, Sr. (10-2) 1988<br />
.824 Dan Smith, Jr. (14-3) 1990<br />
.800 Pat Venditte, Jr. (8-2) 2007<br />
.800 Jeremy Hauer, Jr. (8-2) 2008<br />
.786 Alan Benes, So. (11-3) 19<strong>92</strong><br />
.786 Alan Benes, Fr. (11-3) 1991<br />
(Min. 10 decisions)<br />
Winning % - Career<br />
Pct. Name<br />
Year<br />
.867 Steve Neneman (13-2) 2000-01<br />
.750 Mike Heathcott (33-11) 1988-91<br />
.731 Marc Lewis (19-7) 2004-07<br />
.725 Alan Benes (29-11) 1991-93<br />
.724 Pat Venditte (21-8) 2005-08<br />
.714 Dan Smith (30-12) 1988-90<br />
.708 Scott Reese (17-7) 2004-07<br />
.6<strong>92</strong> Brian O’Brien (18-8) 1991-93<br />
.667 Ben Mancuso (16-8) 2005-08<br />
.667 Tom Traen (18-9) 1980-83<br />
(Min. two years and 15 decisions)<br />
Wins - Season<br />
W Name, Class Year<br />
15 Mike Heathcott, Sr. 1991<br />
14 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990<br />
12 Scott Reese, So. 2005<br />
12 Steve Grasley, Sr. 2004<br />
11 Alan Benes, So. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
11 Alan Benes, Fr. 1991<br />
10 Drue Councill, Fr. 1995<br />
10 Brian O’Brien, So. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
10 Dave Driggers, Sr. 1988<br />
10 Dan Gooris, So. 1999<br />
10 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999<br />
10 Ben Mancuso, Jr. 2007<br />
Wins - Career<br />
W Name Year<br />
33 Mike Heathcott 1988-91<br />
30 Dan Smith 1988-90<br />
29 Alan Benes 1991-93<br />
24 Drue Councill 1995-98<br />
21 Steve Grasley 2001-04<br />
21 Ernie Rongish 1972-75<br />
21 Pat Venditte 2005-08<br />
20 Dan Gooris 1998-01<br />
20 Brian Fassbender 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
20 Brian O’Connor 1990-93<br />
Innings Pitched - Season<br />
IP Name, Class Year<br />
132.0 Mike Heathcott, Sr. 1991<br />
120.0 Alan Benes, So. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
119.2 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990<br />
117.0 Steve Grasley, Sr. 2004<br />
114.2 Dan Gooris, Jr. 2000<br />
113.1 Dan Smith, So. 1989<br />
107.1 Drue Councill, Fr. 1995<br />
106.1 Dan Johnston, Jr. 1988<br />
105.1 Alan Benes, Jr. 1993<br />
103.2 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999<br />
Innings Pitched - Career<br />
IP Name Year<br />
362.1 Drue Councill 1995-98<br />
350.0 Mike Heathcott 1988-91<br />
322.1 Alan Benes 1991-93<br />
315.1 Dan Smith 1988-90<br />
302.0 Dan Gooris 1998-01<br />
295.0 Steve Grasley 2001-04<br />
273.1 Christian Sterling 1996-98<br />
273.1 Brian O’Connor 1990-93<br />
253.2 Brian Fassbender 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
248.1 Pat Venditte 2005-08<br />
Strikeouts - Season<br />
K Name, Class Year<br />
134 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990<br />
122 Alan Benes, Jr. 1993<br />
114 Peyton Lewis, Sr. 1999<br />
110 Alan Benes, So. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
108 Dan Smith, So. 1989<br />
101 Steve Grasley, Sr. 2004<br />
101 Pat Venditte, Sr. 2008<br />
99 Pat Venditte, Jr. 2007<br />
93 Dan Gooris, Jr. 2000<br />
87 Mike Heathcott, Sr. 1991<br />
Strikeouts - Career<br />
K Name Year<br />
312 Dan Smith 1988-90<br />
307 Alan Benes 1991-93<br />
282 Drue Councill 1995-98<br />
274 Steve Grasley 2001-04<br />
258 Mike Heathcott 1988-91<br />
255 Pat Venditte 2005-08<br />
235 Christian Sterling 1996-98<br />
225 Gary McCabe 1973-76<br />
218 Dan Gooris 1998-01<br />
201 Tom Oldham 2001-03<br />
Saves - Season<br />
SV Name, Class Year<br />
16 Andy Masten, Sr. 2007<br />
12 Chris Ringleb, Sr. 2000<br />
12 Rick Heiserman, Fr. 19<strong>92</strong><br />
11 Brandon Bird, Sr. 2005<br />
11 Steve Grasley, So. 2002<br />
11 Scott Yahraus, Fr. 1999<br />
9 Kevin Frederick, Jr. 1997<br />
9 Aaron Puffer, Jr. 1993<br />
8 Bryan Gillis, Sr. 1996<br />
8 Steve Plummer, So. 1987<br />
Brandon Bird’s 11 saves in 2005 is<br />
good for fourth all-time<br />
Saves - Career<br />
SV Name Year<br />
24 Steve Grasley 2001-04<br />
18 Steve Plummer 1987-89<br />
18 Scott Reese 2004-07<br />
16 Andy Masten 2007<br />
15 Rick Heiserman 19<strong>92</strong>-94<br />
15 Brandon Bird 2001-05<br />
14 Bryan Gillis 19<strong>92</strong>-96<br />
13 Pat Venditte 2005-08<br />
13 Chris Ringleb 1999-00<br />
12 Kevin Frederick 1995-98<br />
Pitching Records<br />
E.R.A. - Season<br />
ERA Name, Class Year<br />
1.88 Pat Venditte, Jr. 2007<br />
1.96 Dan Smith, Jr. 1990<br />
2.01 Dave Hartnett, So. 1984<br />
2.02 Andy Masten, Sr. 2007<br />
2.10 Rick Berlin, Sr. 1970<br />
2.13 Tom Garvey, Jr. 1970<br />
2.30 Rick Dominik, So. 1973<br />
2.30 Mike Nihsen, Jr. 2008<br />
2.34 Ben Mancuso, Jr. 2007<br />
2.38 Dan Smith, So. 1989<br />
(Min. 50 innings or 1 IP/team game)<br />
E.R.A. - Career<br />
ERA Name<br />
Year<br />
2.68 Rick Heiserman 19<strong>92</strong>-94<br />
2.84 Tom Garvey 1968-71<br />
2.85 Dan Smith 1988-90<br />
2.86 Pat Venditte 2005-08<br />
2.96 Alan Benes 1991-93<br />
3.01 Bryan Gillis 19<strong>92</strong>-96<br />
3.12 Mike Nihsen (CU only) 2008-09<br />
3.26 Ernie Rongish 1972-75<br />
3.30 Gary McCabe 1973-76<br />
3.31 Aaron Puffer 1991-93<br />
(Min. two years and 100 IP)<br />
Complete Games - Career<br />
CG Name Year<br />
21 Dan Smith 1988-90<br />
19 Alan Benes 1991-93<br />
15 Mike Heathcott 1988-91<br />
13 Brian Fassbender 19<strong>92</strong>-95<br />
12 Tom Traen 1980-83<br />
10 Christian Sterling 1996-98<br />
10 Brian Collignon 1981-82<br />
10 Lou Halamek 1978-81<br />
9 Cory Slining 2000-01<br />
9 Kevin Kristan 1980-83<br />
• Bold indicates current player<br />
Steve Grasley is CU’s all-time<br />
leader in saves (24)<br />
Jeremy Hauer posted eight wins in<br />
2008, good for an .800 win percentage<br />
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1973 District Five Playoffs<br />
Postseason Results<br />
May 28, 1973 Oklahoma 8, <strong>Creighton</strong> 1 Tulsa, Okla.<br />
May 29, 1973 Oral Roberts 11, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4 Tulsa, Okla.<br />
Final Record: 25-16<br />
1973 Major League Baseball June Draft<br />
39th Rd. (715) Jim Lemon, 2B Kansas City Royals<br />
The 1973 <strong>Bluejays</strong> became the first team in school history to qualify<br />
for postseason play, as they received an at-large bid to the District Five<br />
Playoffs held in Tulsa, Okla. With a total of eight four-team districts, the<br />
1973 NCAA Tournament consisted of 32 teams. There were a total of 216<br />
Division I teams at that time.<br />
Led by coach Dave Baker, the Jays picked up regular season wins over<br />
Kansas State, Nebraska, Arkansas and Iowa State. In the District Five Playoffs,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> lost its opening game to Oklahoma, who would advance to<br />
the College World Series, and was eliminated by Oral Roberts.<br />
Sophomore pitcher Ernie Rongish led <strong>Creighton</strong> with a 6-3 record as<br />
a starter, earning second-team Academic All-America honors. Freshman<br />
Gary McCabe led the team with a 1.38 ERA and 64 strikeouts. Junior lefthander<br />
Jim Roach appeared in a team-high 13 games.<br />
Offensively, senior co-captain Jim Lemon was the team’s most productive<br />
player, compiling 42 hits in 142 at-bats for a .296 batting average. The<br />
centerfielder also tied for the team-lead with nine stolen bases and would<br />
be drafted in the 39th round of the June 1973, MLB Draft by the Kansas<br />
City Royals. Senior shortstop Steve Naval, also a co-captain on the 1973<br />
squad, led the team with five home runs and 10 doubles. Sophomore first<br />
baseman Ron Thornam paced CU with 23 RBIs.<br />
Postseason Results<br />
May 25, 1990 <strong>Creighton</strong> 9, Clemson 6 Austin, Texas<br />
May 26, 1990 Cal State Fullerton 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3 Austin, Texas<br />
May 27, 1990 <strong>Creighton</strong> 4, Clemson 3 Austin, Texas<br />
May 27, 1990 Texas 11, <strong>Creighton</strong> 9 Austin, Texas<br />
Final Record: 48-22<br />
1990 Major League Baseball Draft<br />
1st Rd. (16) Dan Smith, LHP Texas Rangers<br />
39th Rd. (1015) Mike Heathcott, RHP New York Yankees<br />
46th Rd. (1172) Ryan Martindale, OF St. Louis Cardinals<br />
1990 NCAA Central Regional<br />
After a 17-year absence from postseason play, the 1990 squad ended the drought and began a<br />
streak of three consecutive NCAA Regional appearances for the Jays. <strong>Creighton</strong> earned an at-large<br />
bid to the NCAA Tournament after finishing third in the MVC with a 13-7 league mark.<br />
At the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas, the Jays picked up their first-ever NCAA Tournament<br />
win over Clemson in the opener. After a 6-3 loss to eventual CWS qualifier Cal State Fullerton,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> came back to defeat Clemson for the second time the next day. The dream of reaching<br />
the CWS ended, however, with an 11-9 loss to the host Texas Longhorns.<br />
The team’s 48 wins were a school-record at that time, as head coach Jim Hendry directed the<br />
squad to the NCAA Tournament in his sixth full season. Hendry would go on to coach only one more<br />
season, before making the jump to professional baseball where he currently serves as the general<br />
manager for the Chicago Cubs.<br />
Individual accolades went hand-in-hand with the team’s success. Junior left-handed pitcher Dan<br />
Smith was named the MVC Pitcher of the Year after leading the league with a 14-3 record and a<br />
then-school-record 1.96 ERA. Smith recorded 12 complete games, five shutouts and 134 strikeouts<br />
as a junior before being selected in the first round (16th pick) of the 1990 MLB Draft by the Texas<br />
Rangers. He received first-team All-America honors from both Baseball America and the ABCA following<br />
the season, as well as first-team all-MVC laurels.<br />
Joining Smith on the all-MVC first team were junior outfielder John Pivovar and sophomore<br />
infielder Scott Stahoviak. Pivovar hit .339 in 61 starts, tallying 11 doubles, four triples, five home<br />
runs and 35 RBIs, to go along with a .988 fielding percentage. Stahoviak led the team in nearly<br />
every offensive category, including MVC-best totals with a .417 batting average,<br />
95 hits and 25 doubles. His .561 on-base percentage would be a school record<br />
until he bettered the mark the following season and his batting average and<br />
doubles total still rank among the top-five at CU.<br />
Stahoviak was also voted onto the All-Regional Team at first base, after batting<br />
9-for-16 in CU’s four postseason games. Joining Stahoviak on the team was<br />
fellow sophomore Steve Hinton, who was selected for his play in left field. Hinton<br />
picked up six hits, scored five runs and drove in four during Regional play.<br />
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The shining moment for the <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball program came during<br />
a magical season in 1991, as the <strong>Bluejays</strong> advanced to the College World<br />
Series in its hometown for the first and only time in school history. Making<br />
only its third NCAA Tournament appearance, the Jays swept through the<br />
West I Regional in Los Angeles, Calif. <strong>Creighton</strong> defeated Pepperdine, Minnesota,<br />
top-seed and host USC and Hawaii in the regional final to advance<br />
to the CWS.<br />
With the support of its home fans at Rosenblatt Stadium, seventh-seeded<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> fed off their energy in upsetting second-seeded Clemson in the<br />
first round, 8-4. Then in an epic battle against MVC rival Wichita State, the<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> suffered a heartbreaking 3-2, 12-inning loss. Junior Steve Bruns,<br />
the potential game-tying run, was thrown out at home plate in the bottom<br />
of the 12th to squash the Jays’ hopes. In an elimination game, <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
responded to rock Long Beach State, 13-4, to earn one more shot at the<br />
Shockers. However, <strong>Creighton</strong>’s dream season ended shy of the national<br />
championship game, as Wichita State defeated the Jays, 11-3, for the<br />
Shockers’ eighth win in eight games against CU during the season.<br />
The 1991 squad re-wrote the record books, with many marks still standing<br />
today, including the 51-win total reached during the season. <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
finished as the nation’s top offense, hitting a school-record .355 during<br />
the year. The Jays also broke and still hold school records in runs (667),<br />
hits (904), RBIs (611), doubles (184), triples (60), home runs (107), total<br />
bases (1,529) and slugging percentage (.601). Every <strong>Creighton</strong> regular hit<br />
above the .330 mark during the team’s remarkable offensive season.<br />
Individually, junior Scott Stahoviak became the program’s first National<br />
Player of the Year, earning the award from the American Baseball Coaches<br />
Association. Also named the MVC Player of the Year and a first-team All-<br />
American, Stahoviak led the Jays with an incredible .449 batting average.<br />
He also set school records with 120 hits, 87 runs, 199 total bases and a<br />
.600 on-base percentage.<br />
On the mound, senior Mike Heathcott turned in a season for the ages,<br />
winning a school-record 15 games and logging a CU-best 132 innings of<br />
work to earn second-team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball.<br />
Joining Stahoviak and on the all-MVC first team were junior centerfielder<br />
Dax Jones and designated hitter Steve Hinton. Jones still holds the <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
single-season record with 11 triples, while Hinton is the record-holder<br />
with 278 at-bats and 90 RBIs.<br />
Six other <strong>Bluejays</strong> were named to the second-team all-Valley squad and<br />
a total of six players from the 1991 team went on to play in the major<br />
leagues: Stahoviak, Jones, Heathcott, sophomore Chad McConnell and<br />
freshmen Alan Benes and Kimera Bartee. Head coach Jim Hendry left the<br />
program following the season to take a position with the expansion Florida<br />
Marlins.<br />
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1991 College World Series<br />
West I Regional Results<br />
May 24, 1991 <strong>Creighton</strong> 5, Pepperdine 3 Los Angeles, Calif.<br />
May 25, 1991 <strong>Creighton</strong> 8, Minnesota 3 Los Angeles, Calif.<br />
May 26, 1991 <strong>Creighton</strong> 8, USC 7 (10 inn.) Los Angeles, Calif.<br />
May 27, 1991 <strong>Creighton</strong> 15, Hawaii 8 Los Angeles, Calif.<br />
College World Series Results<br />
June 1, 1991 <strong>Creighton</strong> 8, Clemson 4 Omaha, Neb.<br />
June 3, 1991 Wichita State 3, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2 (12 inn.) Omaha, Neb.<br />
June 4, 1991 <strong>Creighton</strong> 13, Long Beach State 4 Omaha, Neb.<br />
June 6, 1991 Wichita State 11, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3 Omaha, Neb.<br />
Final Record: 51-22<br />
1991 Major League Baseball Draft<br />
1st Rd. (27) Scott Stahoviak, 1B-3B Minnesota Twins<br />
8th Rd. (220) Dax Jones, OF San Francisco Giants<br />
9th Rd. (237) Steve Hinton, OF-1B Kansas City Royals<br />
13th Rd. (347) Ryan Martindale, C Cleveland Indians<br />
13th Rd. (359) Mike Heathcott, RHP Chicago White Sox<br />
50th Rd. (1300) Bobby Langer, SS Chicago White Sox<br />
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19<strong>92</strong> NCAA Central Regional<br />
MVC Pitcher of the Year<br />
Alan Benes<br />
Kimera Bartee<br />
MVC Player of the Year<br />
Chad McConnell<br />
Rick Freehling<br />
MVC Pitcher of the Year Peyton Lewis<br />
Vince Pietro<br />
All-American Ryan Gripp<br />
The 19<strong>92</strong> team capped the best three-year run in program history, winning 41 games and<br />
qualifying for its third consecutive NCAA Tournament. Despite losing eight regulars from the 1991<br />
College World Series team and under new leadership with first-year head coach Todd Wenberg,<br />
the Jays exceeded the expectations of many.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> finished second behind nemesis Wichita State in the MVC standings and received an<br />
at-large bid to the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas. After defeating the <strong>University</strong> of Texas-<br />
Arlington in their regional opener, the Jays lost two close games to Long Beach State and Virginia<br />
Commonwealth to end hopes of a second straight trip to Rosenblatt Stadium and the CWS.<br />
The <strong>Bluejays</strong> swept the player of the year awards in the conference, as junior rightfielder Chad<br />
McConnell was named the MVC Player of the Year while sophomore right-hander Alan Benes was<br />
tabbed the MVC Pitcher of the Year. McConnell also captured first-team All-America honors as he<br />
batted .400 with 14 home runs and an MVC-best 73 RBIs. He went on to play on the 19<strong>92</strong> U.S.<br />
Olympic team and was drafted in the first round of the 19<strong>92</strong> MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.<br />
Benes finished the season 11-3 with nine complete games, 110 strikeouts and a 3.14 ERA. He<br />
would go on to play eight major league seasons, six for the St. Louis Cardinals, and now works in<br />
the team’s front office.<br />
Joining McConnell and Benes on the all-MVC first team was senior designated hitter Bob Langer.<br />
Langer remains third on CU’s career doubles list, with 61. Catcher Brian Davidson, utility man Kimera<br />
Bartee and outfielder Rick Freehling earned second-team All-MVC honors. Curiously missing<br />
from MVC postseason recognition were<br />
pitchers Brian O’Brien and Rick Heiserman.<br />
O’Brien, a sophomore left-handed May 22, 19<strong>92</strong> <strong>Creighton</strong> 11, UT-Arlington 6 Austin, Texas<br />
Postseason Results<br />
middle reliever, finished 10-1 to lead May 23, 19<strong>92</strong> Long Beach St. 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2 Austin, Texas<br />
the MVC in winning percentage at .909.<br />
May 24, 19<strong>92</strong> VCU 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4 (11 inn.) Austin, Texas<br />
Heiserman, a freshman right-handed<br />
reliever, tied for the MVC lead with<br />
Final Record: 41-19-1<br />
future Major Leaguer Darren Dreifort<br />
of Wichita State with 12 saves. Heiserman<br />
did land on Collegiate Baseball’s<br />
19<strong>92</strong> Major League Baseball Draft<br />
1st Rd. (13) Chad McConnell, OF Philadelphia Phillies<br />
Freshman All-American team. A total of<br />
14 players from the 19<strong>92</strong> team went on<br />
35th Rd. (9<strong>92</strong>) Rick Freehling, OF Florida Marlins<br />
to play professionally, including Bartee,<br />
Benes, McConnell and Heiserman, who went on to play in the Major Leagues.<br />
1999 South Bend (Ind.) Regional<br />
The <strong>Bluejays</strong> returned to the NCAAs for the fourth time in the decade in 1999 under the direction<br />
of MVC Coach of the Year Jack Dahm. <strong>Creighton</strong> finished third in the MVC regular season standings<br />
behind Wichita State and Missouri State with an 18-13 record, but earned an at-large bid to the NCAA<br />
Tournament after making the finals of the MVC Tournament. Losses to host Notre Dame and Michigan<br />
at the South Bend Regional ended the Jays’ season at 38-25, an 11-win improvement from 1998.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> was led by do-it-all senior transfer Peyton Lewis, who used his final year of eligibility after<br />
transferring from NAIA Midland Lutheran College. He was named the MVC Pitcher and Newcomer of<br />
the Year after posting a 10-1 record on the mound with a 3.30 ERA in 17 appearances, striking out<br />
114 batters in 103.2 innings of work. Lewis was also very formidable with the bat, hitting .339 with<br />
an eye-popping 41 extra base hits on 18 doubles, four triples and 19 home runs. He earned first-team<br />
all-MVC laurels as a pitcher and second-team honors as a utility player. He was also voted an NCBWA<br />
Second-Team All-American.<br />
Leading the way offensively was senior third baseman Ryan Gripp, who led the team with a .395<br />
batting average and 78 hits, <strong>92</strong> runs, 84 RBIs, 24 doubles and 24 home runs to earn first-team All-<br />
America honors from the ABCA. Gripp and Lewis combined for 89 extra base hits, 42 doubles and 43<br />
homers, the top two single-season home run totals in school history. The team had six starters hit<br />
above the .330 mark and out-scored its opponents 503-376.<br />
Gripp and Lewis were named first-team all-region and all-MVC performers, with second-team<br />
all-conference honors going to junior<br />
Postseason Results<br />
second baseman Vince Pietro and freshman<br />
relief pitcher Scott Yahraus. Pietro<br />
set a MVC and school record with 22<br />
sacrifice bunts, a mark that still stands<br />
today. Yahraus made 11 saves in a<br />
then-school-record 32 appearances to<br />
earn Freshman All-America status. Sophomore<br />
first baseman Dan Lawler was named<br />
a third-team Academic All-American, freshman<br />
Scott Allen was named to the South<br />
Bend All-Regional team and Gripp, Lewis<br />
and junior Troy Carley were MVC All-Tournament team members.<br />
May 28, 1999 Notre Dame 8, <strong>Creighton</strong> 1 South Bend, Ind.<br />
May 29, 1999 Michigan 13, <strong>Creighton</strong> 5 South Bend, Ind.<br />
Final Record: 38-25<br />
1999 Major League Baseball Draft<br />
3rd Rd. (110) Ryan Gripp, 3B Chicago Cubs<br />
18th Rd. (553) Peyton Lewis, RHP Toronto Blue Jays<br />
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Bluejay NCAA Tournament Teams<br />
2000 Tempe (Ariz.) Regional<br />
The 2000 <strong>Bluejays</strong> came out of the gate as one of the hottest teams in college baseball, winning<br />
15 of their first 16 games and were a CU-best 21-3 after 24 contests. The team spent several weeks<br />
ranked in the top-25 and peaked at No. 15. Despite a 16-14 finish to the regular season and a 1-2<br />
showing at the MVC Tournament, <strong>Creighton</strong> earned an at-large bid to its second consecutive NCAA<br />
Tournament. The season ended with two close losses to Miami (Ohio) and eventual College World<br />
Series qualifier Texas at the Tempe Regional, concluding with a 38-23 record.<br />
Among the bright spots of the season were 15 wins against NCAA Tournament teams in the first 25<br />
games, a 4-1 record against MVC champ Wichita State and a crowd of 15,436 fans for the Nebraska<br />
game at Rosenblatt Stadium, the fourth-largest in NCAA history at the time.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> was led by senior utility man Vince Pietro and sophomore leadoff hitter Chris Hinrichs,<br />
the team’s two first-team all-MVC picks. Both starters in all 61 games, Pietro hit .333 with a team-best<br />
80 hits while Hinrichs posted team-best totals with 20 doubles, 55 runs and 20 stolen bases. Junior<br />
outfielder Eric Brown led the squad with 12 home runs, while senior infielder Ken Sarna compiled 19<br />
doubles and 11 home runs. Sophomore third baseman Scott Allen had a team-leading seven triples to<br />
highlight a very balanced offense.<br />
On the mound, the Jays were led by junior ace Dan Gooris, who finished 7-3 with 93 strikeouts in 17<br />
starts, logging a team-high 114.2 innings. The left-hander was an eighth-round choice of the Cincinnati<br />
Reds following the season in the 2000 MLB Draft. In the bullpen, Steve Neneman accumulated<br />
a 7-1 record to earn second-team all-MVC laurels. Senior reliever Chris Ringleb matched the school<br />
record with 12 saves in a team-high 33 appearances.<br />
For the second straight season, junior first baseman Dan Lawler earned third-team Academic All-<br />
America accolades. He also was voted to the Tempe All-Regional Team, while Gooris was selected to<br />
the MVC All-Tournament team. Lawler, Pietro<br />
Postseason Results<br />
and senior outfielder Troy Carley were named<br />
May 26, 2000 Texas 5, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4 Tempe, Ariz. to the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team.<br />
May 27, 2000 Miami (OH) 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 3 Tempe, Ariz.<br />
Final Record: 38-23<br />
Scott Allen<br />
2000 Major League Baseball Draft<br />
8th Rd. (243) Dan Gooris, LHP Cincinnati Reds<br />
22nd Rd. (666) Vince Pietro, 3B Cleveland Indians<br />
Chris Hinrichs<br />
Dan Gooris<br />
2005 Lincoln (Neb.) Regional<br />
After a 2004 season that saw <strong>Creighton</strong> improve by 15 games under first-year head coach Ed<br />
Servais, the 2005 team won 13 more games to establish itself as a rising power in college baseball.<br />
The 2005 <strong>Bluejays</strong> won the first MVC regular season championship in school history and the team’s<br />
48 victories were second-most all-time at CU. After losing in the MVC Tournament title game, the<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and defeated 17th-ranked North Carolina<br />
State, 8-3, in the Lincoln Regional opener. After a loss to No. 3 Nebraska, CU defeated the Wolfpack<br />
again in an elimination game, 11-9. Despite winning 2-of-3 during the regular season, the Jays could<br />
not overcome the Huskers, falling again to the eventual CWS participant, 10-2 in the regional championship.<br />
The remarkable turnaround executed by Servais earned CU’s head man MVC Coach of the Year<br />
honors for the second straight season. The team’s 48-17 finish was largely due to the team’s fundamentally<br />
sound approach, as <strong>Creighton</strong> led the country in double plays, with 85, and were in the<br />
top-20 nationally in fielding percentage. The bullpen was masterful, posting a 27-3 record and a 3.72<br />
ERA. When holding a lead after seven innings, CU was 33-0. Sophomore left-hander Scott Reese was<br />
a major reason for the bullpen’s success, as he finished 12-0 in a then-school-record 37 appearances<br />
to earn third-team All-America honors from the NCBWA. Senior closer Brandon Bird was nearly automatic,<br />
converting on 11 save opportunities to join Reese on the all-MVC first team.<br />
Senior second baseman Tony Roth and DH Zach Daeges gave <strong>Creighton</strong> four members on<br />
the all-MVC first team. Roth set a school record with a 28-game hitting streak during the season<br />
and finished with 20 doubles and team-best 12 stolen bases. Daeges led the team with a .350<br />
batting average and 61 RBIs, also earning third team Academic All-America honors. Seniors<br />
Dan Norquist (first base) and Brad Dutton (shortstop) brought home second-team all-MVC<br />
plaudits. <strong>Creighton</strong> finished the season ranked 28th by Collegiate Baseball.<br />
Academic All-American Zach Daeges<br />
Postseason Results<br />
June 3, 2005 <strong>Creighton</strong> 8, #17 North Carolina St. 3 Lincoln, Neb.<br />
June 4, 2005 #3 Nebraska 10, <strong>Creighton</strong> 8<br />
Lincoln, Neb.<br />
June 5, 2005 <strong>Creighton</strong> 11, #17 North Carolina St. 9 Lincoln, Neb.<br />
June 5, 2005 #3 Nebraska 10, <strong>Creighton</strong> 2<br />
Lincoln, Neb.<br />
Final Record: 48-17<br />
2005 Major League Baseball Draft<br />
46th Rd. (1391) Eric Wordekemper, RHP New York Yankees<br />
Dan Norquist<br />
Jeff Daneff<br />
All-American Tony Roth<br />
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2007 Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional<br />
After posting a 19-5 MVC record for its best-ever conference winning percentage, <strong>Creighton</strong> captured<br />
its first MVC Tournament championship in Springfield, Mo., to earn an automatic berth to the<br />
NCAA Tournament. In its eighth NCAA appearance in school history, the <strong>Bluejays</strong> fell in the opener to<br />
Oklahoma State, but rebounded to score a tournament-high 21 runs in a win over Albany. However,<br />
the Jays ran into future first-round MLB draft pick Nick Schmidt of Arkansas and the Razorbacks<br />
ended CU’s season at 45-16 overall.<br />
Built around sound fundamentals and unselfishness, the 2007 squad set school records for sacrifice<br />
bunts (93) and times hit by pitch (116). CU’s pitching staff was remarkable, as three hurlers<br />
finished with sub-3.00 ERAs and four earned All-America recognition. Starting pitcher Ben Mancuso<br />
was named the MVC Pitcher of the Year and a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball after<br />
going 10-3 with a 2.34 ERA. Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte set school records with his 1.88 ERA<br />
and 38 appearances, earning All-America status from four national publications. He was also named<br />
the MVC Tournament MVP after allowing only one run in 12 innings. Senior closer Andy Masten was<br />
named the MVC Newcomer of the Year and a second-team All-American by the NCBWA after recording<br />
a school-record 16 saves. Midweek starter Casey Schmidt was named a Freshman All-American<br />
by Collegiate Baseball after finishing 6-1 with a 3.12 ERA.<br />
Sophomore first baseman Darin Ruf was named the Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year as he led<br />
the <strong>Bluejays</strong> in 10 different offensive categories. He was also rewarded for his great defensive play,<br />
earning a Rawlings Gold Glove as the nation’s best-fielding first baseman. Head coach Ed Servais<br />
Postseason Results<br />
June 1, 2007 #22 Oklahoma State 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 4 Fayetteville, Ark.<br />
June 2, 2007 <strong>Creighton</strong> 21, Albany 11 Fayetteville, Ark.<br />
June 3, 2007 #11 Arkansas 6, <strong>Creighton</strong> 0 Fayetteville, Ark.<br />
Final Record: 45-16<br />
was again named the MVC Coach<br />
of the Year, the third time in his<br />
first four seasons as head man.<br />
Redshirt freshman Robbie Knight<br />
set an NCAA record after being hit<br />
by 35 pitches.<br />
Chad Ogden (L) and Marc Lewis (R)<br />
2007 Major League Baseball Draft<br />
20th Rd. (616) Marc Lewis, LHP Florida Marlins<br />
24th Rd. (740) Chris Gradoville, C Texas Rangers<br />
45th Rd. (1345) Pat Venditte, P (R&L) New York Yankees<br />
Chris Gradoville<br />
Pat Venditte<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Yearly Baseball Summary<br />
Year Coach W-L Pct. Conf. Pct. Place Tourn. Postseason<br />
1966 Herb Millard 12-12 .500 - - - - None<br />
1967 Herb Millard 15-8 .652 - - - - None<br />
1968 Herb Millard 14-8 .636 - - - - None<br />
1969 Tom Trvdik 11-24 .314 - - - - None<br />
1970 Larry Cochell 25-7 .781 - - - - None<br />
1971 Larry Cochell 24-21 .533 - - - - None<br />
1972 Dave Baker 16-17 .485 - - - - None<br />
1973 Dave Baker 25-16 .610 - - - - NCAA District 5 Playoffs (0-2)<br />
1974 Dave Baker 30-18 .625 - - - - None<br />
1975 Dave Baker 32-12 .727 - - - - None<br />
1976 Dave Baker 22-27-1 .450 - - - - None<br />
1977 Dave Baker 15-16 .484 - - 4th 6th None<br />
1978 Jerry Bartee 19-20 .487 - - 6th 5th None<br />
1979 Jerry Bartee 17-27-1 .389 - - 7th T-6th None<br />
1980 Jerry Bartee 26-22-1 .541 - - 4th T-6th None<br />
1981 Dave Underwood 37-30 .552 6-10 .375 2nd (West) - None<br />
1982 Dave Underwood 32-23 .582 1-7 .125 2nd (West) 4th None<br />
1983 Dave Underwood 39-17 .696 5-3 .625 2nd (West) 4th None<br />
1984 Dave Underwood/Jim Hendry 23-21 .523 2-10 .167 6th - None<br />
1985 Jim Hendry 35-27 .565 7-13 .350 5th - None<br />
1986 Jim Hendry 33-29-1 .532 6-14 .300 6th 5th None<br />
1987 Jim Hendry 35-24 .593 9-11 .450 5th 3rd None<br />
1988 Jim Hendry 43-21-1 .669 12-8 .600 2nd T-1st None<br />
1989 Jim Hendry 37-26 .587 9-11 .450 4th 4th None<br />
1990 Jim Hendry 48-22 .686 13-7 .650 3rd 2nd NCAA Central Regional (2-2)<br />
1991 Jim Hendry 51-22 .699 16-8 .667 2nd 2nd West I Regional (4-0); College World Series (2-2)<br />
19<strong>92</strong> Todd Wenberg 41-19-1 .680 15-5 .750 2nd 2nd NCAA Central Regional (1-2)<br />
1993 Todd Wenberg 32-25 .561 10-11 .476 T-5th 3rd None<br />
1994 Jack Dahm 28-29 .491 13-8 .619 3rd 4th None<br />
1995 Jack Dahm 35-22 .614 18-10 .643 2nd 3rd None<br />
1996 Jack Dahm 19-31-1 .382 10-16 .385 7th - None<br />
1997 Jack Dahm 27-27 .500 10-15 .400 7th - None<br />
1998 Jack Dahm 27-27-1 .500 12-19 .387 6th T-5th None<br />
1999 Jack Dahm 38-25 .603 18-13 .581 3rd 2nd NCAA South Bend Regional (0-2)<br />
2000 Jack Dahm 38-22 .633 17-14 .548 3rd 4th NCAA Tempe Regional (0-2)<br />
2001 Jack Dahm 21-31 .339 11-21 .343 7th - None<br />
2002 Jack Dahm 30-24 .556 21-10 .677 2nd T-5th None<br />
2003 Jack Dahm 20-37 .351 14-17 .452 T-6th T-5th None<br />
2004 Ed Servais 35-24 .593 22-9 .710 2nd T-4th None<br />
2005 Ed Servais 48-17 .738 17-7 .708 1st 2nd NCAA Lincoln Regional (2-2)<br />
2006 Ed Servais 31-21 .596 13-11 .542 4th T-4th None<br />
2007 Ed Servais 45-16 .738 19-5 .7<strong>92</strong> 2nd 1st NCAA Fayetteville Regional (1-2)<br />
2008 Ed Servais 37-21 .638 16-8 .667 3rd T-4th None<br />
2009 Ed Servais 31-25 .553 14-9 .609 4th 2nd None<br />
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The <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball program has produced 14 All-Americans in its<br />
proud history, including three in 2007 as the <strong>Bluejays</strong> made their eighth<br />
NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Four players have earned<br />
first-team All-America status in the program’s history and in 1991, Scott<br />
Stahoviak was named the National Player of the Year after leading the<br />
Jays to their only appearance in the College World Series.<br />
The school’s first All-American was catcher Scott Servais in 1988. He<br />
was a third-team selection by both Baseball America and Collegiate<br />
Baseball. He was considered one of the top defensive catchers in the college<br />
game and went on to play for the United States in the 1988 PanAm<br />
games. Servais enjoyed an 11-year major league career with four different<br />
teams.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s most successful three-year period in school history from<br />
1990 to 19<strong>92</strong> came with plenty of individual recognition nationally.<br />
In 1990, Dan Smith was honored as a first-team All-American by the<br />
American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Baseball America<br />
magazine after leading <strong>Creighton</strong> to its first NCAA Regional appearance<br />
since 1973.<br />
The following season, third baseman Scott Stahoviak was named the<br />
National Player of the Year by the ABCA and also earned first-team All-<br />
America honors from both the ABCA and Baseball America after leading<br />
the <strong>Bluejays</strong> to the 1991 College World Series by batting .449 (120-267)<br />
with 74 RBIs. Stahoviak was also named the MVC Player of the Year as<br />
a junior and went on to play five seasons in the Major Leagues for the<br />
Minnesota Twins.<br />
Joining Servais as an All-American on the 1991 team was senior starting<br />
pitcher Mike Heathcott. He won a school-record 15 games to earn secondteam<br />
All-America status from Collegiate Baseball, logging a CU-record<br />
132 innings.<br />
In 19<strong>92</strong>, outfielder Chad McConnell was a consensus first-team All-<br />
American after leading <strong>Creighton</strong> its third consecutive NCAA Regional<br />
appearance, marking the third straight season the Jays had a first-team<br />
All-American.<br />
Third baseman Ryan Gripp became the fourth player to earn first-team<br />
All-America status in the 1990s, as he garnered the honor from the ABCA<br />
in 1999. Also a Baseball America Second-Team All-American, he led the<br />
Jays to the South Bend (Ind.) Regional, CU’s first NCAA Tournament berth<br />
since 19<strong>92</strong>.<br />
Joining Gripp on the 1999 squad was do-it-all utility man Peyton Lewis.<br />
He earned second-team accolades from both Collegiate Baseball and the<br />
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Lewis was the<br />
1999 MVC Pitcher of the Year and also batted .339 with 19 home runs as<br />
a DH. Four future All-Americans dotted the roster in 2004: Steve Grasley,<br />
Tony Roth, Zach Daeges and Scott Reese. Grasley earned third-team<br />
NCBWA honors that season, while Roth was a third-team selection by the<br />
ABCA. Reese would go on to be the second consecutive NCBWA thirdteam<br />
selection for the Jays in 2005. Daeges brought home second-team<br />
All-America honors by the NCBWA in 2006.<br />
In 2007, a trio of pitchers extended <strong>Creighton</strong>’s streak to four consecutive<br />
seasons with at least one All-American. Ambidextrous pitcher Pat<br />
Venditte garnered the most attention, earning All-America accolades from<br />
four different national media outlets, including three second-team nods<br />
and one third-team selection. Starting pitcher Ben Mancuso, the 2007 MVC<br />
Pitcher of the Year, earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate<br />
Baseball while senior reliever Andy Masten received second-team All-<br />
America recognition from the NCBWA.<br />
Scott Servais (1986-88), C<br />
Third-Team All-America, Baseball America<br />
Third-Team All-America. Collegiate Baseball<br />
1988<br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.295 61 207 36 17 2 8 28 5<br />
Catcher Scott Servais (1986-88)<br />
became <strong>Creighton</strong>’s first All-American<br />
in 1988, as a third-team pick by<br />
both Baseball America and Collegiate<br />
Baseball.<br />
Mike Heathcott (1988-91), RHP<br />
Second Team All-America,<br />
Collegiate Baseball<br />
1991<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
3.95 15-3 0 7 1 132.0 68 87<br />
Mike Heathcott (1988-91) achieved<br />
second-team All-America status from<br />
Collegiate Baseball in 1991 after setting<br />
school records with 15 wins<br />
and 132 IP.<br />
Scott Stahoviak (1989-91), 3B-1B<br />
First Team All-America, Baseball America<br />
First Team All-America, Collegiate Baseball<br />
First Team All America, ABCA<br />
ABCA National Player of the Year<br />
19<strong>92</strong><br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.397 209 83 64 19 3 12 67 29<br />
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Dan Smith (1988-90), LHP<br />
First-Team All-America, Baseball America<br />
First-Team All-America, ABCA<br />
1990<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
1.96 14-3 0 12 5 119.2 48 134<br />
Pitcher Dan Smith (1988-90) earned<br />
first-team All-America honors from<br />
both Baseball America and the ABCA<br />
in 1990 after going 14-3 with a 1.96<br />
ERA.<br />
Chad McConnell (1990-<strong>92</strong>). OF<br />
First Team All-America, Baseball America<br />
First Team All America, ABCA<br />
19<strong>92</strong><br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.397 209 83 64 19 3 12 67 29<br />
Chad McConnell (1990-<strong>92</strong>) was a<br />
consensus first-team All-American in<br />
19<strong>92</strong> after leading CU to its third<br />
straight NCAA Regional with 14<br />
home runs and 73 RBIs.<br />
Ryan Gripp (1997-99), 3B<br />
First Team All America, ABCA<br />
1999<br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.395 233 <strong>92</strong> 78 24 0 24 84 1<br />
After Scott Stahoviak’s (1989-91)<br />
stellar year in 1991, he was drafted<br />
in the first round by the Minnesota<br />
Twins. He played five years with a<br />
career average of .256 for the Twins.<br />
Third baseman Ryan Gripp (1997-<br />
99) was an ABCA First-Team All-<br />
American in 1999 after hitting .395<br />
with 84 RBIs and a school-record 24<br />
home runs.<br />
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Peyton Lewis (1999), Utility<br />
Second-Team All-America, Collegiate Baseball<br />
Second-Team All-America, NCBWA<br />
1999<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
3.30 10-1 1 4 0 103.2 52 114<br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.339 233 79 55 18 4 19 76 2<br />
Steve Grasley (2001-04), RHP<br />
Third-Team All-America, NCBWA<br />
2004<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
3.00 12-4 1 3 1 117.0 23 101<br />
Tony Roth (2002-05), 2B<br />
Third-Team All America, ABCA<br />
2004<br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.356 191 68 44 17 1 5 30 19<br />
Scott Reese (2004-07), LHP<br />
Third-Team All-America, NCBWA<br />
2005<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
2.85 12-0 5 0 0 88.1 28 58<br />
Peyton Lewis’ (1999) only season<br />
with <strong>Creighton</strong> was one to remember,<br />
as he was named Valley Pitcher<br />
of the Year, helping the <strong>Bluejays</strong> to<br />
its first regional in seven years.<br />
Pitcher Steve Grasley (2001-04) was<br />
picked by the NCBWA as a Third-<br />
Team All-American in 2004 after<br />
posting a 12-4 record with a 3.00<br />
ERA in 17 starts.<br />
Tony Roth (2002-05) garnered Third-<br />
Team All-America laurels from the<br />
ABCA as a junior in 2004 after batting<br />
.356 and leading the nation’s<br />
best fielding team.<br />
Pitcher Scott Reese (2004-07) went<br />
12-0 as a sophomore in 2005. He was<br />
named Third-Team All-America in 2005<br />
and would go on to set <strong>Creighton</strong>’s alltime<br />
appearance mark.<br />
Zach Daeges (2003-06), 3B<br />
Second-Team All-America, NCBWA<br />
2006<br />
AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI SB<br />
.350 180 63 59 13 1 13 49 8-9<br />
Ben Mancuso (2005-08), LHP<br />
Third-Team All-America,Collegiate Baseball<br />
2007<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
2.34 10-3 0 2 1 77.0 20 60<br />
Andy Masten (2007), RHP<br />
Second-Team All-America, NCBWA<br />
2007<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
2.02 4-3 16 0 0 49.0 7 47<br />
Pat Venditte (2005-08), RHP, LHP<br />
Second-Team All-America, Baseball America<br />
Second Team All-America, Rivals.com<br />
Third-Team All-America, Collegiate Baseball<br />
2007<br />
ERA W-L Sv CG Sho IP BB K<br />
1.88 8-2 7 0 0 95.2 22 99<br />
Zach Daeges (2003-06) received<br />
Second-Team All-America accolades<br />
from the NCBWA in 2006 after batting<br />
.350 with 13 homers and 49<br />
RBIs.<br />
Ben Mancuso earned Third-Team All-<br />
America honors in 2007 to go along<br />
with his MVC Pitcher of the Year<br />
Award. He finished with a 10-3 record<br />
with a 2.34 ERA.<br />
Andy Masten’s only season as a<br />
Bluejay resulted in a Second-Team<br />
All-America pick by the NCBWA. His<br />
16 saves set a school record and<br />
helped the Jays to an MVC title.<br />
Pat Venditte (2005-08) was lights out<br />
from both the right and left side of<br />
the pitching rubber as the ambidextrious<br />
pitcher earned All-America honors<br />
from three different publications.<br />
Bluejay Academic All-Americans<br />
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<br />
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.<br />
Ernie Rongish<br />
(Second Team - 1973)<br />
Dave Schrage<br />
(Second Team - 1983)<br />
Bill Hahn<br />
(Second Team - 1993)<br />
Dan Lawler<br />
(Third Team - 1999,<br />
2000)<br />
(Second Team - 2001)<br />
Zach Daeges<br />
(Third Team - 2005,<br />
2006)<br />
Darin Ruf<br />
(Third Team - 2009)<br />
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ALl-Ti m e Re s u l t s
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
All-Time Opponents<br />
Opponent W L T Last<br />
Air Force 18 4 0 4/15/09<br />
Albany 2 0 0 3/7/09<br />
Arizona State 0 3 0 2/18/01<br />
Arkansas 5 8 0 6/3/07<br />
Arkansas State 2 2 0 2/23/07<br />
Arkansas-Little Rock 7 3 0 3/4/07<br />
Augustana (SD) 2 0 0 4/29/83<br />
Baylor 1 3 0 3/9/99<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) 29 3 0 4/21/99<br />
Belmont 1 0 0 3/8/06<br />
Benedictine 9 2 1 1988<br />
Bowling Green 1 0 0 3/6/00<br />
Bradley 60 41 0 4/25/09<br />
Briar Cliff 7 0 0 1993<br />
Cal St. Fullerton 0 1 0 5/26/90<br />
Cal St.-Northridge 1 2 0 3/18/<strong>92</strong><br />
Cal-Santa Barbara 0 1 0 2/23/02<br />
Central Arkansas 0 0 0 Never<br />
Central Michigan 1 0 0 3/8/98<br />
Central Missouri St. 0 2 0 1969<br />
Chadron State 2 0 0 1975<br />
Chicago State 5 0 0 3/16/08<br />
Clemson 4 1 0 2/28/99<br />
Coastal Carolina 0 2 0 3/10/09<br />
Colorado 0 4 0 4/28/75<br />
Colorado State 3 0 0 3/8/91<br />
Concordia (Neb.) 5 1 0 3/24/80<br />
Connecticut Wesleyan 1 0 0 1986<br />
Dallas Baptist 2 2 0 3/10/83<br />
Dana College 15 3 0 4/15/03<br />
Dayton 0 1 0 2/27/09<br />
Delaware State 1 0 0 3/9/98<br />
Denver 4 4 0 4/20/74<br />
Doane 15 0 0 1993<br />
Drake 10 7 0 1974<br />
Eastern Illinois 0 1 0 3/14/03<br />
Evansville 34 22 0 4/5/09<br />
Fairleigh Dickinson 7 2 0 1989<br />
Faulkner 1 1 0 1989<br />
Florida Memorial 1 0 0 1988<br />
Fresno State 2 2 0 3/11/00<br />
Gardner-Webb 1 0 0 2/9/07<br />
Georgetown 3 0 0 1989<br />
Georgia Tech 1 1 0 3/31/90<br />
Gonzaga 1 1 0 2/28/09<br />
Grand View 14 3 0 2/19/95<br />
Hardin Simmons 1 1 0 3/8/83<br />
Harvard 0 0 0 Never<br />
Hastings College 8 0 0 1968<br />
Hawaii 1 2 0 5/27/91<br />
Hawaii-Pacific 1 0 0 19<strong>92</strong><br />
Houston 1 1 0 3/11/94<br />
Illinois 1 0 0 1993<br />
Illinois State 66 29 0 5/3/09<br />
Illinois-Chicago 6 1 0 4/19/09<br />
Indiana State 67 46 0 3/22/09<br />
Iona 2 0 0 3/30/90<br />
Iowa 7 12 0 4/29/09<br />
Iowa State 22 33 1 2/15/98<br />
IPFW 1 0 0 3/8/09<br />
John Brown 2 1 0 1969<br />
John F. Kennedy 14 0 0 1975<br />
Kansas 17 8 0 4/14/09<br />
Kansas State 34 47 1 4/1/09<br />
Lamar 1 1 0 2/24/07<br />
La Salle 2 0 0 1989<br />
Lewis 1 1 0 1981<br />
Long Beach State 1 1 0 5/23/<strong>92</strong><br />
Loras 0 1 0 4/3/72<br />
Louisiana Tech 1 0 0 2/28/<strong>92</strong><br />
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 2 0 3/8/<strong>92</strong><br />
Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 0 5/17/08<br />
Lowell 1 0 0 1986<br />
Maine 5 0 0 1993<br />
Maryland 2 1 0 2/11/07<br />
McNeese State 0 2 0 2/24/95<br />
Memphis 2 0 0 3/5/08<br />
Mercer 1 0 0 3/12/98<br />
Miami (Fla.) 1 6 1 3/13/89<br />
Miami (Ohio) 0 1 0 5/27/00<br />
Michigan 0 1 0 5/29/99<br />
Michigan State 2 1 0 3/8/08<br />
Midland College 4 0 0 4/30/75<br />
Opponent W L T Last<br />
Midwestern 1 3 0 3/7/83<br />
Minnesota 17 19 0 3/19/00<br />
Minnesota St. (Mankato) 0 2 0 3/24/83<br />
Missouri 2 6 0 5/6/08<br />
Missouri Southern 1 0 0 1981<br />
Missouri State 35 34 0 5/22/09<br />
Missouri Western 6 5 0 1979<br />
Morningside 5 1 0 1988<br />
Mount Marty 7 0 0 2/23/<strong>92</strong><br />
Navy 6 0 0 3/14/03<br />
Nebraska 37 70 2 4/21/09<br />
Nebraska-Kearney 28 9 0 19<strong>92</strong><br />
Nebraska-Omaha 45 27 0 4/1/03<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan 19 1 0 4/7/87<br />
Nevada-Las Vegas 2 8 0 2/23/02<br />
Nevada-Reno 0 0 1 3/17/<strong>92</strong><br />
New Mexico 3 10 0 3/16/96<br />
New Mexico State 13 7 0 2/28/98<br />
New Orleans 0 0 0 Never<br />
North Carolina 1 0 0 3/11/91<br />
North Carolina State 2 0 0 6/5/05<br />
North Dakota 3 1 0 3/25/09<br />
North Dakota State 21 3 0 4/9/08<br />
North Florida 1 0 0 3/10/98<br />
Northeastern Illinois 1 0 0 3/12/97<br />
Northern Colorado 16 3 0 3/19/08<br />
Northern Illinois 3 1 0 3/20/99<br />
Northern Iowa 47 29 0 4/12/09<br />
Northwest Missouri State 9 6 0 1986<br />
Northwestern 1 1 0 2/25/07<br />
Notre Dame 4 8 0 3/1/09<br />
Nova Southeastern 0 1 0 1989<br />
Northwestern St. 0 0 0 Never<br />
Offutt AFB 4 2 0 1968<br />
Ohio State 2 1 0 2/20/97<br />
Oklahoma 5 6 0 3/7/07<br />
Oklahoma City 3 2 0 1978<br />
Oklahoma State 3 9 0 6/1/07<br />
Oral Roberts 14 25 0 3/7/04<br />
Oregon State 0 2 0 3/13/96<br />
Pacific 1 0 0 3/14/96<br />
Parsons 4 2 0 1973<br />
Penn State 3 0 0 3/12/99<br />
Pepperdine 1 0 0 5/24/91<br />
Pershing 1 3 0 1969<br />
Peru State 4 1 0 2/25/<strong>92</strong><br />
Phillips 1 1 0 3/5/83<br />
Portland 0 1 0 2/20/00<br />
Princeton 1 1 0 3/15/84<br />
Purdue 3 2 0 3/11/89<br />
Regis 3 0 0 2/23/91<br />
Rice 0 2 0 3/9/08<br />
Rockhurst 1 0 0 2/13/98<br />
Rollins 2 0 0 3/17/84<br />
Rutgers 1 0 0 1986<br />
St. Ambrose 1 0 0 2/21/95<br />
St. Cloud State 4 4 0 1978<br />
St. Francis (NY) 2 0 0 1986<br />
St. John’s 1 0 0 3/14/91<br />
St. Joseph’s 0 1 0 3/9/84<br />
Saint Louis 37 11 0 3/11/07<br />
St. Mary’s 2 0 0 3/10/99<br />
St. Thomas (Fla.) 3 2 0 1988<br />
St. Thomas (Minn.) 7 0 0 4/10/75<br />
St. Xavier (Ill.) 3 1 0 1989<br />
Sam Houston State 2 6 0 2/22/09<br />
San Diego State 0 1 0 2/16/94<br />
Seattle 0 0 0 Never<br />
South Dakota State 10 4 0 4/28/09<br />
Southeast Louisiana 1 1 0 3/4/06<br />
Southeast Missouri State 2 1 0 2/21/99<br />
Southeast Oklahoma 2 0 0 5/13/90<br />
SMU 1 3 0 1971<br />
Southern Illinois 52 57 0 5/20/09<br />
South Dakota 3 0 0 3/6/83<br />
So. Ill.-Edwardsville 0 0 0 Never<br />
Southern Utah 0 1 0 2/14/04<br />
Stephen F. Austin 0 0 0 Never<br />
Stetson 3 6 1 3/12/03<br />
Stony Brook 0 1 0 3/6/09<br />
SW Oklahoma 1 0 0 3/7/01<br />
Tarkio 6 0 0 1975<br />
TCU 0 2 0 1971<br />
Opponent W L T Last<br />
Temple 1 0 0 3/8/00<br />
Tennessee-Martin 3 0 0 3/2/08<br />
Tennessee Tech 3 0 0 3/12/06<br />
Texas 0 8 0 5/26/00<br />
Texas A&M 0 2 0 2/23/03<br />
Texas A&M-CC 1 2 0 3/9/05<br />
Texas State 4 3 0 3/9/02<br />
Texas Wesleyan 3 5 0 1979<br />
Texas-Arlington 2 2 0 5/22/<strong>92</strong><br />
Texas-El Paso 1 6 0 1981<br />
Texas-Pan American 3 1 0 3/12/05<br />
Toledo 1 1 0 2/20/94<br />
Tulsa 1 3 0 1978<br />
UCLA 1 1 0 2/24/03<br />
UNC-Asheville 1 0 0 3/10/00<br />
UNC-Wilmington 0 1 0 3/11/09<br />
USC 1 3 0 3/10/02<br />
Utah 0 2 0 2/24/03<br />
Vanderbilt 1 0 0 3/7/06<br />
Villanova 1 0 0 3/10/84<br />
VCU 0 1 0 5/24/<strong>92</strong><br />
Virginia Tech 1 0 0 3/12/91<br />
Washington 3 3 0 2/19/00<br />
Washington State 1 2 0 2/24/08<br />
Wayne State 27 8 0 4/26/98<br />
Western Carolina 0 1 0 3/7/08<br />
Wichita State 42 105 1 5/23/09<br />
Winona State 1 0 0 3/20/04<br />
Winthrop 0 1 0 2/10/07<br />
Wisconsin State 4 0 0 1970<br />
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 13 1 0 4/20/05<br />
Wright State 2 0 0 3/29/90<br />
Wyoming 10 5 0 3/4/96<br />
Xavier (Ohio) 2 0 0 3/7/98<br />
2010 Opponents in Bold<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> vs. the Nation<br />
Conference W L T<br />
America East 7 1 0<br />
Atlantic Coast 12 9 0<br />
Atlantic Sun 7 6 1<br />
Atlantic 10 42 13 0<br />
Big East 9 8 0<br />
Big South 1 3 0<br />
Big Ten 36 37 0<br />
Big 12 100 157 3<br />
Big West 3 5 0<br />
Colonial Athletic 0 2 0<br />
Conference USA 3 3 0<br />
Horizon 21 2 0<br />
Independents 21 7 0<br />
Ivy League 1 1 0<br />
Metro-Atlantic 2 0 0<br />
Mid-American 10 3 0<br />
Mid-Eastern Athletic 1 0 0<br />
Missouri Valley 384 333 1<br />
Mountain West 23 27 0<br />
Northeast 7 2 0<br />
Ohio Valley 8 2 0<br />
Pacific-10 6 14 0<br />
Patriot 6 0 0<br />
Southeastern 6 8 0<br />
Southland 11 17 0<br />
Southern 0 1 0<br />
Summit 45 32 0<br />
Sun Belt 11 8 0<br />
West Coast 4 2 0<br />
Western Athletic 17 11 1<br />
Discontinued DI Programs 54 65 1<br />
Non-Division I/ Other Discontinued 347 105 1<br />
Based on conference affiliation as of January 2010<br />
[70] 2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l
A <strong>Creighton</strong> Hitter Had...<br />
7 at-bats in a game ...................Robbie Knight at Southern Illinois, 5/3/08<br />
3 at-bats in an inning. ........................Seth Brown vs. Dana, 4/15/03 *<br />
5 hits in a game .......................(5) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09<br />
5+ runs in a game. .....................(5) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09<br />
3+ doubles in a game ...................(3) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09<br />
2+ triples in a game ...............(2) John Nowaczyk vs. Illinois State, 4/8/06 *<br />
A grand slam .......................... Darin Ruf at Southern Illinois, 5/3/08<br />
A pinch-hit home run ................T.J. Roemmich vs. Bradley, 5/21/08<br />
Hit for the cycle. ...................Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 4/1/03<br />
A 10-14 game hit streak. ......................(10) Nick Becker (4/24-5/10/09)<br />
A 15-19 game hit streak ...............(16) Robbie Knight, (3/11-4/5/09)<br />
A 20+ game hit streak .................. (23) Elliot Soto, (3/24-4/9/09)*<br />
9+ RBI in a game ............... (10) Ryan Martindale vs. Grand View, 2/28/91 *<br />
8 RBI in a game ....................Adam Christensen vs. Texas State, 2/25/96<br />
7 RBI in a game .....................Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Wichita State, 4/27/03<br />
6 RBI in a game. .........T.J. Roemmich vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09<br />
5 RBI in a game ........................Darin Ruf vs. Northern Iowa, 4/12/09<br />
10+ total bases .................. (11) Robbie Knight at Missouri, 5/6/08<br />
5 walks in a game ......................Ryan Gripp at Indiana State, 3/27/99 *<br />
4 walks in a game ..............................Darin Ruf vs. Albany, 6/2/07<br />
4 strikeouts in a game .....................Tony Roth at Indiana State, 4/17/05<br />
Stole home .......................... Ryan Urzendowski vs. Nebraska, 4/3/07<br />
3+ sacrifice hits in a game .........(3) Michael Lam vs. North Dakota State, 3/16/07<br />
3 stolen bases. ..............Chase Odenreider vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/05 *<br />
2 home runs in a game ..... T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/09<br />
3 home runs in a game .................Kevin Frederick vs. Minnesota, 4/16/97 *<br />
Home runs in consecutive at-bats ...T.J. Roemmich vs. So. Dakota St., 3/15/09<br />
Homered with 5 consecutive hits .......Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06<br />
Homered in three straight games ..............T.J. Roemmich, (3/7-8/09)<br />
Hit 6+ home runs in a series ..........Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06<br />
An inside-the-park home run ..........Michael Lam vs. Northern Colorado, 3/19/08<br />
2 hits in an inning .........Carson Vitale vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09<br />
Was hit by 4 pitches in a game ......Robbie Knight vs. Oklahoma, 3/7/07 *<br />
Was hit by 3 pitches in a game. .. Scott Thornburg at Sam Houston St., 2/21/09<br />
Led off a game with a home run .........Robbie Knight at Missouri, 5/6/08<br />
A walk-off home run .................T.J. Roemmich vs. Bradley, 5/21/08<br />
A grand slam by a freshman. ...............Darin Ruf at Tennessee Tech, 3/10/06<br />
Consecutive multi-HR games ......(3) Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 *<br />
A <strong>Creighton</strong> Pitcher Had...<br />
Pitched over 9 innings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10) Steve Grasley vs. Missouri State, 3/26/04<br />
A complete game (9 inn.) ...Jeremy Hauer vs. Southern Illinois (Wichita, Kan.), 5/20/09<br />
A complete game (7-8 inn.) .(7) Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09<br />
A complete game as a freshman (9 inn.). .........Tom Oldham vs. Bradley, 4/28/01<br />
Consecutive complete games (9 inn.) .................Tom Oldham, 3/29, 4/5/02<br />
Consecutive complete games (7 inn.) ..................Jeff Daneff, 5/3, 5/10/03<br />
Three straight complete games. ......... (All 7 Inn.) Jeff Daneff, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/03<br />
A shutout (10+ IP) ................(10) Steve Grasley vs. Missouri State, 3/26/04<br />
A shutout (9 inn.) ......................Jonas Dufek at Bradley, 4/25/09<br />
A shutout (7 inn.) ..........Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09<br />
A combined shutout (9 inn.) ..........Greg Hellhake (1.0), Mike Nihsen (5.0) & .<br />
..................................... Kirk Clark (3.0) at Nebraska, 4/7/09<br />
A combined shutout (7 inn.) ..........Otto Roberts (5.1) and Matt Patterson (1.2)<br />
.................................................. vs. Air Force, 4/15/09<br />
A shutout as a freshman. ....Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09<br />
3+ hit batsmen in a game ...............(3) Pat Venditte at Wichita State, 4/7/07<br />
A four or fewer pitch inning ...............(4) Otto Roberts vs. Air Force, 4/15/09<br />
Failed to make it out of the first inning. ....Jonas Dufek at Memphis, 3/5/08<br />
10+ strikeouts in a game ...........(10) Jonas Dufek at Evansville, 4/5/09<br />
6+ walks in a game. ....................(6) Marc Lewis vs. Illinois State, 4/8/06<br />
Gave up 10+ hits in a game ...(10) Jonas Dufek vs. Missouri State (Wichita, Kan.), 5/22/09<br />
A two-hitter ............................... Cory Slining vs. Temple, 3/8/00<br />
A one-hitter ......................... Chris Appuhn vs. Wichita State, 4/27/03<br />
A combined no-hitter ...Dennis Rasmussen (5.1), Joe Franco (3.2) vs. Kansas St., 4/18/80<br />
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
The Last Time It Happened...<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>...<br />
Scored 30+ runs .................................(31) at Air Force, 2/14/99<br />
Scored 25-29 runs ............................(26) vs. Winona State, 3/20/04<br />
Scored 20-24 runs ......................(20) vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09<br />
Scored 15-19 runs ................................(15) at Nebraska, 4/7/09<br />
Allowed 25+ runs .................................(28) at Kansas, 5/10/96<br />
Allowed 20-24 runs ...........................(24) vs. Kansas State, 4/24/02<br />
Allowed 15-19 runs ..............................(16) vs. Nebraska, 4/23/08<br />
Scored 10+ runs in an inning ..........(10) 1st inn. vs. Northern Colorado, 4/29/07<br />
Scored 9 runs in an inning ....................(9) 6th inn. vs. Bradley, 5/21/08<br />
Scored 8 + runs in an inning .................. (8) 8th inn. at Nebraska, 4/15/09<br />
Scored 7 + runs in an inning .................(7) 7th inn. at Illinois State, 5/3/09<br />
Scored 6 + runs in an inning .................(7) 7th inn. at Illinois State, 5/3/09<br />
Overcame a deficit of 10+ runs ...............(12-0), 14-12 at Oklahoma, 3/6/01<br />
Overcame a deficit of 7+ runs ................(12-0), 14-12 at Oklahoma, 3/6/01<br />
Overcame a deficit of 6+ runs ................(6-0), 10-6 at Illinois State, 5/3/09<br />
Overcame a deficit of 5+ runs ................(6-0), 10-6 at Illinois State, 5/3/09<br />
Had 30+ hits. ...............................(30) vs. Grand View, 2/28/91 *<br />
Had 25-29 hits ..............................(26) vs. Winona State, 3/20/04<br />
Had 20-24 hits ......................... 20 vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09<br />
Had 6+ doubles .........................(6) vs. South Dakota State, 3/14/09<br />
Had 4+ triples. .............................. (4) vs. Chicago State, 3/16/08<br />
Did not strike out ................................at Illinois State, 5/12/07*<br />
Hit 7 home runs ...............................vs. Southern Illinois, 4/7/01<br />
Hit 6 home runs ................................ vs. Wichita State, 5/18/00<br />
Hit 5 home runs .................................at Indiana State, 4/22/07<br />
Hit 4 home runs ............................vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/09<br />
Hit 2 grand slams in a game ......................at Tennessee Tech, 3/10/06<br />
Hit 3 grand slams in a series ....................at Tennessee Tech, 3/10-12/06<br />
Hit 3+ grand slams in a season ..................................(4) 2008<br />
Walked 10+ times ................................(11) at Nebraska, 4/7/09<br />
Stole 8+ bases .............................(8) vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 3/6/02<br />
Was shut out at home ..............................Northern Iowa, 4/11/09<br />
Was shut out on the road ........................at Coastal Carolina, 3/10/09<br />
Hit back-to-back triples ..Nick Becker and Robbie Knight vs. North Dakota, 3/24/09<br />
Hit back-to-back home runs...............................................<br />
............. Vicente Cafaro and T.J. Roemmich vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/09<br />
Hit three straight home runs Tim Gradoville, Joe Mazzuca, Chris Steele vs. Bradley, 4/29/01<br />
Struck out 12+ times. ........................ (12) vs. Missouri State, 5/18/07<br />
Was no-hit .................................vs. North Dakota State, 4/9/08<br />
Left 15+ runners on base. ...................... (17) at Wichita State, 5/23/09<br />
Turned a triple play .............................. (6-3) at Evansville, 4/5/03<br />
Committed 6+ errors ..........................(6) vs. Michigan State, 2/24/02<br />
Swept a doubleheader ................................vs. Air Force, 4/15/09<br />
Lost both games of a doubleheader ...................at Wichita State, 5/16/09<br />
Had a player ejected ...................Joe Servais at Tennessee-Martin, 3/1/08<br />
Had a coach ejected .................... Ed Servais at Evansville, 4/4/09<br />
Executed the Hidden Ball Trick .........Vicente Cafaro vs. Southern Illinois, 3/28/09<br />
A <strong>Creighton</strong> Opponent...<br />
Pitched over 9 innings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(9.1) Erik Bird, Nebraska, 4/21/09<br />
Threw a one-hitter. ................. Jordan Cooper (7.0), Wichita State, 5/16/09<br />
Thew a combined no-hitter. Chad Berg (1.0) & Chris Patterson (5.0) vs. N. Dakota St., 4/9/08<br />
Hit 3 home runs ........................Jeff Stanek, Southern Illinois, 3/30/02<br />
Hit 2 home runs ......................... Tyler McNeely, Illinois State, 5/3/09<br />
Hit back-to-back home runs ....Ryan Trevino, Isaias Garcia, Sam Houston St., 2/11/05<br />
Hit a grand slam ................... Dexter Fontenot, Louisiana-Monroe, 5/17/08<br />
Had 4 hits in a game ..............................Nathan Orf, UIC, 4/19/09<br />
Had 5+ hits in a game. .................. (5) Dallas Hord, Missouri State, 5/9/09<br />
Had 5 RBI. .............................. Jason King, Kansas State, 3/26/08<br />
Had 6+ RBI .........................(9) Ryan Baldwin, Kansas State, 4/24/02<br />
Hit a pinch-hit home run .................Andy Steichen, Northern Iowa, 4/10/09<br />
Hit a walk-off home run ..........................Steve Gray, Missouri, 5/6/08<br />
Scored 10+ runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08<br />
Scored 9 + runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08<br />
Scored 8 + runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08<br />
Scored 7 + runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08<br />
Scored 6 + runs in an inning ..................(13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08<br />
Had 25-29 hits .............................(25) UC-Santa Barbara, 2/23/02<br />
Had 20-24 hits ..................................(23) Illinois State, 4/9/06<br />
Threw a complete game. ............. Jordan Cooper (7.0), Wichita State, 5/16/09<br />
Struck out 10+ batters. ....................Scott Carroll, Missouri State, 5/18/07<br />
*Denotes school records<br />
Bold indicates current player accomplished feat in 2009<br />
2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l [71]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
1966<br />
12-12 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Herb Millard<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Peru State L 0-6<br />
Peru State W 7-4<br />
Dana College W 2-1<br />
Dana College W 11-1<br />
St. Cloud State W 18-6<br />
St. Cloud State L 7-8<br />
Hastings College W 5-3<br />
Hastings College W 7-2<br />
Offutt Air Force Base L 10-11<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 1-5<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 2-5<br />
Drake L 0-2<br />
Drake L 2-7<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 2-11<br />
NW Missouri State L 2-4<br />
NW Missouri State W 5-4<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 4-6<br />
Offutt Air Force Base L 3-12<br />
Concordia (Neb.) W 11-2<br />
Concordia (Neb.) W 8-2<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 18-2<br />
* John F. Kennedy W 7-1<br />
* Hastings College W 2-0<br />
* Nebraska-Omaha L 5-6<br />
* - “W” Club Invitational at Neb. Wesleyan<br />
1967<br />
15-8 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Herb Millard<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Peru State W 9-3<br />
Peru State W 4-2<br />
St. Cloud State L 7-12<br />
NW Missouri State L 4-11<br />
NW Missouri State W 4-3<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 8-7<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 12-15<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 8-11<br />
Hastings College W 10-5<br />
Hastings College W 12-1<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 10-5<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 6-1<br />
Dana College W 7-2<br />
Dana College L 5-6<br />
Offutt Air Force Base W 10-8<br />
* John F. Kennedy W 7-1<br />
* Hastings College W 8-0<br />
* Nebraska-Omaha L 2-4<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 3-7<br />
Concordia (Neb.) L 4-10<br />
Concordia (Neb.) W 8-7<br />
Drake W 10-1<br />
Drake W 7-6<br />
* - “W” Club Invitational at Neb. Wesleyan<br />
1968<br />
14-8 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Herb Millard<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Offutt Air Force Base W 11-2<br />
Offutt Air Force Base W 12-2<br />
Hastings College W (8) 7-6<br />
Hastings College W 9-2<br />
St. Cloud State L 0-6<br />
St. Cloud State W 2-1<br />
North Dakota State W (8) 7-6<br />
North Dakota State L 8-12<br />
Bradley L 0-8<br />
Bradley W 9-7<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 0-4<br />
John F. Kennedy W 4-3<br />
John F. Kennedy W 3-2<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) L 3-7<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 14-5<br />
Drake W 12-1<br />
Drake L 5-6<br />
Dana College W 15-2<br />
Dana College W 2-1<br />
Offutt Air Force Base W 13-9<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 4-5<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 8-10<br />
1969<br />
11-24 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Tom Trvdik<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
St. Cloud State L 2-3<br />
Arkansas State L 6-11<br />
Arkansas State W 5-2<br />
John Brown Univ. L 7-9<br />
John Brown Univ. W 10-2<br />
John Brown Univ. W 5-0<br />
Central Missouri St. L 0-5<br />
Central Missouri St. L 0-2<br />
Wisconsin State W 6-5<br />
Wisconsin State W 5-0<br />
Bradley L 1-8<br />
Bradley L 0-17<br />
Pershing L 2-3<br />
Pershing W 1-0<br />
Drake L 3-6<br />
Drake L 3-4<br />
Iowa L 0-5<br />
Iowa L 1-5<br />
NW Missouri State W 5-2<br />
NW Missouri State W 10-1<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 8-5<br />
Northern Illinois L 7-8<br />
Kansas State L 1-12<br />
Kansas State L 2-7<br />
South Dakota State L 2-3<br />
South Dakota State L 5-8<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 7-5<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 9-5<br />
Midwestern L 2-4<br />
Midwestern L 7-8<br />
Pershing L 2-4<br />
Pershing L 2-7<br />
Dana College L 5-9<br />
Dana College L 2-7<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 6-7<br />
1970<br />
25-7 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Larry Cochell<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Wichita State W 3-0<br />
Wichita State W 5-4<br />
Wichita State W 10-8<br />
Wisconsin State W 8-3<br />
Wisconsin State W 13-6<br />
Drake W 7-4<br />
Drake W 11-0<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 10-2<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 11-1<br />
Minnesota L 4-7<br />
Minnesota L 0-13<br />
Minnesota L 0-5<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 5-0<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 10-9<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 3-6<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 5-6<br />
John F. Kennedy W 6-3<br />
John F. Kennedy W 4-3<br />
South Dakota W 10-3<br />
South Dakota W 15-0<br />
Oklahoma City W 12-2<br />
Oklahoma City W 14-0<br />
Oklahoma City W 13-4<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 4-3<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 6-3<br />
Denver W 4-2<br />
Denver W 5-4<br />
Drake W 8-1<br />
Drake W 5-2<br />
Air Force L 1-2<br />
Air Force L 13-0<br />
1971<br />
24-21 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Larry Cochell<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Oral Roberts W 9-2<br />
Oral Roberts W 8-5<br />
Oral Roberts L 2-5<br />
New Mexico L 5-17<br />
New Mexico W 5-3<br />
New Mexico L 5-27<br />
New Mexico L 0-2<br />
New Mexico L 2-3<br />
Doane College W 6-1<br />
Doane College W 10-0<br />
South Dakota State W 8-1<br />
South Dakota State W 7-1<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 15-0<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 5-4<br />
Drake W 10-1<br />
Drake W 10-1<br />
TCU L 0-5<br />
TCU L 2-9<br />
Southern Methodist L 7-8<br />
Southern Methodist L 9-10<br />
Southern Methodist L 5-6<br />
Southern Methodist W 4-1<br />
Saint Louis L 1-4<br />
Saint Louis L 1-2<br />
Saint Louis W 4-0<br />
Saint Louis W 3-1<br />
Minnesota L 1-2<br />
Minnesota L 4-5<br />
Minnesota L 3-6<br />
Minnesota L 4-6<br />
John F. Kennedy W 6-5<br />
John F. Kennedy W 4-3<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 3-1<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 7-1<br />
Missouri Western W 2-1<br />
Missouri Western L 5-6<br />
Arkansas W 6-2<br />
Arkansas L 0-2<br />
Arkansas W 2-1<br />
Arkansas W 3-1<br />
Parsons W 2-0<br />
Parsons L 1-3<br />
Denver L 2-4<br />
Denver W 5-4<br />
Denver L 1-8<br />
1972<br />
16-17 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Dave Baker<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
3/25 Kansas State L 3-6<br />
3/25 Kansas State L 1-3<br />
3/29 Oral Roberts W (8) 4-3<br />
3/29 Oral Roberts L 5-6<br />
3/30 Oral Roberts L 1-3<br />
3/30 Oral Roberts W (8) 1-0<br />
4/1 Oral Roberts L 12-5<br />
4/3 Texas Wesleyan L 2-5<br />
4/3 Loras College L 0-1<br />
4/4 Texas Wesleyan L (17) 2-3<br />
4/4 Texas Wesleyan W (5) 4-1<br />
4/5 Texas Wesleyan L 2-8<br />
4/8 Saint Louis W 14-4<br />
4/8 Saint Louis W 8-1<br />
4/9 Saint Louis L 4-8<br />
4/9 Saint Louis W 8-1<br />
4/11 Nebraska Wesleyan L 2-3<br />
4/11 Nebraska Wesleyan W 11-0<br />
4/16 Nebraska-Omaha L 6-8<br />
4/16 Nebraska-Omaha W 2-0<br />
4/18 Morningside L 4-7<br />
4/18 Morningside W 8-6<br />
4/21 Air Force W 13-8<br />
4/22 Air Force L 9-10<br />
4/22 Air Force W 24-6<br />
4/25 Iowa W 5-4<br />
4/25 Iowa W 9-6<br />
5/2 Parsons College W (10) 4-3<br />
5/2 Parsons College L 1-2<br />
5/5 Denver W 5-4<br />
5/13 Iowa State L 1-9<br />
5/13 Iowa State W 4-3<br />
1973<br />
25-16 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Dave Baker<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Texas Wesleyan L 2-3<br />
Texas Wesleyan L 4-6<br />
Texas-Arlington L 3-11<br />
Doane College W 8-0<br />
Doane College W 3-0<br />
Kansas State L 0-1<br />
Kansas State W 2-0<br />
Kansas State W 3-1<br />
Tarkio W 2-0<br />
Tarkio W 9-0<br />
Dana College W 5-2<br />
John F. Kennedy W 6-1<br />
John F. Kennedy W 2-1<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 5-2<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 4-2<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 3-2<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 9-1<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L (14) 1-3<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 8-1<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) L 0-1<br />
Saint Louis L 0-5<br />
Saint Louis W 5-2<br />
Saint Louis L 2-6<br />
Saint Louis W 4-2<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 5-0<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 6-1<br />
Kansas State L 1-2<br />
Kansas State W 10-4<br />
Missouri Western W 6-3<br />
Parsons W 4-2<br />
Parsons W 2-0<br />
Nebraska L 1-6<br />
Nebraska W 7-1<br />
Arkansas L 1-5<br />
Arkansas L 2-11<br />
Arkansas L 1-3<br />
Arkansas W 6-2<br />
Iowa State L 1-2<br />
Iowa State W 9-3<br />
* Oklahoma L 1-8<br />
* Oral Roberts L 4-11<br />
* - District Five Playoffs<br />
1974<br />
30-18 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Dave Baker<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
3/1 at Oral Roberts W 6-2<br />
3/2 at Oral Roberts W 3-2<br />
3/3 at Oral Roberts L 2-3<br />
3/4 at Oral Roberts L 7-8<br />
3/5 at Oral Roberts W 5-1<br />
3/6 at Arkansas W 12-1<br />
3/6 at Arkansas L 4-12<br />
3/18 Doane College W 6-0<br />
3/18 Doane College W 6-1<br />
3/22 at Kansas State L 3-9<br />
3/22 at Kansas State L 2-3<br />
3/27 Tarkio W 6-2<br />
3/27 Tarkio W 4-0<br />
3/29 John F. Kennedy W 7-1<br />
3/29 John F. Kennedy W 7-6<br />
4/1 Kansas State W 4-3<br />
4/1 Kansas State W 5-1<br />
4/2 Wayne State L 6-7<br />
4/2 Wayne State L 5-9<br />
4/6 at Drake W 8-6<br />
4/6 at Drake L 3-4<br />
4/6 at Drake L 1-3<br />
4/7 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 13-1<br />
4/8 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 8-2<br />
4/8 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 14-2<br />
4/13 Saint Louis W 1-0<br />
4/13 Saint Louis W 5-1<br />
4/13 Saint Louis W 7-1<br />
4/16 at Nebraska L 5-7<br />
4/16 at Nebraska L 5-6<br />
4/17 Bellevue (Neb.) W 12-2<br />
4/17 Bellevue (Neb.) W 9-2<br />
4/19 at Denver L 2-6<br />
4/20 at Denver L 2-3<br />
4/22 at Colorado L 4-5<br />
4/22 at Colorado L 8-15<br />
4/25 Nebraska Wesleyan W 15-1<br />
4/25 Nebraska Wesleyan W 11-2<br />
4/26 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0-4<br />
4/26 at Nebraska-Omaha L 0-4<br />
4/27 Nebraska-Omaha W 2-1<br />
4/27 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-1<br />
5/5 Midland College W 7-6<br />
5/5 Midland College W 9-4<br />
5/6 Bellevue (Neb.) W 4-1<br />
5/6 Bellevue (Neb.) W 11-1<br />
5/11 Iowa State W 3-2<br />
5/11 Iowa State L 4-9<br />
1975<br />
32-12 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Dave Baker<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
3/8 at Oral Roberts L 0-3<br />
3/21 at Kansas State L 2-4<br />
3/21 at Kansas State W 3-1<br />
3/22 at Kansas State W 7-5<br />
3/22 at Kansas State L 1-2<br />
3/23 at Kansas State W 9-5<br />
4/6 NW Mo. State L 3-4<br />
4/6 NW Mo. State W 5-4<br />
4/7 Tarkio College W 12-0<br />
4/7 Tarkio College W 10-0<br />
4/8 Wayne State (Neb.) L 5-6<br />
4/8 Wayne State (Neb.) W 7-6<br />
4/9 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 3-0<br />
4/9 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 11-2<br />
4/10 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 4-3<br />
4/10 St. Thomas (Minn.) W 3-2<br />
4/11 Saint Louis W 4-1<br />
4/11 Saint Louis W 2-1<br />
4/12 Saint Louis W 16-6<br />
4/12 Saint Louis W 6-4<br />
4/14 John F. Kennedy W 7-1<br />
4/14 John F. Kennedy W 3-0<br />
4/15 Kansas State L 4-5<br />
4/15 Kansas State W 10-4<br />
4/16 Bellevue (Neb.) W 14-3<br />
4/16 Bellevue (Neb.) W 9-1<br />
4/17 Dana College W 2-0<br />
4/17 Dana College W 5-1<br />
4/21 Wayne State (Neb.) W 8-4<br />
4/21 Wayne State (Neb.) W 5-1<br />
4/22 at Iowa State L 3-5<br />
4/22 at Iowa State W 6-1<br />
4/25 Tulsa W 2-1<br />
4/25 Tulsa L 7-8<br />
4/28 at Colorado L 0-8<br />
4/28 at Colorado L 4-11<br />
4/30 Midland College W 8-0<br />
4/30 Midland College W 3-2<br />
5/1 Nebraska-Omaha L 3-4<br />
5/1 Nebraska-Omaha W 7-5<br />
5/3 at Nebraska-Omaha L 1-8<br />
5/3 at Nebraska-Omaha W 3-1<br />
5/4 Chadron State W 18-4<br />
5/4 Chadron State W 9-4<br />
[72] 2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
1976<br />
22-27-1 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Dave Baker<br />
Game-by-Game Results Not Available<br />
1977<br />
15-16 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Dave Baker<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Arkansas L 0-8<br />
Oral Roberts L 3-17<br />
Oral Roberts W 4-2<br />
Oral Roberts L 4-7<br />
Oklahoma City L 4-7<br />
Oklahoma City L 1-3<br />
Kansas State W 9-7<br />
Benedictine L 0-5<br />
Kansas State W 5-1<br />
Kansas State L 2-3<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 2-7<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 2-3<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 11-7<br />
Saint Louis L 3-5<br />
Saint Louis L 5-9<br />
Saint Louis W 6-1<br />
Saint Louis L 1-13<br />
Nebraska L 1-9<br />
Nebraska L 1-9<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 20-2<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 8-7<br />
Missouri Western W 3-2<br />
Missouri Western L 4-14<br />
Benedictine W 8-7<br />
Benedictine W 9-2<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 6-1<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 8-3<br />
Missouri Western W 2-1<br />
Missouri Western W 12-10<br />
Nebraska L 4-6<br />
Nebraska W 3-0<br />
1978<br />
19-20 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Jerry Bartee<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Tulsa L 2-4<br />
Tulsa L 0-5<br />
Oklahoma State L 2-3<br />
Oklahoma State L 0-9<br />
Oklahoma State L 3-17<br />
St. Cloud State W 6-5<br />
St. Cloud State W 7-2<br />
Dana College W (10) 1-0<br />
Dana College W 5-2<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 1-2<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 5-7<br />
Wichita State W 15-7<br />
Wichita State L 2-14<br />
Wichita State W 14-3<br />
Nebraska L 5-6<br />
Nebraska L 10-11<br />
Missouri Western L 1-7<br />
Missouri Western L 0-6<br />
Saint Louis L 2-5<br />
Saint Louis W 6-5<br />
Saint Louis L 1-8<br />
Saint Louis W 6-4<br />
Nebraska L 3-14<br />
Nebraska W (8) 5-4<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 3-2<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 8-1<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 12-6<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 8-3<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 12-0<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 2-1<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 5-4<br />
Iowa State W 6-5<br />
Iowa State W 4-3<br />
Iowa State L (10) 3-4<br />
Iowa State L 7-8<br />
Nebraska L (10) 4-7<br />
* Indiana State L (10) 2-5<br />
* New Mexico State W 6-4<br />
* Indiana State L 9-10<br />
* MVC Tournament at <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
1979<br />
17-27-1 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Jerry Bartee<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Oklahoma State L 0-4<br />
Oklahoma State L (8) 9-10<br />
Texas Wesleyan W Forfeit<br />
Texas Wesleyan W Forfeit<br />
Dallas Baptist W (8) 9-6<br />
Dallas Baptist L 7-13<br />
Kansas State L 4-10<br />
Kansas State T(5) 3-3<br />
NW Missouri State L 4-5<br />
NW Missouri State L 3-4<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 8-3<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 9-0<br />
Wichita State W 5-4<br />
Wichita State L 1-9<br />
Nebraska L 8-10<br />
Nebraska L 3-15<br />
Minnesota L 6-11<br />
Minnesota W 3-2<br />
Minnesota L 4-10<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 4-2<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 14-4<br />
NW Missouri State L 2-4<br />
NW Missouri State W 10-7<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) L 3-4<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) L 7-13<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 4-2<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 2-0<br />
Missouri Western L 2-3<br />
Missouri Western W (6) 10-0<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 2-13<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 7-8<br />
Minnesota L (5) 14-0<br />
Minnesota L 2-9<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 8-7<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 2-7<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 19-6<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 5-6<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 10-3<br />
Iowa State L 4-12<br />
Iowa State L 0-2<br />
Iowa State L 1-2<br />
Iowa State L 4-8<br />
* vs. Southern Illinois L 2-9<br />
* vs. Bradley L 3-9<br />
* - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1980<br />
26-22-1 Overall<br />
Head Coach: Jerry Bartee<br />
Date Opponent W/L<br />
Score<br />
3/8 at Texas-El Paso L (11) 14-15<br />
3/9 at Texas-El Paso L 3-11<br />
3/9 at Texas-El Paso L 1-10<br />
3/11 at New Mexico St. L 1-10<br />
3/12 at New Mexico St. W (11) 10-7<br />
3/14 at New Mexico St. W 11-7<br />
3/14 at New Mexico St. L 1-3<br />
3/15 at Texas-El Paso L 12-16<br />
3/16 at Texas-El Paso L 7-8<br />
3/21 at Kansas State L 4-8<br />
3/21 at Kansas State W 8-0<br />
3/22 at Kansas State W 14-12<br />
3/24 at Concordia (Neb.) W (5) 15-2<br />
3/24 at Concordia (Neb.) W (5) 21-1<br />
4/2 at Benedictine W 6-4<br />
4/2 at Benedictine T(6) 0-0<br />
4/4 USC L 3-6<br />
4/5 USC L 5-16<br />
4/7 Bellevue (Neb.) W 4-2<br />
4/7 Bellevue (Neb.) W 10-1<br />
4/9 at Nebraska L 0-1<br />
4/9 at Nebraska L 1-5<br />
4/12 at Nebraska-Omaha L 2-3<br />
4/12 at Nebraska-Omaha W (8) 3-2<br />
4/13 Benedictine L 3-4<br />
4/13 Benedictine W 6-5<br />
4/14 Nebraska-Omaha W 8-5<br />
4/14 Nebraska-Omaha W (8) 4-3<br />
4/16 Nebraska L 1-5<br />
4/16 Nebraska L (5) 1-13<br />
4/18 at Nebraska-Kearney W 5-3<br />
4/18 at Nebraska-Kearney W (5) 13-3<br />
4/20 North Dakota W 4-3<br />
4/20 North Dakota W 10-3<br />
4/21 at Bellevue (Neb.) W 9-6<br />
4/21 at Bellevue (Neb.) W 9-0<br />
4/22 at Kansas W 6-3<br />
4/22 at Kansas W 4-2<br />
4/25 Nebraska Wesleyan W 6-0<br />
4/25 Nebraska Wesleyan W 6-1<br />
4/29 Nebraska-Kearney W 3-0<br />
4/29 Nebraska-Kearney W (5) 19-1<br />
5/1 at Bellevue (Neb.) W (5) 13-3<br />
5/10 Iowa State L 6-7<br />
5/10 Iowa State L 1-8<br />
5/11 at Iowa State L 1-2<br />
5/11 at Iowa State L 3-9<br />
* at Wichita State L 3-12<br />
* vs. Southern Illinois L 4-18<br />
* - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1981<br />
37-30, 6-10 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Dave Underwood<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
at New Mexico L (9) 5-6<br />
at New Mexico W 5-4<br />
at New Mexico L 3-9<br />
at New Mexico L 5-10<br />
at New Mexico L 5-11<br />
*at New Mexico State L 1-2<br />
*at New Mexico State W 23-3<br />
*at New Mexico State W 3-0<br />
*at New Mexico State L 6-10<br />
at Texas El-Paso W 12-11<br />
at Texas El-Paso L 9-12<br />
Kansas State W 10-7<br />
Kansas State W 3-2<br />
Kansas State L 6-9<br />
Kansas State W 8-1<br />
at Kansas State L 9-13<br />
at Kansas State W (5) 12-2<br />
at Kansas State L 10-13<br />
at Kansas State W 10-3<br />
Northwest Missouri State W 7-4<br />
Northwest Missouri State W 6-2<br />
^ vs. St. Francis (Ill.) W 5-4<br />
^ vs. Arkansas State L 8-9<br />
^ vs. Missouri Southern W (5) 9-2<br />
at Nebraska L 7-8<br />
at Nebraska L 2-8<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W (8) 9-4<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 5-4<br />
Iowa L 2-7<br />
Iowa L 1-5<br />
Iowa L 3-4<br />
Iowa L 3-6<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W (6) 13-3<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 6-3<br />
at Nebraska-Omaha L 9-10<br />
at Nebraska-Omaha W 9-7<br />
Benedictine W (5) 10-0<br />
Benedictine W 3-1<br />
North Dakota State L 1-3<br />
North Dakota State W 7-3<br />
at Illinois-Chicago W Forfeit<br />
at St. Xavier (Ill.) W 7-5<br />
at St. Xavier (Ill.) W 8-4<br />
at Lewis <strong>University</strong> L 5-11<br />
at Lewis <strong>University</strong> W 14-3<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 2-3<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 10-6<br />
Briar Cliff W (5) 11-1<br />
Briar Cliff W 5-2<br />
* New Mexico State L 2-6<br />
* New Mexico State W 9-4<br />
* New Mexico State W 20-17<br />
* New Mexico State W 12-4<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 10-2<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 11-8<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 10-6<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 11-8<br />
Nebraska L 3-5<br />
Nebraska L 8-9<br />
* Wichita State L 1-10<br />
* Wichita State L 1-7<br />
* Wichita State L 1-3<br />
* Wichita State W 23-22<br />
* at Wichita State L 5-6<br />
* at Wichita State L 6-17<br />
* at Wichita State L 9-16<br />
* at Wichita State L 7-8<br />
^ - Missouri Southern Tournament (2nd)<br />
1982<br />
32-23, 1-7 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Dave Underwood<br />
Game-by-Game Results Not Available<br />
1983<br />
39-17, 5-3 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Dave Underwood<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
3/5 Phillips <strong>University</strong> L 5-7<br />
3/5 Phillips <strong>University</strong> W 6-4<br />
3/6 South Dakota W 10-0<br />
3/6 Midwestern L 5-7<br />
3/7 Midwestern W 4-0<br />
3/8 Hardin Simmons L 5-7<br />
3/8 Hardin Simmons W 18-11<br />
3/9 Texas-Arlington W 19-12<br />
3/9 Texas-Arlington L 8-9<br />
3/10 Dallas Baptist L 5-6<br />
3/10 Dallas Baptist W 14-8<br />
3/12 Kansas State W 3-2<br />
3/13 Notre Dame W 6-5<br />
3/22 Wayne State (Neb.) W 10-3<br />
3/22 Wayne State (Neb.) W 11-1<br />
3/23 Nebraska-Kearney W 8-2<br />
3/23 Nebraska-Kearney W 6-5<br />
3/24 Minnesota-Mankato L 6-7<br />
3/24 Minnesota-Mankato L 3-11<br />
4/2 * New Mexico State W 4-3<br />
4/2 * New Mexico State W 8-0<br />
4/3 * New Mexico State W 15-7<br />
4/3 * New Mexico State W 10-2<br />
4/8 Northern Iowa W 11-1<br />
4/11 Grand View W 7-0<br />
4/11 Grand View W 14-3<br />
4/16 Minnesota W 11-10<br />
4/16 Minnesota W 10-0<br />
4/17 Minnesota W 12-2<br />
4/17 Minnesota W 10-8<br />
4/18 Nebraska-Omaha W 10-3<br />
4/18 Nebraska-Omaha W 11-1<br />
4/20 Nebraska-Kearney W 9-4<br />
4/20 Nebraska-Kearney W 9-1<br />
4/21 Bellevue (Neb.) W 12-0<br />
4/21 Bellevue (Neb.) W 14-3<br />
4/22 Iowa State W 4-0<br />
4/22 Iowa State L 2-6<br />
4/23 Iowa L 3-7<br />
4/23 Iowa W 5-1<br />
4/24 Iowa L 1-2<br />
4/24 Iowa W 6-1<br />
4/26 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-6<br />
4/26 Nebraska-Omaha L 8-<br />
4/27 Nebraska L 9-11<br />
4/27 Nebraska W 6-5<br />
4/28 Bellevue (Neb.) W 15-0<br />
4/28 Bellevue (Neb.) W 19-2<br />
4/29 Augustana (S.D.) W 11-1<br />
4/29 Augustana (S.D.) W 11-0<br />
5/7 * Wichita State L 4-5<br />
5/7 * Wichita State W 8-7<br />
5/8 * Wichita State L 0-3<br />
5/8 * Wichita State L 3-14<br />
@ vs. Indiana State L 9-13<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois L 6-20<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1984<br />
23-21, 2-10 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Dave Underwood / Jim Hendry<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
3/9 ^ vs. Xavier W 12-0<br />
3/9 ^ vs. St. Joseph’s L 2-5<br />
3/10 ^ vs. Villanova W 5-4<br />
3/10 ^ vs. LaSalle W 16-3<br />
3/12 % vs. Princeton W 10-4<br />
3/13 % vs. Maryland W 7-3<br />
3/13 at Stetson L 1-4<br />
3/14 % at Rollins W 3-2<br />
3/15 % vs. Princeton L 5-10<br />
3/16 % vs. Maryland W 7-5<br />
3/16 at Stetson L 2-11<br />
3/17 % at Rollins W 13-12<br />
3/31 at Minnesota L 2-5<br />
3/31 at Minnesota L 1-4<br />
4/1 at Minnesota W 7-3<br />
4/1 at Minnesota L 1-5<br />
4/4 at Nebraska L 1-14<br />
4/4 at Nebraska W 4-2<br />
4/6 Grand View W 6-4<br />
4/6 Grand View W 10-5<br />
4/14 * at Bradley L 0-6<br />
4/14 * at Bradley L 1-7<br />
4/18 Nebraska-Kearney W (8) 1-0<br />
4/18 Nebraska-Kearney W (8) 6-5<br />
4/19 Doane College W 6-1<br />
4/19 Doane College W 4-3<br />
Jim Hendry takes over as coach<br />
4/20 * Illinois State L 2-6<br />
4/20 * Illinois State L 1-2<br />
4/24 Nebraska-Omaha W 8-7<br />
4/24 Nebraska-Omaha L 3-7<br />
4/25 Nebraska L 0-11<br />
4/25 Nebraska W 4-2<br />
4/28 * at Southern Illinois L 1-2<br />
4/28 * at Southern Illinois L 1-2<br />
4/29 * at Southern Illinois L 5-6<br />
4/29 * at Southern Illinois L 0-4<br />
5/1 Grand View L 2-3<br />
5/1 Grand View W 13-4<br />
5/2 at Iowa State W 3-2<br />
5/2 at Iowa State W 11-2<br />
5/5 * Wichita State W 2-1<br />
5/5 * Wichita State L 5-6<br />
5/6 * Wichita State W 6-0<br />
5/6 * Wichita State L 0-9<br />
^ - Played during Spring trip to Florida<br />
% - Rollins Baseball Week Invitational in Rollins, Fla.<br />
1985<br />
35-27, 7-13 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
1986<br />
33-29-1, 6-14 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
^ vs. Navy W 8-4<br />
^ vs. Navy W 9-6<br />
^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 17-6<br />
^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 6-2<br />
^ vs. Conn. Wesleyan W 11-5<br />
^ vs. Southern Illinois L 6-11<br />
^ vs. Maine W 7-4<br />
at St. Thomas (Fla.) W 6-4<br />
^ vs. Rutgers W 14-1<br />
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^ vs. Lowell College W 8-3<br />
at Miami (Fla.) L 1-2<br />
^ vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) W 7-3<br />
^ vs. Michigan State L 1-3<br />
Benedictine W 22-4<br />
Benedictine W 24-7<br />
at Kansas State L 5-6<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 33-9<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 16-1<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 8-3<br />
Morningside W 19-1<br />
Morningside W 13-3<br />
Briar Cliff W 19-13<br />
Briar Cliff W 12-2<br />
NW Missouri State W 20-6<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 14-4<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 6-13<br />
at Iowa State L 1-2<br />
at Iowa State T 3-3<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 8-5<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 2-5<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 1-5<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 7-5<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 10-0<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan W 13-7<br />
Iowa State W 9-2<br />
Iowa State L 4-6<br />
Grand View L 8-12<br />
* Indiana State L 1-5<br />
* Indiana State L 1-4<br />
* Indiana State L 0-1<br />
* Indiana State L 1-6<br />
at Minnesota L 3-5<br />
at Minnesota L 14-15<br />
* Illinois State W 6-5<br />
* Illinois State L 3-4<br />
* Illinois State L 1-4<br />
* Illinois State L 2-11<br />
at Nebraska L 4-5<br />
at Nebraska W 6-5<br />
* at Bradley W 10-5<br />
* at Bradley W 8-1<br />
* at Bradley L 6-7<br />
* at Bradley W 16-9<br />
Nebraska L 0-5<br />
Nebraska W 4-2<br />
* Wichita State L 0-7<br />
* Wichita State L 7-9<br />
* Wichita State L 3-6<br />
* Wichita State L 2-10<br />
Kansas State L 5-7<br />
@ at Southern Illinois L 1-3<br />
@ vs. Bradley W 5-3<br />
@ vs. Indiana State L 0-5<br />
^ - Spring trip to Florida<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Southern Illinois<br />
1987<br />
35-24, 9-11 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
3/3 Mount Marty W 22-5<br />
3/4 Morningside W 23-4<br />
3/8 ^ vs. Navy W 14-3<br />
3/8 ^ vs. Navy W 4-1<br />
3/9 ^ vs. Maine W 7-6<br />
3/10 ^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 9-8<br />
3/11 at St. Thomas (Fla.) W 7-5<br />
3/11 ^ vs. Georgetown W 8-3<br />
3/12 ^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L 2-8<br />
3/13 ^ vs. Georgetown W 14-5<br />
3/13 at St. Thomas (Fla.) W 12-8<br />
3/14 at St. Thomas (Fla.) L 4-11<br />
3/15 at Miami (Fla.) W 5-2<br />
3/15 at Miami (Fla.) L 9-10<br />
3/21 Saint Louis W 12-1<br />
3/21 Saint Louis W 5-2<br />
3/22 Saint Louis W 10-0<br />
3/22 Saint Louis W 2-1<br />
3/27 at Grand View L 7-8<br />
3/28 at Northern Iowa L 2-3<br />
3/28 at Northern Iowa L 5-6<br />
4/4 * Southern Illinois L 2-3<br />
4/4 * Southern Illinois L 2-5<br />
4/5 * Southern Illinois W 7-6<br />
4/5 * Southern Illinois L 8-13<br />
4/7 Nebraska Wesleyan W 19-4<br />
4/8 Iowa State W 13-5<br />
4/8 Iowa State W 9-6<br />
4/11 * at Indiana State L 9-19<br />
4/11 * at Indiana State W 5-3<br />
4/12 * at Indiana State W 9-7<br />
4/12 * at Indiana State L 8-9<br />
4/16 Oral Roberts L 7-12<br />
4/18 * at Illinois State W 5-3<br />
4/18 * at Illinois State W 9-7<br />
4/19 * at Illinois State W 7-6<br />
4/19 * at Illinois State W 14-8<br />
4/21 at Kansas State L 6-8<br />
4/22 at Iowa State L 0-7<br />
4/25 * Bradley L 1-8<br />
4/25 * Bradley L 5-7<br />
4/26 * Bradley L 3-9<br />
4/26 * Bradley W 8-4<br />
4/28 Nebraska-Omaha W 16-4<br />
4/28 Nebraska-Omaha W 14-8<br />
4/29 Nebraska L 3-5<br />
4/3 at Nebraska W 10-5<br />
5/2 * at Wichita State L 3-9<br />
5/2 * at Wichita State L 2-5<br />
5/3 * at Wichita State L 5-9<br />
5/3 * at Wichita State W 11-8<br />
5/7 Doane College W 4-1<br />
5/7 Doane College W 9-1<br />
5/10 at Oral Roberts W 10-5<br />
5/11 at Wichita State L 5-6<br />
5/14 @ vs. Bradley W 8-1<br />
5/15 @ vs. Indiana State L 8-12<br />
5/16 @ vs. Bradley W 8-5<br />
5/16 @ at Wichita State L 1-4<br />
^ - Spring trip to Florida<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1988<br />
43-21-1, 12-8 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Mount Marty W 8-7<br />
Mount Marty W 16-3<br />
at Florida Memorial W 28-3<br />
^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 11-2<br />
^ vs. Navy W 8-4<br />
^ vs. Purdue W 13-6<br />
^ vs. Purdue W 7-4<br />
^ vs. Purdue L 3-5<br />
^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L 4-5<br />
at St. Thomas (Fla.) L 2-4<br />
at Miami (Fla.) L 2-11<br />
^ vs. Maine W 9-5<br />
at Miami (Fla.) T 9-9<br />
Briar Cliff W 9-8<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 15-1<br />
Benedictine W 22-0<br />
Bellevue (Neb.) W 24-9<br />
at Saint Louis W 4-1<br />
at Saint Louis W 12-0<br />
Kansas W 14-8<br />
Kansas State W 11-3<br />
Morningside W 15-5<br />
at Oral Roberts L 2-8<br />
at Oral Roberts W 10-5<br />
at Oral Roberts L 1-13<br />
at Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3<br />
Grand View W 10-6<br />
* at Bradley L 3-7<br />
* at Bradley W 11-4<br />
* at Bradley L 4-5<br />
* at Bradley W 5-3<br />
at Iowa State L 2-7<br />
* Indiana State W 10-4<br />
* Indiana State W 13-1<br />
* Indiana State W 5-2<br />
* Indiana State W 9-0<br />
at Kansas State L 11-13<br />
Iowa State L 4-6<br />
Iowa State W 8-1<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 4-9<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 9-5<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 8-1<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 6-9<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 10-0<br />
at Kansas L 7-10<br />
* Illinois State W 5-4<br />
* Illinois State W 17-12<br />
* Illinois State W 20-9<br />
* Illinois State W 17-11<br />
Minnesota W 6-2<br />
Minnesota W 6-1<br />
Northern Iowa W 15-5<br />
* Wichita State L 6-7<br />
* Wichita State L 5-19<br />
* Wichita State L 4-6<br />
* Wichita State L 2-12<br />
Nebraska L 2-14<br />
at Nebraska W 6-5<br />
at Missouri W 8-4<br />
@ vs. Illinois State W 5-4<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois W 10-5<br />
@ at Wichita State L 5-11<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 3-1<br />
@ at Wichita State T(8) 3-3<br />
^ - Neutral games in Miami, Fla.<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
(Wichita State earns automatic bid to NCAA<br />
Tournament as regular-season champion.)<br />
1989<br />
37-26, 9-11 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
^ vs. Georgetown W 7-5<br />
^ vs. LaSalle W 15-11<br />
at Nova Southeastern L 1-5<br />
^ vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 12-4<br />
^ vs. Faulkner W 2-1<br />
^ vs. Purdue L 2-3<br />
^ vs. Faulkner L 6-7<br />
^ vs. Purdue W 10-4<br />
at Miami (Fla.) L 1-2<br />
at Miami (Fla.) L 5-6<br />
at Air Force W 19-4<br />
at Air Force W 11-7<br />
at Air Force W 6-3<br />
at Kansas W (16) 7-5<br />
at Kansas W 4-3<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 13-1<br />
Nebraska-Kearney L 2-3<br />
Kansas State L 4-10<br />
Mount Marty W 19-4<br />
Kansas W 5-3<br />
Iowa State L 1-10<br />
Iowa State L 4-8<br />
at Northern Iowa W 11-4<br />
at St. Xavier (Ill.) L 3-4<br />
at St. Xavier (Ill.) W 14-7<br />
at Illinois-Chicago W 3-2<br />
at Illinois-Chicago W 8-1<br />
at Nebraska-Omaha W 14-1<br />
at Nebraska W 4-2<br />
at Nebraska W 9-4<br />
* Bradley L 6-10<br />
* Bradley W 5-3<br />
* Bradley W 12-2<br />
* Bradley W 4-2<br />
Briar Cliff W 20-7<br />
at Iowa State L 0-4<br />
* at Indiana State L 1-8<br />
* at Indiana State L 2-8<br />
* at Indiana State W 14-9<br />
* at Indiana State L 8-13<br />
Kansas W 8-3<br />
Oral Roberts W 4-2<br />
Oral Roberts L 6-9<br />
* Southern Illinois W 6-2<br />
* Southern Illinois W 13-2<br />
* Southern Illinois W 6-2<br />
* Southern Illinois L 2-5<br />
Nebraska W 4-2<br />
Nebraska L 4-7<br />
* at Illinois State W 13-0<br />
* at Illinois State L 4-5<br />
* at Illinois State L 5-12<br />
* at Illinois State W 5-4<br />
Northern Iowa W 14-4<br />
* at Wichita State L 1-11<br />
* at Wichita State L 2-9<br />
* at Wichita State L 3-18<br />
* at Wichita State L 3-4<br />
at Kansas State W 16-7<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois L 4-7<br />
@ vs. Illinois State W 10-4<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois L 2-6<br />
^- Neutral games in Miami, Fla.<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1990<br />
48-22, 13-7 MVC<br />
2-2 NCAA Regionals<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Grand View W 7-1<br />
Grand View W 5-2<br />
Grand View W 9-2<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 8-1<br />
Doane College W 11-1<br />
Doane College W 20-1<br />
Northern Iowa W 3-0<br />
Northern Iowa W 6-1<br />
Northern Iowa W 6-3<br />
Northern Iowa W 5-4<br />
Mount Marty W 11-0<br />
at Air Force W 7-0<br />
at Air Force W 13-3<br />
at Northern Colorado W 5-3<br />
vs. Regis W 6-2<br />
at UNLV L 1-2<br />
at UNLV L 5-6<br />
at UNLV L 0-3<br />
Kansas W 5-0<br />
^ vs. Wright State W (12) 3-2<br />
^ vs. Iona W 6-3<br />
^ at Hawaii L 7-11<br />
^ vs. Oklahoma State L 0-5<br />
^ vs. Georgia Tech W 5-4<br />
^ at Hawaii L 3-8<br />
^ vs. Wright State W 14-0<br />
^ vs. Iona W 11-7<br />
^ vs. Georgia Tech L (10) 2-3<br />
^ vs. Oklahoma State W 6-1<br />
Nebraska W 6-0<br />
* Indiana State W 10-9<br />
* Indiana State W 9-4<br />
* Indiana State L 7-8<br />
* Indiana State W 9-7<br />
Iowa State L 1-8<br />
Iowa State L 3-9<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 14-4<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 7-8<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 1-3<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 2-3<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 8-6<br />
at Iowa State W 6-2<br />
at Iowa State W 5-1<br />
* Illinois State W 11-1<br />
* Illinois State W 6-2<br />
* Illinois State W 12-4<br />
* Illinois State W 9-3<br />
at Kansas State L 14-18<br />
Nebraska W 6-5<br />
* at Bradley W 4-1<br />
* at Bradley W 7-2<br />
* at Bradley W 18-6<br />
* at Bradley W 11-0<br />
at Nebraska W 16-12<br />
at Nebraska L 0-12<br />
* Wichita State W 7-3<br />
* Wichita State L 1-7<br />
* Wichita State L (11) 1-7<br />
* Wichita State L 3-12<br />
SE Oklahoma State W 13-2<br />
SE Oklahoma State W 7-6<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 3-1<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois W 5-4<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois L 5-7<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 8-4<br />
@ vs. Southern Illinois L 8-9<br />
% vs. Clemson W 9-6<br />
% vs. CS Fullerton L 3-6<br />
% vs. Clemson W 4-3<br />
% at Texas L 9-11<br />
^ - Rainbow Spring Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
% - NCAA Central Regional at Texas<br />
1991<br />
51-22, 16-8 MVC<br />
4-0 NCAA Regionals<br />
2-2 College World Series<br />
Head Coach: Jim Hendry<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Mount Marty W 18-1<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 15-3<br />
Regis W 9-7<br />
Regis W 23-0<br />
Doane W 20-0<br />
Grand View W 31-6<br />
at Kansas L (10) 11-13<br />
Colorado State W 16-8<br />
Colorado State W 11-3<br />
Colorado State W 15-1<br />
^ vs. North Carolina W 12-2<br />
^ vs. Virginia Tech W 6-3<br />
^ vs. CS Northridge L 5-9<br />
^ vs. St. John’s (N.Y.) W 15-8<br />
^ vs. Iowa State W 9-6<br />
^ vs. CS Northridge W 3-1<br />
Iowa State L 5-8<br />
at Oklahoma L 12-7<br />
vs. South Dakota State W 12-5<br />
at Oklahoma State W 25-8<br />
vs. Arkansas-Little Rock W 6-3<br />
at Oklahoma State L 5-20<br />
* Bradley W 13-2<br />
* Bradley L 0-8<br />
* Bradley W 7-2<br />
* Bradley W 15-0<br />
at Nebraska L (10) 7-8<br />
at Nebraska W (11) 6-5<br />
* at Indiana State L 11-12<br />
* at Indiana State W 10-5<br />
* at Indiana State L 4-7<br />
* at Indiana State W 14-0<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 30-10<br />
at Iowa State L 8-9<br />
* Southern Illinois W 12-1<br />
* Southern Illinois W 3-0<br />
* Southern Illinois W 7-3<br />
* Southern Illinois W 5-2<br />
Kansas W 12-3<br />
* Missouri State W 7-1<br />
* Missouri State W 5-3<br />
* Missouri State W 4-3<br />
* Missouri State W 8-3<br />
Kansas State W 7-4<br />
at Kansas State L 2-6<br />
* at Wichita State L 4-8<br />
* at Wichita State L 1-8<br />
* at Wichita State L 3-12<br />
* at Wichita State L 5-15<br />
Nebraska L 3-5<br />
Nebraska W 14-3<br />
at Northern Iowa W 9-1<br />
* at Illinois State W 10-5<br />
* at Illinois State W 9-2<br />
* at Illinois State W 13-2<br />
* at Illinois State L 5-6<br />
Iowa State W 10-2<br />
[74] 2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l
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vs. Iowa State W 9-3<br />
at Iowa State L 7-14<br />
@ vs. Illinois St. W 10-1<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 7-6<br />
@ at Wichita State L 1-14<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 8-6<br />
@ vs. Wichita State L 1-13<br />
% vs. Pepperdine W 5-3<br />
% vs. Minnesota W 8-3<br />
% at USC W (10) 8-7<br />
% vs. Hawaii W 15-8<br />
$ vs. Clemson W 8-4<br />
$ vs. Wichita State L (12) 2-3<br />
$ vs. Long Beach W 13-4<br />
$ vs. Wichita State L 3-11<br />
^ - Best of the West Classic at Fresno St.<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
% - NCAA West I Regional at USC<br />
$ - College World Series<br />
19<strong>92</strong><br />
41-19-1, 15-5 MVC<br />
1-2 NCAA Regional<br />
Head Coach: Todd Wenberg<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) L 4-5<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 10-1<br />
Mount Marty W 8-4<br />
Peru State W 7-0<br />
^ vs. Louisiana Tech W 6-5<br />
^ vs. Ohio State W 5-4<br />
^ at McNeese State L 8-10<br />
^ vs. Ohio State W 13-2<br />
at Lamar W 9-0<br />
at SE Louisiana L 1-11<br />
# vs. Oklahoma State W 10-9<br />
# vs. Maine W (10) 6-5<br />
# at SW Louisiana L 5-6<br />
# at SW Louisiana L 1-5<br />
& vs. Wyoming W 4-1<br />
& vs. Nevada T 7-7<br />
& vs. CS Northridge L 2-12<br />
& at Fresno State W (10) 10-9<br />
& at Fresno State L 3-13<br />
& vs. New Mexico L 0-4<br />
Kansas W 5-0<br />
Nebraska-Kearney W 6-3<br />
* Bradley W 6-2<br />
* Bradley W 3-2<br />
at Nebraska W 19-1<br />
* at Southern Illinois L 1-3<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 11-6<br />
* at Southern Illinois W 7-2<br />
Hawaii-Pacific W 8-7<br />
Kansas State W 5-2<br />
* Wichita State W 9-4<br />
* Wichita State L 1-6<br />
* Wichita State W 7-3<br />
Nebraska W 8-6<br />
* Indiana State W 5-1<br />
* Indiana State L 6-12<br />
* Indiana State L (10) 7-8<br />
at Kansas W 7-2<br />
vs. Grand View L 12-13<br />
* at Northern Iowa W 10-3<br />
* at Northern Iowa W 16-5<br />
* at Northern Iowa W 7-1<br />
Iowa State L 6-12<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 6-5<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 16-0<br />
Doane College W 9-3<br />
* Illinois State W 6-4<br />
* Illinois State W 13-12<br />
* Illinois State W 5-3<br />
* at Missouri State W 11-3<br />
* at Missouri State W 6-5<br />
* at Missouri State L 5-10<br />
@ vs. Bradley W 7-1<br />
@ vs. Indiana State L 3-4<br />
@ vs. Bradley W 11-3<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 6-2<br />
@ at Wichita State W (12) 4-3<br />
@ at Wichita State L 0-5<br />
% vs. UT-Arlington W 11-6<br />
% vs. Long Beach L 2-5<br />
% vs. VCU L (11) 4-5<br />
^ - Louisiana Classic at McNeese State<br />
# - Cajun Classic at SE Louisiana<br />
& - Best of the West Classic at Fresno St.<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
% - NCAA Central Regional at Texas<br />
1993<br />
32-25, 10-11 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Todd Wenberg<br />
Opponent W/L Score<br />
at Texas L 6-7<br />
at Texas L 0-11<br />
at Texas L (10) 4-5<br />
at Rice L 2-3<br />
^ vs. Maine W 2-1<br />
^ vs. Evansville W 4-3<br />
^ vs. Bellevue L 5-9<br />
^ vs. UT-Pan American W (10) 1-0<br />
Wyoming W 13-1<br />
Wyoming W 7-4<br />
Wyoming W 7-4<br />
Wyoming W 8-7<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 8-1<br />
Wayne State (Neb.) W 5-4<br />
at Kansas State L 1-4<br />
at Nebraska W 10-4<br />
Nebraska W 10-2<br />
Nebraska W 9-4<br />
at Nebraska L 2-3<br />
at Minnesota L 2-4<br />
* Southern Illinois W 2-1<br />
* Southern Illinois L 2-3<br />
* Southern Illinois W 14-11<br />
Grand View W 4-3<br />
at Illinois W 11-10<br />
* at Indiana State L 3-4<br />
* at Indiana State L 1-6<br />
* at Indiana State W 7-4<br />
Iowa State W 13-6<br />
Iowa State W 9-1<br />
Doane W 18-0<br />
* Missouri State L 1-9<br />
* Missouri State L 6-8<br />
* Missouri State W 4-2<br />
Wayne State L 4-7<br />
Briar Cliff W 9-4<br />
Kansas State W 6-3<br />
* at Wichita State L 1-2<br />
* at Wichita State L 4-6<br />
* at Wichita State W 9-8<br />
Nebraska-Omaha L 6-14<br />
Nebraska-Omaha W 7-1<br />
* at Illinois State W 5-4<br />
* at Illinois State L 1-4<br />
* at Illinois State W 2-0<br />
* Northern Iowa W 10-2<br />
* Northern Iowa W 7-1<br />
* Northern Iowa W 9-1<br />
at Missouri L 1-8<br />
* at Bradley L (10) 1-2<br />
* at Bradley L (10) 6-7<br />
* at Bradley L 3-13<br />
@ vs. Missouri State W 8-3<br />
@ vs. Indiana State W 10-9<br />
@ at Wichita State L 7-9<br />
@ vs. Indiana State L 4-7<br />
^ - Texas-Pan American Tournament in Edinburgh,<br />
Texas<br />
@- MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1994<br />
28-29, 13-8 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/16 ^ at San Diego State L 5-16<br />
2/18 ^ vs. Washington L 1-4<br />
2/19 ^ vs. Toledo W 13-10<br />
2/20 ^ vs. Washington L 5-6<br />
2/20 ^ vs. Toledo L 6-10<br />
3/3 at UNLV L 5-7<br />
3/4 at UNLV L 2-7<br />
3/5 at UNLV W 12-8<br />
3/8 vs. Oklahoma L 0-8<br />
3/8 at Houston L 8-9<br />
3/10 # vs. Sam Houston State W 10-5<br />
3/11 # at Houston W 5-2<br />
3/12 # vs. Chicago State W 17-1<br />
3/12 # vs. Indiana State W 7-1<br />
3/14 at Texas L 6-11<br />
3/17 Kansas L 7-9<br />
3/19 Wayne State (Neb.) W 22-0<br />
3/19 Wayne State (Neb.) W 16-1<br />
3/20 Wayne State W 2-1<br />
3/22 at Nebraska L 6-7<br />
3/25 Wyoming L 5-6<br />
3/25 Wyoming L 2-4<br />
3/26 Wyoming W 1-0<br />
3/26 Wyoming L 5-6<br />
3/30 at Minnesota L 1-9<br />
4/2 * at Southern Illinois L 11-14<br />
4/2 * at Southern Illinois W 8-3<br />
4/3 * at Southern Illinois L 11-12<br />
4/6 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-3<br />
4/9 * at Bradley W 16-3<br />
4/9 * at Bradley W 11-5<br />
4/10 * at Bradley L 5-8<br />
4/13 Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3<br />
4/13 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-2<br />
4/15 * Illinois State W 7-6<br />
4/16 * Illinois State W 17-10<br />
4/17 * Illinois State W 12-2<br />
4/18 at Kansas L 9-10<br />
4/21 at Iowa State W 10-5<br />
4/23 * at Northern Iowa W 13-3<br />
4/23 * at Northern Iowa L 4-5<br />
4/24 * at Northern Iowa W 11-4<br />
4/26 Missouri L 11-14<br />
4/30 * Indiana State W 15-3<br />
5/1 * Indiana State W 7-5<br />
5/1 * Indiana State W 7-4<br />
5/6 * Wichita State L 4-6<br />
5/7 * Wichita State W 6-1<br />
5/8 * Wichita State L 8-9<br />
5/11 at Missouri L 13-17<br />
5/13 * at Missouri State L 5-8<br />
5/14 * at Missouri State L 6-7<br />
5/14 * at Missouri State W 10-7<br />
5/18 @ vs. Bradley L 2-5<br />
5/19 @ vs. Illinois State W 14-2<br />
5/20 @ at Wichita State L 6-8<br />
^ - Arthur J. Gallagher Tournament at San Diego State<br />
# - <strong>University</strong> of Houston Tournament<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
1995<br />
35-22, 18-10 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/19 Grand View W 20-1<br />
2/19 Grand View W 6-3<br />
2/21 St. Ambrose W 5-3<br />
2/24 ^ at McNeese State L 6-9<br />
2/25 ^ vs. Oral Roberts W 9-2<br />
2/25 ^ vs. Kansas State W 8-6<br />
2/26 ^ vs. Oral Roberts W 6-3<br />
3/4 at Baylor L 0-1<br />
3/4 at Baylor W 5-3<br />
3/5 at Baylor L 2-3<br />
3/7 at Texas L 3-12<br />
3/8 at Texas L 6-8<br />
3/10 at SW Texas State W 12-4<br />
3/12 at SW Texas State W 8-6<br />
3/15 Kansas State L 5-13<br />
3/17 * at Indiana State L 7-9<br />
3/18 * at Indiana State W 6-1<br />
3/18 * at Indiana State W 8-6<br />
3/19 * at Indiana State W 9-6<br />
3/22 Iowa State W 16-3<br />
3/24 * at Illinois State W 10-8<br />
3/25 * at Illinois State W 4-3<br />
3/25 * at Illinois State L 9-10<br />
3/26 * at Illinois State W 9-0<br />
3/28 at Kansas State L 4-5<br />
3/31 * Northern Iowa W 4-3<br />
4/1 * Northern Iowa W 5-1<br />
4/1 * Northern Iowa W 5-4<br />
4/2 * Northern Iowa W 19-12<br />
4/8 * Southern Illinois W 4-3<br />
4/8 * Southern Illinois W 5-0<br />
4/13 Nebraska L 4-19<br />
4/13 at Nebraska L 6-12<br />
4/14 Wyoming W 7-6<br />
4/15 Wyoming W 8-7<br />
4/15 Wyoming W 9-8<br />
4/19 Minnesota W 7-2<br />
4/21 * at Evansville L 2-5<br />
4/22 * at Evansville L 2-4<br />
4/22 * at Evansville W 10-6<br />
4/29 * Bradley L 6-8<br />
4/29 * Bradley W 15-9<br />
4/30 * Bradley W 10-3<br />
4/30 * Bradley W 17-7<br />
5/6 * Missouri State W 11-4<br />
5/6 * Missouri State L 2-5<br />
5/7 * Missouri State W 4-0<br />
5/8 Oklahoma State L 2-6<br />
5/10 Dana College W 16-9<br />
5/12 * at Wichita State L 2-4<br />
5/13 * at Wichita State L 0-4<br />
5/13 * at Wichita State L 12-19<br />
5/14 * at Wichita State L 1-2<br />
5/17 @ vs. Indiana State W 7-6<br />
5/19 @ vs. Missouri St. L 5-7<br />
5/20 @ vs. Wichita State W 11-9<br />
5/21 @ vs. Missouri St. L 2-3<br />
^ - Lake Area Classic, Lake Charles, La.<br />
@ - MVC Tournament in Springfield, Ill.<br />
1996<br />
19-31-1, 10-16 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/10 at Kansas State L 2-14<br />
2/17 at Oral Roberts L 2-6<br />
2/17 at Oral Roberts L 3-14<br />
2/18 at Oral Roberts L 2-10<br />
2/23 at SW Texas State L 2-4<br />
2/24 at SW Texas State W 11-10<br />
2/25 at SW Texas State W 24-13<br />
3/1 Wyoming W 9-8<br />
3/4 Wyoming L 0-6<br />
3/4 Wyoming L 2-5<br />
3/11 ^ vs. New Mexico L 0-5<br />
3/12 ^ vs. Oregon State L 3-8<br />
3/13 ^ vs. Oregon State L 10-14<br />
3/14 ^ vs. Pacific W 14-5<br />
3/15 ^ vs. Nebraska T 6-6<br />
3/16 ^ vs. New Mexico W 3-2<br />
3/23 * at Missouri State L 10-11<br />
3/23 * at Missouri State L 9-14<br />
3/24 * at Missouri State L 4-5<br />
3/27 Iowa State L 9-10<br />
3/29 * Evansville W 4-3<br />
3/31 * Evansville W 7-6<br />
4/3 * at Northern Iowa W 5-4<br />
4/3 * at Northern Iowa L 5-6<br />
4/5 * at Bradley L 2-3<br />
4/6 * at Bradley L 2-5<br />
4/7 * at Bradley L 1-2<br />
4/7 * at Bradley L 2-12<br />
4/9 at Minnesota W 5-4<br />
4/12 * Indiana State W 7-6<br />
4/13 * Indiana State L 2-5<br />
4/13 * Indiana State W 6-5<br />
4/16 Dana College W 13-5<br />
4/17 Oral Roberts L 7-9<br />
4/17 Oral Roberts L 10-18<br />
4/19 * Illinois State L 3-5<br />
4/20 * Illinois State W 14-1<br />
4/20 * Illinois State L 0-4<br />
4/21 * Illinois State W 6-3<br />
4/23 Wayne State (Neb.) L 4-7<br />
4/26 * Wichita State L 4-10<br />
4/27 * Wichita State L 3-8<br />
4/27 * Wichita State L 3-14<br />
5/1 * Northern Iowa L 2-6<br />
5/1 * Northern Iowa W 12-8<br />
5/3 * at Southern Illinois W 12-1<br />
5/4 * at Southern Illinois W 5-4<br />
5/5 *at Southern Illinois L 0-1<br />
5/10 at Kansas L 6-28<br />
5/11 vs. Oral Roberts W 7-5<br />
5/11 at Kansas W 10-9<br />
^ - Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic at Fresno State<br />
1997<br />
27-27, 10-15 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/15 at Air Force L 5-6<br />
2/15 at Air Force W 8-2<br />
2/16 vs. Iowa State W 14-12<br />
2/20 ^ vs. Ohio State L 8-13<br />
2/21 ^ vs. Nebraska L 0-3<br />
2/22 ^ vs. St. Mary’s W 10-5<br />
2/23 ^ vs. Nebraska W 6-3<br />
3/2 UW-Milwaukee W 18-11<br />
3/2 UW-Milwaukee W (8) 4-3<br />
3/3 UW-Milwaukee W 8-6<br />
3/9 vs. Penn State W 5-4<br />
3/10 at SW Texas State L 4-8<br />
3/12 # vs. NE Illinois W 4-1<br />
3/13 # vs. Notre Dame L 3-7<br />
3/14 # vs. Penn State W 15-10<br />
3/15 # vs. Notre Dame W 8-5<br />
3/18 at Nebraska L 3-13<br />
3/19 Iowa State L 9-14<br />
3/21 * at Illinois State L 9-10<br />
3/22 * at Illinois State W 7-4<br />
3/22 * at Illinois State L 4-7<br />
3/23 * at Illinois State L 10-14<br />
3/26 Kansas W 15-10<br />
3/29 * at Indiana State W 7-1<br />
3/29 * at Indiana State W 9-4<br />
3/30 * at Indiana State W (8) 7-6<br />
3/30 * at Indiana State W 2-1<br />
4/1 at Kansas State L 5-9<br />
4/2 Minnesota W 10-7<br />
4/5 * Bradley L 6-11<br />
4/7 Dana College W 12-6<br />
4/9 * at Northern Iowa L 2-3<br />
4/9 * at Northern Iowa W 5-3<br />
4/16 at Minnesota W 9-8<br />
4/16 at Minnesota W 10-5<br />
4/19 at Iowa W 12-4<br />
4/19 at Iowa L (9) 4-5<br />
4/20 at Iowa L 6-9<br />
4/20 at Iowa L 8-9<br />
4/23 * Northern Iowa W 6-4<br />
4/23 * Northern Iowa L 4-10<br />
4/26 * Southern Illinois L 4-11<br />
4/26 * Southern Illinois L 3-8<br />
4/27 * Southern Illinois L 11-12<br />
4/27 * Southern Illinois L 5-9<br />
4/29 Nebraska L 1-4<br />
5/3 * at Evansville L 5-7<br />
5/3 * at Evansville L (10) 9-10<br />
5/4 * at Evansville W 9-4<br />
5/4 * at Evansville W 9-5<br />
5/9 * at Wichita State L 0-15<br />
5/10 * at Wichita State W 9-7<br />
5/10 * at Wichita State L 8-11<br />
5/11 * at Wichita State L 0-15<br />
^ - Phoenix-Oakland A’s Tournament<br />
# - Notre Dame Irish Classic in San Antonio, Texas<br />
2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l [75]
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
1998<br />
27-27-1, 12-19 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/13 Rockhurst W 9-1<br />
2/15 Iowa State L 2-10<br />
2/21 Air Force L 3-4<br />
2/21 Air Force W 11-3<br />
2/22 Air Force W 10-4<br />
2/25 at Kansas State L 8-9<br />
2/27 at New Mexico St. W 18-9<br />
2/28 at New Mexico St. L 8-21<br />
2/28 at New Mexico St. L 12-18<br />
3/3 at Kansas W 7-4<br />
3/7 ^ vs. Xavier W 9-5<br />
3/8 ^ vs. Central Mich. W 9-6<br />
3/9 ^ vs. Delaware St. W 26-3<br />
3/10 at North Florida W 6-4<br />
3/12 ^ vs. Mercer W 15-2<br />
3/13 at Stetson L 0-9<br />
3/14 at Stetson W 7-6<br />
3/15 at Stetson T 9-9<br />
3/21 * at Southern Illinois L 5-9<br />
3/21 * at Southern Illinois L 9-11<br />
3/22 * at Southern Illinois L 3-4<br />
3/22 * at Southern Illinois L 3-8<br />
3/28 * at Bradley L 6-14<br />
3/28 * at Bradley W 10-6<br />
3/29 * at Bradley L 2-3<br />
3/29 * at Bradley L 0-3<br />
4/1 Iowa W 14-6<br />
4/3 * Illinois State W 4-3<br />
4/4 * Illinois State W 11-2<br />
4/4 * Illinois State W 15-3<br />
4/5 * Illinois State L 3-5<br />
4/8 * at Northern Iowa L 2-3<br />
4/10 * #4 Wichita State L 12-13<br />
4/11 * #4 Wichita State L 5-13<br />
4/11 * #4 Wichita State L 8-18<br />
4/12 * #4 Wichita State L 5-19<br />
4/14 Nebraska-Omaha W 4-2<br />
4/17 * at Missouri State L 0-1<br />
4/18 * at Missouri State L 1-3<br />
4/18 * at Missouri State W 6-3<br />
4/19 * at Missouri State W 8-6<br />
4/22 * Northern Iowa W 9-0<br />
4/22 * Northern Iowa W 10-4<br />
4/25 Wayne State W 13-2<br />
4/26 Wayne State W 7-2<br />
5/1 * Indiana State W 8-2<br />
5/2 * Indiana State L 8-10<br />
5/3 * Indiana State L 3-6<br />
5/3 * Indiana State W 15-3<br />
5/8 * Evansville W 12-5<br />
5/9 * Evansville L 1-7<br />
5/10 * Evansville L 3-8<br />
5/10 * Evansville W 13-0<br />
5/13 @ vs. #4 Wichita State L 4-6<br />
5/14 @ at Evansville L 2-5<br />
^ - North Florida/Jacksonville Greyhound Racing<br />
League Classic<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Evansville<br />
1999<br />
38-25, 18-13 MVC<br />
0-2 NCAA Regionals<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/8 at Nebraska-Omaha W 10-5<br />
2/13 at Air Force W 17-4<br />
2/13 at Air Force W 17-8<br />
2/14 at Air Force W 31-16<br />
2/20 at SE Missouri State L 2-3<br />
2/20 at SE Missouri State W 3-2<br />
2/21 at SE Missouri State W 11-1<br />
2/25 ^ vs. Washington L 12-16<br />
2/26 ^ vs. Clemson W 4-3<br />
2/27 ^ at UNLV W 8-7<br />
2/28 ^ vs. Washington W 9-6<br />
2/28 ^ vs. Clemson L 10-13<br />
3/5 UW-Milwaukee W (8) 9-8<br />
3/5 UW-Milwaukee W 7-4<br />
3/9 at Baylor L 2-4<br />
3/10 # vs. St. Mary’s W 9-4<br />
3/11 # vs. Notre Dame L 4-5<br />
3/12 # vs. Penn State W 3-1<br />
3/13 # vs. Notre Dame L 3-5<br />
3/20 Northern Illinois W 15-0<br />
3/20 Northern Illinois W 20-19<br />
3/26 * at Indiana State W 9-3<br />
3/27 * at Indiana State L (8) 4-5<br />
3/27 * at Indiana State W 9-8<br />
3/28 * at Indiana State W 11-9<br />
4/2 * at Evansville W 12-2<br />
4/4 * at Evansville L 1-4<br />
4/4 * at Evansville L 2-5<br />
4/7 at Nebraska L (10) 4-5<br />
4/9 * Southern Illinois W 3-1<br />
4/10 * Southern Illinois W 13-4<br />
4/10 * Southern Illinois W (10) 12-11<br />
4/11 * Southern Illinois W 6-2<br />
4/17 * Missouri State W 11-4<br />
4/17 * Missouri State W 5-4<br />
4/18 * Missouri State L 1-8<br />
4/18 * Missouri State W 4-1<br />
4/21 Bellevue (Neb.) W 13-2<br />
4/23 * at Illinois State W 10-2<br />
4/24 * at Illinois State L 2-9<br />
4/24 * at Illinois State L 3-4<br />
4/25 * at Illinois State L (11) 5-7<br />
4/27 at Nebraska W 14-12<br />
5/1 * Bradley W 16-2<br />
5/1 * Bradley W 6-2<br />
5/2 * Bradley L 1-11<br />
5/2 * Bradley L 2-7<br />
5/8 * Northern Iowa W 19-5<br />
5/8 * Northern Iowa W 7-4<br />
5/9 * Northern Iowa W 8-2<br />
5/9 * Northern Iowa L (10) 10-11<br />
5/12 Nebraska L 9-10<br />
5/14 * at Wichita State W (10) 5-4<br />
5/15 * at Wichita State L 3-6<br />
5/15 * at Wichita State L 8-9<br />
5/16 * at Wichita State L 8-9<br />
5/19 @ vs. Evansville W 12-4<br />
5/20 @ vs. Illinois State L 7-8<br />
5/21 @ vs. Missouri State W 11-2<br />
5/21 @ vs. Illinois State W (10) 3-2<br />
5/22 @ at Wichita State L 2-11<br />
5/28 % at Notre Dame L 1-8<br />
5/29 % vs. Michigan L 5-13<br />
^ - UNLV Coors Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev.<br />
# - Notre Dame Irish Classic in San Antonio, Texas<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
% - NCAA Regional in South Bend, Ind.<br />
2000<br />
38-23, 17-14 MVC<br />
0-2 NCAA Regionals<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/17 ^ vs. Washington W 12-10<br />
2/18 ^ vs. Northwestern W 7-4<br />
2/19 ^ vs. Washington W 14-3<br />
2/20 ^ vs. Portland L 6-7<br />
2/23 at Kansas State W 7-1<br />
2/25 at Kansas W (11) 10-9<br />
2/26 at Kansas W 8-6<br />
2/27 at Kansas W 5-3<br />
3/3 UW-Milwaukee W 5-1<br />
3/4 UW-Milwaukee W 7-4<br />
3/4 UW-Milwaukee W 18-3<br />
3/6 # vs. Bowling Green W 4-1<br />
3/8 # vs. Temple W 15-0<br />
3/8 # at Fresno State W 12-3<br />
3/9 # vs. Gonzaga W 11-2<br />
3/10 # vs. UNC-Asheville W 5-3<br />
3/11 # at Fresno State L (12) 1-5<br />
3/17 Minnesota W 11-8<br />
3/19 Minnesota W 3-2<br />
3/19 Minnesota W 7-5<br />
3/21 Nebraska L 5-9<br />
3/24 * Wichita State W 10-8<br />
3/25 * Wichita State W 8-1<br />
3/25 * Wichita State W 14-2<br />
3/26 * Wichita State L (12) 7-8<br />
3/31 * at Northern Iowa L 5-6<br />
4/1 * at Northern Iowa W 11-3<br />
4/1 * at Northern Iowa W 11-9<br />
4/2 * at Northern Iowa L 11-12<br />
4/8 * Indiana State W 10-9<br />
4/8 * Indiana State L 1-8<br />
4/9 * Indiana State W 10-3<br />
4/9 * Indiana State W 8-6<br />
4/11 at Nebraska L 3-6<br />
4/14 * Evansville W (10) 9-8<br />
4/15 * Evansville L (9) 3-4<br />
4/15 * Evansville L 0-5<br />
4/18 Nebraska-Omaha W 15-9<br />
4/21 * at Missouri State W 8-4<br />
4/22 * at Missouri State L 3-12<br />
4/22 * at Missouri State L 4-5<br />
4/23 * at Missouri State W 12-0<br />
4/26 Kansas State W 12-3<br />
4/28 * Illinois State L 2-4<br />
4/29 * Illinois State W 8-2<br />
4/29 * Illinois State W 9-8<br />
4/30 * Illinois State W 4-3<br />
5/5 * at Bradley W 15-10<br />
5/6 * at Bradley L 2-6<br />
5/6 * at Bradley W 6-4<br />
5/7 * at Bradley L 7-9<br />
5/10 Nebraska L 2-10<br />
5/12 * at Southern Illinois L 5-6<br />
5/13 * at Southern Illinois L 8-9<br />
5/13 * at Southern Illinois L 4-5<br />
5/14 * at Southern Illinois W 7-5<br />
5/17 @ vs. Indiana State L 4-15<br />
5/18 @ at Wichita State W 3-1<br />
5/19 @ vs. Evansville L 1-6<br />
5/26 % vs. Texas L 4-5<br />
5/27 % vs. Miami (Ohio) L 3-6<br />
^ - Phoenix-Oakland A’s Tournament<br />
# - Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic at Fresno St.<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
% - NCAA Regional in Tempe, Ariz.<br />
2001<br />
21-31, 11-21 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/16 at #4 Arizona State L 1-23<br />
2/17 at #4 Arizona State L 2-15<br />
2/18 at #4 Arizona State L 4-14<br />
2/25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha W 4-3<br />
2/25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha W 11-5<br />
3/6 at Oklahoma W 14-12<br />
3/7 at Oklahoma W 9-3<br />
3/7 vs. S.W. Okla. W (10) 5-4<br />
3/9 at Oral Roberts L 0-1<br />
3/10 at Oral Roberts L 2-4<br />
3/14 at Kansas State W 7-6<br />
3/16 * Northern Iowa L 3-5<br />
3/17 * Northern Iowa W 11-2<br />
3/18 * Northern Iowa L 6-9<br />
3/18 * Northern Iowa L 6-13<br />
3/20 Nebraska-Omaha W 9-8<br />
3/23 * at Evansville W (12) 14-9<br />
3/24 * at Evansville L 2-4<br />
3/25 * at Evansville L 5-10<br />
3/25 * at Evansville L 8-9<br />
3/28 Kansas State L 1-9<br />
3/30 * at Illinois State L 4-10<br />
3/31 * at Illinois State L 2-12<br />
3/31 * at Illinois State W 17-14<br />
4/1 * at Illinois State L 5-12<br />
4/4 at #5 Nebraska L 9-14<br />
4/7 * Southern Illinois W 15-12<br />
4/7 * Southern Illinois W 14-4<br />
4/8 * Southern Illinois W 2-1<br />
4/8 * Southern Illinois L 4-13<br />
4/13 UW-Milwaukee W 4-3<br />
4/14 UW-Milwaukee L 0-4<br />
4/14 UW-Milwaukee W 5-3<br />
4/18 at Missouri L 7-11<br />
4/20 * at Indiana State L (11) 5-6<br />
4/21 * at Indiana State L 4-9<br />
4/21 * at Indiana State W 15-12<br />
4/22 * at Indiana State L 3-16<br />
4/24 at #1 Nebraska W (10) 11-8<br />
4/28 * Bradley W 10-3<br />
4/28 * Bradley W 9-8<br />
4/29 * Bradley W 10-2<br />
4/29 * Bradley W 14-9<br />
5/5 * Missouri State L 4-8<br />
5/5 * Missouri State L 0-12<br />
5/6 * Missouri State L 3-7<br />
5/6 * Missouri State L 4-10<br />
5/9 #1 Nebraska L 4-8<br />
5/11 * at Wichita State L 4-9<br />
5/12 * at Wichita State L 1-4<br />
5/12 * at Wichita State L 1-3<br />
5/13 * at Wichita State L (12) 8-9<br />
2002<br />
30-24, 21-10 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/19 at Kansas State L 9-10<br />
2/22 ^ at UNLV L 8-9<br />
2/23 ^ vs. UC-Santa Barbara L 10-23<br />
2/23 ^ at UNLV L 6-12<br />
2/24 ^ vs. Michigan State W 22-15<br />
3/5 Dana W 16-7<br />
3/6 Nebraska-Omaha W 11-1<br />
3/9 # vs. SW Texas State L 3-5<br />
3/10 # vs. USC L 3-7<br />
3/11 # vs. #12 Notre Dame W 8-6<br />
3/13 & vs. Notre Dame L 2-6<br />
3/14 & vs. Ark.-Little Rock W 7-0<br />
3/15 & vs. Southern Illinois L 3-10<br />
3/16 & vs. Ark.-Little Rock W 6-4<br />
3/22 * Illinois State W 8-7<br />
3/23 * Illinois State W 10-8<br />
3/23 * Illinois State L 4-5<br />
3/29 * at Southern Illinois W 5-3<br />
3/30 * at Southern Illinois L 2-13<br />
3/31 * at Southern Illinois W 10-2<br />
3/31 * at Southern Illinois L 4-14<br />
4/5 * Evansville W 7-4<br />
4/6 * Evansville W 6-3<br />
4/6 * Evansville W 13-9<br />
4/7 * Evansville W 10-6<br />
4/9 #12 Nebraska W 8-3<br />
4/12 * at Northern Iowa W 7-1<br />
4/13 * at Northern Iowa L 3-4<br />
4/13 * at Northern Iowa W 7-6<br />
4/14 * at Northern Iowa W 5-1<br />
4/16 at #20 Nebraska L 5-6<br />
4/19 * #9 Wichita State L 0-1<br />
4/20 * #9 Wichita State W 4-2<br />
4/20 * #9 Wichita State W 4-2<br />
4/21 * #9 Wichita State L 6-14<br />
4/24 Kansas State L 9-24<br />
4/26 * at Missouri State W 5-3<br />
4/27 * at Missouri State L 0-2<br />
4/27 * at Missouri State W 7-6<br />
4/28 * at Missouri State L 10-12<br />
5/3 * Indiana State W 12-10<br />
5/4 * Indiana State L 2-4<br />
5/4 * Indiana State W 3-0<br />
5/5 * Indiana State W (10) 10-9<br />
5/10 Stetson W 8-6<br />
5/12 Stetson L 5-7<br />
5/12 Stetson W 7-3<br />
5/15 #13 Nebraska L 1-9<br />
5/18 * at Bradley W 11-4<br />
5/18 * at Bradley L 0-3<br />
5/19 * at Bradley W 5-2<br />
5/19 * at Bradley W 10-6<br />
5/22 @ vs. Indiana State L 7-9<br />
5/23 @ vs. Northern Iowa L 0-4<br />
^ - at Las Vegas, Nev.<br />
# - Express College Classic, Round Rock, Texas<br />
& - Irish Invitational, San Antonio, Texas<br />
@ - MVC Tournament at Wichita State<br />
2003<br />
20-37, 14-17 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Jack Dahm<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/11 at Arkansas L 5-9<br />
2/18 at Kansas State L 2-15<br />
2/22 ~ vs. UCLA W 10-4<br />
2/22 ~ at #19 Texas A&M L 4-7<br />
2/23 ~ vs. Utah L (8) 1-2<br />
2/23 ~ at #19 Texas A&M L 2-7<br />
2/24 ~ vs. UCLA L 1-2<br />
2/24 ~ vs. Utah L 0-6<br />
3/7 at Missouri L 0-9<br />
3/8 at Missouri W 6-4<br />
3/8 at Missouri L 1-6<br />
3/11 at Stetson L 2-3<br />
3/12 at Stetson L 2-3<br />
3/14 % vs. Navy W 7-2<br />
3/14 % vs. E. Illinois L (12) 1-2<br />
3/15 % vs. Notre Dame L 3-10<br />
3/21 *at Illinois State W 11-1<br />
3/22 *at Illinois State L 10-11<br />
3/22 *at Illinois State W 8-4<br />
3/23 *at Illinois State L 6-10<br />
3/25 Kansas State W 11-6<br />
3/29 *Missouri State W 3-2<br />
3/29 *Missouri State W (11) 4-3<br />
3/30 *Missouri State L 1-11<br />
3/30 *Missouri State L 2-4<br />
4/1 at Neb.-Omaha! W 17-15<br />
4/4 *at Evansville W 6-4<br />
4/5 *at Evansville L 6-10<br />
4/5 *at Evansville W 3-1<br />
4/6 *at Evansville W 2-0<br />
4/12 #17 Notre Dame! L 1-2<br />
4/13 #17 Notre Dame L 12-13<br />
4/15 Dana College W 28-8<br />
4/18 *Northern Iowa L 2-11<br />
4/19 *Northern Iowa L 3-9<br />
4/20 *Northern Iowa L 11-15<br />
4/20 *Northern Iowa L (10) 6-9<br />
4/22 at #6 Nebraska L 7-8<br />
4/25 *at Wichita State L 1-6<br />
4/26 *at Wichita State W 3-0<br />
4/26 *at Wichita State W 6-5<br />
4/26 *at Wichita State W 16-0<br />
4/29 at #4 Nebraska L 0-8<br />
5/2 *Southern Illinois L 1-3<br />
5/3 *Southern Illinois W 11-1<br />
5/3 *Southern Illinois L 7-9<br />
5/9 *at Indiana State L 8-9<br />
5/10 *at Indiana State W 3-1<br />
5/10 *at Indiana State W 7-1<br />
5/11 *at Indiana State L 6-7<br />
5/13 #8 Nebraska! L 5-9<br />
5/15 *Bradley L (11) 4-6<br />
5/16 *Bradley L 8-11<br />
5/16 *Bradley W 2-0<br />
5/17 *Bradley W 2-0<br />
5/21 ^ vs. Missouri State L 1-5<br />
5/22 ^ vs. Indiana State L 0-2<br />
~ - Aggie Classic, College Station, Texas<br />
% - Kennel Club Classic, Jacksonville, Fla.<br />
! - Games played at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
^ - MVC Tournament, Wichita, Kan.<br />
2004<br />
35-24, 22-9 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Ed Servais<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/14 % vs. Southern Utah L 5-10<br />
2/15 at Air Force W 13-8<br />
2/22 at Kansas L 1-5<br />
2/27 at Saint Louis L 2-8<br />
2/28 at Saint Louis W 3-0<br />
2/29 at Saint Louis W 11-1<br />
3/5 at Oral Roberts L 1-6<br />
[76] 2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
3/6 at Oral Roberts L 7-8<br />
3/7 at Oral Roberts L 2-15<br />
3/9 at Ark.-Little Rock L 4-7<br />
3/10 at Ark.-Little Rock W 7-2<br />
3/12 at #21 Oklahoma W 3-2<br />
3/13 at #21 Oklahoma L 1-6<br />
3/14 at #21 Oklahoma W 9-7<br />
3/19 North Dakota State W 14-2<br />
3/20 Winona State W (7) 26-4<br />
3/23 #18 Nebraska L 3-7<br />
3/26 *at Missouri State W (10) 2-0<br />
3/27 *at Missouri State L 0-5<br />
3/27 *at Missouri State W 3-2<br />
4/2 *Evansville W 9-4<br />
4/3 *Evansville W 1-0<br />
4/4 *Evansville W 11-4<br />
4/7 at Kansas State L 0-7<br />
4/9 Northern Colorado L 4-5<br />
4/10 Northern Colorado W 7-4<br />
4/11 Northern Colorado L 3-11<br />
4/14 UW-Milwaukee W 8-4<br />
4/16 *Illinois State W 8-5<br />
4/17 *Illinois State L 4-6<br />
4/18 *Illinois State W (14) 9-7<br />
4/20 at #20 Nebraska W 6-4<br />
4/23 *at Southern Illinois L 2-4<br />
4/24 *at Southern Illinois L 6-9<br />
4/25 *at Southern Illinois W 3-0<br />
4/25 *at Southern Illinois L 4-7<br />
4/27 Kansas State! W 4-1<br />
4/30 *at Northern Iowa W 5-3<br />
5/1 *at Northern Iowa L 5-6<br />
5/1 *at Northern Iowa W 10-2<br />
5/2 *at Northern Iowa L 1-3<br />
5/7 *#12 Wichita State! W 4-1<br />
5/8 *#12 Wichita State W 2-1<br />
5/8 *#12 Wichita State W 8-1<br />
5/9 *#12 Wichita State L 2-15<br />
5/14 *at Bradley W (8) 11-1<br />
5/15 *at Bradley W 4-2<br />
5/15 *at Bradley L 2-4<br />
5/16 *at Bradley W 7-3<br />
5/18 Nebraska! L 1-12<br />
5/20 *Indiana State W 8-3<br />
5/21 *Indiana State W 11-9<br />
5/21 *Indiana State W (7) 12-2<br />
5/22 *Indiana State W 2-1<br />
5/26 ^ vs. Indiana State W 14-4<br />
5/27 ^ vs. Southern Illinois L 5-6<br />
5/28 ^ vs. Evansville L 4-6<br />
! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
^ - MVC Tournament, Springfield, Mo.<br />
% - At Air Force, Colorado Springs, Colo.<br />
2005<br />
48-17, 17-7 MVC<br />
2-2 NCAA Regionals<br />
Head Coach: Ed Servais<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/11 at Sam Houston State W 9-6<br />
2/12 at Sam Houston State L 2-3<br />
2/13 at Sam Houston State L 3-10<br />
2/18 at Northern Colorado W 9-5<br />
2/19 at Northern Colorado W 9-4<br />
2/20 at Northern Colorado W 15-9<br />
2/25 Saint Louis W 13-12<br />
2/26 Saint Louis W 11-1<br />
3/1 at Kansas State W 8-3<br />
3/4 at Texas A&M-CC L 1-3<br />
3/7 at Texas A&M-CC W (11) 3-2<br />
3/9 at Texas A&M-CC L 2-7<br />
3/10 at Texas Pan-American L 4-7<br />
3/11 at Texas Pan-American W 11-0<br />
3/12 at Texas Pan-American W 11-7<br />
3/15 South Dakota State W 13-0<br />
3/15 South Dakota State W 3-2<br />
3/18 Northern Colorado W 14-8<br />
3/19 Northern Colorado W 4-0<br />
3/20 Northern Colorado W 13-3<br />
3/23 North Dakota State W 5-3<br />
3/23 North Dakota State W 12-3<br />
3/26 *at Illinois State W 8-2<br />
3/26 *at Illinois State W 4-1<br />
3/27 *at Illinois State W 7-4<br />
3/29 at #7 Nebraska L 2-10<br />
4/1 *Southern Illinois W 5-3<br />
4/2 *Southern Illinois W 3-1<br />
4/3 *Southern Illinois L 1-3<br />
4/5 #4 Nebraska! W 4-3<br />
4/8 *Missouri State! W 6-2<br />
4/9 *Missouri State W 7-6<br />
4/10 *Missouri State W 7-0<br />
4/15 *at Indiana State W 6-5<br />
4/16 *at Indiana State W 11-5<br />
4/17 *at Indiana State L 0-2<br />
4/20 UW-Milwaukee W 3-2<br />
4/21 UW-Milwaukee W 9-1<br />
4/22 *at Wichita State L 0-8<br />
4/23 *at Wichita State L 3-4<br />
4/24 *at Wichita State W 10-1<br />
4/26 at South Dakota State W 13-1<br />
4/29 *Bradley W 10-8<br />
4/30 *Bradley W 15-2<br />
5/1 *Bradley W 4-1<br />
5/6 *Northern Iowa L 7-17<br />
5/7 *Northern Iowa L 5-9<br />
5/8 *Northern Iowa W 9-1<br />
5/10 #3 Nebraska! W 5-3<br />
5/13 *at Evansville W (11) 8-7<br />
5/14 *at Evansville W 7-5<br />
5/15 *at Evansville L 4-6<br />
5/18 at North Dakota State W 7-4<br />
5/19 at North Dakota State W 16-1<br />
5/25 ^ vs. Bradley W 9-7<br />
5/26 ^ vs. Evansville W 6-0<br />
5/27 ^ at Wichita State L 0-3<br />
5/28 ^ vs. Indiana State W 16-3<br />
5/28 ^ at Wichita State W 4-3<br />
5/28 ^ at Wichita State L 3-10<br />
6/3 $ vs. #17 NC State W 8-3<br />
6/4 $ at #3 Nebraska L 8-10<br />
6/5 $ vs. #17 NC State W 11-9<br />
6/5 $ at #3 Nebraska L 2-10<br />
* - MVC Regular Season game<br />
! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
^ - MVC Tournament, Wichita, Kan.<br />
$ - NCAA Regional, Lincoln, Neb.<br />
2006<br />
31-21, 13-11 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Ed Servais<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/11 at Ark.-Little Rock L 11-12<br />
2/12 at Ark.-Little Rock L 4-6<br />
2/17 & vs. Illinois-Chicago L 2-3<br />
2/18 & vs. Air Force W 9-2<br />
2/19 & vs. Illinois-Chicago W 5-0<br />
2/24 at Saint Louis W 11-2<br />
2/25 at Saint Louis W 9-5<br />
2/26 at Saint Louis W 5-2<br />
3/4 % vs. S.E. Louisiana W 8-2<br />
3/7 at Vanderbilt W 5-4<br />
3/8 at Belmont W 13-5<br />
3/10 at Tennessee Tech W 17-3<br />
3/11 at Tennessee Tech W 18-10<br />
3/12 at Tennessee Tech W 8-5<br />
3/14 North Dakota State W 13-4<br />
3/15 North Dakota State W 12-6<br />
3/17 Northern Colorado W 2-0<br />
3/18 Northern Colorado W 6-1<br />
3/24 *at Bradley L 0-4<br />
3/25 *at Bradley W 7-5<br />
3/26 *at Bradley L 0-3<br />
3/31 #13 Wichita State! W (11) 2-1<br />
4/1 #13 Wichita State W 3-0<br />
4/2 #13 Wichita State L (8) 1-3<br />
4/4 #6 Nebraska! L 4-6<br />
4/8 *Illinois State W 8-6<br />
4/8 *Illinois State W 14-4<br />
4/9 *Illinois State L 13-14<br />
4/11 Kansas State L 4-5<br />
4/14 *at Southern Illinois L (10) 2-3<br />
4/15 *at Southern Illinois W 2-1<br />
4/16 *at Southern Illinois L 2-7<br />
4/18 at #4 Nebraska L 2-4<br />
4/21 *at Evansville L 2-9<br />
4/22 *at Evansville W 13-3<br />
4/23 *at Evansville L 1-7<br />
4/26 @ vs. #30 Kansas L 1-9<br />
5/5 *at Missouri State W 10-6<br />
5/6 *at Missouri State W 10-0<br />
5/7 *at Missouri State L 3-8<br />
5/9 at North Dakota State W 3-2<br />
5/9 at North Dakota State W 3-0<br />
5/12 *Indiana State! W 6-3<br />
5/13 *Indiana State! W 5-0<br />
5/14 *Indiana State W 6-3<br />
5/16 #10 Nebraska! L 1-4<br />
5/18 *at Northern Iowa L 6-12<br />
5/19 *at Northern Iowa W 4-3<br />
5/20 *at Northern Iowa L 0-3<br />
5/24 ^at Wichita State W 11-8<br />
5/25 ^vs. Missouri State L 1-3<br />
5/26 ^vs. Bradley L 0-1<br />
& - Played at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.<br />
% - Played in Cape Girardeau, Mo.<br />
@ - Best of the Midwest Tournament, K.C., Mo.<br />
* - MVC Regular Season game<br />
! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
^ - MVC Tournament, Wichita, Kan.<br />
2007<br />
45-16, 19-5 MVC<br />
1-2 NCAA Regionals<br />
Head Coach: Ed Servais<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/9 $ vs. Gardner-Webb W 4-3<br />
2/10 at #25 Winthrop L 3-4<br />
2/11 $ vs. Maryland L 4-10<br />
2/23 # vs. Arkansas State W 6-3<br />
2/24 at Lamar L 3-12<br />
2/25 # vs. Northwestern L 3-4<br />
3/3 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 10-6<br />
3/3 at Arkansas-Little Rock W (10) 4-2<br />
3/4 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 8-4<br />
3/6 at Oklahoma L 2-4<br />
3/7 at Oklahoma L 2-8<br />
3/9 Saint Louis W 6-1<br />
3/10 Saint Louis W (10) 5-4<br />
3/11 Saint Louis W 14-0<br />
3/13 South Dakota State L 4-13<br />
3/16 North Dakota State W 7-4<br />
3/17 North Dakota State W 5-3<br />
3/18 North Dakota State W 10-6<br />
3/18 North Dakota State W 9-8<br />
3/23 *at Evansville L 0-6<br />
3/24 *at Evansville W 4-3<br />
3/25 *at Evansville W 9-1<br />
3/27 #25 Missouri W 4-3<br />
3/30 *Northern Iowa W 13-3<br />
4/1 *Northern Iowa W 10-5<br />
4/1 *Northern Iowa W 8-1<br />
4/3 Nebraska ! L 10-12<br />
4/6 *at #8 Wichita State W 3-2<br />
4/7 *at #8 Wichita State L 1-2<br />
4/8 *at #8 Wichita State L 1-7<br />
4/11 at Kansas State W 3-1<br />
4/13 *Bradley W 4-2<br />
4/14 *Bradley W 4-2<br />
4/15 *Bradley W 3-2<br />
4/17 at Nebraska W 2-1<br />
4/20 *at Indiana State W 15-5<br />
4/21 *at Indiana State W 3-2<br />
4/22 *at Indiana State W (7) 16-0<br />
4/27 Northern Colorado W 8-4<br />
4/28 Northern Colorado W 9-4<br />
4/29 Northern Colorado W 17-6<br />
5/4 *Southern Illinois ! L (11) 3-4<br />
5/5 *Southern Illinois ! W 5-2<br />
5/6 *Southern Illinois W 7-0<br />
5/9 at North Dakota State W 12-2<br />
5/9 at North Dakota State W 13-5<br />
5/11 *at Illinois State W 10-3<br />
5/12 *at Illinois State W 5-3<br />
5/13 *at Illinois State W 7-3<br />
5/15 Nebraska! W 9-2<br />
5/17 *Missouri State W 1-0<br />
5/18 *Missouri State W 3-2<br />
5/19 *Missouri State L 3-4<br />
5/23 ^ vs. Southern Illinois W 8-5<br />
5/24 ^ vs. Bradley W 2-0<br />
5/25 ^ vs. Bradley W 17-2<br />
5/26 ^ vs. #12 Wichita State L 1-2<br />
5/26 ^ vs. #12 Wichita State W (12) 10-9<br />
6/1 & vs. #22 Oklahoma St. L 4-6<br />
6/2 & vs. Albany W 21-11<br />
6/3 & at #11 Arkansas L 0-6<br />
$ - Played in Rock Hill, S.C.<br />
# - Played in Beaumont, Texas<br />
* - MVC Regular Season game<br />
! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
^ - MVC Tournament, Springfield, Mo.<br />
& - NCAA Regional, Fayetteville, Ark.<br />
2008<br />
37-21, 16-8 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Ed Servais<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/22 at Washington State W 8-4<br />
2/23 at Washington State L 3-8<br />
2/24 at Washington State L 4-5<br />
3/1 at Tennessee-Martin W 9-4<br />
3/1 at Tennessee-Martin W 12-1<br />
3/2 at Tennessee-Martin W 8-2<br />
3/5 at Memphis W 11-3<br />
3/5 at Memphis W 10-8<br />
3/7 vs. Western Carolina $ L 8-11<br />
3/8 vs. Michigan State $ W 15-1<br />
3/9 at #6 Rice $ L 6-7<br />
3/15 Chicago State W (7) 11-0<br />
3/15 Chicago State W (7) 7-0<br />
3/16 Chicago State W (7) 16-2<br />
3/16 Chicago State W (7) 9-0<br />
3/18 Northern Colorado W 5-4<br />
3/19 Northern Colorado W 8-5<br />
3/21 *at Missouri State L 8-9<br />
3/22 *at Missouri State L 1-3<br />
3/23 *at Missouri State W 8-4<br />
3/25 South Dakota State W (11) 9-8<br />
3/26 at Kansas State L 1-11<br />
3/28 *Illinois State W 4-0<br />
3/29 *Illinois State W 15-6<br />
3/30 *Illinois State W 5-0<br />
4/4 *at Bradley W 9-3<br />
4/5 *at Bradley W 12-3<br />
4/6 *at Bradley L (12) 3-4<br />
4/9 North Dakota State W (7) 2-0<br />
4/9 North Dakota State W (7) 1-0<br />
4/12 *#5 Wichita State ! W 7-3<br />
4/13 *#5 Wichita State ! L 3-11<br />
4/13 *#5 Wichita State ! L 2-3<br />
4/15 Kansas State ! W (11) 6-5<br />
4/16 Iowa ! L 3-8<br />
4/19 *at Northern Iowa W 3-2<br />
4/19 *at Northern Iowa L 2-4<br />
4/20 *at Northern Iowa L 7-9<br />
4/22 at #10 Nebraska L 3-4<br />
4/23 #10 Nebraska ! L 7-16<br />
4/25 *Evansville W 9-4<br />
4/26 *Evansville W 7-1<br />
4/27 *Evansville W (7) 13-1<br />
5/3 *at Southern Illinois W 5-0<br />
5/3 *at Southern Illinois W (10) 9-8<br />
5/4 *at Southern Illinois L 4-5<br />
5/6 at #14 Missouri L 4-5<br />
5/9 *Indiana State W (12) 6-5<br />
5/11 *Indiana State W 5-2<br />
5/11 *Indiana State W 7-4<br />
5/13 #6 Nebraska ! L 1-8<br />
5/15 Louisiana-Monroe ! W 8-5<br />
5/16 Louisiana-Monroe ! W 8-3<br />
5/17 Louisiana-Monroe L 2-7<br />
5/21 ^ vs. Bradley W (8) 14-2<br />
5/22 ^ vs. Missouri State L 5-9<br />
5/22 ^ vs. Northern Iowa W 4-2<br />
5/23 ^ vs. Southern Illinois L 5-6<br />
$ - Played in Houston, Texas<br />
^ - MVC Tournament played in Wichita, Kan.<br />
* - MVC Regular Season game<br />
! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
2009<br />
31-25, 14-9 MVC<br />
Head Coach: Ed Servais<br />
Date Opponent W/L Score<br />
2/20 at Sam Houston State L 6-8<br />
2/21 at Sam Houston State L (10) 3-4<br />
2/21 at Sam Houston State L 5-7<br />
2/22 at Sam Houston State L (11) 4-5<br />
2/27 vs. Dayton $ L 1-3<br />
2/28 vs. Gonzaga $ L 3-11<br />
3/1 vs. Notre Dame $ W 6-3<br />
3/3 at Kansas State L 1-12<br />
3/6 vs. Stony Brook # L 2-8<br />
3/7 vs. Albany # W 20-5<br />
3/7 at #16 Coastal Carolina # L 7-8<br />
3/8 vs. IPFW # W 7-2<br />
3/10 at #14 Coastal Carolina L 0-1<br />
3/11 at UNC Wilmington L 2-6<br />
3/14 South Dakota State W 8-2<br />
3/15 South Dakota State L 2-4<br />
3/15 South Dakota State W 12-3<br />
3/20 *at Indiana State W 7-3<br />
3/21 *at Indiana State W 9-4<br />
3/22 *at Indiana State L 3-8<br />
3/24 North Dakota W 13-6<br />
3/25 North Dakota L 6-7<br />
3/28 *Southern Illinois W 4-3<br />
3/29 *Southern Illinois W 4-3<br />
3/30 *Southern Illinois W 10-0<br />
4/1 Kansas State ! W 5-1<br />
4/3 *at Evansville W 7-4<br />
4/4 *at Evansville L 3-4<br />
4/5 *at Evansville W (10) 10-5<br />
4/7 at Nebraska W 15-0<br />
4/10 *Northern Iowa ! W 3-2<br />
4/11 *Northern Iowa ! L 0-2<br />
4/12 *Northern Iowa W 14-1<br />
4/14 Kansas ! L (10) 6-7<br />
4/15 Air Force ! W 6-5<br />
4/15 Air Force ! W 6-0<br />
4/17 Illinois-Chicago W 9-4<br />
4/19 Illinois-Chicago W 4-3<br />
4/21 Nebraska ! L (12) 3-4<br />
4/24 *Bradley ! W 7-2<br />
4/25 *Bradley W 5-0<br />
4/28 at South Dakota State W 5-2<br />
4/29 at Iowa W 12-3<br />
5/1 *at Illinois State W 8-3<br />
5/2 *at Illinois State W 12-2<br />
5/3 *at Illinois State W 10-6<br />
5/8 *Missouri State L 5-6<br />
5/9 *Missouri State ! L 7-10<br />
5/10 *Missouri State L 3-8<br />
5/14 *at Wichita State L 1-4<br />
5/15 *at Wichita State L 2-5<br />
5/16 *at Wichita State L 1-11<br />
5/20 ^vs. Southern Illinois W 5-1<br />
5/21 ^at Wichita State W 11-0<br />
5/22 ^vs. Missouri State W (10) 7-6<br />
5/23 ^at Wichita State L 2-4<br />
$ - Phoenix Classic played in Phoenix, Ariz.<br />
# - Caravelle Resort Tournament played in Conway,<br />
S.C.<br />
^ - MVC Tournament played in Wichita, Kan.<br />
* - MVC Regular Season game<br />
! - Game at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
* Records prior to 1966 were not accurately kept<br />
and results from some years between 1966 and<br />
2001 are also incomplete. The lack of accurate<br />
records is reflected in these results.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Coaching<br />
Records<br />
Coach Years Record Pct.<br />
Herb Millard 1963-68 * 41-28 .594<br />
Tom Trvdik 1969 11-24 .314<br />
Larry Cochell 1970-71 49-28 .636<br />
Dave Baker 1972-77 140-106-1 .569<br />
Jerry Bartee 1979-80 62-69-2 .474<br />
Dave Underwood 1981-84 124-82 .602<br />
Jim Hendry 1984-91 ^ 289-180-2 .616<br />
Todd Wenberg 19<strong>92</strong>-93 73-44-1 .623<br />
Jack Dahm 1994-03 283-276-2 .506<br />
Ed Servais 2004-pres. 227-124 .664<br />
* - Does not include 1963-65<br />
^ - Took over after Underwood resigned on<br />
April 23, 1984<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Location<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> is located in Omaha, Neb., which<br />
has a metropolitan area of more than<br />
800,000.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> History<br />
Founded in 1878, <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> is<br />
a private co-educational university in the<br />
United States, founded by the Society of<br />
Jesus and one of 28 jesuit colleges and<br />
universities.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Today<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> of today is nationally recognized<br />
as a leading university in the Midwest.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> is known for student-centered<br />
education and significant undergraduate<br />
student research opportunities. As one of<br />
28 universities in America designed in the<br />
Jesuit tradition of academic excellence and<br />
service to others, <strong>Creighton</strong> seeks to create<br />
an inclusive, diverse community. Today,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> offers more than 50 majors<br />
in the undergraduate divisions of Arts<br />
and Sciences, Business and the School of<br />
Nursing, plus prestigious graduate courses<br />
and professional programs in medicine,<br />
dentistry, law, pharmacy, physical therapy<br />
and occupational therapy.<br />
The 2009-2010 freshman academic profile<br />
places <strong>Creighton</strong> among the top six<br />
private universities in the Midwest with<br />
enrollments over 4,000, and among the<br />
top eight Catholic universities in the nation.<br />
U.S. News & World Report lists <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
as a “best value,” a school where students<br />
get the best return on their tuition investment.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> has also been cited as<br />
outstanding by other publications, including<br />
Money, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance<br />
and The Princeton Review.<br />
Student Life at <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
• Ten nationally recognized social fraternities<br />
and sororities.<br />
• More than 180 active student clubs and<br />
organizations.<br />
• High-speed Internet access in each of<br />
the nine residence halls, apartment living<br />
for juniors and seniors, and a special hall<br />
for graduate and married students.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> has been recognized nationally<br />
as one of the top campuses for wireless<br />
access.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> welcomes students of all religious<br />
beliefs and the <strong>University</strong> encourages<br />
students to participate in retreats,<br />
faith-sharing opportunities and multi-faith<br />
services.<br />
Student Snapshot<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> students come from every<br />
state and more than 40 countries. Of our<br />
more than 7,000 students, over 4,000 are<br />
enrolled as undergraduates, and almost<br />
3,000 are in the graduate, law, medical,<br />
dental, pharmacy, physical therapy and<br />
occupational therapy programs.<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> Campus<br />
At <strong>Creighton</strong>, we are committed to having<br />
the best campus around. The 130-<br />
acre campus is located within walking<br />
distance of downtown Omaha and many<br />
recreational, cultural and entertainment<br />
opportunities.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> has invested more than $285<br />
million in on-campus improvements since<br />
2000 and constructed several new buildings,<br />
including Michael G. Morrison, S.J.,<br />
Stadium, which distinguishes Omaha as<br />
the exclusive host of the region’s only<br />
athletic facility designed exclusively for<br />
soccer. The stadium hosts high school,<br />
club and international soccer events and a<br />
variety of Omaha community events. The<br />
Hixson-Lied Science Building and the renovated<br />
Rigge Science Building and Criss<br />
Health Sciences Building are the centerpiece<br />
of <strong>Creighton</strong>’s undergraduate and<br />
health professions leading approach to<br />
teaching and research. Davis Square<br />
and Opus Hall are new upperclassman<br />
town homes located on the east side of<br />
campus. The Wayne and Eileen Ryan<br />
Athletic Center & D.J. Sokol Arena,<br />
dedicated on Aug. 28, 2009, serves as<br />
an on-campus home to Bluejay women’s<br />
basketball and volleyball.<br />
The Mike and Josie Harper Center<br />
for Student Life and Learning, a<br />
245,000-square-foot facility, provides<br />
essential, centrally located services for<br />
students. It also serves as <strong>Creighton</strong>’s<br />
front door - warmly welcoming prospective<br />
students, parents, members of the<br />
community and all other visitors.<br />
At the center of the campus is the historic<br />
and recently restored St. John’s<br />
Church, the California Street Mall, the<br />
Lied Education Center for the Arts, the<br />
V.J. and Angela Skutt Student Center<br />
and the Kiewit Fitness Center.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> was nationally recognized in<br />
2009 as a “best neighbor’ university for its<br />
community impact. <strong>Creighton</strong> ranked sixth<br />
in the top 25 list of colleges and universities.<br />
Compiled by higher education expert<br />
Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, the ranking recognizes<br />
the positive effects higher education institutions<br />
have on their urban communities<br />
through revitalization, cultural, renewal,<br />
economics, community service and development.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Service & Outreach<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> seeks to educate women and<br />
men who are not only proficient in their<br />
professions, but who are enlivened with a<br />
spirit of service and emboldened to create<br />
a more just world.<br />
Faculty<br />
• A total of 972 faculty members (732 fulltime,<br />
240 part-time).<br />
• Student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1.<br />
• Faculty members are conducting internationally<br />
recognized work in many areas,<br />
including hereditary cancer, osteoporosis,<br />
hearing impairment, bone metabolism,<br />
regional economics and more.<br />
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2008-09 Athletics Highlights<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> student-athletes captured the<br />
MVC All-Academic Award for the fourth<br />
time in five years.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> student-athletes owned a GPA<br />
of 3.30 in the spring of 2009.<br />
• The 2009 softball team won its third<br />
straight MVC regular-season title and has<br />
advanced to the NCAA Tournament five<br />
times in the last seven years.<br />
• Women’s soccer hosted the MVC<br />
Tournament at Morrison Stadium for the<br />
third time in four years.<br />
• The men’s basketball program extended<br />
its MVC record with its 11th straight 20-win<br />
season while advancing to the postseason<br />
for a 12th consecutive season.<br />
• The men’s soccer team made its 17th<br />
consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance<br />
in 2008 while remaining the only program<br />
with at least one selection in every MLS<br />
draft. The program has made three College<br />
Cup showings since 1996.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> ranked fifth nationally in men’s<br />
soccer attendance, 12th in men’s basketball<br />
and 26th in volleyball attendance.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> hosted the MVC Men’s and<br />
Women’s Tennis Championships for the<br />
third straight season.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> serves as the annual host institution<br />
for the NCAA Men’s College World<br />
Series. June 13-24, 2009, marked the 60th<br />
consecutive year the CWS was played at<br />
Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.<br />
• Four athletes were named MVC Player or<br />
Pitcher of the Year (Andrei Gotsmanov,<br />
Tara Oltman, Booker Woodfox and Renae<br />
Sinkler).<br />
Bluejay Athletics on the Web<br />
Visit the official home page of the <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
at www.gocreighton.com to get the latest<br />
news on <strong>Creighton</strong> athletics.<br />
• The site contains updated and archived<br />
rosters, current and archived schedules,<br />
current and archived statistics, media<br />
guides, photo galleries and links on everything<br />
related to Bluejay athletics.<br />
• Live video for volleyball, men’s and<br />
women’s soccer and men’s and women’s<br />
basketball home games.<br />
• Live audio for volleyball, men’s and<br />
women’s basketball and select baseball and<br />
softball games.<br />
• Live stats for basketball, volleyball, soccer,<br />
baseball and softball.<br />
For More Information<br />
For more information on <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>, check out the <strong>University</strong>’s website<br />
at www.creighton.edu, or call the<br />
Admissions Office at 1-800-282-5835 (toll<br />
free) or (402) 280-2703.<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Directory<br />
Area Code: 402<br />
Campus Operator 280-2700<br />
Admissions (toll free) 800-282-5835<br />
College of Arts & Sciences 280-2800<br />
Athletics Department 280-2720<br />
Bookstore 280-2796<br />
College of Business 280-2850<br />
School of Dentistry 280-5060<br />
Financial Aid 280-2731<br />
Graduate School 280-2870<br />
Housing Office 280-3016<br />
Law School 280-2872<br />
School of Medicine 280-2900<br />
School of Nursing 280-2004<br />
Pharmacy & Health Professions 280-2950<br />
Public Safety 280-2104<br />
Registrar 280-2702<br />
Residence Life 280-2717<br />
Student Activities 280-1715<br />
Student Support Services 280-2749<br />
<strong>University</strong> College 280-2424<br />
History of Billy Bluejay<br />
“Billy Bluejay” is the official mascot of the <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> athletics department.<br />
The <strong>Bluejays</strong> were originally depicted by a “birdwatcher’s bluejay,” but that was changed in<br />
1941 when Joseph P. Murphy, a <strong>Creighton</strong> alumnus, designed the current version of Billy,<br />
one with a more human stance and expression.<br />
Prior to 1<strong>92</strong>4, <strong>Creighton</strong> teams were referred to as the “Hilltoppers,” but that name lost<br />
favor because at least six other teams in the country also used the same nickname. The<br />
Omaha Bee assisted the <strong>University</strong>’s Athletic Board and Alumni Association in finding a new<br />
nickname by asking readers to submit possibilities. After reviewing 200 entries, the Athletic<br />
Board decided upon “<strong>Bluejays</strong>” because of the school’s colors, blue and white.<br />
Today, <strong>Creighton</strong> remains the only NCAA Division I athletics program known officially<br />
as the <strong>Bluejays</strong>.<br />
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Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen<br />
A 2008 inductee into the Omaha Sports<br />
Hall of Fame, Bruce Rasmussen is in his 16th<br />
year as director of athletics, and 30th overall<br />
at <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
During his tenure, <strong>Creighton</strong> has risen<br />
to prominence with its success on and off the<br />
field, impressive new facilities and recordbreaking<br />
fundraising efforts.<br />
For evidence, look no further than the<br />
Wayne and Eileen Ryan Center and D.J.<br />
Sokol Arena, and Michael G. Morrison, S.J.,<br />
Stadium, <strong>Creighton</strong>’s premier soccer facility.<br />
The state-of-the-art Morrison Stadium, which<br />
is modeled after European soccer stadiums,<br />
allows <strong>Creighton</strong> to host community soccer<br />
and other events in addition to Bluejay soccer.<br />
The Ryan Center and D.J. Sokol Arena<br />
complements Morrison Stadium and provides<br />
a home court for women’s basketball and volleyball,<br />
plus a much needed gathering place<br />
for large <strong>University</strong> assemblies. Rasmussen<br />
has been instrumental in promoting college<br />
sports through his work on numerous NCAA,<br />
community and MVC task forces that further<br />
intercollegiate athletic programs.<br />
And in a day and age when coaching<br />
changes are the norm, <strong>Creighton</strong> has had just<br />
one head coaching change in the past five<br />
years. It’s a testament to Rasmussen’s leadership<br />
skills and efficient management style that<br />
annually produces nationally ranked teams<br />
both in the classroom and on the field.<br />
Since Rasmussen assumed the role of<br />
athletics director, <strong>Creighton</strong> has won 17 regular-season<br />
and 26 conference tournament<br />
titles. <strong>Creighton</strong> has also been recognized with<br />
the MVC All-Academic Award in five of the past<br />
six seasons.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> is the only school in the country<br />
that can claim 11 consecutive postseason<br />
appearances in both men’s soccer and men’s<br />
basketball.<br />
The <strong>Bluejays</strong> are the only school in<br />
the 103-year history of the Missouri Valley<br />
Conference to make 11 straight men’s basketball<br />
postseasons, while the men’s soccer team<br />
is one of four schools to appear in each of<br />
the past 17 NCAA Tournaments, also a league<br />
record for that sport.<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> softball team has made<br />
five NCAA Tournament appearances in the<br />
last seven years, while the baseball team<br />
won a MVC regular-season title in 2005 and<br />
MVC Tournament title in 2007, spending time<br />
in the national rankings in three of the past<br />
four seasons. <strong>Creighton</strong> was the nation’s only<br />
school to win league tournaments in baseball,<br />
men’s basketball and men’s soccer in 2006-<br />
07.<br />
Rasmussen also has continued to make<br />
outstanding hires at every opportunity. Most<br />
recently, Kirsten Bernthal Booth has helped<br />
the volleyball team improve by 18 wins in her<br />
first five seasons, while Ed Servais has earned<br />
MVC Coach of the Year honors in three of his<br />
first five years.<br />
Another recent hire, women’s basketball’s<br />
Jim Flanery, matched the league record<br />
with 48 wins in his first two seasons. He has<br />
led four of his six teams to the postseason.<br />
The 2004 women’s basketball team won the<br />
school’s first postseason national title of any<br />
kind when it won the WNIT.<br />
A member of the College World Series of<br />
Omaha, Inc., Executive Committee, Rasmussen<br />
plays a vital role in seeing that <strong>Creighton</strong> and<br />
the city of Omaha remain as hosts of the<br />
College World Series. He was one of six<br />
individuals on the CWS Oversight Committee<br />
which helped decide the location for the new<br />
downtown stadium. The CWS has established<br />
new attendance records in five of the past six<br />
years at Rosenblatt Stadium.<br />
Rasmussen was one of four regional winners<br />
from the National Association of Collegiate<br />
Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to take home a<br />
2004 GeneralSports TURF Systems AD of the<br />
Year Award.<br />
In terms of academics, <strong>Creighton</strong>’s reputation<br />
as one of the nation’s top academic<br />
institutions is reflected in the success the<br />
Bluejay student-athletes have had in the classroom<br />
during Rasmussen’s service as athletics<br />
director. <strong>Creighton</strong>’s baseball, men’s basketball,<br />
women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s<br />
and women’s cross country, women’s soccer<br />
and men’s and women’s tennis teams all have<br />
received national awards for their academic<br />
success. Bluejay student-athletes consistently<br />
own GPAs of 3.25 or above.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s primary annual fundraising<br />
events are the Bluejay Bash and the Bluejay<br />
Jamboree. Under Rasmussen’s supervision,<br />
each of these events continues to raise recordbreaking<br />
funds for <strong>Creighton</strong> athletics. Most<br />
notably, the 2008 Jamboree generated over<br />
$350,000 through its gourmet dinner, raffle<br />
and auction.<br />
The successful fundraising efforts have<br />
allowed <strong>Creighton</strong> to enhance its soccer, baseball<br />
and softball facilities under Rasmussen’s<br />
leadership. In 1998, the $1.7 million Student-<br />
Athlete Support Center renovation project was<br />
completed in the Old Gymnasium, resulting in<br />
seven new team locker rooms, an expanded<br />
athletic training facility, new offices and storage<br />
space and an academic learning center.<br />
The centerpiece of the project is The Parker<br />
Family Foundation Academic Learning Center,<br />
which houses the athletic department’s academic<br />
support team and features 20 computer<br />
stations and private study areas.<br />
Rasmussen accepted the associate athletics<br />
director position in 19<strong>92</strong> after a 12-year run<br />
as the winningest coach in <strong>Creighton</strong> women’s<br />
basketball history (196-147), culminating in<br />
the program’s historic 1991-<strong>92</strong> season.<br />
The 19<strong>92</strong> Western Athletic Conference<br />
Coach of the Year, Rasmussen led the 1991-<br />
<strong>92</strong> Bluejay women to a program-record 28<br />
wins (28-4), the WAC regular-season and tournament<br />
championships and a first-round NCAA<br />
Tournament victory in the program’s first-ever<br />
trip to the “Big Dance.” With that 28-4 record<br />
in 1991-<strong>92</strong>, Rasmussen completed his college<br />
coaching career with a 196-147 record, good<br />
for a .571 winning percentage.<br />
After serving as associate athletics director<br />
for two years, 19<strong>92</strong>-94, Rasmussen was<br />
named athletics director on Aug. 1, 1994.<br />
A 1971 graduate of Northern Iowa,<br />
Rasmussen came to <strong>Creighton</strong> from Bettendorf<br />
(Iowa) High School, where he put together a<br />
three-year girl’s basketball coaching record of<br />
64-15. His 1978-79 club posted a mark of 27-2<br />
and finished second at the state tournament.<br />
Rasmussen also coached at Maxwell (Iowa)<br />
High School, with a four-year record of 66-26,<br />
and Murray (Iowa) High School, with a twoyear<br />
ledger of 31-13.<br />
A native of Webster City, Iowa, Rasmussen<br />
and his wife, Jill, have five children: Megan<br />
(24), David (22), John (18), Katy (14) and<br />
Grace (11).<br />
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Under the leadership of <strong>Creighton</strong> President<br />
the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> is nationally recognized as a premier<br />
university in the Midwest and is experiencing a<br />
new era of growth and prosperity.<br />
Fr. Schlegel became <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
23rd president in August 2000, following nine<br />
years as president of the <strong>University</strong> of San<br />
Francisco.<br />
Through his vision, the <strong>University</strong> is engaged<br />
in its most ambitious campus expansion effort<br />
in its history. <strong>Creighton</strong> is becoming a national<br />
model showcasing a dynamic faith-based living<br />
and learning community in a 21st century<br />
urban environment.<br />
In 2005, Fr. Schlegel announced Willing To<br />
Le a d: Th e Ca m p a i g n Fo r Cr e i g h t o n <strong>University</strong> – an<br />
ambitious $350 million campaign designed to<br />
secure <strong>Creighton</strong>’s place as one of the finest<br />
Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United<br />
States.<br />
Since he arrived, the <strong>University</strong> has added<br />
40 acres to its campus and invested more than<br />
$285 million in new construction, renovation<br />
and campus improvement. Already recognized<br />
as a leader in science education, the <strong>University</strong><br />
has renovated many of its science-related<br />
facilities and is home to the new state-of-theart<br />
Hixson-Lied Science Building. This integrated<br />
science center and the <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Medical Center provide a national model for<br />
interdisciplinary health sciences education and<br />
research.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s expanding campus offers a welcoming<br />
environment for all students. In the fall<br />
of 2006, <strong>Creighton</strong> opened Opus Hall, one of<br />
two new resident town homes offering apartment<br />
living for junior and seniors. <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
opened the Mike and Josie Harper Center for<br />
Student Life and Learning in the fall of 2008.<br />
This unique facility serves as a dramatic “front<br />
door” to the <strong>University</strong>, consolidating traditional<br />
student support services into one studentfriendly<br />
location. Add to that the Michael G.<br />
Morrison, S.J., Stadium, which is among the<br />
premier college campus soccer facilities in<br />
the nation, and the Wayne and Eileen Ryan<br />
Athletic Center and D.J. Sokol Arena, one of<br />
the finest women’s athletics facilities in the<br />
nation.<br />
Prior to his service at the <strong>University</strong> of<br />
San Francisco, Fr. Schlegel was <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s assistant academic vice president<br />
(1978-82), academic dean of Rockhurst<br />
College (1982-84), dean of arts and sciences<br />
at Marquette <strong>University</strong> (1984-88), and<br />
executive and academic vice president at John<br />
Carroll <strong>University</strong> (1988-91).<br />
Fr. Schlegel, a native of Dubuque, Iowa,<br />
entered the Society of Jesus in 1963 and was<br />
ordained in 1973. He holds B.A. and M.A.<br />
degrees from Saint Louis <strong>University</strong>; a B.D.<br />
honors degree in theology from the <strong>University</strong><br />
of London; and a doctorate in international<br />
relations from Oxford <strong>University</strong>.<br />
He is a member of numerous international,<br />
national and local boards of directors, executive<br />
committees and associations. Fr. Schlegel<br />
is a past member of the board of trustees of<br />
Chicago’s Loyola <strong>University</strong>, Xavier <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Loyola <strong>University</strong> New Orleans, Saint Louis<br />
<strong>University</strong> and Loyola College in Maryland.<br />
Fr. Schlegel also is a director of the American<br />
International School of Hong Kong.<br />
In Omaha, he serves on several boards<br />
including <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> Medical Center,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Preparatory School, Duchesne<br />
Academy and Opera Omaha. He is a member<br />
of the board of directors and serves on the<br />
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.<br />
Executive Committees of the Greater Omaha<br />
Chamber of Commerce, Joslyn Art Museum<br />
and Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of<br />
America. In 2007, he became a Distinguished<br />
Eagle Scout.<br />
Previously, he has held numerous board<br />
positions with an array of organizations including<br />
St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation,<br />
Il Cenacolo, Coro, World Affairs Council<br />
of Northern California, the Association of<br />
Catholic Colleges and Universities, the National<br />
Association of Independent Colleges and<br />
Universities, where he serves on the executive<br />
committee and chairs the public policy committee,<br />
and Heythrop College at the <strong>University</strong> of<br />
London.<br />
Fr. Schlegel also has served on accreditation<br />
site visits for the North Central Association,<br />
and was a consultant to the Organization<br />
for Economic Development and Cooperation<br />
based in Paris.<br />
In 2004 the Woodmen of the World Life<br />
Insurance Society Lodge 1 in Omaha presented<br />
him with the Honored Citizen Award<br />
for his outstanding leadership of <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>. For his promotion of understanding<br />
and respect among all races, religions and cultures,<br />
Fr. Schlegel received the Otto Swanson<br />
Spirit of Service Award from the National<br />
Conference for Community and Justice in May<br />
2003. He was inducted as the Omaha Press<br />
Club’s 114th “Face on the Barroom Floor” in<br />
2007. In 2008, he received the Tim Rouse<br />
Advocate for Women in Leadership Award and<br />
was honored by the Nebraska Unicameral for<br />
his commitment to diversity.<br />
He enjoys opera, classical music, gourmet<br />
cooking, racket sports and the outdoors.<br />
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Th i s Is Cr e i g h t o n
2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l<br />
This Is Omaha<br />
Think of Omaha as center court: a<br />
dynamic and unique destination in the center<br />
of the country full of action. Omaha has<br />
this special spirit that fills the city like an<br />
arena full of fans whose team just won with<br />
a buzzer beater. Excitement for what it has<br />
built, what it has accomplished and what’s<br />
still ahead.<br />
It’s a spirit born on the banks of the<br />
Missouri River, founded in 1854 by land<br />
speculators convinced they were at the heart<br />
of something new. Soon after, the transcontinental<br />
railroad was built and Omaha<br />
emerged as a hotbed of activity and new<br />
technologies.<br />
There is a great story about Omaha’s<br />
growth in the early days that really speaks<br />
to the pioneering spirit of the city. As Omaha<br />
prepared to lay underground cables for telephones,<br />
workers were trying to figure out<br />
the easiest way to string the lines. Being an<br />
inventive bunch, Omahans solved the problem<br />
by getting ferrets to help carry the lines<br />
through the tunnels. Sounds extraordinary,<br />
but it worked. Today, Omaha is at the center<br />
of the telecommunications industry. Call for a<br />
hotel reservation from anywhere in the U.S.<br />
and you are probably calling Omaha. The city<br />
is home to the Hyatt, Marriott, Radisson, and<br />
Omni reservation centers. That infrastructure<br />
is also key to the nation’s defense. Offutt Air<br />
Force Base, home to STRATCOM, is based<br />
here. STRATCOM is the nation’s eyes, ears<br />
and muscle when it comes to protecting the<br />
country.<br />
That spirit is also seen in Omaha’s modern<br />
day pioneers. Warren Buffett, one of the<br />
richest men in the world, is a plainspoken<br />
Omaha-born and bred financial pioneer.<br />
When Warren speaks, people listen, learn<br />
and make money. In fact, as you look at the<br />
four Fortune 500 companies that call Omaha<br />
home, they are all innovators: Berkshire<br />
Hathaway, Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods,<br />
and Peter Kiewit Sons’.<br />
It’s not just the business community<br />
that embodies that spirit; you can also listen<br />
to it, touch it, taste it and feel it when you<br />
visit Omaha.<br />
Home to the world’s largest indoor<br />
rainforest, next to the world’s largest indoor<br />
desert under the world’s largest geodesic<br />
dome, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo is a can’t<br />
miss when you’re in town. Experience what<br />
it’s like to go underground and see rare<br />
creatures that only come out at night, or<br />
surround yourself with sharks as you walk<br />
through an 850,000-gallon underwater tunnel.<br />
Talk about innovative: the zoo just spent<br />
$6 million on a research facility allowing it to<br />
respond to national and international conservation<br />
needs.<br />
Omaha’s three Smithsonian-affiliated<br />
museums offer a diverse cross section of art.<br />
Gaze at a 15,000-pound glass sculpture suspended<br />
in air at the Joslyn Art Museum, hop<br />
on board Harry S. Truman’s press train at the<br />
Durham Heritage Museum, or pilot a fighter<br />
jet at the Strategic Air and Space Museum,<br />
home to some of the most prized and rarely<br />
displayed military aircraft. Discover how<br />
nature can seem brand new as you walk<br />
through over 100 acres of lush and rare<br />
fragrance at Lauritzen Gardens: Omaha’s<br />
Botanical Center.<br />
Omaha is a mecca to music pioneers,<br />
as the city is quickly becoming the nation’s<br />
premier hot spot for the indie rock scene. It’s<br />
home to famed Saddle Creek Records and<br />
nationally renowned bands such as Bright<br />
Eyes, The Faint and Cursive.<br />
Omaha is a city that never forgets its<br />
past. The Old Market is the true merging<br />
of old and new. The historic warehouse<br />
district was preserved and transformed into<br />
the city’s art, shopping and dining district.<br />
Unique shops and restaurants lining cobblestone<br />
streets, it’s a place to remember where<br />
you’ve been and where you’re going.<br />
Omaha’s new Bob Kerrey Pedestrian<br />
Bridge S-curves its way across the Missouri<br />
River. This one-of-a-kind structure is the<br />
longest pedestrian bridge to link two states.<br />
It’s just one more example of how<br />
Omaha stays fresh and innovative, all thanks<br />
to that indelible pioneering spirit.<br />
Qwest Center Omaha opened in 2003, and is home to<br />
Bluejay men’s basketball, as well as concerts and other<br />
entertainment events.<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> Staff Directory<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Athletics Department<br />
2500 California Plaza<br />
Omaha, NE 68178<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Head Coaches<br />
Phone: (402) 280-2720<br />
Fax: (402) 280-5596<br />
www.gocreighton.com<br />
Baseball Staff<br />
Dana<br />
Altman<br />
Men’s<br />
Basketball<br />
280-1795<br />
Kirsten<br />
Bernthal<br />
Booth<br />
Volleyball<br />
280-5794<br />
Dan<br />
Chipps<br />
Women’s Crew<br />
280-1817<br />
Debbie<br />
Conry<br />
Women’s Golf<br />
280-1722<br />
Chas<br />
Davis<br />
M & W<br />
Cross Country<br />
280-3611<br />
Bruce<br />
Erickson<br />
Women’s<br />
Soccer<br />
280-5553<br />
Head Coach Ed Servais 280-2483<br />
E-mail address<br />
eservais@creighton.edu<br />
Associate Head Coach Rob Smith 280-5545<br />
E-mail address<br />
robsmith@creighton.edu<br />
Assistant Coach Brent Alwine 280-2628<br />
E-mail address<br />
brentalwine@creighton.edu<br />
Vol. Assistant Coach Brandon Tormoehlen 280-2489<br />
E-mail address<br />
JohnTormoehlen@creighton.edu<br />
Jim<br />
Flanery<br />
Women’s<br />
Basketball<br />
280-2720<br />
Tom<br />
Lilly<br />
Men’s<br />
& Women’s<br />
Tennis<br />
280-2490<br />
Ed<br />
Servais<br />
Baseball<br />
280-2483<br />
Brent<br />
Vigness<br />
Softball<br />
280-2949<br />
Bob<br />
Warming<br />
Men’s Soccer<br />
280-5785<br />
Chris<br />
Wiemers<br />
Men’s Golf<br />
280-5813<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Administration and Support Staff<br />
Rob<br />
Anderson<br />
Sports<br />
Information<br />
280-5544<br />
Margaret<br />
Bennett<br />
Administrative<br />
Assistant<br />
280-2720<br />
Dustin<br />
Bode<br />
Marketing &<br />
Promotions<br />
280-1460<br />
Steve<br />
Brace<br />
Asst. AD /<br />
Internal Ops.<br />
280-2484<br />
Mark<br />
Burgers<br />
Associate A.D.<br />
280-5561<br />
Dr. John<br />
Cernech<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Vice<br />
President<br />
280-2775<br />
Lisa<br />
Chipps<br />
Academic<br />
Support<br />
280-5832<br />
Dr. Timothy<br />
Dickel<br />
Faculty<br />
Representative<br />
280-2230<br />
Barb<br />
Epps<br />
Administrative<br />
Assistant<br />
280-5577<br />
Patty<br />
Galas<br />
Administrative<br />
Assistant<br />
280-1795<br />
Brent<br />
Hogan<br />
Special Events<br />
280-2984<br />
Zach<br />
Howard<br />
Facilities<br />
280-1869<br />
Brandy<br />
Ingles<br />
Compliance<br />
280-3008<br />
Mark<br />
Joekel<br />
Video and<br />
Graphics<br />
280-1794<br />
Carol<br />
Ketcham<br />
SWA<br />
280-1794<br />
Brandon<br />
McCarville<br />
Facilities<br />
280-1869<br />
Ben<br />
McNair<br />
Athletic<br />
Training<br />
280-1793<br />
Sean<br />
Mohatt<br />
Athletic<br />
Training<br />
280-5563<br />
Bruce<br />
Rasmussen<br />
Athletics<br />
Director<br />
280-2720<br />
Adrian<br />
Rider<br />
Ticketing<br />
280-3371<br />
Kevin<br />
Sarver<br />
Asst. AD /<br />
External Ops.<br />
280-5810<br />
Chris<br />
Schroeder<br />
Business<br />
Manager<br />
280-2125<br />
Curtis<br />
Self<br />
Athletic<br />
Training<br />
280-5554<br />
Rob<br />
Simms<br />
Sports<br />
Information<br />
280-2433<br />
Ally<br />
Thrall<br />
Sales<br />
& Marketing<br />
280-1475<br />
Julie<br />
Tuttle<br />
Athletic<br />
Training<br />
280-5563<br />
Mike<br />
West<br />
Asst. AD /<br />
Marketing<br />
280-3498<br />
Teddy<br />
Young<br />
Ticketing<br />
280-5297<br />
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Academic and Athletic Success<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong>’s student-athletes combined for a 3.30 GPA last spring. The student-athletes own<br />
a cumulative 3.32 GPA, which tied the school’s best mark ever.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> Athletics ranks first in the MVC and tied for 23rd nationally with a 94 percent<br />
graduation success rate according to the most recent NCAA figures.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> has won the MVC All-Academic Award in five of the past six seasons.<br />
• The NCAA recently introduced a new tool for the evaluation of the academic quality of<br />
participating programs. The Academic Progress Report is intended to gauge the progress<br />
student-athletes are making to degree completion and graduation. <strong>Creighton</strong> had a Valleybest<br />
seven teams post multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their<br />
respective sports: men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross country,<br />
women’s golf, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball.<br />
• Eighty-seven of <strong>Creighton</strong>’s 226 student-athletes (38.5 percent) earned a 3.50 GPA or better<br />
during the Spring 2009 semester. Three of these athletes were <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball players.<br />
• <strong>Creighton</strong> had 120 student-athletes make the Dean’s List at least once last year, including<br />
68 student-athletes who earned the honor both semesters.<br />
• Fourteen student-athletes (6.2 percent) earned perfect 4.00 GPA’s during the Spring 2009<br />
semester.<br />
• One-hundred seventy student-athletes (75.2 percent) earned a 3.00 GPA or better in the<br />
Spring 2009 semester.<br />
• Ten teams (women’s basketball, crew, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s<br />
golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and volleyball) had team<br />
GPA’s of 3.28 or better.<br />
Rick Apke, 1978<br />
Krystle Campa, 2003<br />
Zach Daeges, 2005 & 2006<br />
Brody Deren, 2004<br />
Becky Flynn, 1995<br />
Christine Fukumoto, 2005<br />
Heidi Geier, 1998 & 1999<br />
Emily Greisch, 2006<br />
All-Time Academic All-Americans<br />
Bill Hahn, 1993<br />
Shane Havens, 2003<br />
Dan Lawler, 1999, 2000 & ‘01<br />
Mike Lindeman, 2003 & 2004<br />
Christy Lunceford, 1997<br />
Tara Oltman, 2008, 2009<br />
Jessica Powers, 1999<br />
Jamie Reiss, 2007<br />
Academic Learning Center<br />
Ernie Rongish, 1973<br />
Darin Ruf, 2009<br />
Dave Schrage, 1983<br />
Paul Silas, 1964<br />
Jean Tierney, 1983<br />
Anthony Tolliver, 2007<br />
Carrie Welle, 1998<br />
Matt Wieland, 2005<br />
Student-athletes’ demand for academic support has increased dramatically as they attempt<br />
to balance a full academic load with athletics. The recruitment, retention and graduation of<br />
student-athletes is vital to the success of collegiate athletics.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Student-Athlete Support Center was a major renovation of existing<br />
space in the <strong>Creighton</strong> Gymnasium, with the goal of enlarging and improving locker rooms<br />
and support facilities. In addition to new locker rooms, the 13,000-square-foot Support Center<br />
includes The Parker Family Foundation Academic Learning Center, staff offices, an expanded<br />
athletic medicine area and additional athletics storage space.<br />
The Parker Family Foundation Academic Learning Center includes staff offices, 20 computer<br />
stations, study tables, sound-proof carrels for tutoring and partitions to divide the area into sections<br />
for quiet, individual or group study.<br />
The Blue and White Fund was established by former <strong>Creighton</strong> student-athletes, alumni<br />
and friends to support this $1.7 million renovation project, which was completed in the fall of<br />
1998.<br />
Steve Brace<br />
Assistant AD/Director of Student-<br />
Athlete Support Services<br />
Baseball<br />
Robbie Knight<br />
T.J. Roemmich*<br />
Darin Ruf*<br />
Men’s Basketball<br />
Josh Dotzler<br />
Derek Sebastian<br />
Dustin Sitzmann*<br />
Women’s Basketball<br />
Katie Frank*<br />
Michaela Kraft*<br />
DaNae Moore<br />
Kellie Nelson*<br />
Megan Neuvirth*<br />
Stephani Rhoten*<br />
Sam Schuett*<br />
Kristina Voss<br />
Kelsey Woodard*<br />
Women’s Crew<br />
Alexandra Bloomquist<br />
Katherine Cameron<br />
Anne Edmonds<br />
Diane Ferry<br />
Michelle Glow*<br />
Stephanie Haas<br />
Courtney Hanson*<br />
Kayla Heimerman*<br />
Christine Koehler*<br />
Nicole Lindseth*<br />
Dayna Miyashiro<br />
Emalie Price<br />
Marguerite Ritchey<br />
Brianna Rochford<br />
Lauren Shoemaker<br />
Kathryn Macan*<br />
Susan Silverman*<br />
Shruti Singh<br />
Shelby Takeshita*<br />
Men’s Cross Country<br />
Daniel Barnett*<br />
Chris Boitano<br />
Chris Culhane*<br />
Liam Dawson*<br />
Jared Dittman<br />
Zach Fuller*<br />
Casey Jergenson*<br />
Zack Kesthely*<br />
Mitchell Knutson<br />
Ben McAnany<br />
Myles Miller<br />
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Women’s Cross Country<br />
Ashley Altrichter*<br />
Aubrey Inman<br />
Molly Jergenson*<br />
Lily Kaftan<br />
Ally Lynn*<br />
Carleen O’Brien*<br />
Jacqueline Parker<br />
Elizabeth Timberlake<br />
Men’s Golf<br />
Austin Andersen<br />
Andrew Brooks*<br />
Jack Dressen*<br />
Jimmy Zuegner<br />
Women’s Golf<br />
Armana Christianson*<br />
Maggy Hejlek*<br />
Maggie Kersenbrock*<br />
Ashley Norris*<br />
Brittany Pepler*<br />
Men’s Soccer<br />
Stew Brown<br />
Kyle Deremer<br />
Nick Goldreich<br />
Bryan Hoie<br />
Brian Holt<br />
Nick O’Neill<br />
Tucker Sindlinger*<br />
Seth Sinovic*<br />
Jeremy Wittig*<br />
Alex Zanotto*<br />
Women’s Soccer<br />
Tara Bailey<br />
Jordan Bruch<br />
Kristen Casey*<br />
Nicole DeLue<br />
Marcy Gans*<br />
Annemarie Hengel*<br />
Rachelle Holt<br />
Kyla Hoskins<br />
Grace Kwon<br />
Shawn Magrum<br />
Macy Mauer<br />
Lisa Chipps<br />
Assistant Academic<br />
Coordinator<br />
Outstanding Student-Athletes<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> prides itself on the quality education it provides for its student-athletes.<br />
Those listed below were members of the Dean’s List<br />
(3.5 GPA) in 2008-09. (*Earned Dean’s List honors both semesters.)<br />
Tessa McKeone<br />
Alicia Montgomery*<br />
Lindsay Vaught*<br />
Claire Zach*<br />
Softball<br />
Michelle Graner<br />
Kylie Hovinga<br />
Michelle Koch*<br />
Lauren Larson<br />
Elizabeth McKewon<br />
Tara Oltman*<br />
Christa Ruf*<br />
Kari Sakamoto*<br />
Jessica Wakasugi*<br />
Men’s Tennis<br />
Michael Elson*<br />
Jose Guerra*<br />
Bryan Lube<br />
Gabe Nagy*<br />
Kyle Obermeier*<br />
Kurt Schroer*<br />
Brian Ward*<br />
Women’s Tennis<br />
Leesa Cadwallader*<br />
Sarah Cadwallader*<br />
Lindsey Erickson*<br />
Lauren Mastro*<br />
Mary Pat McMullan<br />
Nicole Nakaoka<br />
Kelsey Schmidt*<br />
Volleyball<br />
Karisa Almgren<br />
Megan Bober*<br />
Amanda Cvejdlik*<br />
Carolyn Decker<br />
Melanie Feldman*<br />
Jessica Houts*<br />
Korie Lebeda*<br />
Michaela Malloy<br />
Allie Oelke*<br />
Alicia Runge*<br />
Sarah Schulze*<br />
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Strength and Training<br />
Athletic Training<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> athletic trainers work in cooperation with, and under the supervision<br />
of, physicians to provide the best possible care for student-athletes. It has a staff<br />
of four full-time certified and state licensed athletic trainers and two graduate assistant<br />
certified and state licensed athletic trainers. Athletic Training students also gain clinical<br />
experience as they help serve the sports medicine needs of <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
student-athletes.<br />
The mission of <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> Athletic Training is to serve<br />
as the initial allied health care provider for <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> student-athletes<br />
and to provide access to other health care professionals<br />
as needed. Services include prevention, assessment, management<br />
and rehabilitation of athletic-related injuries and illnesses.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Athletic Training is committed to the highest standards<br />
of care consistent with the National Athletic Trainers Association<br />
Code of Professional Practice and the credentialing statutes of the<br />
state of Nebraska.<br />
Curtis Self will serve as the baseball athletic trainer.<br />
Curtis Self<br />
Baseball<br />
Athletic Trainer<br />
Strength and Conditioning<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> student-athletes benefit from a year-round strength training and conditioning program in the Frank J. Iwersen Strength and Conditioning<br />
Facility.<br />
The 4,000-square-foot facility in the Vinardi Athletic Center gives <strong>Creighton</strong> student-athletes one of the finest strength and conditioning facilities<br />
in the country for a school that does not sponsor football.<br />
The facility features five Olympic platforms with complete sets of Olympic bumper plates, the most up-to-date weight training machines, a free<br />
weight area with over 10,000 pounds of weights including a complete set of dumbbells, functional training equipment, aerobic training equipment, and<br />
video and audio systems to help the staff monitor and teach proper techniques.<br />
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College World Series<br />
The NCAA Division<br />
I College World Series<br />
has called Omaha home<br />
every year since 1950<br />
and <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
serves as the host institution<br />
for the event.<br />
Annually drawing more than 225,000 fans to the<br />
11-day event, the College World Series is one of<br />
the nation’s premier sporting events, matching<br />
college baseball’s top eight teams in a doubleelimination<br />
tournament for the national championship.<br />
The 2010 CWS will be the 61st in Omaha and<br />
is scheduled for June 19-30 at Johnny Rosenblatt<br />
Stadium.<br />
All-Americans<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball program has produced<br />
14 All-Americans in its history,<br />
including four first-teamers in<br />
the 1990s: Dan Smith (1990), Scott<br />
Stahoviak (1991), Chad McConnell<br />
(19<strong>92</strong>) and Ryan Gripp (1999).<br />
Others who have received All-<br />
America recognition include Scott<br />
Servais (1988), Mike Heathcott<br />
(1991), Peyton Lewis (1999), Steve Grasley<br />
(2004), Tony Roth (2004), Scott Reese (2005)<br />
and Zach Daeges (2006).<br />
In 2007, three pitchers received All-America<br />
honors. Ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte was<br />
named an All-American by four different publications,<br />
starter Ben Mancuso was a third-team<br />
selection by Collegiate Baseball and reliever<br />
Andy Masten earned second-team laurels from<br />
the NCBWA.<br />
Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua<br />
Inducted into the <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> Athletic<br />
Hall of Fame in 1988, Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua<br />
Bevilacqua became the first person associated<br />
with <strong>Creighton</strong> Athletics to be honored by the<br />
Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame when he<br />
was presented the MVC Award of Merit at the Hall<br />
of Fame induction ceremonies Sept. 1, 1998, in St.<br />
Louis.<br />
Dr. Lee C. Bevilacqua was <strong>Creighton</strong>’s volunteer<br />
team physician for 32 years (1962-82, 1986-98) until<br />
his passing in October of 1998, while on a road trip<br />
with the Bluejay men’s soccer team.<br />
During his years of service, Bevilacqua never<br />
received monetary compensation and always paid<br />
his own way when he traveled with teams.<br />
MVC All-Centennial Team<br />
As part of its centennial celebration,<br />
the Missouri Valley Conference named<br />
a baseball all-centennial team in 2007.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> was well-represented, as<br />
nine <strong>Bluejays</strong> were selected.<br />
Tony Roth (2002-05) was one of<br />
five players selected at second base.<br />
Scott Servais (1986-88) at catcher<br />
and Zach Daeges (2003-06) at third<br />
base were each one of only four<br />
Scott Reese<br />
Tony Roth<br />
Zach Daeges<br />
players selected at their positions.<br />
The 1991 National Player of the Year Scott<br />
Stahoviak (1989-91) was selected as a utility<br />
player. Oneri Fleita (1987-88) was voted to the<br />
team as one of four designated hitters.<br />
In the outfield, Dave Schrage (1980-83) was chosen<br />
as one of nine outfielders. He is the only person<br />
to earn all-conference honors as a player and later<br />
receive the league’s Coach of the Year award.<br />
Alan Benes (1991-93) and Dan Smith (1988-90)<br />
were voted onto the team as starting pitchers.<br />
Steve Grasley (2001-04) received the nod as a<br />
relief pitcher.<br />
Hall of Fame<br />
In addition to his status as a Major League<br />
Baseball Hall of Famer, Bob Gibson was the first<br />
Bluejay inducted into the <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Athletics Hall of Fame in 1968. The <strong>Creighton</strong> Hall<br />
of Fame now boasts 64 members, including 11<br />
former baseball players.<br />
Joining Gibson in the <strong>Creighton</strong> Athletics Hall<br />
of Fame are Oneri Fleita (2000), Gil Passarella<br />
(1984), Dennis Rasmussen (1993), Randy Schwartz<br />
(1994), Jim Hendry (2001), Scott Servais (2003),<br />
Scott Stahoviak (2005), Mike Heathcott (2006)<br />
and 2007 inductee Mike Finley.<br />
Fight Song<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> <strong>University</strong> Fight Song is “The<br />
White and the Blue,” with words and music by<br />
Gordon Richmond.<br />
“The White and the Blue!<br />
Colors two, it is you we defend.<br />
Fearless for you,<br />
our might to the fight we will lend.<br />
So: wave, colors, wave<br />
We will fight on for your glory.<br />
White and Blue!<br />
We will fight till the fight is won.”<br />
Jaybackers<br />
The booster group for <strong>Creighton</strong> Athletics, the<br />
Jaybackers, contributed over $2 million to the<br />
athletic department last year, primarily through<br />
membership donations and the annual Bluejay<br />
Jamboree held in November.<br />
Endowed Scholarships<br />
Through the generosity of its supporters,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> has established endowed scholarships<br />
that are awarded to student-athletes on a yearly<br />
basis. Most of these scholarships go toward helping<br />
fifth-year student-athletes who have completed<br />
their athletic eligibility. Below are the last<br />
names of donors with endowed scholarships that<br />
are available to baseball players:<br />
Baseball Only: Palmer, Mangiameli, Quinlan<br />
All Sports: Jensen, Mailliard, Barr, Dippel,<br />
Bevilacqua, Remde, Leavitt, Gibson (minority)<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> Traditions<br />
Missouri Valley Conference<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball team has been a<br />
member of the Missouri Valley Conference since<br />
the 1977 season. Prior to joining the Valley, the<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> played as an independent.<br />
The oldest conference headquartered west<br />
of the Mississippi River, The Valley is in its 103rd<br />
year of existence and began sponsoring baseball<br />
in 1947.<br />
Major Leaguers<br />
The <strong>Creighton</strong> program has seen its share of<br />
athletes move on to the professional ranks. The<br />
Jays have had 73 players drafted by Major League<br />
Baseball teams since 1955 with 15 of them making<br />
it to a 40-man roster. This includes 28 signees<br />
in the 1990s and 17 since 2000.<br />
Some of the more notable names from<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>’s history are Bob Gibson, Dave McKay,<br />
Dennis Rasmussen, Scott Servais, Kimera Bartee,<br />
Scott Stahoviak and Alan Benes.<br />
Most recently the names of Zach Daeges,<br />
Adam Schaecher, Marc Lewis, Chase Odenreider,<br />
Pat Venditte and Darin Ruf have been added to<br />
the list.<br />
USA Baseball<br />
Five Bluejay baseball players -- Chad<br />
McConnell, Chad Meyers, Dennis Rasmussen,<br />
Scott Servais and Dan Smith -- have represented<br />
the United States in international competition.<br />
Scott Servais was a member of the goldmedal-winning<br />
baseball team at the 1988 Seoul<br />
Scott Servais<br />
Dennis Rasmussen<br />
Olympics.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> was ranked in the latest Top 50<br />
USA Baseball National Team Collegiate Programs<br />
by USA Baseball. The <strong>Bluejays</strong> came in tied for<br />
23rd in the rankings, which are based on a program’s<br />
contributions to the U.S. National Team.<br />
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<strong>Bluejays</strong> After <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
CU’s Major League Connections<br />
Player Year Organization<br />
Gerald J. Shea 1905 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Joseph Lotz 1916 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Hugh (Hal) Luby 1931 Philadelphia Athletics<br />
Gene Sullivan 1955 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Frank Slezak 1955 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Fritz Stanek 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers<br />
Bob Gibson 1957 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Don Brummer 1957 New York Yankees<br />
Gil Passarella 1970 New York Yankees<br />
Dave McKay 1971 Minnesota Twins<br />
John Sturgeon 1972 San Diego Padres<br />
Cliff Cuadreuil 1972 Baltimore Orioles<br />
Jim Otto 1972 New York Yankees<br />
Jim Lemon 1973 Kansas City Royals<br />
Dennis Froehlich 1974 San Francisco Giants<br />
Abner Johnson 1977 Minnesota Twins<br />
Dennis Rasmussen 1980 California Angels<br />
Daryl Stoval 1982 Chicago White Sox<br />
Donald Montgomery 1983 Montreal Expos<br />
Doug Palmer 1983 Minnesota Twins<br />
Kevin Kristan 1983 Chicago White Sox<br />
Tom Traen 1983 Montreal Expos<br />
Eric Campbell 1984 Chicago White Sox<br />
Tom Drees 1985 Chicago White Sox<br />
Jeff Kopyta 1986 Oakland Athletics<br />
Dave Hartnett 1986 Seattle Mariners<br />
Shaun Daly 1987 Kansas City Royals<br />
Brad Kucera 1987 Milwaukee Brewers<br />
Scott Servais 1988 Houston Astros<br />
Oneri Fleita 1988 Baltimore Orioles<br />
Dan Johnston 1988 Chicago Cubs<br />
Eric Boddie 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers<br />
Dan Smith 1990 Texas Rangers<br />
Scott Stahoviak 1991 Minnesota Twins<br />
Dax Jones 1991 S.F. Giants<br />
Steve Hinton 1991 Kansas City Royals<br />
Mike Heathcott 1991 Chicago White Sox<br />
Ryan Martindale 1991 Cleveland Indians<br />
Bobby Langer 1991 Chicago White Sox<br />
Chad McConnell 19<strong>92</strong> Philadelphia Phillies<br />
Rick Freehling 19<strong>92</strong> Florida Marlins<br />
Alan Benes 1993 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Brian O’Brien 1993 Minnesota Twins<br />
Brian O’Connor 1993 Philadelphia Phillies<br />
Troy Schulte 1993 Houston Astros<br />
Kimera Bartee 1993 Baltimore Orioles<br />
Aaron Puffer 1993 California Angels<br />
Eric Maloney 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers<br />
Rick Heiserman 1994 Cleveland Indians<br />
Dan Hower 1994 Texas Rangers<br />
Eric Dantzler 1994 San Francisco Giants<br />
Gary Dose 1995 Minnesota Twins<br />
Tyson Kimm 1995 Philadelphia Phillies<br />
Mike Mahoney 1995 Atlanta Braves<br />
Mike Stick 1995 Chicago Cubs<br />
A.J. Walkanoff 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers<br />
Chad Meyers 1996 Chicago Cubs<br />
Kevin Frederick 1998 Toronto Blue Jays<br />
Ryan Gripp 1999 Milwaukee Brewers<br />
Peyton Lewis 1999 Toronto Blue Jays<br />
Vince Pietro 2000 Cleveland Indians<br />
Ken Sarna 2000 Kansas City Royals<br />
Dan Lawler 2001 Chicago Cubs<br />
Dan Gooris 2001 San Diego Padres<br />
Tim Gradoville 2002 Philadelphia Phillies<br />
Tom Oldham 2003 Seattle Mariners<br />
Ryan Fitzgerald 2003 Chicago Cubs<br />
Steve Grasley 2004 Seattle Mariners<br />
Eric Wordekemper 2005 New York Yankees<br />
Tony Roth 2005 Texas Rangers<br />
Zach Daeges 2006 Boston Red Sox<br />
Adam Schaecher 2006 Texas Rangers<br />
Chase Odenreider 2006 New York Yankees<br />
Marc Lewis 2007 Florida Marlins<br />
Chris Gradoville 2007 Texas Rangers<br />
Chad Ogden 2007 Texas Rangers<br />
Pat Venditte 2008 New York Yankees<br />
Vicente Cafaro 2009 Texas Rangers<br />
Kirk Clark 2009 Houston Astros<br />
Darin Ruf 2009 Philadelphia Phillies<br />
*All teams listed are the team the player signed<br />
with<br />
Bold - Reached the Major Leagues.<br />
Northwoods League<br />
Known as one of the premier summer collegiate baseball wooden bat leagues in the country, many<br />
Northwoods League rosters have included <strong>Creighton</strong> players in recent years. Eight <strong>Bluejays</strong> on the<br />
2010 roster played in the Northwoods League last summer (Robbie Knight, Bobby Lackovic, Brandon<br />
Koenigstein, Jonas Dufek, Jimmy Swift, Matt Patterson and Carson Vitale). In addition, current CU<br />
Vitale<br />
assistant coach Rob Smith has previously been head coach of the league’s Wisconsin Woodchucks.<br />
Patterson continued the Jays’ run of success in the league, as he was named to the North Division’s<br />
mid-season All-Star Team as a member of the Duluth Huskies in 2009.<br />
In 2008, Lackovic was selected to the 2008 mid-season Northwoods League All-Star Team<br />
as a member of the Waterloo Bucks. In 2007 Darin Ruf was named the league’s best offensive first<br />
baseman after hitting .348. In 2005, Zach Daeges became the first player in NWL history to win the<br />
Triple Crown, batting .366 while hitting 13 home runs and driving in 48 Patterson<br />
runs for the Waterloo Bucks.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> players have been successful for years in the NWL. Former <strong>Bluejays</strong><br />
Steve Grasley and Tom Oldham were named to the Northwoods League All-Decade<br />
Team that was announced in 2004. Grasley’s 19 saves during the summer of 2002<br />
was a NWL record. He returned in 2003 as a starter and led the NWL with nine wins<br />
and 91 strikeouts for the league champion Wisconsin Woodchucks. Also a member<br />
of the Woodchucks, Oldham’s 0.74 ERA in 2001 is the lowest in NWL history.<br />
Wisconsin also won the league championship in 2001 behind Oldham’s 6-1 record.<br />
Carrie Welle Anderson 2009<br />
Rick Apke 1989<br />
Tom Apke 1995<br />
Edward Beisser 1977<br />
Lee C. Bevilacqua, M.D. 1988<br />
Ralph Bobik 1988<br />
Kelly Brookhart Prokupek 2003<br />
Conrad “Cornie” Collin 1991<br />
Keith DeFini 2005<br />
Randy Eccker 1999<br />
Mike Finley 2007<br />
Oneri Fleita 2000<br />
Donald Fleming 1976<br />
Rick Freehling 2009<br />
Becky Flynn Jensen 2005<br />
Heidi Geier Woodard 2006<br />
Bob Gibson 1968<br />
Pam Gradoville Simon 1999<br />
Kathy Halligan 2002<br />
Gene Harmon 1985<br />
Bob Harstad 2002<br />
Rev. Robert J. Hart, S.J. 2001<br />
Bob Gibson is regarded as one of the best pitchers<br />
in baseball history. After concluding his collegiate<br />
career at <strong>Creighton</strong> in 1957, Gibson went on to<br />
win 251 games, record 3,117 strikeouts, win two<br />
world championships with the St. Louis Cardinals,<br />
earn two Cy Young awards and win the 1968 National<br />
League MVP. Gibson was inducted into the<br />
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Athletic Hall of Fame<br />
Dick Harvey 1983<br />
Mike Heathcott 2006<br />
Jim Hendry 2001<br />
E.S. “Eddie” Hickey 1973<br />
Mary Higgins 1987<br />
Lance Hill 2007<br />
Werner Jensen, M.D. 1975<br />
John C. Johnson 1991<br />
Brian Kamler 2002<br />
John Knolla 1978<br />
Donald Knowles 1969<br />
Ralph “Swede” Langer 2000<br />
Don Leahy 2008<br />
Leonard “Jimmy” Lovley, D.D.S. 1969<br />
Dr. Ralph Mailliard 1972<br />
Kevin McKenna 1998<br />
John J. “Red” McManus 1979<br />
Brian Mullan 2008<br />
Richard Mulrooney 2008<br />
Gil Passarella 1984<br />
Ira Philson 2003<br />
Bob Portman 1982<br />
Anthony F. Porto, Sr., D.D.S. 1990<br />
Jessica Powers Davis 2007<br />
Dennis Rasmussen 1993<br />
Roman Roh, D.D.S. 1981<br />
Sebastian “Subby” Salerno 1986<br />
Randy Schwartz 1994<br />
Scott Servais 2003<br />
Paul Silas 1974<br />
Scott Stahoviak 2005<br />
Shannon Struby 2006<br />
Eddie Sutton 1997<br />
Jean Tierney Holt 1990<br />
Johnny Torres 2004<br />
John Trautman, M.D. 1980<br />
Melissa Walsh 2009<br />
Rev. Maurice Van Ackeren, S.J. 1971<br />
Tanya Warren 1996<br />
William Worthing 1970<br />
Connie Yori 19<strong>92</strong><br />
Mary Yori 19<strong>92</strong><br />
* Former baseball players bolded<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Major Leaguers<br />
Throughout the years,<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> has sent numerous<br />
players into the professional<br />
ranks. Nineteen of<br />
those players have reached<br />
baseball’s ultimate stage.<br />
This group is highligted<br />
by who many regard as one<br />
of baseball’s greatest pitchers.<br />
Bob Gibson was inducted<br />
into the Baseball Hall of<br />
Fame in 1981 after a stellar<br />
17-year career with the St.<br />
Louis Cardinals.<br />
After concluding his collegiate<br />
career at <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
in 1957, Gibson went on to<br />
win 251 games, record 3,117<br />
strikeouts and win two world<br />
championships with the St.<br />
Louis Cardinals.<br />
The Jays had several<br />
other players enjoy long careers,<br />
as Dennis Rasmussen<br />
played 13 seasons for five<br />
different teams, putting up<br />
a career 4.15 ERA with 91<br />
wins.<br />
Scott Servais played 11<br />
seasons with four teams, hitting<br />
.245 with 63 home runs<br />
and 319 RBIs.<br />
Alan Benes pitched eight<br />
seasons, posting an impressive<br />
13 wins his rookie season<br />
with the St. Louis Cardinals.<br />
Dave McKay played eight<br />
season with three teams, but<br />
has enjoyed a long coaching<br />
career with the St. Louis Cardinals.<br />
Scott Stahoviak, one<br />
of four first round picks in<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> history, played five<br />
seasons for the Minnesota<br />
Twins, belting 27 home runs<br />
and driving in 119.<br />
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<strong>Bluejays</strong> in the Major Leagues<br />
KIMERA BARTEE<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1996 Det. .253 110 217 32 55 6 1 1 14<br />
1997 Det. .200 12 5 4 1 0 0 0 0<br />
1998 Det. .194 57 98 20 19 5 1 3 15<br />
1999 Det. .195 41 77 11 15 1 3 0 3<br />
2000 Cin. .000 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2001 Cin. .000 12 15 0 0 0 0 0 1<br />
Totals .216 243 416 69 90 12 5 4 33<br />
ALAN BENES<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1995 St.L 8.44 1-2 0 3/3 16.0 24 4 20<br />
1996 St.L 4.90 13-10 0 34/32 191.0 1<strong>92</strong> 87 131<br />
1997 St.L 2.89 9-9 0 23/23 161.2 128 68 160<br />
1999 St.L 0.00 0-0 0 2/0 2.0 2 0 2<br />
2000 St.L 5.67 2-2 0 30/0 46.0 54 23 26<br />
2001 St.L 7.36 2-0 0 9/1 14.2 14 12 10<br />
2002 Chi.(NL) 4.35 2-2 0 7/7 39.1 42 12 32<br />
2003 Chi.(NL) 2.16 0-0 1 3/0 8.1 8 6 9<br />
2003 Tex. 11.40 0-3 0 4/4 15.0 29 8 11<br />
Totals 4.59 29-28 1 115/70 494.0 493 220 401<br />
TOM DREES<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1991 Chi.(AL) 12.27 0-0 0 4/0 7.1 10 6 2<br />
Totals 12.27 0-0 0 4/0 7.1 10 6 2<br />
KEVIN FREDERICK<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
2002 Min. 10.03 0-0 0 8/0 11.2 13 10 5<br />
2004 Tor. 6.59 0-2 0 22/0 28.2 32 16 22<br />
Totals 7.59 0-2 0 30/0 40.1 45 26 27<br />
BOB GIBSON<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1959 St.L 3.33 3-5 0 13/9 75.2 77 39 48<br />
1960 St.L 5.61 3-6 0 27/12 86.2 97 48 69<br />
1961 St.L 3.24 13-12 1 35/27 211.1 186 119 166<br />
1962 St.L 2.85 15-13 1 32/30 233.2 174 95 208<br />
1963 St.L 3.39 18-9 0 36/33 254.2 224 86 245<br />
1964 St.L 3.01 19-12 1 40/36 287.1 250 86 245<br />
1965 St.L 3.07 20-12 1 38/36 299.0 243 103 270<br />
1966 St.L 2.44 21-12 0 35/35 280.1 210 8 225<br />
1967 St.L 2.98 13-7 0 24/24 175.1 151 40 147<br />
1968 St.L 1.12 22-9 0 34/34 304.2 198 62 268<br />
1969 St.L 2.18 20-13 0 35/35 314.0 251 95 269<br />
1970 St.L 3.12 23-7 0 34/34 294.0 262 88 274<br />
1971 St.L 3.04 16-13 0 31/31 245.2 215 76 185<br />
1972 St.L 2.46 19-11 0 34/34 278.0 226 88 208<br />
1973 St.L 2.77 12-10 0 25/25 195.0 159 57 142<br />
1974 St.L 3.82 11-13 0 33/33 240.0 236 104 129<br />
1975 St.L 5.04 3-10 2 22/14 109.0 120 62 60<br />
Totals 2.91 6 3884.1 1336<br />
251-174 528/482 3279 3117<br />
Baseball Hall Of Fame Inducted in 1981<br />
Cy Young Awards: 2; 1968, 1970<br />
N.L Most Valuable Player: 1; 1968<br />
N.L All Star: 8; 1962, 1965-70, 1972<br />
N.L. Gold Gloves: 9; 1965-73<br />
World Series Most Valuable Player: 2; 1964, 1967<br />
MLB Records:<br />
Strikeouts in a World Series: 35<br />
Strikeouts in a World Series game: 17<br />
Single Season ERA: 1.12<br />
MIKE HEATHCOTT<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1998 Chi.(AL) 3.00 0-0 0 1/0 3.0 2 1 3<br />
Totals 3.00 0-0 0 1/0 3.0 2 1 3<br />
RICK HEISERMAN<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1999 St.L 8.31 0-0 0 3/0 4.1 8 4 4<br />
Totals 8.31 0-0 0 3/0 4.1 8 4 4<br />
DAX JONES<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1996 S.F. .172 34 58 7 10 0 2 1 7<br />
Totals .172 34 58 7 10 0 2 1 7<br />
JOE LOTZ<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1916 St.L 4.28 0-3 0 12/3 40.0 31 17 18<br />
Totals 4.28 0-3 0 12/3 40.0 31 17 18<br />
HAL LUBY<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1936 Phi A. .184 9 38 3 7 1 0 0 3<br />
1944 N.Y. (NL) .254 111 323 30 82 10 2 2 35<br />
Totals .247 120 361 33 89 11 2 2 38<br />
MIKE MAHONEY<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
2000 Chi.(NL) .286 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 1<br />
2002 Chi.(NL) .207 16 29 2 6 3 0 0 3<br />
2005 St.L .156 26 64 5 10 1 0 1 6<br />
Totals .180 46 100 8 18 5 0 1 10<br />
DAVE MCKAY<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1975 Min. .256 33 125 8 32 4 1 2 16<br />
1976 Min. .203 45 138 8 28 2 0 0 8<br />
1977 Tor. .197 95 274 18 54 4 3 3 22<br />
1978 Tor. .238 145 504 59 120 20 8 7 45<br />
1979 Tor. .218 47 156 19 34 9 0 0 12<br />
1980 Oak. .244 123 295 29 72 16 1 1 29<br />
1981 Oak. .263 79 224 25 59 11 1 4 21<br />
1982 Oak. .198 78 212 25 42 4 1 4 17<br />
Totals .229 6452086 191 441 70 15 21 170<br />
CHAD MEYERS<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1999 Chi.(NL) .232 43 142 17 33 9 0 0 4<br />
2000 Chi.(NL) .173 36 52 8 9 2 0 0 5<br />
2001 Chi.(NL) .118 18 17 1 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2003 Sea. .000 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals .229 6452086 191 441 70 15 21 170<br />
DENNIS RASMUSSEN<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
1983 S.D. 1.98 0-0 0 4/1 13.2 10 8 13<br />
1984 N.Y.(AL) 4.57 9-6 0 24/24 147.2 127 60 110<br />
1985 N.Y.(AL) 3.98 3-5 0 22/16 101.2 97 42 63<br />
1986 N.Y.(AL) 3.88 18-6 0 31/31 202.0 160 74 131<br />
1987 N.Y.(AL) 4.75 9-7 0 26/25 146.0 145 12 39<br />
1987 Cin. 3.97 4-1 0 7/7 45.1 39 12 39<br />
1988 Cin. 5.75 2-6 0 11/11 56.1 68 22 27<br />
1988 S.D. 2.55 14-4 0 20/20 148.1 131 36 85<br />
1989 S.D. 4.26 10-10 0 33/33 183.2 190 72 87<br />
1990 S.D. 4.51 11-15 0 32/32 187.2 217 62 86<br />
1991 S.D. 3.74 6-13 0 24/24 146.2 155 49 75<br />
19<strong>92</strong> Chi.(NL) 10.80 0-0 0 3/1 5.0 7 2 0<br />
19<strong>92</strong> K.C. 1.43 4-1 0 5/5 37.2 25 6 12<br />
1993 K.C. 7.45 1-2 0 9/4 29.0 40 14 12<br />
1995 K.C. 9.00 0-1 0 5/1 10.0 13 8 6<br />
Totals 4.15 0 1460.2 522<br />
91-77 256/235 1424 835<br />
SCOTT SERVAIS<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1991 Hou. .162 16 37 0 6 3 0 0 6<br />
19<strong>92</strong> Hou. .239 77 205 12 49 9 0 0 15<br />
1993 Hou. .244 85 258 24 63 11 0 11 32<br />
1994 Hou. .195 78 251 27 49 15 1 9 41<br />
1995 Hou. .225 28 89 7 20 10 0 1 12<br />
1995 Chi.(NL) .286 52 175 31 50 12 0 12 35<br />
1996 Chi.(NL) .265 129 445 42 118 20 0 11 63<br />
1997 Chi.(NL) .260 122 385 36 100 21 0 6 45<br />
1998 Chi.(NL) .222 113 325 35 72 15 1 7 36<br />
1999 S.F. .273 69 198 21 54 10 0 5 21<br />
2000 Col. .218 33 101 6 22 4 0 1 13<br />
2000 S.F. .250 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2001 Hou. .375 11 16 1 6 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals .245 2493 611 2 319<br />
820 243 130 63<br />
GERALD SHEA<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1905 St.L .333 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />
Totals .333 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />
DAN SMITH<br />
Year Team ERA W-L Sv G/GS IP H BB K<br />
19<strong>92</strong> Tex. 5.02 0-3 0 4/2 14.1 18 8 5<br />
1993 Tex. 4.30 1-2 0 13/0 14.2 18 12 9<br />
Totals 4.66 1-5 0 17/2 29.0 36 20 14<br />
SCOTT STAHOVIAK<br />
Year Team AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI<br />
1993 Min. .193 20 57 1 11 4 0 0 1<br />
1995 Min. .266 94 263 28 70 19 0 3 23<br />
1996 Min. .284 130 405 72 115 30 3 13 61<br />
1997 Min. .229 91 275 33 63 17 0 10 33<br />
1998 Min. .105 9 19 1 2 0 0 1 1<br />
Totals .256 344 1019 135 261 70 3 27 119<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Information<br />
Matt Marek<br />
Sports Information Intern/<br />
Baseball SID<br />
(402) 280-5801<br />
Email: mattmarek@creighton.edu<br />
Credentials may also be requested by<br />
emailing Matt Marek. Credentials can be<br />
picked up at the main entrance to the<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Complex on game day.<br />
Any media planning to staff the Rosenblatt<br />
Stadium games will require a credential to<br />
gain access to the press box and should<br />
contact the <strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Information<br />
Office at least one week prior to the games<br />
for parking information. Credentials for the<br />
Rosenblatt games may be picked up at the<br />
stadium’s will call window.<br />
Missouri Valley Conference policy requires<br />
two courtesy phone lines be provided for<br />
the official radio station of visiting member<br />
schools. For non-conference opponents, the<br />
same two phone lines will be afforded to the<br />
team’s official radio station at no charge only<br />
if the same courtesy is reciprocal the next<br />
time <strong>Creighton</strong> plays that team on the road.<br />
Visiting beat writers may use the same<br />
phone lines after the games.<br />
Rob Anderson<br />
Sports Information Director<br />
(402) 280-5544<br />
Email: randerson@creighton.edu<br />
Rob Simms<br />
Sports Information<br />
Associate Director<br />
(402) 280-2433<br />
Email: rsimms@creighton.edu<br />
The award-winning <strong>Creighton</strong> Sports<br />
Information Office is always interested in<br />
helping the local and national media with<br />
its coverage of the <strong>Bluejays</strong>. Listed on this<br />
page are guidelines and services which<br />
the Sports Information Office provides to<br />
aid you as you do your job. Please feel<br />
free to contact Sports Information Director<br />
Rob Anderson, Associate SID Rob Simms<br />
or Sports Information Intern/Baseball SID<br />
Matt Marek for assistance.<br />
Media Credentials<br />
Please contact Baseball SID Matt Marek<br />
for media credentials to <strong>Creighton</strong> baseball<br />
home games. All media credential requests<br />
can be written on official letterhead and<br />
addressed to:<br />
Matt Marek<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong> Sports Information<br />
2500 California Plaza<br />
Omaha, NE 68178<br />
Game Day Services<br />
Media guides, updated statistics and<br />
notes from both participating schools will<br />
be available upon arrival to the media<br />
area. At home games, the <strong>Creighton</strong> Sports<br />
Information staff will maintain a computerized<br />
box score that may be printed at any<br />
point in the game. After the game, box<br />
scores will be printed in the NCAA format,<br />
unless otherwise requested and faxed to<br />
the appropriate media outlets. The game<br />
narrative and updated <strong>Creighton</strong> statistics<br />
may also be faxed upon request. All of<br />
the above information is also accessible<br />
on <strong>Creighton</strong>’s athletics website (www.<br />
gocreighton.com) shortly after games.<br />
Interviews<br />
During the week, all player interviews<br />
must be coordinated through Matt Marek.<br />
Interviews with head coach Ed Servais<br />
may be arranged by calling Servais (402-<br />
280-2483) directly. The best time to reach<br />
coach Servais is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. On<br />
most days, Servais and his players will be<br />
available for interviews immediately prior to<br />
or following practice.<br />
Game day player interviews prior to<br />
the game are not permitted. Following a<br />
10-minute cooling off period immediately<br />
after games, Servais and selected players<br />
will be available for interviews just outside<br />
the <strong>Creighton</strong> dugout.<br />
Photo Policy<br />
Only accredited photographers on assignment<br />
will be issued credentials. Copies of<br />
the rosters will be available in the media<br />
area. Photographers are not permitted on<br />
the field of play. They may shoot from<br />
behind the fence on either the left field or<br />
right field line or from the bleachers.<br />
Phone Lines<br />
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Radio Broadcast Information<br />
KOZN (1620 AM) and KOIL (1180 AM) will broadcast 34 regular<br />
season Bluejay baseball games, including 22 home games,<br />
12 road games and all<br />
postseason contests. Dave<br />
Gustafson and John Bishop<br />
will be on the call. These<br />
games will also be webcast<br />
at www.1620thezone.com,<br />
http://koilam1180.com,<br />
and at www.gocreighton.com.<br />
2010 Baseball Broadcast Schedule<br />
Tue. March 16 at Kansas State KOIL 1180 6:30 p.m.<br />
Tue. March 23 at Kansas KOIL 1180 3:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. March 26 at Southern Illinois KOIL 1180 3:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. March 27 at Southern Illinois KOIL 1180 2:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. March 28 at Southern Illinois KOIL 1180 1:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. April 2 vs. Indiana State* KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. April 3 vs. Indiana State* KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. April 4 vs. Indiana State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m.<br />
Tue. April 6 at Nebraska KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m.<br />
Wed. April 7 vs. Kansas* KOIL 1180 6:30 p.m.<br />
Fri. April 9 vs. Illinois State KOIL 1180 4:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. April 10 vs. Illinois State KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. April 11 vs. Illinois State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. April 16 at Bradley KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. April 17 at Bradley KOZN 1620 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. April 18 at Bradley KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m.<br />
Tue. April 20 vs. Nebraska* KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m.<br />
Fri. April 23 at Missouri State KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m.<br />
Sat. April 24 at Missouri State KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. April 25 at Missouri State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m.<br />
Wed. April 28 vs. Iowa* KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m.<br />
Fri. April 30 vs. Evansville* KOZN 1620 6:30 p.m.<br />
Sat. May 1 vs. Evansville KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. May 2 vs. Evansville KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. May 7 vs. Wichita State* KOIL 1180 12:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. May 8 vs. Wichita State* KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. May 9 vs. Wichita State KOZN 1620 1:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. May 14 vs. Seattle* KOZN 1620 7:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. May 15 vs. Seattle KOZN 1620 2:00 p.m.<br />
Sun. May 16 vs. Seattle KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m.<br />
Tue. May 18 vs. Nebraska* KOZN 1620 7:00 p.m.<br />
Thur. May 20 vs. New Orleans KOIL 1180 4:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. May 21 vs. New Orleans KOIL 1180 4:00 p.m.<br />
Sat. May 22 vs. New Orleans* KOZN 1620 12:00 p.m.<br />
*Indicates game played at Rosenblatt Stadium<br />
Local Newspapers<br />
Omaha World-Herald<br />
14th & Dodge Streets<br />
Omaha, NE 68102<br />
Phone: (402) 444-1000<br />
Fax: (402) 344-3343<br />
Editor: Thad Livingston<br />
Beat Writer: Steve Pivovar<br />
Columnist: Tom Shatel<br />
<strong>Creighton</strong>ian<br />
2500 California Plaza<br />
Omaha, NE 68178<br />
Phone: (402) 280-4058<br />
Fax: (402) 280-4730<br />
Editor: Vinny Benedetto<br />
Lincoln Journal Star<br />
P.O. Box 81609<br />
<strong>92</strong>6 P Street<br />
Lincoln, NE 68501<br />
Phone: (402) 473-7431<br />
Fax: (402) 473-7291<br />
Editor: Todd Henrichs<br />
Council Bluffs Nonpareil<br />
117 Pearl Street<br />
Council Bluffs, IA 51503<br />
Phone: (712) 328-1811<br />
Fax: (712) 328-1597<br />
Editor: Steve Sigafoose<br />
Wire Services<br />
Omaha Associated Press<br />
909 N. 96th Street, #104<br />
Omaha, NE 68114<br />
Phone: (402) 391-0031<br />
Fax: (402) 391-1412<br />
Primary Writer: Eric Olson<br />
Local Television<br />
KETV (ABC, Ch. 7)<br />
27th & Dodge Streets<br />
Omaha, NE 68131<br />
Phone: (402) 978-8957<br />
Fax: (402) 978-8931<br />
Director: Jon Schuetz<br />
KMTV (CBS, Ch. 3)<br />
10714 Mockingbird Drive<br />
Omaha, NE 68127<br />
Phone: (402) 593-2706<br />
Fax: (402) 5<strong>92</strong>-4714<br />
Interim Director: Matt Seigel<br />
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<strong>Creighton</strong> Media Outlets<br />
Bluejay Baseball Media Directory<br />
KPTM (Fox, Ch. 42)<br />
4625 Farnam Street<br />
Omaha, NE 68132<br />
Phone: (402) 554-4286<br />
Fax: (402) 554-42<strong>92</strong><br />
Director: J.J. Davis<br />
NET Sports<br />
P.O. Box 83111<br />
Lincoln, NE 68501<br />
Phone: (402) 472-9333<br />
Fax: (402) 472-5347<br />
Producer: Jim Carmichael<br />
WOWT (NBC, Ch. 6)<br />
3501 Farnam Street<br />
Omaha, NE 68131<br />
Phone: (402) 233-7940<br />
Fax: (402) 233-7888<br />
Director: Ross Jernstrom<br />
Local Radio<br />
KFAB (1110 AM)<br />
5010 Underwood Avenue<br />
Omaha, NE 68132<br />
Phone: (402) 556-5060<br />
Fax: (402) 556-8937<br />
KOMJ (1490 AM)<br />
and<br />
KHLP (1420 AM)<br />
11128 John Galt Boulevard<br />
Omaha, NE 68127<br />
Phone: (402) 5<strong>92</strong>-5300<br />
Fax: (402) 596-9428<br />
Director: Kurt Owens<br />
KOZN (ESPN Radio, 1620 AM)<br />
and<br />
KOIL (1180 AM)<br />
5011 Capitol Avenue<br />
Omaha, NE 68132<br />
Phone: (402) 342-2000<br />
Fax: (402) 342-7041<br />
Director: Kevin Kugler<br />
KXSP (Big Sports 590 AM)<br />
5030 N. 72nd Street<br />
Omaha, NE 68134<br />
Phone: (402) 573-0590<br />
Fax: (402) 331-1348<br />
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Missouri Valley Conference<br />
The Missouri Valley Conference enters its 103rd year<br />
at the start of the 2009-10 academic year, and the nation’s<br />
second-oldest NCAA Division I conference continues to be<br />
a leader in college athletics.<br />
The Valley continues to lead by example as one of college<br />
athletics’ most progressive conferences. The Valley<br />
emphasizes the importance of the student-athlete and is<br />
aggressive in its approach to provide opportunities for its<br />
member institutions.<br />
One of the biggest achievements for The Valley is the<br />
increasing notoriety of the State Farm Men’s Basketball<br />
Championship, which continually ranks as one of the nation’s<br />
top attended championship basketball tournaments.<br />
Notably, in March of 2010, the conference will celebrate the<br />
tournament’s 20th anniversary in St. Louis. Affectionately<br />
known as “Arch Madness,” the tournament is the secondlongest<br />
tenured neutral site tournament (trailing only the<br />
Big East in New York).<br />
Even though the MVC’s spectacular streak of nine seasons<br />
with two or more conference teams in the NCAA Men’s<br />
Basketball Tournament ended in 2008, the league continues<br />
to be one of the nation’s elite. Last year, a league-record<br />
seven MVC teams were in the post-season. The Valley has<br />
had four or more post-season bids in the same season 15<br />
times, including each of the last six years. Notably, The<br />
Valley has had 22 post-season teams in men’s basketball<br />
over the past four seasons, with three NCAA Sweet 16 trips<br />
(Bradley, Southern Illinois and Wichita State). UNI represented<br />
the league in the NCAA Tournament, while Bradley<br />
– for the second-straight year – reached the championship<br />
finals of a post-season tournament, representing the<br />
league in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.<br />
There were plenty of other milestones for The Valley in<br />
the athletic arena in 2008-09. For the second-straight year,<br />
the conference staged a neutral site women’s basketball<br />
tournament at the St. Charles Family Arena before good<br />
crowds, with Evansville earning the title and representing<br />
the league in the NCAA Tournament. Regular-season<br />
champ Illinois State reached the semifinals of the WNIT.<br />
The Valley had another historic year in volleyball as<br />
three league teams earned bids into the NCAA Tournament<br />
field. In 2007, a conference record four teams were invited<br />
to the Big Dance, while only five times previously has the<br />
league received as many as two NCAA bids. Tournament<br />
champion Missouri State was joined by UNI and Wichita<br />
State in post-season play.<br />
In men’s soccer, <strong>Creighton</strong> ran its incredible streak of<br />
consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances to 17 in a row,<br />
and the <strong>Bluejays</strong> reached the NCAA Quarterfinals. The<br />
<strong>Bluejays</strong> were joined by Drake in the NCAA field, as the<br />
Bulldogs were making their first-ever appearance in the<br />
men’s bracket.<br />
In baseball, Wichita State again represented the league<br />
in the NCAA Tournament, and reached the regional final,<br />
falling to Washington State. Over the past three decades,<br />
the Shockers have made 26 NCAA Tournament trips, with<br />
seven CWS berths and a 1989 NCAA Championship to their<br />
credit.<br />
For the first time in seven seasons, The Valley failed to<br />
send multiple softball teams to the NCAA Championship.<br />
Bradley made its first-ever NCAA appearance to represent<br />
the league and defeated national No. 15 seed DePaul in the<br />
opening game. In a season of firsts, the Braves earned<br />
their spot in the NCAA Tournament after becoming the first<br />
team in league history to win the conference tournament as<br />
the host institution, edging regular-season champ <strong>Creighton</strong>.<br />
In one of the closest results in league history, Wichita<br />
State earned the 2008-09 All-Sports crown, edging secondplace<br />
Illinois State by 0.06 points. The Shockers won a<br />
league-best four titles (women’s cross country, volleyball,<br />
men’s golf and women’s tennis), while placing in the top<br />
four in 12 of 15 sports in which they sponsor.<br />
Based in St. Louis since 1985, the league is assertive<br />
in its approach to hosting NCAA basketball championship<br />
events, operating a revenue-producing in-house television<br />
network, bidding out the right to host sport championships<br />
and landing title sponsorships for those events.<br />
The success of The Valley television package is one of<br />
the great stories in the league, in terms of the clearance<br />
of the men’s basketball tournament title game on national<br />
broadcast television, the excellent national and regional<br />
coverage for basketball and other sports, and the effective<br />
sale of advertising content to more than 25 companies.<br />
The MVC Television Network has blossomed into a revenuegenerating<br />
vehicle and The Valley’s most visible marketing<br />
tool.<br />
During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley’s ninth and<br />
longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been aggressive<br />
in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. This continuing<br />
involvement of the MVC in hosting NCAA events represents<br />
one of the most concentrated stretches of host opportunities<br />
for any university or conference in the 70-plus year<br />
history of the national championship tournament. In 2010,<br />
the Missouri Valley will host an NCAA men’s basketball regional,<br />
while The Valley has hosted three Final Fours this<br />
decade (women’s events in 2001 and 2009, and the Men’s<br />
Final Four in 2005). The league had previously hosted<br />
men’s regionals in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2007; and a men’s<br />
first/second round event in 2002. Additionally, <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
and The Valley co-hosted a men’s basketball first and second<br />
round in 2008 in Omaha.<br />
And while the Missouri Valley Conference has been<br />
progressive in pursuing NCAA events, it has continued to<br />
be a national leader in the athletic arena. And starting<br />
in 1995-96, the conference broke new ground by allowing<br />
league members to bid for hosting rights for select team<br />
sport championships. By establishing uniform host criteria,<br />
the conference is able to assist a host institution in a<br />
season-long promotional campaign and provide an avenue<br />
where hosts can acquire sponsors and achieve a profit for<br />
the event.<br />
In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the<br />
summer of 1997, when the conference began its athletics<br />
Hall of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird<br />
of Indiana State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry<br />
Iba of Oklahoma State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State,<br />
Ed Macauley of Saint Louis, and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati<br />
were members of the initial induction class. Currently,<br />
nearly 40 former players, coaches and alums dot the<br />
league’s Hall of Fame.<br />
Men’s basketball, perhaps, has the league’s most storied<br />
tradition with the likes of Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson,<br />
but The Valley has also produced national-caliber<br />
student-athletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001,<br />
Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman<br />
to earn the Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the nation’s top<br />
female collegiate student-athlete. In the sport of track and<br />
field, Indiana State’s Holli Hyche captured seven national<br />
sprint titles in the early 1990s, Southern Illinois’ Darrin Plab<br />
won back-to-back NCAA outdoor high jump titles in 1991<br />
and 19<strong>92</strong>, SIU’s Brittany Riley became the World record<br />
holder in the weight throw in 2007. And Kylie Hutson of<br />
Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault<br />
titles in 2009.<br />
From its early beginning to its current standing on the<br />
map of college athletics, The Valley will always continue to<br />
be proactive in its approach.<br />
League members include Bradley, <strong>Creighton</strong>, Drake,<br />
Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State,<br />
Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Wichita State. Eastern<br />
Illinois is an affiliate member in men’s soccer, while<br />
Central Arkansas and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville will begin<br />
affiliate men’s soccer membership in 2010.<br />
MVC Contact Information<br />
1818 Chouteau Ave.<br />
St. Louis, MO 63103<br />
Phone: (314) 421-0339<br />
Fax: (314) 421-0620<br />
www.mvc.org<br />
MVC Staff<br />
Doug Elgin - Commissioner<br />
Patty Viverito - Senior Associate Commissioner<br />
Joe Mitch - Associate Commissioner<br />
Jack Watkins - Associate Commissioner for Marketing<br />
and Television<br />
Mike Kern - Associate Commissioner for<br />
Communications<br />
Jeremiah Ingram - Assistant Commissioner for<br />
Communications<br />
Mary Mulvenna - Assistant Commissioner for<br />
Compliance and Community Relations<br />
Lauren Eads - Director of Sports Administration<br />
Bobby Thomas - Director of Operations<br />
Jamie Jarrett - Director of Corporate Sales<br />
Kelli Briscoe - Assistant Director of Communications<br />
Rich Steed - Chief Financial Officer<br />
Maxine Day - Executive Assistant<br />
Carla Fight - Assistant to the Commissioner<br />
Lori Bruton - Assistant to Chief Financial Officer<br />
Kristin Gregory - Media Relations Intern<br />
Oct. 9-11<br />
Oct. 31<br />
Nov. 6-8<br />
Nov. 13-15<br />
Nov. 26-28<br />
Jan. 22-24<br />
Feb. 11-13<br />
Feb. 27-28<br />
Mar. 4-7<br />
Mar. 11-14<br />
April 18-20<br />
April 23-25<br />
April 26-27<br />
May 13-15<br />
May 14-16<br />
May 26-29<br />
2009-10 Championships<br />
Individual Tennis (W) - Evansville, Ind.<br />
Cross Country (M/W) - Peoria, Ill.<br />
Soccer (W) - Omaha, Neb.<br />
Soccer (M) - Des Moines, Iowa<br />
Volleyball - Omaha, Neb.<br />
Individual Tennis (M) - Des Moines, Iowa<br />
Swimming & Diving (W) - Carbondale, Ill.<br />
Indoor Track & Field (M/W) - Cedar Falls, Iowa<br />
MVC Basketball (M) - St. Louis, Mo.<br />
MVC Basketball (W) - St. Charles, Mo.<br />
Golf (W) - Newburgh, Ind.<br />
Tennis (M/W) - Wichita, Kan.<br />
Golf (M) - Hutchinson, Kan.<br />
Softball - Des Moines, Iowa<br />
Outdoor Track & Field (M/W) - Normal, Ill.<br />
Baseball - Wichita, Kan.<br />
Doug Elgin<br />
Commissioner<br />
Joe Mitch<br />
Associate Commissioner<br />
Mike Kern<br />
Communications<br />
Kelli Briscoe<br />
Baseball SID<br />
Bradley • <strong>Creighton</strong><br />
Drake • Evansville<br />
Illinois State • Indiana State<br />
Missouri State • Northern Iowa<br />
Southern Illinois • Wichita State<br />
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