TD Ameritrade Park Omaha a New Home for Bluejay Baseball
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TD Ameritrade Park Omaha A New Home for Bluejay Baseball Creighton University and the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) have reached an agree- ment for the Creighton Bluejay baseball team to play its home games at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. Under the lease agreement, Creighton will play a portion of its home games this 2011 season and all of its home games in 2012 and beyond at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. Creighton’s first game at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha will be April 19, a match-up with in-state rival Nebraska. Construction on the state-of-the-art facility started following the January 2009 groundbreaking ceremony. The facility, with a view of Qwest Center Omaha as a backdrop, will be one of the finest baseball facilities in America. “TD Ameritrade Park Omaha will be a potent element in the recruitment and retention of Creighton baseball play- ers... It will allow us to attract top-notch college teams from across the country who would just love to play at the home of the College World Series.” said Creighton President Rev. John P. Schlegel. Creighton Baseball Meet the Staff Meet the Players Opponents 2010 in Review Records and History This is Creighton 1 2011 Baseball Creighton Bluejays Table of Contents Creighton Baseball Opponents TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ................................................... 1 2011 Opponents ................................................................48-59 Table of Contents ...................................................................... 2 Coach Servais vs. 2011 Opponents .....................................60 Quick Facts ................................................................................. 3 20 Years Later - 1991 CWS Team ...................................... 4-5 2010 In Review Creighton Baseball Creighton Creighton Sports Complex ..................................................... 6 2010 Review ........................................................................62-63 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ................................................... 7 2010 Final Statistics ...........................................................64-68 Rosenblatt Stadium - End of an Era ....................................... 8 2011 Roster Breakdown .................................................... 9-10 Records and History Single Game Records ..............................................................70 Meet the Staff Season and Career Records ............................................71-72 Head Coach Ed Servais ....................................................12-13 Pitching Records ......................................................................73 Meet the Staff Associate Head Coach Rob Smith .................................14-15 Creighton in Postseason Play ..........................................74-78 Assistant Head Coach Craig Moore....................................15 All-Americans .....................................................................79-80 Volunteer Assistant Coach Brandon Tormoehlen .............16 Director of Baseball Operations Jason Gundy ..................16 All-Time Results Baseball Support Staff .............................................................17 All-Time Opponents ...............................................................82 Athletic Training ........................................................................17 Last Time it Happened ............................................................83 Strength and Conditioning .....................................................17 Year-By-Year Results .........................................................84-89 Athletics Support Staff and Coaches ...................................18 Bluejays in the Pros ...........................................................90-92 Meet the Players Meet the Players This is Creighton 2011 Preview ......................................................................20-21 Creighton University .........................................................94-95 Trever Adams ......................................................................22-23 Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. ...........................................................96 Vince Bellino .............................................................................23 Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen ....................................97 Clay Cuno ..................................................................................24 Academics ..................................................................................98 Jonas Dufek ...............................................................................25 Creighton Traditions ................................................................99 Greg Hellhake ...........................................................................26 Omaha, Neb. ................................................................... 100-101 Opponents Jimmy Swift ................................................................................27 Jack VanLeur ..............................................................................28 Media Information Joey Bowens ..............................................................................29 Creighton Sports Information ............................................102 Brandon Koenigstein .........................................................30-31 Radio and Media Outlets .....................................................103 Michael Mutcheson ..................................................................31 The Missouri Valley Conference .........................................104 Kurt Spomer .............................................................................32 Scott Thornburg .......................................................................33 2011 Creighton Baseball Media Guide Credits Ty Blach ......................................................................................34 The 2011 Creighton Baseball Media Guide was written, edited Michael Blatchford ...................................................................35 2010 in Review Jordan Makovicka .....................................................................36 and designed by Shannon Pivovar. Editorial assistance provid- Nick Musec..........................................................................36-37 ed by Sports Information Director Rob Anderson, Associate Alex Staehely ............................................................................37 Sports Information Director Rob Simms, Associate Athletics Mark Winkelman ......................................................................38 Director Kevin Sarver, Creighton Marketing and Public Rela- Anthony Bemboom .................................................................39 tions and the Creighton baseball staff. Nick Judkins ..............................................................................39 Erik Mattingly ............................................................................40 Outside covers were designed by Amanda Burkey of Creighton Reese McGraw .........................................................................40 University Athletics Marketing. Inside covers were designed by Chance Ross .............................................................................41 Records and HistoryRecords Gabriel Thibodeaux .................................................................41 Shannon Pivovar. Chase Webb ..............................................................................42 John Sorenson ...........................................................................42 Photos courtesy of Rob Anderson, Eric Francis, Creighton Me- Mike Gerber ..............................................................................43 dia Services, The White and Blue Review, NETV, Scott Bruhn, Matt Hartmann .........................................................................43 Noel Bruns, Robert Perkett, Brad Williams, Michael Spomer, Jerry Mitchell .............................................................................44 Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Omaha World-Herald, Brad McKewon .........................................................................44 Northwoods League, USA Baseball, Wisconsin Woodchucks, This is Creighton Andrew Ostapowicz ...............................................................45 Missouri Valley Conference, National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ryan Price ..................................................................................45 Renderings of TD Ameritrade Park Omaha were provided by Jays by Position .........................................................................46 Populous. Printed by Creighton University Varsity Press. 2 2011 Baseball Creighton Baseball Creighton 2011 Quick Facts University Information at Creighton Sports Complex .............................................. 7-7 School ................................................................Creighton University at Rosenblatt Stadium ............................................................. 3-7 Location.............................................................................Omaha, Neb. Away Record .............................................................................13-6 Founded ........................................................................................... 1878 Neutral Record........................................................................... 4-5 Enrollment ....................................................................................