2020 Opponents
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Seattle University San Jose State UNLV www.goseattleu.com www.sjsuspartans.com www.unlvrebels.com
February 14-16 February 21-23 February 28- March 1 Bannerwood Park (Bellevue, Wash.) Excite Ballpark (San Jose, Calif.) Earl E. Wilson Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Location: ...... Seattle, Wash. Location: ...... San Jose. Calif. Location: ...... Las Vegas, Nev. Nickname:...... Redhawks Nickname:...... Spartans Nickname:...... Rebels Conference:...... Western Athletic Conference:...... Mountain West Conference:...... Mountain West
Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... Bannerwood Park Home Field:...... Excite Ballpark Home Field:...... Earl E. Willson Stadium Capacity:...... 300 Capacity:...... 5,200 Capacity:...... 3,000 Surface:...... Natural Grass Surface:...... Baby Bermuda Grass Surface:...... Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 325/395/325 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 320/390/320 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 335/400/335
2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 13-39/8-19 (9th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 20-34/13-17 (6th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 29-29/14-16 (4th) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A
Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Donny Harrel Head Coach:...... Brad Sanfilippo Head Coach:...... Stan Stolte Record at Seattle:...... 237-304-2 (10th) Record at San Jose State:...... 47-64 (2nd) Record at UNLV:...... 108-121 (4th) Overall Career Record:...... 457-394-2 (17th) Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... Same
Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Jason Oliveira Baseball SID:...... Matt Penland Baseball SID:...... Jeff Seals SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Series History Series History Creighton leads Seattle...... 2-1 First meeting in 2020...... 0-0 UNLV leads Creighton...... 9-2
Kansas Portland Nebraska-Omaha www.kuathletics.com www.portlandpilots.com www.omavs.com
March 4 - Hoglund Ballpark (Lawrence, Kan.) March 7-8 March 7 - TD Ameritrade Park Omaha March 25 - TD Ameritrade Park Omaha TD Ameritrade Park Omaha March 31 - Werner Park (Omaha, Neb.)
Location: ...... Lawrence, Kan. Location: ...... Portland, Ore. Location: ...... Omaha, Neb. Nickname:...... Jayhawks Nickname:...... Pilots Nickname:...... Mavericks Conference:...... Big 12 Conference:...... West Coast Conference:...... Summit League
Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... Hoglund Ballpark Home Field:...... Joe Etzel Field Home Field:...... Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park Capacity:...... 2,500 Capacity:...... 1,300 Capacity:...... 1,000 Surface:...... AstroTurf 3D Surface:...... AstroTurf Surface:...... Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/400/330 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 325/390/325 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/410/330
2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 32-26/12-12 (5th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 25-27/7-19 (9th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 31-24-1/20-10 (1st) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... 0-2 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Ritch Price Head Coach:...... Geoff Loomis Head Coach:...... Evan Porter Record at Kansas:...... 524-486-3 (17th) Record at Portland:...... 75-135-1 (4th) Record at Nebraska-Omaha:...... 61-99-1 (3rd) Overall Career Record:...... 741-714-4 (36th) Overall Career Record:...... 402-322-3 (17th) Overall Career Record:...... Same
Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Bret Beerends Baseball SID:...... Adam Linnman Baseball SID:...... Zach Kirby SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Series History Series History Creighton leads Kansas...... 25-11 Series Tied...... 3-3 Creighton leads Nebraska-Omaha...... 56-30
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Minnesota Central Connecticut State North Dakota State www.gophersports.com www.ccsubluedevils.com www.gobison.com
March 10-11 March 13-15 March 17 U.S. Bank Field (Minneapolis, Minn.) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Location: ...... Minneapolis, Minn. Location: ...... New Britain, Conn. Location: ...... Fargo, N.D. Nickname:...... Gophers Nickname:...... Blue Devils Nickname:...... Bison Conference:...... Big Ten Conference:...... Northeast Conference:...... Summit League
Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... U.S. Bank Field Home Field:...... Balf-Savin Field Home Field:...... Newman Outdoor Field Capacity:...... 66,655 Capacity:...... 400 Capacity:...... 4,172 Surface:...... MONDO Sport Turf Surface:...... Artificial Turf Surface:...... Natural Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 345/381/345 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/400/310 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 318/408/314
2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 29-27/15-9 (T-3rd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 31-23/16-8 (2nd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 19-24/15-15 (5th) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... 1-2 (Fayetteville, Ark.) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A
Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... John Anderson Head Coach:...... Charlie Hickey Head Coach:...... Tod Brown Record at Minnesota:...... 1,317-887-3 (40th) Record at Central Connecticut State:...... 549-485-5 (20th) Record at North Dakota State:...... 291-322 (13th) Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... 655-456-6 (23rd) Overall Career Record:...... Same
Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Sullivan Bortner Baseball SID:...... Jeff Mead Baseball SID:...... Ryan Workman SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Series History Series History Minnesota leads Creighton...... 25-22 First meeting in 2020...... 0-0 Creighton leads North Dakota State...... 22-3
Houston Baptist Kansas State Boise State www.hbuhuskies.com www.k-statesports.com www.broncosports.com
March 20-22 March 24 - TD Ameritrade Park Omaha March 27-29 Husky Field (Houston, Texas) April 14 - Tointon Family Stadium (Manhattan, Kan.) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Location: ...... Houston, Texas Location: ...... Manhattan, Kan. Location: ...... Boise, Idaho Nickname:...... Huskies Nickname:...... Wildcats Nickname:...... Broncos Conference:...... Southland Conference:...... Big 12 Conference:...... Mountain West
Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... Husky Field Home Field:...... Tointon Family Stadium Home Field:...... Memorial Stadium Capacity:...... 500 Capacity:...... 2,331 Capacity:...... 3,452 Surface:...... Natural Grass Surface:...... AstroTurf GameDay Grass Surface:...... Natural Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/405/330 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 340/400/325 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/400/330
2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 18-35/10-20 (12th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 25-33/8-16 (8th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... No Team 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A
Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Jared Moon Head Coach:...... Pete Hughes Head Coach:...... Gary Van Tol Record at Houston Baptist:...... 381-402-2 (15th) Record at Kansas State:...... 25-33 (1st) Record at Boise State:...... First Season Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... 677-525-3 (22nd) Overall Career Record:...... Same
Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Russ Reneau Baseball SID:...... Chris Brown Baseball SID:...... Craig Lawson SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Series History Series History First meeting in 2020...... 0-0 Kansas State leads Creighton...... 52-43-1 First Meeting in 2020...... 0-0
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South Dakota State Nebraska Wichita State www.gojacks.com www.huskers.com www.goshockers.com
April 1 April 7 and April 28 - TD Ameritrade Park Omaha April 9-11 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha April 21 - Hawks Field (Lincoln, Neb.) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Location: ...... Brookings, S.D. Location: ...... Lincoln, Neb. Location: ...... Wichita, Kan. Nickname:...... Jackrabbits Nickname:...... Huskers Nickname:...... Shockers Conference:...... Summit League Conference:...... Big Ten Conference:...... American Athletic
Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... Erv Huether Field Home Field:...... Hawks Field Home Field:...... Eck Stadium Capacity:...... 600 Capacity:...... 8,486 Capacity:...... 7,851 Surface:...... Grass Surface:...... Grass Surface:...... AstroTurf GameDay Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/395/325 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 334/395/325 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/390/330
2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 28-22/19-10 (2nd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 32-24/15-9 (T-3rd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 28-31/9-15 (8th) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... 1-2 (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A
Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Ron Bishop Head Coach:...... Will Bolt Head Coach:...... Eric Wedge Record at South Dakota State:...... 72-78 (3rd) Record at Nebraska:...... First Season Record at Wichita State:...... First Season Overall Career Record:...... 621-400-1 (18th) Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... Same
Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Jason Hove Baseball SID:...... Connor Stange Baseball SID:...... Ryan Anderson SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Series History Series History Creighton leads South Dakota State...... 24-5 Nebraska leads Creighton...... 92-49-2 Wichita State leads Creighton...... 118-49-1
Penn State www.gopsusports.com
May 12 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Location: ...... University Park, Pa. Nickname:...... Nittany Lions Conference:...... Big Ten
Stadium Information Home Field:...... Medlar Field at Lubrano Park Capacity:...... 5,406 Surface:...... Poa Annua Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 325/399/320
2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 22-27/4-18 (13th) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A
Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Rob Cooper Record at Penn State:...... 119-187 (6th) Overall Career Record:...... 405-417 (15th)
Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Mark Brumbaugh SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Creighton leads Penn State...... 3-0
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Seton Hall Xavier Villanova www.shupirates.com www.goxavier.com www.villanova.com
April 3-5 April 17-19 April 24-26 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Hayden Field - (Cincinnati, Ohio) Villanova Ballpark - (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.)
Location: ...... South Orange, N.J. Location: ...... Cincinnati, Ohio Location: ...... Villanova, Pa. Nickname:...... Pirates Nickname:...... Musketeers Nickname:...... Wildcats
Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... Owen T. Carroll Field Home Field:...... Hayden Field Home Field:...... Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Capacity:...... 1,000 Capacity:...... 500 Capacity:...... 750 Surface...... FieldTurf Surface...... Grass Surface...... Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 329/408/330 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF): ...... 310/380/310 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 320/400/320
2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 25-28/9-9 (T-3rd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 27-31/12-4 (2nd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 13-38/4-13 (7th) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A
Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Rob Sheppard Head Coach:...... Billy O’Connor Head Coach:...... Kevin Mulvey Record at Seton Hall:...... 442-406-2 (16th) Record at Xavier:...... 47-67 (2nd) Record at Villanova:...... 36-110 (3rd) Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... Same
Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Peter Long Baseball SID:...... Hayley Schletker Baseball SID:...... Davis Dupree SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected]
Series History Series History Series History Creighton leads Seton Hall...... 18-6 Creighton leads Xavier...... 13-11 Creighton leads Villanova...... 18-1
Georgetown Butler St. John’s www.guhoyas.com www.butlersports.com www.redstormsports.com
May 1-3 May 8-10 May 14-16 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Jack Kaiser Stadium (Queens, N.Y.)
Location: ...... Indianapolis, Ind. Location: ...... Queens, N.Y Location: ...... Washington, D.C. Nickname:...... Bulldogs Nickname:...... Red Storm Nickname:...... Hoyas Stadium Information Stadium Information Stadium Information Home Field:...... Bulldog Park Home Field:...... Jack Kaiser Stadium Home Field:...... Shirley Povich Field Capacity:...... 500 Capacity:...... 3,500 Capacity:...... 1,500 Surface...... Grass Surface...... Grass Surface...... Grass Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/400/330 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 325/400/325 Dimensions (LF/CF/RF):...... 330/375/330 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 in Review 2019 Record/Conference:...... 26-26/6-11 (6th) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 31-23/9-9 (3rd) 2019 Record/Conference:...... 22-34/7-11 (5th) 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A 2019 NCAA Tournament:...... N/A Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Dave Schrage Interim Head Coach:...... Mike Hampton Head Coach:...... Pete Wilk Record at Butler:...... 91-66 (3rd) Record at St. John’s:...... First Season Record at Georgetown:...... 422-654 (20th) Overall Career Record:...... 823-872-2 (31st) Overall Career Record:...... Same Overall Career Record:...... Same Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Sports Information Office Baseball SID:...... Kit Stetzel Baseball SID:...... Andrew O’Connell Baseball SID:...... Brendan Thomas SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] SID Email:...... [email protected] Series History Series History Series History Creighton leads Butler...... 12-4 Creighton leads St. John’s...... 12-11 Creighton leads Georgetown...... 17-4
Page 45 The BIG EAST Conference Through the first six years in its configuration of 10 Regional Networks, as well as the BIG EAST Tournament The BIG EAST has achieved recent success in oth- outstanding and nationally acclaimed institutions, the at Madison Square Garden, college basketball’s er sports as well. A BIG EAST team has won the NCAA BIG EAST Conference has established itself as one of longest-running postseason conference tourney held at the women’s cross country championship four of the last 10 the nation’s exceptional Conferences and a leader in same venue. years (Villanova twice, Providence and Georgetown), collegiate athletics. with one runner-up finish (Providence) Creighton BIG EAST institutions are located in seven of the nation’s men’s soccer has advanced to the NCAA College Cup Dynamic leadership has been a staple of the BIG EAST 36 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, twice in the last six seasons and Providence made it in throughout its history. The conference turned “40” on Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Milwaukee 2014. Georgetown’s women’s soccer team reached the May, 29, 2019, and has always taken a proactive role and Cincinnati. College Cup in 2018 and 2016. An affiliate mem- on many fronts. The 2018-19 academic year proved no ber in fieldhockey, Connecticut has won three national different. FOX Sports platforms carry complete coverage of championships in six years. Denver, as affiliate member in women’s basketball regular-season play and the men’s lacrosse, won the NCAA crown in 2015. The BIG EAST secured its agreement with Madison Square Gar- BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament. Every Olympic den to assure the league will play its men’s basketball tourna- sport championship is also carried on a network or digital plat- In the 40 years since the original league opened its doors, ment at the World’s Most Famous Arena for the next 10 years. form. BIG EAST teams have won 41 national championships in eight different sports with 145 student-athletes winning individual The University of Connecticut, a member of the The BIG EAST has also increased the visibility of its school national titles in the league’s history. conference from 1979 to 2013, was readmitted to the BIG programs with the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN). In EAST. UConn, which will begin competing in the league again 2014-15, the league became the first collegiate conference in 2020-21, brings a rich history of academic and athletic ex- to be hosted on the FOX Sports mobile platform. For the cellence. The Huskies’ women’s basketball program won eight fifth straight year, BEDN aired 225 live events with an of its 11 national championships as a BIG EAST member. The emphasis on women’s basketball, soccer and Olympic men’s team won three national titles under the BIG EAST um- sport regular-season and championship events. brella and an additional crown in 2014. Founded in 1979 by Dave Gavitt, the former Providence The BIG EAST Conference was chosen by USA Basket- men’s basketball coach and athletic director, the BIG EAST ball to represent the United States at the 2019 Pan Ameri- Conference became a reality in May of 1979. Providence, can Games in Lima, Peru. It marked the first time a team St. John’s, Georgetown, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Connecticut from a single Division l conference represented the U.S. and Boston College formed the original seven-school in the sport of men’s basketball in Pan American Games alliance, and the conference became an immediate competition. The team exceeded expectations by national power in men’s basketball. While the composition winning a bronze medal. of the BIG EAST has evolved, the focus of its schools has not changed, reflecting a tradition of emphasizing 2019-20 Championships In the arena and on the playing fields, the BIG EAST academic strength and fair play. Men’s Cross Country Nov. 2 Kenosha, Wis. has produced 11 national champions over the past six Women’s Cross Country Nov. 2 Kenosha, Wis. academic years. Six BIG EAST teams have captured To complement its athletic successes, the conference Women’s Soccer Nov. 7 & 10 Omaha, Neb. national titles, including two in men’s basketball. BIG EAST launched BIG EAST Serves in 2014 to align with the ser- Field Hockey Nov. 8 & 10 Hamden, Conn. student-athletes also have won national championships in five vice missions of the member institutions. Initiatives Men’s Soccer Nov. 9, 13 & 17 Higher Seeds individual events. housed under the BIG EAST Serves umbrella, the BIG EAST Career Consortium and the national Volleyball Nov. 29-30 Milwaukee, Wis. In the classroom, a record 67 BIG EAST athletic partnership with the It’s On Us campaign against Men’s Swimming Feb. 26-29 East Meadow, N.Y. programs were recognized in 2018-19 by the NCAA with campus sexual assaults, reflect the conference’s Women’s Swimming Feb. 26-29 East Meadow, N.Y. Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic commitment to developing the complete BIG EAST Men’s Indoor Track March 1-2 Geneva, Ohio achievement in the previous academic year. By student-athlete and making a positive contribution to cam- Women’s Indoor Track March 1-2 Geneva, Ohio percentage, Villanova led all schools nationally for a pus communities and the conference’s headquarters in Women’s Basketball March 6-9 Chicago, Ill. second straight year with 77 percent of its squads receiving New York. The BIG EAST annually hosts a Well Being Men’s Basketball March 11-14 New York City, N.Y. recognition. BIG EAST schools also produced seven Forum to help provide institutional personnel with Men’s Tennis April 16-19 Cayce, S.C. CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. information, insights and basic training so they can better support the mental and physical health of their stu- Women’s Tennis April 16-19 Cayce, S.C. Val Ackerman, who previously served as founding dent-athletes. Women’s Golf April 24-26 Okatie, S.C. President of the WNBA, President of USA Basketball Men’s Golf May 1-3 Okatie, S.C. and U.S. representative to the International Basketball The BIG EAST and Commissioner Ackerman have tak- Men’s Lacrosse April 30 & May 2 Providence, R.I. Federation (FIBA), was named the BIG EAST’s fifth en a leadership role in Sport at the Service of Humanity, Women’s Lacrosse April 30 & May 2 Washington, D.C. Commissioner in 2013. Under her leadership, the an initiative created by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Men’s Outdoor Track May 8-9 Villanova, Pa. BIG EAST has maintained its reputation for achieve- Culture to focus on how sport and faith can drive positive Women’s Outdoor Track May 8-9 Villanova, Pa. ment at the highest levels and has continued to be influ- social change. Ackerman was a delegate at the inaugural Softball May 8-9 Rosemont, Ill. ential on the national collegiate landscape, with numerous Vatican conference and has served on an advisory Baseball May 21-24 Mason, Ohio conference and campus administrators currently serving committee to develop the framework and content. on important NCAA committees. Ackerman is one of the few sports executives who has held leadership The BIG EAST hosts Freshmen Fundamentals, a unique positions in both men’s and women’s sports at the collegiate, program designed to assist men’s basketball League Schools professional, national team and international level. student-athletes in the transition from high school to college Butler www.butlersports.com and the elite level of BIG EAST basketball. The league hosts Creighton www.gocreighton.com In 2013, the BIG EAST began a new era by returning to Transition Game for women’s basketball, which assists wom- DePaul www.depaulbluedemons.com its basketball-centric heritage. The league’s 10 member en’s basketball student-athletes in the transition from college schools—Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, player to emerging professional on and off the court. Georgetown www.guhoyas.com Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova, and Marquette www.gomarquette.com Xavier—adhere to an unwavering commitment to academic in- BIG EAST institutions boast high graduation rates for their Providence www.friars.com tegrity, athletic excellence and community service. student-athletes, and the league has always been able to boast that many of its best athletes are also its best students. Seton Hall www.shupirates.com In December of 2012, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Creighton volleyball’s Taryn Kloth and Marquette St. John’s www.redstormsports.com Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova, basketball’s Allazia Blockton were the conference Villanova www.villanova.com announced their intention to separate from the nominees for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Xavier www.goxavier.com conference’s FBS football-playing schools and form an in- dependent association. The seven schools reached an The conference, which crowns champions in 22 sports, agreement to retain the BIG EAST name and assume had league teams earn a total of 18 NCAA team berths the conference’s long-term pact with Madison Square and 23 individual NCAA invitations in 2018-19. In men’s Garden to host the BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament. basketball, all 10 teams participated in the postseason The schools also announced the addition of three for the first time in conference history. Men’s basket- distinguished institutions — Butler, Creighton and Xavi- ball teams have earned 32 NCAA invitations in six years, er — and forged a landmark, long-term broadcast averaging 5.3 per season. partnership with FOX Sports. The BIG EAST moved its head- quarters from its original location in Providence, R.I., to mid- Current BIG EAST men’s basketball programs have enjoyed town Manhattan in New York City. The new era officially began extraordinary success. Villanova won NCAA Championships in on July 1, 2013. 2018, 2016 and 1985. Georgetown and Marquette also have won the national title, while Butler, DePaul, Providence, St. John’s The BIG EAST has been lauded as a leader in innovative and Seton Hall have all made the Final Four. The BIG EAST sent concepts, particularly television, and that reputation three men’s basketball teams in the 1985 Final Four — George- Kristin Quinn continues with the conference’s relationship with town, St. John’s and Villanova—the only time this has occurred Val Ackerman FOX Sports. The BIG EAST has enjoyed a successful in NCAA history. Over the past 16 years, Butler, Georgetown, BIG EAST BIG EAST multi-year partnership with FOX Sports and its nation- Marquette and Villanova have reached the Final Four, with Vil- Baseball al cable network FS1. FOX’s comprehensive coverage lanova making three trips and Butler two. Xavier has advanced Commissioner of BIG EAST men’s basketball includes the broadcast to the Elite Eight three times. Contact of all regular-season games on FOX, FS1, FS2 or FOX
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Page 47 2019 Game-by-Game Results Date Opponent Score Innings Overall BIG EAST Pitcher Of Record Attend. Time Feb 15, 2019 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 10-8 9 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Ragan (W, 1-0) 294 3:23 Feb 16, 2019 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 13-8 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 Bergstrom (W, 1-0) 212 3:23 Feb 17, 2019 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 12-10 (11) 3-0-0 0-0-0 Smith (W, 1-0) 294 4:15 ^Feb 22, 2019 vs. Texas State W, 6-5 9 4-0-0 0-0-0 Ragan (W, 2-0) 146 2:30 ^Feb 23, 2019 vs. Texas State L, 9-12 9 4-1-0 0-0-0 Boyer (L, 0-1) 313 3:12 ^Feb 23, 2019 at McNeese State W, 11-7 9 5-1-0 0-0-0 Kametas (W, 1-0) 750 3:10 Mar 01, 2019 at Wichita State L, 5-7 9 5-2-0 0-0-0 Connolly (L, 0-1) --- 3:12 Mar 01, 2019 at Wichita State L, 3-4 9 5-3-0 0-0-0 Hull (L, 0-1) 1,367 2:30 Mar 12, 2019 at Saint Louis W, 12-11 (11) 6-3-0 0-0-0 Sakowski (W, 1-0) 125 4:43 Mar 13, 2019 at Saint Louis W, 9-4 9 7-3-0 0-0-0 Smith (W, 2-0) 60 3:02 Mar 15, 2019 at Evansville L, 1-7 9 7-4-0 0-0-0 Ragan (L, 2-1) 158 2:50 Mar 16, 2019 at Evansville L, 0-11 9 7-5-0 0-0-0 Hull (L, 0-2) 241 2:56 Mar 17, 2019 at Evansville W, 10-4 9 8-5-0 0-0-0 Johnson (W, 1-0) 271 3:14 Mar 22, 2019 at Maryland W, 3-2 9 9-5-0 0-0-0 Ragan (W, 3-1) 264 2:37 Mar 23, 2019 at Maryland W, 5-3 9 10-5-0 0-0-0 Smith (W, 3-0) 419 3:13 Mar 24, 2019 at Maryland W, 8-6 9 11-5-0 0-0-0 Johnson (W, 2-0) 509 3:39 Mar 26, 2019 Nebraska L, 3-6 9 11-6-0 0-0-0 Tebrake (L, 0-1) 4,338 2:29 Mar 30, 2019 Illinois State W, 17-3 9 12-6-0 0-0-0 Ragan (W, 4-1) 1,137 2:56 Mar 31, 2019 Illinois State W, 8-7 (11) 13-6-0 0-0-0 Sakowski (W, 2-0) --- 3:02 Mar 31, 2019 Illinois State W, 7-3 9 14-6-0 0-0-0 Johnson (W, 3-0) 1,208 2:50 Apr 05, 2019 Kansas Sate W, 4-0 9 15-6-0 0-0-0 Ragan (W, 5-1) 1,600 2:22 Apr 06, 2019 Kansas State L, 2-9 9 15-7-0 0-0-0 Hull (L, 0-3) 1,919 3:08 Apr 07, 2019 Kansas State W, 11-1 9 16-7-0 0-0-0 Johnson (W, 4-0) 1,1488 2:43 Apr 09, 2019 at Nebraska W, 10-2 9 17-7-0 0-0-0 Hull (W, 1-3) 5,870 3:03 *Apr 12, 2019 at Butler W, 8-7 (10) 18-7-0 1-0-0 Kametas (W, 2-0) 360 3:19 *Apr 13, 2019 at Butler W, 7-5 9 19-7-0 2-0-0 Hull (W, 2-3) 587 3:00 *Apr 13, 2019 at Butler L, 0-5 9 19-8-0 2-1-0 Johnson (L, 4-1) 359 2:45 *Apr 18, 2019 at Seton Hall W, 5-1 9 20-8-0 3-1-0 Ragan (W, 6-1) 50 3:27 *Apr 19, 2019 at Seton Hall W, 11-1 9 21-8-0 4-1-0 Hull (W, 3-3) 52 2:43 *Apr 20, 2019 at Seton Hall W, 3-1 9 22-8-0 5-1-0 Johnson (W, 5-1) 57 2:36 Apr 23, 2019 Nebraska W, 2-1 9 23-8-0 5-1-0 Sakowski (W, 3-0) 10,378 2:54 Apr 24, 2019 at Kansas W, 6-5 9 24-8-0 5-1-0 Windham (W, 1-0) 908 2:58 *Apr 26, 2019 Xavier L, 1-8 9 24-9-0 5-2-0 Ragan (L, 6-2) 2,536 3:05 *Apr 28, 2019 Xavier W, 5-0 7 25-9-0 6-2-0 Hull (W, 4-3) --- 2:18 *Apr 28, 2019 Xavier L, 1-3 9 25-10-0 6-3-0 Johnson (L, 5-2) 1,657 2:58 Apr 30, 2019 at Nebraska-Omaha W, 6-2 9 26-10-0 6-3-0 Tebrake (W, 1-1) 272 2:26 *May 03, 2019 at Georgetown W, 7-3 9 27-10-0 7-3-0 Sakowski (W, 4-0) 173 2:23 *May 03, 2019 at Georgetown W, 14-2 9 28-10-0 8-3-0 Hull (W, 5-3) 253 2:50 *May 04, 2019 at Georgetown W, 7-4 9 29-10-0 9-3-0 Johnson (W, 6-2) 284 3:04 *May 10, 2019 St. John’s W, 11-0 9 30-10-0 10-3-0 Ragan (W, 7-2) 2,636 2:56 *May 11, 2019 St. John’s L, 4-6 9 30-11-0 10-4-0 Hull (L, 5-4) 7,476 3:28 *May 12, 2019 St. John’s W, 4-2 9 31-11-0 11-4-0 Johnson (W, 7-2) 1,496 3:07 May 14, 2019 Nebraska-Omaha W, 13-2 9 32-11-0 11-4-0 Tebrake (W, 2-1) 8,375 2:33 *May 16, 2019 Villanova W, 10-1 9 33-11-0 12-4-0 Ragan (W, 8-2) 1,630 2:52 *May 17, 2019 Villanova W, 4-1 9 34-11-0 13-4-0 Sakowski (W, 5-0) 2,123 2:36 *May 18, 2019 Villanova W, 8-2 9 35-11-0 14-4-0 Johnson (W, 8-2) 1,698 2:53 @May 23, 2019 vs. Seton Hall W, 10-9 9 36-11-0 14-4-0 Sakowski (W, 6-0) 2,912 3:32 @May 24, 2019 vs. St. John’s W, 17-13 9 37-11-0 14-4-0 Smith (W, 4-0) 2,816 4:10 @May 25, 2019 vs. Xavier W, 9-8 9 38-11-0 14-4-0 Sakowski (W, 7-0) 975 3:45 !May 31, 2019 vs. Michigan L, 0-6 9 38-12-0 14-4-0 Ragan (L, 8-3) 3,122 2:47 !Jun 01, 2019 at # 16 Oregon State W, 4-1 9 39-12-0 14-4-0 Johnson (W, 9-2) 3,402 3:03 !Jun 02, 2019 vs. Cincinnati W, 6-1 9 40-12-0 14-4-0 Dotzler (W, 1-0) 2,988 2:31 !Jun 02, 2019 vs. Michigan W, 11-7 9 41-12-0 14-4-0 Kametas (W, 3-0) 3,078 3:50 !Jun 03, 2019 vs. Michigan L, 6-17 9 41-13-0 14-4-0 Sakowski (L, 7-1) 3,058 4:14
^ = Played in Lake Charles, La. * = BIG EAST Conference Game @ = BIG EAST Championships (Mason, Ohio) ! = NCAA Tournament - Regional (Corvallis, Ore.) Bold = Home Game (X) = Extra Innings
Page 48 2019 in Pictures
Will Robertson Isaac Collins Jordan Hovey
Jonah Smith and Isaac Collins Bluejays celebrating a BIG EAST Tournament win!
Evan Johnson Jack Strunc Denson Hull
Page 49 2019 Overall Stats (41-13)
(Sorted by Batting Average) # Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E F% 29 Jake Holton .386 54-54 207 55 80 15 2 14 58 141 .681 32 13 40 4 .488 4 0 1-2 270 13 1 .996 11 Jackson Berney .333 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 6 Parker Upton .324 51-50 179 65 58 14 3 10 34 108 .603 39 17 57 0 .483 1 8 9-13 106 2 1 .991 24 Will Robertson .311 54-54 222 53 69 19 0 15 67 133 .599 25 13 39 3 .408 2 0 1-2 118 1 3 .975 2 Jack Strunc .294 54-54 218 24 64 20 0 4 34 96 .440 17 4 35 4 .347 6 9 4-7 58 119 8 .957 1 Isaac Collins .293 54-54 242 49 71 13 7 6 34 116 .479 27 2 42 1 .366 2 1 13-16 83 116 4 .980 7 Will Hanafan .279 49-42 154 20 43 2 0 1 20 48 .312 19 2 40 2 .364 1 6 4-9 138 4 0 1.000 5 Jordan Hovey .267 54-53 191 33 51 11 2 7 33 87 .455 33 8 54 0 .388 5 10 11-14 32 107 10 .933 4 Jared Wegner .264 43-38 125 20 33 6 0 1 20 42 .336 16 6 43 1 .369 2 0 7-9 41 0 0 1.000 3 Andrew Meggs .241 27-2 29 5 7 0 0 0 3 7 .241 4 0 8 0 .324 1 1 1-1 2 1 0 1.000 21 David Vilches .227 44-39 119 25 27 7 1 5 17 51 .429 17 9 35 0 .366 0 9 1-2 300 29 2 .994 15 Jason Allbery .216 36-27 97 18 21 8 0 1 11 32 .330 16 3 37 0 .345 0 5 6-8 151 6 2 .987 20 Garrett Gilbert .200 25-15 55 11 11 2 0 3 11 22 .400 8 2 29 0 .318 1 0 0-0 119 11 4 .970 16 Evan Spry .190 14-4 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 5 .238 1 0 8 0 .227 0 0 0-0 14 1 0 1.000
Totals .290 54-54 1,862 379 540 118 15 67 345 889 .477 254 79 468 15 .393 25 49 58-83 1,452 460 37 .981 Opponents .233 54-54 1,807 264 421 85 9 40 246 644 .356 214 52 426 24 .329 17 24 32-45 1,422 484 62 .968
LOB - Team (468), Opp. (399). DPs turned - Team (36), Opp. (27). CI - Team (1), Gilbert 1. IBB - Team (11), Robertson 5, Holton 4, Hovey 1, Strunc 1, Opp (8). Picked off - Collins 1.
(Sorted by Earned Run Average) # Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR OBA WP HBP BK SF SH 32 Bobby Kametas 2.36 3-0 21 0 0 0/0 9 26.2 10 7 7 16 28 1 0 2 .115 1 0 1 0 1 35 John Sakowski 2.83 7-1 29 0 0 0/1 3 47.2 28 17 15 12 44 4 1 2 .169 2 7 1 0 1 23 Ben Dotzler 3.10 1-0 18 2 0 0/0 0 40.2 36 18 14 15 29 8 0 3 .234 5 2 2 2 1 17 Evan Johnson 3.26 9-2 17 14 0 0/0 0 77.1 55 35 28 42 74 12 1 8 .197 3 9 0 3 3 14 Dylan Tebrake 3.90 2-1 15 3 0 0/1 1 30.0 26 14 13 6 16 7 0 4 .234 2 3 1 1 3 22 Mitch Ragan 4.17 8-3 17 17 1 0/2 0 99.1 96 52 46 18 95 12 3 9 .250 5 6 2 3 3 41 Jonah Smith 4.89 4-0 24 0 0 0/0 1 35.0 38 21 19 15 30 6 0 4 .284 1 7 1 3 4 27 Paul Bergstrom 5.23 1-0 15 0 0 0/0 0 10.1 15 7 6 7 5 3 1 0 .349 1 2 0 0 0 10 Denson Hull 5.75 5-4 19 18 1 1/0 0 72.0 65 46 46 39 58 16 1 5 .241 10 8 3 4 5 33 Ryan Connolly 7.02 0-1 22 0 0 0/0 0 16.2 15 15 13 14 26 3 1 1 .238 2 3 0 0 0 19 Ryan Windham 7.56 1-0 10 0 0 0/0 0 8.1 12 8 7 9 4 7 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 1 37 Mitchell Boyer 9.00 0-1 18 0 0 0/1 0 14.0 16 15 14 13 10 4 1 0 .302 5 2 0 1 2 26 Justin Wick 9.00 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 3 3 3 3 5 1 0 1 .250 0 1 2 0 0 30 Nate Shoemaker 10.80 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 1.2 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 0 5 Jordan Hovey 13.50 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 31 Thomas Swafford 99.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4.39 41-13 54 54 2 3/2 14 484.0 421 264 236 214 426 85 9 40 .233 40 52 13 17 24 Opponents 6.32 13-41 54 54 0 3/3 4 474.0 540 379 333 254 468 118 15 67 .290 62 79 7 25 49
PB - Team (6), Gilbert 3, Vilches 3, Opp. (14). Pickoffs - Team (1), Hull 1, Opp. (1). SBA/ATT - Vilches (17-25), Gilbert (15-19), Ragan (5-7), Hull (6-7), Johnson (3-6), Smith (4-5), Sakowski (3-5), Kametas (4-4), Dotzler (3-3), Boyer (1-2), Connolly (0-2), Tebrake (1-2), Bergstrom (1-1), Wick (1-1).
(Sorted by Fielding Percentage) # Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 7 Will Hanafan 142 138 4 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 4 Jared Wegner 41 41 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 16 Evan Spry 15 14 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 22 Mitch Ragan 13 2 11 0 1.000 0 5 2 .714 0 0 10 Denson Hull 10 0 10 0 1.000 0 6 1 .857 0 0 35 John Sakowski 9 3 6 0 1.000 0 3 2 .600 0 0 41 Jonah Smith 8 5 3 0 1.000 0 4 1 .800 0 0 14 Dylan Tebrake 6 1 5 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 0 0 23 Ben Dotzler 5 3 2 0 1.000 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 37 Mitchell Boyer 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 0 0 3 Andrew Meggs 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 27 Paul Bergstrom 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 32 Bobby Kametas 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 19 Ryan Windham 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 29 Jake Holton 284 270 13 1 .996 15 0 0 --- 0 0 21 David Vilches 331 300 29 2 .994 1 17 8 .680 3 0 6 Parker Upton 109 106 2 1 .991 0 0 0 --- 0 0 15 Jason Allbery 159 151 6 2 .987 17 0 0 --- 0 0 1 Isaac Collins 203 83 116 4 .980 31 0 0 --- 0 0 24 Will Robertson 122 118 1 3 .975 1 0 0 --- 0 0 20 Garrett Gilbert 134 119 11 4 .970 1 15 4 .789 3 1 2 Jack Strunc 185 58 119 8 .957 22 0 0 --- 0 0 5 Jordan Hovey 149 32 107 10 .933 9 0 0 --- 0 0 17 Evan Johnson 9 0 8 1 .889 0 3 3 .500 0 0 33 Ryan Connolly 5 2 2 1 .800 0 0 2 .00 0 0 11 Jackson Berney 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 30 Nate Shoemaker 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 26 Justin Wick 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 31 Thomas Swafford 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 Totals 1,949 1452 460 37 .981 36 32 13 .711 6 1 Opponents 1,968 1422 484 62 .968 27 58 25 .699 14 0
Page 50 2019 BIG EAST Stats (14-4)
(Sorted by Batting Average) # Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E F% 29 Jake Holton .463 18-18 67 19 31 8 1 2 13 47 .701 13 5 7 1 .576 0 0 0-0 133 5 1 .993 4 Jared Wegner .340 16-15 50 7 17 3 0 0 5 20 .400 7 3 15 1 .443 1 0 0-1 16 0 0 1.000 24 Will Robertson .325 18-18 80 16 26 4 0 5 22 45 .563 4 2 14 1 .372 0 0 0-0 50 0 1 .980 3 Andrew Meggs .313 12-2 16 1 5 0 0 0 3 5 .313 3 0 5 0 .400 1 1 1-1 1 1 0 1.000 7 Will Hanafan .263 18-18 57 10 15 0 0 0 9 15 .263 7 2 17 0 .358 1 4 1-3 57 2 0 1.000 5 Jordan Hovey .254 18-18 63 11 16 5 0 2 14 27 .429 13 2 20 0 .383 3 1 1-1 11 32 3 .935 21 David Vilches .250 16-15 40 11 10 4 1 1 4 19 .475 8 4 11 0 .423 0 6 0-0 123 10 0 1.000 1 Isaac Collins .244 18-18 78 12 19 3 2 0 12 26 .333 12 0 13 1 .341 1 1 3-4 28 32 1 .984 15 Jason Allbery .214 8-4 14 3 3 1 0 1 2 7 .500 2 1 6 0 .353 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 6 Parker Upton .213 15-14 47 15 10 2 0 1 4 15 .319 13 3 16 0 .413 0 3 2-3 18 1 0 1.000 2 Jack Strunc .205 18-18 73 2 15 6 0 0 10 21 .288 4 1 15 0 .247 3 4 0-0 15 38 3 .946 20 Garrett Gilbert .091 5-3 11 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .364 2 1 6 0 .286 0 0 0-0 22 1 2 .920 16 Evan Spry .000 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Totals .280 18-18 601 110 168 36 4 13 99 251 .418 88 24 148 4 .387 10 21 8-13 480 136 11 .982 Opponents .193 18-18 581 52 112 20 2 12 51 172 .296 49 9 148 5 .265 3 3 6-10 465 144 23 .964
LOB - Team (169), Opp. (114). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp. (6). CI - Team (1), Gilbert 1. IBB - Team (4), Holton 2, Robertson 1, Hovey 1, Opp (1).
(Sorted by Earned Run Average) # Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR OBA WP HBP BK SF SH 14 Dylan Tebrake 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 0 1 0 0 0 33 Ryan Connolly 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 19 Ryan Windham 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 10 Denson Hull 1.78 4-1 6 6 1 1/0 0 30.1 18 6 6 14 24 5 0 1 .168 4 1 1 1 1 32 Bobby Kametas 2.00 1-0 7 0 0 0/0 4 9.0 4 2 2 4 9 0 0 1 .138 1 0 1 0 0 23 Ben Dotzler 2.08 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 8.2 5 5 2 4 5 1 0 1 .156 2 0 0 1 0 22 Mitch Ragan 2.34 3-1 6 6 1 0/1 0 42.1 34 12 11 4 37 5 1 2 .214 2 1 0 0 1 17 Evan Johnson 2.43 4-2 6 6 0 0/0 0 33.1 21 10 9 13 40 4 0 4 .179 3 3 0 1 1 37 Mitchell Boyer 3.00 0-0 7 0 0 0/1 0 6.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .143 3 0 0 0 0 35 John Sakowski 4.05 2-0 10 0 0 0/0 1 13.1 12 7 6 0 14 2 0 1 .231 0 2 0 0 0 41 Jonah Smith 7.71 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 8 6 6 3 9 2 0 2 .276 0 1 0 0 0 27 Paul Bergstrom 9.00 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2.59 14-4 18 18 2 2/1 5 160.0 112 52 46 49 148 20 2 12 .193 15 9 2 3 3 Opponents 5.57 4-14 18 18 0 1/1 2 155.0 168 110 96 88 148 36 4 13 .280 21 24 4 10 21
PB - Team (1), Gilbert 1, Opp. (4). Pickoffs - Team (1), Hull 1. SBA/ATT - Vilches (5-8), Johnson (1-3), Ragan (1-2), Gilbert (1-2), Smith (1-1), Tebrake (0-1), Hull (1-1), Dotzler (1-1), Bergstrom (1-1).
(Sorted by Fielding Percentage) # Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 21 David Vilches 133 123 10 0 1.000 0 5 3 .625 0 0 7 Will Hanafan 59 57 2 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 6 Parker Upton 19 18 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 4 Jared Wegner 16 16 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 22 Mitch Ragan 5 2 3 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 0 0 17 Evan Johnson 5 0 5 0 1.000 0 1 2 .333 0 0 35 John Sakowski 3 1 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 10 Denson Hull 3 0 3 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 3 Andrew Meggs 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 37 Mitchell Boyer 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 15 Jason Allbery 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 14 Dylan Tebrake 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 23 Ben Dotzler 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 29 Jake Holton 139 133 5 1 .993 7 0 0 --- 0 0 1 Isaac Collins 61 28 32 1 .984 7 0 0 --- 0 0 24 Will Robertson 51 50 0 1 .980 0 0 0 --- 0 0 2 Jack Strunc 56 15 38 3 .946 3 0 0 --- 0 0 5 Jordan Hovey 46 11 32 3 .935 2 0 0 --- 0 0 20 Garrett Gilbert 25 22 1 2 .920 0 1 1 .500 1 1 32 Bobby Kametas 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 41 Jonah Smith 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 33 Ryan Connolly 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 16 Evan Spry 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 19 Ryan Windham 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 27 Paul Bergstrom 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 627 480 136 11 .982 8 6 4 .600 1 1 Opponents 632 465 144 23 .964 6 8 5 .615 4 0
Page 51 2019 Team Stats
Inning-By-Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total Opponents 20 27 39 24 27 50 42 21 14 0 264 Creighton 51 30 50 50 57 31 31 39 35 5 379
2019 Team Game Highs 2019 Individual Game Highs
Batting Batting At bats: 49...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) At bats: 7...... Jake Holton at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Runs scored: 17...... vs. Illinois State (3-30-19) Runs scored: 4...... Five Times 17...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Hits: 4...... Eight Times Hits: 18...... vs. Kansas State (4-7-19) RBI: 7...... David Vilches vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) 18...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Doubles: 2...... 15 Times RBI: 17...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Triples: 1...... 15 Times Doubles: 6...... at Evansville (3-17-19) Home runs: 2...... Five Times 6...... at Maryland (3-24-19) Total bases: 9...... Four Times 6...... at Georgetown (5-4-19) Walks: 3...... Seven Times Triples: 2...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Strikeouts: 4...... Jake Holton at Arkansas-Little Rock (2-17-19) Home runs: 6...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) 4...... Jack Strunc at Maryland (3-24-19) Total bases: 39...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Sac hits: 2... Jordan Hovey at Arkansas-Little Rock (2-16-19) Walks: 10...... vs. Illinois State (3-31-19) 2...... Jack Strunc at Evansville (3-17-19) 10...... vs. Villanova (5-16-19) 2...... Will Hanafan at Georgetown (5-3-19) 10...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Sac flies: 1...... 25 Times Strikeouts: 16...... at McNeese State (2-23-19) Stolen bases: 2...... Six Times Sac hits: 3...... Six Times Hit by pitch: 2...... Six Times Sac flies: 3...... at Nebraska (4-9-19) Caught stealing: 1...... 25 Times 3...... at Georgetown (5-3-19) Runners LOB: 6...... Will Hanafan vs. Xavier (4-26-19) Stolen bases: 7...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Hit by pitch: 5...... vs. Kansas State (4-5-19) Fielding Caught stealing: 3...... vs. Illinois State (3-31-19) Putouts: 15...... Jason Allbery at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Runners LOB: 15...... at Wichita State (3-1-19) Assists: 6...... Jack Strunc at Saint Louis (3-13-19) Hit into DP: 2...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) 6...... Jack Strunc vs. St. John’s (5-10-19) 2...... vs. Illinois State (3-31-19) Errors: 2...... Jordan Hovey at Butler (4-13-19) Passed balls: 1...... Six Times Fielding Putouts: 33...... at Arkansas-Little Rock (2-17-19) 33...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Pitching 33...... vs. Illinois State (3-31-19) Inn. pitched: 9.0...... Mitch Ragan at Seton Hall (4-18-19) Assists: 16...... vs. Illinois State (3-30-19) Runs allowed: 7...... Mitch Ragan at Evansville (3-15-19) Errors: 4...... at Butler (4-13-19) 7...... Mitch Ragan vs. Seton Hall (5-23-19) Passed balls: 1...... Six Times 7...... Denson Hull vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) DPs turned: 3...... vs. Illinois State (3-31-19) Earned runs: 7...... Mitch Ragan vs. Seton Hall (5-23-19) 3...... at Kansas (4-24-19) 7...... Denson Hull vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Walks allowed: 5...... Denson Hull vs Kansas State (4-6-19) Pitching 5...... Evan Johnson at Oregon State (6-1-19) Inn. pitched: 11.0...... at Arkansas-Little Rock (2-17-19) Strikeouts: 10...... Mitch Ragan at Maryland (3-22-19) 11.0...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Hits allowed: 10...... Mitch Ragan vs. Seton Hall (5-23-19) 11.0...... vs. Illinois State (3-31-19) Doubles allowed: 3...... Five Times Runs allowed: 17...... vs. Michigan (6-3-19) Triples allowed: 1...... Nine Times Earned runs: 15...... vs. Michigan (6-3-19) HR allowed: 3...... Mitch Ragan vs Michigan (5-31-19) Walks allowed: 10...... at Evansville (3-16-19) Wild Pitches: 3...... Denson Hull at Saint Louis (3-12-19) Strikeouts: 13...... vs. Xavier (4-28-19) 3...... Denson Hull vs. Villanova (5-17-19) Hits allowed: 15...... vs. St. John’s (5-24-19) Hit Batters: 3...... Denson Hull at Wichita State (3-1-19) Doubles allowed: 5...... at Maryland (3-24-19) 3...... Mitch Ragan at Evansville (3-15-19) 5...... vs. Seton Hall (5-23-19) 3...... Evan Johnson at Evansville (3-17-19) Triples allowed: 2...... vs. Xavier (4-26-19) HR allowed: 3...... Four Times Wild Pitches: 4...... at Saint Louis (3-12-19) 4...... vs. Michigan (6-3-19) Hit Batters: 4...... at Arkansas-Little Rock (2-17-19) 4...... vs. Texas State (2-23-19) 4...... at Evansville (3-15-19)
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Bluejays Breakdown Hitting Streaks Reached Base Streaks 2019 Career 2019 Career Player Current High High Player Current High High Overall...... 41-13 Will Robertson 21 21 21 Isaac Collins - 32 32 Non-Conference...... 27-9 Parker Upton 9 10 10 Will Robertson 26 26 26 BIG EAST...... 14-4 Isaac Collins - 10 10 Jake Holton 18 22 22 BIG EAST Tournament...... 3-0 Will Hanafan 3 9 9 Jordan Hovey 3 15 15 vs. Ranked Teams...... 1-0 Jake Holton - 8 8 Jared Wegner - 11 11 vs. Unranked Teams...... 40-13 Jared Wegner - 7 7 Parker Upton 9 11 12 Home...... 13-5 Jack Strunc 1 7 7 Will Hanafan 3 9 9 Away...... 22-5 David Vilches 1 5 5 Jack Strunc 4 8 11 Neutral...... 6-3 Jordan Hovey 1 5 5 Jason Allbery 6 7 10 Day...... 28-11 Jason Allbery 2 3 5 David Vilches 1 6 6 Night...... 13-2 Andrew Meggs - 2 2 Garrett Gilbert - 5 5 vs. Left...... 12-5 Garrett Gilbert - 2 2 Evan Spry - 3 3 vs. Right...... 29-8 Evan Spry - 2 3 Andrew Meggs - 2 2 1-Run Games...... 9-1 Jackson Berney 1 1 1 Jackson Berney 1 1 1 2-Run Games...... 7-3 5+ Run Games...... 14-7 Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games In Extra Innings...... 4-0 Player 2 3 4+ 2019 Car. Player 2 3 4+ 2019 Car. Shutouts...... 3-3 Jake Holton 14 9 2 25 25 Will Robertson 7 4 5 16 35 Game 1 of Series...... 14-4 Jack Strunc 15 5 1 21 54 Jake Holton 8 3 5 16 16 Game 2 of Series...... 11-5 Isaac Collins 17 2 2 21 52 Isaac Collins 8 2 - 10 15 Game 3 of Series...... 10-2 Will Robertson 12 6 - 18 47 Jack Strunc 3 3 2 8 20 Game 1 of BIG EAST Series...... 5-1 Parker Upton 9 3 2 14 24 Parker Upton 4 3 - 7 9 Game 2 of BIG EAST Series...... 5-1 Jordan Hovey 11 1 1 13 17 Jordan Hovey 4 1 2 7 11 Game 3 of BIG EAST Series...... 4-2 Will Hanafan 11 1 - 12 12 Jason Allbery 3 1 - 4 11 Scoring First...... 31-6 Jared Wegner 6 2 - 8 8 Jared Wegner 2 - 1 3 3 When opponent scores first...... 10-7 David Vilches 5 1 - 6 6 Garrett Gilbert 2 1 - 3 3 When Bluejay starter goes six or more innings...... 17-3 Jason Allbery 4 - - 4 23 Will Hanafan 2 1 - 3 3 When Bluejay starter goes under six innings...... 24-10 Garrett Gilbert 2 1 - 3 3 David Vilches 1 - 1 2 2 When striking out 10 or more batters...... 12-2 When striking out under 10 batters...... 29-11 10 or more hits...... 26-3 Less than 10 hits...... 15-10 After 6 leading...... 31-0 After 6 trailing...... 6-13 After 6 tied...... 4-0 After 7 leading...... 32-0 After 7 trailing...... 5-13 After 7 tied...... 3-0 After 8 leading...... 33-0 After 8 trailing...... 5-13 After 8 tied...... 2-0 Last at-bat wins...... 8 Last at-bat losses...... 0 When hitting a home run...... 29-4 When not hitting a home run...... 12-9 When allowing a home run...... 23-6 When not allowing a home run...... 18-7 February...... 5-1 March...... 9-5 April...... 12-4 May...... 12-2 June...... 3-1 On Turf...... 20-5 On Grass...... 21-8
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BIG EAST Overall Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Home Away Neutral Creighton 14-4 .778 41-13 .759 13-5 22-5 6-3 Xavier 12-4 .750 27-31 .466 9-5 15-21 3-5 St. John’s 9-9 .500 31-23 .574 21-4 9-17 1-2 Seton Hall 9-9 .500 25-28 .472 5-4 16-15 4-9 Georgetown 7-11 .389 22-34 .393 14-11 6-16 2-7 Butler 6-11 .353 26-26 .500 13-7 8-16 5-3 Villanova 4-13 .235 13-38 .255 6-16 4-14 3-8
2019 BIG EAST 2019 All-BIG EAST Teams Specialty Awards First Team Second Team C ...... Wyatt Mascarella...... St. John’s C ...... Natale Monastra...... Xavier 1B...... Jake Holton...... Creighton 1B...... Mike Toke...... Seton Hall BIG EAST Player of the Year 2B...... Isaac Collins...... Creighton 1B...... Matt Warkentin...... Xavier Jake Holton, Creighton SS...... Chris Givin...... Xavier 2B...... Ryan Weisenberg...... Georgetown 3B...... Eddie McCabe...... Georgetown 3B...... Jack Housinger...... Xavier BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year OF...... Harrison Freed...... Butler 3B...... Nick Lorusso...... Villanova Mitch Ragan, Creighton OF...... Mike Antico...... St. John’s OF...... Will Robertson...... Creighton OF...... Tyler Shedler-McAvoy...... Seton Hall OF...... Kyle Ruedisili...... Georgetown BIG EAST Rookie of the Year DH...... Conor Grammes...... Xavier DH...... Jared Wegner...... Creighton Nick Lorusso, Villanova SP...... Connor Schultz...... Butler SP...... Denson Hull...... Creighton SP...... Mitch Ragan...... Creighton SP...... Evan Johnson...... Creighton BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year RP...... Gavin Hollowell...... St. John’s SP...... Jeremiah Burke...... Georgetown Creighton, Head Coach Ed Servais SP...... Joe LaSorsa...... St. John’s SP...... Jack Cushing...... Georgetown SP...... Ricky DeVito...... Seton Hall RP...... Lane Flamm...... Xavier
2019 BIG EAST Player of the Year 2019 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year Jake Holton Mitch Ragan
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