2012 Creighton Baseball SPRING BREAK TRIP - CALIFORNIA creighton (3-2)* at UC DAVIS (5-3) • MARCH 2-4 AT CALIFORNIA (5-2) • MARCH 6 AT SACRAMENTO STATE (4-4) • MARCH 7 AT PACIFIC (1-8) • MARCH 9-11 Shannon Pivovar • Creighton Sports Information Intern 2500 California Plaza • Omaha, Neb. 68178 O: 402.280.5801 • C: 402.650.8687 • F: 402.280.2495 • [email protected]
DATE OPPONENT TIME UC Davis Aggies Feb. 17 at Central Arkansas W, 4-3 www.ucdavisaggies.com Feb. 18 at Central Arkansas W, 7-3 (10) Record: 5-3 • Location: Davis, Calif. • Enrollment: 32,153 Feb. 19 at Central Arkansas W, 5-1 Head Coach: Matt Vaughn Feb. 24 at Portland L, 3-2 (10) Career Record: 5-3 • School Record: Same Feb. 25 at Portland CANCELED Assistant Coaches: Tony Schifano, Jason Armstrong Feb. 26 at Portland L, 5-3 2011 Record: 18-36 • Starters returning/lost: 6/3 March 2 at UC Davis 4:30 pm March 3 at UC Davis 3:00 pm California Golden Bears March 4 at UC Davis 3:00 pm www.calbears.com March 6 at California 4:30 pm Record: 5-2 • Location: Berkeley, Calif. • Enrollment: 35,409 March 7 at Sacramento State 4:00 pm Head Coach: David Esquer March 8 at Pacific 8:00 pm Career Record: 359-315-2 • School Record: Same March 10 at Pacific 4:00 pm Assistant Coaches: Tony Arnerich, Mike Neu, Brad Sanfilippo March 11 at Pacific 3:00 pm 2011 Record: 38-23 • Starters returning/lost: 7/2 March 13 BYU 6:00 pm March 14 Louisiana Tech 6:00 pm Sacramento State Hornets March 16 North Dakota $ 3:00 pm www.hornetsports.com March 17 North Dakota $ (DH) 12:00 pm Record: 4-4 • Location: Sacramento, Calif. • Enrollment: 27,033 March 20 at Kansas State 6:30 pm Head Coach: Reggie Christiansen March 23 at Missouri State * 6:30 pm Career Record: 130-184 • School Record: 23-43 March 24 at Missouri State * 2:00 pm Assistant Coaches: Tommy Nicholson, Thad Johnson, Jake McKinley March 25 at Missouri State * 1:00 pm 2011 Record: 19-39 • Starters returning/lost: 5/3 March 27 Nebraska-Omaha 6:00 pm March 30 Evansville * 6:00 pm Pacific Tigers March 31 Evansville * 2:00 pm www.pacifictigers.com April 1 Evansville * 1:00 pm Record: 1-8 • Location: Stockton, Calif. • Enrollment: 6,235 April 3 Kansas 6:00 pm Head Coach: Ed Sprague April 6 Indiana State * 6:00 pm Career Record: 190-271 • School Record: Same April 7 Indiana State * 2:00 pm Assistant Coaches: Don Barbara, Mike McCormick, Keith Komeji April 8 Indiana State * 3:00 pm 2011 Record: 17-37 • Starters returning/lost: 5/4 April 10 Nebraska 6:00 pm April 13 South Dakota State 6:00 pm April 14 Iowa 4:00 pm Probable Pitching Starters April 15 South Dakota State 1:00 pm Creighton April 20 at Southern Illinois * 3:00 pm ERA W-L App GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO April 21 at Southern Illinois * 2:00 pm Ty Blach (LHP) 0.69 1-0 2 2 0 0 13.0 4 2 1 5 8 April 22 at Southern Illinois * 1:00 pm Brandon Koenigstein (RHP)5.62 0-1 2 2 0 0 8.0 9 5 5 6 7 April 24 Nebraska 6:30 pm Andrew Urban (RHP) 0.00 0-0 1 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 3 1 April 27 Illinois State * 6:30 pm April 28 Illinois State * 6:30 pm UC Davis April 29 Illinois State * 1:00 pm Dayne Quist (LHP) 1.88 1-0 2 2 0 0 14.1 8 4 3 1 17 May 4 at Bradley * 6:00 pm Anthony Kupbens (LHP) 4.63 0-1 2 2 0 0 11.2 15 9 6 2 5 May 5 at Bradley * 2:00 pm Tom Briner (RHP) 3.46 1-1 2 2 0 0 13.0 12 5 5 0 8 May 6 at Bradley * 1:00 pm May 8 Nebraska 7:00 pm May 9 Nebraska-Omaha 7:00 pm Bluejays by Position - Probable Starters May 11 Dallas Baptist 7:00 pm May 12 Dallas Baptist 7:00 pm Pos. # Player Bats Cl. Avg. HR RBI Worth Noting May 13 Dallas Baptist 1:00 pm C 10 Anthony Bemboom L Sr. .167 0 2 Has only triple for the Jays this year May 15 Iowa 12:00 pm OR - 7 Scott Thornburg R Sr. .308 0 1 Has made starts at DH and catcher May 17 Wichita State * 7:00 pm 1B 4 Nick Judkins L Sr. .333 1 3 2-run HR is the lone for the Jays this season May 18 Wichita State * 7:00 pm 2B 3 Jake Peter L Fr. .500 0 2 Picked up a hit in his first plate appearance May 19 Wichita State * 1:00 pm 3B 2 Chance Ross R Sr. .333 0 0 Batted leadoff in each game last weekend May 22-26 MVC Tourney TBD SS 11 Alex Staehely R Jr. .200 0 1 Hit team high 23 2Bs last season LF 5 Brad McKewon R So. .000 0 0 Had a .250 on-base% opening weekend All games times are listed Central Standard Time OR- 6 Erik Mattingly L Sr. .500 0 1 Made a start on the mound and in left last week $ - Games to be played at CU Sports Complex CF 13 Mike Gerber L So. .250 0 3 Earned Freshman All-American honors Game dates and times are subject to change RF 22 Brennan Murphy L Jr. .330 0 1 Earned 2nd team All-Conference at Butler CC * - Denotes MVC Game DH 7 Scott Thornburg R Jr. .274 0 16 Split time between C and DH last year Home games, in Bold played at TD Ameritrade Park OR- 23 Gabriel Thibodeaux R Sr. .000 0 0 Played 1st base and DH last season Omaha unless noted 2012 Creighton Baseball Numerical Roster Pronunciation # Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Previous School / High School Clouthier...... klow • there 1 Tommy Clouthier INF Fr. 5-11 180 R/R Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista HS McKewon...... Mick • CUE • in 2 Chance Ross INF Sr. 5-11 185 R/R Park Hill, Okla. / Cowley College / Keys HS 3 Jake Peter INF Fr. 6-0 180 R/R Mason City, Iowa / Mason City HS Petr...... Peter 4 Nick Judkins INF Sr. 5-11 185 L/R Lakeville, Minn. / Iowa Central CC / Lakeville North HS Zyma...... zee • ma 5 Brad McKewon OF So. 5-11 180 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Millard South HS 6 Erik Mattingly OF/RHP Sr. 6-1 200 L/R Lakewood, Colo. / Garden City CC / Bear Creek HS Staehely...... STAY •lee 7 Scott Thornburg C Sr. 6-2 205 R/R Lakewood, Colo. / J.K. Mullen HS Makovicka...... 8 Petr Zyma INF Jr. 6-0 175 R/R Prague, Czech Republic / Redlands CC / APW HS 10 Anthony Bemboom C Sr. 6-2 200 L/R Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Iowa Western CC / Sauk Rapids HS ...... MACK • oh • vick • uh 11 Alex Staehely INF Jr. 6-0 185 R/R Sugar Grove, Ill. / Benet Academy Mikulka...... mih • kull • kah 12 Jordan Makovicka OF Jr. 5-10 195 L/R Ulysses, Neb. / Nebraska / East Butler HS 13 Mike Gerber OF So. 6-1 185 L/R Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley HS Liska...... lis • kuh 14 Jerry Mitchell C So. 6-0 185 R/R Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman HS Spomer...... SPOH • mer 15 Brandon Mikulka OF Fr. 5-11 190 L/L Woodinville, Wash. / Ponderosa HS 16 Michael Mutcheson INF Sr. 5-11 185 R/R Morden, Manitoba / New Mexico JC Musec ...... MOO • sek 17 Shane Liska RHP Sr. 6-0 170 S/R Pittsburgh, Pa. / Xavier / Pittsburgh Central Catholic Thibodeaux...... TIB • A • dough 19 Reese McGraw RHP Sr. 6-3 225 R/R Boulder, Colo. / Garden City CC / Fairview HS 20 Kurt Spomer RHP Sr. 6-2 215 S/R Honey Creek, Iowa / Tri-Center HS Blach...... BLOCK 21 Nick Musec RHP So. 6-3 205 R/R St. Charles, Mo. / Duchesne HS Koenigstein..... KAY • nig • stine 22 Brennan Murphy OF Jr. 6-3 205 L/L Oklahoma City, Okla. / Butler CC / Carl Albert HS 23 Gabriel Thibodeaux INF Sr. 6-0 215 R/R Lake Charles, La. / LSU-Eunice / St. Louis HS Kratochvil...... KRAT • oh • ville 24 Mark Lukowski RHP Fr. 6-0 190 R/R Papillion, Neb. / Papillion LaVista South HS Servais...... service 26 Trevon McGill C Fr. 6-0 190 R/R Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Pius X 27 Ryan Price LHP Fr. 5-10 180 S/L Houston, Texas / Strake Jesuit 28 Mike Kratochvil RHP So. 6-1 185 R/R Northridge, Calif / Bishop Alamany 30 Reagan Fowler 1B Fr. 6-3 215 L/L Omaha, Neb. / Millard South HS Jays by Location 31 Ty Blach LHP Jr. 6-1 200 R/L Centennial, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS 32 Chase Webb RHP Sr. 6-0 185 R/R Tusla, Okla. / Cowley College / Tulsa Union Nebraska...... 7 33 Mark Winkelman LHP Jr. 6-2 205 R/L Harvard, Ill. / Alden-Hebron HS Colorado...... 6 34 Brandon Koenigstein RHP Sr. 6-0 195 R/R Waterloo, Ill. / Waterloo HS 35 Michael Blatchford OF So. 6-1 200 R/R Columbus, Neb. / Columbus HS Illinos...... 5 36 Ryan Knott RHP Sr. 6-2 220 R/R Huntley, Ill. / Duke / Marian Central Catholic Oklahoma...... 3 37 John Oltman LHP Fr. 6-1 195 L/L Cortland, Neb. / Beatrice HS 39 Andrew Urban RHP Jr. 5-11 180 R/R Lawrence, Kan. / Hutchinson CC / Lawrence HS Iowa...... 2 40 Tommy Strunc RHP Fr. 6-1 195 R/R Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista HS Minnesota...... 2
9 Ed Servais Head Coach California...... 1 29 Rob Smith Associate Head Coach Canada...... 1 18 Craig Moore Assistant Coach 38 Jon Moore Volunteer Assistant Coach Czech Republic...... 1 Kansas...... 1 Louisiana...... 1 2012 Creighton Baseball Alphabetical Roster Missouri...... 1 Nevada...... 1 # Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / Previous School / High School 10 Anthony Bemboom C Sr. 6-2 200 L/R Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Iowa Western CC / Sauk Rapids HS Pennsylvania...... 1 31 Ty Blach LHP Jr. 6-1 200 R/L Centennial, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS Texas...... 1 35 Michael Blatchford OF So. 6-1 200 R/R Columbus, Neb. / Columbus HS 1 Tommy Clouthier INF Fr. 5-11 180 R/R Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista HS Washington...... 1 30 Reagan Fowler 1B Fr. 6-3 215 L/L Omaha, Neb. / Millard South HS 13 Mike Gerber OF So. 6-1 185 L/R Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley HS 4 Nick Judkins INF Sr. 5-11 185 L/R Lakeville, Minn. / Iowa Central CC / Lakeville North HS 36 Ryan Knott RHP Sr. 6-2 220 R/R Huntley, Ill. / Duke / Marian Central Catholic Jays by Class 34 Brandon Koenigstein RHP Sr. 6-0 195 R/R Waterloo, Ill. / Waterloo HS 28 Mike Kratochvil RHP So. 6-1 185 R/R Northridge, Calif / Bishop Alamany Seniors...... 13 17 Shane Liska RHP Sr. 6-0 170 S/R Pittsburgh, Pa. / Xavier / Pittsburgh Central Catholic Juniors...... 7 24 Mark Lukowski RHP Fr. 6-0 190 R/R Papillion, Neb. / Papillion LaVista South HS 12 Jordan Makovicka OF Jr. 5-10 195 L/R Ulysses, Neb. / Nebraska / East Butler HS Sophomores...... 6 6 Erik Mattingly OF/RHP Sr. 6-1 200 L/R Lakewood, Colo. / Garden City CC / Bear Creek HS Freshmen...... 9 26 Trevon McGill C Fr. 6-0 190 R/R Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Pius X 19 Reese McGraw RHP Sr. 6-3 225 R/R Boulder, Colo. / Garden City CC / Fairview HS 5 Brad McKewon OF So. 5-11 180 R/R Omaha, Neb. / Millard South HS 15 Brandon Mikulka OF Fr. 5-11 190 L/L Woodinville, Wash. / Ponderosa HS Jays by Position 14 Jerry Mitchell C So. 6-0 185 R/R Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman HS 22 Brennan Murphy OF Jr. 6-3 205 L/L Oklahoma City, Okla. / Butler CC / Carl Albert HS Right-Handed Pitchers..... 13 21 Nick Musec RHP So. 6-3 205 R/R St. Charles, Mo. / Duchesne HS Left-Handed Pitchers...... 4 16 Michael Mutcheson INF Sr. 5-11 185 R/R Morden, Manitoba / New Mexico JC 37 John Oltman LHP Fr. 6-1 195 L/L Cortland, Neb. / Beatrice HS Infielders...... 9 3 Jake Peter INF Fr. 6-0 180 R/R Mason City, Iowa / Mason City HS Outfielders...... 6 27 Ryan Price LHP Fr. 5-10 180 S/L Houston, Texas / Strake Jesuit 2 Chance Ross INF Sr. 5-11 185 R/R Park Hill, Okla. / Cowley College / Keys HS Catchers...... 4 20 Kurt Spomer RHP Sr. 6-2 215 S/R Honey Creek, Iowa / Tri-Center HS 11 Alex Staehely INF Jr. 6-0 185 R/R Sugar Grove, Ill. / Benet Academy 40 Tommy Strunc RHP Fr. 6-1 195 R/R Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista HS 23 Gabriel Thibodeaux INF Sr. 6-0 215 R/R Lake Charles, La. / LSU-Eunice / St. Louis HS Jays by School 7 Scott Thornburg C Sr. 6-2 205 R/R Lakewood, Colo. / J.K. Mullen HS High School...... 22 39 Andrew Urban RHP Jr. 5-11 180 R/R Lawrence, Kan. / Hutchinson CC / Lawrence HS Junior College...... 9 32 Chase Webb RHP Sr. 6-0 185 R/R Tusla, Okla. / Cowley College / Tulsa Union 33 Mark Winkelman LHP Jr. 6-2 205 R/L Harvard, Ill. / Alden-Hebron HS Four-Year School...... 4 8 Petr Zyma INF Jr. 6-0 175 R/R Prague, Czech Republic / Redlands CC / APW HS 1 • Tommy Clouthier 2 • Chance Ross 3 • Jake Peter 4 • Nick Judkins 5 • Brad McKewon 6 • Erik Mattingly Freshman • INF Senior • INF Freshman • INF Senior • INF Sophomore • OF Senior • OF/RHP
7 • Scott Thornburg 8 • Petr Zyma 10 • Anthony Bemboom 11 • Alex Staehely 12 • Jordan Makovicka 13 • Mike Gerber Senior • C/DH Junior • INF Senior • C Junior • INF Junior • LHP Sophomore • OF
14 • Jerry Mitchell 15 • Brandon Mikulka 16 • Michael Mutcheson 17 • Shane Liska 19 • Reese McGraw 20 • Kurt Spomer Sophomore • OF Freshman • OF Senior • INF Senior • RHP Senior • RHP Senior • RHP
21 • Nick Musec 22 • Brennan Murphy 23 • Gabriel Thibodeaux 24 • Mark Lukowski 26 • Trevon McGill 27 • Ryan Price Junior • RHP Junior • OF Senior • INF Freshman • RHP Freshman • C Freshman • LHP
30 • Reagan Fowler 31 • Ty Blach 32 • Chase Webb 33 • Mark Winkelman 34 • Brandon Koenigstein 35 • Michael Blatchford Freshman • 1B Junior • LHP Senior • RHP Junior • LHP Senior • RHP Junior • OF
36 • Ryan Knott 37 • John Oltman 39 • Andrew Urban 40 • Tommy Strunc 41 • Mike Kratochvil 9 • Ed Servais Senior • RHP Freshman • LHP Junior • RHP Freshman • RHP Sophomore • RHP Head Coach looking at 2012 Statistical Comparisons (as of 2/29/12)
Category Average .260 .268 .265 .302 .284 Runs 21 40 36 44 42 Hits 44 77 60 83 88 Doubles 11 13 15 12 16 Triples 1 1 2 3 2 Home Runs 1 0 2 4 3 Stolen Bases 5-6 7-12 7-10 5-10 3-13 ERA 2.76 3.2 2.47 5.32 6.58 Comp. Game 0 0 0 1 0 Saves 1 2 2 2 0 Runs Allowed 15 40 20 49 68 Earned Runs Allowed 14 34 17 42 57 Walks 20 25 14 35 40 Strikeouts 28 61 36 43 44 Average Against .217 .232 .225 .287 .329 Follow the Bluejays Meet UC Davis Meet Sacramento State The Creighton baseball team will play eight The UC Davis Aggies finished the 2011 season Sacramento State finished the 2011 season games in an 11 day span as part of a spring break with an 18-36 overall record, finishing 7th in the Big with a 19-39 overall record, 6-18 in the Western trip to California. The Jays start with a three-game West Conference with a 10-14 record. Six starters Athletic Conference for a 7th place finish. Head series at UC Davis, followed by midweek games at returned for the 2012 season with 21 letterwinners Coach Reggie Christiansen is in his second year California and at Sacramento State, before closing returning. at the helm of the Hornets, who return five starters out the trip with another three-game series at Pa- In 2012, the Aggies sit at 5-3 overall, winning and 15 letterwinners from last year’s team. cific. Live stats, as well as live Twitter updates (@ three-of-four vs. Utah to open the season, but drop- The Hornets are off to a 4-4 start in 2012, in- gocreighton and @CU_baseball) will be available ping their last two games (at Cal State Bakersfield cluding winning three straight before a 13-10 loss through the Creighton website. and at No. 1 Stanford). at Pacific in their game on Tuesday, Feb. 28. They UC Davis is hitting .268 as a team, led by Da- will play a three-game series at No. 24 UCLA this Meet Creighton vid Popkins who is hitting .414, with a team leading weekend prior to playing Creighton. The Bluejays are coming off one of the most three doubles and six walks. Popkins is also 2-2 Twelve different players have made starts for successful seasons in school history, finishing 2011 in stolen bases. Paul Politi and Brett Morgan have the Hornets, with Andrew Ayers (.323), Derrick with a 45-16 overall record. Creighton won the Mis- also gotten off to impressive offensive starts, hitting Chung (.313) and Trevor Paine (.207) the only souri Valley Conference both regular-season and .361 and .303, respectively. Politi leads the team three with all eight games started. Freshman Rhys tournament titles in 2011, marking the first time in with 13 hits while Morgan has successfully stolen Hoskins exploded offensively against Pacific, hit- program history the Jays have claimed both in a four bases (4-5). ting a grand slam and solo home run and now leads single season. On the hill, Harry Stanwyck holds a 1-0 record, the team with a pair of round trippers. The Hornes Creighton returns seven starting position play- with a save in his four appearances. He leads the are hitting .302 overall, and 19 of their 44 hits have ers from the squad last season, led by centerfielder staff with a 1.12 earned run average. Dayne Quist, been for extra bases (12 doubles, three triples, four Mike Gerber and senior catcher Anthony Bem- Tom Briner, Anthony Kupbens and Ben Burke have home runs). boom, both which have been tabbed preseason each made a pair of starts for the Aggies, who hold Tanner Mendonca leads the pitching staff, All-MVC picks. Gerber finished with a .280 aver- a combined 3.92 earned run average. Quist leads making two starts and holding a 2-0 record and a age last season, playing flawless defense in center, the team with 17 strikeouts, nearly a third of the 0.56 ERA. He also has the lone complete game on while Bemboom shot down seven runners attempt- team’s total. the staff this season. R.J. Davis has both saves on ing to steal and finished with a .233 average. the season, leading the team with five appearances Highlighting a deep pitching staff will be junior Meet California and is yet to surrender a run. Ty Blach, who has already picked up preseason All- The California Golden Bears are coming off America nods. The southpaw held a 10-3 record one of their most successful seasons in school his- Meet Pacific last season, fanning 100 batters in 102.0 innings tory, making it to the Division I Men’s College World The Pacific Tigers are coming off an eighth of work. Out of the pen, which lost just one pitch- Series just months after the school made plans to place finish in the Big West Conference, an overall er from last season (Jack VanLeur), look for Kurt drop the baseball program. 17-37 record. Head Coach Ed Sprague is in his Spomer (13 saves in 2011), Mark Winkelman (35 Cal returns 7 starters and 14 letterwinners ninth year, and returns five position starters and 16 appearances) and Reese McGraw (35 appearanc- from the team last year, which finished with a 38-23 letterwinners from his 2011 team. es, 5 saves) to headline one of the deepest staff’s overall record and 7-3 postseason record. After opening the season with eight straight in Ed Servais’ tenure. In 2012, the No. 25 Golden Bears are off to a losses, the Tigers picked up their first win when In 2012, the Jays are led offensively by fresh- 5-2 start, including a perfect 3-0 mark while playing they defeated Sacramento State, blasting a season man Jake Peter, who has started the last three at home. Cal defeated San Francisco 5-3 in their high 18 hits in the process. The Tigers square off games and is hitting .444 with a pair of doubles. last game, and host Lehigh this weekend before the against Kansas State this weekend and San Fran- Erik Mattingly (.429), Scott Thornburg (.333) and midweek game against Creighton. cisco before hosting the Bluejays next weekend. Nick Judkins (.300) are all hitting above .300 early Eight different players have started all seven Offensively the Tigers are led by Dustin Torchio in the season. games for the Golden Bears, who hold a .265 bat- and Allen Riley, who are hitting .324 and .281, re- On the mound, Ty Blach has remained as good ting average. Tony Renda leads the charge, hitting spectively. Torchio has a team high six runs batted as promised, holding a 0.69 ERA in 13.0 innings of nearly .400 with 11 hits and a team high five walks. in, while Riley has picked up six free passes, which work and fanning eight batters. The bullpen has The pitching staff holds a 2.47 earned run av- also leads the team. Overall, UP is hitting .284 with surrendered 13 of the 15 runs on the season, but erage, with a pair of saves on the season. Justin a .339 on-base percentage. the staff is led by Kurt Spomer and Mark Winkel- Jones, Michael Theofanopo and Matt Flemer have Three different Tiger pitchers have made a pair man who made their claims as the closer and set- each made two starts on the season, with Trevor of starts, with Travis Lumby leading the charge with up man a season ago. Hildenberge and Logan Scott each recording a a 1-1 record in his pair of starts. John Haberman save. and Kyle Crawford have also made a pair of starts. Against the Aggies leads the country. Creighton and UC Davis will be meeting for the University Information first time ever this weekend. The Bluejays are 3-4 UC Davis: Matt Vaughn (1st Season): Vaughn is School ...... Creighton University all-time against the Big West Conference, with the in his first year at the helm of the UC Davis Aggies, Location...... Omaha, Neb. most recent game coming against Pacific (3/14/96, but has been around the game and a part of the Founded...... 1878 a 14-5 CU win). Pacific is also a member of the Big coaching staff for more than 20 years. He helped Enrollment...... 7,730 West Conference. lead the Aggies to a pair of Division II College World School Colors...... Blue and White Series (1995 and 2003), focusing mostly on the Nickname...... Bluejays Against the Golden Bears pitching staff. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Creighton and California will be meeting for the He has coached 36 players who have signed Conference...... Missouri Valley Conference first time ever next week. The Bluejays are 6-21 all- professional contracts and 10 players who have President...... Timothy R. Lannon, S.J. time against members of the new Pac-12 Confer- earned All-America honors. As the pitching coach, Athletic Director...... Bruce Rasmussen ence. Creighton took on Oregon State in the NCAA five of his pitchers have been selected as the con- School Web Site...... www.creighton.edu Tournament last season, the most recent Pac-12 ference Pitcher of the Year. Athletic Web Site...... www.gocreighton.com opponent. Cal is the only team from the Pac-12 Vaughn also has experience on the interna- Twitter ...... www.twitter.com/gocreighton the Bluejays will face in the 2012 regular season. tional level, as he coached with the UCA Baseblal support staff and worked for the Major League Against the Hornets Baseball Internaional in Europe. Stadium Information Creighton and Sacramento State will be meet- As a player, Vaughn pitched for the Aggies Facility ...... TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ing for the first time ever next week. Creighton is from 1989-1992, named honorable mention All- Capacity...... 24,000 17-11 all-time against the Western Athletic Confer- NCAC his senior year. Dimensions...... 335-408-335 ence, with the most recent meeting comeing against Surface...... Natural Grass Fresno State on 3/11/00, a 5-1 loss at the Pepsi/ California: David Esquer (13th Season): The Year Opened...... 2011 Johnny Quik Classic at Fresno State. Creighton reigning National Coach of the Year, Esquer is in Press Box Phone...... (402) 546-0702 will also meet up with Louisiana Tech this season, his 13th season at the helm of Golden Bear Base- hosting the Bulldogs at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ball. He has compiled a 354-313-2 career record Coaching Staff Information on March 14. with the Bears, making four NCAA regional appear- Head Coach...... Ed Servais ances and earning a spot in the 2011 Men’s College Alma Mater...... Wisconsin-La Crosse (1980) Against the Tigers World Series. Record at Creighton...... 302-167 / 9th Creighton and Pacific have met up one time Esquer has coached 10 All-Americans and 59 Career Record...... 484-249-1 / 18th previously, a 14-5 Bluejay win on March 14, 1996. of his players have signed Major League contracts, Associate Head Coach...... Rob Smith (6th The Bluejays defeated the Tigers as part of the led by four first-round draft picks. season) Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic at Fresno State. The Prior to his time at Cal, Esquer was the top as- Assistant Coach.....Craig Moore (2nd season) Bluejays are 3-4 all-time against the Big West Con- sistant at Pepperdine from 1996-99 and worked as Volunteer Coach...... Jon Moore (1st season) ference, with the most recent game coming against the No. 2 assistant at Stanford from 1991-96. Baseball Office...... (402) 280-2483 Pacific. Esquer was a starter on the 1987 Stanford College World Series championship team, earn- Meet the Coaches ing all-tournament honors and All-Pac-10 Southern Program Information Creighton: Ed Servais (8th Season): Ed Servais Division honors. He played four seasons in pro- Number of Years (since 1966)...... 46 enters his ninth season leading the Creighton base- fessional baseball with Baltimore, California and Overall Record...... 1,375-993-8 (.577) ball program in 2012. He is the winningest coach in Milwaukee. NCAA Postseason Appearances...... 9 program history, surpassing Jack Dahm (283) and Last Appearance...... 2011 Jim Hendry (289) in 2011, when he led his team to Sacramento State: Reggie Christiansen (2nd NCAA CWS Appearances...... 1 a 45-16 overall record, Missouri Valley Conference Season): After spending two seasons as the as- Last Appearance...... 1991 regular-season and tournament titles and a berth in sociate head coach at Sacramento State, Chris- the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. tiansen led the 2011 squad to a 19-39 record in his Field became the home of Tigers baseball on April Servais was named the MVC Coach of the Year first season at the helm of Hornet baseball. In total, 18, 2006. following the 2011 season, the fourth time he has seven different players have been drafted, includ- Sprague was the starting third baseman on the earned the award in his eight years at Creighton. ing one who has made it to the Majors. 1987 and 1988 NCAA Championship teams at Stan- Servais currently holds a .644 winning per- Prior to coming to Sacramento State, Chris- ford, finishing his career among the all-time leaders centage at the helm of the Jays, the top number tiansen spend 2005-08 as the head coach at South in home runs and RBI. He was named All-American in school history. He has taken the Bluejys to three Dakota State, leading the team’s hitters, recruit- in 1988, inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of NCAA Tournaments, including 2011. He has also ing coordinator and third base coach. He was the Fame in 2002. He helped the USA Baseball team led the Bluejays to an average of 37 wins in each of coach when the Jackrabbits made the switch from win a Gold Medal in the Summer Olympics in 1988, the last eight seasons. Division II to Division I. and won back-to-back MLB World Series Champi- Servais’ tenure has ranked among the best as Christiansen also coached as an assistant onships in 1992 and 1993 with Toronto. a Creighton head coach, as he has guided the team coach at Kansas, breaking several hitting records Sprague is the only player ever to win a Col- to a 302-167 record, placing him second in the Mis- including setting a school record with 697 hits, as lege World Series, Olympic Gold Medal and a Ma- souri Valley Conference, fifth in the Midwest, and well as at Menlo College. jor League Baseball World Series. in the top 20 in the nation in winning percentage Christiansen may be best known for the three- during that time. The Bluejays are one of just 10 game series he coaches at SDSU against Kansas Commonalities schools in the Midwest to earn five or more NCAA overnight in the Metrodome, playing a doublehead- Creighton’s opponents on the spring break trip Regional berths in the last 13 years, and one of two er at 1:30 a.m. due to scheduling changes, and a have quite a few common opponents on the 2012 in the MVC along with Wichita State. Servais also 3:30 p.m. game the next day. season. While UC Davis and Pacific are in the has led the Jays to the MVC Tournament title in same conference and will face eachother in confer- 2007 and regular-season crown in 2005, and both Pacific: Ed Sprague (9th Season): After an 11- ence play, the other opponents are just common in the 2011 season. year Major League baseball career, Sprague en- foes. UC Davis and Creighton share Sacramen- His teams have finished among the nation’s ters his ninth season as the coach of the Pacific to State and Pacific on their schedules, Cal and best in fielding percentage and sacrifice bunts baseball team. He has a combined 179-263 record Creighton share Pacific and a series with Nebras- every season, including 2011, when the Bluejays in his first eight seasons, coaching 13 players that ka. Sacramento State and the Bluejays each will finished fourth in fielding percentage (.980) and have been drafted into professional baseball. His square off against Pacific, UC Davis and Louisiana fourth in sacrifice bunts, with 84. Since coming to 179 career victories have him in third place in Tiger Tech in 2012, while Creighton and Pacific each play Creighton, Servais’ teams have committed the few- history for most coaching victories. California, Sacramento State, UC Davis and Kan- est errors in the nation, while holding a .977 fielding Sprague was the leader in the campaign to sas State out of the Big 12. percentage in the last eight seasons, which also build an on-campus home field, as Klein Family A True Bounce jays have played at least four extra inning games Creighton will play at four different stadiums in the last five years, with six extra frame games in their week-long trip to California, described in detail each of the last three years. below: Dobbins Baseball Stadium (UC Davis): It’s Good to be Back Named for former player Jim Dobbins, Dobbins field A Creighton baseball team hasn’t made a trip was built in 1985 and can hold 3,500 fans. It fea- to California since 2000, when the Bluejays took tures a grass and natural dirt surface, with the fenc- part in the Pspsi/ohnny Quik Classic held at Fresno es sitting at 310 to left and right and 410 to straight State. In the final year of participation, the Blue- away center. jays went 5-1, with wins over Bowling Green (4-1), Evans Diamond (California): The home of Temple (15-0), Fresno State (12-3), Gonzaga (11- the Golden Bears baseball team since 1933, Evans 2), and UNC-Asheville (5-3), before dropping the MVC STANDINGS Diamond was named after Coach Evans, who led final game to host Fresno State 5-1. (As o f Fe b . 28, 2012) the Bears to their first ever CWS title in 1947. The Te am W L Pct . W L Pct . outfield measurements at Evans are 320 feet down Flocks of Jays Wichita State 0 0 .000 5 3 .625 the lines, 365 to the power alleys and 395 to center Creighton stranded 18 runners on base on the Missouri State 0 0 .000 5 3 .625 field. The seating capacity is 2,500. weekend at Portland, nine in each game. Creigh- Illinois State 0 0 .000 4 3 .571 John Smith Field (Sacramento State): Also ton dropped the first game 3-2 in 10 innings before Southern Illinois 0 0 .000 4 3 .571 named after a former skipper, John Smith Field has falling 5-3 in the final game of the series. Overall Indiana State 0 0 .000 4 3 .571 seen numerous renovations and additions since its on the season, the Bluejays have left 45 players on Creighton 0 0 .000 3 2 .600 initial building in 1953. It features a newly sodded base, with opponents stranding 39. Bradley 0 0 .000 3 3 .500 infield and a new outfield fence. Evansville 0 0 .000 2 4 .333 Klein Family Field (Pacific):The first on-cam- Peg Leg pus baseball field for the Pacific Tigers since 1951, The Bluejays had a hard time picking up the MVC PRESEASON POLL Klein Field opened in 2006 with a seating capacity pick off motion by the Portland staff, getting pegged Te a m (1s t Pl a c e V o t e s ) To t a l Po i n t s of 2,500. The all natural field features bull-pens just off first base four times in the two games with the 1. Missouri State (5) 60 beyond the outfield fences. Field measurements Pilots. In total, Creighton had 12 players picked off 2. Creighton (3) 53 are 317 feet down left field, 380 feet at the left field last season. 3. Wichita State 47 power alley, 395 feet to center field, 367 feet at the 4. Indiana State 37 right field power alley and 325 feet down the right Playing With Swagger 5. Illinois State 34 field line. Freshman Jake Peter led the Bluejays offen- 6. Southern Illinois 31 sively in the pair of games at Portland on the week- 7. Bradley 15 The Real Stuff end, starting both games at second base and post- 8. Evansville 11 The Bluejays have spent a good amount of time ing a .429 (3-for-7) average from the plate. Two this preseason practicing outside, thanks to beau- of Peter’s hits were doubles, giving him a slugging MVC Upcoming Schedule tiful weather and a mild winter. The Jays played percentage of .714 through the two games. Peter the opening weekend on a field with turf infield and also played flawless defense, not committing an er- 3/1/2012 grass outfield. They then played on all grass in the ror in 16 chances. Wichita State at Hawaii 11:35 p.m. lone game played at Portland, but made the switch On the season, Peter has a .444 batting aver- back to a combination field when playing at Lower age and a .667 slugging percentage, as two of his 3/2/2012 Columbia College for the final game against the four hits are doubles. IPFW at Evansville 11:00 a.m. Pilots (switched due to rain). TD Ameritrade Park Indiana State at Eastern Kentucky 1:00 p.m. Omaha, the home of the Bluejays, is a completely Blach on Top Georgia State at Southern Illinois 3:00 p.m. natural field. The reigning MVC Pitcher of the Week, Ty Illinois State at SEMO 3:00 p.m. Blach put together one of his best pitching perfor- The Top of the Charts mances at Creighton in the series opener against Creighton at UC Davis 4:30 p.m. Ty Blach was tabbed the Missouri Valley Con- Portland. Blach tossed 8.0 complete innings of Bradley at Memphis 6:30 p.m. ference Pitcher of the Week following the opening work, tying his career high for innings pitched, and Missouri State at NW State 6:30 p.m. weekend of play, the first time in his career he has allowing just a pair of hits and one earned run while Wichita State at Hawaii 11:35 p.m. earned the award. Blach picked up the first win on also striking out a pair of batters. Blach kept the the mound in 2012, striking out six batters in 5.0 in- Pilots baffled from the plate through the first eight 3/3/2012 nings of work on Friday, Feb. 17. innings, facing a single batter in the ninth before the Eastern Illinois at Evansville 11:00 a.m. Bluejays went to the bullpen. Illinois State at SEMO 12:00 p.m. Free Baseball Indiana State at Eastern Kentucky 12:00 p.m. The Bluejays have already been a part of a pair Eight is Great of extra inning games this season, defeating Central Ty Blach threw 8.0 complete innings of work Missouri State at NW State 2:00 p.m. Arkansas 7-3 but falling 3-2 at Portland. The Blue- in the game on Friday at Portland, allowing just one Bradley at Memphis 2:00 p.m. Creighton at UC Davis 3:00 p.m. MVC Player of the Week MVC Pitcher of the Week IPFW at Evansville 3:00 p.m. Illinois State at SEMO 3:30 p.m. Feb. 20 Austin Montgomery SIU Feb. 20 Ty Blach Creighton Southern Illinois at Stetson 6:00 p.m. Feb. 27 Johnny Coy Wichita State Feb. 27 Dakota Bacus Indiana State Wichita State at Hawaii 6:05 p.m. 3/4/2012 Penn at Southern Illinois 11:00 a.m. Indiana State at Eastern Kentucky 12:00 p.m. Missouri State at NW State 1:00 p.m. Illinois State at SEMO 1:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Evansville 1:00 p.m. Bradley at Memphis 1:00 p.m. Creighton at UC Davis 3:00 p.m. Wichita State at Hawaii 5:05 p.m. earned run and two hits. It marks the fifth time in hit into. The Jays turned 45 double plays last sea- Bluejays When.... his career the junior has gone for 8.0 innings, al- son. Overall 3-2 though he did it just once last season. The five Non-Conference 3-2 outings, including hits surrendered and strikeouts, Switching it Up are listed below: MVC 0-0 Creighton used three different defensive start- Date Opponent K Hits ing lineups on opening weekend, as Ed Servais MVC Tournament 0-0 2/24/12 @ Portland 2 2 looks to find the perfect combination. Brad McK- vs. Ranked Teams 0-0 2/20/11 vs. Missouri State 8 4 ewon, Anthony Bemboom and Erik Mattingly all vs. Unranked Teams 3-2 4/4/10 vs. Indiana State 4 5 saw time in left field, while Michael Mutcheson Home 0-0 4/18/10 at Bradley 6 6 and Jake Peter were each in at second base. Be- Away 3-1 4/25/10 at Missouri State 6 6 mboom and Scott Thornburg split catching duties Neutral 0-1 through the weekend. Domination Nation Day 3-2 Ty Blach has started as the most dominant Midevil Warrior Night 0-0 pitcher in the Bluejay rotation early this season. As Head coach Ed Servais surpassed the first of a vs. Left 1-1 the Friday night starter, Blach has a pair of starts on pair of milestones he will be looking to overcome vs. Right 2-1 the mound for the Jays, holding a 0.69 earned run in the 2012 season. Servais earned his 300th as Friday 1-1 average in 13.0 innings of work. He has struck out a Bluejay head coach (302-167 after the first two Saturday 1-0 eight batters and only allowed one earned run on weekends). The skipper needs just 16 wins to get the season. his 500th of his career (484-249-1). Sunday 1-1 Monday 0-0 Not Getting Overtime Big Dog Tuesday 0-0 The opening game between the Bluejays and Ed Servais became the winningest coach in Wednesday 0-0 Pilots last Friday was on pace to be one of the program history last season, surpassing both Jim Thursday 0-0 quickest games in the last three seasons for the Hendry and Jack Dahm to post a 302-167 overall 1-Run Games 1-1 Bluejays, as Ty Blach and Kyle Kraus were at the record at the helm of the Jays. He now is in the 2-Run Games 0-1 seventh inning stretch just 1:17 into the game. It top-20 in winning percentage among active head helped that Blach threw a first-pitch strike to 21 of coaches, holding a .644 overall record. Servais 5+ Run Games 0-0 the 28 batters he faced. Below are the five fastest was also named the MVC Coach of the Year, pick- In Extra Innings 1-1 recorded games in the last three seasons for the ing up the honor for the fourth time in his first eight Shutouts 0-0 Jays: years at Creighton. Game 1 of MVC Series 0-0 Date Opponent Pitcher of Record Time Game 2 of MVC Series 0-0 3/19/11 vs Valparaiso Jonas Dufek 1:25 Offseason Pays Off Game 3 of MVC Series 0-0 5/6/11 at Wichita State Ty Blach 1:36 Nick Judkins was named to the All-Star team 6/3/11 vs Georgia Jonas Dufek 1:50 of the Northwoods League this summer, Judkins Scoring First 3-1 4/27/10 Air Force Jack VanLeur 1:54 hit .309 with a .414 on-base percentage for the When opponent scores first 0-1 4/25/10 at Missouri State Ty Blach 1:57 Mankato MoonDogs and has contiuned his suc- 10 or more hits 2-1 cess at the start of this season. <10 hits 1-1 Clearing the Bullpen Judkins finished the weekend 4-for-12 (.333) When CU starter goes 5+ innings 1-1 Creighton used seven pitchers in the two from the plate, scoring three runs and driving in When CU starter goes <5 innings 2-1 games at Portland, tossing five different Jays in the three. His two-run home run put the Bluejays on rain-delayed second game. On the opening week- the board first in the final game of the series, the fi After 6 leading 3-1 end, the Jays used 10 different pitchers in the three rst round-tripper of the season for the Jays. Judkins After 6 trailing 0-1 games, none tossing more than 5.0 innings. Below added a double and finished with a .667 slugging After 6 tied 0-0 shows the innings pitched per player over the last percentage to add to his .429 on-base percentage. After 7 leading 2-1 weekend. Judkins was one of three Bluejays with a stolen After 7 trailing 0-1 Ty Blach 8.0 1.12 base on the opening weekend. The senior also After 7 tied 1-0 Brandon Koenigstein 3.1 8.10 played flawless defense, error-free in 31 chances After 8 leading 2-1 Chase Webb 2.1 0.00 at first base. Reese McGraw 1.2 5.40 After 8 trailing 0-1 Kurt Spomer 1.0 9.00 New Kids On The Block After 8 tied 1-0 Nick Musec 0.2 0.00 Andrew Urban became the first fresh face to Last at-bat wins 0-0 Mark Winkelman 0.2 27.00 make it into the starting rotation since Ty Blach Last at-bat losses 0-1 earned a spot as the Sunday starter midway When hitting a homerun 1-0 Walk This Way through his freshman season (2010). Urban is When not hitting a homerun 2-2 Chance Ross has been the leadoff batter for the first junior college transfer to start in the rota- the Bluejays in the first five games, and has done tion since Jeremy Hauer started in 2008-09 (Hauer When allowing a homerun 0-2 a good job at getting himself on base. The senior transferred from Indian Hills, Urban from Hutchin- When not allowing a homerun 3-0 third baseman leads the team with six walks on the son CC). When striking out 10 or more batters 1-0 season and reached with a hit by pitch once. He Jake Peter earned his first start on Sunday, When striking out <10 batters 2-2 holds a .462 on-base percentage, second on the Feb. 19 at Central Arkansas, finishing 1-2 from the February 3-2 team to Jake Peter. Ross had 13 total walks last plate, while playing second base. Peter drove in a March 0-0 season. run and picked up his first collegiate basehit in the same at-bat. Alex Staehely, who has made the April 0-0 Dou-ble-vou switch to second base, also started at second base May 0-0 Senior Scott Thornburg has seven hits in his as a true freshman. June 0-0 21 at bats this season, but three of the seven are Making his first appearance for the Bluejays on White Tops 0-0 doubles. He leads the Bluejays in the category. opening weekend was Shane Liska. The graduate Blue Tops 1-0 student and transfer from Duke tossed 0.2 inning Black Tops 1-1 Two For One in the Sunday, Feb. 19 game, striking out one and Grey Tops 1-1 After a down year in terms of turning double hitting a batter. plays in 2010 (Creighton led the nation in double Replacing Trever Adams in right field, Bren- On Turf 0-0 plays/game for three years straight) the Bluejay in- nan Murphy started every game on the weekend, On Grass 0-1 field has turned six double plays already in the first finishing 4-for-12 with an RBI and two runs scored. On Combination 3-1 five games. That is three times the two they have He also finished 2-for-2 on the basepaths to pace the Jays on the first weekend in his first start, a 4-3 win at Central Arkansas. The Central Arkansas this season. The Jays are 20-13 junior finished last season with a 10-3 record, strik- in neutral site openers but just 13-24 in the season- Bigger, Stronger, Faster ing out 100 in the process. opening road contests. Creighton has won six of Nick Judkins needed just three games to Chase Webb and Reese McGraw both start- the nine season openers under Ed Servais. Below send out Creighton’s first home run of the season, ed off their seasons perfectly on the mound, striking is a list of those games: lining a two-run shot over the right field fence in the out the first two batters they saw. Webb did it by 5-1 win over Central Arkansas on Feb. 19. Creigh- throwing six straight strikes for two strikeouts. Date Opponent Score Location ton didn’t have a home run until the seventh game 2/19/11 Toledo W, 5-1 Cary, N.C. of the season last year, when Anthony Bemboom Pinching In 2/20/10 SIU Edwardsville W, 22-0 Conway, Ark. drove out a three-run shot in the seventh inning at Junior Jordan Makovicka became the first 2/20/09 Sam Houston St. L, 8-6 Huntsville, Texas New Mexico on Feb. 26. Bluejay to have a pinch hit in 2012, when he hit a 2/22/08 Washington St. W, 8-4 Pullman, Wash. pop-up in the top of the ninth inning of the Feb. 18, 2/9/07 Gardner-Webb W, 4-3 Rock Hill, S.C. Second-Best 7-3 win over Central Arkansas. Makovicka led the 2/11/06 Ark.-Little Rock L, 11-12 Little Rock, Ark. Creighton was picked to finish second in the squad in pinch hits last season, asked to come in 2/11/05 Sam Houston St. W, 9-6 Huntsville, Texas Missouri Valley Conference this season, pick- off the bench in 15 different games. Makovicka hit 2/14/04 Southern Utah L, 10-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. ing up three votes in the preseason coaches poll. .400 in pinch hit situations last year, bested only by The Bluejays will aim to repeat as regular-season Scott Thornburg, who hit .429 in seven pinch hit at Opening Shut-Outs champions and then head to Springfield, Mo., to try bats last season. There have only been three opening day shut- to repeat as Tournament champions. Player AB Avg. OB% outs in Bluejay history, one of which happened in Four Bluejays were named to the preseason Thornburg 7 .429 .429 2010. Jonas Dufek (5.0 IP), Jack VanLeur (2.0 IP), all-conference team, with Ty Blach, Anthony Be- Makovicka 10 .400 .571 Mark Winkelman (1.0 IP) and Kurt Spomer (1.0 IP) mboom, Mike Gerber and Kurt Spomer all earn- Thibodeaux 10 .400 .400 each had a part in the 22-0 opening win over SIU ing preseason nods. Cuno 8 .375 .500 Edwardsville. The other two shutouts have come in Bemboom 4 .250 .400 1984, a 12-0 win over Xavier and in 1970, a 3-0 win On the 2012 Schedule over MVC foe Wichita State. Games against three teams who played in the Within Reach 2011 NCAA Baseball Tournament, including the The National Collegiate Baseball Writers of Amer- Fast Start in February California Golden Bears who made it to the College ica have released their 2012 preseason baseball In his first three years on the job, head coachEd World Series, highlight the 2012 Creighton baseball poll, and the Creighton baseball squad is among Servais posted .500 records or better in the month spring schedule. The Bluejays will meet up with the teams receiving votes. After finishing the 2011 of February. The Jays then went sub-.500 in each the Cal Bears in a single game as part of the spring season with a 45-16 overall record and a spot in the of the middle three Februarys. The Bluejays have break trip in California, while also traveling to Kan- NCAA Tournament, the Bluejays have high expec- had great success in the last two Februarys, post- sas State (Fullerton Regional) and hosting Dallas tations for the 2012 season. ing a .750, three-for-four February record in 2010 Baptist (Ft. Worth Regional). and a 7-1 mark last season, thanks in part to the The Bluejays will also host four different Mis- Blach Among Best four-game sweep at New Mexico. Here are Creigh- souri Valley Conference weekend series, kicked off Bluejay junior southpaw Ty Blach has picked ton’s records in the month since 2004: by hosting Evansville at the end of March and clos- up a pair of preseason accolades, being named to Year Record ing the regular season hosting Wichita State just the 2012 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America 2004 3-3 prior to the MVC Tournament. team and earning NCBWA Preseason All-America 2005 6-2 honors. The Friday night starter turned in one of 2006 5-3 Wild Thing is Back the top pitching performances in the league last 2007 2-4 Kurt Spomer has earned a spot on the NCBWA season, sitting ninth in the country and leading the 2008 1-2 preseason Stopper of the Year Award list. Spomer, Valley with 18 games started on the mound. He fin- 2009 0-6 who led the league with 13 saves a season ago, ished with a 10-3 record, owning the second most 2010 3-1 was named to the second team All-MVC in 2011. wins on the Bluejay staff and in the conference. 2011 7-1 The senior made 35 appearances last season, 34 Blach’s 100 strikeouts placed him second on the 2012 3-2 from the bullpen and one start against Nebraska. Bluejay squad, and ninth on the Creighton all-time In 48.2 innings of work, Spomer surrendered 35 charts. hits and held a 2.22 earned run average, including two stretches of six-plus appearances without an Put Him in the Books earned run allowed. He held a 37-13 strikeout-walk Ty Blach put his name on the single-season, ratio, finishign the season with a 3-4 record along top-10 charts in numerous categories last season, with his 13 saves. including wins (10), strikeouts (100), and ERA in a season (2.65). He holds a career 2.84 earned run Smith is Smiling average, a number that sits second on the all-time Associate head coach and Bluejay pitching charts. He also has a .684 (13-6) career winning coach Rob Smith has to be happy with the per- percentage, which also sits on the top-10 lists. formance of his pitching staff on the mound on the opening weekend. Creighton held a 1.93 earned Fresh Faces run average through the first three games, allowing Creighton will have many new faces fighting just seven runs while striking out 22 batters. Af- for playing time in 2012. Already slated to start in ter three games a year ago, Creighton held a 3.12 right-field will be Brennan Murphy, a junior from earned run average and had allowed 10 runs. The Butler Community College. He helped lead his Bluejays now sit at a 2.78 after five games. Listed team to the NJCAA playoffs and earning second- below is the opening weekend ERA under Smith in team all-conference accolades. Look for freshman the last five seasons: Jake Peter and junior Petr Zyma to provide depth 2012 1.93 3-0 and even fight for starting spots on the infield this 2011 3.12 2-1 season. Peter led his Mason City high school team 2010 3.00 2-1 to back-to-back state tournaments his junior and 2009 5.96 0-3 senior seasons, while Zyma was part of the Czech 2008 4.32 1-2 National Baseball Team in 2010. 2007 5.06 1-2 Opening Day Numbers In Mid-season Form Creighton evened its opening day record to Ty Blach opened the 2012 campaign with 5.0 .500 this season. In the 44 recorded openers, flawless innings of baseball, striking out six batters Creighton is now 22-22, including the 4-3 win at Looking back at 2011 What a Ride team honors, fanned 10 batters in his sec- The Bluejays are coming off one of the ond complete game of the season. Creigh- Date Opponent Time best season’s in program history, finishing ton then hit a pair of road blocks, falling to Feb. 19 vs.Toledo (Cary, N.C.) W, 5-1 with a 45-16 overall record, and claiming the #13 Oregon State 5-1 before being elimi- Feb. 19 vs. Canisius (Cary, N.C.) W, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season nated by Georgia, 5-4 in 11 innings. Feb. 20 vs. Canisius (Cary, N.C.) L, 1-4 and tournament championship in the same For the Mantel Feb. 22 at Kansas W, 4-3 (10) Feb. 25 at New Mexico W, 4-3 season for the first time in program history. Any time a team has such a success- Feb. 26 at New Mexico (DH) W, 4-3; W, 10-6 The tournament title gave Creighton the ful season, individual accolades are sure Feb. 27 at New Mexico W, 8-7 (11) MVC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tour- to follow, and 2011 was no different. Head March 6 at Arkansas State W, 5-2 nament, the fifth time in 13 seasons and the coach Ed Servais was named the MVC March 6 at Arkansas State W, 6-0 third time in Ed Servais’ career at Creigh- Coach of the year for the fourth time in his March 7 at Arkansas State L, 6-8 March 8 at Central Arkansas Cancelled ton. career following 2011, highlighting the Mis- March 9 at Central Arkansas L, 7-8 souri Valley Conference awards handed March 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 6-0 Among the Best in 2011 out to the Bluejays following the season. March 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 6-3 As is true to any Ed Servais coached Jonas Dufek, Trever Adams and Jimmy March 13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 13-0 team, the 2011 Bluejays thrived on the team- Swift were named first teamers, while Ty March 16 at Air Force (DH) L, 1-2; W, 11-9 March 19 vs. Valparaiso (Edwardsville, Ill.) W, 1-0 game concept, highlighted by solid defense Blach, Mike Gerber and Kurt Spomer March 19 at Southern Illinois Edwardsville W, 4-3 (10) and offensive execution. The Jays led the were named to the second team. Adams MARCH 21 BRIGHAM YOUNG W, 6-5 MVC and finished fourth in the nation in field- and Dufek were named All-Americans, MARCH 22 BRIGHAM YOUNG L, 4-11 ing percentage with a .980, led by first base- while Gerber picked up Freshman All- MARCH 26 NORTH DAKOTA Cancelled man Nick Judkins, who finished with just two America honors. Blach also became just MARCH 27 NORTH DAKOTA Cancelled MARCH 28 NDSU W, 3-2 errors in 596 chances. Offensively, the junior the seventh Creighton baseball player to APRIL 1 PORTLAND W, 11-3 tied a school record with 22 sacrifice bunts on garner CoSIDA Academic All-American APRIL 2 PORTLAND W, 12-0 the year. Trever Adams provided the power honors. APRIL 3 PORTLAND W, 4-3 for the Bluejays, earning All-American nods April 5 at Nebraska L, 5-8 from Baseball America, NCBWA and Colle- Big Shoes to Fill April 8 * at Illinois State L, 4-5 April 9 * at Illinois State W, 8-2 giate Baseball after finishing the season with Creighton will look to replace All-Amer- April 10 * at Illinois State W, 6-5 a .387 batting average, 14 homeruns and ica outfielder Trever Adams and Friday APRIL 12 KANSAS STATE W, 7-6 57 runs driven in. Freshman Mike Gerber night pitcher Jonas Dufek, who also re- April 15 * at Indiana State W, 4-0 earned Freshman All-American honors from ceived All-America honors, as they were April 16 * at Indiana State W, 9-5 Collegiate Baseball after stepping in as the both drafted following the season. Jimmy April 17 * at Indiana State W, 6-5 APRIL 19 NEBRASKA ! L, 1-2 every-day starting centerfielder, playing flaw- Swift, Creighton’s starting shortstop and APRIL 22 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ! W,5-4 less defense and blasting a .488 slugging Jack VanLeur (34 appearances out of the APRIL 23 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ! L, 2-3 percentage on offense. bullpen last season, 115 career appear- APRIL 24 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ! L, 1-2 ances) also signed professional contracts, APRIL 26 KANSAS ! W, 5-3 Energizer Batteries while Greg Hellhake and Joey Bowens APRIL 29 * BRADLEY ! W, 7-3 APRIL 30 * BRADLEY ! W, 10-1 On the mound, Creighton finished the sea- both ended their Bluejay careers due to MAY 1 * BRADLEY ! W, 16-6 (7) son as one of three teams (Creighton, Geor- graduation. May 6 * at Wichita State L, 0-8 gia Tech and Virginia Tech) with two pitchers May 7 * at Wichita State W, 7-5 with over 10-wins and 100 strikeouts, with In the Field May 8 * at Wichita State L, 3-12 Jonas Dufek finishing with a 12-1 record Creighton returns seven position starters MAY 10 NEBRASKA (ESPNU) ! W, 9-8 May 13 * at Evansville W, 2-1 (12) (128 strikeouts) and southpaw standout Ty and one member from its starting rotation May 14 * at Evansville W, 4-0 Blach held a 10-3 record (100 strikeouts). this season, padded by a full return of the May 15 * at Evansville L, 1-10 The starter Bullpen staff. Freshman All-American Mike May 17 at Iowa W, 5-3 Gerber will be counted on to expand his MAY 19 * MISSOURI STATE ! W, 3-2 Out of the Pen offensive numbers, stepping immediately MAY 20 * MISSOURI STATE ! W, 3-1 MAY 21 * MISSOURI STATE ! W, 3-1 Junior Kurt Spomer emerged as a clos- into the starting centerfield position last Missouri Valley Conference er for the pitching staff in 2011, moving into season. The Bluejays return 75% of their Tournament second on the Creighton all-time charts with infield in Chance Ross (3B), Alex Stae- MAY 25 Bradley ! W, 4-1 13 saves on the year. Three different pitch- hely (SS) and Nick Judkins (1B). Senior MAY 25 Missouri State ! L, 3-10 ers made 35 appearances on the season, catcher Anthony Bemboom returns be- MAY 26 Southern Illinois ! W, 5-0 MAY 26 Missouri State ! W, 6-5 with Spomer, Mark Winkelman and Reese hind the dish, leading the squad with seven MAY 27 Missouri State ! W, 4-3 (12) McGraw used as workhorses out of the bull- runners caught stealing last season. MAY 28 Wichita State ! W, 3-1 pen. Jack VanLeur, who sits second in all- NCAA Tournament time appearances, finished the season with Starting Rotation June 3 Georgia W, 2-1 34 appearances and his Bluejay career with On the mound, Ty Blach will enter the June 4 #13 Oregon State L, 1-5 June 5 Georgia L, 4-5 (11) 115. season as one of the most feared pitchers in the conference, aiming to improve on * - Missouri Valley Conference Game ! - Games at TD Ameritrade Dancing his 10-3 record a season ago. Replacing Park Omaha Creighton entered the NCAA tourna- Jonas Dufek will be a major concentration Home games indicated by BOLD CAPS • All Times Central; ment as the 25th ranked team in the nation, leading up to the season, but expect Bran- subject to change (DH) Denotes Doubleheader and rode a stellar pitching performance from don Koenigstein and newcomer Andrew Jonas Dufek in the opening round to defeat Urban to step into the big shoes. The Blue- Georgia 2-1. Dufek, who earned MVC first jays return nearly all of their bullpen from last season, including three players who made First Loss: ...... CU’s Mark Winkelman (4/19/11) MVC Scholar-Athlete Honors First Telecast:.. NET Sports/CBS Sports Netwprl (4/19/11) 35 appearances last season (Kurt Spomer, Re- Ty Blach – First Team First CWS:...... 2011 ese McGraw and Mark Winkelman). Alex Staehely – First Team First CWS Champions:...... South Carolina Jimmy Swift – First Team Feeling at Home Again Nick Judkins – Honorable Mention Creighton made the move into their new home at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha on April 2011 MVC All-Tournament Team 19, 2011. The $128 milliion dollar facility will OF – Clay Cuno be Creighton’s new stadium, replacing the CU OF – Trever Adams Sports Complex, where the Bluejays have called P – Greg Hellhake home since 1977. The Bluejays finished 14-4 in P – Jonas Dufek (MVP) the new ballpark, winning the MVC Tournament to complete the first season of play. Below are a MVC All-Conference list of firsts from the new move. Trever Adams – First Team First Game:...... April 19, 2011 Jimmy Swift – First Team ...... Nebraska 2, Creighton 1 Jonas Dufek – First Team Ceremonial First Pitch:...... Fred Tomczyk, TD CEO First Pitch:...... 6:42 pm by CU’s Ty Blach (4/19/11) Mike Gerber – Second Team First Hit:...... NU’s Cody Asche (4/19/11) Ty Blach – Second Team First Double:...... NU’s Tanner Krietemeier (4/19/11) Kurt Spomer – Second Team First Run:...... Creighton’s Trever Adams (4/19/11) Ed Servais – MVC Coach of the Year. First RBI:...... Creighton’s Mike Gerber (4/19/11) First Home run:...... Creighton’s Mike Gerber (4/22/11) First Strikeout::...... NU’s Bryan Peters by Blach (4/19/11) First Double play:...... CU (Swift-Staehely-Judkins) (4/19/11) First Win:...... NU’s Logan Ehlers (4/19/11)
2011 Weekly Honors Feb. 14-20 Jimmy Swift Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week Feb.21-27 Reese McGraw MVC Pitcher of the Week March 2 Reese McGraw National Pitcher of the Week (CollegeBaseballInsider.com) March 14 Trever Adams MVC Player of the Week March 16 Ty Blach Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week March 21 Jonas Dufek MVC Pitcher of the Week March 21 Alex Staehely Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week April 18 Trever Adams MVC Player of the Week April 18 Kurt Spomer MVC Pitcher of the Week April 20 Ty Blach Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week May 1 Jimmy Swift MVC Player of the Week June 6 Jonas Dufek NCAA Corvallis Regional All-Regional Team
Jonas Dufek – Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Trever Adams – Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Trever Adams – Second-Team All-American by Baseball America Trever Adams – Second-Team All-American by NCBWA Mike Gerber – Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Ty Blach – CoSIDA Academic All-America the last time it happened
A Creighton Hitter Had... 7 at-bats in a game ...... Robbie Knight at Southern Illinois, 5/3/08 Creighton... 3 at-bats in an inning ...... Seth Brown vs. Dana, 4/15/03 * Scored 30+ runs ...... (31) at Air Force, 2/14/99 5 hits in a game ...... (5) Carson Vitale vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 Scored 25-29 runs ...... (26) vs. Winona State, 3/20/04 5+ runs in a game ...... (5) Vicente Cafaro at Nebraska, 5/7/09 Scored 20-24 runs ...... (22) at SIU Edwardsville, 2/20/10 3+ doubles in a game ...... (3) Jimmy Swift vs Bradley, 5/1/11 Scored 15-19 runs ...... (16) vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 2+ triples in a game ...... (2) John Nowaczyk vs. Illinois State, 4/8/06 * Allowed 25+ runs ...... (28) at Kansas, 5/10/96 A grand slam ...... Darin Ruf at Southern Illinois, 5/3/08 Allowed 20-24 runs ...... (21) vs. Nebraska, 5/18/10 A pinch-hit home run ...... Allowed 15-19 runs ...... (16) vs. Nebraska, 4/23/08 ...... Michael Blatchford vs. SIU-Edwardsville, 2/20/10 Scored 10+ runs in an inning . . . .(10) 1st inn. vs. Northern Colorado, 4/29/07 Hit for the cycle ...... Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 4/1/03 Scored 9+ runs in an inning ...... (9) 6th inn. vs. Bradley, 5/21/08 A 10+ game hit streak ...... (18) Trever Adams, 4/23-5/20/11 Scored 8+ runs in an inning . . . (8) 7th inn. vs Bradley, 5/1/11 A 15+ game hit streak ...... (18) Trever Adams, 4/23-5/20/11 Scored 7+ runs in an inning . . . . (8) 7th inn. vs Bradley, 5/1/11 A 20+ game hit streak ...... (23) Elliot Soto, (3/24-4/9/09) Scored 6+ runs in an inning ...... (8) 7th inn. vs Bradley, 5/1/11 Reached base safely 20+ games ...... (45) Trever Adams (3/16-6/5/11) Overcame a deficit of 10+ runs ...... (12-0), 14-12 at Oklahoma, 3/6/01 Reached base safely 40+ games ...... (45) Trever Adams (3/16-6/5/11) Overcame a deficit of 7 runs ...... (12-0), 14-12 at Oklahoma, 3/6/01 9+ RBI in a game ...... (10) Ryan Martindale vs. Grand View, 2/28/91 * Overcame a deficit of 6+ . . (Down 6-0, won 16-6) vs Bradley, 5/1/11 8 RBI in a game ...... Carson Vitale vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 Overcame a deficit of 5+ . . (Down 6-0, won 16-6) vs Bradley, 5/1/11 7 RBI in a game ...... Ryan Fitzgerald vs. Wichita State, 4/27/03 Had 30+ hits ...... (30) vs. Grand View, 2/28/91 * 6 RBI in a game ...... T.J. Roemmich vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09 Had 25+ hits ...... (26) vs. Winona State, 3/20/04 5 RBI in a game ...... Michael Mucheson vs Bradley, 5/1/11 Had 20+ hits ...... 20 vs. Albany (Conway, S.C.), 3/7/09 10+ total bases ...... (12) Carson Vitale vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 Had 6+ doubles ...... (6) vs Bradley, 5/1/11 5 walks in a game ...... Ryan Gripp at Indiana State, 3/27/99 * Had 4+ triples ...... (4) vs. Chicago State, 3/16/08 4 walks in a game ...... Darin Ruf vs. Albany, 6/2/07 Did not strike out ...... at Illinois State, 5/12/07* 4 strikeouts in a game ...... Carson Vitale vs. Indiana State, 5/27/10 Hit 7 home runs ...... at Illinois-Chicago, 3/19/10 Stole home ...... Jimmy Swift vs. SIU, 5/26/11 Hit 6 home runs ...... vs. Wichita State, 5/18/00 3+ sacrifice hits in a game . . . .(3) Michael Lam vs. North Dakota State, 3/16/07 Hit 5 home runs ...... at Indiana State, 4/22/07 3 stolen bases ...... Chase Odenreider vs. South Dakota State, 3/15/05 * Hit 4 home runs ...... vs. Evansville, 5/2/10 2 home runs in a game . . Anthony Bemboom vs. Indiana State, 4/15/11 Hit 2 grand slams in a game ...... at Tennessee Tech, 3/10/06 3 home runs in a game ...... Kevin Frederick vs. Minnesota, 4/16/97 * Hit 3 grand slams in a series ...... at Tennessee Tech, 3/10-12/06 Home runs in consecutive at-bats ...... Carson Vitale vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 Hit 3+ grand slams in a season ...... (4) 2008 Homered with 5 consecutive hits . .Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 Walked 10+ times ...... (11) at Nebraska, 4/5/11 Homered in three straight games ...... T.J. Roemmich, (3/7-8/09) Stole 8+ bases ...... (8) vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 3/6/02 Hit 6+ home runs in a series . . . .Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 Was shut out at home ...... Wichita State, 5/7/10 An inside-the-park home run . . Mike Gerber at Wichita State, 5/8/11 Was shut out on the road ...... at Wichita State, 5/6/11 2 hits in an inning ...... Jimmy Swift vs. Bradley 5/1/11 Hit back-to-back triples . . .Nick Becker and Robbie Knight vs. North Dakota, 3/24/09 2 doubles in an inning ...... Jimmy Swift vs. Bradley 5/1/11 Hit back-to-back home runs ...... 2 doubles in a game . . . . . Scott Thornburg at Portland, 2/26/12 ...... Trever Adams and T.J. Roemmich vs. Evansville, 5/2/10 Was hit by 4 pitches in a game ...... Robbie Knight vs. Oklahoma, 3/7/07 * Hit three straight home runs ...... Was hit by 3 pitches in a game . . . . .Scott Thornburg at Sam Houston St., 2/21/09 ...... Tim Gradoville, Joe Mazzuca, Chris Steele vs. Bradley, 4/29/01 Led off a game with a home run ...... Elliot Soto at Nebraska, 4/6/10 Struck out 12+ times ...... (14) vs. Illinois State, 4/10/11 A walk-off home run ...... T.J. Roemmich vs. Bradley, 5/21/08 Was no-hit ...... vs. North Dakota State, 4/9/08 A walk-off hit ...... Alex Staehely vs Evansville, 5/13/11 Left 15+ runners on base ...... (17) at Wichita State, 5/23/09 A grand slam by a freshman ...... Darin Ruf at Tennessee Tech, 3/10/06 Turned a triple play ...... (6-3) at Evansville, 4/5/03 Consecutive multi-HR games . (3) Chris Gradoville at Tenn. Tech, 3/10-3/12/06 * Committed 6+ errors ...... (6) vs. Michigan State, 2/24/02 Swept a doubleheader ...... vs. Valpo / SIUE, 3/19/11 Lost both games of a doubleheader ...... vs. Air Force, 4/27/10 A Creighton Pitcher Had... Had a player ejected ...... Joe Servais at Tennessee-Martin, 3/1/08 Pitched over 9 innings ...... (10) Steve Grasley vs. Missouri State, 3/26/04 Had a coach ejected ...... Ed Servais and Brandon Tormoehlen A complete game (9 inn.) ...... Jonas Dufek vs. Georgia, 6/3/11 ...... at Arkansas State, 3/7/11 A complete game (7-8 inn.) . .(8) Brandon Koenigstein vs. Seattle, 5/16/10 Executed the Hidden Ball Trick . . . Vicente Cafaro vs. Southern Illinois, 3/28/09 A complete game as a freshman (9 inn.) . . . .Tom Oldham vs. Bradley, 4/28/01 Batted around in one inning ...... vs Nebraska, 5/10/11 Consecutive complete games (9 inn.) ...... Tom Oldham, 3/29, 4/5/02 Consecutive complete games (7 inn.) ...... Jeff Daneff, 5/3, 5/10/03 A Creighton Opponent... Three straight complete games . . . . .(All 7 Inn.) Jeff Daneff, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/03 Pitched over 9 innings ...... (9.1) Erik Bird, Nebraska, 4/21/09 A shutout (10+ IP) ...... (10) Steve Grasley vs. Missouri State, 3/26/04 Threw a one-hitter ...... Jordan Cooper (7.0), Wichita State, 5/16/09 A shutout (9 inn.) ...... Greg Hellhake vs. SIU, 5/26/11 Thew a combined no-hitter ...... A shutout (7 inn.) . . Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09 ...... Chad Berg (1.0) & Chris Patterson (5.0) vs. N. Dakota St., 4/9/08 A combined shutout (9 inn.) ...... Ty Blach, Mark Winkelman Hit 3 home runs ...... Jeff Stanek, Southern Illinois, 3/30/02 ...... and Jack VanLeur at Evansville, 5/14/11 Hit 2 home runs ...... Jaycob Brugman, BYU, 3/22/11 A combined shutout (7 inn.) ...... Otto Roberts (5.1) and Matt Patterson (1.2) Hit back-to-back home runs . . . . .Johnny Coy and Bret Bascue (WSU) 5/8/10 ...... vs. Air Force, 4/15/09 Hit a grand slam ...... Harrison Lambert, Northern Colorado, 3/6/10 A shutout as a freshman . . . . . Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09 Had 4 hits in a game . . . . Tyler Grimes, Wichita State, 5/6/11 3+ hit batsmen in a game ...... (3) Jonas Dufek vs. Northern Colorado, 3/5/10 Had 5+ hits in a game ...... (5) Dallas Hord, Missouri State, 5/9/09 A four or fewer pitch inning . . .(4) Mark Winkelman vs. Missouri State, Had 5+ RBI ...... (6) Jaycob Brugman, BYU, 3/22/11 ...... 5/27/11 Had 6+ RBI ...... (6) Jaycob Brugman, BYU, 3/22/11 Failed to make it out of the first inning . . . . .Greg Hellhake vs. Nebraska, 5/18/10 Hit a pinch-hit home run ...... Andy Steichen, Northern Iowa, 4/10/09 10+ strikeouts in a game . . . . (10) Jonas Dufek vs. Georgia, 6/3/11 Hit a walk-off home run ...... Steve Gray, Missouri, 5/6/08 6+ walks in a game ...... (6) Marc Lewis vs. Illinois State, 4/8/06 Scored 10+ runs in an inning ...... (13 in the 5th) Nebraska, 4/23/08 Gave up 10+ hits in a game ...... (13) Ty Blach at Wichita State, 5/6/11 Scored 9 + runs in an inning ...... (9 in the 4th) New Orleans, 5/22/10 A two-hitter ...... Jonas Dufek vs. Valparaiso, 3/19/11 Scored 8 + runs in an inning ...... (9 in the 4th) New Orleans, 5/22/10 A one-hitter ...... Chris Appuhn vs. Wichita State, 4/27/03 Scored 7+ runs in an inning ...... (7 in the 1st) BYU, 3/22/11 A combined no-hitter Dennis Rasmussen (5.1), Joe Franco (3.2) vs. Kansas St., 4/18/80 Scored 6+ runs in an inning . . . . . (7 in the 1st) BYU, 3/22/11 A complete game no-hitter ...... Brandon Koenigstein at Wichita State, 5/21/09 Had 25+ hits ...... (26) Nebraska, 5/18/10 Had 20+ hits ...... (26) Nebraska, 5/18/10 Threw a complete game . . . . Sam Gaviglio, Oregon State,6/5/11 Struck out 10+ batters . . . . .Sam Gaviglio, Oregon State, 6/5/11 *Denotes school records**Bold indicates current player accomplished feat in 2011 servais vs. 2012 opponents Servais vs. Bradley 24-6 3/26/05 W 8-2 Servais vs. Missouri State 17-13 3/15/05 W 3-2 5/14/04 W 11-1 3/26/05 W 4-1 3/26/04 W 2-0 4/26/05 W 13-1 5/15/04 W 4-2 3/27/05 W 7-4 3/27/04 L 0-5 3/13/07 L 4-13 5/15/04 L 2-4 4/8/06 W 8-6 3/28/04 W 3-2 3/25/08 W 9-8 5/16/04 W 7-3 4/9/06 W 14-4 4/8/05 W 6-2 3/14/09 W 8-2 4/29/05 W 10-8 4/9/06 L 13-14 4/9/05 W 7-6 3/15/09 L 2-4 4/30/05 W 15-2 5/11/07 W 10-3 4/10/05 W 7-0 3/15/09 L 3-12 5/1/05 W 4-1 5/12/07 W 5-3 5/5/06 W 10-6 4/28/09 W 5-2 5/25/05 W 9-7 5/13/07 W 7-3 5/6/06 W 10-0 3/12/10 W 3-2 3/24/06 L 0-4 3/28/08 W 4-0 5/7/06 L 3-8 3/11/11 W 6-0 3/25/06 W 7-5 3/29/08 W 15-6 5/25/06 L 1-3 3/12/11 W 6-3 3/26/06 L 0-3 3/30/08 W 5-0 5/17/07 W 1-0 3/13/11 W 13-0 5/26/06 L 0-1 5/1/09 W 8-3 5/18/07 W 3-2 4/13/07 W 4-2 5/2/09 W 12-2 5/19/07 L 3-4 Servais vs. Southern Illinois 17-13 4/14/07 W 4-2 5/3/09 W 10-6 3/21/08 L 8-9 4/23/04 L 2-4 4/15/07 W 3-2 4/9/10 L 2-6 3/22/08 L 1-3 4/24/04 L 6-9 5/24/07 W 2-0 4/10/10 L 6-7 3/23/08 W 8-4 4/25/04 W 3-0 5/25/07 W 17-2 4/11/10 L 6-7 5/22/08 L 5-9 4/26/04 L 4-7 4/4/08 W 9-3 4/8/11 L 4-5 5/8/09 L 5-6 5/27/04 L 5-6 4/5/08 W 12-3 4/9/11 W 8-2 5/9/09 L 7-10 4/1/05 W 5-3 4/6/08 L 3-4 4/10/11 W 6-5 5/10/09 L 3-8 4/2/05 W 3-1 4/24/09 W 7-2 5/22/09 W 7-6 4/3/05 L 1-3 4/25/09 W 5-0 Servais vs. Indiana State 24-5 4/23/10 W 8-2 4/14/06 L 2-3 4/16/10 W 7-5 5/20/04 W 8-3 4/25/10 L 4-5 4/15/06 W 2-1 4/17/10 L 4-8 5/21/04 W 11-9 4/25/10 L 5-6 4/16/06 L 2-7 4/18/10 W 12-3 5/21/04 W 12-2 5/19/11 W 3-2 5/4/07 L 3-4 5/26/10 W 6-5 5/22/04 W 2-1 5/20/11 W 3-1 5/5/07 W 5-2 4/29/11 W 7-3 5/26/04 W 14-4 5/21/11 W 3-1 5/6/07 W 7-0 4/30/11 W 10-1 4/15/05 W 6-5 5/25/11 L 3-10 5/23/07 W 8-5 5/1/11 W 16-6 4/16/05 W 11-5 5/26/11 W 6-5 5/3/08 W 5-0 5/25/11 W 4-1 4/17/05 L 0-2 5/27/11 W 4-3 5/3/08 W 9-8 5/27/05 W 16-3 5/4/08 L 4-5 Servais vs. BYU 1-1 5/12/06 W 6-3 Servais vs. Nebraska 9-16 5/23/08 L 5-6 3/21/11 W 6-5 5/13/06 W 5-0 3/23/04 L 3-7 3/28/09 W 4-3 3/22/11 L 4-11 5/14/06 W 6-3 4/20/04 W 6-4 3/28/09 W 4-3 4/20/07 W 15-5 5/18/04 L 1-12 3/29/09 W 10-0 Servais vs. California 0-0 4/21/07 W 3-2 3/29/05 L 2-10 5/20/09 W 5-1 First Meeting 4/22/07 W 16-0 4/5/05 W 4-3 3/26/10 W 4-2 5/9/08 W 6-5 5/10/05 W 5-3 3/27/10 W 2-1 Servais vs. Central Arkansas 4-1 5/11/08 W 5-2 6/4/05 L 8-10 3/27/10 L 4-5 2/20/10 W 3-2 5/11/08 W 7-4 6/5/05 L 2-10 4/22/11 W 5-4 3/9/11 L 7-8 3/20/09 W 7-3 4/4/06 L 4-6 4/23/11 L 2-3 2/17/12 W 4-3 3/21/09 W 9-4 4/18/06 L 2-4 4/24/11 L 1-2 2/18/12 W 7-3 3/22/09 W 3-8 5/16/06 L 1-4 5/26/11 W 5-0 2/19/12 W 5-1 4/2/10 L 5-8 4/17/07 W 2-1 4/3/10 L 3-5 5/15/07 W 9-2 Servais vs. UC Davis 0-0 Servais vs. Dallas Baptist 0-0 4/4/10 W 7-6 4/3/07 L 10-12 First Meeting First Meeting 5/25/10 L 7-8 5/13/08 L 1-8 5/27/10 L 7-9 4/22/08 L 3-4 Servais vs. Wichita State 13-20 Servais vs. Evansville 20-7 4/15/11 W 4-0 4/23/08 L 7-16 5/7/04 W 4-1 4/2/04 W 9-4 4/16/11 W 9-5 4/7/09 W 15-0 5/8/04 W 2-1 4/3/04 W 9-4 4/17/11 W 6-5 4/21/09 L 3-4 5/8/04 W 8-1 4/4/04 W 1-0 4/6/10 W 13-5 5/9/04 L 2-15 4/5/04 W 11-4 Servais vs. Iowa 3-1 4/20/10 W 8-5 5/28/04 L 4-6 5/28/04 L 4-6 4/16/08 L 3-8 5/18/10 L 5-21 4/22/05 L 0-5 5/13/05 W 8-7 4/29/09 W 12-3 4/5/11 L 5-8 4/23/05 L 3-4 5/14/05 W 7-5 4/28/10 W 15-10 4/19/11 L 1-2 4/24/05 W 10-1 5/15/05 L 4-6 5/17/11 W 5-3 5/10/11 W 9-8 5/26/05 W 6-0 5/26/05 W 6-0 5/27/05 L 0-3 4/21/06 L 2-9 Servais vs. Kansas 2-5 Servais vs. Nebraska-Omaha 0-0 5/28/05 W 4-3 4/22/06 W 13-3 2/22/04 L 1-5 First Meeting 5/28/05 L 3-10 4/23/06 L 1-7 4/26/06 L 1-9 3/31/06 W 2-1 3/23/07 L 0-6 4/14/09 L 6-7 Servais vs. North Dakota 1-1 4/1/06 W 3-0 3/24/07 W 4-3 3/23/10 L 4-5 3/24/09 W 13-6 4/2/06 L 1-3 3/25/07 W 9-1 4/7/10 L 4-5 3/25/09 L 6-7 4/6/07 W 3-2 4/25/08 W 9-4 2/22/11 W 4-3 4/7/07 L 1-2 4/26/08 W 7-1 4/26/11 W 5-3 4/8/07 L 1-7 4/27/08 W 13-1 Servais vs. Pacific 0-0 4/12/08 W 7-3 4/3/09 W 7-4 Servais vs. Kansas State 7-3 First Meeting 4/13/08 L 3-11 4/4/09 L 3-4 4/27/04 W 4-1 4/13/08 L 2-3 4/5/09 W 10-5 3/1/05 W 8-3 Servais vs. Portland 3-2 5/14/09 L 1-4 4/30/10 W 3-2 4/11/06 L 4-5 4/1/11 W 11-3 5/15/09 L 2-5 5/1/10 W 7-3 4/11/07 W 3-1 4/2/11 W 12-0 5/16/09 L 1-11 5/2/10 W 15-5 3/26/08 L 1-11 4/3/11 W 4-3 5/21/09 W 11-0 5/13/11 W 2-1 4/15/08 W 6-5 2/24/12 L 2-3 5/23/09 L 2-4 5/14/11 W 4-0 3/3/09 L 1-12 2/26/12 L 3-5 5/7/10 L 0-8 5/15/11 L 1-10 4/1/09 W 5-1 5/8/10 L 3-8 3/16/10 W 7-4 Servais vs. Sacramento State 0-0 5/9/10 L 7-8 Servais vs. Illinois State 18-6 4/12/11 W 7-6 First Meeting 5/6/11 L 0-8 4/16/04 W 8-5 5/7/11 W 7-5 4/17/04 L 4-6 Servais vs. Louisiana Tech 0-0 Servais vs. South Dakota State 10-3 5/8/11 L 3-12 4/18/04 W 9-7 First Meeting 3/15/05 W 13-0 5/28/11 W 3-1 Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 3, (3x) last at Air Force, 3/16/11 Doubles: 1, (7x) last vs. Bradley, 5/25/11 Triples: 1, at New Mexico, 2/25/11 Home runs: 1, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Total bases: 7, at Air Force, 3/16/11 RBI: 2, (3x) last vs. Missouri State, 5/21/11 Runs scored: 2, (2x) last at Air Force, 3/16/11 Walks: 3, vs. Georgia, 6/5/11 Hit-by-pitch: 2, at Indiana State, 4/17/11 Sacrifice bunts: 1, (5x) last vs. Georgia, 6/5/11 At bats: 5, (5x) last vs. Southern Illinois, 4/22/11 #1 Tommy Clouthier • Fr. #2 Chance Ross • Sr. Stolen bases: 2, (5x) last vs. Georgia, 6/5/11
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 2012 .333 3-3 12 3 4 1 0 0 0 5 .417 4 0 4 0 .500 0 0 0-0
Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Hits: 3, (2x) last vs. Portland, 4/1/11 Doubles: none Doubles: 1, (9x) last at Oregon State, 6/4/11 Triples: none Triples: 1, (2x) last at Evansville, 5/13/11 Home runs: none Home runs: 1, (4x) last at central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Total bases: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Total bases: 6, at Indiana State, 4/16/11 RBI: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 RBI: 2, (4x) last at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Runs scored: none Runs scored: 3, (2x) last vs. Bradley, 4/29/11 Walks: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Walks: 2, (4x) last vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Hit-by-pitch: none Hit-by-pitch: 1, (7x) last vs. Wichita State, 5/28/11 Sacrifice bunts: none Sacrifice bunts: 2, (2x) last at Wichita State, 5/7/11 At bats: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 At bats: 6, (2x) last at Evansville, 5/13/11 #3 Jake Peter • Fr. Stolen bases: none #4 Nick Judkins • Sr. Stolen bases: 1, (3x) last at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Earned his first Bluejay start in the 5-1 win at Central Arkansas (2/19). • Paced the Bluejays offensively on opening weekend, hitting .333 with three • Had a single in the Feb. 19 game at Central Arkansas, driving in one in his first runs scored and three RBI. collegiate hit and RBI. • Hit Creighton’s first home run of the 2012 season, a two-run shot over the • Led the Bluejays at Portland, hitting .429 with a pair of doubles and a .714 right field fence at Central Arkansas (2/19). slugging percentage (2/26).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 .500 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 .500 1 0 1 0 .500 1 0 0-0 2012 .333 3-3 12 3 4 1 0 1 3 8 .667 2 0 0 0 .429 0 2 1-1 Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 1, (5x) last vs. South Dakota State, 3/13/11 Hits: 1 (4x), last at Air Force, 3/16/11 Doubles: None Doubles: 1, at New Mexico, 2/25/11 Triples: None Total bases: 2, at New Mexico, 2/25/11 Home runs: None RBI: 1 (2x), last vs. Portland, 4/2/11 Total bases: 1, (5x) last vs. SDSU, 3/13/11 Runs scored: 1 (4x), last vs. Southern Illinois RBI: 1 vs. South Dakota State, 3/11/11 4/22/11 Runs scored: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/17/12 Walks: 2, at Kansas, 2/22/11 Walks: 1, (3x) last at Central Arkansas, 2/17/12 Hit by pitch: 1, vs. South Dakota State, 3/12/11 Hit-by-pitch: 1, (2x) last at Illinois State, 4/9/11 Sac bunts: 1 (3x), last vs. South Dakota State, Sacrifice bunts: 1, (2x) last at Air Force, 3/16/11 3/12/11 At bats: 4, vs. Southern Illinois, 4/24/11 At bats: 3 (5x), last vs. BYU, 5/22/11 #5 Brad McKewon • So. Stolen bases: 1, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 #6 Erik Mattingly • Sr. Innings pitched: 2.0, vs. Missouri State, 5/27/11 2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights Hits allowed: 7, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 • Started and scored a pair of runs in the season opener at Central Arkansas • Made first appearance of the Doubles allowed: 1, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 (2/19). season out of the bullpen (2/18). Triples allowed: None • Went 1-for-2 with an RBI at Cen- Home runs allowed: None tral Arkansas (2/19). Walks allowed: 3, vs Missouri State, 5/27/11 Strikeouts: 2, vs. Missouri State, 5/27/11 Batters faced: 11, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Runs: 6, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Earned runs: 6, at New Mexico, 2/27/11
2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 .000 1-1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .250 0 0 0-0 2012 .500 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 1 0 .333 1 1 0-0
Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Doubles: none Triples: none Home runs: none Total bases: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 RBI: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Runs scored: none Walks: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Hit-by-pitch: none Sacrifice bunts: none At bats: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 #7 Scott Thornburg • Sr. Stolen bases: none #8 Petr Zyma • Jr.
2011 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Started at catcher against Portland, tossing out one runner attempting to steal in the sixth inning (2/26). • Finished 2-for-4 from the plate, with a pair of doubles, in the 5-3 loss at Port- land (2/26).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 .308 3-3 13 2 4 1 0 0 1 5 .385 0 1 3 1 .357 0 0 0-0 2012 Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 3, (3x) last vs. Missouri State, 5/21/11 Hits: 3 (7x), last vs. Portland, 4/2/11 Doubles: 1, (5x) last at Wichita State, 5/7/11 Doubles: 3, vs. Portland, 4/2/11 Triples: 1, (4x) last at Central Arkansas, 2/18/12 Triples: 1 (4x), last at Nebraska, 4/5/11 Home runs: 2, at Indiana State, 4/15/11 Home runs: 1 (8x), last at WSU, 5/7/11 Total bases: 8, at Indiana State, 4/15/11 Total bases: 6 (3x), last vs. WSU, 5/7/11 RBI: 4, at New Mexico, 2/26/11 RBI: 5 (2x), South Dakota State, 3/13/11 Runs scored: 2, (4x) last vs. Bradley, 4/30/11 Runs scored: 2 (12x), last at Central Arkansas, 2/18/12 Walks: 2, (2x) last at Evansville, 5/15/11 Walks: 2 (3x), last vs. SIU, 5/26/11 Hit-by-pitch: 1, (4x) last at Illinois State, 4/10/11 Hit by pitch: 2, vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Sacrifice bunts: 2, (2x) last vs. Missouri State, Sac bunts: 2 (2x), last vs. Evansville, 5/13/11 5/19/11 At bats: 6, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 #10 Anthony Bemboom • Sr. At bats: 6, at Evansville, 5/13/11 #11 Alex Staehely • Jr. Stolen bases: 2, vs. Canisius, 2/19/11 Stolen bases: 1, (5x) last vs. Bradley, 4/30/11 2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Tabbed preseason all-MVC • Tabbed preseason all-MVC • Hit a triple in the second game of the season, CU’s first of the year (2/18). • Scored a pair of runs, finishing 2-for-3 from the plate at UCA (2/19). • Caught his first runner trying to steal at Central Arkansas, pegging Jonathan Davis in the 5th inning (2/17).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 .167 3-3 12 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 .333 3 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0-0 2012 .200 3-3 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 0 3 0 .250 1 1 0-0
Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 2, vs. Kansas State, 4/12/11 Hits: 3, (2x) last at Evansville, 5/13/11 Doubles: 1, (2x) last vs. Kansas State, 4/12/11 Doubles: 1, (8x) last vs. MSU, 5/26/11 Triples: None Triples: 1, (3x) last at WSU, 5/6/11 Home runs: None Home runs: 1, (7x) last at OSU, 6/4/11 Total bases: 3, vs. Kansas State, 4/12/11 Total bases: 5, (2x) last at Evansville, 5/14/11 RBI: 2, vs. Kansas, 4/26/11 RBI: 3, vs. Portland, 4/1/11 Runs scored: 2, vs. Kansas State, 4/12/11 Runs scored: 2, (3x) last at Indiana State, 4/17/11 Walks: 2, vs. Kansas, 4/26/11 Walks: 3, at Nebraska, 4/5/11 Hit-by-pitch: 1, at Arkansas State, 3/6/11 Hit-by-pitch: 1, (2x) last vs. UP, 4/3/11 Sacrifice bunts: None Sacrifice bunts: 1, (2x) last vs. BYU, 3/21/11 At bats: 3, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 At bats: 5, (6x) last vs. Georgia, 6/5/11 #12 Jordan Makovicka • Jr. Stolen bases: 1, vs. Kansas, 4/26/11 #13 Mike Gerber • So. Stolen bases: 2, vs. Portland, 4/1/11
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Picked up the first pinch hit for the Jays, popping out at UCA (2/18). • Drove in two runs in the season opener at UCA (2/17).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 2012 .250 3-3 12 1 3 1 0 0 3 4 .333 1 0 1 0 .308 0 1 0-0 #14 Jerry Mitchell • So. #15 Brandon Mikulka • Fr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 2012
Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 3, (4x) last vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Innings pitched: 0.2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Doubles: 1, (9x) last vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Hits allowed: None Triples: 1, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Doubles allowed: None Home runs: 1, (2x) last vs. Bradley, 5/25/11 Triples allowed: None Total bases: 7, vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Home runs allowed: None RBI: 5, vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Walks allowed: None Runs scored: 3, (3x) last vs. Bradley, 5/25/11 Strikeouts: 1, at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Walks: 2, (2x) last vs. Southern Illinois, 4/22/11 Batters faced: 3, at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Hit-by-pitch: 2, (2x) last at Illinois State, 4/10/11 Runs: None Sacrifice bunts: 1, (5x) last at Illinois State, 5/9/11 Earned runs: None At bats: 5, (7x) last vs. Southern Illinois, 4/22/11 #16 Michael Mutcheson • Sr. Stolen bases: 1, (3x), last vs. MSU, 5/19/11 #17 Shane Liska • Sr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Started the first two games of the season at second base. • Made first Bluejay appearance on Feb. 19, throwing 0.2 innings at Central Arkansas.
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 .143 2-2 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .143 2 0 0 0 .333 0 0 1-2 2012 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Innings pitched: 3.1, (2x), last vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Innings pitched: 4.0 vs. Indiana State, 5/27/10 Hits allowed: 3, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Hits allowed: 6, vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 Doubles allowed: 2, at Central Arkansas, 3/9/11 Doubles allowed: 2, at Arkansas State, 3/7/11 Triples allowed: None Triples allowed: None Home runs allowed: 1, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Home runs allowed: 1, vs. New Orleans, 5/22/10 Walks allowed: 2, (3x), last vs. Missouri State, Walks allowed: 2, (3x), last at Missouri State, 5/27/11 5/26/11 Strikeouts: 5, vs. Bradley, 5/1/11 Strikeouts: 3, (2x), last vs. Illinois State, 4/9/11 Batters faced: 14, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Batters faced: 19, vs. Indiana State, 5/27/10 Runs: 5, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Runs: 6, vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 Earned runs: 5, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Earned runs: 6, vs. Iowa, 4/28/10 #19 Reese McGraw • Sr. #20 Kurt Spomer • Sr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights •Became the first player to pick up two appearances on the year, making ap- • Tabbed preaseason Stopper of the Year by NCBWA. pearances in the second and third game of the season at UCA (2/18-2/19). • Also picked preaseason all-MVC. • Picked up the first save of the season in his first appearance at UCA (2/2/17).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 0.00 1-0 2 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 2012 6.75 0-0 1 0 0 1 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Innings pitched: 4.0, vs. BYU, 3/22/11 Hits: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Hits allowed: 6, vs. BYU, 3/22/11 Doubles: None Doubles allowed: 2, at Sam Houston State, 3/7/10 Triples: None Triples allowed: 1, vs. New Orleans, 5/22/10 Home runs: None Home runs allowed: 1, (3x), last vs. Kansas State, Total bases: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 4/12/11 RBI: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/18/12 Walks allowed: 1, (5x), last vs. MSU, 5/27/11 Runs scored: 1 (2x) last at Central Ark. 2/19/12 Strikeouts: 3, vs. Kansas State, 4/12/11 Walks: None Batters faced: 18, vs. BYU, 3/22/11 Hit-by-pitch: 1, at Central Arkansas, 2/18/12 Runs: 3, (3x), last at Evansville, 5/15/11 Sacrifice bunts: None Earned runs: 3, (3x), last at Evansville, 5/15/11 At bats: 4 (3x) last at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 #21 Nick Musec • Jr. #22 Brennan Murphy • Jr. Stolen bases: 1 (2x) last at Central Ark., 2/19/12
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Threw 2.2 innings of relief, allowing one run and one hit at UCA (2/19). • Started his first game as a Bluejay at UCA, picking up his first hit in the game (2/17). • Drove in his first run and scored his first run as a Jay at UCA (2/18). • Finished opening weekend hitting .333 and leading the team going 2-2 in sto- len bases.
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 3.38 1-0 1 0 0 0 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2012 .333 3-3 12 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 .333 0 1 4 0 .385 0 0 2-2 Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 2, (2x) last vs. Missouri State, 5/26/11 Doubles: 1, (3x) last vs. Missouri State, 5/25/11 Triples: None Home runs: None Total bases: 3, vs. BYU, 3/22/11 RBI: 1, (4x) last vs. Missouri State, 5/26/11 Runs scored: 1, (2x) last vs. MSU, 5/25/11 Walks: 1, (2x) last at Indiana State, 4/17/11 Hit-by-pitch: 1, (2x) last at Evansville, 5/15/11 Sacrifice bunts: 1, vs. Georgia, 6/5/11 At-bats: 4, (3x) last vs. Georgia, 6/5/11 #23 Gabriel Thibodeaux • Sr. Stolen bases: 1, (2x) last vs. MSU, 5/26/11 #24 Mark Lukowski • Fr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Started at DH against UCA in the second game of the season (2/18).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 .000 1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2012
#26 Trevon McGill • Fr. #27 Ryan Price • Fr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 2012 #28 Mike Kratochvil • So. #30 Reagan Fowler • Fr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A 2012 2012
Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Innings pitched: 8.0, (4x), last vs. MSU, 5/20/11 Innings pitched: 3.2, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Hits allowed: 13, at Wichita State, 5/6/11 Hits allowed: 5, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Doubles allowed: 4, vs. SDSU, 3/11/11 Doubles allowed: 1, (5x), last Missouri State, Triples allowed: 1, (4x), last vs. MSU, 5/25/11 5/27/11 Home runs allowed: 3, vs. Wichita State, 5/8/10 Triples allowed: 1, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Walks allowed: 4, vs. Harvard, 3/14/10 Home runs allowed: 2, at Wichita State, 5/6/11 Strikeouts: 9, vs. Southern Illinois, 4/22/11 Walks allowed: 2, (5x) last vs. Missouri State, Batters faced: 32, at Wichita State, 5/6/11 5/21/11 Runs: 6, at Wichita State, 5/6/11 Strikeouts: 4, at Central Arkansas, 2/18/12 Earned runs: 6. at Wichita State, 5/6/11 Batters faced: 17, at New Mexico, 2/27/11 Runs: 4, vs. Nebraska, 5/10/11 #31 Ty Blach • Jr. #32 Chase Webb • Sr. Earned Runs: 4, vs. Nebraska, 5/10/11
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Named preseason All-America by NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball. • Struck out career high four batters at UCA in 3.0 innings of relief work (2/18). • Tabbed preseason All-MVC. • Named MVC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 21 after throwing 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball in the season opener at UCA (2/17). Struck out six. • Struck out six batters in 8.0 scoreless innings at Portland (2/24).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 0.00 1-0 1 1 0 0 5.0 2 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 2012 3.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 Creighton Single-Game Highs Creighton Single-Game Highs Innings pitched: 4.0, vs. Missouri State, 05/27/11 Innings pitched: 8.0 vs. Seattle, 5/16/10 Hits allowed: 5, vs. Wichita State, 05/09/10 Hits allowed: 12 vs. Illinois State, 4/10/10 Doubles allowed: 1, (9x), last vs. Nebraska, Doubles allowed: 4 vs. Wichita State, 5/9/10 5/10/11 Triples allowed: 1 (11x) last BYU, 3/22/11 Triples allowed: 1, (4x), last at WSU, 5/8/11 Home runs allowed: 2 (2x) last vs. Evansville Home runs allowed: 2, vs. WSU, 5/5/10 5/2/10 Walks allowed: 2 (5x), last vs. Nebraska, 05/10/11 Walks allowed: 3 (3x) last vs. Wichita State, 5/9/10 Strikeouts: 4, at Arkansas State, 03/07/11 Strikeouts: 7 at Wichita State, 5/21/09 Batters faced: 15, vs. Missouri State, 05/27/11 Batters faced: 33 vs. Illinois State, 4/10/10 Runs: 3, (2x), last vs. Illinois State, 4/10/11 Runs: 7 vs. BYU, 3/22/11 Earned runs: 3, (2x), last vs. Illinois State, 4/10/11 Earned runs: 7 vs. BYU, 3/22/11 #33 Mark Winkelman • Jr. #34 Brandon Koenigstein • Sr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Started the 7-3 win at Central Arkansas, throwing 4.2 innings and allowing two earned runs while striking out four batters (2/18).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 2.45 0-0 2 0 0 0 3.2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2012 3.86 0-0 1 1 0 0 4.2 6 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 0
Creighton Single-Game Highs Hits: 2, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Doubles: 1, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Triples: None Home runs: 1, (2x) last at Air Force, 3/16/11 Total bases: 6, at Air Force, 3/16/11 RBI: 4, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Runs scored: 2, at Air Force, 3/16/11 Walks: 1, (4x) last vs. Missouri State, 5/25/11 Hit-by-pitch: None Sacrifice bunts: 1, (2x) last vs. BYU, 3/21/11 At-bats: 4, at Illinois-Chicago, 3/19/10 #35 Michael Blatchford • Jr. Stolen bases: 1, vs. BYU, 3/21/11 #36 Ryan Knott • Sr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OB SF SH SB-A Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 2012 Creighton Single-Game Highs Innings pitched: 3.0 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Hits allowed: 2 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Doubles allowed: none Triples allowed: none Home runs allowed: none Walks allowed: 3 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Strikeouts: 1 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Batters faced: 14 at Central Arkansas, 2/19/12 Runs: none Earned runs: none
#37 John Oltman • Fr. #39 Andrew Urban • Jr.
2012 Highlights 2012 Highlights • Made his first Bluejay start at UCA, earning the Sunday starter position to open the season. Threw 3.0 innings of scoreless ball, striking out one (2/19).
2012 Statistics 2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 2012 0.00 0-0 1 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
# 40 Tommy Strunc • Fr.
2011 Highlights
2012 Statistics Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR HP 2012 2012 Creighton Baseball Overall Statistics for Creighton (as of Feb 26, 2012) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 3-2 Home: 0-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-1 MVC: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 35 Blatchford, Michael . 5 0 0 3-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 Peter, Jake . 4 4 4 3-3 9 0 4 2 0 0 2 6 . 6 6 7 2 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 1 0 0-0 8 13 0 1.000 6 Mattingly, Erik . 4 2 9 3-2 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 . 5 7 1 0 1 1 0 . 4 4 4 1 1 0-0 3 2 0 1.000 7 Thornburg, Scott . 3 3 3 5-5 21 3 7 3 0 0 2 10 . 4 7 6 0 2 6 1 . 3 9 1 0 0 0-0 18 2 0 1.000 4 Judkins, Nick . 3 0 0 5-5 20 4 6 1 0 1 3 10 . 5 0 0 3 1 1 0 . 4 1 7 0 2 1-1 52 5 1 . 9 8 3 11 Staehely, Alex . 2 6 3 5-5 19 3 5 1 0 0 3 6 . 3 1 6 1 0 4 0 . 2 8 6 1 1 0-0 4 17 0 1.000 2 Ross, Chance . 2 6 3 5-5 19 3 5 1 0 0 0 6 . 3 1 6 6 1 5 0 . 4 6 2 0 0 1-1 2 14 0 1.000 13 Gerber, Mike . 2 6 3 5-5 19 1 5 1 0 0 4 6 . 3 1 6 3 0 1 0 . 3 6 4 0 1 0-0 7 0 0 1.000 22 Murphy, Brennan . 2 6 3 5-4 19 2 5 1 0 0 1 6 . 3 1 6 0 1 4 0 . 3 0 0 0 0 2-2 9 0 0 1.000 16 Mutcheson, Michael . 1 4 3 2-2 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 . 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 1-2 4 5 1 . 9 0 0 10 Bemboom, Anthony . 1 1 1 5-4 18 1 2 0 1 0 3 4 . 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 . 2 2 7 1 1 0-0 20 3 0 1.000 23 Thibodeaux, Gabriel . 0 0 0 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 5 McKewon, Brad . 0 0 0 3-2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 1.000 12 Makovicka, Jordan . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 2 6 0 5 169 21 44 11 1 1 21 60 . 3 5 5 21 7 28 1 . 3 5 8 4 6 5-6 137 71 2 . 9 9 0 Opponents . 2 1 7 5 157 15 34 4 1 4 14 52 . 3 3 1 20 6 34 5 . 3 2 6 1 7 2-4 141 56 6 . 9 7 0
LOB - Team (45), Opp (39). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (2). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Mattingly 1, Ross 1, McKewon 1, Gerber 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 39 Urban, Andrew 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 3.0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 Liska, Shane 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 Mattingly, Erik 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 31 Blach, Ty 0 . 6 9 1-0 2 2 0 0/0 0 13.0 4 2 1 5 8 0 0 0 . 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 32 Webb, Chase 1 . 6 9 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 5.1 2 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 . 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 19 McGraw, Reese 1 . 8 0 1-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 Musec, Nick 2 . 7 0 1-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 34 Koenigstein, Brandon 5 . 6 2 0-1 2 2 0 0/0 0 8.0 9 5 5 6 7 2 0 2 . 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 Winkelman, Mark 6 . 2 3 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4.1 7 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 . 3 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 20 Spomer, Kurt 7 . 7 1 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 1 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 . 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 . 7 6 3-2 5 5 0 0/0 1 45.2 34 15 14 20 34 4 1 4 . 2 1 7 2 6 0 1 7 Opponents 3 . 2 6 2-3 5 5 0 0/0 1 47.0 44 21 17 21 28 11 1 1 . 2 6 0 1 7 0 4 6
PB - Team (1), Bemboom 1. Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Bemboom (1-2), Blach (1-2), Thornburg (1-2), Winkelman (1-1), Webb (0-1). 2012 Creighton Baseball Overall Statistics for Creighton (as of Feb 26, 2012) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)
Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 10 Bemboom, Anthony 23 20 3 0 1.000 1 1 1 . 5 0 0 1 0 11 Staehely, Alex 21 4 17 0 1.000 3 0 0 - - - 0 0 3 Peter, Jake 21 8 13 0 1.000 3 0 0 - - - 0 0 7 Thornburg, Scott 20 18 2 0 1.000 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 2 Ross, Chance 16 2 14 0 1.000 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 22 Murphy, Brennan 9 9 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 13 Gerber, Mike 7 7 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 6 Mattingly, Erik 5 3 2 0 1.000 1 0 0 - - - 0 0 32 Webb, Chase 5 3 2 0 1.000 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0 31 Blach, Ty 4 1 3 0 1.000 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 5 McKewon, Brad 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 21 Musec, Nick 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 39 Urban, Andrew 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 19 McGraw, Reese 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 34 Koenigstein, Brandon 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 33 Winkelman, Mark 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 4 Judkins, Nick 58 52 5 1 . 9 8 3 5 0 0 - - - 0 0 16 Mutcheson, Michael 10 4 5 1 . 9 0 0 2 0 0 - - - 0 0 17 Liska, Shane 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 35 Blatchford, Michael 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 20 Spomer, Kurt 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 12 Makovicka, Jordan 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 23 Thibodeaux, Gabriel 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Totals 210 137 71 2 . 9 9 0 6 2 2 . 5 0 0 1 0 Opponents 203 141 56 6 . 9 7 0 2 5 1 . 8 3 3 0 0 2012 Creighton Baseball Games Summary for Creighton (as of Feb 26, 2012) (All games)
Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total Creighton 3 4 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 4 21 Opponents 0 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 3 1 15
Record when ... Overall 3-2 After 6 leading 3-0 Conference 0-0 ...... trailing 0-1 Non-Conference 3-2 ...... tied 0-1 Home games 0-0 After 7 leading 2-0 Away games 3-1 ...... trailing 0-1 Neutral site 0-1 ...... tied 1-1 Day games 3-2 After 8 leading 2-1 Night games 0-0 ...... trailing 0-1 vs Left starter 1-1 ...... tied 1-0 vs Right starter 2-1 1-Run games 1-1 Hit 0 home runs 2-2 2-Run games 0-1 ... 1 home run 1-0 5+Run games 0-0 ... 2+ home runs 0-0 Extra innings 1-1 Shutouts 0-0 Opponent 0 home runs 3-0 ...... 1 home run 0-1 Scoring 0-2 runs 0-1 ...... 2+ HRs 0-1 ...... 3-5 runs 2-1 ...... 6-9 runs 1-0 Made 0 errors 2-1 ...... 10+ runs 0-0 .... 1 error 1-1 .... 2+ errors 0-0 Opponent 0-2 runs 1-0 ...... 3-5 runs 2-2 Opp. made 0 errors 1-0 ...... 6-9 runs 0-0 ...... 1 error 1-1 ...... 10+ runs 0-0 ...... 2+ errors 1-1
Scored in 1st inning 2-0 Out-hit opponent 1-1 Opp. scored in 1st 0-0 Out-hit by opponent 1-1 Scores first 3-1 Hits are tied 1-0 Opp. scores first 0-1
Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W-L 2-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-1
Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W-L 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 W-L 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0
Current losing streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 3 Longest losing streak: 2
Home attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Away attendance : 1410 ( 5 dates avg = 282 ) Total attendance: 1410 ( 5 dates avg = 282 ) 2012 Creighton Baseball Game Results for Creighton (as of Feb 29, 2012) (All games)
Date Opponent Score Inns Overall MVC Pitcher of record Attend Time 02-17-12 at Central Arkansas W 4-3 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 Blach (W 1-0) 2 8 8 2:29 02-18-12 at Central Arkansas W 7-3 (10) 2-0-0 0-0-0 McGraw (W 1-0) 2 3 5 2:59 02-19-12 at Central Arkansas W 5-1 9 3-0-0 0-0-0 Musec (W 1-0) 3 6 8 2:19 02-24-12 at Portland L 2-3 (10) 3-1-0 0-0-0 McGraw (L 1-1) 2 6 2 2:20 02-26-12 vs Portland L 3-5 9 3-2-0 0-0-0 Koenigstein (L 0-1) 2 5 7 3:16
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