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2007 Creighton Softball Kitty Gaughan Pavilion Table of Contents Creighton Quick Facts Recent renovations to the Creighton Sports Introduction Complex and the adjacent Kitty Gaughan Pavilion have made the Bluejays’ home facili- Quick Facts . .1 General Information ties some of the finest in the Midwest. Prior to 2007 Roster Information . .2 Location . .Omaha, Neb. the 2007 season, a section of chairback seats 2007 Season Outlook . .3 Founded . .1878 were added to the seating area and a new Enrollment . .6,981 press box was completed. The Kitty Gaughan Staff and Players Pavilion was dedicated in 2001, providing sev- Colors . .Blue and White Head Coach Brent Vigness . .4 eral amenities for the entire athletic depart- Affiliation . .NCAA Division I Assistant Coaches . .6 ment, specifically for the baseball and softball Conference . .Missouri Valley programs. The pavilion contains the following Player Bios . .7-18 President . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. amenities for both programs: • Coaches offices 2006 Season Review Director of Athletics . .Bruce Rasmussen • Locker rooms Season in Review . .20 SWA . .Sharon Hanson • Training room Athletics Phone . .(402) 280-2720 • Umpire locker room 2006 Final Statistics . .21 • Indoor batting cages 2006 Game-by-Game Results . .22 • Furnished lounge area with television Bluejay Softball • Kitchenette 2007 Opponents Head Coach . .Brent Vigness • Concession area MVC Opponents . .24 Alma Mater .Central College, [Iowa] (‘88) • Public restrooms Non-Conference Opponents . .25-26 • Indoor viewing area Career Record / Years . .546-376-2 / 18 • Viewing deck All-Time Series Results . .27 Record at CU / Years . .398-305-1 / 13 Photos to the left Assistant Coach . .Jessica Draemel Records Alma Mater . .Stanford (‘02) Media Guide Credits Year-by-Year Leaders . .30 The 2007 Creighton University Softball Media Assistant Coach . .Abby Johnson Miscellaneous Records . .31 Guide is a production of the Creighton Alma Mater . .Creighton (‘05) Single-Season Records . .32 University Sports Information Office. Interior Home Field . .Creighton Sports Complex design, writing and editing by Assistant Sports Career Records . .33 Capacity . .1,000 Information Director Rob Simms, using an Creighton All-Americans . .34-35 2006 Overall Record . .23-27 iMac with QuarkXpress, Ofoto, Polacolor All-Time Roster . .36 Insight and Adobe PhotoShop softwares. 2006 MVC Record/Finish . .10-13 / T-7th All-Time Game-by-Game Results . .37-42 Editorial assistance provided by Sports Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .12/4 Information Director Rob Anderson, Assistant Starters Returning/Lost . .7/2 Athletics Director Kevin Sarver, sports infor- General Information mation intern Kevin Shields, Assistant Vice Creighton University . .44-45 Pitchers Returning/Lost . .2/1 President for Marketing and Public Relations Omaha, Nebraska . .46 NCAA Tournament Appearances . .9 Kim Manning, student assistant Peter Della President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. .47 . .1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, Penna and the softball staff. Cover design by . .1990, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 Damon Andersen, Creative Reservoir, Athletics Director Bruce Rasmussen . .48 Omaha, Neb. Photos by Scott Bruhn, Eric Athletics Department Directory . .49 College World Series Appearances . .2 Francis, Devlin Pierce of Sideline Sports, Student-Athlete Support Center . .50 1982, 1986 Dave Weaver, Wichita State University and Missouri Valley Conference . .51 Creighton University Media Services. Printing Media Information . .52 by MultiAd of Peoria, Ill. Sports Information Sports Information Director .Rob Anderson Office Phone . .(402) 280-5544 Assistant SID/Softball . .Rob Simms Office Phone . .(402) 280-2433 Cell Phone . .(402) 660-5853 Home Phone . .(402) 827-3060 E-mail . [email protected] Sports Information Intern . .Kevin Shields Office Phone . .(402) 280-5801 Press Box Phone . .(402) 660-5853 SID Fax . .(402) 280-2495 Creighton Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555 www.gocreighton.com www.mvc.org MVC Scoreboard Phone . .(314) 699-6821 1 Roster Information Numerical Roster N o . N a m e Y r. P o s . H t . B - T Hometown (High School / Previous School) 1 Renae Sinkler Fr. IF 5-4 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 2 Jamie Reiss Sr. IF 5-4 L-R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 4 TJ Eadus Jr. C 5-4 R-R Tucson, Ariz. (Sahuaro / Central Arizona College) 5 Jessica German Sr. 1B 5-11 L-L Cozad, Neb. (Cozad) 6 Jess Stigge Fr. OF/1B 5-11 L-R Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) 7 Michelle Koch Fr. IF 5-6 R-R Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 8 Bailey Dawson So. SS 5-6 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 9 Michelle Graner Fr. OF/1B 5-6 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 10 Laura Fonda So. P 5-6 L-L Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 11 Jessica Wakasugi So. OF 5-7 L-R Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) 12 Tara Oltman Fr. P 5-8 R-R Cortland, Neb. (Beatrice) 13 Kaycee Points Fr. OF 5-6 L-R Omaha, Neb. (Fort Calhoun) 14 Cassidy Nee So. P 6-2 R-R Flora Vista, N.M. (Aztec) 15 Kristi Meneely Fr. C 5-5 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) 16 Mary Egan Jr. 1B 5-10 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 17 Amanda Hess Jr. P 5-8 R-R Tucson, Ariz. (Sabino / Mesa Community College) 18 Kate Petullo Sr. OF 5-5 R-R Waterloo, Iowa (West) 20 Lau Emmsley-Chang So. OF 5-1 L-R Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha) 22 Caitlin Marcano Sr. IF 5-3 R-R Kansas City, Kan. (Piper) 24 Laura Kratochvil So. C 5-4 R-R Northridge, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) Head Coach: Brent Vigness (Central College [Iowa], 1988) Assistant Coaches: Jessica Draemel (Stanford, 2002) Abby Johnson (Creighton, 2005) Alphabetical Roster Breakdown By Class Breakdown By State No. Name Pos. Seniors (4) Sophomores (6) Arizona (2) 8 Bailey Dawson SS Jessica German Bailey Dawson TJ Eadus Amanda Hess 4 TJ Eadus C Caitlin Marcano Lau Emmsley-Chang Kate Petullo Laura Fonda California (1) 16 Mary Egan 1B Jamie Reiss Laura Kratochvil Laura Kratochvil 20 Lau Emmsley-Chang OF Cassidy Nee Hawaii (1) 10 Laura Fonda P Juniors (3) Jessica Wakasugi Lau Emmsley-Chang 5 Jessica German 1B TJ Eadus 9 Michelle Graner OF/1B Mary Egan Freshmen (7) Iowa (1) 17 Amanda Hess P Amanda Hess Michelle Graner Kate Petullo Michelle Koch 7 Michelle Koch IF Kristi Meneely Kansas (1) 24 Laura Kratochvil C Tara Oltman Caitlin Marcano 22 Caitlin Marcano IF Kaycee Points Minnesota (1) 15 Kristi Meneely C Renae Sinkler Jessica Wakasugi 14 Cassidy Nee P Jess Stigge 12 Tara Oltman P Nebraska (12) Pronunciation Guide Bailey Dawson Mary Egan 18 Kate Petullo IF German GIR • man Laura Fonda Jessica German 13 Kaycee Points OF Koch Cook Michelle Graner Michelle Koch 2 Jamie Reiss IF Kratochvil CRAT • oh • vill Kristi Meneely Tara Oltman 1 Renae Sinkler IF Petullo Pi • TOO • low Kaycee Points Jamie Reiss Renae Sinkler Jess Stigge 6 Jess Stigge OF/1B Reiss Reese 11 Jessica Wakasugi OF Stigge STIG • ee New Mexico (1) Wakasugi Wah • kah • SUE • gee Cassidy Nee 2 2007 Season Outlook record-setting three-year postseason run College, was tabbed a first-team junior college At second, freshman Michelle Koch may find Acame to an end last year as Creighton suf- All-American last year after a 26-7 season in herself as the replacement to four-year starter, fered through its first losing season in a decade. which she set a school record with 277 strike- Cisneros. Koch, who runs well, also batted .402 With nine new faces on the roster this season, outs and had a 1.30 ERA. The Tucson, Ariz., as a senior and owns the school record for the Bluejays will be looking to re-emerge as one native also has Division I experience after pitch- career base hits. Koch and Sinkler are also of the Missouri Valley Conference powers. ing in the MVC at Northern Iowa as a freshman options at shortstop. The Bluejays finished 23-27 last year after in 2005. First base resembles a log jam, with four posting consecutive 44-win seasons, due in A Nebraska native, Oltman broke or tied 12 players vying for time at the bag. Senior large part to limited depth and lack of pitching state records at Beatrice High School, finishing Jessica German stepped in to start last year experience. This season the Bluejays return 12 her senior season 29-4, with 380 strikeouts and after junior Mary Egan went down with an arm letterwinners, seven starters and two pitchers a 0.16 ERA. The power right-hander logged a injury. German had a career year in 2006, split- and with the addition of nine new players, 0.27 career ERA and had 13 no-hitters and five ting starting time between the outfield, first base including a pair of junior college All-Americans, perfect games in her career. and DP. Egan started the first 27 games of the success may not be far off. Creighton must find The added depth and talent in the circle this season before breaking her arm and missing a bat to fill the void of departed All-American season could pay dividends in the win column the final 23 contests. Lauren Cisneros and an arm to fill the innings for the Jays. Freshmen Jess Stigge and Michelle Graner vacated by Stephanie Cortese. If it can do that Returning starter Laura Kratochvil is back will also look to claim time at first base. Stigge and improve on a defense which ranked last in behind the plate after a solid rookie season in bats left-handed and has speed, stealing 29 the MVC, CU should improve on its worst con- 2006. She started 37 games at catcher last bases in her final prep campaign. Graner also ference finish (seventh place) since 1996. year and provided a strong bat in the lineup, provides speed (30 steals as a senior) and a An inexperienced pitching staff will be given leading the team with five doubles in conference solid bat.