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Creighton Softball 2012 MEDIA GUIDE Total Positive At-‐Bats:________ 7 or more pitches:______ Move Runner:_______ Walks:______ Hits:_______ Sacrifice:______ Good Contact:______ Total Negative At-‐Bats:________ 2 Strike Counts:_____ Fly Out:_____ Pop Out:_____ Strikeout:_____ Looking Strikeout:_____ Christa Ruf Kylie Hovinga 2012SBInside 2/15/12 4:48 PM Page 1 2012 Creighton Bluejays Front Row (left to right): MaKenzie Michael, McKenna Setlik, Alexis Cantu, Kylie Hovinga, Liz Dike, Amy Baker, Brittnie Kreiser Second Row: Bri Lingl, Taylor Flodman, Becca Changstrom, Christa Ruf, Sammy Snygg, Ellen Homan, Emily Perry Back Row: Ashley Frutos, Blair Lowe, Volunteer Asst. Coach Renae Sinkler, Asst. Coach Laura Kratochvil, Head Coach Brent Vigness, Asst. Coach Abby Johnson, Director of Ops. Megan Reynolds, Brittany Telecky, Allie Mathewson Creighton Softball Championship Tradition MVC Regular-Season Titles 1998, 1999, 2000 2007, 2008, 2009 MVC Tournament Titles 1999, 2003, 2004 2005, 2007, 2010 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989 1990, 1999, 2003, 2004 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 Women’s College World Series 1982, 1986 2012 Creighton Softball Creighton Quick Facts Table of Contents General Information Introduction Records Location . .Omaha, Neb. Quick Facts . .1 Year-by-Year Statistics . .28-29 Founded . .1878 2012 Roster Information . .2 Year-by-Year Leaders . .30-33 Enrollment . .7,730 2012 Season Outlook . .3 Single-Season Records . .34-35 Colors . .Blue and White Career Records . .36-37 Affiliation . .NCAA Division I Staff and Players Miscellaneous Records . .38 Conference . .Missouri Valley Head Coach Brent Vigness . .4-5 Creighton All-Americans . .39-41 President . .Timothy R. Lannon, S.J. Coaching Staff . .6-7 All-Time Roster & Hall of Famers . .42 Director of Athletics . .Bruce Rasmussen Player Bios . .8-18 All-Time Game-by-Game Results . .43-49 SWA . .Carol Ketcham Athletics Phone . .(402) 280-2720 2011 Season Review General Information Bluejay Softball Final Statistics . .20 Creighton University . .50-51 Head Coach . .Brent Vigness Game-by-Game Results . .21 Omaha, Nebraska . .52 Alma Mater . .Central College (Iowa), ‘88 Season Review . .22 Creighton Administration . .53 Career Record / Years . .726-474-3 / 23 Student-Athlete Academics . .54 Record at CU / Years . .578-403-2 / 18 2012 Opponents Missouri Valley Conference . .55 Assistant Coach . .Abby Johnson 2012 Opponents . .24-26 Media Information . .56 Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘05 All-Time Series Results . .27 Assistant Coach . .Laura Kratochvil Alma Mater . .Creighton, ‘09 Volunteer Asst. Coach . .Renae Sinkler Director of Operations . .Megan Reynolds Home Field . .Creighton Sports Complex Capacity . .1,000 2011 Overall Record . .25-28 2011 MVC Record/Finish . .12-12 / 6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .13/5 Starters Returning/Lost . .8/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost . .4/0 MVC Regular-Season Titles . .6 MVC Tournament Titles . .6 NCAA Tournament Appearances . .12 College World Series Appearances . .2 Sports Information Associate SID / Softball . .Rob Simms Office Phone . .(402) 280-2433 Cell Phone . .(402) 660-5853 E-mail . [email protected] Press Box Phone . .(402) 660-5853 SID Fax . .(402) 280-2495 New AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™, padded outfield walls and a new outfield scoreboard www.gocreighton.com were installed at the CU Sports Complex prior to the 2012 season. 1 2012 Creighton Softball Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B-T Hometown (High School / Last School) Hovinga: HO • vin • gay 1 Allie Mathewson Fr. UT 5-3 L-L Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South) Kratochvil: CRAT • oh • vill 2 Emily Perry Jr. OF 5-5 R-R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South) Kreiser: CRY • ser 3 Alexis Cantu So. P/1B 5-11 L-R Frisco, Texas (Wakeland / Texas-Arlington) Ruf: Rough : Snegg 4 Bri Lingl Fr. C 5-4 R-R Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg) Snygg Telecky: Tuh • LET • skee 5 Becca Changstrom So. P 5-5 L-R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 6 McKenna Setlik So. 1B 5-9 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Breakdown by Class 7 Ashley Frutos Jr. IF 5-3 R-R Santa Paula, Calif. (St. Bonaventure High) Seniors (2): Kylie Hovinga, Christa Ruf 9 Blair Lowe So. OF 5-5 L-R Dumfries, Va. (Forest Park) Juniors (4): Amy Baker, Ashley Frutos, 11 Taylor Flodman Fr. IF 5-6 R-R Eagle, Neb. (Lincoln North Star) Emily Perry, Sammy Snygg 12 Ellen Homan So. OF 5-6 L-L Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Sophomores (8): Alexis Cantu, Becca 13 Kylie Hovinga Sr. P 6-0 L-L Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) Changstrom, Ellen Homan, Brittnie Kreiser, 17 Liz Dike Fr. IF 5-11 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) Blair Lowe, MaKenzie Michael, McKenna 18 Christa Ruf Sr. OF 5-5 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Setlik, Brittany Telecky 19 Sammy Snygg Jr. P/IF 5-7 R-R Ankeny, Iowa (North Polk) Freshmen (4): Liz Dike, Taylor Flodman, 20 MaKenzie Michael So. IF 5-7 R-R Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) Bri Lingl, Allie Mathewson 21 Amy Baker Jr. C/1B 5-9 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 22 Brittnie Kreiser So. IF 5-7 R-R Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central) Breakdown by Location California (1): Ashley Frutos 27 Brittany Telecky So. P 5-5 R-R Seward, Neb. (Seward) Illinois (1): Bri Lingl Iowa (2): Brittnie Kreiser, Sammy Snygg Nebraska (12): Amy Baker, Becca Alphabetical Roster Changstrom, Liz Dike, Taylor Flodman, Ellen No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B-T Hometown (High School / Last School) Homan, Kylie Hovinga, Allie Mathewson, 21 Amy Baker Jr. C/1B 5-9 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Westside) MaKenzie Michael, Emily Perry, Christa Ruf, 3 Alexis Cantu So. P/1B 5-11 L-R Frisco, Texas (Wakeland / Texas-Arlington) McKenna Setlik, Brittany Telecky 5 Becca Changstrom So. P 5-5 L-R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) Texas (1): Alexis Cantu 17 Liz Dike Fr. IF 5-11 R-R Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) Virginia (1): Blair Lowe 11 Taylor Flodman Fr. IF 5-6 R-R Eagle, Neb. (Lincoln North Star) 7 Ashley Frutos Jr. IF 5-3 R-R Santa Paula, Calif. (St. Bonaventure High) 12 Ellen Homan So. OF 5-6 L-L Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 13 Kylie Hovinga Sr. P 6-0 L-L Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) 22 Brittnie Kreiser So. IF 5-7 R-R Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central) 4 Bri Lingl Fr. C 5-4 R-R Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg) 9 Blair Lowe So. OF 5-5 L-R Dumfries, Va. (Forest Park) 1 Allie Mathewson Fr. UT 5-3 L-L Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South) 20 MaKenzie Michael So. IF 5-7 R-R Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East) 2 Emily Perry Jr. OF 5-5 R-R Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South) 18 Christa Ruf Sr. OF 5-5 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 6 McKenna Setlik So. 1B 5-9 R-R Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 19 Sammy Snygg Jr. P/IF 5-7 R-R Ankeny, Iowa (North Polk) 27 Brittany Telecky So. P 5-5 R-R Seward, Neb. (Seward) Head Coach: Brent Vigness (Central College [Iowa], 1988) Assistant Coaches: Abby Johnson (Creighton, 2005), Laura Kratochvil (Creighton, 2009) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Renae Sinkler (Creighton, 2011) Director of Operations: Megan Reynolds (Creighton, 2011) 2 2012 Season Outlook he most successful Missouri Valley Conference program over the past T14 seasons, Creighton annually expects to compete for champi- onships. Creighton returns all of its pitching and lost just one senior from last year’s young team, putting the 2012 Bluejays back in the hunt for con- ference supremacy. Thirteen different returners started at least 12 games for the Bluejays last year and eight of the 10 starters from Creighton’s final 2011 game are back to compete for their starting roles in 2012. Heading up this year’s returners is the all-conference battery of power-hitting junior catcher Amy Baker and sophomore pitcher Becca Changstrom. Senior pitcher Kylie Hovinga and senior outfielder Christa Ruf will aim to lead this team back to the top of the conference standings in their final season with the Jays. Looking to guide Creighton back to the top of The Valley is head coach Brent Vigness. Vigness, now in his 19th season at Creighton, is the win- ningest head coach in school history. Christa Ruf is one of two Bluejay seniors on the 2012 roster. Baker has proven herself to be one of the most dominant power hitters in the NCAA through her first two seasons at Creighton. The junior catch- each spot at some point this spring. Flodman hit .504 as a senior at er crushed a league-leading 18 home runs last year to rank 11th in the Lincoln (Neb.) North Star. NCAA in home runs per game. She is the only player in school history Another freshman from Lincoln, Liz Dike, will battle with Flodman for and one of two in MVC history to record two seasons with at least 15 starting duties at shortstop. Dike graduated from Lincoln Southwest in home runs and her 33 home runs through two seasons already rank fourth December and enrolled at Creighton in January to become the first early in school history. Baker, who has earned all-conference honors in each of enrolling softball player in program history. The 5-foot-11 athletic infielder her first two seasons, proved to be more than just a bat last year as she set Nebraska Class A records with 16 home runs, 53 RBI, 76 hits and 70 led the league with three pickoffs and gunned down 16 runners attempt- runs scored last fall and will look to make the quick transition to college ing to steal. She’ll again be looked upon to provide a big bat in the mid- ball without the aid of fall practice. dle of the lineup and handle the Bluejay pitching staff from behind the Michael, Frutos and Flodman will all be given chances to claim the plate.