2018 Creighton Softball Notes Games 1-5 • Sportco Kick Off Classic • Las Vegas, Nev
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2018 Creighton Softball Notes Games 1-5 • Sportco Kick Off Classic • Las Vegas, Nev. Friday, Feb. 9 • Creighton at UNLV • 8:00 p.m. || Creighton vs. Utah Valley • 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 • Creighton vs. North Dakota State • 1:15 p.m. || Creighton vs. Southern Utah • 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 • Creighton vs. Minnesota • 11:00 a.m. Softball SID: Anthony Robinson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5801 • Cell Phone: (712) 250-4900 • E-mail: [email protected] Up Next 2018 Schedule Creighton opens the 2018 season at the Overall: 0-0 BIG EAST: 0-0 Sportco Kick Off Classic (Feb. 9-11) in Las Home: 0-0 Vegas, Nevada. Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 The Bluejays will play a total of five games in Las Vegas, beginning with a contest against February 9 ! at UNLV 8:00 pm host UNLV on Friday night. 9 ! vs. Utah Valley 10:15 pm 10 ! vs. North Dakota State 1:15 pm Follow The Games 10 ! vs. Southern Utah 5:45 pm All five of Creighton’s games in Las Vegas 11 ! vs. #16 Minnesota 11:00 am will have live stats. Links to the stats are 16 $ vs. Eastern Illinois 9:00 am 17 $ vs. Western Illinois 9:00 am available at GoCreighton.com. 17 $ at Gardner-Webb (Big South Network) 11:00 am 18 $ vs. Western Carolina 11:00 am The Bluejays’ contest on Friday night against Scouting Utah Valley 23 % vs. Prairie View A&M 11:00 am UNLV will have a live video stream (https:// The Wolverines enter the season after 23 % at North Texas 1:30 pm a third place finish in the WAC during 24 % vs. Prairie View A&M 10:00 am livestream.com/mwn/events/7741116), but 24 % vs. Grambling State 12:00 pm the other four games will not. head coach TJ Hubbard’s first season in 25 % vs. Grambling State 9:00 am Orem and were picked fourth in the 2018 Scoring updates and infographics will be Preseason Poll. March 2 ^ vs. Southeastern Louisiana 12:30 pm provided via Twitter at @BluejaySoftball. 3 ^ at Missouri 3:00 pm Lauren Frailey Spendlove returns after 3 ^ vs. Drake 5:30 pm Scouting UNLV leading Utah Valley in ERA (3.59), innings 4 ^ vs. Drake 10:00 am The Rebels return six position starters and pitched (126.2), wins (12) and strikeouts 4 ^ at Missouri 12:30 pm (43) last season. Frailey was named the 6 at UMKC 1:00 pm two pitchers from last season’s team that WAC Pitcher of the Year and earned NFCA 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (DH) 12:00 pm finished eighth in the Mountain West. 10 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 12:00 pm All-West Region Third Team honors. 16 & WICHITA STATE 3:30 pm Janine Petmecky returns after leading 17 & IOWA 1:30 pm UNLV with a .344 batting average and 55 Sophomore Caragh Morris ranked second 17 & WICHITA STATE 4:00 pm on the team with a .357 batting average, 20 at Nebraska 6:00 pm hits on her way to a a Second Team All- 24 at St. John’s (DH) * 12:00 pm Mountain West selection. paced the squad with eight doubles and 25 at St. John’s * 11:00 am was tabbed the 2017 WAC Freshman of 28 PROVIDENCE (DH) * 12:00 pm Bre Burke returns in the circle for the the Year. 29 PROVIDENCE * 11:00 am Rebels after recording a 2.86 ERA during April 58.2 innings pitched. Frailey Spendlove and Morris each earned 4 SOUTH DAKOTA 4:00 pm 2018 Preseason All-WAC accolades. 7 at Butler (DH) * 12:00 pm UNLV hired Kristie Fox this past summer 8 at Butler * (BEDN) 11:00 am Hubbard guided Utah Valley to a 16-24 11 at South Dakota 3:00 pm as its new head coach. Fox spent five years 14 DEPAUL (DH) * 12:00 pm as head coach at UT Arlington. overall record and 7-8 mark in conference 15 DEPAUL * 11:00 am during his first season as head coach of the 17 UMKC 4:00 pm Series History Against Rebels Wolverines. 18 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 6:00 pm Creighton leads the all-time series 3-1. 21 at Seton Hall (DH) * 12:00 pm 22 at Seton Hall * 11:00 am Series History Against Wolverines 28 GEORGETOWN (DH) * 12:00 pm Last season, UNLV claimed its only Creighton and Utah Valley have met only 29 GEORGETOWN * (BEDN) 11:00 am victory in the series, a 4-0 win in Las Vegas. once previously. May 5 VILLANOVA (DH) * 12:00 pm 2017 Final BIG EAST Standings 6 VILLANOVA * (BEDN) 11:00 am 11-12 BIG EAST Championships (Rosemont, Ill.) TBA BIG EAST Overall Team W L W L T Home games in BOLD CAPS * St. John’s 17 4 32 16 0 All times are Central and subject to change # DePaul 12 7 29 23 0 (DH) - Indicates doubleheader Villanova 13 8 35 20 0 * - BIG EAST Conference game Butler 11 9 23 29 0 Providence 10 11 23 25 0 ! - Sportco Kick Off Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.), Creighton 8 13 18 32 0 $ - Runnin’ Bulldog Tournament (Boiling Springs, N.C.) Seton Hall 7 14 22 25 1 % - North Texas Schutt Classic (Denton, Texas) Georgetown 4 16 11 37 0 ^ - Mizzou Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) * - BIG EAST Regular-Season Champion & - Creighton Tournament (Omaha, Neb.) # - BIG EAST Postseason Champion 2018 Quick Facts The Wolverines defeated the Bluejays 4-1 on appearances. March 11, 2014 at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida. Head coach Tom Gray is in his fourth season Creighton University Information at Southern Utah. Location Omaha, Neb. Scouting North Dakota State Founded 1878 The Bison return eight starters from last Series History Against Thunderbirds Enrollment 8,654 season’s Summit League Tournament Creighton leads the all-time series against Nickname Bluejays champion squad. North Dakota State was Southern Utah 4-1. Colors Blue & White selected as the preseason favorite in the President Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. league for this season. The two teams competed during the Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen 1991 (two times) and 1992 (three times) Conference tournament MVP and all-Summit seasons as members of the Western Athletic SWA Brandy Menaugh League second team outfielder Bre Beatty Conference. NCAA Division I Affiliation returns after leading North Dakota State to its Conference BIG EAST fourth consective conference tournament title. The Bluejays claimed a 12-5 victory during the 1992 WAC Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah, Bluejay Softball NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team the only previous meeting between the two Head Coach Brent Vigness selection Jacquelyn Sertic ended 2017 with schools at a neutral site. Alma Mater Central College (Iowa), ‘88 340 strikeouts (5th-best nationally) and a 2.78 Career Record 877-616-4 (30th year) ERA during 292.1 innings of work. Scouting #16 Minnesota Record at CU 729-545-3 (25th year) The Gophers return 14 players, including The Bison opened the 2017 Norman seven starters from last season’s team which Assistant Coach Renae Sinkler Regional with a victory over eventual won a program-best 56 games and its first Big Creighton, ‘11 Alma Mater national champion Oklahoma (3-2) before Ten regular season title since 1991. Assistant Coach Micaela Whitney falling to Tulsa and the Sooners. Alma Mater Creighton, ‘16 Kendyl Lindaman, the 2017 NFCA Sports Home Field Creighton Sports Complex Head coach Darren Mueller is in his 18th Diamond Catcher of the Year and Big Ten Capacity 1,000 year as head coach of North Dakota State, Player and Freshman of the Year, started 61 Surface AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™ and holds a 571-315 record with one NCAA games at catcher and set school records for Dimensions Lines 190’; CF 215’ regional title (2009), eight Summit League home runs (20), slugging percentage (.899), 2017 Overall Record 18-32 tournament titles and six regular-season walks (63) and on-base percentage (.598) Summit League titles. during her first season at Minnesota. Home 6-6 Away 6-15 Series History Against Bison The Gophers lost Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Neutral 6-11 Creighton leads the all-time series against Sara Groenewegan because of graduation, 2017 BIG EAST Record / Finish 8-13 / 6th North Dakota State 7-4. but added LSU transfer Sydney Smith. Smith Letterwinners Returning / Lost 12 / 9 went 25-11 with a 1.64 ERA and 129 strikeouts Newcomers 11 The Bison won the most previous meeting during 204 innings pitched over the course of Conference Regular-Season Titles 7 between the two schools 6-2 on March 3, 2012 two seasons at LSU. Conference Tournament Titles 6 at the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational in Tempe, NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 Arizona. Sophomore Amber Fiser returns in the circle for the Gophers after finishing a perfect 14-0 College World Series Appearances 2 Scouting Southern Utah with a 1.68 ERA. The Thunderbirds begin 2018 following a fourth place finish in the 2017 Big Sky standings Jamie Trachsel is in her first season at Sports Information and were picked fifth in the 2018 preseason Minnesota after spending last season at Iowa Softball SID Anthony Robinson coaches’ poll. State and 2011-2016 as co-head coach at Office Phone 402-280-5801 North Dakota State. Cell Phone 712-250-4900 Outfielder Sarah Murphy returns after being Email [email protected] named Big Sky Conference Co-Newcomer Series History Against Golden Gophers Sports Information Director Rob Anderson of the Year and claiming All-Big Sky Second Creighton and Minnesota have met Team honors a year ago.