2015 Creighton Softball Schedule day Date Opponent Site Time Kajikawa Classic Thurs. Feb. 5 vs. Pacific Tempe, Ariz. 3:00 pm Thurs. Feb. 5 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 5:30 pm Fri. Feb. 6 vs. Cal Poly Tempe, Ariz. 10:00 am Fri. Feb. 6 vs. Western Michigan Tempe, Ariz. 2:30 pm Sat. Feb. 7 vs. UC Riverside Tempe, Ariz. 10:00 am Razorback Invitational Fri. Feb. 20 vs. Northern Colorado Fayetteville, Ark. 12:00 pm Fri. Feb. 20 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 5:30 pm Sat. Feb. 21 vs. Jacksonville State Fayetteville, Ark. 9:00 am Sat. Feb. 21 Bracket Play Fayetteville, Ark. TBA Sun. Feb. 22 Championship/Consolation Fayetteville, Ark. TBA Tulsa Invitational Fri. Feb. 27 vs. North Texas Tulsa, Okla. 12:15 pm Fri. Feb. 27 at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 4:45 pm Sat. Feb. 28 vs. Northern Iowa Tulsa, Okla. 2:30 pm Sun. March 1 vs. Nebraska Tulsa, Okla. 11:00 am Rebel Spring Games Sun. March 8 vs. Akron Winter Haven, Fla. 8:00 am Sun. March 8 vs. Presbyterian Winter Haven, Fla. 10:15 am Mon. March 9 vs. Bucknell Winter Haven, Fla. 9:00 am Mon. March 9 vs. Lehigh Winter Haven, Fla. 11:15 am Tues. March 10 vs. St. peter’s Winter Haven, Fla. 9:00 am Tues. March 10 vs. Hampton Winter Haven, Fla. 11:15 am Thurs. March 12 vs. Niagara Kissimmee, Fla. 11:15 am Thurs. March 12 vs. St. Peter’s Kissimmee, Fla. 1:30 pm Fri. March 13 vs. Hampton Kissimmee, Fla. 9:00 am Fri. March 13 vs. Albany Kissimmee, Fla. 11:15 am Sat. March 21 vs. *Butler (DH) CU Sports Complex 12:00 pm Sun. March 22 vs. *Butler CU Sports Complex 11:00 am Sat. March 28 at *Georgetown (DH) Washington, D.C. 11:00 am Sun. March 29 at *Georgetown Washington, D.C. 10:00 am Wed. Arril 1 at *Villanova Villanova, Pa. 3:00 pm Thurs. April 2 at *Villanova (DH) Villanova, Pa. 11:00 am Wed. April 8 vs. South dakota (DH) CU Sports Complex 3:00 pm Sat. April 11 vs *Seton Hall (DH) CU Sports Complex 12:00 pm Sun. April 12 vs. *Seton Hall CU Sports Complex 11:00 am Wed. April 15 at South Dakota State (DH) Brookings. S.D. 3:00 pm Sat. April 18 at *DePaul (DH) Chicago, Ill. 12:00 pm Sun. April 19 at *DePaul Chicago, Ill. 11:00 am Tues. April 21 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 6:00 pm Sat. April 25 vs. *St. John’s (DH) CU Sports Comlex 12:00 pm Sun. April 26 vs. *St. John’s CU Sports Complex 11:00 am Wed. April 29 vs. Drake (DH) CU Sports Complex 5:00 pm Sat. May 2 vs. *Providence (DH) Providence, R.I. 11:00 am Sun. May 3 vs. *Providence Providence, R.I. 10:00 am Fri. May 8 BIG EAST Softball Championship Rosemont, Ill. TBA Sat. May 9 BIG EAST Softball Championship Rosemont, Ill. TBA May 15 - May 17 NCAA Regional Campus Sites TBA May 21 - May 24 NCAA Super Regional Campus Sites TBA May 28 - June 3 NCAA Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA All times listed are Central and subject to change *indicates BIG EAST Conference game All home games highlighted in Blue (DH) Indicates Doubleheader 2015 Creighton Bluejays Brent Vigness Head Coach Back Row (left to right): Allie Webb, Michelle Trulin, Michaela Whitney, Liz Duke, Kassidy Kingsley, Allie Reinhart, Syndee Eck, Middle Row: Hayleigh Evans, Tash Coffiel-Nelson, Jessica Lewis, Jen Daro, Paige Nekola, Katie Pascuzzi, Blake Ringle Front Row: Kelsey Biaggi, Sam Crowley, Kelsey Allender, Erin McGonigal, Bri McMahon 2015 big east softball championship information Host ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������DePaul Teams ������������������������������������������������������������������������������Top four of regular season standings Winningest coach in Creighton athletics history Dates ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������May 8-9 Location �������������������������������������������������The Ballpark at Rosemont (2,000), Rosemont, Ill� Defending Champion ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������depaul 2015 Creighton Softball Creighton Quick Facts Table of Contents Introduction Records General Information Quick Facts .................................................... 1 Year-by-Year Statistics ............................36-37 Location ....................................Omaha, Neb. 2015 Roster Information ................................. 2 Founded ................................................ 1878 Year-by-Year Leaders .............................38-41 2015 Media Roster ......................................... 3 Enrollment ............................................ 8,236 Single-Season Records ...........................42-43 2015 Season Outlook ..................................... 4 Nickname..........................................Bluejays Career Records .......................................44-45 BIG EAST Conference ................................... 5 Colors ....................................Blue and White Miscellaneous Records ................................ 46 Rasmussen Center ......................................... 6 Affiliation ..............................NCAA Division I Creighton All-Americans ..........................47-49 Creighton Sports Complex ............................. 7 Conference ....................................BIG EAST All-Time Roster and Hall of Famers ............. 50 Interim President ...J. Christopher Bradberry Staff and Players All-Time Game-by-Game Results ...........51-57 Director of Athletics ........Bruce Rasmussen Head Coach Brent Vigness .........................8-9 Senior Woman Administrator .Brandy Menaugh Assistant Coach Jami Strinz-Penner ............ 10 General Information Athletics Phone ......................402-280-2720 Assistant Coach Renae Sinkler .................... 11 Creighton University ................................58-59 Athletics Ticket Office............402-280-5297 Player Profiles .........................................12-27 Omaha, Nebraska ........................................ 60 Bluejay Softball 2014 Season Review Creighton Administration ................................61 Student-Athlete Academics .......................... 62 Head Coach .............................Brent Vigness Final Statistics .............................................. 28 Alma Mater .....Central College (Iowa), ‘88 Athletics Staff ............................................... 63 Game-by-Game Results ............................... 29 Career Record / Years .....812-541-4 / 26 Media Information ......................................... 64 Season Review ............................................ 30 Record at CU / Years .......664-470-3 / 21 Assistant Coach ............Jami Strinz-Penner 2015 Opponents Alma Mater ............................ Bradley, ‘01 Assistant Coach ....................Renae Sinkler 2015 Opponents ......................................32-34 Alma Mater .........................Creighton, ‘11 All-Time Series Results ................................ 35 Home Field ..........Creighton Sports Complex Capacity .......................................... 1,000 Surface .... AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™ Dimensions .................Lines 190; CF 215 2014 Overall Record ............................ 29-24 2014 BIG EAST Record/Finish ..........10-10/T4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............ 10/10 Position Starters Returning/Lost ........... 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost .......................... 1/4 Newcomers ................................................. 9 Regular-Season Conference Titles ........... 7 Conference Tournament Titles ................. 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances ............ 12 College World Series Appearances .......... 2 Sports Information Assistant SID / Softball .....Jeremy Strachan Office Phone ..................... 402-280-5801 Cell/Press Box Phone ...... 517-749-3088 E-mail [email protected] Athletic Website ................GoCreighton.com Twitter ................................. @BluejaySoftball AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™, padded outfield walls and a new outfield scoreboard were Facebook ........................... Creighton Softball installed at the CU Sports Complex prior to the 2012 season. 1 2015 Roster Information Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School(s)) Allender: AL • in • dur 1 Kelsey Allender OF L/R 5-3 Jr. Manvel, Texas (Manvel) Biaggi: be • AH • gee 2 Erin McGonigal IF L/R 5-3 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Tash Coffiel-Nelson: TOSH CAW • fee • el 3 Paige Nekola OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Crowley: CROW (as in wow) • lee 4 Hayleigh Evans UT L/R 5-7 Fr. Gretna, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista) Daro: DARE • oh (rhymes with arrow) 5 Micaela Whitney P R/R 5-10 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Iowa) (Papillion-La Vista South) Bri McMahon: BREE mick • MAN 7 Jessica Lewis IF L/R 5-4 So. Camarillo, Calif. (Grace Brethren) 8 Blake Ringle C/UT R/R 5-6 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) Nekola: nee • CO • luh 9 Sam Crowley OF R/R 5-6 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) Pascuzzi: Pass • COO • zee 10 Sydnee Eck P R/R 5-7 So. Andale, Kan. (Butler [Kan.] CC) (Andale) Reinhart: RINE • hart 11 Katie Pascuzzi OF L/R 5-6 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Breakdown by Class 12 Allie Reinhart OF/C R/R 5-7 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 13 Kassidy Kingsley P/UT R/R 5-8 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North) Seniors (2): Liz Dike, Bri McMahon 14 Allie Webb OF R/R 5-9 Fr. Eureka, Mo. (Eureka) Juniors (6): Kelsey Allender, Erin 15 Michelle Trulin OF L/R 5-8 Jr. Blair, Neb. (Iowa Western CC) (Blair)