#1 Isaac Collins • INF #2 Jack Strunc • INF #3 Andrew Meggs • INF #4 Thomas Luevano • UTL/RHP #5 Jordan Hovey • INF #6 Parker Upton • OF So. • Maple Grove, Minn. Jr.. • Highlands Ranch, Colo. Fr. • San Jose, Calif. Jr. • Santa Clarita, Calif. Jr. • Edwardsville, Ill. So. • Grand Island, Neb. #8 Ryan Mantle • INF #10 Denson Hull • LHP #11 Jackson Berney • INF/OF #13 Nicholas Ortega • OF #14 Michael Emodi • C #15 Jason Allbery • INF/OF Jr. • Linn, Mo. Jr. • San Antonio, Texas Fr. • Holdrege, Neb. So. • Tampa, Fla. Jr. • Omaha, Neb. So. • Omaha, Neb. #16 Evan Spry • INF #17 Evan Johnson • RHP #18 Blake Whitecotton • C #19 Grant Spranger • LHP #20 Garrett Gilbert • C #22 Mitch Ragan • RHP Fr. • Janesville, Wis. Jr. • Gilbert, Iowa Sr. • Maple Grove, Minn. Sr. • Bettendorf, Iowa Fr. • Trevor, Wis. Jr. • Omaha, Neb. #23 Clark Brinkman • OF #24 Will Robertson • OF #26 Justin Wick • LHP #27 Preston Church • LHP #29 Jacob Voss • RHP #30 Nate Shoemaker • RHP Jr. • Addison, Ill. So. • Loose Creek, Mo. So. • Parker, Colo. Sr. • Ogden, Iowa So. • Linn, Mo. Fr. • Minnetonka, Minn. #31 Thomas Swafford • LHP #32 Bobby Kametas • RHP #33 Ryan Connolly • LHP #34 Ian Evans • RHP #35 John Sakowski • RHP Fr. • Franklin, Tenn. Jr. • Oak Lawn, Ill. So. • Castle Rock, Colo. Fr. • Cape Coral, Fla. So. • Omaha, Neb. #36 Max Clark • RHP #37 Mitch Boyer • RHP #38 Ryan Tapani • RHP #41 Jonah Smith • RHP #44 Elijah Hill • RHP Fr. • Winter Park, Fla. So. • Batavia, Ill. Sr. • Wayzata, Minn. So. • Austin, Texas Jr. • Olympia, Wash. #9 Ed Servais #12 Eric Wordekemper #28 Connor Gandossy #7 Chris Cleary Michelle Potts Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Pitching Coach Recruiting Coordinator Baseball Operations Table of Contents Creighton Baseball Table of Contents .............................................................................................1 2018 Roster & Preview .................................................................................2-3 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha ........................................................................4-5 Rasmussen Fitness & Sports Center ...............................................................6 Meet the Coaching Staff Head Coach Ed Servais .............................................................................. 8-11 Ed Servais vs. 2018 Opponents ............................................................... 12-13 Assistant Coach Eric Wordekemper ............................................................. 14 Assistant Coach Connor Gandossy ................................................................15 Volunteer Assistant Chris Clear & Director of Operations Michelle Potts .. 16 Athletic Trainer Curtis Self & Athletic Performance Coach Brad Schmidt ..17 Meet the 2018 Bluejays Returners Grant Spranger .............................................................................................. 18 Ryan Tapani .................................................................................................. 19 Blake Whitecotton .........................................................................................20 Clark Brinkman ............................................................................................. 21 Michael Emodi ..............................................................................................22 Thomas Luevano ...........................................................................................23 Jason Allbery .................................................................................................24 Creighton University Information Mitch Boyer ...................................................................................................25 Location .............................................................................................Omaha, Neb. Isaac Collins ..................................................................................................26 Founded ...........................................................................................................1878 Nick Ortega ...................................................................................................27 Will Robertson ..............................................................................................28 Enrollment .....................................................................................................8,654 John Sakowski ..............................................................................................29 School Colors ................................................................................. Blue and White Parker Upton .................................................................................................30 Nickname ...................................................................................................Bluejays Transfers Affiliation ..................................................................................... NCAA Division I Preston Church and Jack Strunc .................................................................. 31 Conference .......................................................................... BIG EAST Conference Elijah Hill and Jordan Hovey .......................................................................32 President ..................................................... Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, S.J., Ph.D. Denson Hull and Evan Johnson ..................................................................32 McCormick Endowed Athletic Director .................................... Bruce Rasmussen Bobby Kametas and Ryan Mantle ................................................................33 Athletic Website ..................................................................www.gocreighton.com Mitch Ragan and Thomas Swafford .............................................................33 Ryan Connolly and Jonah Smith ..................................................................34 Stadium Information Jacob Voss and Justin Wick .........................................................................34 Facility .................................................................... TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Freshmen Capacity ...................................................................................................... 24,000 Jackson Berney and Max Clark ....................................................................35 Dimensions ............................................................. 335-408-335 (Natural Grass) Ian Evans and Garrett Gilbert .....................................................................35 Year Opened ....................................................................................................2011 Andrew Meggs and Nate Shoemaker............................................................36 Evan Spry ......................................................................................................36 Coaching Staff Information Head Coach ............................................................................................ Ed Servais 2018 Opponents 2018 Non-Conference Opponents ..........................................................38-40 Alma Mater ............................................................... Wisconsin-La Crosse (1980) 2018 BIG EAST Opponents .......................................................................... 41 Record at Creighton .........................................................................483-291-1 (14) 2018 BIG EAST Composite Schedule ..................................................... 42-43 Career Record .................................................................................665-373-2 (23) The BIG EAST Conference ............................................................................44 Assistant Coach.................................................. Connor Gandossy (First Season) Assistant Coach................................................ Eric Wordekemper (Fifth Season) 2017 in Review Volunteer Assistant Coach ..................................... Chris Cleary (Second Season) 2017 Game-by-Game Results .......................................................................46 Director of Baseball Operations. ............................Michelle Potts (Third Season) 2017 in Pictures .............................................................................................47 2017 Overall Stats .........................................................................................48 2017 Information 2017 BIG EAST Stats.....................................................................................49 2017 Overall Record ......................................................................................24-25 2017 Team Stats ............................................................................................50 Home Record ...........................................................................................15-12 2017 Specialty Stats .......................................................................................51 Away Record ..............................................................................................9-11 2017 BIG EAST Standings & Awards ............................................................52 Neutral Record ............................................................................................0-2 2017 BIG EAST Record ....................................................................................11-4 Creighton Record Book Regular