Creighton Sports Information • Rob Beuerlein • [email protected] • 402.280.5801 (offi ce) • 832.279.0327 (cell) CREIGHTON BASEBALL 22009009 SSchedulechedule AAprilpril 2211 OOmaha,maha, NNeb.eb. RRosenblattosenblatt SStadiumtadium Day Date Opponent Time/Result Fri. Feb. 20 at Sam Houston State L, 6-8 Sat. Feb. 21 at Sam Houston State L, 3-4 (10) Sat. Feb. 21 at Sam Houston State L, 5-7 Sun. Feb. 22 at Sam Houston State L, 4-5 (11) Fri. Feb. 27 vs. Dayton ! L, 1-3 Sat. Feb. 28 vs. Gonzaga ! L, 3-11 Sun. March 1 vs. Notre Dame ! W, 6-3 Tue. March 3 at Kansas State L, 1-12 Fri. March 6 vs. Stony Brook $ L, 2-8 Sat. March 7 vs. Albany $ W, 20-5 Sat. March 7 at Coastal Carolina $ L, 7-8 CCreightonreighton ((21-17)21-17) vs.vs. NNebraskaebraska ((17-21-1)17-21-1) Sun. March 8 vs. IPFW $ W, 7-2 RRadio:adio: KKOZNOZN 11620620 AAMM TTV:V: NoneNone Tue. March 10 at Coastal Carolina L, 0-1 Scouting the Bluejays Scouting the Huskers Wed. March 11 at UNC-Wilmington L, 2-6 Creighton will look to match a season-high with Nebraska has fallen on hard times since hte loss to Sat. March 14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 8-2 its fi fth consecutive win on Tuesday...Th e Blue- Creighton two weeks ago in Lincoln...Since that Sun. March 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L, 2-4 Sun. March 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 12-3 jays swept back-to-back two-game series against time, the Huskers are just 1-6, with their lone Fri. March 20 at Indiana State* W, 7-3 Air Force and UIC, and has won 13 of its last win coming against Iowa...Off ensively the team Sat. March 21 at Indiana State* W, 9-4 16 overall, en route to improving to a season-best is led by Adam Bailey who has been the team’s Sun. March 22 at Indiana State* L, 3-8 four games over .500 at 21-17...Elliot Soto is most dangerous man at the plate with a team- Tue. March 24 NORTH DAKOTA W, 13-6 currently riding a team and season-best 18-game high nine home runs to go along with 39 RBI... Wed. March 25 NORTH DAKOTA L, 6-7 hitting streak...During that time he has gone No Husker has appeared every game this season, Sat. March 28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* W, 4-3 27-76 (.355) with two doubles and a triple... with the highest total of games appeared in be- Sat. March 28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* W, 4-3 Robbie Knight leads the team with a .347 av- ing 37 by Tyler Farst, Jeff Tezak and Bailey...Th e Sun. March 29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* W 10-0 (7) Wed. April 1 KANSAS STATE @ W, 5-1 erage, and a .473 on-base percentage...Preseason Huskers’ biggest problem this season has been Fri. April 3 at Evansville* W, 7-4 All-MVC selection Darin Ruf leads the team in pitching, as the team has a collective 6.65 ERA... Sat. April 4 at Evansville* L, 3-4 home runs with seven as well as RBI with 39... Mike Nesseth owns the team lowest ERA with a Sun. April 5 at Evansville* W, 10-5 (10) Las week he moved into seventh on the all-time 4.03 mark in 44.2 innings...He is the only pitcher Tue. April 7 at Nebraska W, 15-0 NCAA list with 2,051 putouts, becoming just the with an ERA below 5.70, as the next best pitcher Fri. April 10 NORTHERN IOWA* @ W, 3-2 eighth player in history to amass 2,000 putouts... is Kash Kalkowski with a 5.96 ERA...Th e team Sat. April 11 NORTHERN IOWA* @ L, 0-2 As a team the Jays are fi elding at a .981 clip, good has walked 201 batters compared to 143 for its Sun. April 12 NORTHERN IOWA* W, 14-1 (7) for fourth in the NCAA. opponents. Tue. April 14 KANSAS @ L, 6-7 (10) Wed. April 15 AIR FORCE (DH) @ W, 6-5/6-0 CCreightonreighton 22009009 SStattat CComparisonomparison NNebraskaebraska Fri. April 17 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 9-4 Sun. April 19 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, 4-3 Stat No. Stat No. Tue. April 21 NEBRASKA @ 6:30 p.m. Hitting Hitting Fri. April 24 BRADLEY* @ 6:30 p.m. AVG. .308 AVG. .278 Sat. April 25 BRADLEY* 2:00 p.m. BB 152 BB 143 Sun. April 26 BRADLEY* 1:00 p.m. HBP 45 HBP 57 Tue. April 28 at South Dakota State 2:00 p.m. 2B 72 2B 73 Wed. April 29 at Iowa 6:00 p.m. HR 29 HR 31 Fri. May 1 at Illinois State* 6:00 p.m. R 233 R 253 Sat. May 2 at Illinois State* 2:00 p.m. SH 40 SH 25 Sun. May 3 at Illinois State* 1:00 p.m. Fri. May 8 MISSOURI STATE* 4:00 p.m. Sat. May 9 MISSOURI STATE* @ 12:00 p.m. Running Running Sun. May 10 MISSOURI STATE* 1:00 p.m. SB 20 SB 26 Tue. May 12 NEBRASKA @ 7:00 p.m. Thu. May 14 at Wichita State* 7:00 p.m. Pitching Pitching Fri. May 15 at Wichita State* 7:00 p.m. ERA 4.03 ERA 6.65 Sat. May 16 at Wichita State* 2:00 p.m. H/9 IP 8.91 H/9 IP 10.51 May 20-23 State Farm MVC Tournament Wichita, Kan. K/9 IP 6.19 K/9 IP 6.99 May 29-June 1 NCAA Regionals On-Campus Sites BB/9 IP 3.04 BB/9 IP 5.20 June 5-8 NCAA Super Regionals On-Campus Sites June 13-23/24 NCAA College World Series Omaha, Neb. Fielding Fielding All times listed are local to site and subject to change. FLD % .981 FLD % .966 All home games in BOLD CAPS played at CU Sports Complex unless otherwise noted. Pitching Probables *Missouri Valley Conference Games Tue. April 21 LHP Jeremy Hauer (0-5, 4.66) vs. RHP Erik Bird (1-1, 7.41) 6:30 p.m. @ Played at Rosenblatt Stadium ! Phoenix Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) $ Caravelle Resort Tournament (Conway, S.C.) Follow the Games Online at gggocreighton.com DH denotes doubleheader For those looking to follow the game online, fans can go to Creighton Athletics home page at gocreighton.com. Th e link to live stats and audio will be along the right hand side of the page. School Information Series History Just Win Tuesday’s matchup will be the second of three University: ................................Creighton University Since Ed Servais took over as head coach of the Bluejays on the season between the Bluejays and Husk- Location: .............................................. Omaha, Neb. in 2004, Creighton has had the 22nd best winning ers, after Creighton won the opener on April Founded: ............................................................1878 percentage in the country at .664. Here’s a look at the 7, 15-0. A win for the Jays Tuesday would Enrollment: .......................................................7,051 top 40 teams coming into the 2009 season. mark the fi rst time since 1993, CU has won President: ..........................Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. W L PCT. the fi rst two games of the season series. Com- Athletic Director: ............................Bruce Rasmussen 1. Rice 251 75 .770 ing into the game, Nebraska owns a 69-37-2 School Colors: ...................................Blue and White 2. North Carolina 249 85 .746 all-time series lead. Nickname: ....................................................Bluejays 3. Oral Roberts 221 78 .739 Conference: ....................................... Missouri Valley 4. Florida State 245 91 .729 Th e fi nal game of the season between the two 5. Texas 240 91 .725 Athletics Web Site: ..................www.gocreighton.com teams will be played in Omaha at Rosenblatt 6. College of Charleston 219 87 .716 Stadium on May 12. Stadium Information 7. Miami (FL) 223 91 .710 8. Wichita State 247 101 .710 Primary Stadium: .......................CU Sports Complex Going for 400 Capacity: ...........................................................1,000 9. Virginia 216 89 .708 On Tuesday Ed Servais will be in search of Dimensions: .................LF - 330, CF - 400, RF - 330 10. Arizona State 218 92 .703 his 400th career victory. He comes into the 11. Coastal Carolina 220 93 .703 Surface: ......Artificial Turf Outfield/FieldTurf Infield game with a record of 399-198-1 in his 15th Year Opened ......................................................1988 12. Oregon State 206 93 .689 season, during his time at St. Mary’s and 13. Cal St. Fullerton 222 102 .685 Creighton. Secondary Stadium: .....................Rosenblatt Stadium 14. Nebraska 208 98 .680 Capacity: .........................................................23,100 15. St. John’s 201 95 .679 Cool Hand Cafaro Dimensions: .................LF - 335, CF - 408, RF - 335 16. Michigan 207 99 .676 On April 7 against Nebraska, Vicente Cafa- Surface: ................................................Natural Grass 17. Tulane 213 102 .676 ro had quite a few career-highs in 5-5 night, 18. Vanderbilt 212 102 .675 Year Opened ......................................................1948 leading Creighton to a 15-0 victory. Below 19. TCU 211 102 .674 are his accomplishments: Coaches Information 20. South Carolina 221 108 .672 21. Georgia Tech 212 104 .671 Head Coach: ..............................................Ed Servais • Career-high fi ve hits, most hits in a game 22. CREIGHTON 196 99 .664 Alma Mater: ....................Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1981 by a CU player since Robbie Knight 23. Notre Dame 195 102 .657 Record at Creighton: .................217-116 (6th season) against Missouri on May 5, 2008. 24. Southern Mississippi 206 108 .656 Career Record: .................... 399-198-1 (15th season) • Career-high three doubles, most by a Jay 25. East Carolina 201 109 .648 Assistant Coach: ....................Rob Smith (3rd season) since Dan Norquist at Sam Houston State 26.