Creighton 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

Creighton Bluejays
Missouri Valley (26-28, 6-14)

 
Big Wins: 3/13 BYU (2-0), 4/3 Kansas (7-3), 5/8 Nebraska (8-1)
Bad Losses: 3/16 North Dakota (1-4), 3/27 Nebraska-Omaha (2-3), 4/13 South Dakota State (2-5)
Coach: Ed Servais (9 seasons at Creighton)

Key Field Players:
Nick Judkins, Senior, IF, .308 BA, 30 RBI
Chance Ross, Senior, IF, .296 BA, 31 RBI, 14 SB
Brad McKewon, Sophomore, OF, .255 BA, 18 RBI
Anthony Bemboom, Senior, C, .255 BA, 33 RBI
Brennan Murphy, Junior, OF, .250 BA, 10 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Ty Blach, Junior, LHP, 2.64 ERA, 6-5 W/L, 112.1 IP, 77 SO
Eric Mattingly, Senior, RHP, 2.87 ERA, 2-4 W/L, 62.2 IP, 33 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .239 (283rd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 4.3 (255, 8)
Doubles per Game: 1.64 (145, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.3 (63, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.26 (244, 7)
Slugging Percentage: .331 (269, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.8 (192, 6)
Earned Run Average: 3.47 (58, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (14, 3)
Double Plays per Game: 0.78 (138, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011 Regional lost to Oregon State, defeated Georgia, eliminated by Georgia
2007 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, defeated Albany, eliminated by Arkansas
2005 Regional defeated North Carolina State, lost to Nebraska, defeated North Carolina State, eliminated by Nebraska
2000 Regional lost to Texas, eliminated by Miami (OH)
1999 Regional lost to Notre Dame, eliminated by Michigan

*all team stats through 5/20

 
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