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2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l 2010 Roster Breakdown #1 Joey Bowens So. • C • 5-11 • 175 #2 Robbie Knight Sr. • OF • 5-11 • 180 #3 Jimmy Swift Jr. • INF • 6-2 • 190 #4 Zane Hinkel So. • INF • 6-2 • 180 #5 Elliot Soto Jr. • INF • 5-9 • 155 #6 Vince Bellino Jr. • INF • 5-11 • 165 #7 Scott Thornburg So. • C • 6-2 • 200 #11 Alex Staehely Fr. • INF • 6-0 • 170 #12 Jordan Makovicka Fr. • OF • 5-10 • 195 #13 Greg Hellhake Jr. • LHP • 6-1 • 180 #14 Joey Long Fr. • INF • 5-10 • 160 #15 Austin Cole Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 195 #16 Michael Mutcheson Jr. • INF • 5-11 • 180 #17 Matt Patterson Sr. • RHP • 6-1 • 190 #18 T.J. Roemmich Sr. • OF/P • 6-2 • 185 #19 Gage Daniels So. • RHP • 6-0 • 200 #20 Kurt Spomer So. • RHP • 6-2 • 200 #21 Clay Cuno Jr. • OF • 6-3 • 210 #22 Carson Vitale Sr. • C • 6-1 • 195 #23 Ian Dike Sr. • 1B • 6-3 • 230 #24 Mike Nihsen Sr. • RHP • 6-3 • 200 #26 Bobby Lewis Fr. • INF • 6-2 • 190 #27 Kyle King Fr. • LHP • 6-0 • 170 #28 Eric Bruns Sr. • C • 6-0 • 190 #30 Trever Adams Jr. • INF/OF • 6-0 • 200 #31 Ty Blach Fr. • LHP • 6-1 • 180 #32 Bobby Lackovic Sr. • RHP • 6-0 • 190 #33 Mark Winkelman Fr. • LHP • 6-2 • 205 #34 Brandon Koenigstein So. • RHP • 6-0 • 180 #35 Michael Blatchford Fr. • OF • 6-1 • 190 #36 Jack VanLeur Jr. • LHP • 6-4 • 200 #37 T.C. Manning Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 200 #38 Nick Musec Fr. • RHP • 6-3 • 180 #40 John Boyle Fr. • RHP • 6-2 • 165 #41 Jonas Dufek Jr. • RHP • 6-5 • 210 [8] 2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l
The 2010 edition of Creighton Bluejay baseball returns a bulk of talent from a 2009 squad that finished 31-25. Returning are six position starters and an abundance of pitching depth rivaled by few in the country. A veteran squad consisting of 17 juniors and seniors will look to lead Creighton to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007. Overall, 22 players return from a year ago. That group includes all-MVC selctions Elliot Soto (first team, shortstop), Jack VanLeur (first team, relief pitcher), Robbie Knight (second team, outfield), T.J. Roemmich (honorable mention, outfield) and Bobby Lackovic (honorable mention, relief pitcher). The Jays will try to compensate for the loss of several key cogs, including four players lost to the professional ranks. Darin Ruf (second team all-MVC, 1B) was drafted in the 20th round by the Philadelphia Phillies, while Vicente Cafaro (second team all-MVC, 2B) and relief pitcher Kirk Clark were signed as free agents by the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros respectively. Left-handed pitcher Jeremy Hauer was the fourth Jay to go pro, signing a deal with the independent Fargo- Moorhead Redhawks of the Northern League. Twelve newcomers will try to make up for those and other losses, as the Jays go into the season opener at Central Arkansas with a one goal in mind: a MVC conference championship. Matt Patterson had a team best 2.40 ERA in 30.0 innings in 2009. PITCHING The overall depth and quality of the pitching staff looks to be one of the biggest strengths for the Bluejays. Eight of the team’s top 10 hurlers return from the 2009 squad that boasted the nation’s 13th best team ERA. The Jays will have to find an arm to 2010 Bl u e j a y Ba s e b a l l 2010 Season Preview account for the loss of senior workhorse Jeremy Hauer. Hauer started 14 games and threw a team-best 81.0 innings to lead the staff. Hauer led all Creighton starters with a 3.78 ERA. Creighton will count on juniors Jonas Dufek and Greg Hellhake to log a significant amount of innings in 2010. Dufek started 13 games in 2009, throwing two complete games and 79.0 innings en route to a 4-7 record. Hellhake started all 15 games he appeared in last spring, winning five games and striking out 39 in 70.1 innings. Brandon Koenigstein and Mike Nihsen complete the projected starting rotation. Nihsen made seven starts, going 3-1 with a 4.95 ERA. Koenigstein appeared in 14 games, starting three and going a perfect 5-0 with a 3.18 ERA. He delivered Creighton’s most memorable performance of the year, throwing a seven-inning nohitter against Wichita State in the MVC Tournament. Three big arms from the relief corps also return, as Matt Patterson, Bobby Lackovic and Jack VanLeur combined to appear in 94 games last season. VanLeur led the team in appearances with 36, which was also good for ninth in the country. He ended the year as the Jays’ closer, posting six saves with a 3-4 record in 48.2 innings. Patterson posted the best ERA on the squad, with a 2.40 mark. He struck out 21 batters in 30 innings en route to a 2-0 record. Lackovic was also heavily relied on, making 34 relief appearances. His six wins (6-1) were best on the team while he also sported a 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio (36-12) in 45.2 innings. Rounding out the returners from last year’s staff are T.J. Roemmich, Kurt Spomer, Austin Cole and Nick Musec. Roemmich primarily played right field, but made six appearances on the hill. Spomer made three appearances in his freshman season, and will look to increase his production. Cole and Musec both return to the 2010 squad as redshirt freshman, retaining four years of eligibility after sitting out last season. Five new arms plan to bolster the staff. Gage Daniels leads that group, coming to Omaha after a year at Johnson County Community College. He posted a 10-3 record with a 1.09 ERA, striking out 83 in 84 innings. Ty Blach is one of four freshmen that were brought in to bolster an already strong staff. The southpaw from Centennial, Colo., went 7-1 with 74 strikeouts in 45 innings in his senior season for Regis Jesuit High School. Mark Winkelmann comes to Creighton after a decorated career for Aldon-Hebron High. His accolades include 16 school records and 14 top- 50 Illinois High School baseball marks. He was a four-time first team all-conference pick and was his team’s MVP three times. Kyle King is the second of three new left-handers for the Jays. King boasted two first team all-conference selections and two team MVP picks for Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Ill. John Boyle and T.C. Manning round out the 2010 staff. Boyle comes in after a successful career at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill. He earned two all-conference picks and went 17-2 with five saves and a sub-3.00 ERA in three years with the varsity. Manning joins this year’s squad as a walk-on. Carson Vitale is back after starting at catcher his junior season. CATCHERS The Bluejays appear to be set behind the plate, as they return four catchers, including starter Carson Vitale and backup Scott Thornburg Also returning are Joey Bowens and Eric Bruns to give the Jays multiple options at the postion. Vitale enters his senior season as the team’s starting backstop. Last year he appeared in 46 games, starting 40. He hit .261 and added two home runs and eight doubles, while driving in 16. Thornburg saw more playing time than any other freshman in 2009. He played in 47 games with 37 starts, seeing time at both designated hitter and catcher. He recorded five home runs and matched Vitale’s 16 RBIs in 41 fewer at-bats. On the defensive side, Thornburg 2010 Cr e i g h t o n Ba s e b a l l [9]
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