2011 Baseball - Creighton University Bluejays

This is Creighton Records and History 2010 in Review Opponents Meet the Players Meet the Staff Creighton Baseball28Creighton BluejaysProfileBirthday: October 2, 1987Parents: Brad and JanelleSiblings: Megan and JoeMajor: Entrepreneurship, Finance andMarketingCareer Ambitions: Be a successful businessownerFavorite Athlete: Lew FordFavorite Food: Buffalo Chicken Pizzafrom Pizza RanchFavorite Location on Campus: AcademicLearning Center (ALC)Nicknames: VanPerson He Most Admires: His dadLike to Have Dinner With: Red AuerbachFavorite Junk Food: BrowniesFavorite Quote: “Let them come toyou.”Innings Pitched4.2 (3/7/10)Hits6 (2x, 5/23/09)Doubles2 (2x, 5/18/10)Triples1 (4x, 5/18/10)Home Runs1 (5x, 4/16/10)Single GameHighsRuns5 (2/28/09)Earned Runs5 (2/28/09)Walks3 (4/14/09)Strikeouts4 (3/8/09)Hit Batsmen1 (5x, 4/9/10)2010 (Junior)• Was second on team with 30 appearances, all in relief.• Finished in the top-10 among MVC pitchers in saves(7th), appearances (7th), games finished (8th) and gamesin relief (6th).• Led team in saves and was best among CU’s relieverswith 41 innings and 31 strikeouts.• Started season with 13.1 scoreless innings without awalk or hit batsman.• Pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout vs. SIUEdwardsville (2/20).• Hurled 3.1 innings vs. Northwestern State (2/27), allowingone hit and striking out one.• Allowed one hit or less in six of first seven appearances.• Posted saves in consecutive appearances vs. South DakotaState (3/12) and at Minnesota (3/13).• Came on to end threat in game with No. 25 KansasState, pitching the final two innings.• Earned third and fourth saves of season in SIU series(3/26-27), allowing one hit with three strikeouts in 2.2innings of work.• Appeared in all three games of Indiana State series, recordingseason-high three strikeouts in game two (4/3).• Threw scoreless inning, with a strikeout at Nebraska(4/6).• Suffered loss against Kansas (4/7), allowing one run onthree hits.• Picked up second win against Nebraska (4/20), throwinga scoreless eighth inning• Made two scoreless appearances in Seattle series(5/14,16), picking up the win in Sunday’s finale.• Named pre-season all-MVC.2009 (Sophomore)• Tied for ninth in the country with 36 appearances.• Was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference FirstTeam as a relief pitcher.• Finished fourth in The Valley with six saves.• Led the league in appearances and games in relief (36).• Had seven game scoreless streak in which he struck outsix in 6.2 innings (3/7-20).• Coincided with a 12-game stretch where allowed justone run in 16.1 innings (3/7-4/1).• Posted first career save at Evansville (4/3).• Earned first win with 2.2 innings of relief at Indiana State(3/21).• Threw season-high 3.0 innings at Southern Illinois (3/28),winning his second game of the year.• Struck out a career-best four against IPFW (3/8).2008 (Redshirt Freshman)• Was second on the team with a 2.35 ERA.• Appeared in 15 games in his rookie season.• One of three pitchers to pitch at least 23 innings withoutsurrendering a home run.• Had the most appearances on the team without receivinga decision.• Allowed earned runs in just five of 15 appearances.• Against Big 12 opponents had a 1.93 ERA in 9.1 innings.• Made his first appearance of the season against ChicagoState (3/16), throwing a perfect inning.36 • Jack VanLeurSr. • LHP6-4 • 215 • R/LBrandon, S.D.Brandon Valley HSVanLeur’s Career Pitching StatisticsYear ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO2008 2.35 0-0 15 0 0 0 0 23.0 27 9 6 4 72009 4.44 3-4 36 0 0 0 6 48.2 49 25 24 15 312010 4.83 3-4 30 0 0 0 4 41.0 52 23 22 15 31Total 4.15 6-8 81 0 0 0 10 112.2 128 57 52 34 69• Threw one shutout inning, allowing just one hit vs. IllinoisState (3/29).• That outing started a streak of seven appearances withoutallowing an earned run, the longest of the year.• Threw three shutout innings vs. Nebraska (4/23), allowingfour hits and striking out one.• Had best road outing of the regular season at Missouri(5/6), throwing 2.0 innings without allowing a run.• Appeared in three of four games during the MVC Tournament.• Had his longest outing of the season vs. Missouri State(5/22), going 3.1 innings without allowing a run.• Struck out two without walking a man in the MissouriState appearance, setting a season-high mark for K’s.2007 (Redshirted)• One of six freshmen to redshirt in their first season inthe program.Brandon Valley High School(2003-06)• Lettered four years in baseball and basketball, and threeyears in football.• Three-time all-state and all-conference selection inbaseball.• As a junior, he led the Lynx to a runner-up finish at thestate tournament.• Voted to the all-conference basketball team three timesand was named to the state all-tournament team as asenior.• Honorable mention all-state as a senior in football.• As a quarterback, he set school records for single-seasonpassing attempts (219) and completions (117).