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25-534: Creighton's baseball team played its first Big East season in 2014. They are coached by Ed Servais who is entering his eighth season as head coach of the Bluejays. His record at Creighton is 254–149 (.630 winning percentage). The team plays its home games at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha , also the home of the College World Series . Prior to the opening of TD Ameritrade Park, the program played games at

50-786: A member of the Big East Conference since the 2013–14 season. Prior to the 2013–14 season, the Jays were members of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1978–2013. Prior to the 1977–78 season, the Jays participated as an Independent from 1948–1977. Creighton's current head coach is Greg McDermott . He became head coach on April 27, 2010, following stints as the head coach at Wayne State (Nebraska) , Northern Iowa , and Iowa State . The men's team plays all of their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha (capacity 18,320), which opened in 2003 as Qwest Center Omaha and

75-551: A rematch with Wichita State in the National Semifinals. A trip to the title game for Creighton was not to be, however, as Wichita State advanced to the National Championship game after defeating Creighton for the eighth time that season, 11–3. LSU defeated Wichita State 6–3 to win the 1991 NCAA Baseball National Championship. The Bluejays Head Coach during that memorable 1991 season, Jim Hendry ,

100-508: Is Doug McDermott, who surpassed former leader Rodney Buford during the 2012–13 season. McDermott ended his college career in 2014 with 3,150 total points, placing him fifth on the all-time Division I men's scoring list . He was named the first consensus first-team All-American in Creighton basketball history following the 2011–12 season, his sophomore year, and repeated as a consensus first-team All-American in 2013 and 2014 . This made him

125-560: Is a former General Manager of the Chicago Cubs . Jim Hendry is also the only former Creighton Bluejay to have his number retired. His name and number (25) hang on the center field fence of Creighton Sports Complex . Notable former Bluejay Baseball players include Hall of Fame inductee Bob Gibson as well as Dave McKay , Pat Venditte , Dennis Rasmussen , Scott Stahoviak , Scott Servais , Zach Daeges , Chad McConnell and Alan Benes . Creighton's men's basketball program has been

150-763: Is a table of Servais' yearly records as an NAIA and NCAA head baseball coach.        National champion          Postseason invitational champion          Conference regular season champion          Conference regular season and conference tournament champion        Division regular season champion        Division regular season and conference tournament champion        Conference tournament champion Wayne State College Too Many Requests If you report this error to

175-1169: The Creighton Sports Complex and Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in South Omaha , which was also the home of the NCAA College World Series and the Omaha Royals (now known as the Omaha Storm Chasers) of the Pacific Coast League . Creighton appeared in the NCAA College World Series for the only time in 1991. The Jays advanced to the CWS by defeating the Hawaii Rainbows 15–8 in finals of the NCAA West I Regional in Los Angeles. Prior to

200-643: The Fayetteville Regional , it went 1–2. Servais was named the MVC Coach of the Year. The program's win totals declined from 2007–2010. After finishing second in the MVC in 2007, it finished third in 2008 , fourth in 2009 , and sixth in 2010 . In 2011 and 2012 , however, Creighton appeared in consecutive NCAA tournaments. In 2011, the team won both the MVC regular season and tournament titles and

225-515: The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), after finishing fifth the previous season. Servais was named the MVC Coach of the Year and became the first first-year coach to receive the award. In 2005 , the team went 48–17 and won the MVC regular season championship. After losing the MVC Tournament championship game to Wichita State , Creighton received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament . In

250-421: The 1991 regular season with an overall record of 46–18, and a 16–8 record in the Missouri Valley Conference , good enough for second place behind league champion Wichita State. The Shockers had swept the regular season four-game series with the Jays, and had also defeated the Jays twice in the 1991 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament. In one of the more memorable games in College World Series history,

275-696: The 1993 Division III tournament, and were runner-up in the Midwest Regional. In both 1990 and 1993, Servais was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Prior to the start of the 1996 season, Servais was hired as an assistant coach at Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference , his first Division I coaching position. He served as an assistant to head coach Lyle Smith for two seasons (1996–1997). From 1998–2003, Servais

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300-537: The Los Angeles Regional, Creighton lost to UCLA in the regional final. In 2013 , Creighton's final season in the MVC, the team finished third in the conference. Creighton joined the new Big East Conference ahead of the 2014 season. The Bluejays won the inaugural regular season title, then lost to Xavier in the tournament championship game. Servais was named the Big East Coach of

325-561: The National Championship Match. The women's soccer team has won four Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championships, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in each of those years. The team also plays its home games on campus at Morrison Stadium . The softball team has appeared in five Women's College World Series , in 1969 (the first WCWS), 1980, 1981, 1982 (first NCAA WCWS) and 1986. Football

350-561: The Second and Third Round during the 2012 NCAA tournament , and the Second and Third Round during the 2015 NCAA tournament . The women's basketball team is coached by Jim Flanery , and were the 2004 WNIT Champions. They play their home games on campus at D. J. Sokol Arena . Creighton's current men's soccer coach is Elmar Bolowich . He was named head coach of the Creighton Bluejays on February 9, 2011 following 22 seasons as

375-618: The Shockers defeated the Jays 3–2 in 12 innings. With one out in the bottom of the twelfth inning Wichita State center fielder Jim Audley threw out Creighton's pinch-runner Steve Burns at home plate in a play known to Bluejay and Shocker fans alike as " the throw ." The game was recently ranked third in the list of the 25 greatest games in College World Series history by the Omaha World-Herald . The Jays bounced back to defeat Long Beach State 13–4 in an elimination game, to set up

400-476: The Year . In May 2024, Servais announced that 2025 would be his final season as coach of the Bluejays; in June 2024, former University of South Carolina baseball coach Mark Kingston was hired as associate head coach/head coach in waiting. Servais is the uncle of former Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais (b.1967), a former major league catcher who played at Creighton in the late 1980s. The following

425-458: The first Division I men's player to be a three-time consensus first-team All-American since Patrick Ewing and Wayman Tisdale from 1983 to 1985. McDermott was also named the consensus national player of the year in 2014. Creighton University was the host institution for the First and Second Rounds site at the venue now known as CHI Health Center Omaha during the 2008 and 2024 NCAA tournaments ,

450-495: The head coach at North Carolina . Creighton plays their home matches on campus at Morrison Stadium , which is named after former university President Fr. Michael Morrison, S.J. The last time Creighton hosted the Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer Tournament was 2011. The men's soccer team has gone to the NCAA tournament in 18 of the previous 19 seasons with three appearances in the College Cup and one appearance in

475-475: The tournament, the team went 2–2 and lost in the Lincoln Regional final to Nebraska . Servais was again named MVC Coach of the Year. Creighton finished fourth in the MVC in 2006 , but qualified for a second NCAA tournament under Servais in 2007 . It received the MVC's automatic bid to the tournament by defeating Wichita State in the MVC championship game, 10–9 in 12 innings. As the second seed in

500-449: The victory over Hawaii, the Jays swept the four-game regional by beating Pepperdine , Minnesota and host team USC in a 10-inning 8–7 victory. The seventh-seeded Bluejays (49–20) opened play against the second seeded Clemson Tigers in front of then record crowd of more than 16,000 at Rosenblatt Stadium . The game ended with an 8–4 Creighton victory, setting up a second round match with MVC rival Wichita State . The Jays had finished

525-437: Was an assistant and infield coach at Creighton under head coach Jack Dahm. While he was an assistant, Creighton appeared in two NCAA tournaments ( 1999 and 2000 ). After a 20–37 season in 2003 , Dahm resigned as Creighton's head coach in late June. Servais was named interim head coach and later hired as the program's head coach on July 29. In Servais' first season in 2004 , Creighton went 35–24 and finished second in

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550-532: Was discontinued in 1942. Ed Servais Edwin Servais (born c. 1958) is an American college baseball coach and small-ball connoisseur, currently the head coach at Creighton University , a member of the Big East Conference in NCAA Division I . He has held the position since July 2003, and has led the Bluejays to four appearances in the NCAA tournament . Servais' first college coaching position

575-630: Was known from 2011 to 2018 as CenturyLink Center Omaha. The 2018–19 season will be their 16th at CHI Health Center. Famous individuals associated with Creighton basketball include former players Bob Gibson , Paul Silas , Doug McDermott , Bob Portman, Gene Harmon , Benoit Benjamin , Bob Harstad , Chad Gallagher, Rodney Buford , Kyle Korver , Gary Swain, Ryan Sears, Nate Funk , and Anthony Tolliver . Famous former coaches include "Red" McManus, Eddie Sutton , Willis Reed , Eddie Hickey , Tony Barone, Arthur A. Schabinger , and Dana Altman . The all-time leading scorer in Creighton men's basketball history

600-468: Was named the second seed in the Corvallis Regional . It defeated Georgia , 2–1, in its opening game, but lost consecutive games to Oregon State and Georgia and was eliminated. For the season, Servais received his fourth MVC Coach of the Year award. In 2012, the Bluejays finished last in the MVC, but won the conference tournament to qualify for the NCAA tournament . As the fourth seed in

625-543: Was with Saint Mary's in Winona, Minnesota , an NCAA Division III program where he was an assistant from 1984 to 1986. Following the 1986 season, he was hired by NAIA member Viterbo to start the school's baseball program. The team went 23–6 in 1988, its first season. Following one season at Viterbo, Servais was rehired by Saint Mary's as head coach. He held the position for seven seasons (1989–1995) and had an overall record of 159–76–1 (.676). Saint Mary's qualified for

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