Softball Opens Nine-Game Homestand Against Seattle and St. Thomas

Game #24-27: Seattle Redhawks (17-9) at Creighton Bluejays (11-12)
Friday, March 21, 2025 • 5 p.m. • 7 p.m. • 11 a.m. • Saturday, March 22, 2025 • 10 a.m. • 12 p.m. • Council Bluffs, Iowa • Iowa Western CC Softball Complex
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Game #28: St. Thomas Tommies (14-9) at Creighton Bluejays (11-12)
Monday, March 24, 2025 • 4 p.m. • Council Bluffs, Iowa • Iowa Western CC Softball Complex
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This Weekend

Returning home, Creighton (11-12, 1-5 BIG EAST) opens up a nine-game homestand with a pair of doubleheader against Seattle on Friday (5 p.m./7 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m./12p.m.).

The Bluejays will then host St. Thomas on Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Creighton Sports Complex.

Live Stats Information

All of Creighton's games this season will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at the top of the page for the event of your choosing. Stats to all home games can also be followed at www.gocreightonstats.com.

Scoring updates and infographics will be provided via Twitter at @BluejaySoftball.

Broadcast Information

Due to the shifting of location to Friday and Saturday's contests, there will not be a live stream for the three-game series against Seattle. Creighton matchup against St. Thomas on Monday, however, will be live streamed on FloSports.

The Creighton Softball schedule page at gocreighton.com has direct links to each broadcast, which even more specifics provided at http://GoCreighton.com/flosports. If you sign up via a "@creighton.edu" address, it costs $6.99 per month. If you don't have one of those, click on the video webcast link on the Creighton Softball schedule page and it will cost (and automatically renew) at $14.99 per month.

Bluejays not Blue Jays

Creighton's mascot is the Bluejays or Bluejay, one word. Conversely the MLB Toronto team is the Blue Jays.

Scouting Creighton (11-12, 1-5 BIG EAST)

Struggling of late, Creighton enters the weekend with a 11-12 overall record, having dropped eight of their last 10 contests, including a three-game series at Villanova last weekend.

The Bluejays played their first 18 games away from home claiming victories over Purdue Fort Wayne, Northern Kentucky, Kennesaw State, Morehead State, UC Santa Barbara and Saint Mary's, before capturing the programs 500th home win with a 9-6 victory over Drake on last Tuesday.

Offensively, Creighton is hitting .285 with 33 doubles, six triples, 14 home runs and 97 RBI, while scoring 106 runs on 38 stolen bases.

The Bluejays are led offensively by senior Sydra Seville, who is hitting an impressive .432 on a team-high 35 hits, including four doubles, two triples and a home run, while driving in 13 RBI and scoring a team-best 15 runs of her own.

Junior Lily West is another top offensive weapon for the Jays this season. She is hitting .329 on 27 hits, including two double and one triple while scoring 12 total runs.

Senior Hannah Poole ranks third on the team with a .314 batting average, while sophomore Sydney Potter has posted a .260 batting average with a team-leading 19 RBI on five doubles and four home.

Junior Erika Perez follows closely behind with a .250 average, driving in 18 runs on a team-leading six doubles and four home runs.

Sophomore's Brooke Shifflett and Brooklyn Patchen have led the Bluejays pitching staff through the midway portion of the schedule. Patchen owns a 2.73 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 51.1 innings of work, while Shifflett owns a 6-3 overall record and has logged a 2.70 ERA and team-best 41 punchout in 46.2 innings pitched this season.

Freshman Abby Rusher has also provided a spark in her relief outing this spring, collected a team-best 2.62 ERA with 14 strikeouts during 24 innings, while Kenzie Schopfer has provided a 3.71 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 34.0 innings of support.

As a staff, the Bluejays rank second in the BIG EAST with a 2.74 ERA and 107 strikeouts while also holding its opponents to a league-low 124 hits so far this season.

Creighton returns six regular starters from last season's 36-22 squad that posted the programs first 35-win season since 2010 and finished runner-up in both the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament. The Bluejays were picked to finish fourth in the BIG EAST by the league coaches in 2025.

Head coach Krista Wood is in her third season with the Bluejays and holds a 577-383 career record, including a 69-65 mark at Creighton.

Scouting Seattle (17-9)

Riding a seven-game winning streak, Seattle enters this weekend's non-conference battle with a 17-9 overall record and a perfect 6-0 mark in the WAC.

Collectively, the Redhawks' hold a .311 batting average, knocking out 229 hits and accounting for 153 runs scored. SU ranks fourth in the country in doubles, combining for 2.12 a contest on 55 total doubles this season.

In the circle, Seattle holds their opponents to a .253 batting average, giving up 106 runs and 175 hits while owning a 3.38 ERA through 26 games this season.

Sophomore Avari Morris leads the Redhawks' attack with a .478 batting average, possessing 11 RBI and a team-high two triples. The two-way player also ranks second on the team in wins (5), innings pitched (41.1) and strikeouts (37) while owning a 4.06 ERA.

Graduate senior Jasmine Wehn ranks first on the team in hits (31), while ranking amongst the top-five in batting average (.341), RBI (26), doubles (8) and home runs (3). Junior Taylor Fitch also owns a .341 batting average, tallying 29 hits and a team-leading 29 RBI on six home runs.

Sophomore Karen Spadafora, the reigning WAC Player of the Week, is also contributing, hitting at a .361 with 30 hits and 20 RBI while blasting a team-best six home runs.

In the circle, senior Nicola Simpson has logged six wins, holding a 2.16 ERA with a WAC leading 72 strikeouts in just 78.0 innings of work.

Seattle was picked to finish fourth in the WAC Preseason Coaches' Poll as head coach Geoff Hirai is in his 10th season with the Redhawks.

Series History Against the Redhawks

Friday and Saturday will mark the first meetings between Creighton and Seattle in program history.

Head coach Krista Wood has never faced Seattle in her coaching career.

Scouting St. Thomas (14-9)

St. Thomas enters this weekend's series at Omaha with a 14-9 overall record, with key wins over DePaul, New Mexico, Minnesota, and a series sweep over Drake.

The Tommies, however, looking to regroup after dropping both games of a doubleheader at Iowa in the midweek.

As a staff, the Tommies own a 3.74 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 146.2 innings pitched this season.

Senior's Ella Cook (3-5, 3.15 ERA) and Christina Crawford (3-3, 3.86 ERA) and freshman Ava Kleinfeldt (5-0, 3.48 ERA) and have handled the majority of the pitching duties early on, accounting for 126.0 of the club's 146.2 innings pitched this season.

Offensively, the Tommies are hitting .291 as a team with 35 doubles, five triples and 18 home runs, while scoring 4.73 runs per game. ,

Cook paces St. Thomas' offense with a .400 batting average at the plate, while slugging nine doubles and three home runs with a team-high 16 RBI.

Senior Kaitlyn Raymond follows closely behind, hitting at a .363 average on a team-best 29 hits, including a team-high three triples and 12 runs scored. Senior catcher Cassidy Carby has also provided a big bat for the Tommies, recording a 15 RBI while posting a .333 batting average on four doubles and a team-high five home runs.

Head coach Jennifer Bagley Trotter is in her fourth season at the helm of the St. Thomas program. The Tommies were picked to finish fourth in the Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Series History Against the Tommies

Creighton is 2-1 all-time against St. Thomas, with all three meetings coming in the last two seasons.

The Bluejays and Tommies met for the first time at the DePaul Dome Tournament in 2023 with the Jays claiming an 6-1 in the first game, while St. Thomas snagged a 6-4 win in the second contest.

Last season, Creighton picked up a 16-8 win over St. Thomas at the Cougar Invite in Edwardsville, Ill.

Head Coach Krista Wood is 5-1 all-time against St. Thomas, having outscored the Tommies 51-16 in the six contests.

Milestone Watch

- Lily West is five hits shy of becoming the 17th Bluejays to record at least 150 career since 1999.

- IF Sydra Seville reaches base safely in Friday's opener against Seattle, she will become the first Bluejay to reach base safely in 20 consecutive games since Ashley Cantu in 2019.

- Sydra Seville is four starts shy of 100 for her career.

- Sydra Seville owns 88 career hits and is 12 shy of 100 for her career.

- Sydney Potter has record 49 career hits, needing just one more hit to record 50 for her career.

- Erika Perez is four hits shy of 50 for her career.

Seville MADNESS

Forget March Madness, senior Sydra Seville has created her own madness throughout the month of March.

The New Lenox, Ill. native is hitting a blistering .513 on a team-best 20 hits. She has driving in seven runs on two doubles and two triples while scoring seven runs of her own on eight stolen bases.

Seville has carried her hot bat into BIG EAST play, ranking third with .619 batting average on a league-leading 13 hits.

The star junior enters the weekend with a 10-game hitting streak and a 19-game on-base streak.

Keep it Consistent

Part of CU's success this season can be attributed to knowing who will be starting on a game-by-game basis.

This season, Ashten Pierson (Shortstop), Erika Perez (third base), Lily West (catcher/DP), Sydra Seville (Right Field/Center field) and Sydney Potter (First base, Catcher, DP) have started every game this season. Lynn Davis has started 19 of the 23 games out in left field this spring, while Ella Dalton has earned the start in centerfield in 21 of the 22 games she has played in this season.

Lining Up the Jays

Below are some interesting facts when breaking down the CU lineup.

• Sydra Seville is hitting .471 (17-of-34) as CU's leadoff hitter and a blistering .500 (10-of-20) with two-outs this season.

• In addition, Sydra Seville is hitting .526 (10-of-19) with runners in scoring position and .455 (15-of-33) with runners on base.

• Lily West hits .392 (20-of-51) with runners on base and .364 (12-of-33) when those runners are in scoring position.

• Additionally, Lily West hits .419 when batting third and .290 when batting second but has been held hitless in eight at-bats as CU's leadoff hitter.

• Nineteen of Sydney Potter's hits this season have come while she is either playing first base or when she is catching. She has only recorded one hit in 11 at-bats as CU's designated player.

• All 54 of Ashten Pierson's at bats this year have come from the ninth spot in the order.

Free Softball

Creighton played three extra-inning games this season, including two this past weekend at Villanova, in which the Bluejays fell to 1-2 in extra-inning contests.

The Bluejays lone extra-inning win this season was a 4-3 8-inning win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the finale of the Kickin' Chicken Classic in Conway, S.C.

Sophomore Sydney Potter lifted the Bluejays to the victory over PFW, launching a two-run home run to straight away center in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Potter's two-run walk-off blast was the Bluejays first walk-off home run since Emma Rosonke launched a three-run home run in a 9-1 run-rule victory over Abilene Christian on Feb. 13, 2022.

Last season the Bluejays played seven extra-inning games, recording a 6-1 record. Overall, Creighton is 95-96-2 all-time in extra innings games, including a 19-14 mark since joining the BIG EAST in 2014. Amongst the extra-inning games is the Bluejays NCAA record 31-inning contests against Utah on May 11, 1991, as well as the third longest game in NCAA History in the 25-inning affair against Utah just 21-minutes later on May 12, 1991.

RBI Queens

Junior Erika Perez and sophomore Sydney Potter have both delivered in a big way early on for the Bluejays this season.

The duo has combined for 37 of the teams 97 RBI this season, while slugging 11 doubles and eight home runs (four each)

Perez currently own a team-best six doubles, while Potter and Perez have each blasted four home runs. Potter leads the team with 19 RBI, with Perez not far behind with 18 RBI of her own as the tandem have generated eight multi-RBI games already this season.

In total, Potter has collected 52 career RBI in 69 career games on 14 doubles and 13 home runs. In comparison, Amy Baker, the Bluejays all-time RBI leader, recorded 49 RBI in her first 69 games as a Bluejay back in 2010-11.

Potter Bombs

Sophomore Sydney Potter worked her way into the Bluejays starting lineup last season, in large part of her power at the plate.

The Runnells, Iowa native currently ranks second on the team with five doubles and is tied for the team-lead with four home runs, while owning a team-best 19 RBI on a .481 slugging percentage this season.

In just 69 career games, Potter has recorded 14 doubles and 13 total home runs, while driving in 52 total runs. In fact, 27 of her 49 career hits have been extra-base hits.

Bluejays Keeping it Close

Through the first 23 games of the season, Creighton has already played 11 games decided by two or less runs, including eight one-run contests.

Despite keeping it close, the Bluejays are just 4-7 in games decided by two runs or less this season, which including a 2-6 record in one-run games.

Last season, Creighton played 23 games decided by two or less runs, posting a 15-8 overall record, while recording an 11-5 record in one-run contests.

Lead Generally Safe

Creighton has done an excellent job protecting leads this season. In fact, there's only been two games that Creighton has led at any point in which it hasn't won, a March 1 game against UNLV when CU couldn't hold onto a 3-2 fifth inning lead and a March 9 contest at Providence where CU lead 3-2 entering the seventh inning.

Creighton is 9-2 when leading after four innings, 9-0 when leading after five innings and 10-1 when leading after six innings this season.

Seville's On-Base Streak Reaches 16-Games AGAIN!

After having her career long 18-game on-base streak ended on Feb. 8th, senior Sydra Seville immediately got back to work and has reached base safely in 19 consecutive contests.

Since 2010, Seville is the only Bluejay to record multiple 18-game on-base streaks. However, she is still 18 games shy of Amy Baker's program record on-base streak of 37 straight games.

The New Lenox, Ill. native has reached base safely in 22 of the 23 games this season and in 37 of the Bluejays last 38 games dating back to April 19, 2024.

Should Seville reach base in her next game, she will be the first Bluejay to reach base safely in 20 straight games since Ashley Cantu recorded a 21-game on-base streak in 2019.

Longest Creighton On-Base Streaks Since 2010

OB Streak Player Year

37 Amy Baker 2013

28 Alexis Cantu 2012

21 Ashley Cantu 2019

20 Anna O'Gorman 2017

20 Kelsey Allender 2015

19 Sydra Seville 2025

19 Kailey Wilson 2022

18 Sydra Seville 2024-25

18 Cayla Nielsen 2024

17 Cayla Nielsen 2023

17 Alexis Cantu 2013

16 Michelle Trulin 2016

15 Amy Baker 2012

Krista vs. The BIG EAST

Throughout her career, head coach Krista Wood's teams played some of their best softball against BIG EAST competition.

Entering her third season with the Bluejays, Wood's currently owns a 26-33 record in the BIG EAST with at least one victory over every team in the league.

In her eight seasons with South Dakota State, Wood's compiled a 21-5 overall record against the BIG EAST, including a 17-1 mark in her final six seasons that featured 11 straight victories.

In total, Wood's owns a 47-38 overall record against teams from the BIG EAST.

Below is a breakdown of Wood's record against every BIG EAST team.

Opponent SDSU CU

Butler 3-0 4-3

Creighton 10-4 0-0

DePaul 2-0 5-1

Georgetown 0-0 4-2

Providence 2-1 4-5

Seton Hall 1-0 1-5

St. John's 1-0 4-3

Connecticut 0-0 2-6

Villanova 2-0 2-8

Totals 21-5 26-33

West Nearing 150 Career Hit Milestone

Junior catcher Lily West has been consistent at the plate throughout her Bluejay career, collecting 145 career hits through her first 134 career games.

The Choctaw, Okla. native is now seven hits shy of becoming the 17th Bluejay since 1999 to record 150 career hits.

Creighton Players with 150 Career Hits Since 1999

No. Name H Years

1. Ashley Cantu 218 2017-21

2. Cayla Nielsen 209 2020-24

3. Ellen Homan 203 2011-14

4. Renae Sinkler 201 2007-10

5. Melanie Dorsey 198 2002-05

6. Stacey Rybar 194 2001-04

7. Amy Baker 191 2010-13

8. Bailey Dawson 183 2006-09

9. Liz Dike 180 2012-15

10. Abby Johnson 172 2002-05

11. Jessica Wakasugi 171 2006-09

12. Kailey Wilson 168 2019-23

13. Lauren Flores 165 2003-06

14. Jamie Reiss 164 2004-07

15. Madeline Vejvoda 162 2020-24

16. Michekke Koch 161 2007-10

- Lily West 145 2023-Pres.

West Staying Durable

Junior catcher Lily West has been a fixture in the Bluejays starting lineup since stepping foot on campus in 2023 and is reaching uncharted territory as she has started in all 134 games of her Bluejay career.

Her 134 consecutive starts are the longest starting streak since Madeline Vejvoda started 174 consecutive games from 2020- 2024.

West Hitting Way Into Top-10

Currently 20 games into her junior season, Lily West is continuing her climb up the Bluejay ranks in career batting average.

Halfway through her junior season, West currently ranks ninth all-time with a .330 career batting average on 145 career hits. The Choctaw, Okla. native ranks second on the team with a .329 batting average on 27 total hits this season.

The standout junior now owns 145 hits in her Bluejay career and is closing in on becoming just the 17th Bluejay since 1999 to record 150 career base hits.

West ended her sophomore season with 118 career hits, a total that ranked second-most for a career through two seasons in program history.

BATTING AVERAGE (minimum 250 at-bats)

No. Avg. Name H-AB Years

1. .404 Anne Timmermann 116-287 1977-79

2. .382 Ashley Cantu 218-570 2017-21

3. .379 Christy Lunceford 245-646 1994-97

4. .358 Heidi Geier 243-678 1996-99

5. .353 Kailey Wilson 168-476 2019-23

6. .336 Renae Sinkler 201-599 2007-10

7. .333 Cayla Nielsen 209-627 2020-24

8. .331 Kiara Mills 123-372 2019-22

9. .330 Lily West 145-439 2023-pr.

10. .328 Melanie Dorsey 198-604 2002-05

Bluejay Thieves

Creighton has recorded 38 stolen bases this season, currently ranking third in the BIG EAST behind only St. John's (52) and Butler (49).

After opening the season with just eight stolen bases in their first 10 contests, the Bluejays have picked up the pace and has collected 30 stolen bags in the last 13 games.

By comparison, the Bluejays stole a total of 24 bases in 58 total games last season. Prior to this season the Bluejays had only recorded more than 30 stolen bases in three seasons since joining the BIG EAST in 2014. In addition, the Bluejays are five stolen bases shy of tying its BIG EAST single season record of 43 stolen bases, which was set in 2016.

The Jays collected a season-high seven stolen bases against UC Santa Barbara on March 2. The Bluejays seven steals were two shy of the school record and were tied for the second-most in a single game in program history and the most since also collecting seven stolen bases against Bradley on March 31, 2001.

Below is a breakdown of the stolen bases totals since joining the BIG EAST in 2014.

Year SB SB Att. SB%

2025 38 42 90.5

2024 24 29 82.8

2023 20 26 75.9

2022 22 29 75.9

2021 14 18 77.8

2020 18 23 78.3

2019 29 40 72.5

2018 21 25 84.0

2017 22 34 64.7

2016 43 50 86.0

2015 30 39 76.9

2014 39 52 75.0

Fast Starts Leads to Success

Creighton has jumped out to early leads and that has paid dividends as the Bluejays are 7-3 when scoring first and 4-2 when scoring in the first inning this season.

In addition, CU has manufactured some big scoring innings to help secure those victories, outscoring its opponents 35-14 in the first and second innings this season.

The Bluejays have scored four or more runs in a single inning nine times this year, including five runs in the first inning of the Bluejays 10-0 run-rule victory over Northern Kentucky and the Jays 10-8 win over Kennesaw State on Feb. 15.

Below is a list of BIG scoring innings for the Bluejays this season.

Date Opponents Runs Inn.

2/7 Purdue Fort Wayne 4 2nd

2/7 Purdue Fort Wayne 4 4th

2/15 Northern Kentucky 5 1st

2/15 Northern Kentucky 4 2nd

2/15 Kennesaw State 5 1st

2/16 Morehead State 4 5th

3/1 Saint Mary's 4 4th

3/8 Providence 4 6th

3/11 Drake 4 4th

Magic Number 5

Since the turn of the century, Creighton has had tremendous success when scoring five or more runs. The Bluejays have continued that success this spring, opening the season with five wins when scoring at least five runs.

Over the last 25 seasons, Creighton is 382-55 when scoring five or more runs. In the same time span Creighton is 245-421-3 when scoring four runs or fever.

Creighton is also 166-37 when scoring five or more runs in a game since joining the BIG EAST in 2014.

Last spring, the Bluejays went an impressive 23-0 record when scoring at least five runs in a game. In those 23 contests, Creighton outscored their opponents, 192-66.

During that same time frame the Bluejays are 98-4 when scoring eight or more runs, which included a perfect 15-0 record in 2024. Including the Jays' five wins this season and the 15 wins they had last year, Creighton has now won 29 consecutive games when scoring eight or more runs dating back to a 9-8 loss at St. John's on April 2, 2022.

Additionally, Creighton has won 36 straight games when scoring 10+ runs. The last such loss was a 13-10 setback to South Dakota on April 27, 2017.

Walking Off With Victories

Creighton ended their stay at the Kickin' Chicken Classic with some late game heroics as sophomore Sydney Potter delivered a two-run, two-out walk-off homerun to straight center to give Creighton a 4-3 win over Purdue Fort Wayne.

Potter's walk-off blast was the Bluejays first walk-off home run since Emma Rosonke launched a three-run home run in a 9-1 run-rule victory over Abilene Christian on Feb. 13, 2022.

Since the beginning of the 2021 season, Creighton has recorded a total of five victories via walk-off home runs.

The Bluejays owned five walk-off wins in 2021, including three walk-off home runs, three walk-offs in 2022 and three more in 2024.

Below is a list of Creighton's walk-off wins since 2021.

Score Play (player) Date

4-3 vs. PDW 2-RBI HR (Potter) 2/9/25

12-4 vs. Villanova RBI-Single (Gappa) 4/6/24

8-7 vs. VIllanova RBI-2B (Rosonke) 4/5/24

9-1 vs. North Dakota RBI-Single (Gappa) 3/17/24

7-6 vs. Providence RBI-2B (Mills) 3/26/22

14-6 (6) vs. Oakland RBI-Single (Alm) 3/5/22

9-1 (5) vs Abilene Christian 3-RBI HR (Rosonke) 2/13/22

10-2 (6) vs. UIC RBI-1B (Gappa) 3/5/21

4-3 vs. Northern Kentucky 2-RBI HR (Wilson) 3/6/21

6-5 vs. Seton Hall Reach on E (Rosonke) 4/3/21

4-3 vs. St. John's Solo HR (Mills) 4/10/21

12-9 vs. St. John's 3-RBI HR (Wilson) 4/11/21

*Bold Indicates happened this year.

Bluejay Bullpen

While relief pitching in softball doesn't play a huge role in the game, Creighton's relievers are making sure it doesn't get overlooked. In 23 relief appearances this season, the Bluejay bullpen has a combined 2.18 ERA and a 5-3 record.

The CU pen has tossed 51.1 innings and struck out 34 batters, while limiting foes to a .218 batting average. Brooklyn Patchen and Kenzie Schopfer have allowed just two earned run in three relief appearances this season.

Below is a breakdown of the Bluejays starting pitching stats vs. the Bluejays relief pitching stats.

Category Starters Relief

Record 6-9 5-3

ERA 3.01 2.18

IP 104.2 51.1

Hits 82 42

Runs 63 27

ER 45 16

SO 73 34

BB 65 29

Double Trouble

Over the last two seasons Creighton has consistently been able to snag extra-bases, and that has been the case once again this season.

Through the 23 games this year, the Bluejays have recorded 33 doubles, including five in CU's season-opening win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 7 and five more in the Jays win 10-8 win over Kennesaw State on Feb. 15.

The 33 doubles are the Bluejays most through the first 23 games of a season since the Jays set a school record with 79 doubles during the 1993 season.

CU has recorded 77 doubles each of the last two seasons, tying for the second most in a single season and falling two shy of the school record 79 hit during the 1993 season.

Overall, the 154 doubles hit over the last two years are the most doubles in a two-year span in program history.

Rank Doubles Year

1. 79 1993

2. 77 2024

77 2023

4. 74 2001

5. 73 1999

6. 71 2004

7. 65 1997

65 1989

9. 64 2005

10. 63 1994

Welcome Back Kaelan Schultz

Sophomore Kaelan Schultz returned to the diamond for the first time in 378 days, earning the start in the Bluejays BIG EAST opener at Providence on March 7.

Schultz torn her ACL sliding into home during a contest against Nevada on Feb. 23 last year, missing the rest of the 2024 season.

In her return to the field Schultz delivered in a big way at the plate, launching two home runs in the series finale against Providence on March 9.

Schultz became the first Bluejay to with two home runs in a game since Cayla Nielsen homered twice against UConn on April 23, 2023, while also becoming the first Bluejay to hit home runs in back-to-back at bats since Alyssa Gappa did so against New Mexico State on Feb. 24, 2023.

Home Opener History

Despite falling to Drake in the home opener on Tuesday, 5-3, Creighton still owns a 32-16 record (.681) in home openers, including wins in 15 of the last 19 home openers (does not include 2020 when Creighton did not play a home game).

Head coach Krista Wood now holds a 13-5 overall record in home openers as a head coach, including a 2-1 record at Creighton, a 4-3 record at South Dakota State and a 7-1 record at Wayne State College.

The Bluejays are scheduled to play 21 more home games this season, including BIG EAST series against UConn, Butler, St. John's and Seton Hall.

Home Sweet Home

With a 9-6 win over former MVC rival Drake this past Tuesday, Creighton secured it 500th all-time win at home, improving to 500-277-1 (.644) all-time in home games, which includes a 366-225-1 (.619) record at home since moving into the CU Sports Complex in 1988.

Creighton finished last season with a 16-3 record at the home. The Bluejays 16 home wins were the most wins in the CU Sports Complex since the 2008 Bluejays finished the home schedule with a 19-2 overall record.

In addition, it was just the second time this century that Creighton had recorded 16 or more home wins in a single season.

Most Home Wins at CU Sports Complex

Record Year

24-4 1989

19-7 1988

19-2 2008

16-3 2024

16-7 1991

Bluejay Milestone Home Victories

Win Opponent Date Result

1 Nebraska Wesleyan 4/10/77 W, 7-6

100 Simpson 4/19/85 W, 15-0

200 Nebraska 3/21/92 W, 7-2

300 Indiana State 4/7/02 W, 8-0

400 Bradley 4/2/11 W, 4-3

500 Drake 3/11/25 W, 9-6

Creighton At Home

Since joining the BIG EAST in 2014, the Bluejays own a 75-68 record at the Creighton Sports Complex.

The Bluejays are 1-1 this season, after splitting a doubleheader with Drake earlier this week. Through the first two home games, Creighton is hitting .357 with four doubles, one home run and 11 RBI, while the Bluejay pitching staff owns a 3.00 ERA with 10 strikeouts and is holding its opponents to a .250 batting average.

Creighton finished 16-3 at home last season, which included victories over Rider, Northern Colorado, North Dakota, Villanova, South Dakota, Omaha and Providence, as well as BIG EAST series sweeps over Georgetown and DePaul

Last season, Creighton hit a blistering .349 at home with 37 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 106 RBI, while the Bluejay pitching staff owned a 2.05 ERA with 102 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .178 batting average.

Junior Lily West paced the Bluejay returners with a .421 batting average with five doubles, three home runs, while driving in 16 RBI. Senior Sydra Seville followed closely behind, hitting at a .417 clip with one double, one triple and 11 runs scored.

Year-by-year home records since 2014:

2025: 1-1

2024: 16-3

2023: 5-11

2022: 3-10

2021: 8-3

2020: No home games

2019: 5-6

2018: 13-6

2017: 6-6

2016: 7-8

2015: 4-9

2014: 9-6

CU Sports Complex Turns Into Launching Pad

Creighton has also produced some big hitters throughout its powerful lineup over the years and the Bluejays hope to continue that trend this season.

CU blasted only one home run in the home opening doubleheader with Drake as graduate Hannah Poole launched her first home run as a Bluejay over the centerfield wall.

Last spring CU blasted a total of 24 home runs, with 16 of those coming from within the confines of the CU Sports Complex.

Sophomore Sydney Potter led the way with six home runs last year at home, while Lily West recorded three homers and Ella Dalton added in one of her own.

Since joining the BIG EAST in 2014, the most home runs a Creighton team has hit during a single season at home is 25 (2018).

Below takes a look at the home run totals at the CU Sports Complex since joining the BIG EAST.

HRs Hit At CU Sports Complex By Year

HRs (CU HRs) Number of Games Year

2 (1) 2 2024

41 (22) 16 2023

41 (19) 13 2022

34 (16) 11 2021

-- No home games 2020

33 (15) 11 2019

47 (25) 19 2018

29 (13) 12 2017

26 (9) 15 2016

41 (16) 13 2015

29 (17) 15 2014

Seville Gone Streaking, AGAIN!

Earlier this season senior Sydra Seville had her career-best hitting streak snapped at 18 straight games on Feb. 8 after recording the longest hit streak by a Bluejays since at least 1999 on her first career out of the park home run in an 10-2 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne.

The New Lenox, Ill. native hit a blistering .517 (30-of-58) with 30 hits, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and four stolen bases over her 18-games hitting streak, dating back to the end of last season, where Seville earned Second Team All-BIG EAST honors and a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.

In addition to having her 18-game hit streak snapped, Seville also had an 18-game on-base streak broken when failing to reach base safely on Feb. 8th. Seville's 18-game on-base streak was the longest by a Bluejay since Kailey Wilson reached base safely in 19 straight games back in 2022.

The senior, however, has restarted a new on-base streak, reaching base safely in each of the last 19 contests. Should Seville reach back in the first game of the doublehead against Seattle on Friday, she will become the first Bluejay to reach base safely in 20 straight games since Ashley Cantu reached safely in 21 consecutive contests in 2019.

Below is a list of Creighton's top hitting streaks since 1999 and the Bluejays top on-base streaks since 2010.

Longest Creighton Hitting Streaks Since 1999

Hit Streak Player Year

18 Sydra Seville 2024-25

17 Renae Sinkler 2008

17 Jamie Reiss 2007

14 Liz Dike 2015

14 Marie Gieron 2001

13 Ashley Cantu 2019

13 Jayci Foster 2018

13 Ellen Homan 2012

Longest Creighton On-Base Streaks Since 2010

OB Streak Player Year

37 Amy Baker 2013

28 Alexis Cantu 2012

21 Ashley Cantu 2019

20 Anna O'Gorman 2017

20 Kelsey Allender 2015

19 Sydra Seville 2025

19 Kailey Wilson 2022

18 Sydra Seville 2024-25

18 Cayla Nielsen 2024

17 Cayla Nielsen 2023

17 Alexis Cantu 2013

16 Michelle Trulin 2016

15 Amy Baker 2012

Softball Opens Nine-Game Homestand Against Seattle and St. Thomas

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Players Mentioned

Ella Dalton

Lynn Davis

Alyssa Gappa

Cayla Nielsen

Brooklyn Patchen

Erika Perez

Ashten Pierson

Hannah Poole

Sydney Potter

Emma Rosonke

Abby Rusher

Kenzie Schopfer

Kaelan Schultz

Sydra Seville

Brooke Shifflett

Madeline Vejvoda

Lily West

Softball Opens Nine-Game Homestand Against Seattle and St. Thomas

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Ella Dalton

Lynn Davis

Alyssa Gappa

Cayla Nielsen

Brooklyn Patchen

Erika Perez

Ashten Pierson

Hannah Poole

Sydney Potter

Emma Rosonke

Abby Rusher

Kenzie Schopfer

Kaelan Schultz

Sydra Seville

Brooke Shifflett

Madeline Vejvoda

Lily West

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