Wednesday, May 21
Mason, Ohio
1:30 PM
Creighton University
vs
St. John's
Photo by: Glen Sisk
Bluejay Baseball Opens BIG EAST Tournament Against St. John's on Wednesday
5/20/2025 2:56:00 PM | Baseball
Omaha, Neb. -- Armed with a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and the overall No. 1 seed, Creighton Baseball is set to open the BIG EAST Tournament on Wednesday, May 21 against St. John's at 1:30 p.m.
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Series History with St. John's (Bluejays lead 24-15)
Creighton and St. John's have each delivered home sweeps in the past three seasons. The Bluejays are 2-3 against St. John's in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Series History
3/14/91   & vs. St. John's    W   15-8
5/9/14   * at St. John's   L   5-6
5/11/14   * at St. John's   W   13-11
5/11/14   * at St. John's   W   15-5
4/17/15   * St. John's   W   6-0
4/18/15   * St. John's   L   1-4
5/22/15   ^ St. John's   L   1-8
5/24/15   ^ St. John's   L   7-8
5/19/16   * at St. John's   W   6-3
5/20/16   * at St. John's   W   8-2
5/21/16   * at St. John's   L   2-6
5/28/16   ^ vs. St. John's   W   4-3 (10)
4/7/17   * #14 St. John's   L   2-3 (14)
4/8/17   * #14 St. John's   W   7-4
4/9/17   * #14 St. John's   W   5-1
5/27/17   ^ #20 St. John's   L   2-10
4/13/18   * at St. John's   L    2-6
4/14/18   * at St. John's   L   1-5
4/14/18   * at St. John's   L   3-4
5/10/19   * St. John's   W   11-0
5/11/19   * St. John's   L   4-6
5/12/19   * St. John's   W   4-2
5/24/19   ^ vs. St. John's   W   17-13
4/30/21   * St. John's   W   6-1
5/1/21   * St. John's   W   11-4 (7)
5/1/21   * St. John's   L   1-4
5/2/21   * St. John's   W   11-4
4/14/22   * at St. John's   W   5-3
4/16/22   * at St. John's   W   5-4
4/16/22   * at St. John's   W   4-2
4/21/23   * St. John's   W   12-7
4/22/23   * St. John's   W   10-2
4/23/23   * St. John's   W   8-7
5/3/24   * at St. John's   L   3-7
5/4/24   * at St. John's   L   2-3 (10
5/4/24   * at St. John's   L   1-7
4/17/25   * St. John's   W   12-8
4/18/25   * St. John's   W   4-3
4/19/25   * St. John's   W   4-3
& - Best of the West Classic at Fresno State
* - BIG EAST Regular Season Game
^ - BIG EAST Tournament
Series History with Musketeers (Bluejays trail 22-21)
Xavier has been the nemesis of the Bluejays since joining the BIG EAST. The Musketeers hold a 6-3 edge at games at the BIG EAST Tournament.
Series History
3/9/84   $ vs. Xavier   W   12-0
3/7/98   % vs. Xavier   W   9-5
5/15/14   * at Xavier   L   4-9
5/16/14   * at Xavier   W   7-2
5/17/14   * at Xavier   W   7-6 (12)
5/22/14   ^ vs. Xavier   W   9-2
5/25/14   ^ vs. Xavier   L   0-5
4/10/15   * Xavier   W   8-2
4/11/15   * Xavier   W   6-1
4/12/15   * Xavier   W   3-1
5/13/16   * at Xavier   W   4-2
5/14/16   * at Xavier   L   5-6
5/15/16   * at Xavier   L   4-6
5/27/16   ^ vs. Xavier   L   3-5
5/29/16   ^ vs. Xavier   L   7-8
4/28/17   * Xavier   L   1-2
5/26/17   ^ Xavier   L   6-7
4/20/18   * at Xavier   W   24-8
4/21/18   * at Xavier   W   7-3
4/22/18   * at Xavier   L   8-12
4/26/19   * Xavier   L   1-8
4/28/19   * Xavier   W   5-0 (7)
4/28/19   * Xavier   L   1-3
5/25/19   ^ vs. Xavier   W   9-8
5/20/21   * Xavier   L   5-10
5/21/21   * Xavier   L   2-6 (7)
5/21/21   * Xavier   W   3-2 (10)
5/22/21   * Xavier   W   3-2
5/29/21   ^ vs. Xavier   L   1-2
4/29/22   * at Xavier   W   8-7
4/30/22   * at Xavier   W   11-9
5/1/22   * at Xavier   L   3-9
5/27/22   ^ vs. Xavier   W   6-5
5/28/22   ^ vs. Xavier   L   8-27
5/5/23   * Xavier   L   0-11
5/6/23   * Xavier   L   1-4
5/7/23   * Xavier   L   1-3
4/12/24   * at Xavier   W   10-8
4/13/24   * at Xavier   L   9-15
4/14/24   * at Xavier   L   3-7
5/9/25   * Xavier   W   6-3
5/10/25   * Xavier   W   6-5
5/11/25   * Xavier   L   2-4
$ - Neutral games in Miami, Fla.
% - North Florida/Jacksonville Greyhound Racing League Classic
* - BIG EAST Regular Season game     ^ - BIG EAST Tournament
Series History with Connecticut (Bluejays Trail 10-4)
Creighton and Connecticut have met a total of 14 times in the past. Creighton won their first series over UConn this season.
All Meetings
5/29/21   vs Connecticut   L   0-5
5/6/22   at Connecticut   L   1-3
5/7/22   at Connecticut   L   5-6
5/8/22   at Connecticut   L   5-6
5/28/22   vs Connecticut   L   1-7
5/18/23   #9 Connecticut   W   7-6
5/19/23   #9 Connecticut   L   3-6
5/20/23   #9 Connecticut   L   0-10
5/10/24   at Connecticut   L   2-9
5/11/24   at Connecticut   L   5-10
5/12/24   at Connecticut   W   14-9
3/4/25   Connecticut   L   7-8
3/5/25   Connecticut   W   14-2
3/6/25   Connecticut   w   11-7
Scouting St. John's (2025: 29-22)
The Red Storm come to Prasco having won 8 of their last 10 games. The only series losses of the BIG EAST campaign came against Creighton and UConn, while St. John's swept Xavier.
St. John's brings a team average of .301, led by Jon LeGrande (.364) and Jared Beebe (.362). Three other Red Storm regulars are hitting at least .299 this season; Jayder Raifstanger (.345), Shaun McMillan (.337) and Will Cowan (.299).
On the mound the Red Storm have a team ERA of 7.15, allowing a combined 320 walks and hit batters in 451.2 innings.
Scouting Xavier (2025: 31-25)
Xavier is 4-6 over the last 10 games, dropping series with Creighton and Penn State over the last two weekends.
The Musketeers are hitting .261 as a team, let by the tandem of Nolan Tucker (.352) and Connor Misch (.328). Playing in front of a home crowd Xavier is 15-3 this season.
On the mound the Musketeers have a 5.62 team ERA, led by Ben Weber with a 3.56 ERA.
Scouting UConn (2025: 36-19)
The Huskies come to Prasco as the hottest team in the conference if not the country with 23 victories in the last 25 games. The run began after Connecticut left Omaha in early April.
UConn brings a .313 team average, with seven players hitting over .300. The top two bats in the lineup are Tyler Minick (.362) and Ryan Daniels (.362), while Caleb Shpur is just a small step back at .356.
On the mound the Huskies have a team ERA of 5.61, led by closer Brady Afthim with a 1.34 ERA in 21 appearances with nine saves.
Scouting the Bluejays (2025: 38-14, 14-4 BIG EAST)
In the final week of the season the Bluejays delivered a pair of run-rule victories as they outscored opponents 44-13. The
offensive surge helped the Bluejays claim the overall top seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and a share of the conference
championship.
As a team the Bluejays are hitting .282, led by the duo of Nolan Sailors (.396) and Connor Capece (.352). Two other bats that have been hot during the season are Ben North (.303) and Matt
Scherrman (.295).
On the mound, Creighton has a team ERA of 3.90. The guiding forces are starter Dominic Cancellieri (1.72 ERA) as well as relievers
Garrett Langrell (2.32 ERA) as well as Matt Aukerman (2.23 ERA)
Records versus teams at Prasco
Creighton   7-2 (2-1 vs. UConn & Xavier, 3-0 vs. St. John's)
Connecticut   5-4 (3-0 vs. St. John's, 1-2 vs. Creighton & Xavier)
Xavier       3-6 (2-1 vs. UConn, 1-2 vs. Creighton,
                       0-3 vs. St. John's)
St. John's   3-6 (3-0 vs. Xavier, 0-3 vs. Creighton & UConn)
Cancellieri and Capece Sweep Final Baseball Weekly Honors
The Bluejay battery of Dominic Cancellieri and Connor Capece swept the final BIG EAST Pitcher and Player of the Week honors handed out on Monday, May 19.
Creighton opened the week with a 19-3 win in seven innings over Omaha, then swept Georgetown to secure the top overall seed in the BIG EAST Tournament starting Wednesday, highlighted by a 12-1 (7) in the regular season finale.
Cancellieri guided Creighton to a 5-3 win on Thursday, May 15 with 7.0 innings on one run ball. The Bluejay ace scattered three hits with seven strikeouts and just one walk. He needed just 91 pitches to take the game through seven frames.
Capece hit .462 during the week to lead Creighton to four victories. The Bluejay catcher notched at least one hit in every game as well as scoring at least one run. Capece went 5-for-12 (.417) with four runs scored and five RBI in the sweep of Georgetown.
Cancellieri, Magers and Coaching Staff Highlight
Seven Bluejays Honored on All-BIG EAST Team
Creighton Baseball took three of the four major awards and placed six players on the All-BIG EAST Teams when the honors were announced on Tuesday, May 20.
Dominic Cancellieri earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, Wilson Magers claimed Freshman of the Year, while Creighton was named Coaching Staff of the Year.
Cancellieri and Magers were joined by closer Garrett Langrell on the All-BIG EAST First Team, while sophomore catcher Connor Capece, senior outfielder Nolan Sailors and senior third baseman Matt Scherrman earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.
Servais earned his sixth coach or coaching staff of the year honor as Creighton claimed a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and the overall No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. After missing the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last two seasons, the Bluejays were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches poll. In his final season at the helm for Creighton, Servais earned coach or coaching staff of the year in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019 and 2025.
Cancellieri closed the season as the ERA leader in BIG EAST games at 2.06 over 35.0 innings. His numbers are even better when looking at the season as a whole. In 47.0 innings, Cancellieri has a 1.72 ERA with 52 strikeouts and 16 walks.
Magers was nearly as impressive on the bump, posting a 6-2 record with a 3.09 ERA in a team-best 67.0 innings this season. In seven BIG EAST contests, Magers went 3-0 with a 2.29 ERA.
Langrell went 3-0 with four saves in eight BIG EAST appearances, posting a 1.93 ERA in 18.2 innings with 22 strikeouts and just one walk. During the season Langrell has a 6-1 record with 11 saves and a 2.32 ERA in 42.2 innings. During the season, Langrell has notched 47 strikeouts and just five walks.
Creighton's top two hitters, Capece and Sailors were joined on the Scherrman on the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Sailors leads the Bluejays with a .396 average this season and a team-high 15 doubles. Sailors is hitting .372 in 21 BIG EAST games. Capece has been at his best in BIG EAST action, hitting .413 with nine extra-base hits in 21 games, while hitting .352 over 43 contests. Scherrman brings a .295 average in 46 contests into the BIG EAST Tournament. Over 21 BIG EAST games, Scherrman is hitting .312 with 25 RBI.
2025 BIG EAST Regular Season Awards
Player of the Year
Ryan Daniels, UConn, Jr., 2B
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Pitcher of the Year
Dominic Cancellieri, Creighton, Gr., RHP
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Freshman of the Year
Wilson Magers, Creighton, Fr., RHP
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Coaching Staff of the Year
Creighton, Ed Servais
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All-BIG EAST First Team
Ryan Daniels, UConn, Jr., 2B
Rob Rispoli, UConn, R-Fr., SS
Caleb Shpur, UConn, Gr., OF
Dominic Cancellieri, Creighton, Gr., SP *
Garrett Langrell, Creighton, Gr., RP
Wilson Magers, Creighton, Fr., SP
Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown, Sr., C
JT Raab, Georgetown, Gr., SP
Jon LeGrande, St. John's, Jr., LF
Shaun McMillan, St. John's, Fr., DH
Jayder Raifstanger, St. John's, So., 3B
Aiden Robbins, Seton Hall, So., OF
Steven Svenson, Seton Hall, Fr., SP
Connor Misch, Xavier, Jr., 1B
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All-BIG EAST Second Team
Jack Moroknek, Butler, R-Jr., OF
Brady Afthim, UConn, Sr., RP
Tyler Minick, UConn, So., 1B
Connor Capece, Creighton, So., C
Nolan Sailors, Creighton, Sr., OF
Matt Scherrman, Creighton, Gr., 3B
Jared Beebe, St. John's, Sr., 1B
Kevin Milewski, Seton Hall, So., C
Luke McCollough, Villanova, Gr., SP
Michael Whooley, Villanova, Jr., SS
Ryan Piech, Xavier, R-Fr., SP
Logan Schmidt, Xavier, Sr., SP
Nolan Tucker, Xavier, Gr., 2B
Ben Weber, Xavier, Jr., SP
*Unanimous Selection
Historically 11 is BIG EAST Magic Number
Since Creighton joined the BIG EAST in 2014, just two teams with double digit victories in conference play has ever missed the BIG EAST Tournament. That came during the 2021 and 2023 seasons when series were expanded to four games, pushing conference matchups to its highest point. St. John's missed the postseason with a 10-16 mark (.385) in 2021, while Creighton missed the mark last year at 10-11.
Year   Fourth-Place Team   Record
2014   Xavier           8-10 (.444)
2015   Georgetown       8-10 (.444)
2016   St. John's       9-9 (.500)
2017   Seton Hall       10-8 (.556)
2018   Georgetown       8-9 (.471)
2019    Seton Hall       9-9 (.500)
2021   Xavier            15-11 (.577)   Â
2022   Georgetown        11-10 (.524)
2023   Georgetown       10-10 (.500)
2024   Xavier           12-9 (.571)
2025   St. John's       13-8 (.619)
BIG EAST Tournament Appearances Since 2014
BIG EAST Tournament history since reorganization prior to the 2014 season.
Team   Appearances    Championships
Creighton   8   1
Connecticut   5   2
Seton Hall   8   0
St. John's   8   3
Butler   1   0
Xavier   9   4
Georgetown   5   0
2014: Creighton, Seton Hall, St. John's, Xavier
2015: St. John's, Creighton, Seton Hall, Georgetown
2016: Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall, St. John's
2017: Creighton, St. John's, Xavier, Seton Hall
2018: St. John's, Seton Hall, Butler, Georgetown
2019: Creighton, Xavier, St. John's, Seton Hall
2021: Connecticut, Creighton, Seton Hall, Xavier
2022: Connecticut, Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown
2023: Connecticut, Xavier, Seton Hall, Georgetown
2024: Connecticut, St. John's, Georgetown, Xavier
2025: Creighton, Connecticut, St. John's, Xavier
Tournament champion in BOLD
Servais Claims Sixth Coach of the Year Honor
Servais earned his sixth coach or coaching staff of the year honor as Creighton claimed a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and the overall No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. After missing the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last two seasons, the Bluejays were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches poll. In his final season at the helm for Creighton, Servais earned coach or coaching staff of the year in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019 and 2025.
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Series History with St. John's (Bluejays lead 24-15)
Creighton and St. John's have each delivered home sweeps in the past three seasons. The Bluejays are 2-3 against St. John's in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Series History
3/14/91   & vs. St. John's    W   15-8
5/9/14   * at St. John's   L   5-6
5/11/14   * at St. John's   W   13-11
5/11/14   * at St. John's   W   15-5
4/17/15   * St. John's   W   6-0
4/18/15   * St. John's   L   1-4
5/22/15   ^ St. John's   L   1-8
5/24/15   ^ St. John's   L   7-8
5/19/16   * at St. John's   W   6-3
5/20/16   * at St. John's   W   8-2
5/21/16   * at St. John's   L   2-6
5/28/16   ^ vs. St. John's   W   4-3 (10)
4/7/17   * #14 St. John's   L   2-3 (14)
4/8/17   * #14 St. John's   W   7-4
4/9/17   * #14 St. John's   W   5-1
5/27/17   ^ #20 St. John's   L   2-10
4/13/18   * at St. John's   L    2-6
4/14/18   * at St. John's   L   1-5
4/14/18   * at St. John's   L   3-4
5/10/19   * St. John's   W   11-0
5/11/19   * St. John's   L   4-6
5/12/19   * St. John's   W   4-2
5/24/19   ^ vs. St. John's   W   17-13
4/30/21   * St. John's   W   6-1
5/1/21   * St. John's   W   11-4 (7)
5/1/21   * St. John's   L   1-4
5/2/21   * St. John's   W   11-4
4/14/22   * at St. John's   W   5-3
4/16/22   * at St. John's   W   5-4
4/16/22   * at St. John's   W   4-2
4/21/23   * St. John's   W   12-7
4/22/23   * St. John's   W   10-2
4/23/23   * St. John's   W   8-7
5/3/24   * at St. John's   L   3-7
5/4/24   * at St. John's   L   2-3 (10
5/4/24   * at St. John's   L   1-7
4/17/25   * St. John's   W   12-8
4/18/25   * St. John's   W   4-3
4/19/25   * St. John's   W   4-3
& - Best of the West Classic at Fresno State
* - BIG EAST Regular Season Game
^ - BIG EAST Tournament
Series History with Musketeers (Bluejays trail 22-21)
Xavier has been the nemesis of the Bluejays since joining the BIG EAST. The Musketeers hold a 6-3 edge at games at the BIG EAST Tournament.
Series History
3/9/84   $ vs. Xavier   W   12-0
3/7/98   % vs. Xavier   W   9-5
5/15/14   * at Xavier   L   4-9
5/16/14   * at Xavier   W   7-2
5/17/14   * at Xavier   W   7-6 (12)
5/22/14   ^ vs. Xavier   W   9-2
5/25/14   ^ vs. Xavier   L   0-5
4/10/15   * Xavier   W   8-2
4/11/15   * Xavier   W   6-1
4/12/15   * Xavier   W   3-1
5/13/16   * at Xavier   W   4-2
5/14/16   * at Xavier   L   5-6
5/15/16   * at Xavier   L   4-6
5/27/16   ^ vs. Xavier   L   3-5
5/29/16   ^ vs. Xavier   L   7-8
4/28/17   * Xavier   L   1-2
5/26/17   ^ Xavier   L   6-7
4/20/18   * at Xavier   W   24-8
4/21/18   * at Xavier   W   7-3
4/22/18   * at Xavier   L   8-12
4/26/19   * Xavier   L   1-8
4/28/19   * Xavier   W   5-0 (7)
4/28/19   * Xavier   L   1-3
5/25/19   ^ vs. Xavier   W   9-8
5/20/21   * Xavier   L   5-10
5/21/21   * Xavier   L   2-6 (7)
5/21/21   * Xavier   W   3-2 (10)
5/22/21   * Xavier   W   3-2
5/29/21   ^ vs. Xavier   L   1-2
4/29/22   * at Xavier   W   8-7
4/30/22   * at Xavier   W   11-9
5/1/22   * at Xavier   L   3-9
5/27/22   ^ vs. Xavier   W   6-5
5/28/22   ^ vs. Xavier   L   8-27
5/5/23   * Xavier   L   0-11
5/6/23   * Xavier   L   1-4
5/7/23   * Xavier   L   1-3
4/12/24   * at Xavier   W   10-8
4/13/24   * at Xavier   L   9-15
4/14/24   * at Xavier   L   3-7
5/9/25   * Xavier   W   6-3
5/10/25   * Xavier   W   6-5
5/11/25   * Xavier   L   2-4
$ - Neutral games in Miami, Fla.
% - North Florida/Jacksonville Greyhound Racing League Classic
* - BIG EAST Regular Season game     ^ - BIG EAST Tournament
Series History with Connecticut (Bluejays Trail 10-4)
Creighton and Connecticut have met a total of 14 times in the past. Creighton won their first series over UConn this season.
All Meetings
5/29/21   vs Connecticut   L   0-5
5/6/22   at Connecticut   L   1-3
5/7/22   at Connecticut   L   5-6
5/8/22   at Connecticut   L   5-6
5/28/22   vs Connecticut   L   1-7
5/18/23   #9 Connecticut   W   7-6
5/19/23   #9 Connecticut   L   3-6
5/20/23   #9 Connecticut   L   0-10
5/10/24   at Connecticut   L   2-9
5/11/24   at Connecticut   L   5-10
5/12/24   at Connecticut   W   14-9
3/4/25   Connecticut   L   7-8
3/5/25   Connecticut   W   14-2
3/6/25   Connecticut   w   11-7
Scouting St. John's (2025: 29-22)
The Red Storm come to Prasco having won 8 of their last 10 games. The only series losses of the BIG EAST campaign came against Creighton and UConn, while St. John's swept Xavier.
St. John's brings a team average of .301, led by Jon LeGrande (.364) and Jared Beebe (.362). Three other Red Storm regulars are hitting at least .299 this season; Jayder Raifstanger (.345), Shaun McMillan (.337) and Will Cowan (.299).
On the mound the Red Storm have a team ERA of 7.15, allowing a combined 320 walks and hit batters in 451.2 innings.
Scouting Xavier (2025: 31-25)
Xavier is 4-6 over the last 10 games, dropping series with Creighton and Penn State over the last two weekends.
The Musketeers are hitting .261 as a team, let by the tandem of Nolan Tucker (.352) and Connor Misch (.328). Playing in front of a home crowd Xavier is 15-3 this season.
On the mound the Musketeers have a 5.62 team ERA, led by Ben Weber with a 3.56 ERA.
Scouting UConn (2025: 36-19)
The Huskies come to Prasco as the hottest team in the conference if not the country with 23 victories in the last 25 games. The run began after Connecticut left Omaha in early April.
UConn brings a .313 team average, with seven players hitting over .300. The top two bats in the lineup are Tyler Minick (.362) and Ryan Daniels (.362), while Caleb Shpur is just a small step back at .356.
On the mound the Huskies have a team ERA of 5.61, led by closer Brady Afthim with a 1.34 ERA in 21 appearances with nine saves.
Scouting the Bluejays (2025: 38-14, 14-4 BIG EAST)
In the final week of the season the Bluejays delivered a pair of run-rule victories as they outscored opponents 44-13. The
offensive surge helped the Bluejays claim the overall top seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and a share of the conference
championship.
As a team the Bluejays are hitting .282, led by the duo of Nolan Sailors (.396) and Connor Capece (.352). Two other bats that have been hot during the season are Ben North (.303) and Matt
Scherrman (.295).
On the mound, Creighton has a team ERA of 3.90. The guiding forces are starter Dominic Cancellieri (1.72 ERA) as well as relievers
Garrett Langrell (2.32 ERA) as well as Matt Aukerman (2.23 ERA)
Records versus teams at Prasco
Creighton   7-2 (2-1 vs. UConn & Xavier, 3-0 vs. St. John's)
Connecticut   5-4 (3-0 vs. St. John's, 1-2 vs. Creighton & Xavier)
Xavier       3-6 (2-1 vs. UConn, 1-2 vs. Creighton,
                       0-3 vs. St. John's)
St. John's   3-6 (3-0 vs. Xavier, 0-3 vs. Creighton & UConn)
Cancellieri and Capece Sweep Final Baseball Weekly Honors
The Bluejay battery of Dominic Cancellieri and Connor Capece swept the final BIG EAST Pitcher and Player of the Week honors handed out on Monday, May 19.
Creighton opened the week with a 19-3 win in seven innings over Omaha, then swept Georgetown to secure the top overall seed in the BIG EAST Tournament starting Wednesday, highlighted by a 12-1 (7) in the regular season finale.
Cancellieri guided Creighton to a 5-3 win on Thursday, May 15 with 7.0 innings on one run ball. The Bluejay ace scattered three hits with seven strikeouts and just one walk. He needed just 91 pitches to take the game through seven frames.
Capece hit .462 during the week to lead Creighton to four victories. The Bluejay catcher notched at least one hit in every game as well as scoring at least one run. Capece went 5-for-12 (.417) with four runs scored and five RBI in the sweep of Georgetown.
Cancellieri, Magers and Coaching Staff Highlight
Seven Bluejays Honored on All-BIG EAST Team
Creighton Baseball took three of the four major awards and placed six players on the All-BIG EAST Teams when the honors were announced on Tuesday, May 20.
Dominic Cancellieri earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, Wilson Magers claimed Freshman of the Year, while Creighton was named Coaching Staff of the Year.
Cancellieri and Magers were joined by closer Garrett Langrell on the All-BIG EAST First Team, while sophomore catcher Connor Capece, senior outfielder Nolan Sailors and senior third baseman Matt Scherrman earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.
Servais earned his sixth coach or coaching staff of the year honor as Creighton claimed a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and the overall No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. After missing the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last two seasons, the Bluejays were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches poll. In his final season at the helm for Creighton, Servais earned coach or coaching staff of the year in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019 and 2025.
Cancellieri closed the season as the ERA leader in BIG EAST games at 2.06 over 35.0 innings. His numbers are even better when looking at the season as a whole. In 47.0 innings, Cancellieri has a 1.72 ERA with 52 strikeouts and 16 walks.
Magers was nearly as impressive on the bump, posting a 6-2 record with a 3.09 ERA in a team-best 67.0 innings this season. In seven BIG EAST contests, Magers went 3-0 with a 2.29 ERA.
Langrell went 3-0 with four saves in eight BIG EAST appearances, posting a 1.93 ERA in 18.2 innings with 22 strikeouts and just one walk. During the season Langrell has a 6-1 record with 11 saves and a 2.32 ERA in 42.2 innings. During the season, Langrell has notched 47 strikeouts and just five walks.
Creighton's top two hitters, Capece and Sailors were joined on the Scherrman on the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Sailors leads the Bluejays with a .396 average this season and a team-high 15 doubles. Sailors is hitting .372 in 21 BIG EAST games. Capece has been at his best in BIG EAST action, hitting .413 with nine extra-base hits in 21 games, while hitting .352 over 43 contests. Scherrman brings a .295 average in 46 contests into the BIG EAST Tournament. Over 21 BIG EAST games, Scherrman is hitting .312 with 25 RBI.
2025 BIG EAST Regular Season Awards
Player of the Year
Ryan Daniels, UConn, Jr., 2B
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Pitcher of the Year
Dominic Cancellieri, Creighton, Gr., RHP
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Freshman of the Year
Wilson Magers, Creighton, Fr., RHP
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Coaching Staff of the Year
Creighton, Ed Servais
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All-BIG EAST First Team
Ryan Daniels, UConn, Jr., 2B
Rob Rispoli, UConn, R-Fr., SS
Caleb Shpur, UConn, Gr., OF
Dominic Cancellieri, Creighton, Gr., SP *
Garrett Langrell, Creighton, Gr., RP
Wilson Magers, Creighton, Fr., SP
Owen Carapellotti, Georgetown, Sr., C
JT Raab, Georgetown, Gr., SP
Jon LeGrande, St. John's, Jr., LF
Shaun McMillan, St. John's, Fr., DH
Jayder Raifstanger, St. John's, So., 3B
Aiden Robbins, Seton Hall, So., OF
Steven Svenson, Seton Hall, Fr., SP
Connor Misch, Xavier, Jr., 1B
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All-BIG EAST Second Team
Jack Moroknek, Butler, R-Jr., OF
Brady Afthim, UConn, Sr., RP
Tyler Minick, UConn, So., 1B
Connor Capece, Creighton, So., C
Nolan Sailors, Creighton, Sr., OF
Matt Scherrman, Creighton, Gr., 3B
Jared Beebe, St. John's, Sr., 1B
Kevin Milewski, Seton Hall, So., C
Luke McCollough, Villanova, Gr., SP
Michael Whooley, Villanova, Jr., SS
Ryan Piech, Xavier, R-Fr., SP
Logan Schmidt, Xavier, Sr., SP
Nolan Tucker, Xavier, Gr., 2B
Ben Weber, Xavier, Jr., SP
*Unanimous Selection
Historically 11 is BIG EAST Magic Number
Since Creighton joined the BIG EAST in 2014, just two teams with double digit victories in conference play has ever missed the BIG EAST Tournament. That came during the 2021 and 2023 seasons when series were expanded to four games, pushing conference matchups to its highest point. St. John's missed the postseason with a 10-16 mark (.385) in 2021, while Creighton missed the mark last year at 10-11.
Year   Fourth-Place Team   Record
2014   Xavier           8-10 (.444)
2015   Georgetown       8-10 (.444)
2016   St. John's       9-9 (.500)
2017   Seton Hall       10-8 (.556)
2018   Georgetown       8-9 (.471)
2019    Seton Hall       9-9 (.500)
2021   Xavier            15-11 (.577)   Â
2022   Georgetown        11-10 (.524)
2023   Georgetown       10-10 (.500)
2024   Xavier           12-9 (.571)
2025   St. John's       13-8 (.619)
BIG EAST Tournament Appearances Since 2014
BIG EAST Tournament history since reorganization prior to the 2014 season.
Team   Appearances    Championships
Creighton   8   1
Connecticut   5   2
Seton Hall   8   0
St. John's   8   3
Butler   1   0
Xavier   9   4
Georgetown   5   0
2014: Creighton, Seton Hall, St. John's, Xavier
2015: St. John's, Creighton, Seton Hall, Georgetown
2016: Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall, St. John's
2017: Creighton, St. John's, Xavier, Seton Hall
2018: St. John's, Seton Hall, Butler, Georgetown
2019: Creighton, Xavier, St. John's, Seton Hall
2021: Connecticut, Creighton, Seton Hall, Xavier
2022: Connecticut, Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown
2023: Connecticut, Xavier, Seton Hall, Georgetown
2024: Connecticut, St. John's, Georgetown, Xavier
2025: Creighton, Connecticut, St. John's, Xavier
Tournament champion in BOLD
Servais Claims Sixth Coach of the Year Honor
Servais earned his sixth coach or coaching staff of the year honor as Creighton claimed a share of the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and the overall No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. After missing the BIG EAST Tournament in each of the last two seasons, the Bluejays were picked to finish fourth in the preseason coaches poll. In his final season at the helm for Creighton, Servais earned coach or coaching staff of the year in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019 and 2025.
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