2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Bobby Lackovic
- Position:
- Catcher/Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Skutt Catholic HS
2010 (Senior)
• Named to 2010 Preseason all-MVC Team.
• Led the league in appearances and relief appearances with
35 apiece.
• Also was sixth in games finished with 14.
• Threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief to earn first win of
season at UCA (2/20).
• Won second game of season with 2.0 scoreless innings at
Stephen F. Austin (2/28).
• Blew save at Sam Houston State (3/5) but still recorded
third win of season.
• Suffered loss and blew save in second game with SHSU
(3/7).
• Threw scoreless 1.1 innings with two strikeouts at #25
Kansas State (3/16).
• Allowed fourth home run of career at UIC (3/19) in 1.2
innings.
• Made two appearances in SIU series (3/26-27), suffering
loss in an 11th inning on March 27.
• Pitched two scoreless innings in two games in Indiana
State series (4/2-3).
• Recorded his third straight scoreless appearance with a
perfect inning at Nebraska (4/6).
• Made two appearances in Illinois State series (4/9-11),
marking sixth straight scoreless outing.
• Extended scoreless streak to eight games and 8.0 innings
with two scoreless outings at Bradley (4/16, 18).
• Recorded first save against Nebraska (4/20) with two
strikeouts. Was second save of his career coming nearly a year to the day of
his last save (4/19/09)
• Scoreless streak ended at 10 appearances and 10.2 innings
at Missouri State (4/25).
• Allowed home run in second straight appearance against Air
Force (4/27).
• Tallied five straight scoreless outings From May 1-May 15,
allowing just two hits and striking out three without a walk.
• Made two scoreless appearances against Seattle (5/14-15).
2009 (Junior)
• Was an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention pick.
• Tied for 13th in the country in appearances with 34.
• Was second in The Valley in appearances and games in relief behind teammate Jack VanLeur.
• Led team with six victories.
• Had best ERA on team in non-league games with a 2.28 mark.
• Led the MVC in conference appearances (12) and conference games in relief (12).
• Started season without allowing a run in 12 of his first 13 appearances.
• 27 of his appearances were scoreless efforts.
• Posted his only save of the year in 4-3 win vs. Illinois-Chicago (4/19).
• Earned first career win by throwing 3.1 perfect innings at Indiana State (3/20).
• Struck out career-high five in career-high 5.1 innings at Illinois State (5/3).
• Earned win against Missouri State in Missouri Valley Tournament (5/22).
2008 (Sophomore)
• Was third on the team with a career-best 2.83 ERA.
• His 20 appearances were third on the team.
• Gave up earned runs in just seven of his 20 appearances.
• Recorded at least one strikeout in 13 of his 20 appearances.
• Only five of his 35 hits allowed went for extra bases.
• Faced the most hitters of any pitcher on the staff without allowing a home run (130).
• Threw two scoreless innings at Memphis (3/5) to continue scoreless streak to start the season at 4.2 innings. Struck out two, without issuing a walk, and allowed just one hit in that game.
• Picked up first win of his career vs. Northern Coloraro (3/18) by throwing two scoreless innings, and striking out one.
• Recorded his second win of the season vs. Illinois State (3/29) by hurling season-high 2.2 innings without allowing a run.
• vs. Wichita State (4/13) – threw 2.0 innings without allowing an earned run vs. Wichita State (4/13)
• That appearance started a streak of five straight appearances without surrendering an earned run, a streak spanning 8.0 innings.
• Threw a scoreless inning at Nebraska (4/22), his only scoreless appearance on the season against the Huskers.
• Threw a scoreless inning against Southern Illinois in the season finale (5/23) while giving up a season-high four hits.
2007 (Freshman)
• Got his first career at bat against Albany (6/2) and pitching appearance against Lamar (2/24).
• Had two scoreless appearances spanning 2.1 innings to open the season.
• Scored the first run of his career against Albany (6/2).
• Held hitters to .167 average (2-12) with runners in scoring position.
• Threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Lamar (2/24), allowing just one hit and one walk.
• Threw a scoreless inning and recorded his first career strikeout vs. Saint Louis on March 11.
• Threw 1.2 innings allowing one earned run against Albany (6/2).
Skutt Catholic High School (2003-06)
Earned first team all-state in baseball his senior season ... Received first-team all conference in both baseball and football as a senior ... Played in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game ... Helped lead his team to three state championships in baseball and one in football ... Finished high school with a cumulative GPA of 4.0 ... Was selected to the National Honor Society.
Profile
Birthday: June 5, 1988
Parents: Bob and Lisa Lackovic
Sibling: Amy
Major: Entrepreneurship
Career Ambitions: Own a business
Why Creighton?: Baseball, small classes
Favorite Athlete: Bobby Jenks
Favorite MLB Team: White Sox
Did You Know?: Cousins Vince and Tony Odorisio played men’s soccer at Creighton
