Ed Servais has concluded his final season leading the Creighton baseball team. In perhaps his best coaching job, the Bluejays went 43-16, winning both the Big East regular-season and Tournament championships. They fell 8-3 in the Fayetteville regional final to No. 3 overall seed Arkansas Sunday night.
Servais joined the Creighton staff in 1998 as an assistant and was promoted to head coach in 2004. In his 22 seasons as Creighton baseball’s head coach, he became Creighton baseball’s all-time winningest coach at 721-420-1. The Bluejays have won six regular season conference championships, five conference tournaments and reached six NCAA regionals. He is the second winningest coach in the history of the University’s athletic department with 721 wins, only behind former softball head coach Brent Vigness who posted 804 wins in 28 seasons. Now, he awaits his induction into Creighton Athletics’ Hall of Fame.
Mark Kingston will succeed Ed Servais at Creighton. Kingston previously coached at South Carolina before being fired at the conclusion of the 2024 season. Kingston spent seven seasons with the Gamecocks and led the program to four NCAA Tournaments, reaching the super regionals twice (2018, 2023). Before South Carolina, Kingston was the head coach at South Florida (2015-2017) and Illinois State (2010-2014). He’s been to the NCAA Tournament with every program he has coached.
Bluejay closer Garrett Langrell is one of 13 relief pitchers to be named a finalist for the 2025 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year award. Langrell made 26 appearances with 13 saves, throwing 57 strikeouts over just 52.1 innings. Prior to his first start of the season last Sunday, he had finished his 25 outings without needing a reliever. The recipient of this year’s Stopper of the Year award will be announced on Friday, June 13 at the College World Series.
Two Omaha Storm Chasers made their Major League debuts this past week. Pitcher Andrew Hoffman threw the final two innings of the Royals’ series opener against Detroit last Friday, May 30, allowing two runs and striking out four batters. Hoffman has been with the Storm Chasers for the last three seasons and was the 342nd player in franchise history to make his MLB debut.
Jac Caglianone, made his long-awaited debut for the Royals on Tuesday after only 12 games with Omaha. Caglianone was Kansas City’s designated hitter in Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals and went 0-for-5 in his first Major League action. He is the sixth Storm Chasers player to be called up to Kansas City this season, surpassing last season’s total of four.
The third annual Big Sky-Summit Challenge matchups were officially announced on Wednesday by the conferences. Games will take place on Wednesday, December 3 and Saturday, December 6. The leagues will play for a combined trophy that takes both men’s and women’s results equally into consideration from 36 games. Omaha men’s basketball will host Northern Colorado on Dec. 3 before traveling to Portland State Dec. 6. Omaha women’s basketball heads to Idaho State on Dec. 3 before turning around to host Northern Colorado on Dec. 6 in Omaha.
The Storm Chasers are in action at home this week against the Iowa Cubs. Tuesday’s opener was postponed due to inclement weather and will be played as part of a doubleheader Friday night. Wednesday, the teams played another doubleheader, with game one being a makeup of a postponement from a March series. Omaha lost both games yesterday, 0-1 and 0-4. They are back in action tonight at 7:05 p.m. for $3 Thursday. Get tickets, Busch Light and select concessions for $3 each.
Union Omaha will play a match at Forward Madison FC Saturday at 7 p.m. The Owls, who sit in last place in USL League One, will look to get back in the win column for the first time since April 15. All USL League One matches are streamed live on ESPN+.
Upcoming Games
• Omaha Storm Chasers vs. Iowa | June 3 – June 8 | 7:05 p.m. tonight
• Union Omaha at Forward Madison FC | Saturday, June 7 | 7 p.m.
