Ed Servais
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCreighton
ConferenceBig East
Record643–387
Biographical details
Bornc. 1958
Alma materWisconsin–La Crosse (1981)
Playing career
1978–1981Wisconsin–La Crosse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1986Saint Mary's (MN) (assistant)
1988Viterbo
1989–1995Saint Mary's (MN)
1996–1997Iowa State (assistant)
1998–2003Creighton (assistant)
2004–presentCreighton
Head coaching record
Overall802–463–1 (NCAA) 23–6 (NAIA)
Tournaments9–10 (NCAA)
12–11 (Big East)
25–12 (MVC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MIAC regular season (1990, 1993)
2 MVC regular season (2005, 2011)
3 MVC tournament (2007, 2011, 2012)
Big East regular season (2014, 2017, 2019)
1 Big East tournament (2019)
Awards
2× MIAC Coach of the Year (1990, 1993)
4× MVC Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2011)
2× Big East Coach of the Year (2014, 2019)

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.

Coaching career

Division III and NAIA

Servais' first college coaching position 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.[1]

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 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.[1][2]

Division I assistant

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).[1][3]

From 1998–2003, Servais 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).[1][4]

Creighton

Missouri Valley Conference

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.[1][5]

In Servais' first season in 2004, Creighton went 35–24 and finished second in 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.[1] In 2005, the team went 48–17 and won the MVC regular season championship.[6] After losing the MVC Tournament championship game to Wichita State, Creighton received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.[7] In the tournament, the team went 2–2 and lost in the Lincoln Regional final to Nebraska.[8][9] Servais was again named MVC Coach of the Year.[1]

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 the Fayetteville Regional, it went 1–2.[6][7][8] Servais was named the MVC Coach of the Year.[1]

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.[7] 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 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.[6] In 2012, the Bluejays finished last in the MVC, but won the conference tournament to qualify for the NCAA tournament.[10] As the fourth seed in the Los Angeles Regional, Creighton lost to UCLA in the regional final.[11]

In 2013, Creighton's final season in the MVC, the team finished third in the conference.[12]

Big East 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.[13][14] Servais was named the Big East Coach of the Year.[15]

Personal life

Servais is the uncle of current Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais (b.1967),[16] a former major league catcher who played at Creighton in the late 1980s.

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Servais' yearly records as an NAIA and NCAA head baseball coach.[1][2][7][12]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Viterbo V-Hawks (Midwest Collegiate Conference) (1988)
1988 Viterbo 23–6 11–1
Viterbo (NAIA): 23–6 11–1
Saint Mary's Cardinals (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1989–1995)
1989 Saint Mary's 13–22–1 9–11
1990 Saint Mary's 28–8 14–6 1st
1991 Saint Mary's 20–10 14–6
1992 Saint Mary's 28–7 11–7
1993 Saint Mary's 26–7 16–3 1st NCAA Regional
1994 Saint Mary's 20–11 14–6
1995 Saint Mary's 24–11 12–8
Saint Mary's: 159–76–1 90–47
Creighton Bluejays (Missouri Valley Conference) (2004–2013)
2004 Creighton 35–24 22–9 2nd MVC Tournament
2005 Creighton 48–17 17–7 1st NCAA Regional
2006 Creighton 31–21 13–11 4th MVC Tournament
2007 Creighton 45–16 19–5 2nd NCAA Regional
2008 Creighton 37–21 16–8 3rd MVC Tournament
2009 Creighton 31–25 14–9 4th MVC Tournament
2010 Creighton 27–25 9–12 6th MVC Tournament[a]
2011 Creighton 45–16 15–6 1st NCAA Regional
2012 Creighton 28–30 6–14 8th NCAA Regional
2013 Creighton 30–18 13–8 3rd MVC tournament[a]
: 144–89
Creighton Bluejays (Big East Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Creighton 32–17 14–4 1st Big East tournament
2015 Creighton 32–19 13–4 2nd Big East tournament
2016 Creighton 38–17 13–5 2nd Big East tournament
2017 Creighton 24–25 11–4 1st Big East tournament
2018 Creighton 34–16 11–4 T-4th
2019 Creighton 41–13 14–4 1st NCAA Regional
2020 Creighton 5–10 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Creighton 24–15 15–6 2nd Big East tournament
2022 Creighton 31–18 15–5 2nd Big East tournament
2023 Creighton 25–24 10–11 5th
Creighton: 643–387 116–47
Total: 802–463–1

      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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b In this season, all members of the Missouri Valley Conference qualified for its postseason tournament.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Head Coach Ed Servais". CreightonBaseballCamps.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Saint Mary's Cardinals Baseball – Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). SaintMarysSports.com. Saint Mary's Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Big 12 Baseball". NewsOK.com. August 18, 1996. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Reinking, Tommy (April 23, 2013). "Dahm's Iowa Baseball Team Set to Face His Alma Mater Creighton". DailyIowan.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Hokies Going to ACC". SPTimes.com. Associated Press. June 28, 2003. Archived from the original on February 26, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Ed Servais". GoCreighton.com. Creighton Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d "2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). MVC.org. Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  9. ^ "General Session Tickets for Husker Super Regional Are Gone". June 7, 2005. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  10. ^ Olson, Eric (May 30, 2012). "Losing Record Doesn't Keep Creighton Out of NCAAs". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  11. ^ Fitt, Aaron (June 4, 2012). "UCLA Eliminates "First-Class" Creighton". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  13. ^ "2014 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  14. ^ Pivovar, Steven (April 18, 2013). "Bluejays Hope to Set Big East Standard". Omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  15. ^ Matheny, Ryan (May 19, 2014). "Fowler, Servais Pick Up Big East Awards". KMALand.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  16. ^ Entringer, Matt (February 8, 2011). "Servais Makes Impact On and Off the Field". Creightonian.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

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