Legendary Creighton baseball coach Ed Servais’ career came to an end Sunday night after the Bluejays fell to No. 3 Arkansas in the Fayetteville Regional.
Creighton lost to the Razorbacks 8-3, ending their 2025 campaign with an overall record of 43-16. Servais finished his 28-year career with the Jays with a record of 721-420-1, making him the second-winningest coach in program history.
Although his final season didn’t end the way he hoped it would, the Jays accomplished a lot, including sweeping through the Big East Tournament and making it back to a Regional for the first time since 2019. He said that he’s very proud of what he’s done throughout his time with the Bluejays.
“I can tell you this much, I gave Creighton everything I had,” Servais told reporters. “For 28 years I gave them everything I had, and they got their money’s worth.”
After an unsatisfactory end to the 2024 baseball season, Servais decided that he would come back for one final run. The team’s close bond and his love for his players is one reason that he decided to come back. He said that it meant a lot that they wanted to have a great season for him.
“It’s one of the reasons why I came back too,” Servais said. “I wanted to have an opportunity to work with Nolan Sailors again and Kyle Hess, and Tate Gillen and Ben North, guys who have been a part of this for three years going on four. So it made the decision to come back easy.”
Many of the team’s players credit Servais with being part of the reason that they came back. This includes Hess, a senior second basemen, and Sailors, a senior shortstop. They said that being able to send Servais out on a high note and end his career playing in the Regional made this year special.
“With Coach Servais’ last year, it just meant so much to us to make it one last special ride,” Hess said.
Sailors echoed the sentiment.
“It’s meant everything to do it in this year, actually,” Sailors said. “We worked for it all four years. It meant everything to finally do it in my last year and these guys’ last year.”
Servais’ family has been there for him every step of the way. Through the good, the bad, the ups and the downs, they’ve been right by his side. He said that their love and support has meant everything to him.
“It was a lot of fun,” Servais said. “My wife was with us a lot. My son is here. My other son and daughter were here a lot. They came to most of the home games even though my daughter doesn’t live in town. And I’m just a big fan of all our grandkids. We’re fortunate to have six.”
Along with the support from all his players and family, Servais is highly respected among his coaching peers. This includes Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn. Servais said that it means a lot and that he has a lot of respect for Van Horn.
“We do go back,” Servais said. “I shared with him that I thought that out of all the coaches I’ve worked against and coached against that he’s the most prepared and the most competitive.”
Nothing but respect between legends.
Here’s to you, Coach Servais. One of the game’s best. Enjoy your retirement! pic.twitter.com/h3oaIgNsqs
— Arkansas Baseball (@RazorbackBSB) June 2, 2025
Although his time coaching has come to an end, Servais has left a great legacy as the Jays’ head coach. He said that he’s enjoyed his time and that he thinks the team has a bright future.
“I’m proud that I had an opportunity to create something there,” Servais said. “And I’m real proud of the direction of the program.”
