Illinois Fighting Illini baseball

Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team
2018 Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team
Founded 1879
University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Head coach Dan Hartleb (13th season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Champaign, Illinois
Home stadium Illinois Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname Fighting Illini
Colors Orange and Blue[1]
         
NCAA regional champions
2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
1947, 1948, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2011, 2013, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1990, 2000, 2011
Conference champions
1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2015

The Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

History

Coaching history

Coach Years Record Conference
record		 Conference
titles		 NCAA
appearances
No Coach1879–18812–1
No Team18820–0
No Coach1883–189130–17–1
Edward K. Hall1892–189430–17
No Coach189510–4
George Huff1896–1919314–97–411
George Clark192016–8
Carl Lundgren1920–1934209–78–145
Wally Roettger1935–1951212–109–64
Lee Eilbracht1952–1978518–395–643
Tom Dedin1979–1987268–234–6
Augie Garrido1988–1990111–5722
Richard "Itch" Jones1991–2005474–373–122
Dan Hartleb2006–Present377-281-1172-13523
Totals 2,576-1,670-39
(.606)		 1,004-787-10
(.560)		 30 11

[2]

Year-by-year results

Year Head coach Overall Conference Conf. finish Notes
1879–1–0––No Coach
1880–1–0––No Coach
1881–0–1––No Coach
1882––––No Team
1883–3–0––No Coach
1884–1–1––No Coach
1885–1–0––No Coach
1886–4–2––No Coach
1887–4–4––No Coach
1888–3–4––No Coach
1889–1–2–1––No Coach
1890–5–3––No Coach
1891–8–2––No Coach
1892Ed Hall8–3–––
1893Ed Hall14–8–––
1894Ed Hall8–6–––
1895–10–4––No Coach
1896George Huff15–42–43rd–
1897George Huff6–53–3T-2nd–
1898George Huff6–74–63rd–
1899George Huff11–69–42nd–
1900George Huff12–28–21stBig Ten Champions
1901George Huff12–76–43rd–
1902George Huff12–48–32nd–
1903George Huff17–111–11stBig Ten Champions
1904George Huff24–48–21stBig Ten Champions
1905George Huff14–57–52nd–
1906George Huff13–38–31stBig Ten Champions
1907George Huff10–17–01stBig Ten Champions
1908George Huff11–311–31stBig Ten Champions
1909George Huff11–39–32nd–
1910George Huff14–011–01stBig Ten Champions
1911George Huff18–214–11stBig Ten Champions
1912George Huff13–3–110–2–12nd–
1913George Huff11–5–18–4T-2nd–
1914George Huff11–7–17–31stBig Ten Champions
1915George Huff18–1–19–1–11stBig Ten Champions
1916George Huff17–58–11stBig Ten Champions
1917George Huff13–78–32nd–
1918George Huff13–67–32nd–
1919George Huff13–57–42nd–
1920George Clark16–86–42nd–
1921Carl Lundgren17–310–11stBig Ten Champions
1922Carl Lundgren17–2–18–21stBig Ten Champions
1923Carl Lundgren14–6–17–43rd–
1924Carl Lundgren10–6–14–3–15th–
1925Carl Lundgren12–86–5T-5th–
1926Carl Lundgren16–7–17–4T-3rd–
1927Carl Lundgren10–7–37–3–1T-1stBig Ten Champions
1928Carl Lundgren32–12–56–68th–
1929Carl Lundgren13–7–26–54th–
1930Carl Lundgren15–58–22nd–
1931Carl Lundgren15–48–21stBig Ten Champions
1932Carl Lundgren10–57–32nd–
1933Carl Lundgren13–38–2T-2nd–
1934Carl Lundgren15–39–11stBig Ten Champions
1935Wally Roettger12–47–3T-2nd–
1936Wally Roettger13–48–22nd–
1937Wally Roettger14–39–11stBig Ten Champions
1938Wally Roettger8–84–4T-6th–
1939Wally Roettger7–7–24–58th–
1940Wally Roettger16–59–31stBig Ten Champions
1941Wally Roettger13–77–43rd–
1942Wally Roettger9–95–7T-5th–
1943Wally Roettger8–65–3T-3rd–
1944Wally Roettger9–3–25–2–23rd–
1945Wally Roettger10–10–16–5–14th–
1946Wally Roettger13–86–3T-3rd–
1947Wally Roettger22–69–31stBig Ten Champions
1948Wally Roettger20–7–110–21stBig Ten Champions
1949Wally Roettger9–8–16–5–15th–
1950Wally Roettger13–66–5T-4th–
1951Wally Roettger16–98–32nd–
1952Lee Eilbracht20–11–110–5T-1stBig Ten Champions
1953Lee Eilbracht17–610–3T-1stBig Ten Champions
1954Lee Eilbracht16–154–11T-9th–
1955Lee Eilbracht14–107–64th–
1956Lee Eilbracht15–18–14–1110th–
1957Lee Eilbracht17–97–4T-2nd–
1958Lee Eilbracht18–108–64th–
1959Lee Eilbracht22–99–6T-2nd–
1960Lee Eilbracht21–106–87th–
1961Lee Eilbracht22–89–44th–
1962Lee Eilbracht25–613–21stBig Ten Champions
1963Lee Eilbracht21–1510–51stBig Ten Champions
1964Lee Eilbracht9–221–1410th–
1965Lee Eilbracht14–98–65th–
1966Lee Eilbracht14–145–76th–
1967Lee Eilbracht17–215–119th–
1968Lee Eilbracht18–197–106th–
1969Lee Eilbracht22–2011–72nd–
1970Lee Eilbracht19–16–18–10T-6th–
1971Lee Eilbracht20–16–110–7–14th–
1972Lee Eilbracht16–215–98th–
1973Lee Eilbracht21–138–10T-7th–
1974Lee Eilbracht27–119–74th–
1975Lee Eilbracht25–17–14–11–19th–
1976Lee Eilbracht20–223–1210th–
1977Lee Eilbracht23–258–106th–
1978Lee Eilbracht25–22–16–129th–
1979Tom Dedin14–30–13–1510th–
1980Tom Dedin18–336–10T-6th–
1981Tom Dedin35–2611–32nd-West (4th Tourn.)–
1982Tom Dedin49–2314–21st-West (4th Tourn.)–
1983Tom Dedin23–24–26–9T-3rd-West–
1984Tom Dedin22–303–105th-West–
1985Tom Dedin46–2113–41st-West (4th Tourn.)–
1986Tom Dedin33–20–28–84th-West–
1987Tom Dedin32–249–7T-2nd-West–
1988Augie Garrido26–2012–167th–
1989Augie Garrido42–1617–11T-2ndBig Ten Tournament Champions
1990Augie Garrido43–2119–9T-2ndBig Ten Tournament Champions
1991Richard “Itch” Jones26–3013–157th–
1992Richard “Itch” Jones36–2016–124th–
1993Richard “Itch” Jones32–2312–16T-8th–
1994Richard “Itch” Jones26–2612–16T-7th–
1995Richard “Itch” Jones25–3114–14T-5th–
1996Richard “Itch” Jones37–2217–103rd–
1997Richard “Itch” Jones32–2717–11T-3rd–
1998Richard “Itch” Jones42–2119–51stBig Ten Champions
1999Richard “Itch” Jones34–2215–123rd–
2000Richard “Itch” Jones41–2317–11T-3rdBig Ten Tournament Champions
2001Richard “Itch” Jones29–2813–145th–
2002Richard “Itch” Jones32–1914–15T-6th–
2003Richard “Itch” Jones27–2612–198th–
2004Richard “Itch” Jones22–3311–219th–
2005Richard “Itch” Jones33–23–120–121stBig Ten Champions
2006Dan Hartleb29–2915–17T-5th–
2007Dan Hartleb31–2716–145th–
2008Dan Hartleb31–2516–154th–
2009Dan Hartleb34–2016–84th–
2010Dan Hartleb26–2610–149th–
2011Dan Hartleb30–2715–91stBig Ten Champions
Big Ten Tournament Champions
2012Dan Hartleb28–2511–13T-6th–
2013Dan Hartleb35–2014–10T-5th–
2014Dan Hartleb32–2117–73rd–
2015Dan Hartleb50–10–121–11stChampaign Regional Champions
Big Ten Champions
School record 50 wins
School & Big Ten record 27 straight wins
2016Dan Hartleb28–2312–12T-8th–
2017Dan Hartleb23–289–1510th–

Reference:[3]

NCAA Tournament results

Year Record Pct Notes
19470-1.000Eastern Playoff
19480-2.000Eastern Playoff
19621-2.333District 4
19633-2.600District 4
19891-2.333Northeast Regional
19902-2.500South II Regional
19983-2.600South I Regional
20001-2.333Clemson Regional
20112-2.500Fullerton Regional
20131-2.333Nashville Regional
20153-2.600Champaign Super Regional

Attendance records

Top Attendance Figures at Illinois Field[4]
Rank Attendance Opponent Date
1. 5,214 Ohio State May 8, 2009
2. 4,229 Iowa April 15, 1995
3. 4,019 Indiana April 17, 2015
4. 3,800 Michigan April 21, 1990
5. 3,767 Vanderbilt June 8, 2015
6. 3,605 Vanderbilt June 6, 2015
7. 3,398 Ohio May 29, 2015
8. 3,394 Northwestern April 16, 1994
9. 3,185 Indiana April 27, 2014
10. 3,125 Indiana April 18, 2015

Retired numbers

Fighting Illini in professional baseball
MiLB
Total Currently Playing: 6[5]
MLB
All-Time Total MLB Players 73[6]
Total Currently Playing: 1
Notable achievements
Illini in the World Series: 8
Number of World Series Titles
Claimed by Illini:		 12
National Baseball Hall of Famers: 1
Illinois Fighting Illini retired numbers
No. Player Position Career
5Lou Boudreau3B1937–1938

Current MLB players

Individual honors

Player of the year awards

All-Americans

Note that information below is referenced from Illinois Fighting Illini Media Guide.[9]

Illini in the World Series

References

  1. ↑ "Logos and Colors | Illinois Brand Guidelines". August 14, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2013-MG-History.pdf
  3. ↑ "2018 Baseball History" (PDF). Illinois Fighting Illini. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/recruiting/sports/m-basebl/facilities.html
  5. ↑ "Fighting Illini in Minor League Baseball". Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_illinois_baseball_players.shtml
  7. ↑ http://nationals.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543699#gameType='R'&sectionType=career&statType=2&season=2013&level='ALL'
  8. ↑ "2018 NCAA Div 1 Baseball All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. May 31, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/mgsection6.pdf
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