The Danville Dans are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Danville, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA-sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into after the 2008 season.
In their history as a CICL team, the Dans won nine tournament titles. Since the merger of the CICL and the Prospect League, the Dans have qualified for the playoffs four times, with their best finish coming in 2010, when they were the runner-up to the league champion, Chillicothe Paints.
The Dans play in the Prospect League's Eastern Conference – Central Division along with the Decatur Bean Ballers, Dubois County Bombers, Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, and Terre Haute Rex.
Stadium The Dans play their home games in 5,021-seat Danville Stadium. During the 2017 season, just under 50,000 people attended Danville Dans games, ranking the stadium as the second-most visited facility in the Prospect League in terms of overall fans and average per game.
Seasons Season Manager Record Win % League Division GB Post-season record Post-season win % Postseason result Notes 2008 Pete Paciorek 24–23 .511 1–2 .333 Lost Central Illinois Collegiate League Championship (Springfield) 2009 Pete Paciorek 32–21 .604 2nd 2nd 2.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify Prospect League Inaugural Season 2010 Steve Bieser 32–24 .570 3rd 1st – 2–1 .667 Won Central Division Championship (Nashville) Won Semifinals (Quincy) Lost Prospect League Championship (Chillicothe) 2011 Mike Hutcheon 25–29 .463 10th 5th 12.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2012 Jamie Sailors 17–43 .283 11th 6th 21.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2013 Jamie Sailors 41–19 .683 1st 1st – 0–2 .000 Lost West Division Championship (Quincy) 2nd best regular season winning percentage in league history 2014 Eric Coleman 31–29 .517 6th 3rd 8.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2015 Eric Coleman 31–29 .517 6th 2nd 12.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2016 Eric Coleman 35–25 .583 4th 4th 4.5 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2017 Eric Coleman 31–29 .517 4th 3rd 5.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2018 Eric Coleman 35–23 .603 2nd 1st – 1–2 .333 Lost West Division Championship (Terre Haute) 2019 Eric Coleman 40–20 .667 3rd 2nd – 0–1 .000 Lost East Division Championship (Chillicothe) 2020 Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) 2021 Eric Coleman 36–22 .621 3rd 2nd 4.5 0–1 .000 Lost Wabash River Division Championship (Lafayette) 2022 Eric Coleman 40–17 .702 1st 1st – 0–1 .000 Lost Wabash River Division Championship (Illinois Valley) 2023 Eric Coleman 33–23 .589 3rd 1st – 0–1 .000 Lost Wabash River Division Championship (Springfield) 2024 Eric Coleman 30–26 .536 8th 2nd 2.5 0–1 .000 Lost Central Division Championship (Terre Haute) 2025 Eric Coleman 18–33 .353 16th 4th 16.0 0–0 .000 Did not qualify 2026 Cam Gross 31–23 .574 6th 1st – 0–0 .000 Did not qualify Totals 562–458 .551 4–12 .250
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External links
Danville Dans blog