The Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in NCAA Division I college baseball. The baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini play all on-campus home games at Illinois Field. Coached by two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year Dan Hartleb, the Fighting Illini have appeared in five NCAA tournaments in his tenure.
History
Coaching history No coach 1879–1881 2–1 No team 1882 0–0 No coach 1883–1891 30–17–1 Edward K. Hall 1892–1894 30–17 No Coach 1895 10–4 George Huff 1896–1919 314–97–4 11 George Clark 1920 16–8 Carl Lundgren 1920–1934 209–78–14 5 Wally Roettger 1935–1951 212–109–6 4 Lee Eilbracht 1952–1978 518–395–6 4 3 Tom Dedin 1979–1987 268–234–6 Augie Garrido 1988–1990 111–57 2 2 Richard "Itch" Jones 1991–2005 474–373–1 2 2 Dan Hartleb 2006–present 567–419–1 253–200 3 5 Totals2,764–1,796–39() 1,093–852–10() 30 12
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Year-by-year results 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 1892 Ed Hall 8–3 – – – 1893 Ed Hall 14–8 – – – 1894 Ed Hall 8–6 – – – 1895 – 10–4 – – No Coach 1896 George Huff 15–4 2–4 3rd – 1897 George Huff 6–5 3–3 T-2nd – 1898 George Huff 6–7 4–6 3rd – 1899 George Huff 11–6 9–4 2nd – 1900 George Huff 12–2 8–2 1st Big Ten Champions 1901 George Huff 12–7 6–4 3rd – 1902 George Huff 12–4 8–3 2nd – 1903 George Huff 17–1 11–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1904 George Huff 24–4 8–2 1st Big Ten Champions 1905 George Huff 14–5 7–5 2nd – 1906 George Huff 13–3 8–3 1st Big Ten Champions 1907 George Huff 10–1 7–0 1st Big Ten Champions 1908 George Huff 11–3 11–3 1st Big Ten Champions 1909 George Huff 11–3 9–3 2nd – 1910 George Huff 14–0 11–0 1st Big Ten Champions 1911 George Huff 18–2 14–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1912 George Huff 13–3–1 10–2–1 2nd – 1913 George Huff 11–5–1 8–4 T-2nd – 1914 George Huff 11–7–1 7–3 1st Big Ten Champions 1915 George Huff 18–1–1 9–1–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1916 George Huff 17–5 8–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1917 George Huff 13–7 8–3 2nd – 1918 George Huff 13–6 7–3 2nd – 1919 George Huff 13–5 7–4 2nd – 1920 George Clark 16–8 6–4 2nd – 1921 Carl Lundgren 17–3 10–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1922 Carl Lundgren 17–2–1 8–2 1st Big Ten Champions 1923 Carl Lundgren 14–6–1 7–4 3rd – 1924 Carl Lundgren 10–6–1 4–3–1 5th – 1925 Carl Lundgren 12–8 6–5 T-5th – 1926 Carl Lundgren 16–7–1 7–4 T-3rd – 1927 Carl Lundgren 10–7–3 7–3–1 T-1st Big Ten Champions 1928 Carl Lundgren 32–12–5 6–6 8th – 1929 Carl Lundgren 13–7–2 6–5 4th – 1930 Carl Lundgren 15–5 8–2 2nd – 1931 Carl Lundgren 15–4 8–2 1st Big Ten Champions 1932 Carl Lundgren 10–5 7–3 2nd – 1933 Carl Lundgren 13–3 8–2 T-2nd – 1934 Carl Lundgren 15–3 9–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1935 Wally Roettger 12–4 7–3 T-2nd – 1936 Wally Roettger 13–4 8–2 2nd – 1937 Wally Roettger 14–3 9–1 1st Big Ten Champions 1938 Wally Roettger 8–8 4–4 T-6th – 1939 Wally Roettger 7–7–2 4–5 8th – 1940 Wally Roettger 16–5 9–3 1st Big Ten Champions 1941 Wally Roettger 13–7 7–4 3rd – 1942 Wally Roettger 9–9 5–7 T-5th – 1943 Wally Roettger 8–6 5–3 T-3rd – 1944 Wally Roettger 9–3–2 5–2–2 3rd – 1945 Wally Roettger 10–10–1 6–5–1 4th – 1946 Wally Roettger 13–8 6–3 T-3rd – 1947 Wally Roettger 22–6 9–3 1st Big Ten Champions 1948 Wally Roettger 20–7–1 10–2 1st Big Ten Champions 1949 Wally Roettger 9–8–1 6–5–1 5th – 1950 Wally Roettger 13–6 6–5 T-4th – 1951 Wally Roettger 16–9 8–3 2nd – 1952 Lee Eilbracht 20–11–1 10–5 T-1st Big Ten Champions 1953 Lee Eilbracht 17–6 10–3 T-1st Big Ten Champions 1954 Lee Eilbracht 16–15 4–11 T-9th – 1955 Lee Eilbracht 14–10 7–6 4th – 1956 Lee Eilbracht 15–18–1 4–11 10th – 1957 Lee Eilbracht 17–9 7–4 T-2nd – 1958 Lee Eilbracht 18–10 8–6 4th – 1959 Lee Eilbracht 22–9 9–6 T-2nd – 1960 Lee Eilbracht 21–10 6–8 7th – 1961 Lee Eilbracht 22–8 9–4 4th – 1962 Lee Eilbracht 25–6 13–2 1st Big Ten Champions 1963 Lee Eilbracht 21–15 10–5 1st Big Ten Champions 1964 Lee Eilbracht 9–22 1–14 10th – 1965 Lee Eilbracht 14–9 8–6 5th – 1966 Lee Eilbracht 14–14 5–7 6th – 1967 Lee Eilbracht 17–21 5–11 9th – 1968 Lee Eilbracht 18–19 7–10 6th – 1969 Lee Eilbracht 22–20 11–7 2nd – 1970 Lee Eilbracht 19–16–1 8–10 T-6th – 1971 Lee Eilbracht 20–16–1 10–7–1 4th – 1972 Lee Eilbracht 16–21 5–9 8th – 1973 Lee Eilbracht 21–13 8–10 T-7th – 1974 Lee Eilbracht 27–11 9–7 4th – 1975 Lee Eilbracht 25–17–1 4–11–1 9th – 1976 Lee Eilbracht 20–22 3–12 10th – 1977 Lee Eilbracht 23–25 8–10 6th – 1978 Lee Eilbracht 25–22–1 6–12 9th – 1979 Tom Dedin 14–30–1 3–15 10th – 1980 Tom Dedin 18–33 6–10 T-6th – 1981 Tom Dedin 35–26 11–3 2nd-West (4th Tourn.) – 1982 Tom Dedin 49–23 14–2 1st-West (4th Tourn.) – 1983 Tom Dedin 23–24–2 6–9 T-3rd-West – 1984 Tom Dedin 22–30 3–10 5th-West – 1985 Tom Dedin 46–21 13–4 1st-West (4th Tourn.) – 1986 Tom Dedin 33–20–2 8–8 4th-West – 1987 Tom Dedin 32–24 9–7 T-2nd-West – 1988 Augie Garrido 26–20 12–16 7th – 1989 Augie Garrido 42–16 17–11 T-2nd Big Ten Tournament champions 1990 Augie Garrido 43–21 19–9 T-2nd Big Ten Tournament champions 1991 Richard “Itch” Jones 26–30 13–15 7th – 1992 Richard “Itch” Jones 36–20 16–12 4th – 1993 Richard “Itch” Jones 32–23 12–16 T-8th – 1994 Richard “Itch” Jones 26–26 12–16 T-7th – 1995 Richard “Itch” Jones 25–31 14–14 T-5th – 1996 Richard “Itch” Jones 37–22 17–10 3rd – 1997 Richard “Itch” Jones 32–27 17–11 T-3rd – 1998 Richard “Itch” Jones 42–21 19–5 1st Big Ten Champions 1999 Richard “Itch” Jones 34–22 15–12 3rd – 2000 Richard “Itch” Jones 41–23 17–11 T-3rd Big Ten Tournament champions 2001 Richard “Itch” Jones 29–28 13–14 5th – 2002 Richard “Itch” Jones 32–19 14–15 T-6th – 2003 Richard “Itch” Jones 27–26 12–19 8th – 2004 Richard “Itch” Jones 22–33 11–21 9th – 2005 Richard “Itch” Jones 33–23–1 20–12 1st Big Ten Champions 2006 Dan Hartleb 29–29 15–17 T-5th – 2007 Dan Hartleb 31–27 16–14 5th – 2008 Dan Hartleb 31–25 16–15 4th – 2009 Dan Hartleb 34–20 16–8 4th – 2010 Dan Hartleb 26–26 10–14 9th – 2011 Dan Hartleb 30–27 15–9 1st Big Ten Champions Big Ten Tournament champions 2012 Dan Hartleb 28–25 11–13 T-6th – 2013 Dan Hartleb 35–20 14–10 T-5th – 2014 Dan Hartleb 32–21 17–7 3rd – 2015 Dan Hartleb 50–10–1 21–1 1st Champaign Regional championsBig Ten Champions School record 50 wins School & Big Ten record 27 straight wins 2016 Dan Hartleb 28–23 12–12 T-8th – 2017 Dan Hartleb 23–28 9–15 10th – 2018Dan Hartleb33-2015-94th– 2019Dan Hartleb36-2115-9T-3rd–2020Dan Hartleb8-5–2021Dan Hartleb22-2222-227th–2022Dan Hartleb31-2217-7T–2nd–2023Dan Hartleb25-2712-12T–7th–2024Dan Hartleb35-2118-61st
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NCAA tournament results 1947 0-1 .000 Eastern Playoff 1948 0-2 .000 Eastern Playoff 1962 1-2 .333 District 4 1963 3-2 .600 District 4 1989 1-2 .333 Northeast Regional 1990 2-2 .500 South II Regional 1998 3-2 .600 South I Regional 2000 1-2 .333 Clemson Regional 2011 2-2 .500 Fullerton Regional 2013 1-2 .333 Nashville Regional 2015 3-2 .600 Champaign Super Regional 2019 0-2 .000 Oxford Regional 2024 1-2 .333 Lexington Super Regional
Attendance records + Top Attendance Figures at Illinois Field 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. 3,227 Ohio State May 4, 2018 10. 3,185 Indiana April 27, 2014
Retired numbers Fighting Illini in professional baseball MiLB Total Currently Playing:13 MLB All-Time Total MLB Players73 Total Currently Playing:1 Notable achievements Illini in the World Series:8 Number of World Series TitlesClaimed by Illini:12 National Baseball Hall of Famers:1 +Illinois Fighting Illini retired numbers No.PlayerPositionCareer 5 Lou Boudreau 3B 1937–1938
Current MLB players Michael Massey (Kansas City Royals) (2022–present)
Individual honors
Player of the year awards
2018 Bren Spillane, (1B/OF), Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
All-Americans Note that information below is referenced from Illinois Fighting Illini Media Guide.
1947 Andy Phillip, (1B) Lee Eilbracht, (C) 1948 Russ Steger, (OF) 1951 Dick Raklovits, (3B) 1959 Bob Klaus, (SS) 1962 Tom Fletcher, (P) 1973 Bob Polock, (2B) 1987 Darrin Fletcher, (C) 1988 Mark Dalesandro, (2B) 1989 Sean Mulligan, (C) Charles "Bubba" Smith, (UT) 1990 Mark Dalesandro, (2B) 1991 Sean Mulligan, (C) Charles "Bubba" Smith, (UT) Larry Sutton, (OF) Scott Spiezio, (IF) 1992 Larry Sutton, (OF) 1993 Scott Spiezio, (IF) 1994 Forry Wells, (OF) Tom Sinak, (OF)
1996 Josh Klimek (SS) Brian McClure, (2B) 1998 James Tow, (P) D.J. Svihlik, (2B) 1999 James Tow, (P) D.J. Svihlik, (2B) Luke Simmons, (DH) 2000 Jason Anderson (P) Andy Schutzenhofer, (1B) D.J. Svihlik, (2B) 2001 Andy Dickinson (P) 2002 Andy Dickinson (P) Drew Davidson, (OF) 2003 Eric Eymann, (SS) 2005 Drew Davidson, (OF) 2007 Lars Davis (C) 2013 Justin Parr, (OF) 2015 Tyler Jay, (P) 2016 Cody Sedlock, (P) 2018 Bren Spillane, (1B/OF)
Illini in the World Series Carl Lundgren: , Garland "Jake" Stahl: Wally Roettger: Lou Boudreau: Tom Haller: Ed Spiezio: , Ken Holtzman: , , Scott Spiezio: , Source
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