Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball

The Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. The team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Eastern Illinois’ first baseball team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at Coaches Stadium at Monier Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers are coached by Jason Anderson.

Eastern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament 1999 1–2 Waco Regional 2008 0–2 Lincoln Regional 2023 0–2 Nashville Regional 1–6

Head coaches 1904–11A.B. Crowe832–171912–50; 1952Charles Lantz39171–2161951Henry Miller110–51953–56Clifton White445–381957Bill Rogers14–111958–62Jack Kaley575–611963–65; 1967–74Bill McCabe11201–1331966Ben Newcomb19–171975–77J.W. Sanders384–491978–88Tom McDevitt11299–187–31989–94Dan Callahan6154–158–11995–2015Jim Schmitz20533–581–12016–presentJason Anderson9209–236Totals13 Coaches119 Years1,846–1,711–5

Season Results Independent 1904–19461904A.B. Crowe4–0 — — —1905A.B. Crowe2–0 — — —1906A.B. Crowe4–2 — — —1907A.B. Crowe5–0 — — —1908A.B. Crowe9–3 — — —1909A.B. Crowe4–2 — — —1910A.B. Crowe2–5 — — —1911A.B. Crowe2–5 — — —1912Charles Lantz2–5 — — —1913Charles Lantz5–2 — — —1914Charles Lantz3–4 — — —1915Charles Lantz3–4 — — —1916Charles Lantz3–3 — — —1917Charles Lantz1–5 — — —1918Charles Lantz6–4 — — —1919Charles Lantz2–5 — — —1920Charles Lantz6–2 — — —1921Charles Lantz4–4 — — —1922Charles Lantz3–4 — — —1923Charles Lantz2–4 — — —1924Charles Lantz6–3 — — —1925Charles Lantz4–5 — — —1926Charles Lantz3–7 — — —1927Charles Lantz4–5 — — —1928Charles Lantz1–9 — — —1929Charles Lantz2–5 — — —1930Charles Lantz1–5 — — —1931Charles Lantz3–6 — — —1932Charles Lantz4–7 — — —1933Charles Lantz5–6 — — —1934Charles Lantz3–7 — — —1935Charles Lantz5–4 — — —1936Charles Lantz4–6 — — —1937Charles Lantz1–7 — — —1938Charles Lantz6–7 — — —1939Charles Lantz5–8 — — —1940Charles Lantz4–10 — — —1941Charles Lantz7–5 — — —1942Charles Lantz6–7 — — —1943Charles Lantz4–7 — — —1944No Games PlayedN/AN/AN/AN/A1945Charles Lantz3–6 — — —1946Charles Lantz3–7 — — — Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1947–19691947Charles Lantz10–5 —1st 1948Charles Lantz13–4 —2nd 1949Charles Lantz10–7 —1st 1950Charles Lantz6–8 —3rd 1951Henry Miller10–5 —4th 1952Charles Lantz 7–8 —4th 1953Clifton White11–3 —1st 1954Clifton White14–6 —T-2nd1955Clifton White12–13 —6th1956Clifton White8–16 —7th1957Bill Rogers4–11 —7th1958Jack Kaley7–13 —7th1959Jack Kaley14–15 —T-3rd1960Jack Kaley19–127–73rd1961Jack Kaley18–1111–62nd1962Jack Kaley17–1010–42nd1963Bill McCabe15–106–6T-2nd1964Bill McCabe23–78–42nd1965Bill McCabe15–85–5T-2nd1966Ben Newcomb 9–173–73rd1967Bill McCabe14–173–63rd1968Bill McCabe18–73–42nd1969Bill McCabe10–141–53rd Independent 1970–19841970Bill McCabe13–20 — —1971Bill McCabe25–12 — —1972Bill McCabe19–11 — —1973Bill McCabe27–13 — —1974Bill McCabe22–14 — —1975J. W. Sanders25–15 — —1976J. W. Sanders36–11 — —1977J. W. Sanders23–23 — —1978Tom McDevitt27–19 — —1979Tom McDevitt20–18 — —1980Tom McDevitt26–20 — —1981Tom McDevitt36–14 — —1982Tom McDevitt29–12 — —1983Tom McDevitt22–12 — —1984Tom McDevitt19–11 — — Mid-Continent Conference 1985–19961985Tom McDevitt33–14–18–01st (Gray)1986Tom McDevitt29–22–14–73rd1987Tom McDevitt31–22–19–31st (Gray)1988Tom McDevitt27–236—62nd (Gray)1989Dan Callahan31–196–22nd (Gray)1990Dan Callahan24–304–72nd (Gray)1991Dan Callahan27–328–01st (West)1992Dan Callahan24–3013–71st (West)1993Dan Callahan23–23–19–6–13rd1994Dan Callahan24–2414–82nd1995Jim Schmitz28–1915–51st (West)1996Jim Schmitz25–2215–31st (West) Ohio Valley Conference 1997–present1997Jim Schmitz25–2813–114th1998Jim Schmitz37–1617–61st1999Jim Schmitz33–2317–71stNCAA First Round2000Jim Schmitz22–3310–136th2001Jim Schmitz35–2019—11st2002Jim Schmitz25–2612–82nd2003Jim Schmitz26–318–126th2004Jim Schmitz26–3017–92nd2005Jim Schmitz17–3914–13T-6th2006Jim Schmitz31–2417–103rd2007Jim Schmitz23–2812–157th2008Jim Schmitz27–3013–134thNCAA First Round2009Jim Schmitz31–1913–51st2010Jim Schmitz18–3511–125th2011Jim Schmitz18–339–127th2012Jim Schmitz29–2915–114th2013Jim Schmitz22–2711–177th2014Jim Schmitz22–33–115–14–16th2015Jim Schmitz13–369–2111th2016Jason Anderson15–398–2210th2017Jason Anderson 21–3512–189th2018Jason Anderson 23–3112–188th2019Jason Anderson 26–3013–177th2020Jason Anderson 8–62–1T-3rd2021Jason Anderson25-2314-16T-7th2022Jason Anderson 33–2012–12T-4th2023Jason Anderson 38–2113–115thNCAA First Round2024Jason Anderson 20–3313–14T-5th2025Jason Anderson 31–2217–71stTotals120 Years13 Coaches1,857–1,733–5()7 appearances

Retired Numbers 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 1980–83 October 13, 2012 19 Marty Pattin P 1962–65 April 18, 2009 Source

Notable former players Tim Bogar, Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder and coach Zach Borenstein, professional baseball player Randy Myers, MLB pitcher with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays between 1985 and 1998. 4x MLB All-Star. Marty Pattin, MLB All-Star pitcher Stan Royer, MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox Kevin Seitzer, MLB All-Star and hitting coach See also NCAA Division II baseball tournament

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