Baseball - 2016 Facts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
Nickname: Fighting Illini
Founded: 1867
Enrollment: 43,603
Colors: Orange and Blue
Conference: Big Ten
Stadium (capacity): Illinois Field (1,500)
Surface: FieldTurf
President: Timothy L. Killeen
Interim Chancellor: Barbara J. Wilson
Interim Athletic Director: Paul Kowalczyk
Ticket Office: 1-866-ILLINI-1
ILLINI BASEBALL HISTORY
First Year: 1879
Baseball Seasons All-Time: 37th season in 2016
Overall Record: 2,525-1,619-39 (.608)
Big Ten Record: 1,091-788-10 (.580)
Big Ten Championships / Last: 30 / 2015
Years in NCAA Tournament / Last: 11 / 2015
NCAA Tournament Record: 17-21 / .447
TEAM INFORMATION
2015 Record: 50-10-1
2015 Big Ten Record/Place: 21-1 / 1st
NCAA Finish: Super Regional
Players Returning/Lost: 18 /15
Newcomers: 14
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Dan Hartleb (Southern Illinois ’89) - 11th season
Career Record/Record at Illinois: 326-230-1 (10 seasons)
Big Ten Record: 151-108 (10 seasons)
Assistant Coach: Drew Dickinson (Illinois ’09) - Fifth season
Assistant Coach: Adam Christ (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ’03) - First season
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kyle Hudson - Second season
Faculty Representative: Matthew B. Wheeler
Athletic Trainer: Jim Halpin
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Zach Boone
Equipment Manager: Rick Raven
Baseball Secretary: Mary Gallagher
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION
Baseball SID: Brett Moore
Phone: 309-212-6367
E-mail: btmoore3@illinois.edu
RADIO INFORMATION
Flagship Station: WDWS-AM 1400
Play-By-Play: Dave Loane
