Dan Hartleb | Bio

Head Coach
21st Season in 2026
Email: dhartleb@illinois.edu
Twitter: @DanHartleb

Dan Hartleb is in his 21st season as head coach at Illinois and 36th season on the Illini coaching staff in 2026. Hartleb is the winningest coaches in school history, as he enters 2026 with a career record of 597-443-1 (.574). The D1Baseball.com Big Ten Coach of the Decade for the 2010s has won a trio of Big Ten titles (2011, 2015, 2024) and owns a conference record of 271-200 (.575).

Under Hartleb, Illinois has had one of its best eras ever, winning 59.5 percent of its games over the last 13 years (388-264-1). Every Illini that has played four years for Hartleb has left with a winning percentage of .500 or better. Hartleb's teams have finished with a record of .500 or better in 18-of-20 seasons under his leadership.

Illinois has made a huge commitment to baseball under Hartleb with the announcement of the Susan and Clint Atkins Baseball Training Center. The 26,000-square foot, $8 million facility was completed in September 2022 giving the Fighting Illini one of the top indoor training facilities in all of college baseball. Illinois Field's turf was redone in 2020.

Baseball Staff

Support Staff

Jim Halpin - Athletic Trainer
Henry Aleck - Strength & Conditioning
Allyson O'Herron - Director of Operations
Marty Kaufmann - Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Revenue Operations
Shari Clapp - Academic Counselor