Dan Hartleb

Last updated
Dan Hartleb
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Illinois
Conference Big Ten
Record567–419–1 (.575)
Biographical details
Born (1966-02-15) February 15, 1966 (age 58)
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1986 John A. Logan College
1987–1988 Southern Illinois
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Southern Illinois (assistant)
1991–2005 Illinois (assistant)
2006–presentIllinois
Head coaching record
Overall567–419–1 (.575)
Tournaments7–10 (NCAA Division I)
11–20 (Big Ten)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Big Ten regular season (2011, 2015, 2024)
Big Ten tournament (2011)
Awards
2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2015, 2024)

Dan Hartleb (born February 15, 1966) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current the head baseball coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini. Hartleb played two seasons of junior college baseball at John A. Logan College before finishing his playing career with two seasons at Southern Illinois. His coaching career began immediately after his playing career ended, as he served as a graduate assistant under Itch Jones at Southern Illinois from 1989–1990. When Jones was offered the head coaching position at Illinois following the 1990 season, Hartleb went with him and served as an Illinois assistant from 1991–2005. [1] [2] Under Hartleb, the Fighting Illini have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. [1]

Contents

Hartleb became the head coach at Illinois when Jones retired at the end of the 2005 season. The Illini qualified for four Big Ten Tournaments in Hartleb's first five seasons, finishing with an above-.500 record in each. They failed to make an NCAA tournament or win more than one game in a Big Ten Tournament, however, and media outlets raised the possibility that Hartleb's contract would not be renewed following the 2010. It was, however, and Illinois won the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles the following year, qualifying for the NCAA tournament. There, the team went 2–2 and reached a regional final. After missing the Big Ten Tournament in 2012, Illinois reached another NCAA tournament in 2013. Following the season, Hartleb signed a new, multi-year contract. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Hartleb's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach. [11] [12] [13]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference)(2006–present)
2006 Illinois 29–2915–17T-5th Big Ten tournament
2007 Illinois 31–2716–145th Big Ten tournament
2008 Illinois 31–2516–154th Big Ten tournament
2009 Illinois 34–2016–84th Big Ten tournament
2010 Illinois 26–2610–149th
2011 Illinois 30–2715–9T-1st NCAA Regional
2012 Illinois 28–2511–13T-6th
2013 Illinois 35–2014–10T-5th NCAA Regional
2014 Illinois 32–2117–73rd Big Ten tournament
2015 Illinois 50–10–121–11st NCAA Super Regional
2016 Illinois 28–2312–129th
2017 Illinois 23–289–1510th
2018 Illinois 33–2015–94th Big Ten tournament
2019 Illinois 36–2115–9T-3rd NCAA Regional
2020 Illinois 8–50–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Illinois 22–2222–227th
2022 Illinois 31–2217–7T-2nd Big Ten tournament
2023 Illinois 25–2712–127th Big Ten tournament
2024 Illinois 35–2118–61st NCAA Regional
Illinois:567–419–1 (.575)271–200 (.575)
Total:567–419–1 (.575)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal

Due to the death of his father, Hartleb spent some time away from the team during the 2014 season. [14]

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