UIC Flames baseball

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UIC Flames
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Founded1949 (1949)
Conference history
University University of Illinois at Chicago
Athletic directorMichael Lipitz
Head coach Sean McDermott (4th season)
Conference MVC
Location Chicago, Illinois
Home stadium Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Flames
ColorsNavy blue and fire engine red [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
Conference tournament champions
1990, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
Regular season conference champions
2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017

The UIC Flames baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. The Flames are coached by Sean McDermott and assisted by hitting coach Jimmy “no hips” Frankos.

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UIC in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
2003 0–2.000 Palo Alto Regional
2005 0–2.000 Lincoln Regional
2007 1–2.333 Long Beach Regional
2008 1–2.333 College Station Regional
2017 0–2.000 Hattiesburg Regional
2019 0–2.000 Louisville Regional
TOTALS
2–12.143

Conference membership history

Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium

Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium is a baseball stadium on the UIC campus in Chicago, Illinois that seats 1,000 spectators and is named for Les Miller, UIC head baseball coach from 1949 to 1979, and Curtis Granderson, an alumnus of the program. During Miller's tenure, the program won over 500 games. Granderson was named conference player of the year with the Flames in 2002 and later played in Major League Baseball. [3] [4]

Head coaches

Year(s)CoachSeasonsW–L–TPct
1949–1979Les Miller31509–363–5.583
1980–1982Dick Ward347–102.315
1983–1998Dean Refakes16376–467–3.446
1999–2021 Mike Dee 23690–522–1.569
2022–present Sean McDermott 385–70.548
Totals5761,707–1,524–8.528

Awards and honors

Horizon League Player of the Year

YearPositionName
2002OF Curtis Granderson
2013OFChuck Peters
2015SSJeff Boehm
2017CRob Calabrese

Horizon League Pitcher of the Year

YearName
1994Jon Piazza
1997Jason Henry
2007Zach Peterson
2009Adam Worthington
2015Jake Dahlberg
2017Jake Dahlberg
2018Ryan Campbell
2019Jacob Key

Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year

YearName
2007David Cales
2008Adam Worthington
2016 Trevor Lane
2017Alex Padilla
2018Charlie Cerny
2019Alex Padilla

Horizon League Coach of the Year

YearName
1990Dean Refakes
1993Dean Refakes
1999 Mike Dee
2000Mike Dee
2002Mike Dee
2003Mike Dee
2005Mike Dee
2006Mike Dee
2007Mike Dee
2008Mike Dee
2015Mike Dee
2017Mike Dee

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See also

References

  1. ↑ UIC Brand Guide (PDF). November 10, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Illinois-Chicago". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Curtis Granderson Stadium". www.uicflames.com. University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Former UIC Baseball Coach Les Miller Passes Away". www.uicflames.com. University of Illinois at Chicago. February 21, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2020 Horizon League Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved March 14, 2020.


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