Illinois went on to win its first-ever NCAA Regional, advancing to the Super Regional for the first time in school history. 22 by D1Baseball.com. RHP 6'9" 220 lbs Illinois State. 618-650-2032. Im excited to have Sean on board. Hartleb also served on the coaching staff for the 2014 USA Baseball 14U National Team Development Program. During the 2021 season, Hartleb recorded his 475th win after a 14-8 victory over Penn State on May 22, 2021. In addition to the high selections of Robinson and Lars Davis, catchers Jason Goldstein, Adam Davis, Patrick Arlis and Aaron Nieckula had their names called during the draft. Brett Weber started the run when he earned All-America status and won Pitcher of the Year honors in 1998 and closer Jimmy Journell followed suit with All-America honors of his own in 1999. Hide/Show Additional Information For Taylor Bruninga INF . Chad Opel, SIUE baseball alumnus, Athletics Hall of Fame member. Hes a rising star. I think back along the way to all the players that have been a part of any of the programs. The Cougars combined for a .293 batting average, which was the team's highest average since 2010. 1 Cal State Fullerton and No. 1970-79 0 Magnus, Coby . The Cougars scored 335 runs, hit 53 home runs and drove in 319 runs, all Division I era-bests and all despite playing fewer games than several previous seasons. He was inducted into Hamilton High Schools Hall of Fame in February 2002. This is a phenomenal job. Conroy was drafted in the 19th round by the New York Yankees in 2005 and won a New York-Penn League title with the class-A Staten Island Yankees that fall. Jeff began his coaching career at Parkland College in 2018 and spent three and a half years as Parklands Hitting Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. The native of Byron, Illinois, spent seven total seasons on the Bradley staff where he served as recruiting coordinator and hitting instructor. Goldstein went in the ninth round to Seattle in 2016, Adam Davis was an 11th-round pick by Baltimore in 2011, Arlis was selected in the 11th round in 2002 by Florida and the As took Nieckula in the 22nd round in 1998. Andy Dickinson kept it alive with All-America honors in 2001 and 02 and Pitcher of the Year accolades in 2001. He is a great recruiter who knows how to win and how to build a program and he will engage the SIUE community. Senior slugger Keaton Wright (.317) and junior Dustin Woodcock (.330) each hit over .300 for the season while establishing new career highs in RBIs. Over his nine seasons in affiliated baseball, he progressed to AAA in the Baltimore Orioles organization (3 Big League Spring Training Invites) and up to AA with the Kansas City Royals organization (5 Big League Spring Training Invites). Jeff is a 2014 graduate of Castle High School. 6 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament; becoming just the second Big Ten team to earn a national seed. Coaches & Staff. Dan Hartleb is in his 18th season as head coach at Illinois and 33rd season on the Illini coaching staff in 2023. Under Lyons, Mike Tauchman was tabbed as the 2013 Joe Carter MVC Player of the Year. Twitter: @achrist16, Email: curtac@illinois.edu He and his wife, Gina, were married in December 1993 and reside in Champaign with their children, Zakary David and Haley Noel. We had it down to two great finalists. Hartleb transferred to Southern Illinois from John A. Logan Community College, where he was a junior college all-star catcher. She walked one, struck out one, while giving up one hit and a run and earning her first career save. View Full Bio, Brody Under Lyons, Brett Johnson and Richie Well earned All-Region honors following their final season in a Cougar uniform. "Coach Kev" handles the defensive development of the Blue Storm Outfield. During the season, SIUE faced the likes of Louisiana Tech, Oral Roberts and top-25 ranked Wichita State, while also face a pair of NCAA regional teams - Tennessee Tech and Morehead State in Ohio Valley Conference play. WKU Softball swept Saturday's games and have won their last 10 of 12 for head coach Amy Tudor's 500th career win after the Tops 9-0 win over Evansville at the WKU Softball Complex. Allen, Curt Dan Hartleb is in his 18th season as head coach at Illinois and 33rdseason on the Illini coaching staff in 2023. 2010-19 30 Chad Oxendine. The official 2022-23 Baseball Roster for the Illinois Central College Skip To Main Content . Lyons has a career record of 115-160 in six seasons at SIUE. Baseball Coaching Staff. All Rights Reserved. 6 overall by the Minnesota Twins to become the highest draft pick in Illini history. The game is . The NCSA Illinois Baseball athletic scholarships portal connects student athletes each year to the best college coaches and teams to maximize their prospects of getting a partially subsidized education to participate in Baseball in college. minceybb@longwood.edu. View Full Bio. Our accomplished staff is composed of high-school and college coaches who know how to instruct and inspire; IBA instructors are dedicated to making every player great - both on the field and off . Constertina, John Title. Hartleb is one of the winningest coaches in school history, as he enters 2023 with a career record of 507-371-1 (.577). Playing a challenging nonconference schedule, the Cougars finished at 15-37 overall in 2018. Andy Dickinson was drafted by the Oakland As in June of 2002 and advanced to the As Double-A Midland RockHounds in 2005. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 27 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft. 2023 Baseball Coaching Staff. Including a trip to the NJCAA Baseball World Series in 2016. Five of Hartlebs pitchers have been named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and Illinois has produced sevenBig Ten Players of the Year, along with 45All-Big Ten first team selections. Doligale, Xavier But Hartleb has not simply been a pitching coach. Mazurek played for the high class-A Lynchburg Hillcats, a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate, in 2005, and Olson played for the Minnesota Twins Double-A affiliate in 2006. In addition to the high selections of Robinson and Lars Davis, catchers Jason Goldstein, Adam Davis, Patrick Arlis and Aaron Nieckula had their names called during the draft. 2023 Baseball Schedule. Calvin Peacock. Im excited for Sean and excited for the program. The Illini also have achieved a great deal of success in the classroom in Hartlebs 16years as head coach, earning nine NCAA Public Recognition Awards, an honor bestowed on the highest-achieving schools in the NCAAs Academic Progress Rate (APR). Its always been special with every group Ive been able to coach, noted head coach Amy Tudor. McReaken in his second season in the Atlanta Braves organization. A lifelong Belleville native. Round 6, Overall 181 - Scott Spiezio, 1B, Oakland A's, 1993, 2020-29 4 SIUE was 13-17 in Ohio Valley Conference play, marking the most OVC wins for the Cougars since 2015. Eder: Assistant Coach John Furlong . Along the way the Illini reeled off a Big Ten-record 27-game winning streak from March 30-May 20, the longest in the nation in 2015. 4950 Maryville Road Smith, Jacob In July he was named as the Head Coach of the SWIC Blue Storm Baseball Program after spending the 2019 season at Western Carolina University as the teams hitting coach. Massey made just one error while starting every game at second base and went on a 60-game errorless streak between his freshman and sophomore seasons in Champaign. Following the season, Hartleb was named to the coaching staff for the 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. 1990-99 19 Johnson, Brady Bunten and Kaid Karnes all earned first team All-OVC honors while Brennan Orf was named to the second team. Weber, Anderson and Jimmy Conroy all entered the New York Yankees farm system, and Andersonspent time in the big leagues with the Yankees, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians after spending only three years in the minors. Other pros who have pitched under Hartleb at Illinois include 1999 Chicago Cubs draft pick Tim Lavery, 1998 Anaheim Angels signee Cody Salter, 1997 Houston Astros pick Brian Hecht, 1993 St. Louis Cardinals draftee Matt Arrandale, Mark Dressen and Jake Toohey. Davis nearly matched Robinson in the 2007 draft when he was taken in the third round by the Colorado Rockies, but 12 picks later overall. . 6 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament; becoming just the second Big Ten team to earn a national seed. Two years later Ben Spillane became the highest drafted position player in the history of Illinois baseball after one of the greatest offensive seasons in Big Ten history. Brett Weber started the run when he earned All-America status and won Pitcher of the Year honors in 1998 and closer Jimmy Journell followed suit with All-America honors of his own in 1999. 1960-69 8, 2020-29 0 The Orange and Blue hosted both the Regional and Super Regional during a season in which the Illini won a school-record 25 games at Illinois Field. Sedlock set Fighting Illini single-season records for strikeouts (116), innings pitched against Big Ten opponents (64.2) and strikeouts against Big Ten opponents (75) on his way to the 2016 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year award and first team All-American honors by Baseball America. 434-395-2351. Illinois has eight years of perfect 1000 scores in the APR and has never scored below964 during Hartleb's head coaching career, finishing above the national average in every season. From 2017-2018, Garcia worked as an associate scout with the Los Angeles Dodgers, providing reports on potential prospects from his region that included the Big 10, Missouri Valley Conference, and junior college teams. Career Accolades. The only two Edwardsville High baseball coaches in the Hall of Fame are Funkhouser and his former coach with the Tigers, Tom Pile. The team won 50 games, breaking the previous school record of 49 wins set in 1982, won the NCAA Champaign Regional, and advanced to the NCAA Champaign Super Regional. I think hell do an amazing job. The Illini also have achieved a great deal of success in the classroom in Hartlebs 16years as head coach, earning nine NCAA Public Recognition Awards, an honor bestowed on the highest-achieving schools in the NCAAs Academic Progress Rate (APR). He was scheduled to serve as the Windy City Thunderbolts Pitching coach for the COVID season of 2020z. Westcott, Logan The Panthers won the OVC tournament title in 2008 and were OVC regular season champions in 2009. Assistant Coach. Lyons has a career record of 115-160 in six seasons at SIUE. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone Twitter; Jim Foster: Head Baseball Coach james.foster@northwestern.edu: 491-4652 491-4652: Dusty Napoleon: Hitting Coach/Recruiting Coordinator dusty.napoleon@northwestern.edu: Mitch Walk, who was the Pitcher of the Year for the class-A San Jose Giants in 2001, pitched for Illinois from 1998-2000 and advanced to Double-A Norwich in 2005. 1980-89 19 Illinois Field's turf was redone in 2020. Elvis Dominguez, head baseball coach, Bradley, I said it when I introduced Sean for the Hall of Fame at Eastern Illinois - the two eras in which we won at EIU, Sean was involved either as a player or as a coach. Belleville, IL 62221, Call Us Over his final two seasons, Parkland won a combined 98 games. Woodcock finished eighth on the career list for games played and started at SIUE while racking up 48 doubles to rank No. Over five seasons at Parkland, Garcia compiled a record of 214-88-2 as the head coach, guiding the Cobras to three-straight appearances in the NJCAA Division 2 World Series including a national runner-up finish in 2018. The Cougars led the OVC in slugging percentage (.462) and triples (15), while finishing second in the league in home runs (64), runs batted in (296) and total bases (804). He also has helped recruit and develop many top Illini players, including infielder Chris Basak, catchers Chris Robinson and Lars Davis, and infielder Bubba Smith. White, Izaak Following the season, Hartleb was named to the coaching staff for the 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He will certainly energize the program. The official Baseball Coach List for the Illinois College Blue Boys & Lady Blue The official Baseball Coach List for the Illinois College Blue Boys & Lady Blue Baseball Coaches - Illinois College Athletics Skip To Main Content Scoreboard Main Navigation Menu The D1Baseball.com Big Ten Coach of the Decade for the 2010s has won a pair of Big Ten titles (2011, 2015) and owns a conference record of 241-182(.570). The Bowling Green native only gave up two hits and walked one, while striking out three of 16 batters faced. Round 4, Overall 116 - Kyle Hudson, OF, Baltimore Orioles, 2008 Baseball Head Coach Mike Kunigonis: mkunigonis@niu.edu (815) 753-0147 (815) 753-0147 @MikeKunigonis: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Luke Stewart . The 2016 season was his first as the programs associate head coach. The following year, right-hander Cody Sedlock was taken with the No. Designated hitter Kaytlan Kemp got walked and Evansville changed pitchers for the first time of the game. Spillane slashed .389/.498/.903 and hit 23 home runs, the second-most in an Illinois single season, while leading the nation in slugging percentage. Since Hartleb joined the Illinois coaching staff in 1991, 13 former Illini have reached the major leagues, with Cody Sedlock (Baltimore) and Michael Massey (Kansas City) adding their names to that list in 2022. SIUE has gotten a really good person and a great family. Garcia got his coaching start at Putnam County High where he served as the head baseball coach and athletic director. Round 4, Overall 107 - Sean Mulligan, C, San Diego Padres, 1991 2000-09 17 He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 10th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. I was proud of the way weve played all day long., Im very proud of her [Tudor], ask me any day, Western is my heart and soul, said fifth-year senior Taylor Davis. Illinois swept the Big Ten individual awards for the first time in school history with first basemanDavid Kerianbeing named Player of the Year, left handerTyler Jayselected as Pitcher of the Year andDan Hartlebgarnering Coach of the Year. Joe Kelch. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Three-spot hitter Taylor Sanders picked up four hits and four RBIs in both games, while Kennedy Foote picked up two against the Evansville in WKUs fifth shutout on the season. The Illini earned the No. The official Baseball Coach List for the Northern Illinois University Huskies. Immediately following the season a school-record nine players were selected in the MLB Draft, highlighted by Jays selection at No. Illinois enjoyed its greatest season ever in2015 under Hartleb, who was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year, ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year and a National Coach of the Year finalist. Illinois Field's turf was redone in 2020. Round 1, Overall 6 - Tyler Jay, LHP, Minnesota Twins, 2015 Our accomplished staff is composed of high-school and college coaches who know how to instruct and inspire; IBA instructors are dedicated to making every player great both on the field and off . Freshman Maddy Wood got to close out the top of the fifth, collecting zeros across the board, only walking two, and picking up a strikeout.