Dan Hartleb Explained

Dan Hartleb
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Illinois
Current Conference:Big Ten
Birth Date:15 February 1966
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Player Years1:1985–1986
Player Team1:John A. Logan College
Player Years2:1987–1988
Player Team2:Southern Illinois
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:1989–1990
Coach Team1:Southern Illinois (assistant)
Coach Years2:1991–2005
Coach Team2:Illinois (assistant)
Coach Years3:2006–present
Coach Team3:Illinois
Tournament Record:7–10 (NCAA Division I)
11–20 (Big Ten)
Championships:3 Big Ten regular season (2011, 2015, 2024)
Big Ten tournament (2011)
Awards: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] Under Hartleb, the Fighting Illini have appeared in four NCAA tournaments.[2]

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.[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]

Personal

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Huth . Jeff . Tough Shoes to Fill Motivating – Not Intimdating – To Hartleb . June 21, 2014 . News-Gazette.com . February 23, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230830/http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/baseball/2010-05-31/memory-lane-meet-dan-hartleb.html . March 3, 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: #24 Dan Hartleb . FightingIllini.com . Illinois Athletic Communicationa . June 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140710014827/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/dan_hartleb_99249.html . July 10, 2014 . dead .
  3. News: Jackson . Marcus . Itch Jones Didn't Rush Retirement Decision . June 21, 2014 . News-Gazette.com . June 14, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413020713/http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/baseball/2005-06-14/itch-jones-didnt-rush-retirement-decision.html . April 13, 2015 . dead .
  4. News: Transactions . June 21, 2014 . Courant.com . Hartford Courant . June 16, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415172313/http://articles.courant.com/2005-06-16/sports/0506160128_1_women-s-soccer-coach-baseball-coach-men-s-assistant . April 15, 2015 . dead .
  5. News: Gardiner . Andy . Big Ten Making Noise by Knocking on Omaha's Door . June 21, 2014 . USAToday.com . April 22, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413021202/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2009-04-22-big-ten-omaha_N.htm . April 13, 2015 . dead .
  6. News: Huth . Jeff . Speculation Ends: Hartleb to Return . June 21, 2014 . News-Gazette.com . May 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413015608/http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/baseball/2010-05-27/speculation-ends-hartleb-return.html . April 13, 2015 . dead .
  7. News: Powers . Scott . Illinois Makes NCAA Baseball Tourney . June 21, 2014 . ESPN Chicago . May 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603074207/http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=6608245 . June 3, 2011 . live .
  8. News: Ryan . Shannon . Justin Parr, Illinois Out to Extend Season: Big Ten Player of the Year Leads Illinois into NCAA Baseball Tournament . June 21, 2014 . ChicagoTribune.com . May 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130923000732/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-30/sports/ct-spt-0531-illinois-baseball-20130531_1_former-illini-dan-hartleb-east-tennessee-state . September 23, 2013 . dead .
  9. News: Poe . Barry . Kerian, Illinois Begin Baseball Regional Action in Nashville . June 21, 2014 . SiouxCityJournal.com . May 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180630231935/https://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/baseball/college/kerian-illinois-begin-regional-baseball-action-in-nashville/article_b78175a3-7c1b-54c0-8c98-d61c7eca5bfc.html . June 30, 2018 . dead .
  10. News: Illinois, Baseball Coach Looking at New Contract . June 21, 2014 . NewsOK.com . June 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205903/http://newsok.com/illinois-baseball-coach-looking-at-new-contract/article/feed/551610 . March 3, 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Record Book . Big Ten Conference . June 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153601/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/b1grecordsbookbase.pdf . October 6, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: 2014 Illinois Baseball Media Guide . Illinois Athletic Communication . June 21, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6QVAHLObS?url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2014-RB-History.pdf . June 21, 2014 . dead .
  13. Web site: 2014 Baseball Standings . BigTen.org . June 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702122646/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/m-basebl-standings.html . July 2, 2014 . dead .
  14. News: Fortin . Nick . After Father Dies, Hartleb Takes Time Away from Illinois Baseball . June 21, 2014 . DailyIllini.com . April 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140803061526/http://www.dailyillini.com/sports/men_sports/baseball/article_320f82e0-beb2-11e3-b6ce-001a4bcf6878.html . August 3, 2014 . dead .