Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball explained

Current:2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team
Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball
University:Eastern Illinois University
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Location:Charleston, Illinois
Athletic Director:Tom Michael
Coach:Jason Anderson
Tenure:9th
Stadium:Coaches Stadium at Monier Field
Capacity:500
Nickname:Panthers
Runner Up:1981*
Cws:1973*, 1978*, 1981*
Ncaa Tourneys:1973*, 1975*, 1976*, 1978*, 1981*, 1999, 2008, 2023
*at Division II level
Conference Tournament:OVC

1999, 2008, 2023

Conference Champion:IIAC

1947, 1949, 1953
Mid-Cont: 1985, 1987, 1991
OVC: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009

The Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, United States. The team is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Eastern Illinois’ first baseball team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at Coaches Stadium at Monier Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers are coached by Jason Anderson.

Eastern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament

19991–2Waco Regional
20080–2Lincoln Regional
20230–2Nashville Regional
1–6

Head coaches

1904–11A.B. Crowe832–17
1912–50; 1952Charles Lantz39171–216
1951Henry Miller110–5
1953–56Clifton White445–38
1957Bill Rogers14–11
1958–62Jack Kaley575–61
1963–65; 1967–74Bill McCabe11201–133
1966Ben Newcomb19–17
1975–77J.W. Sanders384–49
1978–88Tom McDevitt11299–187–3
1989–94Dan Callahan6154–158–1
1995–2015Jim Schmitz20533–581–1
2016–presentJason Anderson7151–184
Totals13 Coaches117 Years1,788–1,657–5

Season Results

Independent 1904–1946
1904[1] A.B. Crowe4–0———
1905A.B. Crowe2–0———
1906A.B. Crowe4–2———
1907A.B. Crowe5–0———
1908A.B. Crowe9–3———
1909A.B. Crowe4–2———
1910A.B. Crowe2–5———
1911A.B. Crowe2–5———
1912Charles Lantz2–5———
1913Charles Lantz5–2———
1914Charles Lantz3–4———
1915Charles Lantz3–4———
1916Charles Lantz3–3———
1917Charles Lantz1–5———
1918Charles Lantz6–4———
1919Charles Lantz2–5———
1920Charles Lantz6–2———
1921Charles Lantz4–4———
1922Charles Lantz3–4———
1923Charles Lantz2–4———
1924Charles Lantz6–3———
1925Charles Lantz4–5———
1926Charles Lantz3–7———
1927Charles Lantz4–5———
1928Charles Lantz1–9———
1929Charles Lantz2–5———
1930Charles Lantz1–5———
1931Charles Lantz3–6———
1932Charles Lantz4–7———
1933Charles Lantz5–6———
1934Charles Lantz3–7———
1935Charles Lantz5–4———
1936Charles Lantz4–6———
1937Charles Lantz1–7———
1938Charles Lantz6–7———
1939Charles Lantz5–8———
1940Charles Lantz4–10———
1941Charles Lantz7–5———
1942Charles Lantz6–7———
1943Charles Lantz4–7———
1944No Games PlayedN/AN/AN/AN/A
1945Charles Lantz3–6———
1946Charles Lantz3–7———
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1947–1969
1947Charles Lantz10–5—1st
1948Charles Lantz13–4—2nd
1949Charles Lantz10–7—1st
1950Charles Lantz6–8—3rd
1951Henry Miller10–5—4th
1952Charles Lantz 7–8—4th
1953Clifton White11–3—1st
1954Clifton White14–6—T-2nd
1955Clifton White12–13—6th
1956Clifton White8–16—7th
1957Bill Rogers4–11—7th
1958Jack Kaley7–13—7th
1959Jack Kaley14–15—T-3rd
1960Jack Kaley19–127–73rd
1961Jack Kaley18–1111–62nd
1962Jack Kaley17–1010–42nd
1963Bill McCabe15–106–6T-2nd
1964Bill McCabe23–78–42nd
1965Bill McCabe15–85–5T-2nd
1966Ben Newcomb 9–173–73rd
1967Bill McCabe14–173–63rd
1968Bill McCabe18–73–42nd
1969Bill McCabe10–141–53rd
Independent 1970–1984
1970Bill McCabe13–20——
1971Bill McCabe25–12——
1972Bill McCabe19–11——
1973Bill McCabe27–13——
1974Bill McCabe22–14——
1975J. W. Sanders25–15——
1976J. W. Sanders36–11——
1977J. W. Sanders23–23——
1978Tom McDevitt27–19——
1979Tom McDevitt20–18——
1980Tom McDevitt26–20——
1981Tom McDevitt36–14——
1982Tom McDevitt29–12——
1983Tom McDevitt22–12——
1984Tom McDevitt19–11——
Mid-Continent Conference 1985–1996
1985Tom McDevitt33–14–18–01st (Gray)
1986Tom McDevitt29–22–14–73rd
1987Tom McDevitt31–22–19–31st (Gray)
1988Tom McDevitt27–236—62nd (Gray)
1989Dan Callahan31–196–22nd (Gray)
1990Dan Callahan24–304–72nd (Gray)
1991Dan Callahan27–328–01st (West)
1992Dan Callahan24–3013–71st (West)
1993Dan Callahan23–23–19–6–13rd
1994Dan Callahan24–2414–82nd
1995Jim Schmitz28–1915–51st (West)
1996Jim Schmitz25–2215–31st (West)
Ohio Valley Conference 1997–present
1997Jim Schmitz25–2813–114th
1998Jim Schmitz37–1617–61st
1999Jim Schmitz33–2317–71st
2000Jim Schmitz22–3310–136th
2001Jim Schmitz35–2019—11st
2002Jim Schmitz25–2612–82nd
2003Jim Schmitz26–318–126th
2004Jim Schmitz26–3017–92nd
2005Jim Schmitz17–3914–13T-6th
2006Jim Schmitz31–2417–103rd
2007Jim Schmitz23–2812–157th
2008Jim Schmitz27–3013–134th
2009Jim Schmitz31–1913–51st
2010Jim Schmitz18–3511–125th
2011Jim Schmitz18–339–127th
2012Jim Schmitz29–2915–114th
2013Jim Schmitz22–2711–177th
2014Jim Schmitz22–33–115–14–16th
2015Jim Schmitz13–369–2111th
2016Jason Anderson15–398–2210th
2017Jason Anderson 21–3512–189th
2018Jason Anderson 23–3112–188th
2019Jason Anderson 26–3013–177th
2020Jason Anderson 8–62–1T-3rd
2021Jason Anderson25-2314-16T-7th
2022Jason Anderson 33–2012–12T-4th
Totals117 Years
13 Coaches		1,768–1,657–5
7 appearances

Retired Numbers

2 Kevin Seitzer[2] 1980–83 October 13, 2012
19 1962–65 April 18, 2009

Notable former players

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 EIU Baseball Records.
  2. Web site: EIU Retired Numbers.
  3. Web site: Tim Bogar. Baseball-Almanac. 3 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Marty Pattin. Baseball Reference.com. 3 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Stan Royer. Baseball Reference.com. 3 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Kevin Seitzer. Baseball Reference.com. 3 October 2013.

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