UIC Flames baseball explained
| UIC Flames |
| Current: | 2024 UIC Flames baseball team |
| University: | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Athletic Director: | Michael Lipitz |
| Coach: | Sean McDermott |
| Tenure: | 3rd |
| Conference: | MVC |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Stadium: | Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium |
| Capacity: | 1,000 |
| Nickname: | Flames |
| Conference History: |
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| Ncaa Tourneys: | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1990, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| Conference Champion: | 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.[1] 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.
UIC in the NCAA Tournament
| 2003 | 0–2 | | Palo Alto Regional |
| 2005 | 0–2 | | Lincoln Regional |
| 2007 | 1–2 | | Long Beach Regional |
| 2008 | 1–2 | | College Station Regional |
| 2017 | 0–2 | | Hattiesburg Regional |
| 2019 | 0–2 | | Louisville Regional |
| 2–12 | | | |
Conference membership history
Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium
See main article: 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.[2] [3]
Head coaches
| 1949–1979 | Les Miller | 31 | 509–363–5 | |
| 1980–1982 | Dick Ward | 3 | 47–102 | |
| 1983–1998 | Dean Refakes | 16 | 376–467–3 | |
| 1999–2021 | Mike Dee | 23 | 690–522–1 | |
| 2022–present | Sean McDermott | 1 | 22–25 | |
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Awards and honors
- Over their 15 seasons in the Horizon League, 61 different Flames have been named to the all-conference first-team.
Horizon League Player of the Year
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|
| 2002 | OF | Curtis Granderson |
| 2013 | OF | Chuck Peters |
| 2015 | SS | Jeff Boehm |
| 2017 | C | Rob Calabrese | |
Horizon League Pitcher of the Year
| Year | Name |
|---|
| 1994 | Jon Piazza |
| 1997 | Jason Henry |
| 2007 | Zach Peterson |
| 2009 | Adam Worthington |
| 2015 | Jake Dahlberg |
| 2017 | Jake Dahlberg |
| 2018 | Ryan Campbell |
| 2019 | Jacob Key | |
Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year
| Year | Name |
|---|
| 2007 | David Cales |
| 2008 | Adam Worthington |
| 2016 | Trevor Lane |
| 2017 | Alex Padilla |
| 2018 | Charlie Cerny |
| 2019 | Alex Padilla | |
Horizon League Coach of the Year
| Year | Name |
|---|
| 1990 | Dean Refakes |
| 1993 | Dean Refakes |
| 1999 | Mike Dee |
| 2000 | Mike Dee |
| 2002 | Mike Dee |
| 2003 | Mike Dee |
| 2005 | Mike Dee |
| 2006 | Mike Dee |
| 2007 | Mike Dee |
| 2008 | Mike Dee |
| 2015 | Mike Dee |
| 2017 | Mike Dee | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Illinois-Chicago . d1baseball.com . March 13, 2020.
- Web site: Curtis Granderson Stadium . University of Illinois at Chicago . www.uicflames.com . March 14, 2020.
- Web site: Former UIC Baseball Coach Les Miller Passes Away . February 21, 2007 . University of Illinois at Chicago . www.uicflames.com . March 14, 2020.
- Web site: 2020 Horizon League Baseball Record Book . Horizon League . www.horizonleague.org . March 14, 2020.
