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UIC Flames baseball

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.

UIC Flames
2024 UIC Flames baseball team
Founded1949 (1949)
Conference history
UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Athletic directorMichael Lipitz
Head coachSean McDermott (3rd season)
ConferenceMVC
LocationChicago, Illinois
Home stadiumLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameFlames
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

UIC in the NCAA Tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
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

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Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium

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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.[3][4]

Head coaches

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Year(s) Coach Seasons W–L–T Pct
1949–1979 Les Miller 31 509–363–5 .583
1980–1982 Dick Ward 3 47–102 .315
1983–1998 Dean Refakes 16 376–467–3 .446
1999–2021 Mike Dee 23 690–522–1 .569
2022–present Sean McDermott 1 22–25 .468
Totals 5 74 1,644–1,479–8 .526

Awards and honors

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  • 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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