Eastern Illinois University
- Location: Charleston, IL
- Nickname: Panthers
- Conference: Ohio Valley Conference 1997-present; Mid-Continent Conference 1991-1996; Association of Mid-Continent Universities 1984-1990; Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1951-1969; Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1947-1950
- Ballpark: Coaches Stadium
Division-II College World Series runner-up in 1981
Eastern Illinois University was known as Eastern Illinois State Teachers College until 1947 and Eastern Illinois State College until 1957. The school has sponsored baseball since 1904, except 1943.
Coaches[edit]
- A.B. Crowe, 1904-1911
- Charles Lantz, 1912-1943, 1945-1950, 1952
- Henry Miller, 1951
- Clifton White, 1953-1956
- Bill Rogers, 1957
- Jack Kaley, 1958-1962
- Bill McCabe, 1963-65, 1967-74
- Ben Newcomb, 1966
- J.W. Sanders, 1975-1977
- Tom McDevitt, 1978-1988
- Dan Callahan, 1989-1994
- Jim Schmitz, 1995-2015
- Jason Anderson, 2016-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Jason Anderson, 2013-2015
- Derek Johnson, 1994
- Andy Lasher, 2019
- Skylar Meade, 2008-2012
- Nathan Sopena, 2015
- Steve Torricelli
- Bob Warn, early 1970s?
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
---|---|---|---|
1904 | 4-0 | ||
1905 | 2-0 | ||
1906 | 4-2 | ||
1907 | 5-0 | ||
1908 | 9-3 | ||
1909 | 4-2 | ||
1910 | 2-5 | ||
1911 | 2-5 | ||
1912 | 2-5 | ||
1913 | 5-2 | ||
1914 | 3-4 | ||
1915 | 3-4 | ||
1916 | 3-3 | ||
1917 | 1-5 | ||
1918 | 6-4 | ||
1919 | 2-5 | ||
1920 | 6-2 | ||
1921 | 4-4 | ||
1922 | 3-4 | ||
1923 | 2-4 | ||
1924 | 6-3 | ||
1925 | 4-5 | ||
1926 | 3-7 | ||
1927 | 5-4 | ||
1928 | 1-9 | ||
1929 | 2-5 | ||
1930 | 1-5 | ||
1931 | 3-6 | ||
1932 | 4-7 | ||
1933 | 5-6 | ||
1934 | 3-7 | ||
1935 | 5-4 | ||
1936 | 4-6 | ||
1937 | 1-7 | ||
1938 | 6-7 | ||
1939 | 5-8 | ||
1940 | 4-10 | ||
1941 | 7-5 | ||
1942 | 6-7 | ||
1943 | 4-7 | ||
1945 | 3-6 | ||
1946 | 3-7 | ||
1947 | 10-5 | ||
1948 | 13-4 | ||
1949 | 10-7 | ||
1950 | 6-8 | ||
1951 | 10-5 | ||
1952 | 7-8 | ||
1953 | 11-3 | ||
1954 | 14-6 | ||
1955 | 12-13 | ||
1956 | 8-16 | ||
1957 | 4-11 | ||
1958 | 7-13 | ||
1959 | 14-15 | ||
1960 | 19-12 | 7-7 | |
1961 | 18-11 | 11-6 | |
1962 | 17-10 | 10-4 | |
1963 | 15-10 | 6-6 | |
1964 | 23-7 | 8-4 | NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS |
1965 | 15-8 | 5-5 | |
1966 | 9-17 | 3-7 | |
1967 | 14-17 | 3-6 | |
1968 | 18-7 | 3-4 | |
1969 | 10-14 | 1-5 | |
1970 | 13-20 | ||
1971 | 25-12 | NAIA District Tournaments | |
1972 | 19-11 | NAIA District Tournaments | |
1973 | 27-13 | Division II Regionals / Division II CWS | |
1974 | 22-14 | ||
1975 | 25-15 | Division II Regionals | |
1976 | 36-11 | Division II Regionals | |
1977 | 23-23 | ||
1978 | 27-19 | Division II Regionals / Division II CWS | |
1979 | 20-18 | ||
1980 | 26-20 | ||
1981 | 36-14 | Division II Regionals / Division II CWS | |
1982 | 29-12 | ||
1983 | 22-12 | ||
1984 | 19-11 | AMCU | |
1985 | 33-14-1 | 8-0 | AMCU |
1986 | 29-22-1 | 4-7 | |
1987 | 31-22-1 | 9-3 | AMCU |
1988 | 27-23 | 6-6 | AMCU |
1989 | 31-19 | 6-2 | AMCU |
1990 | 24-30 | 4-7 | Mid-Con |
1991 | 27-32 | 9-2 | Mid-Con |
1992 | 24-30 | 13-7 | Mid-Con |
1993 | 23-23-1 | 9-6-1 | Mid-Con |
1994 | 24-24 | 14-8 | |
1995 | 28-19 | 15-5 | Mid-Con |
1996 | 25-22 | 15-3 | Mid-Con |
1997 | 25-28 | 13-11 | OVC |
1998 | 37-16 | 17-6 | OVC |
1999 | 33-23 | 17-7 | OVC / CWS Regionals |
2000 | 22-33 | 10-13 | OVC |
2001 | 35-20 | 19-1 | OVC |
2002 | 25-26 | 12-8 | OVC |
2003 | 26-31 | 8-12 | OVC |
2004 | 26-30 | 17-9 | OVC |
2005 | 17-39 | 14-13 | |
2006 | 31-24 | 17-10 | OVC |
2007 | 23-28 | 12-14 | |
2008 | 27-30 | 13-13 | OVC / CWS Regionals |
2009 | 31-19 | 13-5 | OVC |
2010 | 18-35 | 11-12 | OVC |
2011 | 18-33 | 9-12 | |
2012 | 29-92 | 15-11 | OVC |
2013 | 22-27 | 11-17 | |
2014 | 22-33-1 | 15-14-1 | OVC |
2015 | 13-36 | 9-21 | |
2016 | 15-39 | 8-22 | |
2017 | 21-35 | 12-18 | |
2018 | 23-31 | 12-18 | OVC |
2019 | 26-30 | 13-17 | OVC |
2020 | 8-6 | 2-1 | |
2021 | 25-23 | 14-16 | |
2022 | 33-20 | 12-12 | OVC |
2023 | 38-21 | 13-11 | OVC / CWS Regionals |
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