Danville Dans

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Danville Dans
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LeagueProspect League (Eastern Conference)
LocationDanville, Illinois
BallparkDanville Stadium
Year founded1989
League championships9 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Former name(s)Danville Dans (1989–present)
Former league(s)Central Illinois Collegiate League (1989–2008)
ColorsForest Green, Red, White
     
OwnershipJeanie Cooke, Rick Kurth
ManagerEric Coleman
MediaCommercial-News
Websitedanvilledans.com

The Danville Dans are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Danville, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA-sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into after the 2008 season.

In their history as a CICL team, the Dans won nine tournament titles.[1] Since the merger of the CICL and the Prospect League, the Dans have qualified for the playoffs four times, with their best finish coming in 2010, when they were the runner-up to the league champion, Chillicothe Paints.[2]

The Dans play in the Prospect League's East Division along with the Terre Haute REX, Chillicothe Paints, Champion City Kings, West Virginia Miners, and Lafayette Aviators.

Stadium[]

The Dans play their home games in 5,021-seat Danville Stadium.[3] During the 2017 season, just under 50,000 people attended Danville Dans games, ranking the stadium as the second-most visited facility in the Prospect League in terms of overall fans and average per game.[4]

Seasons[]

Season Manager Record Win % League Division GB Post-season record Post-season win % Post-season result Notes
2008 Pete Paciorek[5] 24-23 – – - Prospect League inaugural season
2009 Pete Paciorek 32–21 .604 2nd 2nd 2.5 – – -
2010 Steve Bieser 32–24 .570 3rd 1st - 2-1 .667 -
2011 Mike Hutcheon 25-29 .463 10th 5th 12 - -
2012 Jamie Sailors 17-43 .283 11th 6th 21 - -
2013 Jamie Sailors 41-19 .683 1st 1st - 0-2 .000 - 2nd best regular season winning percentage in league history
2014 Eric Coleman[6] 31-29 .517 6th 3rd 8.5 - - -
2015 Eric Coleman 31-29 .517 6th 2nd 12 - - -
2016 Eric Coleman 35-25 .583 4th 4th 4.5 - - -
2017 Eric Coleman 31-29 .517 4th 3rd 5 - - -
2018 Eric Coleman 35-23 .588 2nd 1st - 1-2 .333 Lost West Division championship series
2019 Eric Coleman 40-20 .667 2nd 1st - 0-1 .000 Lost East Division Championship Game
Totals[7] 374-314 .543

References[]

  1. ^ "Danville Dans (Summer Collegiate) - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. ^ "Prospect League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. ^ "Danville Stadium Is Rich in History". www.danvilledans.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. ^ "Prospect League Attendance Up in 2017 | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  5. ^ "Danville Dans (Summer Collegiate) - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  6. ^ "Coleman Earns 100th Win with Danville Dans | Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC". pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  7. ^ "Prospect Collegiate Baseball LLC | Pointstreak Stats". prospectleague.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.

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