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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 | |
| |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Conference history |
|
| University | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Athletic director | Michael Lipitz |
| Head coach | Sean McDermott (3rd season) |
| Conference | MVC |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Home stadium | Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Flames |
| Colors | Navy 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 | |
| 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 |
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]
| 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 |
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OF | Curtis Granderson |
| 2013 | OF | Chuck Peters |
| 2015 | SS | Jeff Boehm |
| 2017 | C | Rob Calabrese |
| 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 |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2007 | David Cales |
| 2008 | Adam Worthington |
| 2016 | Trevor Lane |
| 2017 | Alex Padilla |
| 2018 | Charlie Cerny |
| 2019 | Alex Padilla |
| 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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