Danville Dans

For the 1951-1954 minor league baseball team of the same name, see Danville minor league baseball team (Illinois).

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.

Danville Dans
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Information
League	Prospect League (2009–present) (Eastern Conference – Central Division)
Location	Danville, Illinois
Ballpark	Danville Stadium
Founded	1989
Division championships	1 (2010)
League championships	9 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Former league(s)	Central Illinois Collegiate League (1989–2008)
Colors	Forest Green, Red, White
Ownership	Rick Kurth
General manager	Jeanie Cooke & Rick Kurth
Manager	Eric Coleman
Media	Commercial-News
Website	danvilledans.com

In their history as a CICL team, the Dans won nine tournament titles.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

The Dans play in the Prospect League's Eastern Conference – Central Division along with the Dubois County Bombers, Normal CornBelters, Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, and Terre Haute Rex.^[1]

Stadium

The Dans play their home games in 5,021-seat Danville Stadium.^[2] 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.^[3]

Seasons

Season	Manager	Record	Win %	League	Division	GB	Post-season record	Post-season win %	Post-season result	Notes
2008	Pete Paciorek	24–23	.511				1–2	.333	Lost Central Illinois Collegiate League Championship (Springfield)
2009	Pete Paciorek	32–21	.604	2nd	2nd	2.5	0–0	.000	Did not qualify	Prospect League Inaugural Season
2010	Steve Bieser	32–24	.570	3rd	1st	–	2–1	.667	Won Central Division Championship (Nashville) Won Semifinals (Quincy) Lost Prospect League Championship (Chillicothe)
2011	Mike Hutcheon	25–29	.463	10th	5th	12.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2012	Jamie Sailors	17–43	.283	11th	6th	21.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2013	Jamie Sailors	41–19	.683	1st	1st	–	0–2	.000	Lost West Division Championship (Quincy)	2nd best regular season winning percentage in league history
2014	Eric Coleman[4]	31–29	.517	6th	3rd	8.5	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2015	Eric Coleman	31–29	.517	6th	2nd	12.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2016	Eric Coleman	35–25	.583	4th	4th	4.5	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2017	Eric Coleman	31–29	.517	4th	3rd	5.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
2018	Eric Coleman	35–23	.603	2nd	1st	–	1–2	.333	Lost West Division Championship (Terre Haute)
2019	Eric Coleman	40–20	.667	3rd	2nd	–	0–1	.000	Lost East Division Championship (Chillicothe)
2020	Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	Eric Coleman	36–22	.621	3rd	2nd	4.5	0–1	.000	Lost Wabash River Division Championship (Lafayette)
2022	Eric Coleman	40–17	.702	1st	1st	–	0–1	.000	Lost Wabash River Division Championship (Illinois Valley)
2023	Eric Coleman	33–23	.589	3rd	1st	–	0–1	.000	Lost Wabash River Division Championship (Springfield)
2024	Eric Coleman	30–26	.536	8th	2nd	2.5	0–1	.000	Lost Central Division Championship (Terre Haute)
2025	Eric Coleman	18–33	.353	16th	4th	16.0	0–0	.000	Did not qualify
Totals[5]		531–435	.550				4–12	.250

Roster

Danville Dans roster

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Active roster				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 18 Alex Ainsworth  7 Ty Anderson 81 Jack Bussard 96 Allen Chorba 22 Nolan Decker  8 Ethan Fulton 15 Jack Gleason 86 Keisen Hayden 87 McCray Jacobs 17 Jacob Knisley 91 Logan Long 90 Gavin McLendon 25 Theo Nagy 97 Carter Orner 24 Hudson Pergamit 30 Anthony Pesci 94 CJ Sturiale 35 Hayden Trier		Catchers 21 Owen Anderson 82 Hayden Crites 85 William Good 28 Asa Martinez Infielders  6 Conner Barth 10 Ben Fabbian 84 Michael Farina 12 Dalton Hobick 88 Jordan Luna 89 Joshua Martin  9 Mason McCue 99 Tanner McMurray 93 Connor Roche 27 Jorge Santana II 95 Diego Tavarez Outfielders 13 Kyle Campbell 83 Julius Ejike-Charles 92 Jake Ottensmeier 20 Rives Reynolds 98 Nathan Tobin		Manager -- Eric Coleman Coaches -- Aaron Eshelman (hitting) -- Jacob Ferguson (pitching) -- Ron Polk (assistant) Disabled list ‡ Inactive list § Suspended list  updated May 26, 2025