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{{Short description|Baseball team of the University of Illinois}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox College baseball team
|current = 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team
|name = Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team
|founded = 1879
|logo = Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg
|logo_size = 125
|university = University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|athletic_director = [[Josh Whitman]]
|conference = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|division = 
|location = [[Champaign, Illinois]]
|coach = [[Dan Hartleb]]
|tenure = 20th<!-- 2025 is 20th season, as 2006 was his first -->
|stadium = [[Illinois Field]]
|capacity = 3,000
|nickname = [[Illinois Fighting Illini|Fighting Illini]]
|national_champion = 
|cws =   
|regional_champ = 2015               
|ncaa_tourneys = 1947, 1948, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2024
|conference_tournament = 1989, 1990, 2000, 2011
|conference_champion = 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2024
}}

The '''Illinois Fighting Illini baseball''' team represents the [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]] in [[NCAA Division I]] [[college baseball]]. The baseball team participates in the [[Big Ten Conference]]. The Fighting Illini play all on-campus home games at [[Illinois Field]]. Coached by two-time [[Big Ten Conference Baseball Coach of the Year|Big Ten Coach of the Year]] [[Dan Hartleb]], the Fighting Illini have appeared in five [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA tournaments]] in his tenure.

==History==

===Coaching history===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|Coach|Years|Record|Conference<br />record|Conference<br />titles|NCAA<br />appearances}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| No coach || 1879–1881 || 2–1 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| No team || 1882 || 0–0 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| No coach || 1883–1891 || 30–17–1 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Edward K. Hall]] || 1892–1894 || 30–17 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| No Coach || 1895 || 10–4 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[George Huff (coach)|George Huff]] || 1896–1919 || 314–97–4 ||  || 11 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[George Clark (American football coach)|George Clark]] || 1920 || 16–8 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Carl Lundgren]] || 1920–1934 || 209–78–14 || || 5 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Wally Roettger]] || 1935–1951 || 212–109–6 ||  || 4 || 
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Lee Eilbracht]] || 1952–1978 || 518–395–6 || || 4 || 3
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Tom Dedin]] || 1979–1987 || 268–234–6 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Augie Garrido]] || 1988–1990 || 111–57 || || 2 || 2 
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Itch Jones|Richard "Itch" Jones]] || 1991–2005 || 474–373–1 ||  || 2 || 2
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Dan Hartleb]] || 2006–present || 567–419–1 || 253–200 || 3 || 5
|-
|- style="text-align:center; {{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"
| colspan="2"| '''Totals'''
||'''2,764–1,796–39<br />({{Winning percentage|2764|1796|39}})'''
|| '''1,093–852–10<br />({{Winning percentage|1093|852|10}})'''
|| '''30'''
|| '''12'''
|}

<small>Source</small><ref name="25Guide">{{Cite web |title=2025 Illinois Baseball |url=https://fightingillini.com/documents/2025/2/13/2025_Illinois_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=[[Illinois Fighting Illini|University of Illinois Athletics]] |pages=89, 101, 111}}</ref>

===Year-by-year results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|Year|Head coach|Overall|Conference|Conf. finish|Notes}}
|-
| 1879 || – || 1–0 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1880 || – || 1–0 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1881 || – || 0–1 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1882 || – || – || – || – || No Team
|-
| 1883 || – || 3–0 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1884 || – || 1–1 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1885 || – || 1–0 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1886 || – || 4–2 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1887 || – || 4–4 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1888 || – || 3–4 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1889 || – || 1–2–1 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1890 || – || 5–3 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1891 || – || 8–2 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1892 || Ed Hall || 8–3 || – || – || – 
|-
| 1893 || Ed Hall || 14–8 || – || – || – 
|-
| 1894 || Ed Hall || 8–6 || – || – || – 
|-
| 1895 || – || 10–4 || – || – || No Coach
|-
| 1896 || George Huff || 15–4 || 2–4 || 3rd|| – 
|-
| 1897 || George Huff || 6–5 || 3–3 || T-2nd || – 
|-
| 1898 || George Huff || 6–7 || 4–6 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 1899 || George Huff || 11–6 || 9–4 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1900 || George Huff || 12–2 || 8–2 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1901 || George Huff || 12–7 || 6–4 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 1902 || George Huff || 12–4 || 8–3 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1903 || George Huff || 17–1 || 11–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1904 || George Huff || 24–4 || 8–2 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1905 || George Huff || 14–5 || 7–5 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1906 || George Huff || 13–3 || 8–3 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1907 || George Huff || 10–1 || 7–0 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1908 || George Huff || 11–3 || 11–3 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1909 || George Huff || 11–3 || 9–3 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1910 || George Huff || 14–0 || 11–0 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1911 || George Huff || 18–2 || 14–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1912 || George Huff || 13–3–1 || 10–2–1 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1913 || George Huff || 11–5–1 || 8–4 || T-2nd || – 
|-
| 1914 || George Huff || 11–7–1 || 7–3 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1915 || George Huff || 18–1–1 || 9–1–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1916 || George Huff || 17–5 || 8–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1917 || George Huff || 13–7 || 8–3 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1918 || George Huff || 13–6 || 7–3 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1919 || George Huff || 13–5 || 7–4 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1920 || George Clark || 16–8 || 6–4 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1921 || Carl Lundgren || 17–3 || 10–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1922 || Carl Lundgren || 17–2–1 || 8–2 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1923 || Carl Lundgren || 14–6–1 || 7–4 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 1924 || Carl Lundgren || 10–6–1 || 4–3–1 || 5th || – 
|-
| 1925 || Carl Lundgren || 12–8 || 6–5 || T-5th || – 
|-
| 1926 || Carl Lundgren || 16–7–1 || 7–4 || T-3rd || – 
|-
| 1927 || Carl Lundgren || 10–7–3 || 7–3–1 || T-1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1928 || Carl Lundgren || 32–12–5 || 6–6 || 8th || – 
|-
| 1929 || Carl Lundgren || 13–7–2 || 6–5 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1930 || Carl Lundgren || 15–5 || 8–2 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1931 || Carl Lundgren || 15–4 || 8–2 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1932 || Carl Lundgren || 10–5 || 7–3 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1933 || Carl Lundgren || 13–3 || 8–2 || T-2nd || – 
|-
| 1934 || Carl Lundgren || 15–3 || 9–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1935 || Wally Roettger || 12–4 || 7–3 || T-2nd || – 
|-
| 1936 || Wally Roettger || 13–4 || 8–2 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1937 || Wally Roettger || 14–3 || 9–1 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1938 || Wally Roettger || 8–8 || 4–4 || T-6th || – 
|-
| 1939 || Wally Roettger || 7–7–2 || 4–5 || 8th || – 
|-
| 1940 || Wally Roettger || 16–5 || 9–3 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1941 || Wally Roettger || 13–7 || 7–4|| 3rd || – 
|-
| 1942 || Wally Roettger || 9–9 || 5–7 || T-5th || – 
|-
| 1943 || Wally Roettger || 8–6 || 5–3 || T-3rd || – 
|-
| 1944 || Wally Roettger || 9–3–2 || 5–2–2 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 1945 || Wally Roettger || 10–10–1 || 6–5–1 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1946 || Wally Roettger || 13–8 || 6–3 || T-3rd || – 
|-
| 1947 || Wally Roettger || 22–6 || 9–3 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1948 || Wally Roettger || 20–7–1 || 10–2 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1949 || Wally Roettger || 9–8–1 || 6–5–1 || 5th || – 
|-
| 1950 || Wally Roettger || 13–6 || 6–5 || T-4th || – 
|-
| 1951 || Wally Roettger || 16–9 || 8–3 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1952 || Lee Eilbracht || 20–11–1 || 10–5 || T-1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1953 || Lee Eilbracht || 17–6 || 10–3 || T-1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1954 || Lee Eilbracht || 16–15 || 4–11 || T-9th || – 
|-
| 1955 || Lee Eilbracht || 14–10 || 7–6 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1956 || Lee Eilbracht || 15–18–1 || 4–11 || 10th || – 
|-
| 1957 || Lee Eilbracht || 17–9 || 7–4 || T-2nd || – 
|-
| 1958 || Lee Eilbracht || 18–10 || 8–6 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1959 || Lee Eilbracht || 22–9 || 9–6 || T-2nd || – 
|-
| 1960 || Lee Eilbracht || 21–10 || 6–8 || 7th || – 
|-
| 1961 || Lee Eilbracht || 22–8 || 9–4 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1962 || Lee Eilbracht || 25–6 || 13–2 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1963 || Lee Eilbracht || 21–15 || 10–5 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1964 || Lee Eilbracht || 9–22 || 1–14 || 10th || – 
|-
| 1965 || Lee Eilbracht || 14–9 || 8–6 || 5th || – 
|-
| 1966 || Lee Eilbracht || 14–14 || 5–7 || 6th || – 
|-
| 1967 || Lee Eilbracht || 17–21 || 5–11 || 9th || – 
|-
| 1968 || Lee Eilbracht || 18–19 || 7–10 || 6th || – 
|-
| 1969 || Lee Eilbracht || 22–20 || 11–7 || 2nd || – 
|-
| 1970 || Lee Eilbracht || 19–16–1 || 8–10 || T-6th || – 
|-
| 1971 || Lee Eilbracht || 20–16–1 || 10–7–1 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1972 || Lee Eilbracht || 16–21 || 5–9 || 8th || – 
|-
| 1973 || Lee Eilbracht || 21–13 || 8–10 || T-7th || – 
|-
| 1974 || Lee Eilbracht || 27–11 || 9–7 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1975 || Lee Eilbracht || 25–17–1 || 4–11–1 || 9th || – 
|-
| 1976 || Lee Eilbracht || 20–22 || 3–12 || 10th || – 
|-
| 1977 || Lee Eilbracht || 23–25 || 8–10 || 6th || – 
|-
| 1978 || Lee Eilbracht || 25–22–1 || 6–12 || 9th || – 
|-
| 1979 || Tom Dedin || 14–30–1 || 3–15 || 10th || – 
|-
| 1980 || Tom Dedin || 18–33 || 6–10 || T-6th || – 
|-
| 1981 || Tom Dedin || 35–26 || 11–3 || 2nd-West (4th Tourn.) || –
|-
| 1982 || Tom Dedin || 49–23 || 14–2 || 1st-West (4th Tourn.) || – 
|-
| 1983 || Tom Dedin || 23–24–2 || 6–9 || T-3rd-West || – 
|-
| 1984 || Tom Dedin || 22–30 || 3–10 || 5th-West || – 
|-
| 1985 || Tom Dedin || 46–21 || 13–4 || 1st-West (4th Tourn.)  || – 
|-
| 1986 || Tom Dedin || 33–20–2 || 8–8 || 4th-West || – 
|-
| 1987 || Tom Dedin || 32–24 || 9–7 || T-2nd-West || – 
|-
| 1988 || Augie Garrido || 26–20 || 12–16 || 7th || –
|-
| 1989 || Augie Garrido || 42–16 || 17–11 || T-2nd || Big Ten Tournament champions
|-
| 1990 || Augie Garrido || 43–21 || 19–9 || T-2nd || Big Ten Tournament champions
|-
| 1991 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 26–30 || 13–15 || 7th || – 
|-
| 1992 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 36–20 || 16–12 || 4th || – 
|-
| 1993 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 32–23 || 12–16 || T-8th || –
|-
| 1994 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 26–26 || 12–16 || T-7th || – 
|-
| 1995 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 25–31 || 14–14 || T-5th || – 
|-
| 1996 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 37–22 || 17–10 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 1997 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 32–27 || 17–11 || T-3rd || – 
|-
| 1998 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 42–21 || 19–5 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 1999 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 34–22 || 15–12 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 2000 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 41–23 || 17–11 || T-3rd || Big Ten Tournament champions
|-
| 2001 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 29–28 || 13–14 || 5th || – 
|-
| 2002 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 32–19 || 14–15 || T-6th || – 
|-
| 2003 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 27–26 || 12–19 || 8th || – 
|-
| 2004 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 22–33 || 11–21 || 9th || – 
|-
| 2005 || Richard “Itch” Jones || 33–23–1 || 20–12 || 1st || Big Ten Champions
|-
| 2006 || Dan Hartleb || 29–29 || 15–17 || T-5th || – 
|-
| 2007 || Dan Hartleb || 31–27 || 16–14 || 5th || – 
|-
| 2008 || Dan Hartleb || 31–25 || 16–15 || 4th || – 
|-
| 2009 || Dan Hartleb || 34–20 || 16–8 || 4th || – 
|-
| 2010 || Dan Hartleb || 26–26 || 10–14 || 9th || – 
|-
| 2011 || Dan Hartleb || 30–27 || 15–9 || 1st || Big Ten Champions <br /> Big Ten Tournament champions
|-
| 2012 || Dan Hartleb || 28–25 || 11–13 || T-6th || – 
|-
| 2013 || Dan Hartleb || 35–20 || 14–10 || T-5th || – 
|-
| 2014 || Dan Hartleb || 32–21 || 17–7 || 3rd || – 
|-
| 2015 || Dan Hartleb || 50–10–1 || 21–1 || 1st || [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Champaign Super Regional|Champaign Regional champions]]<br />Big Ten Champions <br /> School record 50 wins <br /> School & Big Ten record 27 straight wins
|-
| 2016 || Dan Hartleb || 28–23 || 12–12 || T-8th || – 
|-
| 2017 || Dan Hartleb || 23–28 || 9–15 || 10th || – 
|-
|2018
|Dan Hartleb
|33-20
|15-9
|4th
|– 
|-
|2019
|Dan Hartleb
|36-21
|15-9
|T-3rd
|–
|-
|2020
|Dan Hartleb
|8-5
|
|
|–
|-
|2021
|Dan Hartleb
|22-22
|22-22
|7th
|–
|-
|2022
|Dan Hartleb
|31-22
|17-7
|T–2nd
|–
|-
|2023
|Dan Hartleb
|25-27
|12-12
|T–7th
|–
|-
|2024
|Dan Hartleb
|35-21
|18-6
|1st
|
|-
|}

Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball - All-Time Season Stats |url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/2017/4/21/baseball-all-time-season-stats |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=[[Illinois Fighting Illini|University of Illinois Athletics]]}}</ref>

===NCAA tournament results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|Year|Record|Pct|Notes}}
|-
| 1947 || 0-1 || .000 || [[1947 NCAA Baseball Tournament#Eastern Playoff|Eastern Playoff]]
|-
| 1948 || 0-2 || .000 || [[1948 NCAA Baseball Tournament#Eastern Playoff|Eastern Playoff]]
|-
| 1962 || 1-2 || .333 || [[1962 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#District 4 at Kalamazoo, MI|District 4]]
|-
| 1963 || 3-2 || .600 || [[1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#District 4 at Champaign, IL|District 4]]
|-
| 1989 || 1-2 || .333 || [[1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Northeast Regional|Northeast Regional]]
|-
| 1990 || 2-2 || .500 || [[1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#South II Regional|South II Regional]]
|-
| 1998 || 3-2 || .600 || [[1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#South I Regional|South I Regional]]
|-
| 2000 || 1-2 || .333 || [[2000 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Clemson Super Regional|Clemson Regional]]
|-
| 2011 || 2-2 || .500 || [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Chapel Hill Super Regional|Fullerton Regional]]
|-
| 2013 || 1-2 || .333 || [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Nashville Super Regional|Nashville Regional]]
|-
| 2015 || 3-2 || .600 || [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Champaign Super Regional|Champaign Super Regional]]
|-
| 2019 || 0-2 || .000 || [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Fayetteville Super Regional|Oxford Regional]]
|-
| 2024 || 1-2 || .333 || [[2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Lexington_Super_Regional|Lexington Super Regional]]
|}

===Attendance records===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" 
|+ Top Attendance Figures at Illinois Field<ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball - Records - Attendance |url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/2016/2/8/BASE_AttendanceRecords.aspx |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=[[Illinois Fighting Illini|University of Illinois Athletics]]}}</ref>
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|Rank|Attendance|Opponent|Date}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 1.
| 5,214		
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes baseball|Ohio State]]
| May 8, 2009
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 2.
| 4,229
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes baseball|Iowa]]
| April 15, 1995
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 3.
| 4,019
| [[Indiana Hoosiers baseball|Indiana]]
| April 17, 2015
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 4.
| 3,800
| [[Michigan Wolverines baseball|Michigan]]
| April 21, 1990
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 5.
| 3,767
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores baseball|Vanderbilt]]
| June 8, 2015
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 6.
| 3,605
| Vanderbilt
| June 6, 2015
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 7.
| 3,398
| [[Ohio Bobcats baseball|Ohio]]
| May 29, 2015
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 8.
| 3,394
| [[Northwestern Wildcats baseball|Northwestern]]
| April 16, 1994
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 9.
| 3,227
| Ohio State
| May 4, 2018
|-style="text-align:center;"
| 10.
|  3,185
| Indiana
| April 27, 2014
|-style="text-align:center;"
|}

==Retired numbers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ {{NCAA color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"| Fighting Illini in professional baseball
|-
! colspan="2"  style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}; text-align:center;"| MiLB
|-
! Total Currently Playing:
| align=center|13<ref>{{cite web |title=Fighting Illini in Minor League Baseball |url=http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/6/28/illiniinmlb.aspx?path=baseball |access-date=May 31, 2018 |website=[[Illinois Fighting Illini|University of Illinois Athletics]]}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2"  style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}; text-align:center;"| MLB
|-
! All-Time Total MLB Players
| align=center|73<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Illinois Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_illinois_baseball_players.shtml |website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref>
|-
! Total Currently Playing:
| align=center|1
|-
! colspan="2"  style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}; text-align:center;"| Notable achievements
|-
! Illini in the World Series:
| align=center|8
|-
! Number of World Series Titles<br />Claimed by Illini:
| align=center|12
|-
! [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Famers]]:
| align=center|1
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Illinois Fighting Illini retired numbers
|-
! width=40px style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}" | No.
! width=150px style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}" |Player
! width=40px style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}" |Position
! width=100px style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}" |Career
|-
| '''5''' || [[Lou Boudreau]] || [[Third basemen|3B]] || 1937–1938
|}

==Current MLB players==
* [[Michael Massey]] (Kansas City Royals) (2022–present)

==Individual honors==

===Player of the year awards===
{{col-begin}}
* '''2018'''
:[[Bren Spillane]], (1B/OF), [[Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://baseballnews.com/2018-ncaa-div-1-baseball-all-americans/ | title=2018 NCAA Div 1 Baseball All-Americans | publisher=Collegiate Baseball Newspaper | date=May 31, 2018 | access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref>
{{col-end}}

===All-Americans===
Note that information below is referenced from ''Illinois Fighting Illini Media Guide''.<ref name="25Guide" />
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*'''1947'''
:[[Andy Phillip]], (1B)
:[[Lee Eilbracht]], (C)
*'''1948'''
:Russ Steger, (OF)
*'''1951'''
:[[1951 College Baseball All-America Team|Dick Raklovits]], (3B)
*'''1959'''
:[[1959 College Baseball All-America Team|Bob Klaus]], (SS)
*'''1962'''
:[[Tom Fletcher (baseball)|Tom Fletcher]], (P)
*'''1973'''
:Bob Polock, (2B)
*'''1987'''
:[[Darrin Fletcher]], (C)
*'''1988'''
:[[Mark Dalesandro]], (2B)
*'''1989'''
:[[Sean Mulligan]], (C)
:Charles "Bubba" Smith, (UT)
*'''1990'''
:Mark Dalesandro, (2B)
*'''1991'''
:Sean Mulligan, (C)
:Charles "Bubba" Smith, (UT)
:[[Larry Sutton]], (OF)
:[[Scott Spiezio]], (IF)
*'''1992'''
:Larry Sutton, (OF)
*'''1993'''
:Scott Spiezio, (IF)
*'''1994'''
:Forry Wells, (OF)
:Tom Sinak, (OF)
{{col-2}}
*'''1996'''
:[[1996 College Baseball All-America Team|Josh Klimek]] (SS)
:[[1996 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament#All-Tournament Team|Brian McClure]], (2B)
*'''1998'''
:[[Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year|James Tow]], (P)
:[[Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year|D.J. Svihlik]], (2B)
*'''1999'''
:[[James Tow]], (P)
:D.J. Svihlik, (2B)
:[[2001 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament#All-Tournament Team|Luke Simmons]], (DH)
*'''2000'''
:[[Jason Anderson (baseball)|Jason Anderson]] (P)
:Andy Schutzenhofer, (1B)
:D.J. Svihlik, (2B)
*'''2001'''
:[[Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year|Andy Dickinson]] (P)
*'''2002'''
:Andy Dickinson (P)
:[[Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year|Drew Davidson]], (OF)
*'''2003'''
:Eric Eymann, (SS)
*'''2005'''
:Drew Davidson, (OF)
*'''2007'''
:[[Big Ten Conference Baseball Player of the Year|Lars Davis]] (C)
*'''2013'''
:[[2013 College Baseball All-America Team|Justin Parr]], (OF)
*'''2015'''
:[[Tyler Jay]], (P)
*'''2016'''
:[[Cody Sedlock]], (P)
* '''2018'''
:[[Bren Spillane]], (1B/OF)
{{col-end}}

==Illini in the World Series==
* [[Carl Lundgren]]: {{wsy|1907}}, {{wsy|1908}}
* [[Jake Stahl|Garland "Jake" Stahl]]: {{wsy|1912}}
* [[Wally Roettger]]: {{wsy|1931}}
* [[Lou Boudreau]]: {{wsy|1948}}
* [[Tom Haller]]: {{wsy|1962}}
* [[Ed Spiezio]]: {{wsy|1967}}, {{wsy|1968}}
* [[Ken Holtzman]]: {{wsy|1972}}, {{wsy|1973}}, {{wsy|1974}}
* [[Scott Spiezio]]: {{wsy|2002}}, {{wsy|2006}}
<small>Source</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Baseball - Illini in the World Series |url=https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/10/27/Baseball_World_Series.aspx |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=[[Illinois Fighting Illini|University of Illinois Athletics]]}}</ref>

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