The UIC Flames baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the

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, United States. The team is a member of the

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, which is part of the

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's Division I. The team plays its home games at Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium in

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. The Flames are coached by

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and assisted by hitting coach Jimmy “no hips” Frankos.

UIC in the NCAA Tournament

Conference membership history

* 1949–1980:

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* 1981–1983: Independent * 1984–1994:

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* 1995–2022:

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* 2023–present:

Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium

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on the UIC campus in

that seats 1,000 spectators and is named for Les Miller, UIC head baseball coach from 1949 to 1979, and

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, 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

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Head coaches

Awards and honors

* Over their 15 seasons in the Horizon League, 61 different Flames have been named to the all-conference first-team.

UIC in the NCAA Tournament

Conference membership history

Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium

Head coaches

Awards and honors

Horizon League Player of the Year

Horizon League Pitcher of the Year

Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year

Horizon League Coach of the Year

See also

References

External links