Unfortunately, the Dans 2021 season came to an end last night. But it was great to see baseball back at Danville Stadium. Thanks to all the players for the great season - third-most wins in Dans history!
Well, a great season came to an end tonight with the Dans 11-10 loss to the Pistol Shrimp. The Dans had a league-best 40-17 regular season record.
Thank you to all the players & coaches for a great season. Thank you to the host families, fans and sponsors for your support.
Sadly, the Dans season has come to an end, with a 6-4 loss to the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes in 13 innings over two days. Thanks to the 2023 Dans for a great season! Best of luck to all of you in your upcoming college season.
Congrats to
@joshleerssen
being named the
@ProspectLeague
Pitcher of the Week. The Birmingham Southern
@BSCBaseball
righty is 2-0 on the season with 36 Ks and a 1.14 ERA. Congrats Josh!
A 2016 Danville Dan,
@josh_smith8
was just selected in the 2nd Round as the 67th overall by the New York Yankees. Drafted as a second baseman, he's had a stellar career at LSU.
As the ‘24 season is about to start. It’s with great pleasure to announce Ron Polk “The Godfather of SEC Baseball will return for his third season with the
@DanvilleDans
Craig Keuchel, Player of the Day!
Named by
@ProspectLeague
News.
Went 2 for 5 in Dans' 15-8 win last night.
Both hits were home runs and drove in 5 runs.
@c_keuchel5
attends
@HillCollege
.
Final: At the end of 7, the
@DanvilleDans
win 11-1 over the Champion City Kings.
The Dans were led by the stellar pitching of Luke Nichols who recorded a quality start of:
6 Innings Pitched
5 K's
2 Hits
and 1 Run Allowed
Dans pitchers
@hayden_birdsong
(Eastern Illinois), Kade Snell (Auburn), and
@jakeleger5
(Iowa Western) combine to K 16 while walking none to lead Dans to a 2-1 win over IL Valley Pistol Shrimp last night at the Stadium. Dans remain only undefeated team in
@ProspectLeague
.
The Dans win in dramatic fashion!
Down 5-0 heading into the bottom of 9, they forced extra innings.
Then, a clutch hit from
@LeisSammy
sent
@BinderupBlake
home!
Dans win, 6-5!
Another Dan makes it to the Bigs! Ben Braymer
@B_Braymer
was called up today by the Nationals. A member of the 2014 Dans, he's our 29th player to make it to the majors - and the first coached by current manager Eric
@ec_21
Coleman. Way to go Ben!
Another Dan is drafted. 2017's
@JGov_11
Jimmy Govern, 2nd baseman from Eastern Illinois, is selected by Kansas City Royals in the 30th Round. Congrats Jimmy!
A happy day at the Stadium yesterday with the installation of the new scoreboard & video board! It's not operational yet, but looking forward to baseball this summer. If you're ready for baseball now, come out to the Stadium today and see
@DACCBaseball
play two starting at 3 pm.
Congrats to
@jake_reed49
(
@USDbaseball
) on the Prospect League's Prairie Farms Pitcher of the Week. He threw seven shutout innings, striking out seven while walking one to get a win at Terre Haute on Friday. He also tossed a scoreless inning of relief on Tuesday at Lafayette.
Excitement at Danville Stadium. The new LED lights are in and are being prepped for installation. The current plan calls for dismantling of the old lights to begin tomorrow. Looking forward to a bright summer with the Dans!
Blake Malatestinic strikes out 14 REX batters - include the first 10 batters of the game - over six innings leading the Dans to a 10-3 win over the REX. The Eastern Illinois University junior-to-be has been named the Prospect League Pitcher of the Day.
With today's win, the Dans capture the first-half title in the Central Division of the Prospect League. They will host the divisional playoff game on August 1 at Danville Stadium.
Go Dans!
The Dans put up five in the 6th, including a 3-run shot by
@mattcorder7
.
@BanyonBj
kicked off the scoring with a dinger in the 2nd and the Dans win on the road 9-7 against the
@Normal_Baseball
CornBelters.
Final: Dans 3, Aviators 1.
The Dans were powered by 6 scoreless innings from Tyler Fay, along with contributions from Enas Hayden, and the save from Carter Sabol! Fay credited with the win!
OSF Healthcare & the Danville Dans are proud to announce Coach Eric Coleman is back for his 9th season as the Dans Manager. Coach Coleman has seen 29 of his players drafted along with 3 former Dans who have played on MLB rosters.
#PlayToWin
@Prospectleague
Congrats to
@MissJeanie_Dans
, who recently received the American Baseball Coaches Association Youth Baseball Service Award. Read more about her award at .
"I didn't hit much this spring, so I came in here with a clear mind and trying to focus on doing well at the dish as well as on the mound. I guess it paid off. I'm excited to keep doing both for the rest of the summer.''
-
@cadehb05
,
@USDbaseball
Interview by
@chaddare
.
Another day, another Dan gets drafted. 2018 Dan Zach
@SnackMuffins
Huffins, from Arizona Western College, is picked in the 13th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. Congrats, Zach!
Blake is bring with him teammate Jesse Wainscott. When he's not on the
@EIU_Baseball
mound, you'll find
@J_Wainscott12
fishing and sitting by the campfire.
The Danville Dans would like to welcome back
@DigiornoD
from Folsom Lake College. Dans are pumped to have the all-star back this summer.
#DanRight
#DareToBeGreat
⛽️⛽️⛽️
@joshleerssen
was on fire out of the gate today. He exits after reaching his pitch limit.
Final line: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K🔥
Dans lead 2-1 | MID 7