Danville Dans
| Danville Dans | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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.
In their history as a CICL team, the Dans won nine tournament titles. 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.
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.