ERIC COLEMAN
LEADING THE DANS TO VICTORY
MANAGER
ERIC COLEMAN
Eric Coleman will be back for his eleventh year as manager of the Danville Dans. Coleman set a personal mark of 300 victories with the Dans during the 2023 season. The team also recorded their 1,000th regular season win toward the end of the 2023 season.
Coleman’ s impact on Dans players is evident in the numbers. There have been six of his Dans players make it to the Majors, including recent call-up Will Klein with the Royals. A total of 32 players that played under Coleman’ s leadership have been selected in the MLB Draft-- including Landon Tomkins, Sam Whiting and Johnathon Thomas from the 2022 team that were selected in the 2023 draft. An additional 4 Dans signed professional contracts with major league farm systems following the draft.
Coleman has coached summer collegiate baseball in the New England Collegiate League, Northwoods League, Coastal Plains League, Texas Collegiate League and Perfect Game Collegiate League for 10 different years. He also spent time coaching in the Frontier League with the Midwest Sliders / Oakland County Cruisers and Joliet Slammers.
Eric Coleman has become part of the mystique of the Danville Dans, and we’ re glad to have him back in 2025.
6 2025 DANVILLE DANS Official Program