University of Illinois at Chicago Men's Baseball

McDermott works primarily with UIC[apos]s offense and defense, and the Flames have thrived in both departments during his tenure. In the summer of 2013, McDermott was promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as assistant coach for the previous 15 seasons. This past season, UIC received national attention for its performance at plate as seven Flames[apos] hitters recorded batting averages well over the coveted .300 mark. UIC ended the 2014 campaign ranked 11th in the country in batting average (.304) and 10th in on-base percentage (.393). The Flames also averaged 6.6 runs per contest which stands as the 16th highest mark in all of Division I ball for the 2014 season. In 2012, the Flames boasted four players that hit over .300 in Alex Grunenwald (.345), Joe Betcher (.311), Jon Ryan (.302) and Alex Lee (.300). UIC[apos]s hitting turned red hot during the final stretch of the 2012 season as the Flames made a Horizon League title game run. In the tournament, UIC tallied a .357 team batting average with eight homers, five triples and 11 doubles. Execution in key situations helped the 2008 NCAA Regional team, which ranked in the Top 20 nationally in both sacrifice flies (34) and sacrifice bunts (60). In 2007 the Flames exploded on the offensive end when it counted most, outscoring their opposition in the Horizon League Championship by a 35-10 margin with a team batting average of .417 and 23 extra-base hits in three games to sweep their way to a league title and NCAA Regional bid. In 2006 the Flames led the Horizon League in team batting average, home runs, stolen bases and on-base percentage while setting school records in runs per game and hits per game. Eight UIC players hit .300 or better that season to spur a final team batting average of .325. The Flames also hit 115 doubles and 53 home runs while averaging of seven runs of offense per game. A year earlier the Flames set a school record for runs scored in a single season (429) while batting .307 with 120 doubles to key UIC[apos]s road to an NCAA Regional berth. McDermott has also played a major role in the development of UIC[apos]s infielders and catching corps, shoring up the defensive side of the Flames[apos] game while coaching the same players to success at the plate. McDermott served as the chief recruiter for the Flames during his first nine seasons and was instrumental in bringing the top-notch recruits that have played a big part in resuscitating a program that has gone on to produce well over 300 wins, nine Horizon League regular season titles, four Horizon League tournament crowns and four berths to the NCAA Regionals. McDermott joined the Flames in 1998 after serving three years as head baseball coach at Viterbo College in LaCrosse, Wis. During his stint with the V-Hawks, the squad set a single-season record for wins with 32 victories in 1997, and then made their first-ever appearance in the NAIA Regional Tournament in 1998. At Viterbo McDermott[apos]s teams set several school records, including runs scored, home runs, walks, hits, RBI, and doubles. In 1997 he led Viterbo to 32 victories, which is the best single-season win total in the program[apos]s history. Prior to his position at Viterbo College, McDermott served as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Princeton University for two seasons. Additionally, he was the head baseball coach at J. Frank White Academy and a graduate assistant coach at Lincoln Memorial University, both located in Harrogate, Tenn. McDermott began his collegiate playing career as a second baseman at Indian Hills Community College in Centerville, Iowa before transferring to Lincoln Memorial University, where he played shortstop for two seasons. McDermott, a 1993 graduate of Lincoln Memorial, and his wife, Lois, have four sons: Jack, Joe, Thomas and Finn. E-Mail Coach McDermott at Twitter Handle: smacball4

Flood, who was a key member of the 2003 pitching staff that guided the Flames to the school's first-ever NCAA Regional berth, serves as UIC baseball's recruiting coordinator and assistant coach. In his first two years with Flames, Flood worked as a volunteer assistant coach. Flood is widely known as one of the top college recruiters in the Midwest and annually produces some of the best newcomer classes in the Horizon League. A native of Mt. Vernon, Ill., Flood originally came to UIC in the fall of 2001 and, after sitting out the 2002 season as a redshirt, made a huge impact in his debut campaign in 2003. He went 6-2 in 13 appearances, starting 10 games, to go with a 3.68 earned run average during UIC's Horizon League tournament title run and inaugural NCAA Regional appearance. After a torn labrum in his right shoulder that required surgery hampered his collegiate pitching career, Flood entered the coaching ranks. He spent two years with the St. Louis Pirates, one of the premier amateur baseball programs in the Midwest, as the club's head coach and director of player development. During Flood's tenure with the Pirates, the club saw unprecedented success in a variety of areas. It grew over 400%, and in two years over 50 of his players moved on to play college baseball. Three of his players were selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, including Jake Odorizzi, who was taken 32nd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. Flood graduated from UIC with a Bachelor of Science in finance in 2006.  He and his wife Jeanna have one son, Jackson. E-mail Coach Flood at Twitter Handle: JFLOfromMtV