Sean McDermott
Assistant Coach

The UIC baseball program has evolved into a perennial league champion and regional contender over the course of the last decade, and Sean McDermott has played an immense role in the Flames' maturation process every step of the way.
 
Entering his 12th season as an assistant coach at UIC, McDermott works primarily with UIC's offense and defense, and the Flames have thrived in both departments during his tenure.
 
Under McDermott's guidance, UIC has flourished and improved at the plate each season. Last season their offense remained a force to be reckoned with due to a balanced mix of average (.312), on-base percentage (.397), power (49 home runs), patience (184 walks) and speed (72 stolen bases), all of which are increases from 2009. The 2010 Flames also set season records for runs per game (7.85), doubles (153) and triples (26) under the tutelage of McDermott.
 
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's road to an NCAA Regional berth.
 
McDermott has also played a major role in the development of UIC's infielders and catching corps, shoring up the defensive side of the Flames' 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'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'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 three sons: Jack, Joe and Thomas.

John Flood
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Former UIC pitcher John Flood returned to his alma mater in 2009 to don the number 26 once again, this time as a Flames assistant coach.
 
Flood, who was a key member of the 2003 pitching staff that guided the Flames to the school's first-ever NCAA Regional berth, works primarily with the catchers and hitters in addition to serving as the first base coach. He will handle the team's pre-game activities and a variety of other areas on and off the field within the program. Flood is also the director of UIC Baseball Camps.
 
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 the last 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. Around half of those players are competing at the Division I level, including current UIC catcher Nathan Orf. 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.

Steven Humble
Assistant Coach

2010
•Made 20 appearances, including 10 starts behind the plate
•Collected a pair of hits on Feb. 19th versus Le Moyne at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C.
•Went 1-for-3 with an RBI on March 12th at Baylor
•Belted a three-run homer on May 16th in a win over Cleveland State
•Racked up a career-high three hits on Senior Day against Valpo on May 22nd

2009
•Played in 39 games and made 31 starts in first season at UIC
•Made Division I debut against No. 4 Texas on Feb. 21st
•Recorded first hit in a Flames uniform at Vanderbilt on March 7th
•Hit first Division I homer against Butler on April 12th
•Collected three hits and a pair of RBIs in 12 Horizon League Tournament plate appearances
 
Prior to UIC:
•Played two seasons at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore.
•Came to Chicago from the same school that produced former Flames catcher Kevin Coddington (2008)
•Two-time All-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWACC) South Honorable Mention, first as freshman shortstop, then as a sophomore catcher
•Batted .300 with eight doubles and 20 RBI as a junior

Prep/Personal Notes:
• Three-year letterwinner at North Eugene H.S. in Eugene, Ore.
•Two-time All-Midwestern League honoree
•Helped lead the Highlanders to three Midwestern League titles
•Also played football and basketball at North Eugene
•Born May 19, 1988
•Son of Lee and Chris Humble
•Majoring in sociology

Eric Wyman
Undergraduate Assistant Coach

2010
 •Made 18 appearances, including five starts
 •Struck out four in his season debut against Canisius on Feb. 20th at the USA Baseball Complexin Cary, N.C.
 •Allowed two runs in 4.1 IP of relief at No. 5 Georgia Tech on May 9th
 •Became the 37th pitcher in UIC history to strike out at least 10 batters when he fanned 10 Valpo Crusaders over 5.0 IP on May 22nd
 •Won an elimination game at the Horizon League Championship on May 28thagainst Youngstown State after allowing one run over a season-high 6.0 IP, while striking out five

2009
 •Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen as a left-handed relief specialist
 •Did not surrender a run in his final 5.2 IP of the season, spanning seven appearances
 •Allowed just two hits in his last 6.2IP of the regular season
 •Struck out season-high four in 3.2IP without giving up an earned run against Bradley on April 1st

2008
•Appeared 12 times as a true freshman, making two starts
 •Struck out 25 batters in 22.2 IP
 •Held opposing hitters to a .217 average (18-for-83)
 •Made collegiate debut with a perfect inning of relief at Tulane on Feb. 24th
 •Earned first collegiate victory in first career start by allowing just one run in 5.2IP against Chicago State on April 1st

Prep/Personal Notes:
•Three-year letterwinner on the mound at West Chicago H.S.
 •Finished prep career with most wins in West Chicago varsity history
 •All-DuPage Valley Conference selection in 2007
 •Struck out 85 and turned in a 2.80 ERA in leading school to a regional title as a junior
 •Lettered one season on the gridiron as a quarterback for West Chicago
 •Born February 17, 1989
 •Son of Tim and Lorry Wyman
 •Majoring in chemical engineering