In the first inning, his team threatened, but a ball that almost got down ended up getting caught and ending the threat.
"I felt like if that ball finds a home, it's a whole different ball game at that point," Hannahs said, according to the Hoosier Sports Report. "… I felt like in those early innings, if we'd have been able to crack him a little bit, it might have been able to change the game."
Hannahs took his team to the NCAA regionals that year in his first year as head coach and amid a long career as a college coach an assistant that continues with Indiana State in 2019.
He turned coach after a professional playing career that lasted three seasons. He made AA, but not the majors.
Hannahs' playing career began in 1989, taken by the Brewers in the 16th round out of Indiana State.
Hannahs played his first year at single-A Beloit. He hit .316 in 64 games. He also hit three home runs and stole 14 bases. He scored twice in one July game and knocked in a run on a grounder in another.
Hannahs moved to AA El Paso for 1990. He had an RBI double in a May game and an RBI single to tie a game in another. Overall, he hit .331, but got into only 37 games. He returned to El Paso for 1991, but saw just 26 games that year to end his career.
Hannahs then started his coaching career by 1995 when he returned to Indiana State as an assistant. He stayed in that role through 2001. Along the way, he helped coach Clint Barmes. Hannahs took no credit for Barmes' development upon Barmes' retirement in 2016, according to The Terre Haute Tribune Star.
"Guys develop themselves for the most part. There's a little push here and there. Clint was one of those guys, he knew what he needed to do to become a better player," Hannahs told The Tribune Star.
Hannahs then moved to Lincoln Trail College as head coach. He served there for nine seasons. He returned to Indiana State in 2013 as head coach.
In 2017, he received a contract extension through 2020. By that point, he'd led the team to 127 wins and the 2014 NCAA tournament appearance.
"He is an exceptional leader, a true tactician and he has continued to build upon the tradition of Sycamore baseball," Indiana State AD Sherard Clinkscales said in announcing the extension. "His teams consistently compete at a high level on the field in a tough conference, excel in the classroom and are active in the community. I look forward to Coach Hannahs' leadership of the baseball program in the future."
- Hoosier Sports Report, May 30, 2014: Quantrill leads Stanford to 8-1 win
- Terre Haute Tribune Star, May 28, 2016: From Terre Haute to the Majors Former Sycamore Clint Barmes calls it a career
- GoSycamores.com, Aug. 22, 2017: Mitch Hannahs Signs Extension Through 2020
Players/Coaches Featured:3,036
Made the Majors:1,116-36.8%
Never Made Majors:1,920-63.2%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors: 466
10+ Seasons in the Minors:276
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