2018 Washington Huskies baseball team

2018 Washington Huskies baseball
Fullerton Super Regional champions Conway Regional champions
NCAA tournament, College World Series
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
Record	35–26 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Lindsay Meggs (9th season)
Associate head coach	Jason Kelly (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Donegal Fergus (5th season) Dave Nakama (1st season)
Pitching coach	Jason Kelly (6th season)
Home stadium	Husky Ballpark
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 18 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			46	–	12	–	0		.793
No. 1 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	20	–	9	–	1		.683			55	–	12	–	1		.816
No. 8 Washington  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			35	–	26	–	0		.574
No. 25 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			38	–	21	–	0		.644
California  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Arizona  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			34	–	22	–	0		.607
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			23	–	32	–	0		.418
Southern California  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			26	–	28	–	0		.481
Oregon  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			26	–	29	–	0		.473
Washington State  ‍‍‍	8	–	21	–	1		.283			16	–	33	–	1		.330
Utah  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			16	–	39	–	0		.291
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 29, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Washington Huskies baseball team represented the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. Head Coach Lindsay Meggs was in his 9th year coaching the Huskies. They play their home games at Husky Ballpark and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.

The Huskies finished third in the Pac-12. They won the Conway Regional and Fullerton Super Regional to reach the 2018 College World Series, their first time advancing to Omaha.

Roster

Alex Hardy delivers a pitch on May 24, 2018

2018 Washington Huskies roster [1]
	Pitchers 17 Cole Eigenhuis - Freshman 18 Adam Davenport - Sophomore 19 Jordan Jones - Sophomore 20 Josh Burgmann - Sophomore 21 Channing Nesbitt - Senior 23 Dylan Lamb - Freshman 24 Joe DeMers - Junior 28 Chris Miceles - Sophomore 29 Lucas Knowles - Freshman 31 Stevie Emanuels - Freshman 32 Leo Nierenberg - Sophomore 37 Jack Enger - Freshman 41 Jack DeCooman - Freshman 42 Cole Galvagno - Freshman 51 Alex Hardy - Senior		Catchers 16 Nick Kahle - Sophomore 27 Michael Petrie - Freshman 43 Casey Longaker - Junior Infielders 2 Nick Roberts - Sophomore 3 Jonathan Schiffer - Freshman 5 Christian Jones - Sophomore 8 Noah Hsue - Freshman 9 Willie MacIver - Junior 10 A. J. Graffanino - Junior 22 Ben Baird - Sophomore 25 Jack Johnson - Sophomore 26 Levi Jordan - Senior 33 Brandon Leitgeb - Freshman 34 Harrison Goonewardene - Sophomore 44 Joe Wainhouse - Senior		Outfielders 1 K. J. Brady - Senior 6 Mason Cerrillo - Junior 7 Braiden Ward - Freshman 12 Kasier Weiss - Freshman 36 Blake Burton - Sophomore

Schedule and results

Legend
	Washington win
	Washington loss
Bold	Washington team member

2018 Washington Huskies baseball game log [2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record PAC-12 Record Feb 16 at Sacramento State* John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W 4–1 (11) Emanuels (1–0) Fox (0–1) None 651 1–0 Feb 17 at Sacramento State* John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA L 4–6 Root (1–0) Micheles (0–1) None 541 1–1 Feb 18 at Sacramento State* John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA L 0–6 Randall (1–0) Jones (0–1) None 464 1–2 Feb 19 at Sacramento State* John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W 8–5 Knowles (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Hardy (1) 411 2–2 Feb 24 UC Riverside* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 8–0 DeMers (1–0) Toplikar (1–1) None N/A 3–2 Feb 25 UC Riverside* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5–2 Jones (1–1) Quijada (1–1) Hardy (2) 289 4–2 Feb 26 UC Riverside* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3–6 Morton (1–0) Emanuels (1–1) Cannon (1) 333 4–3
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record PAC-12 Record Mar 2 vs. Michigan State* U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac 12 Challenge) W 4–3 (10) Hardy (1–0) Lowery (0–2) Emanuels (1) N/A 5–3 Mar 3 at Minnesota* U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac 12 Challenge) W 6–4 Emanuels (2–1) (10) Culliver (1–1) None 2,702 6–3 Mar 4 vs Illinois* U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac 12 Challenge) L 1–7 Weber (2–0) Jones (1–2) Schmitt (1) N/A 6–4 Mar 6 Seattle* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3–8 Oldenberg (3–1) Nierenberg (0–1) Wolf (3) 331 6–5 Mar 9 Illinois State* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 2–3 Cross (1–1) Nierenberg (0–2) Pauly (1) 310 6–6 Mar 10 Illinois State* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5–2 Jones (2–2) Headrick (1–1) None 511 7–6 Mar 11 Illinois State* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 6–13 Lindgren (1–0) Micheles (0–2) Pauly (2) 611 7–7 Mar 12 Illinois State* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 4–5 Walker (2–0) Knowles (1–1) Huffman (1) 356 7–8 Mar 16 Arizona Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 7–1 Lamb (1–0) Deason (2–1) None 406 8–8 1–0 Mar 17 Arizona Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 1–0 Emanuels (3–1) Flynn (2–1) None 598 9–8 2–0 Mar 18 Arizona Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 3–2 (10) Emanuels (4–1) Megill (0–2) None 851 10–8 3–0 Mar 23 at #1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR RAINED OUT(Rescheduled for March 24th) Mar 24 at No. 1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 1–16 Heimlich (5–0) Knowles (1–2) None 3,568 10–9 3–1 Mar 24 at No. 1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 2–5 Eisert (3–1) DeMers (1–1) Pearce (2) 3,261 10–10 3–2 Mar 25 at No. 1 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 8–4 Jones (3–2) Gambrell (3–1) None 3,431 11–10 4–2 Mar 29 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 Gursky (2–0) Burgmann (0–1) Lunn (8) 394 11–11 4–3 Mar 30 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 DeMers (2–1) Bates (1–1) Hardy (3) 891 12–11 5–3 Mar 31 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–5 Hardy (2–0) Gursky (2–1) None 1,288 13–11 6–3
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record PAC-12 Record Apr 2 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 4–6 Erickson (2–1) Emanuels (4–2) Schmitt (1) 609 13–12 Apr 6 No. 8 East Carolina* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 1–5 Holba (7–0) Knowles (1–3) Ross (4) N/A 13–13 Apr 6 No. 8 East Carolina* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 8–0 DeMers (3–1) Benton (4–4) None 503 14–13 Apr 7 No. 8 East Carolina* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 2–7 Smith (5–0) Jones (3–3) None 473 14–14 Apr 10 Gonzaga* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5–3 Hardy (3–0) Schulte (0–1) None 620 15–14 Apr 13 Oregon Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5–3 Knowles (2–3) Mercer (4–3) DeMers (1) 423 16–14 7–3 Apr 14 Oregon Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA RAINED OUT(Rescheduled for April 15th) Apr 15 Oregon Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 4–6 (13) Nelson (1–1) Nierenberg (0–3) None N/A 16–15 7–4 Apr 15 Oregon Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 4–0 Jones (4–3) Somers (1–5) Burgmann (1) 625 17–15 8–4 Apr 17 at Seattle* Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA RAINED OUT(Rescheduled for May 1st) Apr 20 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4–11 Patino (3–1) Knowles (2–4) None 836 17–16 8–5 Apr 21 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 2–5 Horn (5–4) DeMers (3–2) Dodson (9) 1,157 17–17 8–6 Apr 22 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 4–3 (10) Burgmann (1–1) Matulovich (1–1) None 1,285 18–17 9–6 Apr 23 Texas–Rio Grande Valley* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3–5 Hill (4–3) Hardy (3–1) Carreon II (2) 418 18–18 Apr 27 Washington State Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 15–2 Knowles (3–4) Mullins (0–5) None 1,496 19–18 10–6 Apr 28 Washington State Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA RAINED OUT(Rescheduled for April 29th) Apr 29 Washington State Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 1–4 Sunitsch (5–1) DeMers (3–3) Walker (5) N/A 19–19 10–7 Apr 29 Washington State Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 6–5 Hardy (4–1) Anderson (1–7) None 1,420 20–19 11–7
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record PAC-12 Record May 1 at Seattle* Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA W 7–2 Emanuels (4–2) Billig (1–2) None 147 21–19 May 4 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 3–4 Raish (4–1) Hardy (4–2) None 2,056 21–20 11–8 May 5 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–3 DeMers (4–3) Corrigan (0–4) None 2,557 22–20 12–8 May 6 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–6 Jones (5–3) Lingos (6–5) Hardy (4) 2,130 23–20 13–8 May 11 No. 8 UCLA Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3–7 Bird (6–3) Knowles (3–5) None 801 23–21 13–9 May 12 No. 8 UCLA Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 13–6 DeMers (5–3) Lingos (6–5) None 1,222 24–21 14–9 May 13 No. 8 UCLA Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 6–4 (11) Emanuels (6–2) Powell (2–1) None 750 25–21 15–9 May 15 Portland* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 4–6 Budnick (5–1) DeCooman (0–1) Knutson (8) 569 25–22 May 17 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 6–4 Knowles (4–5) Thomas (3–5) Hardy (5) 2,793 26–22 16–9 May 18 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 7–2 DeMers (6–3) Tedeschi (1–10) None 2,224 27–22 17–9 May 19 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 13–7 Emanuels (7–2) Lapiana (2–4) Hardy (6) 2,639 28–22 18–9 May 24 No. 1 Stanford Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 7–0 Knowles (5–5) Miller (4–3) DeMers (2) 685 29–22 19–9 May 25 No. 1 Stanford Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 4–2 Jones (6–3) Beck (8–4) Hardy (7) 942 30–22 20–9 May 26 No. 1 Stanford Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 5–6 Little (3–0) Burgmann (1–2) None 1,259 30–23 20–10
Postseason
NCAA Conway Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record Jun 1 vs. (2) No. 21 Connecticut (3) No. 30 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–1 DeMers (7–3) Feole (9–2) None 1,971 31–23 1–0 Jun 2 vs. (1) No. 15 Coastal Carolina (3) No. 30 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 11–6 Burgmann (2–2) Bilous (7–3) None 3,205 32–23 2–0 Jun 3 vs. (2) No. 21 Connecticut (3) No. 30 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 9–6 Emanuels (8–2) Dunlop (2–3) Hardy (8) 2,163 33–23 3–0
NCAA Fullerton Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Super Reg. Record Jun 8 vs. Cal State Fullerton No. 13 Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–5 Knowles (6–5) Eastman (10–4) DeMers (3) 3,469 34–23 1–0 Jun 9 vs. Cal State Fullerton No. 13 Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–5 Wilson (7–0) Jones (6–4) None 3,508 34–24 1–1 Jun 10 vs. Cal State Fullerton No. 13 Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–5 (10) Hardy (5–2) Conine (4–2) None 3,477 35–24 2–1
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 16 No. 8 Mississippi State No. 7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 0–1 Neff (4–3) Hardy (5–3) None 24,758 35–25 0–1 June 18 vs. (3) No. 1 Oregon State No. 7 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 5–14 Abel (5–1) Hardy (5–4) None 16,881 35–26 0–2

Rankings

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [3]		*													RV	RV*	RV*	RV*	RV*	8
Baseball America [4]															RV	RV*	RV*	RV*	RV*	9
Collegiate Baseball^ [5]															RV	30	13	7	8	8
NCBWA† [6]															RV	RV	17	17*	17*	8

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "2018 Baseball Roster". Washington Huskies. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
2. "2018 Baseball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
3. USA Today Coaches Poll
4. Baseball America Poll
5. Collegiate Baseball Poll
6. NCBWA Poll