2018 Washington Huskies baseball team

American college baseball season

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

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

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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

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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

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