2018 Washington Huskies baseball team

2018 Washington Huskies baseball
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

2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	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 ‍‍‍^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

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

^ "2018 Baseball Roster". Washington Huskies. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
^ NCBWA Poll

[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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