# 2018 Washington Huskies baseball team

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.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Washington win |
| | Washington loss |
| Bold | Washington team member |
2018 Washington Huskies baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall 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 | 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) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for March 24th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for March 24th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for March 24th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for March 24th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for March 24th) | 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 | 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) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 15th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 15th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 15th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 15th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 15th) | 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) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for May 1st) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for May 1st) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for May 1st) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for May 1st) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for May 1st) | 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) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 29th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 29th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 29th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 29th) | RAINED OUT (Rescheduled for April 29th) | 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 | 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV* | RV* | RV* | RV* | 8 |
| Baseball America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV* | RV* | RV* | RV* | 9 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | 30 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| NCBWA† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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.