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 -   19 Jordan Jones - Sophomore   20 Josh Burgmann -   21 Channing Nesbitt - Senior   23 Dylan Lamb - Freshman   24 Joe DeMers - Junior   28 Chris Miceles - Sophomore   29 Lucas Knowles -   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 -   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 -   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  4–6Root (1–0)  Micheles (0–1) None 541  1–1       Feb 18  at Sacramento State*  John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA  L  0–6Randall (1–0)  Jones  (0–1)None 464  1–2       Feb 19  at Sacramento State*  John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA  W  8–5Knowles (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1)  Hardy (1) 411  2–2       Feb 24  UC Riverside *Husky Ballpark  • Seattle, WA W  8–0DeMers (1–0) Toplikar (1–1)  None N/A  3–2       Feb 25  UC Riverside*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  5–2Jones (1–1) Quijada (1–1)  Hardy (2) 289  4–2       Feb 26  UC Riverside*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  3–6Morton (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  6–4Emanuels (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  1–7Weber (2–0)  Jones (1–2) Schmitt (1)  N/A  6–4       Mar 6  Seattle *Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  3–8Oldenberg (3–1)  Nierenberg (0–1) Wolf (3)  331  6–5       Mar 9  Illinois State *Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  2–3Cross (1–1)  Nierenberg (0–2) Pauly (1)  310  6–6       Mar 10  Illinois State*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  5–2Jones (2–2) Headrick (1–1)  None 511  7–6       Mar 11  Illinois State*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  6–13Lindgren (1–0)  Micheles (0–2) Pauly (2)  611  7–7       Mar 12  Illinois State*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  4–5Walker (2–0)  Knowles (1–1) Huffman (1)  356  7–8       Mar 16  Arizona Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  7–1Lamb (1–0) Deason (2–1)  None 406  8–8  1–0     Mar 17  Arizona  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  1–0Emanuels (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  1–16Heimlich (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  2–5Eisert (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  8–4Jones (3–2) Gambrell (3–1)  None 3,431  11–10  4–2     Mar 29  at USC   Dedeaux Field  • Los Angeles, CA L  0–1Gursky (2–0)  Burgmann (0–1) Lunn (8)  394  11–11  4–3     Mar 30  at USC  Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA  W  5–2DeMers (2–1) Bates (1–1)  Hardy (3) 891  12–11  5–3     Mar 31  at USC  Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA  W  9–5Hardy (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  4–6Erickson (2–1)  Emanuels (4–2) Schmitt (1)  609  13–12       Apr 6  No. 8 East Carolina *Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  1–5Holba (7–0)  Knowles (1–3) Ross (4)  N/A  13–13       Apr 6  No. 8 East Carolina*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  8–0DeMers (3–1) Benton (4–4)  None 503  14–13       Apr 7  No. 8 East Carolina*  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  2–7Smith (5–0)  Jones (3–3) None 473  14–14       Apr 10  Gonzaga *Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  5–3Hardy (3–0) Schulte (0–1)  None 620  15–14       Apr 13  Oregon Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  5–3Knowles (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  4–0Jones (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  4–11Patino (3–1)  Knowles (2–4) None 836  17–16  8–5     Apr 21  at California  Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA  L  2–5Horn (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  3–5Hill (4–3)  Hardy (3–1) Carreon II (2)  418  18–18       Apr 27  Washington State Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  15–2Knowles (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  1–4Sunitsch (5–1)  DeMers (3–3) Walker (5)  N/A  19–19  10–7     Apr 29  Washington State  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  6–5Hardy (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  7–2Emanuels (4–2) Billig (1–2)  None 147  21–19       May 4  at Arizona State   Phoenix Municipal Stadium  • Phoenix, AZ L  3–4Raish (4–1)  Hardy (4–2) None 2,056  21–20  11–8     May 5  at Arizona State  Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ  W  7–3DeMers (4–3) Corrigan (0–4)  None 2,557  22–20  12–8     May 6  at Arizona State  Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ  W  7–6Jones (5–3) Lingos (6–5)  Hardy (4) 2,130  23–20  13–8     May 11  No. 8 UCLA Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  3–7Bird (6–3)  Knowles (3–5) None 801  23–21  13–9     May 12  No. 8 UCLA  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  13–6DeMers (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  4–6Budnick (5–1)  DeCooman (0–1) Knutson (8)  569  25–22       May 17  at Utah   Smith's Ballpark  • Salt Lake City, UT W  6–4Knowles (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  7–2DeMers (6–3) Tedeschi (1–10)  None 2,224  27–22  17–9     May 19  at Utah  Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT  W  13–7Emanuels (7–2) Lapiana (2–4)  Hardy (6) 2,639  28–22  18–9     May 24  No. 1 Stanford Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  7–0Knowles (5–5) Miller (4–3)  DeMers (2)  685  29–22  19–9     May 25  No. 1 Stanford  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  W  4–2Jones (6–3) Beck (8–4)  Hardy (7) 942  30–22  20–9     May 26  No. 1 Stanford  Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA  L  5–6Little (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  7–1DeMers (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  11–6Burgmann (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  9–6Emanuels (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.    Jun 8  vs. Cal State Fullerton   No. 13  Goodwin Field  • Fullerton, CA W  8–5Knowles (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  2–5Wilson (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  0–1Neff (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  5–14Abel (5–1)  Hardy (5–4) None 16,881  35–26  0–2   
   
 
Rankings   ^  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.
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People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics