2018 Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team

The 2018 Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Illini played their home games at Illinois Field as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach Dan Hartleb, in his 13th season at Illinois.

2018 Illinois Fighting Illini baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record33–20 (15–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Hitting coachAdam Christ (3rd season)
Pitching coachDrew Dickinson (7th season)
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍ 18 4   .818 44 13   .772
No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17 6   .739 38 21   .644
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 33 21   .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 33 20   .623
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 40 19   .678
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 33 20   .623
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 36 24   .600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 20 32   .385
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 24 30   .444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 24 28   .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 25 25   .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 17 32   .347
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 15 34   .306
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 24, 2023[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

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Roster

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2018 Illinois Fighting Illini roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 – Jimmy Burnette – Freshman
  • 7 – Ty Weber – Sophomore
  • 13 – Ryan Schmitt – Sophomore
  • 16 – Luke Shilling – Junior
  • 19 – Ryan Kutt – Freshman
  • 21 – Zak DevermannJunior
  • 22 – Cyrillo Watson – Sophomore
  • 29 – Jackson Douglas – Senior
  • 33 – Quinn Snarskis – Junior
  • 34 – Zack Jones – Sophomore
  • 35 – Joey Gerber – Junior
  • 38 – Andy Fisher – RS-Junior
  • 43 – Sean Leland – RS-Junior
  • 44 – Quinten Sefcik – RS-Junior
  • 45 – Ryan Thompson – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 15 – David Craan – Junior
  • 18 – Kellen Sarver – Freshman
  • 25 – Mark Skonieczny – Senior
  • 32 – Jeff Korte – Junior

Infielders

  • 4 – Ben Troike – Sophomore
  • 6 – Michael Massey – Sophomore
  • 8 – Ryan Haff – RS-Junior
  • 9 – Bren SpillaneJunior
  • 12 – Michael Michalak – Junior
  • 23 – Tyler Engel – Junior
  • 27 – Grant Van Scoy – Junior
  • 31 – Casey Dodge – RS-Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 3 – Jack Yalowitz – Junior
  • 17 – Jeremiah Lebron – Freshman
  • 20 – Doran Turchin – Junior
  • 28 – Andrew Dyke – RS-Freshman
  • 38 – Zac Taylor – RS-Junior
 

Reference:[2]

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Illinois
Alma Mater
Dan Hartleb Head Coach 13 Southern Illinois University (1989)
Drew Dickinson Pitching Coach 7 University of Illinois (2009)
Adam Christ Hitting Coach 3 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2003)
Casey Fletcher Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 University of Illinois (2015)

Reference:[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]—*
Baseball America[5]242422
Collegiate Baseball^[6]2525221215
NCBWA[7]RVRVRV25RV

^ 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. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Baseball Roster". Illinois Fighting Illini. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Baseball Coaching Staff". Illinois Fighting Illini. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. ^ NCBWA Division I poll