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2018 NCAA Division I baseball season

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2018 NCAA Division I baseball season
DurationFebruary 12 – June 28, 2018
Number of teams299
Preseason No. 1Florida (Unanimous)
Defending ChampionsFlorida
TV partner/sESPN
Tournament
DurationJune 1–28, 2018
Most conference bidsSEC (10)
College World Series
ChampionsOregon State (3rd title)
Runners-upArkansas (9th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPat Casey (3rd title)
MOPAdley Rutschman (Oregon State)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2018. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2018 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, ended on June 28, 2018.

Realignment and format changes

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The 2018 season was also the last for two other teams in their then-current conferences. Both teams moved between the same two conferences, but in opposite directions.

Finally, one other Division I team changed its institutional and athletic identities immediately after the 2017–18 season. Indiana University and Purdue University dissolved Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) on July 1, 2018. IPFW's academic programs in health sciences transferred to the IU system as Indiana University Fort Wayne; all remaining academic programs were transferred to the Purdue system as Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). From 2018 to 2019, the former IPFW athletic program represents only PFW, and its Summit League membership was assumed by PFW. Shortly before the dissolution took effect, but after the school's baseball season had finished, the athletic program announced that it would henceforth be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.[7][8][9]

NCAA tournament

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For the first time, the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament seeded the top 16 teams, rather than only the top 8 teams as had been the practice since 1999. This ensures that the regional featuring the top-seeded team is paired with the regional hosted by the 16th-seeded team, where in the past Super Regionals were paired generally along geographical lines.[10]

Ballpark changes

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Season outlook

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Conference standings

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2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 33 21 0   .611
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 9 1   .604 32 18 1   .637
Connecticut ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 37 22 1   .625
East Carolina ‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 39 15 0   .722
UCF ‍‍‍ 13 10 0   .565 35 19 0   .648
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 28 26 0   .519
Wichita State ‍‍‍ 9 14 1   .396 34 19 1   .639
Tulane ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 24 31 0   .436
Memphis ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 20 36 0   .357
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 17 Clemson  x‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 47 16   .746
No. 22 NC State ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 42 18   .700
No. 23 Louisville ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 45 19   .703
Florida State ‍‍y 16 13   .552 43 19   .694
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 25 32   .439
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 24 30   .444
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 7 22   .241 17 32   .347
Coastal
No. 3 North Carolina x‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 44 18   .710
No. 11 Duke ‍‍‍y 18 11   .621 45 18   .714
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16 13   .552 28 26   .519
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 31 27   .534
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 29 25   .537
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 29 26   .527
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 21 33   .389
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 2018[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 ASUN Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 10 Stetson ‍y 15 3 0   .833 48 13 0   .787
Jacksonville ‍‍‍y 14 6 0   .700 40 21 0   .656
Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 11 10 0   .524 25 30 0   .455
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 10 11 0   .476 28 28 0   .500
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 24 30 0   .444
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 22 25 0   .468
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 32 21 0   .604
USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 5 14 0   .263 23 28 1   .452
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2018[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
St. John's ‍‍y 15 3 0   .833 36 14 0   .720
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 4 0   .765 27 18 1   .598
Butler  ‍‍‍ 9 8 0   .529 33 18 0   .647
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 9 0   .471 25 28 0   .472
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 9 0   .471 34 16 0   .680
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 20 35 0   .364
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 1 17 0   .056 9 39 0   .188
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 42 23 0   .646
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 31 26 1   .543
No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 45 20 0   .692
No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 38 25 0   .603
Baylor ‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 37 21 0   .638
TCU ‍‍‍ 10 13 0   .435 33 23 0   .589
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 29 27 0   .518
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 15 0   .348 27 30 0   .474
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 23 31 0   .426
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [16]
2018 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍y 18 6 0   .750 35 23 0   .603
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 30 27 0   .526
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 32 24 0   .571
Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 28 30 0   .483
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 27 30 0   .474
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 24 0   .529
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 27 28 1   .491
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 18 35 0   .340
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 19 33 0   .365
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 18, 2024[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern ‍‍‍y 17 6   .739 36 21   .632
Elon  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 36 23   .610
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 36 19   .655
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍y 14 9   .609 39 23   .629
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 31 27   .534
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 23 23   .500
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 26 26   .500
Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 13 42   .236
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 15 39   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2018[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 Southern Miss  ‍ 23 6 0   .793 39 15 0   .722
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 21 9 0   .700 38 18 0   .679
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 19 8 1   .696 36 15 1   .702
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 31 22 0   .585
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 16 13 0   .552 31 22 0   .585
FIU  ‍‍‍ 14 12 0   .538 25 25 0   .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11 14 2   .444 23 28 2   .453
UAB  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 21 31 0   .404
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 17 1   .417 27 27 1   .500
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 18 0   .379 21 31 0   .404
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7 22 0   .241 19 31 0   .380
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 7 22 0   .241 15 37 0   .288
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 18, 2024[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Kent State ‍‍y 19 8 0   .704 36 16 0   .692
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 33 18 0   .647
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 17 10 0   .630 31 24 0   .564
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 11 0   .593 25 28 1   .472
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 22 32 0   .407
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 21 31 0   .404
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 13 0   .480 23 25 0   .479
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9 18 0   .333 21 32 0   .396
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 20 35 0   .364
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6 19 0   .240 11 39 0   .220
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 29 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 18 3   .857 35 15   .700
Dallas Baptist  ‍‍‍ 16 5   .762 36 17   .679
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 30 17   .638
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 29 22   .569
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 27 28   .491
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 22 28   .440
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 18 32   .360
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 3 18   .143 12 37   .245
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 20, 2018[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 20 9 0   .690 29 22 0   .569
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 36 19 0   .655
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 26 28 0   .481
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 33 22 0   .600
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 30 24 0   .556
Air Force  ‍‍‍ 12 17 0   .414 24 30 0   .444
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 19 33 1   .368
As of May 20, 2018[22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 27 3   .900 46 7   .868
Southeast Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 20 10   .667 26 28   .481
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 32 23   .582
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 30 23   .566
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 30 25   .545
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 27 29   .482
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 13 16   .448 26 27   .491
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 23 30   .434
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 19 36   .345
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 7 22   .241 11 40   .216
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 6 24   .200 15 37   .288
As of May 20, 2018[23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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 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
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍‍y 20 10   .667 49 21   .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 39 21   .650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 37 26   .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 35 27   .565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 34 22   .607
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 34 22   .607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 29 27   .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 18 12   .600 48 18   .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 48 21   .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 43 23   .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 27   .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 29   .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 40 22   .645
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 27 29   .482
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 18 3   .857 37 13   .740
Samford  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 32 24   .571
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 35 21   .625
VMI  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 26 25   .510
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 35 20   .636
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 23   .540
Furman  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 24 26   .480
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 19 33   .365
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 7 45   .135
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 19, 2018[24]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston St  ‍‍‍ 24 6   .800 39 20   .661
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21 9   .700 37 22   .627
Northwestern State  ‍‍y 18 12   .600 37 22   .627
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 18 12   .600 29 30   .492
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 32 25   .561
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 25 33   .431
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 30 26   .536
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 29 32   .475
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 28 32   .467
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 29 26   .527
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 19 36   .345
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 17 36   .321
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 5 25   .167 21 33   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament[25] champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Summit League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ 24 6   .800 35 18   .660
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 17 28   .378
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 25 22   .532
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 16 30   .348
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 15 35   .300
Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 11 37   .229
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 20, 2018[26]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina x‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 38 17 0   .691
Troy ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 38 18 0   .679
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 30 23 0   .566
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 29 24 0   .547
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 19 0   .345 26 28 0   .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 18 36 0   .333
West Division
Louisiana x‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 33 23 0   .589
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 28 26 1   .518
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 28 25 0   .528
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 30 0   .400
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 21 33 0   .389
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 23 31 0   .426
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2018[27]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 West Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 31 24   .564
Gonzaga ‍‍y 16 11   .593 33 24   .579
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 28 30   .483
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 25 30   .455
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 31 23   .574
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 26 26   .500
Portland  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 23 30   .434
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 23 32   .418
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 22 27   .449
BYU  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 22 28   .440
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of Jun 3, 2018
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 19 5   .792 33 22   .600
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 36 19   .655
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 31 23   .574
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 32 21   .604
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 29 22   .569
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 20 34   .370
Texas–Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 23 31   .426
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 13 41   .241
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 15 37   .288
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 20, 2018[29]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

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Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 29 end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. Two conferences, the Big West and Pac-12, do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West and Pac-12 regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Pitcher of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
Venue • City
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Hartford Nick Campana, Hartford[30] Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford[30] Justin Blood, Hartford[30] 2018 America East Conference baseball tournament Mahaney DiamondOrono, ME Hartford
American Athletic Conference Houston Bryant Packard, East Carolina[31] Aaron Fletcher, Houston[31] Todd Whitting, Houston[31] 2018 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament Spectrum FieldClearwater, FL East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Louis Isaiah Pasteur, George Washington[32] Miller Hogan, Saint Louis[32] Darin Hendrickson, Saint Louis[32] 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Tucker Field at Barcroft ParkArlington, VA Saint Louis
Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic - Clemson
Coastal - North Carolina
Joey Bart, Georgia Tech[33] Brian Brown, NC State[33] Mike Fox, NC State[33] 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference Stetson Brooks Wilson, Stetson[34] Logan Gilbert, Stetson[34] Steve Trimper, Stetson[34] 2018 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball tournament Harmon StadiumJacksonville, FL Stetson
Big 12 Conference Texas Kody Clemens, Texas[35] Cody Bradford, Baylor[35] David Pierce, Texas[35] 2018 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OK Baylor
Big East Conference St. John's John Valente, St. John's[36] Ricky DeVito, Seton Hall Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's[36][a] 2018 Big East Conference baseball tournament Prasco ParkMason, OH St. John's
Big South Conference Campbell Austin Zente, High Point[37] Allan Winans, Campbell[37] Justin Haire, Campbell[37] 2018 Big South Conference baseball tournament Liberty Baseball StadiumLynchburg, VA Campbell
Big Ten Conference Minnesota Bren Spillane, Illinois[38] Patrick Fredrickson, Minnesota[38] John Anderson, Minnesota[38] 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE Minnesota
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton Alex McKenna, Cal Poly[39][b] Colton Eastman, Cal State Fullerton[39] Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton[39] No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association Northeastern Charlie McConnell, Northeastern[40] John Rooney, Hofstra[40] Mike Glavine, Northeastern[40] 2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial ParkHarrisonburg, VA UNC Willmington
Conference USA Southern Miss Luke Reynolds, Southern Miss[41] Nick Sandlin, Southern Miss[41] Scott Berry, Southern Miss[41] 2018 Conference USA baseball tournament MGM ParkBiloxi, MS Southern Miss
Horizon League Wright State Gabe Snyder, Wright State[42] Ryan Campbell, UIC (starting)
Charlie Cerny, UIC (relief)[42][c]
Jeff Mercer, Wright State[42] 2018 Horizon League baseball tournament Hosted by regular-season champion Wright State
Ivy League Yale Dustin Shirley, Dartmouth[43] Noah Zavolas, Harvard[43] Brett Boretti, Columbia[43] 2018 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Campus sites Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Monmouth Greg Cullen, Niagara[44] J. P. Stevenson, Canisius[44] John Delaney, Quinnipiac[44] 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Richmond County Bank BallparkStaten Island, NY Canisius
Mid-American Conference Kent State Rudy Rott, Ohio[45] Joey Murray, Kent State[45] Jeff Duncan, Kent State[45] 2018 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Sprenger StadiumAvon, OH Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern - Coppin State
Southern - North Carolina A&T
Corey Joyce, North Carolina Central[46] Anthony Maldonado, Bethune–Cookman[46] Sherman Reed, Coppin State[46] 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Jackie Robinson BallparkDaytona Beach, FL North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley Conference Missouri State Devlin Granberg, Dallas Baptist[47] Trevor Conn, Dallas Baptist[47] Keith Guttin, Missouri State[47] 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Horner BallparkDallas, TX Missouri State
Mountain West Conference Nevada Grant Fennell, Nevada[48] Garrett Hill, San Diego State & Andrew Mitchel, San Jose State[48] T. J. Bruce, Nevada[48] 2018 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament Tony Gwynn StadiumSan Diego, CA San Diego State
Northeast Conference Wagner Ryan Ward, Bryant[49] Jack Patterson, Bryant[49] Jim Carone, Wagner[49] 2018 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Dodd StadiumNorwich, CT LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech Kevin Strohschein, Tennessee Tech[50] Travis Moths, Tennessee Tech[50] Matt Bragga, Tennessee Tech[50] 2018 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament Choccolocco ParkOxford, AL Morehead State
Pac–12 Conference Stanford Andrew Vaughn, California[51] Luke Heimlich, Oregon State[51] David Esquer, Stanford[51] No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid Stanford
Patriot League Army/Navy Jon Rosoff, Army[52] Connor Van Hoose, Bucknell[52] Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy[52] 2018 Patriot League baseball tournament Campus sites Army
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Ole Miss/Arkansas
Jonathan India, Florida[53] Brady Singer, Florida[53] Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida[53] 2018 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL Ole Miss
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro Andrew Moritz, UNC Greensboro[54] Matt Frisbee, UNC Greensboro[54] Link Jarrett, UNC Greensboro[54] 2018 Southern Conference baseball tournament Fluor FieldGreenville, SC Samford
Southland Conference Sam Houston State David Fry, Northwestern State[55] Tyler Gray, Central Arkansas[55] Bobby Barbier, Northwestern State[55] 2018 Southland Conference baseball tournament Constellation FieldSugar Land, TX Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference East - Alabama State
West - Texas Southern
Kamren Dukes, Texas Southern[56] Aaron Solis, Texas Southern[56] Jose Vazquez, Alabama State[56] 2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament Wesley Barrow StadiumNew Orleans, LA Texas Southern
Summit League Oral Roberts Noah Cummings, Oral Roberts[57] Miguel Ausua, Oral Roberts[57] Ryan Folmar, Oral Roberts[57] 2018 Summit League baseball tournament J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference East - Coastal Carolina
West - Louisiana
Joey Denison, Troy[58] Colten Schmidt, Louisiana[58] Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina[58] 2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament M. L. Tigue Moore FieldLafayette, LA Coastal Carolina
West Coast Conference Pepperdine Jordan Qsar, Pepperdine[59] Jonathan Pendergast, Pepperdine[59] Rick Hirtensteiner, Pepperdine[59] 2018 West Coast Conference baseball tournament Banner Island BallparkStockton, CA Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference Grand Canyon Quin Cotton, Grand Canyon[60] Jonathan Groff, New Mexico State[60] Andy Stankiewicz, Grand Canyon[60] 2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ New Mexico State
  1. ^ The Big East awards a Coaching Staff of the Year award instead of a Coach of the Year award. It goes to the team instead of an individual, although the head coach is cited by name in the award announcement.
  2. ^ The Big West styles its Player of the Year award as "Field Player of the Year".
  3. ^ The Horizon League is the only Division I conference that presents separate season-ending awards for starting and relief pitchers. The award for starters is styled as the "Pitcher of the Year" award.

College World Series

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The 2018 College World Series began on June 16 in Omaha, Nebraska.

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
               
1 Florida 3
9 Texas Tech 6
9 Texas Tech 4
5 Arkansas 7
5 Arkansas 11
13 Texas 5
5 Arkansas 5
1 Florida 2
1 Florida 6
13 Texas 1
1 Florida 9
9 Texas Tech 6
5 Arkansas 4 3 0
3 Oregon State 1 5 5
3 Oregon State 6
6 North Carolina 8
6 North Carolina 2
Mississippi State 12
Mississippi State 1
Washington 0
Mississippi State 2 2
3 Oregon State 12 5
3 Oregon State 14
Washington 5
3 Oregon State 11
6 North Carolina 6

Coaching changes

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This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2018 season until the day before the first day of the 2019 season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Abilene Christian Britt Bonneau Rick McCarty Bonneau resigned from Abilene Christian on May 19 after 22 seasons. On June 12, the Wildcats hired former Dallas Baptist pitching coach McCarty for the head coaching job.[61]
Alabama A&M Mitch Hill Manny Lora Hill resigned from Alabama A&M on June 25 after 5 seasons for the head coaching job at Martin Methodist College of the NAIA.[62] Pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Lora was promoted to head coach of the Bulldogs on August 23.[63]
Central Michigan Steve Jaska Jordan Bischel Jaska announced his retirement after 16 seasons at Central Michigan on June 2.[64] On June 28, the Chippewas hired Bischel from Division II Northwood.[65]
Davidson Dick Cooke Rucker Taylor Cooke announced on February 12 that he will step down following the 2018 season with associate head coach Rucker succeeding him.[66]
Fairleigh Dickinson Gary Puccio Justin McKay Puccio announced his retirement after 8 seasons at FDU and 27 seasons overall, effective May 15. Assistant coach McKay will serve as the interim head coach of the Knights for the 2019 season.[67]
Illinois State Bo Durkac Steve Holm Durkac was fired on May 29 after 4 seasons at Illinois State, finishing 82–134 overall and 27–55 in conference play.[68] On June 22, the Redbirds hired Purdue pitching coach Holm for the head coaching job.[69]
Indiana Chris Lemonis Jeff Mercer Lemonis left after 4 seasons at Indiana to take the Mississippi State job.[70] The school hired Wright State head coach Jeff Mercer on July 2.[71]
Iona Pat Carey Paul Panik On May 15 it was announced that Pat Carey will not return to the team for the 2019 season after thirteen years with the school. The school hired Albany assistant Paul Panik on June 25.[72]
Kansas State Brad Hill Pete Hughes Brad Hill Announced that on May 8 after fifteen seasons that he will step down affective at the end of the season. He became the team's all-time most successful coach and won the 2013 Big 12 Conference title and hosted a super regional that year. On June 8, the Wildcats hired former Boston College, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma head coach Pete Hughes.[73]
Miami (FL) Jim Morris Gino DiMare Morris announced in June 2014 that he would retire after the 2018 season, and that DiMare would take over as head coach at that time.
Middle Tennessee Jim McGuire Jim Toman McGuire was fired on May 21 after 6 seasons at Middle Tennessee.[74] On June 20, the Blue Raiders hired Charleston associate head coach and former Liberty head coach Toman for the job.[75]
Mississippi State Andy Cannizaro Gary Henderson Chris Lemonis Cannizaro resigned on February 22, only three games into the Bulldogs' season, after he was found to be involved in an extramarital affair with a woman working in MSU's athletic department. Former Kentucky head coach and current MSU pitching coach Henderson was named as interim replacement.[76] MSU announced the hiring of Indiana head coach Chris Lemonis on June 26.[70]
Murray State Kevin Moulder Dan Skirka Murray State announced on May 25 that Moulder would not return next season, ending his 4-year tenure at the school.[77] On July 2, the school hired former Racer assistant coach Skirka to be the new head coach.[78]
Oregon State Pat Casey Pat Bailey Casey announced his retirement on September 6 after 24 seasons at Oregon State and 30 seasons overall, winning 900 games with the Beavers and 3 NCAA championships. Associate head coach Bailey will serve as the interim head coach of the team for the 2019 season.[79]
Pittsburgh Joe Jordano Mike Bell Jordano resigned from Pittsburgh on June 22 after 21 seasons at the helm. On July 10, former Florida State pitching coach Bell was named head coach of the Panthers.[80]
Rice Wayne Graham Matt Bragga Graham, who was the oldest head coach in Division I baseball at age 82, announced on April 25 that his contract was not being renewed and that the 2018 season would be the last of his 27-year head coaching tenure at Rice.[81] The Owls hired Tennessee Tech head coach Bragga after the season.[82]
Tennessee Tech Matt Bragga Justin Holmes Bragga left after 15 seasons at Tennessee Tech to take the Rice job.[82] The school promoted assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Holmes on June 21.[83]
UC Irvine Mike Gillespie Ben Orloff Mike Gillespie announced his retirement from the UC Irvine baseball team after eleven seasons with the school his successor Ben Orloff was named his replacement beginning in the 2019 season. He became the most successful coach in College baseball history with 1108 wins.[84]
Wright State Jeff Mercer Alex Sogard Mercer left after 2 seasons at Wright State to take the Indiana job.[71] The school promoted assistant coach Alex Sogard on July 6.[85]

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