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
2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍†‍‡‍ 18–4 .81844–13 .772
No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17–6 .73938–21 .644
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65233–21 .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62533–20 .623
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60940–19 .678
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–9 .59133–20 .623
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58336–24 .600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47820–32 .385
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39124–30 .444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36424–28 .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30425–25 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25017–32 .347
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12515–34 .306
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 24, 2023[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Roster
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 Devermann – Junior
  • 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 Spillane – Junior
  • 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
NamePositionSeasons at
Illinois		Alma Mater
Dan HartlebHead Coach13Southern Illinois University (1989)
Drew DickinsonPitching Coach7University of Illinois (2009)
Adam ChristHitting Coach3University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2003)
Casey FletcherVolunteer Assistant Coach2University of Illinois (2015)

Reference:[3]

Rankings
See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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 ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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
  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
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