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
2018 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Minnesota   184 .818  4113 .759
No. 27 Purdue   176 .739  3719 .661
Michigan   158 .652  3321 .611
Illinois   159 .625  3320 .623
Indiana   149 .609  3817 .691
Iowa   139 .591  3320 .623
Ohio State   1410 .583  3622 .621
Michigan State   1112 .478  2032 .385
Maryland   914 .391  2430 .444
Nebraska   814 .364  2428 .462
Rutgers   716 .304  2525 .500
Northwestern   618 .250  1732 .347
Penn State   321 .125  1534 .306
Tournament champion
As of May 27, 2018[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 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

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[4] NR NR* NR* NR NR NR NR  
Baseball America[5] NR NR NR NR 24 24 22  
Collegiate Baseball^[6] NR NR NR 25 25 22 12 15  
NCBWA[7] NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 RV  
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^ 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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