2018 Washington Huskies softball team

2018 Washington Huskies softball
2018 Washington Huskies softball
NCAA Seattle Regional champion; NCAA Seattle Super Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	52–10 (15–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Heather Tarr (14th season);
Home stadium	Husky Softball Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Oregon ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	3	.875	53	–	10	.841
No. 3 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	58	–	7	.892
No. 7 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	.667	48	–	13	.787
No. 2 Washington ‍‍‍^y	15	–	8	.652	52	–	10	.839
No. 11 Arizona ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11	.542	43	–	16	.729
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	9	–	14	.391	30	–	28	.517
California ‍‍‍^y	7	–	16	.304	35	–	21	.625
Stanford ‍‍‍	3	–	21	.125	24	–	31	.436
Utah ‍‍‍	2	–	21	.087	20	–	30	.400

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today^[2]

The 2018 Washington Huskies softball team represented the University of Washington in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were coached by Heather Tarr, who led her fourteenth season. The Huskies finished with a record of 52–10, and finished fourth in the Pac-12 Conference with a 15–8 record.

The Huskies were invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Seattle Regional and NCAA Seattle Super Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Florida State.^[3]

Personnel

Roster

2018 Washington Huskies roster^[3]^[4]

Pitchers

13 - Kristin Cochran - Senior
14 - Taran Alvelo - Junior
16 - Gabbie Plain - Freshman

Catchers

18 - Rachel Ogasawara - Junior
24 - Emma Helm - Freshman
47 - Morganne Flores - Junior

Infielders

3 - Taylor Van Zee - Senior
5 - Nawai Kaupe - Freshman
7 - Taryn Atlee - Sophomore
11 - Brittany Werre - Junior
22 - Sis Bates - Sophomore
25 - Kirstyn Thomas - Senior
31 - Noelle Hee - Freshman

Outfielders

2 - Trysten Melhart - Senior
21 - Kelly Burdick - Senior
32 - Kaija Gibson - Sophomore
36 - Amirah Milloy - Junior

Utility

4 - Julia DePonte - Senior
19 - Morgan Allen - Freshman

Coaches

2018 Washington Huskies softball coaching staff^[4]
Heather Tarr – Head coach – 14th season J. T. D'Amico - Assistant coach - 11th season Lance Glasoe – Assistant coach – 8th season Whitney Jones - Volunteer assistant coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	Washington win
	Washington loss
*	Non-Conference game

2018 Washington Huskies Softball Game Log^[3]^[5]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 9	vs Saint Louis*		Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL (Peterson Hotels Invite)	W 15–3⁵	1–0
Feb 9	at Bradley*		Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL (Peterson Hotels Invite)	W 11–0⁵	2–0
Feb 10	vs Miami (OH)*		Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL (Peterson Hotels Invite)	W 19–0⁵	3–0
Feb 10	vs Western Illinois*		Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL (Peterson Hotels Invite)	W 10–0⁵	4–0
Feb 11	at Bradley*		Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL (Peterson Hotels Invite)	W 15–0⁶	5–0
Feb 16	vs Northern Colorado*		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX (Bearkat Softball Complex)	W 8–0⁶	6–0
Feb 16	vs Wichita State*		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX (Bearkat Softball Complex)	W 8–0⁵	7–0
Feb 17	vs Seton Hall*		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX (Bearkat Softball Complex)	W 10–0	8–0
Feb 18	at Sam Houston State*		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX (Bearkat Softball Complex)	W 13–1⁵	9–0
Feb 18	vs Wichita State*		Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX (Bearkat Softball Complex)	W 7–0	10–0
Feb 19	at Lamar*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	W 9–1⁵	11–0
Feb 19	at Lamar*		Lamar Softball Complex • Beaumont, TX	W 8–0⁶	12–0
Feb 21	at Texas*		Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 2–1	13–0
Feb 23	vs Notre Dame*		Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Classic)	W 8–0	14–0
Feb 24	vs Texas A&M*		Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Classic)	W 4–3⁹	15–0
Feb 24	vs Nebraska*		Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Classic)	W 4–2	16–0
Feb 25	vs Wisconsin*		Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Classic)	W 4–1	17–0
Feb 25	vs Long Beach State*		Big League Dreams • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Classic)	W 4–0	18–0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 2	Alabama*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA (Husky Classic)	W 8–0⁵	19–0
Mar 2	Northwestern*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA (Husky Classic)	W 8–2	20–0
Mar 3	Alabama*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA (Husky Classic)	W 4–1	21–0
Mar 3	BYU*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA (Husky Classic)	W 7–4	22–0
Mar 4	Portland State*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA (Husky Classic)	W 4–1	23–0
Mar 9	vs New Mexico*		Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV (Rebel Classic)	W 9–1⁹	24–0
Mar 9	at UNLV*		Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV (Rebel Classic)	W 8–0	25–0
Mar 10	vs DePaul*		Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV (Rebel Classic)	W 5–2	26–0
Mar 10	vs New Mexico State*		Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV (Rebel Classic)	W 3–2¹⁰	27–0
Mar 14	Bryant*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–0	28–0
Mar 17	at Arizona State*		Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0–2	28–1	0–1
Mar 18	at Arizona State		Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–0	29–1	1–1
Mar 19	at Arizona State		Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0–2	29–2	1–2
Mar 23	Arizona		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 2–1⁸	30–2	2–2
Mar 24	Arizona		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 4–2⁸	31–2	3–2
Mar 25	Arizona		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 2–0	32–2	4–2
Mar 29	at Stanford		Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 8–1	33–2	5–2
Mar 30	at Stanford		Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 10–0⁶	34–2	6–2
Mar 31	at Stanford		Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 9–0	35–2	7–2

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 4	Seattle*		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–1	36–2
Apr 6	Utah		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 5–0	37–2	8–2
Apr 7	Utah		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 12–0	38–2	9–2
Apr 8	Utah		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 2–1	39–2	10–2
Apr 13	California		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–1	40–2	11–2
Apr 14	California		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 9–1	41–2	12–2
Apr 20	at UCLA		Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–3	41–3	12–3
Apr 21	at UCLA		Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–3	41–4	12–4
Apr 22	at UCLA		Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–1	41–5	12–5
Apr 27	Oregon		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 3–5	41–6	12–6
Apr 28	Oregon		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 2–4	41–7	12–7
Apr 29	Oregon		Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 3–5	41–8	12–8

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 4	at Oregon State		Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 6–1	42–8	13–8
May 5	at Oregon State		Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 2–0	43–8	14–8
May 6	at Oregon State		Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 5–3	44–8	15–8

Post-season

NCAA Seattle Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 18	Boise State	(5)	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 8–0⁵	45–8	1–0
May 19	Texas	(5)	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 2–1	46–8	2–0
May 20	Minnesota	(5)	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 5–2	47–8	3–0

NCAA Seattle Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 25	(12) Alabama	(5)	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–2⁹	48–8	1–0
May 26	(12) Alabama	(5)	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 6–0	49–8	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 31	(4) Oklahoma	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–0	50–8	1–0
June 1	(1) Oregon	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–2	51–8	2–0
June 3	(4) Oklahoma	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–0	52–8	3–0
June 4	(6) Florida State	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	52–9	3–1
June 5	(6) Florida State	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 3–8	52–10	3–2

References

^ 2020 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "2018 USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll (Final)". nfca.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2021 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Softball Roster". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ "2018 Softball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[1] 2020 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[2] "2018 USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll (Final)". nfca.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

[media-3] 2021 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

[roster-4] "2018 Softball Roster". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[5] "2018 Softball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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v t e Washington Huskies softball
Venues	Hidden Valley Park (1993) Husky Softball Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Teresa Wilson (1993–2003) Scott Centala & Steve Dailey (2004) Heather Tarr (2005–present)
Seasons	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2018 Washington Huskies softball

NCAA Seattle Regional champion NCAA Seattle Super Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	52–10 (15–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Heather Tarr (14th season)
Home stadium	Husky Softball Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →