2018 NCAA Division I baseball season

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.

2018 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 12 – June 28, 2018
Number of teams	299
Preseason #1	Florida (Unanimous)
Defending Champions	Florida
TV partner/s	ESPN
Tournament
Duration	June 1–28, 2018
Most conference bids	SEC (10)
College World Series
Champions	Oregon State (3rd title)
Runners-up	Arkansas (9th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Pat Casey (3rd title)
MOP	Adley Rutschman (Oregon State)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

• NYIT, previously the last remaining Division I independent, moved its baseball program to its full-time home of the Division II East Coast Conference.[1]
• Buffalo dropped their baseball program at the end of the 2017 season, leaving the Mid-American Conference with 10 teams. As a result, the MAC dissolved its divisions.
• The Ivy League dissolved its divisions, playing in a single league table for the first time since 1992. The top two finishers will meet in the Championship Series.[2]
• Wichita State left the Missouri Valley Conference for the American Athletic Conference.[3]
• Valparaiso left the Horizon League for the Missouri Valley Conference.[4]

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.

• Liberty, after 27 seasons in the Big South Conference, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) on July 1, 2018.[5]
• USC Upstate, after 11 years in the ASUN, moved to the Big South.[6]

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 2018–19, 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

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

• Boston College opened the new 1,000-seat Brighton Field on their Brighton campus. The Eagles left their home of 57 years, Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field to create room for a new athletics field house.
• The 2018 season was the last for Kentucky at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Wildcats moved into the new Kentucky Proud Park for the 2019 season.
• The 2018 season was also the last for UConn at J. O. Christian Field. The Huskies will play elsewhere for 2019 while a new stadium is built.

Season outlook

For the full rankings, see 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Conference standings

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  ^x‍‍‍^y 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 ^x‍‍‍^y 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 Atlantic Sun 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     41 – 13   .759 No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6   .739     37 – 19   .661 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652     33 – 21   .611 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625     33 – 20   .623 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609     38 – 17   .691 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591     33 – 20   .623 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583     36 – 22   .621 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 May 27, 2018[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 August 9, 2020[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     33 – 17   .660 Elon  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667     35 – 21   .625 College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8   .652     35 – 17   .673 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‡‍^y 14 – 9   .609     33 – 20   .623 Delaware  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522     29 – 25   .537 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500     23 – 21   .523 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458     26 – 26   .500 Towson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250     13 – 42   .236 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125     15 – 39   .278 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 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 August 9, 2020[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  ^x‍†‍‍^y 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  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 18 – 12   .600     48 – 18   .727 No. 2 Arkansas  ^x‍‍‍^y 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 ^x‍‍‡‍^y 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[28]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Conference winners and tournaments

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[29]	Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford[29]	Justin Blood, Hartford[29]	2018 America East Conference Baseball Tournament	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME	Hartford
American Athletic Conference	Houston	Bryant Packard, East Carolina[30]	Aaron Fletcher, Houston[30]	Todd Whitting, Houston[30]	2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL	East Carolina
Atlantic 10 Conference	Saint Louis	Isaiah Pasteur, George Washington[31]	Miller Hogan, Saint Louis[31]	Darin Hendrickson, Saint Louis[31]	2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament	Tucker Field at Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA	Saint Louis
Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic - Clemson Coastal - North Carolina	Joey Bart, Georgia Tech[32]	Brian Brown, NC State[32]	Mike Fox, NC State[32]	2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference	Stetson	Brooks Wilson, Stetson[33]	Logan Gilbert, Stetson[33]	Steve Trimper, Stetson[33]	2018 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament	Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	Stetson
Big 12 Conference	Texas	Kody Clemens, Texas[34]	Cody Bradford, Baylor[34]	David Pierce, Texas[34]	2018 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament	Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK	Baylor
Big East Conference	St. John's	John Valente, St. John's[35]	Ricky DeVito, Seton Hall	Ed Blankmeyer, St. John's[35][lower-alpha 1]	2018 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	St. John's
Big South Conference	Campbell	Austin Zente, High Point[36]	Allan Winans, Campbell[36]	Justin Haire, Campbell[36]	2018 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament	Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	Campbell
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota	Bren Spillane, Illinois[37]	Patrick Fredrickson, Minnesota[37]	John Anderson, Minnesota[37]	2018 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	Minnesota
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton	Alex McKenna, Cal Poly[38][lower-alpha 2]	Colton Eastman, Cal State Fullerton[38]	Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton[38]	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association	Northeastern	Charlie McConnell, Northeastern[39]	John Rooney, Hofstra[39]	Mike Glavine, Northeastern[39]	2018 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	UNC Willmington
Conference USA	Southern Miss	Luke Reynolds, Southern Miss[40]	Nick Sandlin, Southern Miss[40]	Scott Berry, Southern Miss[40]	2018 Conference USA Baseball Tournament	MGM Park • Biloxi, MS	Southern Miss
Horizon League	Wright State	Gabe Snyder, Wright State[41]	Ryan Campbell, UIC (starting) Charlie Cerny, UIC (relief)[41][lower-alpha 3]	Jeff Mercer, Wright State[41]	2018 Horizon League Baseball Tournament	Hosted by regular-season champion	Wright State
Ivy League	Yale	Dustin Shirley, Dartmouth[42]	Noah Zavolas, Harvard[42]	Brett Boretti, Columbia[42]	2018 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Campus sites	Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Monmouth	Greg Cullen, Niagara[43]	J. P. Stevenson, Canisius[43]	John Delaney, Quinnipiac[43]	2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Richmond County Bank Ballpark • Staten Island, NY	Canisius
Mid-American Conference	Kent State	Rudy Rott, Ohio[44]	Joey Murray, Kent State[44]	Jeff Duncan, Kent State[44]	2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament	Sprenger Stadium • Avon, OH	Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Northern - Coppin State Southern - North Carolina A&T	Corey Joyce, North Carolina Central[45]	Anthony Maldonado, Bethune–Cookman[45]	Sherman Reed, Coppin State[45]	2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL	North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State	Devlin Granberg, Dallas Baptist[46]	Trevor Conn, Dallas Baptist[46]	Keith Guttin, Missouri State[46]	2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	Missouri State
Mountain West Conference	Nevada	Grant Fennell, Nevada[47]	Garrett Hill, San Diego State & Andrew Mitchel, San Jose State[47]	T. J. Bruce, Nevada[47]	2018 Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament	Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA	San Diego State
Northeast Conference	Wagner	Ryan Ward, Bryant[48]	Jack Patterson, Bryant[48]	Jim Carone, Wagner[48]	2018 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament	Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT	LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference	Tennessee Tech	Kevin Strohschein, Tennessee Tech[49]	Travis Moths, Tennessee Tech[49]	Matt Bragga, Tennessee Tech[49]	2018 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament	Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL	Morehead State
Pac–12 Conference	Stanford	Andrew Vaughn, California[50]	Luke Heimlich, Oregon State[50]	David Esquer, Stanford[50]	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		Stanford
Patriot League	Army/Navy	Jon Rosoff, Army[51]	Connor Van Hoose, Bucknell[51]	Paul Kostacopoulos, Navy[51]	2018 Patriot League Baseball Tournament	Campus sites	Army
Southeastern Conference	East - Florida West - Ole Miss/Arkansas	Jonathan India, Florida[52]	Brady Singer, Florida[52]	Kevin O'Sullivan, Florida[52]	2018 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	Ole Miss
Southern Conference	UNC Greensboro	Andrew Moritz, UNC Greensboro[53]	Matt Frisbee, UNC Greensboro[53]	Link Jarrett, UNC Greensboro[53]	2018 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Fluor Field • Greenville, SC	Samford
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	David Fry, Northwestern State[54]	Tyler Gray, Central Arkansas[54]	Bobby Barbier, Northwestern State[54]	2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament	Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	East - Alabama State West - Texas Southern	Kamren Dukes, Texas Southern[55]	Aaron Solis, Texas Southern[55]	Jose Vazquez, Alabama State[55]	2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA	Texas Southern
Summit League	Oral Roberts	Noah Cummings, Oral Roberts[56]	Miguel Ausua, Oral Roberts[56]	Ryan Folmar, Oral Roberts[56]	2018 Summit League Baseball Tournament	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference	East - Coastal Carolina West - Louisiana	Joey Denison, Troy[57]	Colten Schmidt, Louisiana[57]	Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina[57]	2018 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Coastal Carolina
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	Jordan Qsar, Pepperdine[58]	Jonathan Pendergast, Pepperdine[58]	Rick Hirtensteiner, Pepperdine[58]	2018 West Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Grand Canyon	Quin Cotton, Grand Canyon[59]	Jonathan Groff, New Mexico State[59]	Andy Stankiewicz, Grand Canyon[59]	2018 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, 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

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

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 Abeline Christian on May 19 after 22 seasons. On June 12, the Wildcats hired former Dallas Baptist pitching coach McCarty for the head coaching job.[60]
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.[61] Pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Lora was promoted to head coach of the Bulldogs on August 23.[62]
Central Michigan	Steve Jaska		Jordan Bischel	Jaska announced his retirement after 16 seasons at Central Michigan on June 2.[63] On June 28, the Chippewas hired Bischel from Division II Northwood.[64]
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.[65]
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.[66]
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.[67] On June 22, the Redbirds hired Purdue pitching coach Holm for the head coaching job.[68]
Indiana	Chris Lemonis		Jeff Mercer	Lemonis left after 4 seasons at Indiana to take the Mississippi State job.[69] The school hired Wright State head coach Jeff Mercer on July 2.[70]
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.[71]
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.[72]
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.[73] On June 20, the Blue Raiders hired Charleston associate head coach and former Liberty head coach Toman for the job.[74]
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.[75] MSU announced the hiring of Indiana head coach Chris Lemonis on June 26.[69]
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.[76] On July 2, the school hired former Racer assistant coach Skirka to be the new head coach.[77]
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.[78]
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.[79]
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.[80] The Owls hired Tennessee Tech head coach Bragga after the season.[81]
Tennessee Tech	Matt Bragga		Justin Holmes	Bragga left after 15 seasons at Tennessee Tech to take the Rice job.[81] The school promoted assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Holmes on June 21.[82]
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.[83]
Wright State	Jeff Mercer		Alex Sogard	Mercer left after 2 seasons at Wright State to take the Indiana job.[70] The school promoted assistant coach Alex Sogard on July 6.[84]

References

1. "Baseball program to join East Coast Conference for 2017-2018 academic year" (Press release). NYIT Bears. May 5, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
2. "Ivies set to Commence 2018 Baseball Campaign". Ivy League. February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
3. "Wichita State to become a member of the American Athletic Conference". American Athletic Conference. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
4. "It's Official. Welcome, Valparaiso". Missouri Valley Conference. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
5. "ASUN Conference Announces Liberty University as League Member for 2018-19" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
6. "Big South to add USC Upstate as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
7. Wright, Darrin (June 16, 2017). "Indiana, Purdue trustees officially finalize IPFW split". Fort Wayne, IN: WOWO. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
8. "Frequently Asked Questions/Additional Questions" (Press release). Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
9. "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released" (Press release). Purdue University Fort Wayne. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
10. "DI Baseball Championship moves to 16 seeds". NCAA. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
11. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
12. "Conference Standings". TheACC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
13. "Atlantic Sun Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
14. "Big East Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
15. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
16. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
17. "Big West Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
18. "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
19. "Conference USA - 2018 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
20. "Conference standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
21. "Conference standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
22. "Baseball Standings". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
23. "Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
24. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
25. "Conference Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
26. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
27. "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
28. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
29. "Hartford Sweeps Major Awards as 2018 #AEBASE All-Conference Teams Announced" (Press release). America East Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
30. "ECU's Packard Named Baseball Player of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
31. "Pasteur, Hogan, MacKenzie, Hendrickson Win Major Atlantic 10 Baseball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
32. "ACC Announces 2018 Baseball Honors" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
33. "Wilson, Gilbert & Morey Highlight @ASUNBSB Postseason Awards" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
34. "2018 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
35. "Baseball Regular-Season Major Awards and All-BIG EAST Teams Announced" (Press release). Big East Conference. May 23, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
36. "Big South Announces 2018 Baseball Annual Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
37. "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
38. "Big West Announces Baseball Honors" (Press release). Big West Conference. May 30, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
39. "McConnell, Rooney Headline 2018 All-CAA Baseball Team" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
40. "BASE: 2018 Awards Announced" (Press release). Conference USA. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
41. "Horizon League Announces 2018 #HLBASE All-League Teams and Award Winners" (Press release). Horizon League. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
42. "Baseball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). Ivy League. May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
43. "MAAC Announces 2018 Baseball All-MAAC Teams & Major Award Winners" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
44. "2018 MAC Baseball Specialty Awards, All-MAC Teams Announced" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
45. "MEAC Announces 2018 Baseball All-Conference Honors" (Press release). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
46. "MVC Announces 2018 Baseball All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
47. "MW Announces 2018 All-Conference Baseball Team and Individual Awards" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. May 24, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
48. "Bryant's Ward Makes History, Headlines 2018 All-NEC Baseball Selections" (Press release). Northeast Conference. May 23, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
49. "Tennessee Tech's Strohschein, Moths and Bragga, Murray State's Wood Highlight 2018 All-OVC Baseball Honors" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
50. "Pac-12 announces baseball All-Conference honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
51. "Patriot League Baseball 2018 Major Awards and All-League Teams Announced" (Press release). Patriot League. May 9, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
52. "2018 SEC Baseball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
53. "Baseball All-Conference Teams Announced" (Press release). Southern Conference. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
54. "Northwestern State's David Fry Named Baseball Player of the Year" (Press release). Southland Conference. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
55. "SWAC Announces 2018 Baseball Postseason Honors" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. May 14, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
56. "Oral Roberts' Cummings, Ausua Named #SummitBSB Player and Pitcher of the Year" (Press release). The Summit League. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
57. "Sun Belt Conference Announces End of Season Baseball Honors" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
58. "WCC Announces 2018 Baseball All-Conference Teams" (Press release). West Coast Conference. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
59. "WAC Baseball Postseason Honors Announced" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
60. David Robinett (June 12, 2018). "McCarty is new ACU baseball coach". www.bigcountryhomepage.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
61. Daniel Boyette (June 25, 2018). "Alabama A&M baseball coach Mitch Hill resigns after 5 seasons". www.al.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
62. "Alabama A&M promotes Manny Lora to head baseball coach". www.al.com. Advance Local Media LLC. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
63. Paul, Tony (June 2, 2018). "College notes: CMU's 2nd-winningest baseball coach retires". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
64. Fred Kelly (June 28, 2018). "Baseball coach Bischel leaving Northwood for CMU". www.ourmidland.com. Midland Daily News. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
65. Brian Foley (February 12, 2018). "Davidson's names Rucker Taylor as head coach after 2018 season". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
66. "Justin McKay Named Interim Head Baseball Coach". www.fduknights.com. Fairleigh Dickinson University. May 30, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
67. "Illinois State fires baseball coach Bo Durkac". The Daily Star-Journal. May 29, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
68. Reinhardt, Randy. "ISU names Holm as new baseball coach". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
69. "Mississippi State hires Chris Lemonis as new baseball coach". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
70. "IU baseball tabs Bargersville native Jeff Mercer as head coach". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
71. Beyrer, Brian. "Senior Associated Athletic Director - Athletic Communications". Iona Gaels. Iona Gaels. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
72. Allen, Deaundra (June 8, 2018). "K-State hires former OU, Virginia Tech coach to lead baseball program". Retrieved June 8, 2018.
73. Boclair, David (May 21, 2018). "MTSU fires baseball coach Jim McGuire". Nashville Post. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
74. Cecil Joyce (June 20, 2018). "Jim Toman, former College of Charleston assistant and recruiter, named MTSU baseball coach". www.dnj.com. Daily News Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
75. "Sources: Mississippi State's Andy Cannizaro resigned due to affair". ESPN.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
76. Johnson, Gage (May 25, 2018). "Moulder ousted following four losing seasons". thenews.org. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
77. Edward Marlowe (July 2, 2018). "Skirka introduced as MSU baseball coach". www.paducahsun.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
78. Joel Odom (September 6, 2018). "Pat Casey, Oregon State Beavers baseball coach, announces retirement". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
79. Brian Batko (July 10, 2018). "Mike Bell, ex-Florida State assistant, is Pitt's new baseball coach". www.post-gazette.com. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
80. "Baseball coach Wayne Graham says this is his last year at Rice". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 25, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
81. "Rice Owls hire Matt Bragga to succeed Wayne Graham". ESPN.com. June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
82. Mike Organ (June 21, 2018). "Tennessee Tech promotes Justin Holmes to head baseball coach". www.Tennessean.com. Tennessean. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
83. "UC Irvine Celebrates Retiring Coach Mike Gillespie With Pregame Ceremony Jersey Honor". OCRegister.com. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
84. "Wright State's Alex Sogard promoted to head baseball coach". Wright State Athletics. Wright State Media Team. Retrieved 14 July 2018.