Английская Википедия:2018 NCAA Division I baseball season

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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

• NYIT, previously the last remaining Division I independent, moved its baseball program to its full-time home of the Division II East Coast Conference.
• 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.
• Wichita State left the Missouri Valley Conference for the American Athletic Conference.
• Valparaiso left the Horizon League for the Missouri Valley Conference.

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.
• USC Upstate, after 11 years in the ASUN, moved to the Big South.

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.

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.

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.

Conference standings

Шаблон:2018 American Athletic Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Шаблон:2018 Big East Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Шаблон:2018 Big West Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Conference USA baseball standings
Шаблон:2018 Mid-American Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Mountain West Conference baseball standings
Шаблон:2018 Ohio Valley Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Шаблон:2018 Southern Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Southland Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Summit League baseball standings
Шаблон:2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 West Coast Conference baseball standings	Шаблон:2018 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

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

College World Series

The 2018 College World Series began on June 16 in Omaha, Nebraska. 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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 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.
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. Pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Lora was promoted to head coach of the Bulldogs on August 23.
Central Michigan	Steve Jaska		Jordan Bischel	Jaska announced his retirement after 16 seasons at Central Michigan on June 2. On June 28, the Chippewas hired Bischel from Division II Northwood.
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.
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.
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. On June 22, the Redbirds hired Purdue pitching coach Holm for the head coaching job.
Indiana	Chris Lemonis		Jeff Mercer	Lemonis left after 4 seasons at Indiana to take the Mississippi State job. The school hired Wright State head coach Jeff Mercer on July 2.
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.
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.
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. On June 20, the Blue Raiders hired Charleston associate head coach and former Liberty head coach Toman for the job.
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. MSU announced the hiring of Indiana head coach Chris Lemonis on June 26.
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. On July 2, the school hired former Racer assistant coach Skirka to be the new head coach.
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.
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.
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. The Owls hired Tennessee Tech head coach Bragga after the season.
Tennessee Tech	Matt Bragga		Justin Holmes	Bragga left after 15 seasons at Tennessee Tech to take the Rice job. The school promoted assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Holmes on June 21.
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.
Wright State	Jeff Mercer		Alex Sogard	Mercer left after 2 seasons at Wright State to take the Indiana job. The school promoted assistant coach Alex Sogard on July 6.