2018 Washington Huskies softball team

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.

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 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