2018 Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2018
Team:	Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	33–20
Conf Record:	15–9
Head Coach:	Dan Hartleb
Hc Year:	13th
Hit Coach:	Adam Christ
Htc Year:	3rd
Pitch Coach:	Drew Dickinson
Pc Year:	7th
Stadium:	Illinois Field
Next Year:	2019
Prev Year:	2017

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.

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 Devermann – Junior 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 Spillane – Junior 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

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Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Illinois	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	13	Southern Illinois University (1989)
Drew Dickinson	Pitching Coach	7	University of Illinois (2009)
Adam Christ	Hitting Coach	3	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2003)
Casey Fletcher	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	University of Illinois (2015)

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Rankings

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 Baseball Roster. Illinois Fighting Illini. April 5, 2018.
2. Web site: Baseball Coaching Staff . Illinois Fighting Illini. April 5, 2018.