2018 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
|  | 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  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 | 
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| † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
 As of June 30, 2018[1]
 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]
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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
 Catchers
 18 - Rachel Ogasawara - Junior24 - Emma Helm - Freshman47 - Morganne Flores - Junior
 | Infielders
 3 - Taylor Van Zee - Senior5 - Nawai Kaupe - Freshman7 - Taryn Atlee - Sophomore11 - Brittany Werre - Junior22 - Sis Bates - Sophomore25 - Kirstyn Thomas - Senior31 - Noelle Hee - Freshman
 |  | Outfielders
 2 - Trysten Melhart - Senior21 - Kelly Burdick - Senior32 - Kaija Gibson - Sophomore36 - Amirah Milloy - Junior
 Utility
 4 - Julia DePonte - Senior19 - Morgan Allen - Freshman
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Coaches
| 2018 Washington Huskies softball coaching staff[4] | 
| Heather Tarr – Head coach – 14th seasonJ. T. D'Amico - Assistant coach - 11th seasonLance Glasoe – Assistant coach – 8th seasonWhitney Jones - Volunteer assistant coach - 1st season
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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 |  |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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