UW BASEBALL COACH
LINDSAY MEGGS BY BOB SHERWIN FOR GO HUSKIES MAGAZINE
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t took 11 innings — and 12-plus years — but on March 27 Lindsay Meggs captured his 300th victory as the longtime University of Washington baseball coach. The Huskies scored two runs in the top of the 11th to beat Arizona State, 6-4, and give Meggs his milestone achievement. Meggs, who previously coached at Chico State, Indiana State and began his UW tenure in 2010, has surpassed 900 career wins as a head Division I coach. He also won two NCAA Division II national championships at Chico. Under Meggs, the Huskies have advanced to the NCAA postseason three times, including 2018 when UW had its first and only appearance in the College World Series in Omaha. In 2014, the Huskies had its best record under Meggs, 41-17-1 (21-9 in Pac-12 play), just the fifth time the school reached at least 40 victories. Meggs also has had more than 40 players drafted by Major League Baseball — including a school record eight in 2014. Among the players who played for him were his two sons, Joe and Jack. Currently, Joe is the director of UW baseball operations. His daughter Kelly played basketball at UC-Irvine and one year of softball at Washington. His UW teams also have had success in the classroom, as the 2016 team posted a 3.29 GPA in fall quarter, the highest for a baseball team in school history. The program had a stretch, starting in 2012, in which the team’s student-athletes maintained a 3.00 GPA or higher in 21 of 23 quarters.
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The legendary skipper shares his history and magical moments during his 300 wins in purple and gold and over 900 as an NCAA coach
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