2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament
College softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 15 through June 4, 2008. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2008 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .
National seeds
Bold indicates WCWS participant.
Regionals and super regionals
Bold indicates winner. * indicates host.
Gainesville Super Regional
Houston Super Regional
College Station Super Regional
Ann Arbor Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Tempe Super Regional
Tucson Super Regional
Los Angeles Super Regional
Automatic bids
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(July 2010 )
Participants
School
Conference
Record (conference)
Head coach
WCWS appearances† (including 2008 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†
WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2008 WCWS)
Alabama SEC 56–5 (25–3)
Patrick Murphy 5 (last: 2006 )
5th (2000 , 2005 )
2–8
Arizona Pac-10 41–16 (13–8)
Larry Ray (acting coach)20 (last: 2007 )
1st(1991 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996 , 1997 , 2001 , 2006 , 2007 )
57–25
Arizona State Pac-10 61–5 (18–3)
Clint Myers 7 (last: 2007 )
3rd (1982 , 2002 )
5–12
Florida SEC 67–3 (27–1)
Tim Walton 1
—
0–0
Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt 51–12 (19–3)
Michael Lotief Stefni Lotief 5 (last: 2003 )
3rd (1993 )
5–8
Texas A&M Big 12 54–7 (17–1)
Jo Evans 7 (last: 2007 )
1st (1983 , 1987 )
18–10
Virginia Tech ACC 49–17 (16–5)
Scot Thomas 1
—
0–0
UCLA Pac-10 48–6 (17–4)
Kelly Inouye-Perez 24 (last: 2006 )
1st (1982 , 1984 , 1985 , 1988 , 1989 , 1990 , 1992 , 1999 , 2003 , 2004 )
88–27
† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
Tournament notes
Florida and Virginia Tech were the first teams in their respective school histories to reach the WCWS in the NCAA era.
Results
Bracket
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Florida
2
Louisiana–Lafayette 3
Louisiana–Lafayette
1
5
Texas A&M
2
5
Texas A&M 1
Virginia Tech
0
5
Texas A&M
1
1
1
Florida
6
0
1
Florida
2
Virginia Tech
0
1
Florida
2
2
UCLA
0
5
Texas A&M
0
0
—
6
Arizona State
3
11
—
3
Alabama
1
6
Arizona State 3
6
Arizona State
4
2
UCLA
0
2
UCLA 1
7
Arizona
0
6
Arizona State
3
—
3
Alabama
1
—
3
Alabama
5
7
Arizona
1
3
Alabama
3
Louisiana–Lafayette
1
Game results
Date
Game
Winner
Score
Loser
Notes
May 29, 2008
Game 1
Louisiana–Lafayette 3–2
Florida In 8th inn., ULL pitcher Ashley Brignac threw 21 straight pitches after reaching a count of 3 balls, 2 strikes before the batter was retired.[ 1] [ 2]
Game 2
Texas A&M 1–0
Virginia Tech A throwing error allowed Texas A&M to score an unearned run in the 6th inning.[ 3] [ 4]
Game 3
Arizona State 3–1
Alabama ASU erased a 0-1 deficit and scored 3 runs in the 7th inning.[ 5] [ 6]
Game 4
UCLA 1–0
Arizona Two errors in the first inning helped UCLA score their only run.[ 7] [ 8]
May 30, 2008
Game 5
Texas A&M 2–1
Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette tied the game in the bottom of the 6th inning; [ 9] [ 10]
Game 6
Arizona State 4–0
UCLA Arizona State scored 2 runs in both 3rd and 5th innings; [ 11] [ 12]
May 31, 2008
Game 7
Florida 2–0
Virginia Tech VT eliminated in 9 innings; UF scored 2 runs in top of the 9th, VT pitcher Angela Tincher missed tying WCWS record for SO in extra-inning game by 1.[ 13] [ 14]
Game 8
Alabama 5–1
Arizona Alabama scored 4 runs in the 6th inning to knock out 2-time defending champion Arizona.[ 15] [ 16]
Game 9
Florida 2–0
UCLA Florida scored on a pitching error and an RBI single in the first and sixth inning, respectively, to eliminate UCLA. UCLA's class became the first in school history to not win a WCWS title.[ 17]
Game 10
Alabama 3–1
Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette eliminated; [ 18]
June 1, 2008
Game 11
Florida 6–1
Texas A&M Florida used 3 unearned runs in the 4th inning aided by a catcher's error to break a 1–1 tie and a 2-run HR extended the lead in the 7th inning.[ 19]
Game 12
Arizona State 3–1
Alabama ASU scored on a three-run home run. ASU advances to the National Championship series, and Alabama is eliminated.[ 20] [ 21]
Game 13
Texas A&M 1–0
Florida Texas A&M advances to the National Championship series. [ 22] [ 23]
June 2, 2008
Finals game 1
Arizona State 3–0
Texas A&M Arizona State had a run in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th innings.Krista Donnenwirth hit a home run.[ 24] [ 25]
June 3, 2008
Finals game 2
Arizona State 11–0
Texas A&M Arizona State scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to make the game an 11-run game, blanking the Aggies and taking home the national championship trophy.[ 26]
Championship game
[ 27]
Final standings
Place
School
WCWS record
1st
Arizona State
5–0
2nd
Texas A&M
3–3
3rd
Florida
3–2
Alabama
2–2
5th
UCLA
1–2
Louisiana–Lafayette
1–2
7th
Arizona
0–2
Virginia Tech
0–2
All Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:[ 28]
Francesca Enea, Florida
Charlotte Morgan, Alabama
Stacey Nelson , FloridaHolly Tankersley, La.-Lafayette
Angela Tincher , Virginia TechMegan Gibson , Texas A&MJami Lobpries, Texas A&M
Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State
Krista Donnenwirth , Arizona StateLesley Rogers, Arizona State
Jackie Vasquez, Arizona State
Katie Burkhart , Arizona State (Most Outstanding Player)
WCWS records tied or broken
6,240 Session 1 (Games 1 and 2) total attendance — WCWS record[ 29]
8,230 Session 3 (Games 5 and 6) total attendance — WCWS record[ 30]
In Game 11, Florida left fielder Francesca Enea hit two home runs to allow her team to defeat Texas A&M 6–1. She tied the WCWS record for the most home runs in a game in the NCAA era that was set by UCLA's Yvonne Gutierrez in 1992 and tied by Arizona's Lindsey Collins in 1999 and UCLA's Andrea Harrison in 2010.[ 31]
Arizona State's 11-0 victory over Texas A&M was the largest margin of victory in an NCAA championship clinching game.[ 32]
Post-series notes
At the conclusion of their run in the series, Florida compiled a 70–5 overall record, becoming the first NCAA team to record 70 wins.[ 33]
The 2008 WCWS marked the first time that Arizona did not return to the championship game/series while defending one of their eight national championships.
See also
References
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