2008_Women's_College_World_Series

2008 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City;
Champions	Arizona State (1st NCAA (3rd overall) title)
Runner-up	Texas A&M (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Clint Myers (1st title)
MOP	Katie Burkhart (Arizona State)
	← 2007 ; NCAA Division I softball tournament; 2009 →;

2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament

College 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.

Quick Facts Teams, Finals site ...

Regionals and super regionals

Bold indicates winner. * indicates host.

Women's College World Series

Results

Game results

More information Date, Game ...

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; Texas A&M scored the winning run in the top of the 7th inning.^[9]^[10]
May 30, 2008	Game 6	Arizona State	4–0	UCLA	Arizona State scored 2 runs in both 3rd and 5th innings; UCLA had 4 hits and Arizona State had 3 hits.^[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; Alabama scored the winning runs in the 5th inning.^[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. Macie Morrow scored on Kelsey Spittler's triple in the top of the 9th inning.^[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]

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First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

1	Florida	7

	Georgia Tech	2
			1	Florida	3

				UCF	0
	UCF	3

	South Florida	2
						1	Florida	0	10
Gainesville, FL Regional
							UCF	1	0
	Georgia Tech	9

	South Florida	2
				Georgia Tech	1

				UCF	7



										1	Florida	4	4	—

											California	2	2	—
16	Fresno State	11

	Sacramento State	0
			16	Fresno State	0

				California	3
	San Diego State	1

	California	4
							California	2	7
Fresno, CA Regional
						16	Fresno State	3	6
	Sacramento State	1

	San Diego State	7
				San Diego State	0

			16	Fresno State	2

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

9	LSU	8

	Mississippi Valley State	0
			9	LSU	4

				Louisiana−Lafayette	9
	East Carolina	1

	Louisiana–Lafayette	2
							Louisiana−Lafayette	6	—
Baton Rouge, LA Regional
						9	LSU	3	—
	Mississippi Valley State	2

	East Carolina	4
				East Carolina	1

			9	LSU	9



											Louisiana−Lafayette	6	3	4

										8	Houston	4	6	0
8	Houston	9

	Delaware State	0
			8	Houston	2

				Washington	0
	Washington	2

	Texas	1
						8	Houston	2	—
Houston, TX Regional
							Washington	1	—
	Delaware State	2

	Texas	3
				Texas	3

				Washington	5

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

5	Texas A&M	2

	Stephen F. Austin	0
			5	Texas A&M	4

				Louisiana Tech	0
	Louisiana Tech	1

	Auburn	0
						5	Texas A&M	6	—
College Station, TX Regional
							Louisiana Tech	0	—
	Stephen F. Austin	0

	Auburn	2
				Auburn	1

				Louisiana Tech	2



										5	Texas A&M	6	9	—

										12	Stanford	1	4	—
12	Stanford	4

	Lehigh	0
			12	Stanford	3

				UMass	0
	UMass	6

	Princeton	0
						12	Stanford	1	6
Amherst, MA Regional
							UMass	2	0
	Lehigh	7

	Princeton	4
				Lehigh	1

				UMass	3

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

13	Tennessee	3

	Winthrop	0
			13	Tennessee	0

				Virginia Tech	4
	Louisville	0

	Virginia Tech	1
							Virginia Tech	1	4
Knoxville, TN Regional
						13	Tennessee	7	2
	Winthrop	1

	Louisville	4
			13	Tennessee	8

				Louisville	1



											Virginia Tech	0	1	6

										4	Michigan	1	0	1
4	Michigan	13

	Wright State	5
			4	Michigan	8

				Notre Dame	0
	Notre Dame	9

	Kent State	1
						4	Michigan	5	—
Ann Arbor, MI Regional
							Kent State	0	—
	Wright State	2

	Kent State	3
				Notre Dame	5

				Kent State	7

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

3	Alabama	8

	Chattanooga	0
			3	Alabama	10

				Jacksonville State	1
	Jacksonville State	4

	Florida State	3
						3	Alabama	4	—
Tuscaloosa, AL Regional
							Jacksonville State	1	—
	Chattanooga	3

	Florida State	5
				Jacksonville State	10

				Florida State	1



										3	Alabama	6	7	—

											Missouri	1	1	—
14	Long Beach State	2

	Creighton	1
			14	Long Beach State	3

				Missouri	5
	Missouri	3

	Iowa	2
							Missouri	5	—
Iowa City, IA Regional
							Iowa	4	—
	Creighton	1

	Iowa	2
				Iowa	5

			14	Long Beach State	2

2008_Women's_College_World_Series

2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament

National seeds

Regionals and super regionals

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

Women's College World Series

Participants

Tournament notes

Results

Bracket

Game results

Championship game

Final standings

All Tournament Team

WCWS records tied or broken

Post-series notes

See also

References

External links

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Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City
Champions	Arizona State (1st NCAA (3rd overall) title)
Runner-up	Texas A&M (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Clint Myers (1st title)
MOP	Katie Burkhart (Arizona State)
← 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament 2009 →

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

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

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Arizona State Sun Devils	Kaitlin Cochran (CF)	1-2 3RBIs HR 2BBs
Texas A&M Aggies	Megan Gibson (P)	1-2 2B BB SB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Arizona State Sun Devils	Katie Burkhart (W)	7.0	4	0	0	1	13	25	26
Texas A&M Aggies	Megan Gibson (L)	7.0	10	11	10	3	5	31	35

Place	School	WCWS record
1st	Arizona State	5–0
2nd	Texas A&M	3–3
3rd	Florida	3–2
3rd	Alabama	2–2
5th	UCLA	1–2
5th	Louisiana–Lafayette	1–2
7th	Arizona	0–2
7th	Virginia Tech	0–2

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

11	Northwestern	6

	Western Illinois	0
			11	Northwestern	6

				DePaul	0
	Drake	1

	DePaul	3
						11	Northwestern	2	3
Evanston, IL Regional
							DePaul	3	2
	Drake	1

	Western Illinois	3
				Western Illinois	0

				DePaul	6



										11	Northwestern	1	0	—

										6	Arizona State	3	9	—
6	Arizona State	2

	Stony Brook	0
			6	Arizona State	10

				Hawaii	0
	Mississippi State	7

	Hawaii	9
						6	Arizona State	8	—
Tempe, AZ Regional
							Hawaii	0	—
	Stony Brook	3

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

7	Arizona	11

	Canisius	0
			7	Arizona	10

				Hofstra	0
	Long Island	0

	Hofstra	1
						7	Arizona	5	—
Hempstead, NY Regional
							Hofstra	0	—
	Canisius	3

	Long Island	2
				Canisius	1

				Hofstra	5



										7	Arizona	3	0	5

										10	Oklahoma	1	2	2
10	Oklahoma	6

	Oregon	0
			10	Oklahoma	6

				Arkansas	5
	Arkansas	7

	Tulsa	5
						10	Oklahoma	11	—
Norman, OK Regional
							Oregon	0	—
	Oregon	1