2008 Women's College World Series

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The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event was the University of Oklahoma.

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) Pat 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 St. 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.

Bracket

2008 Women's College World Series 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;
Texas A&M scored the winning run in the top of the 7th inning.[9][10]
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]

Championship Game

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 7.0 4 0 0 1 13 25 26
Texas A&M Aggies Megan Gibson 7.0 10 11 10 3 5 31 35

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:[27]

  • Francesca Enea, Florida
  • Charlotte Morgan, Alabama
  • Stacey Nelson, Florida
  • Holly Tankersley, La.-Lafayette
  • Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech
  • Megan Gibson, Texas A&M
  • Jami Lobpries, Texas A&M
  • Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State
  • Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State
  • Lesley 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[28]
  • 8,230 Session 3 (Games 5 and 6) total attendance — WCWS record[29]
  • 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.[30]
  • Arizona State's 11-0 victory over Texas A&M was the largest margin of victory in a NCAA championship clinching game.[31]

WCWS Leaders

Team

Individual

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.[32]
  • 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.

The Tournament

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See also

2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

References

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