2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2008 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
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)

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.

Contents

National seeds

Bold indicates WCWS participant.

  1. Florida
  2. UCLA
  3. Alabama
  4. Michigan
  5. Texas A&M
  6. Arizona State
  7. Arizona
  8. Houston
  9. LSU
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Northwestern
  12. Stanford
  13. Tennessee
  14. Long Beach State
  15. Georgia
  16. Fresno State

Regionals and super regionals

Bold indicates winner. * indicates host.

Gainesville Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Florida 7
Georgia Tech 2
1 Florida3
UCF 0
UCF 3
South Florida 2
1 Florida0 10
Gainesville, FL Regional
UCF 10
Georgia Tech9
South Florida 2
Georgia Tech 1
UCF7
1 Florida44—
California 2 2 —
16 Fresno State 11
Sacramento State 0
16 Fresno State 0
California3
San Diego State 1
California 4
California2 7
Fresno, CA Regional
16 Fresno State 36
Sacramento State 1
San Diego State7
San Diego State 0
16 Fresno State2

Houston Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
9 LSU 8
Mississippi Valley State 0
9 LSU 4
Louisiana−Lafayette9
East Carolina 1
Louisiana–Lafayette 2
Louisiana−Lafayette6—
Baton Rouge, LA Regional
9 LSU 3 —
Mississippi Valley State2
East Carolina4
East Carolina 1
9 LSU9
Louisiana−Lafayette63 4
8 Houston 4 60
8 Houston 9
Delaware State 0
8 Houston2
Washington 0
Washington 2
Texas 1
8 Houston2—
Houston, TX Regional
Washington 1 —
Delaware State 2
Texas3
Texas 3
Washington5

College Station Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
5 Texas A&M 2
Stephen F. Austin 0
5 Texas A&M4
Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech 1
Auburn 0
5 Texas A&M6—
College Station, TX Regional
Louisiana Tech 0 —
Stephen F. Austin 0
Auburn2
Auburn 1
Louisiana Tech2
5 Texas A&M69—
12 Stanford 1 4 —
12 Stanford 4
Lehigh 0
12 Stanford3
UMass 0
UMass 6
Princeton 0
12 Stanford1 6
Amherst, MA Regional
UMass 20
Lehigh7
Princeton 4
Lehigh 1
UMass3

Ann Arbor Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
13 Tennessee 3
Winthrop 0
13 Tennessee 0
Virginia Tech4
Louisville 0
Virginia Tech 1
Virginia Tech1 4
Knoxville, TN Regional
13 Tennessee 72
Winthrop 1
Louisville4
13 Tennessee8
Louisville 1
Virginia Tech 0 16
4 Michigan 10 1
4 Michigan 13
Wright State 5
4 Michigan8
Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame 9
Kent State 1
4 Michigan5—
Ann Arbor, MI Regional
Kent State 0 —
Wright State 2
Kent State3
Notre Dame 5
Kent State7

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
3 Alabama 8
Chattanooga 0
3 Alabama10
Jacksonville State 1
Jacksonville State 4
Florida State 3
3 Alabama4—
Tuscaloosa, AL Regional
Jacksonville State 1 —
Chattanooga 3
Florida State5
Jacksonville State10
Florida State 1
3 Alabama67—
Missouri 1 1 —
14 Long Beach State 2
Creighton 1
14 Long Beach State 3
Missouri5
Missouri 3
Iowa 2
Missouri5—
Iowa City, IA Regional
Iowa 4 —
Creighton 1
Iowa2
Iowa5
14 Long Beach State 2

Tempe Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
11 Northwestern 6
Western Illinois 0
11 Northwestern6
DePaul 0
Drake 1
DePaul 3
11 Northwestern2 3
Evanston, IL Regional
DePaul 32
Drake 1
Western Illinois3
Western Illinois 0
DePaul6
11 Northwestern 1 0 —
6 Arizona State39—
6 Arizona State 2
Stony Brook 0
6 Arizona State10
Hawaii 0
Mississippi State 7
Hawaii 9
6 Arizona State8—
Tempe, AZ Regional
Hawaii 0 —
Stony Brook 3
Mississippi State8
Mississippi State 4
Hawaii7

Tucson Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
7 Arizona 11
Canisius 0
7 Arizona10
Hofstra 0
Long Island 0
Hofstra 1
7 Arizona5—
Hempstead, NY Regional
Hofstra 0 —
Canisius3
Long Island 2
Canisius 1
Hofstra5
7 Arizona30 5
10 Oklahoma 1 22
10 Oklahoma 6
Oregon 0
10 Oklahoma6
Arkansas 5
Arkansas 7
Tulsa 5
10 Oklahoma11—
Norman, OK Regional
Oregon 0 —
Oregon1
Tulsa 0
Oregon3
Arkansas 0

Los Angeles Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
15 Georgia 9
Campbell 0
15 Georgia9
BYU 3
BYU 3
North Carolina 0
15 Georgia4—
Chapel Hill, NC Regional
BYU 0 —
Campbell7
North Carolina 6
BYU1
Campbell 0
15 Georgia 1 0 —
2 UCLA66—
2 UCLA 8
Cal State Fullerton 3
2 UCLA6
Nevada 4
Nevada 4
Purdue 1
2 UCLA4—
Los Angeles Regional
Nevada 3 —
Cal State Fullerton 3
Purdue4
Purdue 1
Nevada2

Automatic bids

Women's College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS 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

Results

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Florida 2
Louisiana–Lafayette 3
Louisiana–Lafayette 1
5 Texas A&M2
5 Texas A&M 1
Virginia Tech 0
5 Texas A&M1 1
1 Florida 60
1 Florida2
Virginia Tech 0
1 Florida2
2 UCLA 0
5 Texas A&M 0 0 —
6 Arizona State311—
3 Alabama 1
6 Arizona State 3
6 Arizona State4
2 UCLA 0
2 UCLA 1
7 Arizona 0
6 Arizona State3—
3 Alabama 1 —
3 Alabama5
7 Arizona 1
3 Alabama3
Louisiana–Lafayette 1

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 29, 2008Game 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, 2008Game 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, 2008Game 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, 2008Game 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, 2008Finals 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, 2008Finals 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]

SchoolTop BatterStats.
Arizona State Sun Devils Kaitlin Cochran (CF)1-2 3RBIs HR 2BBs
Texas A&M Aggies Megan Gibson (P)1-2 2B BB SB
SchoolPitcherIPHRERBBSOABBF
Arizona State Sun Devils Katie Burkhart (W)7.04001132526
Texas A&M Aggies Megan Gibson (L)7.0101110353135

Final standings

PlaceSchoolWCWS record
1stArizona State5–0
2ndTexas A&M3–3
3rdFlorida3–2
Alabama2–2
5thUCLA1–2
Louisiana–Lafayette1–2
7thArizona0–2
Virginia Tech0–2

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: [28]

WCWS records tied or broken

Post-series notes

See also

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