2008 NCAA Division I softball season

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2008 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona State (1st title)
Runners-up Texas A&M (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachClint Myers (1st title)
WCWS MOP Katie Burkhart (Arizona State)
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →

The 2008 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2008. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2008 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 2, 2008.

Contents

Conference standings

2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y17–1–0 .94457–10–0 .851
No. 10 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y16–2–0 .88947–14–0 .770
No. 19 Missouri  ‍‍‡‍y11–6–0 .64747–17–0 .734
Texas  ‍‍‍y9–9–0 .50029–23–2 .556
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍9–9–0 .50026–25–0 .510
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍8–10–0 .44423–36–0 .390
Kansas  ‍‍‍7–11–0 .38937–19–0 .661
Baylor  ‍‍‍4–13–0 .23523–22–0 .511
Iowa State  ‍‍‍4–14–0 .22229–29–0 .500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍4–14–0 .22225–28–0 .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2008 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y18–2 .90052–8 .867
No. 12 Northwestern  ‍‍‡‍y18–2 .90040–16 .714
Iowa  ‍‍‍y14–6 .70042–20 .677
Minnesota  ‍‍‍9–7 .56329–16 .644
Purdue  ‍‍‍y9–9 .50035–23 .603
Illinois  ‍‍‍8–12 .40030–32 .484
Michigan State  ‍‍‍8–12 .40027–29 .482
Ohio State  ‍‍‍7–13 .35033–23 .589
Penn State  ‍‍‍6–12 .33334–22 .607
Indiana  ‍‍‍6–14 .30016–35 .314
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍3–17 .15015–40 .273
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2008 [2]
Rankings from NFCA
2008 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y18–3–0 .85766–5–0 .930
UCLA  ‍‍‍y17–4–0 .81051–9–0 .850
Arizona  ‍‍‍y13–8–0 .61941–19–0 .683
Stanford  ‍‍‍y11–10–0 .52449–15–0 .766
California  ‍‍‍y7–14–0 .33343–27–0 .614
Washington  ‍‍‍y7–14–0 .33330–25–1 .545
Oregon State  ‍‍‍6–15–0 .28628–31–0 .475
Oregon  ‍‍‍y5–16–0 .23835–29–0 .547
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 30, 2008 [3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2008 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas State  ‍†‍‍25–5–0 .83335–18–0 .660
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍20–10–0 .66727–22–0 .551
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍20–10–0 .66725–25–0 .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍y18–11–0 .62136–25–0 .590
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍15–14–0 .51731–28–0 .525
McNeese State  ‍‍‍15–14–0 .51723–36–0 .390
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50030–31–0 .492
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍14–15–0 .48327–25–0 .519
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36721–32–0 .396
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍5–24–0 .17210–45–0 .182
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍4–25–0 .1386–43–0 .122
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2008 [4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2008 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y19–3 .86452–15 .776
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍17–7 .70835–26 .574
Troy  ‍‍‍14–9 .60933–23 .589
FIU  ‍‍‍12–11 .52229–34 .460
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍11–12 .47822–31 .415
North Texas  ‍‍‍9–15 .37527–33 .450
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍9–15 .37522–37 .373
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍8–15 .34828–30 .483
South Alabama  ‍‍‍6–18 .25022–31 .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2008 [5]
Rankings from

Women's College World Series

The 2008 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 29 to June 2, 2008 in Oklahoma City. [6]

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

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season saves:15 – Mallory Aldred, Canisius Golden Griffins [7]

NCAA Division I single game doubles:4 – Emily Troup, North Carolina Tar Heels; February 20, 2008

Junior class wins:47 – Stacey Nelson, Florida Gators

Team wins:70 – Florida Gators

Awards

Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies [8]

Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies [9]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
20083810564437172344.01304631756790.630.59

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [10]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Stacey Nelson JR. Florida Gators
Angela Tincher SR. Virginia Tech Hokies
Anjelica Selden SR. UCLA Bruins
C Chelsea BramlettSO. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Alexandra GardinerJR. Florida Gators
2B Samantha Findlay SR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Tonya CallahanSR. Tennessee Lady Vols
SS Tammy Williams JR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF Brittany Rogers JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Holly TankersleySR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kaitlin Cochran JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Megan Gibson SR. Texas A&M Aggies
Lauren GrillSO. Mississippi Rebels
Katie Burkhart SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-LCourtney BuresSR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
GiOnna DiSalvatoreFR. UCLA Bruins
Kelly MontalvoJR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Charlotte Morgan SO. Alabama Crimson Tide

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Angel ShamblinSR. Houston Cougars
Jordan Taylor FR. Michigan Wolverines
Brooke TurnerFR. Long Beach State 49ers
C Noelle MickaFR. Nevada Wolfpack
1B Steph FischerSR. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
2B Aja PaculbaFR. Florida Gators
3B Amber PattonJR. DePaul Blue Demons
SS Savannah LongSR. Oklahoma Sooners
OF Alessandra GiampaoloSR. Michigan Wolverines
Lisa KingsmoreJR. Winthrop Eagles
Rhea TaylorFR. Missouri Tigers
UT Danielle SpauldingSO. North Carolina Tar Heels
Kiki MunozSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
AT-LMindy CowlesSR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Francesca EneaSO. Florida Gators
Amber FloresSO. Oklahoma Sooners
D.J. MathisJR. Oklahoma Sooners
Morgan MellohFR. Fresno State Bulldogs

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Kelsi DunneFR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Nikki Nemitz SO. Michigan Wolverines
Missy PennaJR. Stanford Cardinal
C Rachel FoldenSR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Laine RothJR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Amanda KamekonaSR. UCLA Bruins
3B Brette ReaganJR. Baylor Bears
SS Jessica ValisJR. Houston Cougars
OF Alissa HaberSO. Stanford Cardinal
Jackie VasquezSR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Laurie WagnerJR. Houston Cougars
UT Megan Langenfeld SO. UCLA Bruins
Brittany VanderinkSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-LKrista DonnenwirthFR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Jamie HinshawSR. Texas A&M Aggies
Brittany LastrapesFR. Arizona Wildcats
Jamie LettireSO. Princeton Tigers
Kim WaleszoniaJR. Florida Gators

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