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2008 NCAA Division I softball season

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2008 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (1st title)
Runners-upTexas A&M (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachClint Myers (1st title)
WCWS MOPKatie 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.

Conference standings

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2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 17 1 0   .944 57 10 0   .851
No. 10 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 16 2 0   .889 47 14 0   .770
No. 19 Missouri ‍‍y 11 6 0   .647 47 17 0   .734
Texas ‍‍‍y 9 9 0   .500 29 23 2   .556
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 26 25 0   .510
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 23 36 0   .390
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 37 19 0   .661
Baylor ‍‍‍ 4 13 0   .235 23 22 0   .511
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 29 29 0   .500
Nebraska ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 25 28 0   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2008 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 18 2   .900 52 8   .867
No. 12 Northwestern  ‍‍y 18 2   .900 40 16   .714
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 14 6   .700 42 20   .677
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 29 16   .644
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 9 9   .500 35 23   .603
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 30 32   .484
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 27 29   .482
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 33 23   .589
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 34 22   .607
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 16 35   .314
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 17   .150 15 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 18 3 0   .857 66 5 0   .930
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 17 4 0   .810 51 9 0   .850
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 8 0   .619 41 19 0   .683
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 11 10 0   .524 49 15 0   .766
California  ‍‍‍y 7 14 0   .333 43 27 0   .614
Washington  ‍‍‍y 7 14 0   .333 30 25 1   .545
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 15 0   .286 28 31 0   .475
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 5 16 0   .238 35 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 25 5 0   .833 35 18 0   .660
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 27 22 0   .551
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 25 25 0   .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍y 18 11 0   .621 36 25 0   .590
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 31 28 0   .525
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 23 36 0   .390
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 30 31 0   .492
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 14 15 0   .483 27 25 0   .519
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 21 32 0   .396
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 5 24 0   .172 10 45 0   .182
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 4 25 0   .138 6 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍y 19 3   .864 52 15   .776
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 35 26   .574
Troy  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 33 23   .589
FIU ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 29 34   .460
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 22 31   .415
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 27 33   .450
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 22 37   .373
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 28 30   .483
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 22 31   .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2008[5]
Rankings from [1]

Women's College World Series

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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&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

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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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

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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
2008 38 10 56 44 37 17 2 344.0 130 46 31 75 679 0.63 0.59

All America Teams

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

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Stacey Nelson JR. Florida Gators
Angela Tincher SR. Virginia Tech Hokies
Anjelica Selden SR. UCLA Bruins
C Chelsea Bramlett SO. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Alexandra Gardiner JR. Florida Gators
2B Samantha Findlay SR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Tonya Callahan SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
SS Tammy Williams JR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF Brittany Rogers JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Holly Tankersley SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kaitlin Cochran JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Megan Gibson SR. Texas A&M Aggies
Lauren Grill SO. Mississippi Rebels
Katie Burkhart SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-L Courtney Bures SR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
GiOnna DiSalvatore FR. UCLA Bruins
Kelly Montalvo JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Charlotte Morgan SO. Alabama Crimson Tide

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Angel Shamblin SR. Houston Cougars
Jordan Taylor FR. Michigan Wolverines
Brooke Turner FR. Long Beach State 49ers
C Noelle Micka FR. Nevada Wolfpack
1B Steph Fischer SR. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
2B Aja Paculba FR. Florida Gators
3B Amber Patton JR. DePaul Blue Demons
SS Savannah Long SR. Oklahoma Sooners
OF Alessandra Giampaolo SR. Michigan Wolverines
Lisa Kingsmore JR. Winthrop Eagles
Rhea Taylor FR. Missouri Tigers
UT Danielle Spaulding SO. North Carolina Tar Heels
Kiki Munoz SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
AT-L Mindy Cowles SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Francesca Enea SO. Florida Gators
Amber Flores SO. Oklahoma Sooners
D.J. Mathis JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Morgan Melloh FR. Fresno State Bulldogs

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Kelsi Dunne FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Nikki Nemitz SO. Michigan Wolverines
Missy Penna JR. Stanford Cardinal
C Rachel Folden SR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Laine Roth JR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Amanda Kamekona SR. UCLA Bruins
3B Brette Reagan JR. Baylor Bears
SS Jessica Valis JR. Houston Cougars
OF Alissa Haber SO. Stanford Cardinal
Jackie Vasquez SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Laurie Wagner JR. Houston Cougars
UT Megan Langenfeld SO. UCLA Bruins
Brittany Vanderink SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-L Krista Donnenwirth FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Jamie Hinshaw SR. Texas A&M Aggies
Brittany Lastrapes FR. Arizona Wildcats
Jamie Lettire SO. Princeton Tigers
Kim Waleszonia JR. Florida Gators

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2008 Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "2008 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "2008 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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