2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament

College softball tournament August 2023 March 2026 2008 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Arizona State 1st NCAA (3rd overall) Texas A&M 7th Clint Myers 1st 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. National seeds Bold indicates WCWS participant. 22em Florida UCLA 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 2008 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Texas A&M Arizona State 2008 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 2008 Houston Cougars Houston 2008 LSU Lady Tigers LSU 2008 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2008 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 2008 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Tennessee 2008 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 2008 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Regionals and super regionals Bold indicates winner. * indicates host. Gainesville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Gainesville, FL Regional Fresno, CA Regional 1 Florida 7 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 2 2008 UCF Knights UCF 3 2008 South Florida Bulls South Florida 2 Georgia Tech 9 South Florida 2 16 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 11 2008 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State 0 2008 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 1 2008 California Golden Bears California 4 Sacramento State 1 San Diego State 7 1 Florida 3 UCF 0 Georgia Tech 1 UCF 7 16 Fresno State 0 California 3 San Diego State 0 16 Fresno State 2 1 Florida 0 10 UCF 1 0 California 2 7 16 Fresno State 3 6 1 Florida 4 4 — California 2 2 — Houston Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Baton Rouge, LA Regional Houston, TX Regional 9 2008 LSU Lady Tigers LSU 8 2008 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State 0 2008 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 1 Louisiana–Lafayette 2 Mississippi Valley State 2 East Carolina 4 8 2008 Houston Cougars Houston 9 2008 Delaware State Hornets Delaware State 0 2008 Washington Huskies Washington 2 2008 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 Delaware State 2 Texas 3 9 LSU 4 Louisiana−Lafayette 9 East Carolina 1 9 LSU 9 8 Houston 2 Washington 0 Texas 3 Washington 5 Louisiana−Lafayette 6 — 9 LSU 3 — 8 Houston 2 — Washington 1 — Louisiana−Lafayette 6 3 4 8 Houston 4 6 0 College Station Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals College Station, TX Regional Amherst, MA Regional 5 Texas A&M 2 2008 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Stephen F. Austin 0 2008 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech 1 2008 Auburn Tigers Auburn 0 Stephen F. Austin 0 Auburn 2 12 2008 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 4 2008 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 0 2008 UMass Minutewomen UMass 6 2008 Princeton Tigers Princeton 0 Lehigh 7 Princeton 4 5 Texas A&M 4 Louisiana Tech 0 Auburn 1 Louisiana Tech 2 12 Stanford 3 UMass 0 Lehigh 1 UMass 3 5 Texas A&M 6 — Louisiana Tech 0 — 12 Stanford 1 6 UMass 2 0 5 Texas A&M 6 9 — 12 Stanford 1 4 — Ann Arbor Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Knoxville, TN Regional Ann Arbor, MI Regional 13 Tennessee 3 2008 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop 0 2008 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 0 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 1 Winthrop 1 Louisville 4 4 2008 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 13 2008 Wright State Raiders Wright State 5 2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 9 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 1 Wright State 2 Kent State 3 13 Tennessee 0 Virginia Tech 4 13 Tennessee 8 Louisville 1 4 Michigan 8 Notre Dame 0 Notre Dame 5 Kent State 7 Virginia Tech 1 4 13 Tennessee 7 2 4 Michigan 5 — Kent State 0 — Virginia Tech 0 1 6 4 Michigan 1 0 1 Tuscaloosa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Tuscaloosa, AL Regional Iowa City, IA Regional 3 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 8 2008 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga 0 2008 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 4 2008 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 3 Chattanooga 3 Florida State 5 14 2008 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 2 2008 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 1 2008 Missouri Tigers Missouri 3 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 2 Creighton 1 Iowa 2 3 Alabama 10 Jacksonville State 1 Jacksonville State 10 Florida State 1 14 Long Beach State 3 Missouri 5 Iowa 5 14 Long Beach State 2 3 Alabama 4 — Jacksonville State 1 — Missouri 5 — Iowa 4 — 3 Alabama 6 7 — Missouri 1 1 — Tempe Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Evanston, IL Regional Tempe, AZ Regional 11 2008 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 6 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 0 2008 Drake Bulldogs Drake 1 2008 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 3 Drake 1 Western Illinois 3 6 Arizona State 2 2008 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook 0 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 7 2008 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii 9 Stony Brook 3 Mississippi State 8 11 Northwestern 6 DePaul 0 Western Illinois 0 DePaul 6 6 Arizona State 10 Hawaii 0 Mississippi State 4 Hawaii 7 11 Northwestern 2 3 DePaul 3 2 6 Arizona State 8 — Hawaii 0 — 11 Northwestern 1 0 — 6 Arizona State 3 9 — Tucson Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Hempstead, NY Regional Norman, OK Regional 7 2008 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 11 2008 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 0 2008 Long Island Blackbirds Long Island 0 2008 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 1 Canisius 3 Long Island 2 10 2008 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 6 2008 Oregon Ducks Oregon 0 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 7 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 5 Oregon 1 Tulsa 0 7 Arizona 10 Hofstra 0 Canisius 1 Hofstra 5 10 Oklahoma 6 Arkansas 5 Oregon 3 Arkansas 0 7 Arizona 5 — Hofstra 0 — 10 Oklahoma 11 — Oregon 0 — 7 Arizona 3 0 5 10 Oklahoma 1 2 2 Los Angeles Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals Chapel Hill, NC Regional Los Angeles Regional 15 2008 Georgia Lady Bulldogs Georgia 9 2008 Campbell Lady Camels Campbell 0 2008 BYU Cougars BYU 3 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 0 Campbell 7 North Carolina 6 2 UCLA 8 2008 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 3 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 4 2008 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 1 Cal State Fullerton 3 Purdue 4 15 Georgia 9 BYU 3 BYU 1 Campbell 0 2 UCLA 6 Nevada 4 Purdue 1 Nevada 2 15 Georgia 4 — BYU 0 — 2 UCLA 4 — Nevada 3 — 15 Georgia 1 0 — 2 UCLA 6 6 — Automatic bids July 2010 Women's College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances† (including 2008 WCWS) WCWS best finish† WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2008 WCWS) 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama SEC 56–5 (25–3) Patrick Murphy 5 (last: 2006) 5th (2000, 2005) 2–8 2008 Arizona Wildcats 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 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies 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. Results Bracket 1/1/2/3 1 Florida 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 5 Texas A&M 1 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 0 1 Florida 2 Virginia Tech 0 3 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 1 6 Arizona State 3 2 UCLA 1 7 2008 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 0 3 Alabama 5 7 Arizona 1 Louisiana–Lafayette 1 5 Texas A&M 2 1 Florida 2 2 UCLA 0 6 Arizona State 4 2 UCLA 0 3 Alabama 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 1 5 Texas A&M 1 1 1 Florida 6 0 6 Arizona State 3 — 3 Alabama 1 — 5 Texas A&M 0 0 — 6 Arizona State 3 11 — 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.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/30/sports/SOF-NCAA-Softball.php Ragin' Cajuns stun top-seeded Florida 3-2http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/053008/spo_284377600.shtml Gators upset on eighth-inning homer Game 2 Texas A&M 1–0 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech A throwing error allowed Texas A&M to score an unearned run in the 6th inning.http://www.roanoke.com/sports/wb/163901 Slip-up sinks Hokies March 6, 2012 October 26, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306060236/http://www.roanoke.com/sports/wb/163901 deadhttp://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-30-0143.html Errant throw allows Texas A&M to edge HokiesApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Game 3 Arizona State 3–1 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama ASU erased a 0-1 deficit and scored 3 runs in the 7th inning.http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/SPORTS/805300323 Women's College World Series: Late Arizona State rally bedevils Tidehttp://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/2008/05/29/20080529asusoft.html ASU softball rallies to win opener Game 4 UCLA 1–0 2008 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Two errors in the first inning helped UCLA score their only run.http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/sports/86794.php Softball: Unusual call goes against Catshttp://www.newsok.com/article/3250539 UCLA beats defending champion Arizona, 1-0 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.http://newsok.com/aggies-take-advantage-of-error-again/article/3251229/ Aggies take advantage of error againhttp://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080531/NEWS01/805310319/1002 Cajuns stalled: UL drops game to Texas A&M 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.http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0531asusoft0531.html Bruins' strategy backfires vs. Devilshttp://www.pe.com/sports/college/ucla/stories/PE_Sports_Local_S_ncaa_softball_31.448ed22.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110520022202/http://www.pe.com/sports/college/ucla/stories/PE_Sports_Local_S_ncaa_softball_31.448ed22.html dead May 20, 2011 UCLA strategy thwarted May 31, 2008 Game 7 Florida 2–0 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies 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.http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=8405771&nav=S6aK Virginia Tech can't capitalize on error, loses to Florida in CWS 2008-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20080606090917/http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=8405771&nav=S6aK 2008-06-06 deadhttps://www.espn.com/college-sports/columns/story?columnist=hays_graham&id=3420721 Tincher ends career without title, but with lasting legacy Game 8 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 5–1 2008 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Alabama scored 4 runs in the 6th inning to knock out 2-time defending champion Arizona.http://alabama.scout.com/2/758774.html Alabama Softball Defeats Arizona, 5-1 2008-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605031152/http://alabama.scout.com/2/758774.html 2008-06-05 dead'Bama bounces Arizona Wildcats from softball tournament http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/241632 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.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/01/sports/SOF-NCAA-Softball.php Arizona, UCLA out of Women's College World Series Game 10 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 3–1 Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette eliminated; Alabama scored the winning runs in the 5th inning.http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080601/SPORTS/806010317 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Alabama advances to semifinals 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.http://www.nfca.org/news/?id=2987 WCWS: Florida Forces If-Game, Defeats Texas A&M 6-1 2008-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080606235408/http://www.nfca.org/news/?id=2987 2008-06-06 dead Game 12 Arizona State 3–1 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama ASU scored on a three-run home run. ASU advances to the National Championship series, and Alabama is eliminated.http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20080601/NEWS/485968376/1011 Tide run ends with 3-1 loss to Arizona Statehttp://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/117603 ASU softball advances to World Series final July 17, 2012 October 26, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20120717040057/http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/117603/ dead 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.http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/06/01/blogs/out_of_left_field/doc48432c95341b9802453372.txt Women's College World Series Blog: Game 5 vs. Texas A&MAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://www.espn.com/college-sports/columns/story?columnist=hays_graham&id=3421875 Once unheralded recruit, Lobpries comes up big for Texas A&M 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.http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/677663.html Texas A&M falls to Arizona State 3-0 in softball World Series openerhttp://www.newsok.com/article/3252224/ Freshman delivers in ASU victory 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.http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iT6J8lbLw8z-JYs6Eo8MtFdUsx_wD91325180 Arizona State wins NCAA softball title in rout dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080610074220/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iT6J8lbLw8z-JYs6Eo8MtFdUsx_wD91325180 June 10, 2008 Championship game https://thesundevils.com/news/2008/6/3/207833124.aspx National Champions! Thesundevils.com 2008-06-03 2018-06-09 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 Final standings Place School WCWS record 1st Arizona State 5–02nd Texas A&M 3–3 3rd Florida 3–2 Alabama 2–2 5thUCLA 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:http://www.hokiesports.com/softball/recaps/20080603aaa.html Tincher named to WCWS All-Tournament Team 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 recordhttp://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2008/05/28/Sports/Ua.Softball.Team.Loses.In.1st.Round.Of.Wcws.After.Delay-3377237.shtml UA softball team loses in 1st round of WCWS after delay 2008-05-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080531230844/http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2008/05/28/Sports/Ua.Softball.Team.Loses.In.1st.Round.Of.Wcws.After.Delay-3377237.shtml 2008-05-31 dead 8,230 Session 3 (Games 5 and 6) total attendance — WCWS recordhttp://newsok.com/wcws-notebook-getting-pearlsonal/article/3251062/ WCWS Notebook: Getting 'Pearl'sonal 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.http://www.aggiesports.com/softball/Women-s-College-World-Series-Notebook2008-06-02T00-13-11 Women's College World Series Notebook 2008-06-02 Arizona State's 11-0 victory over Texas A&M was the largest margin of victory in an NCAA championship clinching game.Sun Devils - NCAA champs! https://web.archive.org/web/20110823031703/http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/060308aad.html 2011-08-23 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.Gators' NCAA run ends 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. See also NCAA Division I Softball Championship References External links Official NCAA bracket Schedule/results at ESPN NCAA Softball Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament, 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma Category:2000s in Oklahoma City