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.
Contents |
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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 whilst having 3 balls, 2 strikes before batter got out.[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] |
School | Top Batter | Stats. |
---|---|---|
Arizona St. | Kaitlin Cochran (CF) | 1-2 3RBIs HR 2BBs SB |
Texas A&M | Megan Gibson (P) | 1-2 2B BB SB |
School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona St. | Katie Burkhart | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 26 |
Texas A&M | Megan Gibson | 7.0 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 35 |
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 |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:[27]
2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
|