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2008 NCAA Дивизион I
Турнир по софтболу
Команды64
Сайт финала
ЧемпионыШтат Аризона  (1-е название)
Занявший второе местоTexas A&M (7-е появление на WCWS)
Тренер-победительКлинт Майерс  (1-й титул)
ССКэти Беркхарт , штат Аризона

2008 NCAA Division I софтбол турнир проходил с 15 мая по 4 июня 2008. 64 NCAA Division I колледжа софтбол команды встретились после того, как отыграв свой путь через регулярного сезона, а для некоторых, конференц - турнир, играть в турнире NCAA . Турнир завершился восемь команд , играющих в 2008 год женского колледжа World Series в ASA Зал славы Стадион в Оклахома - Сити, штат Оклахома .

Национальные семена [ править ]

Жирным шрифтом выделен участник WCWS.

Региональные и суперрегиональные [ править ]

Жирный шрифт указывает на победителя. * обозначает хост.

Gainesville Super Regional [ править ]

Первый раундВторой раундРегиональные финалыСуперрегионалы
               
1Флорида7
Технологический институт Джорджии2
1Флорида3
UCF0
UCF3
Южная Флорида2
1Флорида010
Гейнсвилл, Флорида Региональный
UCF10
Технологический институт Джорджии9
Южная Флорида2
Технологический институт Джорджии1
UCF7
1Флорида44-
Калифорния22-
16Штат Фресно11
Сакраменто Стэйт0
16Fresno State0
California3
San Diego State1
California4
California27
Fresno, CA Regional
16Fresno State36
Sacramento State1
San Diego State7
San Diego State0
16Fresno State2

Houston Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
9LSU8
Mississippi Valley State0
9LSU4
Louisiana−Lafayette9
East Carolina1
Louisiana–Lafayette2
Louisiana−Lafayette6—
Baton Rouge, LA Regional
9LSU3—
Mississippi Valley State2
East Carolina4
East Carolina1
9LSU9
Louisiana−Lafayette634
8Houston460
8Houston9
Delaware State0
8Houston2
Washington0
Washington2
Texas1
8Houston2—
Houston, TX Regional
Washington1—
Delaware State2
Texas3
Texas3
Washington5

College Station Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
5Texas A&M2
Stephen F. Austin0
5Texas A&M4
Louisiana Tech0
Louisiana Tech1
Auburn0
5Texas A&M6—
College Station, TX Regional
Louisiana Tech0—
Stephen F. Austin0
Auburn2
Auburn1
Louisiana Tech2
5Texas A&M69—
12Stanford14—
12Stanford4
Lehigh0
12Stanford3
UMass0
UMass6
Princeton0
12Stanford16
Amherst, MA Regional
UMass20
Lehigh7
Princeton4
Lehigh1
UMass3

Ann Arbor Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
13Tennessee3
Winthrop0
13Tennessee0
Virginia Tech4
Louisville0
Virginia Tech1
Virginia Tech14
Knoxville, TN Regional
13Tennessee72
Winthrop1
Louisville4
13Tennessee8
Louisville1
Virginia Tech016
4Michigan101
4Michigan13
Wright State5
4Michigan8
Notre Dame0
Notre Dame9
Kent State1
4Michigan5—
Ann Arbor, MI Regional
Kent State0—
Wright State2
Kent State3
Notre Dame5
Kent State7

Tuscaloosa Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
3Alabama8
Chattanooga0
3Alabama10
Jacksonville State1
Jacksonville State4
Florida State3
3Alabama4—
Tuscaloosa, AL Regional
Jacksonville State1—
Chattanooga3
Florida State5
Jacksonville State10
Florida State1
3Alabama67—
Missouri11—
14Long Beach State2
Creighton1
14Long Beach State3
Missouri5
Missouri3
Iowa2
Missouri5—
Iowa City, IA Regional
Iowa4—
Creighton1
Iowa2
Iowa5
14Long Beach State2

Tempe Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
11Northwestern6
Western Illinois0
11Northwestern6
DePaul0
Drake1
DePaul3
11Northwestern23
Evanston, IL Regional
DePaul32
Drake1
 Western Illinois3
Western Illinois0
DePaul6
11Northwestern10—
6Arizona State39—
6Arizona State2
Stony Brook0
6Arizona State10
Hawaii0
Mississippi State7
Hawaii9
6Arizona State8—
Tempe, AZ Regional
Hawaii0—
Stony Brook3
Mississippi State8
Mississippi State4
Hawaii7

Tucson Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
7Arizona11
Canisius0
7Arizona10
Hofstra0
Long Island0
Hofstra1
7Arizona5—
Hempstead, NY Regional
Hofstra0—
Canisus3
Long Island2
Canisus1
Hofstra5
7Arizona305
10Oklahoma122
10Oklahoma6
Oregon0
10Oklahoma6
Arkansas5
Arkansas7
Tulsa5
10Oklahoma11—
Norman, OK Regional
Oregon0—
Oregon1
Tulsa0
Oregon3
Arkansas0

Los Angeles Super Regional[edit]

First RoundSecond RoundRegional FinalsSuper Regionals
               
15Georgia9
Campbell0
15Georgia9
BYU3
BYU3
North Carolina0
15Georgia4—
Chapel Hill, NC Regional
BYU0—
Campbell7
North Carolina6
BYU1
Campbell0
15Georgia10—
2UCLA66—
2UCLA8
Cal State Fullerton3
2UCLA6
Nevada4
Nevada4
Purdue1
2UCLA4—
Los Angeles Regional
Nevada3—
Cal State Fullerton3
Purdue4
Purdue1
Nevada2

Automatic Bids[edit]

Women's College World Series[edit]

Participants[edit]

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachWCWS Appearances†
(including 2008 WCWS) 		WCWS Best Finish†WCWS W-L Record†
(excluding 2008 WCWS)
AlabamaSEC56–5 (25–3)Patrick Murphy5
(last: 2006)		5th
(2000, 2005)		2–8
ArizonaPac-1041–16 (13–8)Larry Ray (acting coach)20
(last: 2007)		1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)		57–25
Arizona StatePac-1061–5 (18–3)Clint Myers7
(last: 2007)		3rd
(1982, 2002)		5–12
FloridaSEC67–3 (27–1)Tim Walton1—0–0
Louisiana–LafayetteSun Belt51–12 (19–3)Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief		5
(last: 2003)		3rd
(1993)		5–8
Texas A&MBig 1254–7 (17–1)Jo Evans7
(last: 2007)		1st
(1983, 1987)		18–10
Virginia TechACC49–17 (16–5)Scot Thomas1—0–0
UCLAPac-1048–6 (17–4)Kelly Inouye-Perez24
(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[edit]

  • Florida and Virginia Tech were the first teams in their respective school histories to reach the WCWS in the NCAA era.

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
               
1Florida2
Louisiana–Lafayette3
Louisiana–Lafayette1
5Texas A&M2
5Texas A&M1
Virginia Tech0
5Texas A&M11
1Florida60
1Florida2
Virginia Tech0
1Florida2
2UCLA0
5Texas A&M00—
6Arizona State311—
3Alabama1
6Arizona State3
6Arizona State4
2UCLA0
2UCLA1
7Arizona0
6Arizona State3—
3Alabama1—
3Alabama5
7Arizona1
3Alabama3
Louisiana–Lafayette1

Game Results[edit]

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 29, 2008Game 1Louisiana–Lafayette3–2FloridaIn 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 2Texas A&M1–0Virginia TechA throwing error allowed Texas A&M to score an unearned run in the 6th inning.[3][4]
Game 3Arizona State3–1AlabamaASU erased a 0-1 deficit and scored 3 runs in the 7th inning.[5][6]
Game 4UCLA1–0ArizonaTwo errors in the first inning helped UCLA score their only run.[7][8]
May 30, 2008Game 5Texas A&M2–1Louisiana–LafayetteLouisiana–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 6Arizona State4–0UCLAArizona 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 7Florida2–0Virginia TechVT 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 8Alabama5–1ArizonaAlabama scored 4 runs in the 6th inning to knock out 2-time defending champion Arizona.[15][16]
Game 9Florida2–0UCLAFlorida 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 10Alabama3–1Louisiana–LafayetteLouisiana–Lafayette eliminated;
Alabama scored the winning runs in the 5th inning.[18]
June 1, 2008Game 11Florida6–1Texas A&MFlorida 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 12Arizona State3–1AlabamaASU scored on a three-run home run. ASU advances to the National Championship series, and Alabama is eliminated.[20][21]
Game 13Texas A&M1–0FloridaTexas 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 1Arizona State3–0Texas A&MArizona State had a run in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th innings.
Krista Donnenwirth hit a home run.[24][25]
June 3, 2008Finals Game 2Arizona State11–0Texas A&MArizona 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[edit]

[27]

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

Final standings[edit]

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[edit]

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

  • 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[edit]

  • 6,240 Session 1 (Games 1 and 2) total attendance — WCWS record[29]
  • 8,230 Session 3 (Games 5 and 6) total attendance — WCWS record[30]
  • 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.[31]
  • Arizona State's 11-0 victory over Texas A&M was the largest margin of victory in an NCAA championship clinching game.[32]

Post-Series Notes[edit]

  • 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.[33]
  • 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[edit]

  • NCAA Division I Softball Championship

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns stun top-seeded Florida 3-2".
  2. ^ "Gators upset on eighth-inning homer".
  3. ^ "Slip-up sinks Hokies".
  4. ^ "Errant throw allows Texas A&M to edge Hokies".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Women's College World Series: Late Arizona State rally bedevils Tide".
  6. ^ "ASU softball rallies to win opener".
  7. ^ "Softball: Unusual call goes against Cats".
  8. ^ "UCLA beats defending champion Arizona, 1-0".
  9. ^ "Aggies take advantage of error again".
  10. ^ "Cajuns stalled: UL drops game to Texas A&M".
  11. ^ "Bruins' strategy backfires vs. Devils".
  12. ^ "UCLA strategy thwarted".
  13. ^ "Virginia Tech can't capitalize on error, loses to Florida in CWS". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  14. ^ "Tincher ends career without title, but with lasting legacy".
  15. ^ "Alabama Softball Defeats Arizona, 5-1". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  16. ^ "'Bama bounces Arizona Wildcats from softball tournament".
  17. ^ "Arizona, UCLA out of Women's College World Series".
  18. ^ "WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: Alabama advances to semifinals".
  19. ^ "WCWS: Florida Forces If-Game, Defeats Texas A&M 6-1". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  20. ^ "Tide run ends with 3-1 loss to Arizona State".
  21. ^ "ASU softball advances to World Series final".
  22. ^ "Women's College World Series Blog: Game 5 vs. Texas A&M".
  23. ^ "Once unheralded recruit, Lobpries comes up big for Texas A&M".
  24. ^ "Texas A&M falls to Arizona State 3-0 in softball World Series opener".
  25. ^ "Freshman delivers in ASU victory".
  26. ^ "Arizona State wins NCAA softball title in rout". Archived from the original on June 10, 2008.
  27. ^ "National Champions!". Thesundevils.com. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  28. ^ "Tincher named to WCWS All-Tournament Team".
  29. ^ "UA softball team loses in 1st round of WCWS after delay". Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  30. ^ "WCWS Notebook: Getting 'Pearl'sonal".
  31. ^ "Women's College World Series Notebook". 2008-06-02.
  32. ^ Sun Devils - NCAA champs! Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  33. ^ Gators' NCAA run ends

External links[edit]

  • Official NCAA bracket
  • Schedule/results at ESPN
  • NCAA Softball