2008 NCAA Division I softball season

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.

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

Conference standings
2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[3]; 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.[4]

  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

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .480 - Nichole Alvarez, Monmouth Hawks

RBIs: 79 - Charlotte Morgan, Alabama Crimson Tide

HOME RUNS: 27 - Steph Fischer, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

PITCHING

WINS: 47-5 - Stacey Nelson, Florida Gators

ERA: 0.63 (31 ER/344.0 IP) - Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies

STRIKEOUTS: 679, Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies

Records

[5]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON SAVES: 15 - Mallory Aldred, Canisius Golden Griffins

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[6]

Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies[7]

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

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[8]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PStacey NelsonJR.Florida Gators
Angela TincherSR.Virginia Tech Hokies
Anjelica SeldenSR.UCLA Bruins
CChelsea BramlettSO.Mississippi State Bulldogs
1BAlexandra GardinerJR.Florida Gators
2BSamantha FindlaySR.Michigan Wolverines
3BTonya CallahanSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
SSTammy WilliamsJR.Northwestern Wildcats
OFBrittany RogersJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Holly TankersleySR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kaitlin CochranJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTMegan GibsonSR.Texas A&M Aggies
Lauren GrillSO.Mississippi Rebels
Katie BurkhartSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-LCourtney BuresSR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
GiOnna DiSalvatoreFR.UCLA Bruins
Kelly MontalvoJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Charlotte MorganSO.Alabama Crimson Tide

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PAngel ShamblinSR.Houston Cougars
Jordan TaylorFR.Michigan Wolverines
Brooke TurnerFR.Long Beach State 49ers
CNoelle MickaFR.Nevada Wolfpack
1BSteph FischerSR.Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
2BAja PaculbaFR.Florida Gators
3BAmber PattonJR.DePaul Blue Demons
SSSavannah LongSR.Oklahoma Sooners
OFAlessandra GiampaoloSR.Michigan Wolverines
Lisa KingsmoreJR.Winthrop Eagles
Rhea TaylorFR.Missouri Tigers
UTDanielle 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
PKelsi DunneFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Nikki NemitzSO.Michigan Wolverines
Missy PennaJR.Stanford Cardinal
CRachel FoldenSR.Marshall Thundering Herd
1BLaine RothJR.Arizona Wildcats
2BAmanda KamekonaSR.UCLA Bruins
3BBrette ReaganJR.Baylor Bears
SSJessica ValisJR.Houston Cougars
OFAlissa HaberSO.Stanford Cardinal
Jackie VasquezSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Laurie WagnerJR.Houston Cougars
UTMegan LangenfeldSO.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

References
  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. "Sun Belt Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. "2008 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  7. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  8. "2008 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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