2008 NCAA Division I softball season

2008 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 2008[2]; Rankings from

2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; Rankings from NFCA [1]

2008 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	Arizona State (1st title)
Runners-up	Texas A&M (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Clint Myers (1st title)
WCWS MOP	Katie Burkhart (Arizona State)
Seasons

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

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.[3]

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

[4]

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

USA Collegiate Player of The Year:

Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies[5]

Honda Sports Award Softball:

Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies[6]

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.[7]

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
UT	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
UT	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

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References

"2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
"Sun Belt Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
"2008 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"2008 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

External Links

Louisiana vs. Florida: 2008 Women's College World Series FULL REPLAY on YouTube

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[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[2] "Sun Belt Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

[3] "2008 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[4] "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[5] "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[6] "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[7] "2008 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

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