# 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils softball team

The 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represented Arizona State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I softball season. The Sun Devils were coached by Clint Myers, who led his third season. The Sun Devils finished with a record of 66–5. They played their home games at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 18–3 record.
The Sun Devils were invited to the 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.

## Roster

Designated Hitters
* 22 – Ronni Stirling – freshman
* 3 – Jacqueline Bordonaro – freshman
* 1 – Jessica Giles– junior

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Arizona State win |
| | Arizona State loss |
| | Tie |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 9 | vs Loyola* | Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 8–0$^5$ | 1–0 |
| Feb 9 | vs Texas Tech* | Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Feb 10 | vs Loyola* | Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 8–6 | 3–0 |
| Feb 10 | at UNLV* | Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV | L 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Feb 14 | Western Kentucky* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–3$^6$ | 4–1 |
| Feb 15 | Western Michigan* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–0 | 5–1 |
| Feb 16 | Virginia* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–4$^5$ | 6–1 |
| Feb 16 | Memphis* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–1$^5$ | 7–1 |
| Feb 16 | Nebraska* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 8–1 |
| Feb 17 | UMKC* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15–2$^5$ | 9–1 |
| Feb 17 | Texas State* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–0 | 10–1 |
| Feb 18 | Southern Utah* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–3 | 11–1 |
| Feb 22 | Buffalo* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–3$^5$ | 12–1 |
| Feb 22 | Illinois State* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 13–1 |
| Feb 23 | Iowa* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 1–0 | 14–1 |
| Feb 23 | Radford* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 16–2$^5$ | 15–1 |
| Feb 24 | Miami (OH)* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–3 | 16–1 |
| Feb 29 | Drake* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–0 | 17–1 |
| Feb 29 | FIU* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 16–7$^5$ | 18–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 1 | BYU* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–2 | 19–1 | |
| Mar 1 | Arkansas* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5$^8$ | 20–1 | |
| Mar 2 | San Jose State* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–1$^5$ | 21–1 | |
| Mar 4 | Creighton* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 1–0$^{10}$ | 22–1 | |
| Mar 7 | Utah* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–0 | 23–1 | |
| Mar 7 | UC Davis* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–8 | 24–1 | |
| Mar 8 | San Diego State* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–1$^8$ | 25–1 | |
| Mar 8 | Pacific* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–3 | 26–1 | |
| Mar 9 | San Diego* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–0$^5$ | 27–1 | |
| Mar 14 | Santa Clara* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0$^5$ | 28–1 | |
| Mar 15 | Santa Clara* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–8 | 29–1 | |
| Mar 15 | Santa Clara* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–0$^5$ | 30–1 | |
| Mar 19 | vs Utah* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 3–0 | 31–1 | |
| Mar 20 | vs Florida State* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | L 2–3 | 31–2 | |
| Mar 20 | vs Illinois* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 7–2 | 32–2 | |
| Mar 21 | vs Louisiana–Lafayette* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 3–1 | 33–2 | |
| Mar 22 | vs New Mexico* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 4–2 | 34–2 | |
| Mar 25 | Marshall* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–0 | 35–2 | |
| Mar 25 | Marshall* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–1$^5$ | 36–2 | |
| Mar 28 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 4–2 | 37–2 | 1–0 |
| Mar 29 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 6–0 | 38–2 | 2–0 |
| Mar 30 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 3–0$^{13}$ | 39–2 | 3–0 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 4 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 3–2 | 40–2 | 4–0 |
| Apr 6 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR | W 3–2 | 41–2 | 5–0 |
| Apr 6 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR | W 8–4 | 42–2 | 6–0 |
| Apr 9 | at Arizona | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8–1 | 43–2 | 7–0 |
| Apr 11 | UCLA | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–0 | 44–2 | 8–0 |
| Apr 12 | Washington | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–2 | 45–2 | 9–0 |
| Apr 13 | Washington | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0–3 | 45–3 | 9–1 |
| Apr 14 | UNLV* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | 46–3 | |
| Apr 14 | UNLV* | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–7 | 47–3 | |
| Apr 18 | Arizona | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 2–0 | 48–3 | 10–1 |
| Apr 19 | Arizona | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–8 | 49–3 | 11–1 |
| Apr 25 | Oregon State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–1 | 50–3 | 12–1 |
| Apr 26 | Oregon | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–1 | 51–3 | 13–1 |
| Apr 27 | Oregon | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–0$^5$ | 52–3 | 14–1 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 2 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 3–0 | 53–3 | 15–1 |
| May 3 | at UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–5 | 53–4 | 15–2 |
| May 4 | at UCLA | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–2 | 54–4 | 16–2 |
| May 8 | Stanford | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 1–2$^{10}$ | 54–5 | 16–3 |
| May 9 | California | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–2 | 55–5 | 17–3 |
| May 10 | California | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–2 | 56–5 | 18–3 |
Post-season :
NCAA Tempe Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 16 | Stony Brook | (6) | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 2–0 | 57–5 | 1–0 |
| May 17 | Hawaii | (6) | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–0 | 58–5 | 2–0 |
| May 18 | Hawaii | (6) | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 59–5 | 3–0 |
NCAA Tempe Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SR Record |
| May 23 | (11) Northwestern | (6) | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–1 | 60–5 | 1–0 |
| May 24 | (11) Northwestern | (6) | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–0 | 61–5 | 2–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 29 | (3) Alabama | (6) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–1 | 62–5 | 1–0 |
| May 30 | (2) UCLA | (6) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 4–0 | 63–5 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | (3) Alabama | (6) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–1 | 64–5 | 3–0 |
| June 2 | (5) Texas A&M | (6) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–0 | 65–5 | 4–0 |
| June 3 | (5) Texas A&M | (6) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 11–0 | 66–5 | 5–0 |