# 2008 Florida Gators softball team

The 2008 Florida Gators softball team was an American softball team, representing the University of Florida for the 2008 NCAA softball season. The team went 70–5 overall and 27–1 in SEC play. The 70 wins set an NCAA single season record and Florida, named the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, advanced to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. They also were the SEC regular season and tournament champions. Five Gators were named All-Americans (Stacey Nelson, Kim Waleszonia, Aja Paculba, Francesca Enea, and Ali Gardiner) and Junior pitcher Stacey Nelson was the SEC Pitcher of the Year.

## Previous season

The 2007 Florida Gators finished second in the SEC East and made it to the SEC Tournament title game before losing to LSU. They were also invited to host Regionals of the NCAA tournament. After breezing through the Gainesville Regional, the Gators lost the three-game series to Texas A&M 2–1.

## Pre-season

The 2008 Gators started the season ranked No. 13 in the NFCA/USA Today poll. They returned All-Americans Stacey Nelson and Kim Waleszonia as well as six other starters from the 2007 team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank$^#$ | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
| USF-Wilson Tournament |||||||||
| Feb 8, 2008* | 6:00 PM | Bethune–Cookman Wildcats | #13 | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, Florida | W 10-0 (5) | 519 | Stephanie Brombacher | Taryn Hernandez |
| Feb 8, 2008* | 8:00 PM | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | #13 | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, Florida | W 6-4 | 519 | Stacey Nelson | Rachael Edinger |
| Feb 9, 2008* | 2:00 PM | @ Illinois Fighting Illini | #13 | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, Florida | W 3-2 | Unknown | Stacey Nelson | Ashley Wright |
| Feb 9, 2008* | 6:00 PM | @ Memphis Tigers | #13 | USF Softball Complex • Tampa, Florida | W 9-0 (6) | Unknown | Stephanie Brombacher | Lyndsey Sterling |
| Feb 10, 2008* | 2:00 PM | @ South Florida Bulls | #13 | USF Softball Complex • Tampa, Florida | W 5-1 | 766 | Stacey Nelson | Courtney Mosch |
| Feb 13, 2008* | 4:00 PM | Mercer Tobies | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 5-0 | 132 | Stacey Nelson | Lacey Richardson |
| Feb 13, 2008* | 6:30 PM | Mercer Tobies | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 12-1 (5) | 132 | Stephanie Brombacher | Kristen Adkins |
| Cox Communications Classic |||||||||
| Feb 15, 2008* | 4:00 PM | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 9-0 (6) | Unknown | Stephanie Brombacher | Darci Gilbert |
| Feb 15, 2008* | 6:15 PM | @ College of Charleston Cougars | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 10-0 | Unknown | Kelsey Bruder | Terri Mesko |
| Feb 16, 2008* | 1:30 PM | North Carolina Tar Heels | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 4-0 | 964 | Stacey Nelson | Amber Johnson |
| Feb 16, 2008* | 4:00 PM | @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 10-0 (5) | 964 | Stephanie Brombacher | Ashley Boyd |
| Feb 17, 2008* | 11:15 AM | North Carolina Tar Heels | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 1-0 (9) | 742 | Stacey Nelson | Lisa Norris |
| Feb 17, 2008* | 1:30 PM | Stetson Hatters | #11 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 8-0 (5) | 742 | Stephanie Brombacher | Amanda Lindsey |
| Feb 20, 2008* | 5:00 PM | Hofstra Pride | #7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 5-0 | 423 | Stacey Nelson | Kayleigh Lotti |
| Aquafina Invitational |||||||||
| Feb 22, 2008* | 3:30 PM | @ Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | #7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 15-1 | 602 | Stephanie Brombacher | Christine Murray |
| Feb 22, 2008* | 5:45 PM | North Florida Ospreys | #7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 3-0 | 602 | Stacey Nelson | Devyn Findley |
| Feb 23, 2008* | 1:15 PM | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | #7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 3-2 | 756 | Stacey Nelson | Brittney Bargar |
| Feb 23, 2008* | 3:30 PM | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | #7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 4-3 | 756 | Stacey Nelson | Taryn Beck |
| Feb 24, 2008* | 12:30 PM | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | #7 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 5-2 | Unknown | Stephanie Brombacher | Brittney Bargar |
| Feb 27, 2008* | 5:00 PM | @ Long Beach State 49ers | #5 | CSULB Softball Complex • Long Beach, California | L 1-2 (10) | 155 | Brooke Turner | Stacey Nelson |
| Worth Invitational |||||||||
| Feb 29, 2008* | 12:00 PM | @ Oregon State Beavers | #5 | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, California | W 8-0 | Unknown | Stacey Nelson | Stefanie Draper |
| Feb 29, 2008* | 2:15 PM | @ Pacific Tigers | #5 | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, California | W 10-2 | Unknown | Stephanie Brombacher | Alyce Jorgensen |
| Mar 1, 2008* | 6:45 PM | @ Cal State Fullerton Titans | #5 | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, California | W 2-0 | 804 | Stacey Nelson | Christine Hiner |
| Mar 2, 2008* | 12:00 PM | Louisville Cardinals | #5 | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, California | W 4-2 | Unknown | Stephanie Brombacher | Kristen Wadwell |
| Mar 2, 2008* | 2:00 PM | #10 Stanford Cardinal | #5 | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, California | W 4-3 | Unknown | Stacey Nelson | Missy Penna |
| Mar 8, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #5 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 4-3 | 786 | Stacey Nelson | Lindsey Perry |
| Mar 8, 2008 | 3:30 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #5 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 4-3 | 786 | Stephanie Brombacher | Becky Nye |
| Mar 9, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #5 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 5-2 | 621 | Stacey Nelson | Tara Willitt |
| Mar 12, 2008 | 6:00 PM | @ #2 Alabama Crimson Tide | #4 | Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | L 0-1 | 2095 | Kelsi Dunne | Stacey Nelson |
| Mar 12, 2008 | 8:30 PM | @ #2 Alabama Crimson Tide | #4 | Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 8-4 | 2095 | Stacey Nelson | Kelsi Dunne |
| Mar 14, 2008 | 4:00 PM | @ Arkansas Razorbacks | #4 | Lady Back Yard • Fayetteville, Arkansas | W 1-0 | 299 | Stacey Nelson | Katy Henry |
| Mar 14, 2008 | 6:30 PM | @ Arkansas Razorbacks | #4 | Lady Back Yard • Fayetteville, Arkansas | W 3-1 | 299 | Stephanie Brombacher | Miranda Dixon |
| Mar 15, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ Arkansas Razorbacks | #4 | Lady Back Yard • Fayetteville, Arkansas | W 7-2 | Unknown | Stacey Nelson | Katy Henry |
| Mar 19, 2008* | 5:00 PM | Iowa Hawkeyes | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 6-1 | 678 | Stephanie Brombacher | Brittany Weil |
| Mar 22, 2008* | 12:00 PM | Longwood Lancers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 9-1 (5) | 972 | Stacey Nelson | Rachel Mills |
| Mar 22, 2008* | 2:30 PM | Longwood Lancers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 6-0 | 972 | Kristen Adkins | Briana Wells |
| Mar 23, 2008* | 11:00 AM | Longwood Lancers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 11-2 (5) | 362 | Stacey Nelson | Briana Wells |
| Mar 26, 2008 | 3:00 PM | South Carolina Gamecocks | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 6-0 | 637 | Stacey Nelson | Kate Pouliot |
| Mar 26, 2008 | 5:30 PM | South Carolina Gamecocks | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 1-0 | 637 | Stacey Nelson | Melissa Hendon |
| Mar 29, 2008 | 1:00 PM | #8 LSU Tigers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 6-1 | 1845 | Stacey Nelson | Dani Hofer |
| Mar 29, 2008 | 3:30 PM | #8 LSU Tigers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 2-0 | 1845 | Stephanie Brombacher | Cody Trahan |
| Mar 30, 2008 | 1:00 PM | #8 LSU Tigers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 7-0 | 726 | Stacey Nelson | Dani Hofer |
| Apr 5, 2008 | 2:00 PM | @ Mississippi State Bulldogs | #3 | Mississippi State Softball Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 5-0 | 236 | Stacey Nelson | Misty Flesher |
| Apr 5, 2008 | 4:30 PM | @ Mississippi State Bulldogs | #3 | Mississippi State Softball Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 7-2 | 236 | Stacey Nelson | Kelsey Nurnberg |
| Apr 6, 2008 | 2:00 PM | @ Mississippi State Bulldogs | #3 | Mississippi State Softball Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 5-0 | 225 | Stacey Nelson | Kelsey Nurnberg |
| Apr 12, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ #17 Georgia Bulldogs | #3 | University of Georgia Softball Complex • Athens, Georgia | W 5-0 | 1162 | Stacey Nelson | Taylor Schlopy |
| Apr 12, 2008 | 3:30 PM | @ #17 Georgia Bulldogs | #3 | University of Georgia Softball Complex • Athens, Georgia | W 9-5 | 1162 | Stephanie Brombacher | Kate Gaskill |
| Apr 13, 2008 | 2:00 PM | @ #17 Georgia Bulldogs | #3 | University of Georgia Softball Complex • Athens, Georgia | W 5-2 | 1215 | Stacey Nelson | Taylor Schlopy |
| Apr 16, 2008* | 4:00 PM | @ Florida State Seminoles | #3 | JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, Florida | W 6-1 | 650 | Stacey Nelson | Tiffany McDonald |
| Apr 16, 2008* | 6:30 PM | @ Florida State Seminoles | #3 | JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, Florida | W 14-4 (5) | 650 | Stephanie Brombacher | Terese Gober |
| Apr 19, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Kentucky Wildcats | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 8-0 | 1166 | Stacey Nelson | Jennifer Young |
| Apr 19, 2008 | 3:30 PM | Kentucky Wildcats | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 6-5 | 1166 | Stephanie Brombacher | Amber Matousek |
| Apr 20, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Kentucky Wildcats | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 8-0 | 1097 | Stacey Nelson | Amber Matousek |
| Apr 22, 2008* | 5:00 PM | Jacksonville Dolphins | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 2-0 | 472 | Stephanie Brombacher | Ashley Iveson |
| Apr 22, 2008* | 7:30 PM | Jacksonville Dolphins | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 5-0 | 472 | Kelsey Bruder | Shannon Jensen |
| Apr 26, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Auburn Tigers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 3-1 | 1441 | Stacey Nelson | Lauren Schmalz |
| Apr 26, 2008 | 3:30 PM | Auburn Tigers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 7-2 | 1441 | Stephanie Brombacher | Brittany Day |
| Apr 27, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Auburn Tigers | #3 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 10-1 (5) | 947 | Stacey Nelson | Laren Schmalz |
| May 3, 2008 | 4:00 PM | @ #13 Tennessee Volunteers | #3 | Lee Softball Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 4-2 | 1164 | Stacey Nelson | Ashton Ward |
| May 3, 2008 | 6:30 PM | @ #13 Tennessee Volunteers | #3 | Lee Softball Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 6-5 | 1164 | Stacey Nelson | Megan Rhodes |
| May 4, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ #13 Tennessee Volunteers | #3 | Lee Softball Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 5-3 | 1157 | Stacey Nelson | Megan Rhodes |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| May 8, 2008 | 2:30 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #1 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 1-0 | 1050 | Stephanie Brombacher | Becky Nye |
| May 9, 2008 | 6:00 PM | #14 Tennessee Volunteers | #1 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 6-1 | Unknown | Stacey Nelson | Megan Rhodes |
| May 10, 2008 | 1:30 PM | #3 Alabama Crimson Tide | #1 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 4-1 | 1281 | Stacey Nelson | Kelsi Dunne |
| NCAA Regionals |||||||||
| May 16, 2008 | 6:00 PM | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | #1 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 7-2 | 1541 | Stacey Nelson | Whitney Humphreys |
| May 17, 2008 | 1:00 PM | UCF Golden Knights | #1 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 3-0 | 1357 | Stacey Nelson | Allison Kime |
| May 18, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ UCF Golden Knights | #1 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | L 0-1 | 1812 | Allison Kime | Stacey Nelson |
| May 18, 2008 | 3:30 PM | UCF Golden Knights | #1 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 10-0 | 1812 | Stacey Nelson | Allison Kime |
| NCAA Super Regionals |||||||||
| May 23, 2008 | 2:00 PM | #24 California Golden Bears | #1 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 4-2 | 1223 | Stacey Nelson | Marissa Drewrey |
| May 24, 2008 | 12:00 PM | @ #24 California Golden Bears | #1 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | W 4-2 (9) | 2082 | Stacey Nelson | Marissa Drewrey |
| Women's College World Series |||||||||
| May 29, 2008 | 1:00 PM | #16 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | #1 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 2-3 (8) | 5605 | Ashley Brignac | Stacey Nelson |
| May 31, 2008 | 12:00 PM | @ #17 Virginia Tech Hokies | #1 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 2-0 (9) | 7660 | Stacey Nelson | Angela Tincher |
| May 31, 2008 | 7:00 PM | #5 UCLA Bruins | #1 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 2-0 | 7660 | Stacey Nelson | Anjelica Selden |
| Jun 1, 2008 | 1:00 PM | @ #4 Texas A&M Aggies | #1 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 6-1 | 4928 | Stephanie Brombacher | Megan Gibson |
| Jun 1, 2008 | 7:00 PM | #4 Texas A&M Aggies | #1 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 0-1 (9) | 4928 | Stacey Nelson | Megan Gibson |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |||||||||

## Game notes
### Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gators | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | X | - | - | 10 | 9 | 0 |

### Florida Gulf Coast

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Gators | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 6 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

### Mercer (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tobies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gators | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 |

### Mercer (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tobies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | X | - | - | 12 | 11 | 1 |

### East Tennessee State (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gators | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 9 | 6 | 0 |

### College of Charleston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### North Carolina (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 1 |

### East Tennessee State (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |

### North Carolina (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gators | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 3 |

### Hofstra

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Pride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | - | 5 | 6 | 1 |

### Gardner–Webb (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 0 |

### North Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Ospreys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |

### Notre Dame (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Fighting Irish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 3 | 5 | 2 |

### Gardner–Webb (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |

### Notre Dame (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 3 |

### Long Beach State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Pacific

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |

### Cal State Fullerton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Gators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |

### Ole Miss (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Gators | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |

### Ole Miss (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |

### Ole Miss (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Gators | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |

### Alabama (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Crimson Tide | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 2 | 0 |

### Alabama (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Crimson Tide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |

### Arkansas (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Razorbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |

### Arkansas (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Razorbacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |

### Arkansas (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Razorbacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Gators | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |

### Longwood (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lancers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gators | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | - | - | 9 | 9 | 0 |

### Longwood (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lancers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |

### Longwood (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Lancers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | X | - | - | 11 | 12 | 3 |

### South Carolina (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Gators | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |

### South Carolina (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |

### LSU (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 9 | 2 |

### LSU (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gators | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |

### LSU (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gators | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 2 |

### Mississippi State (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Mississippi State (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |

### Mississippi State (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

### Georgia (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

### Georgia (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |

### Georgia (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |

### Florida State (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Seminoles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |

### Florida State (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Seminoles | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 1 |

### Kentucky (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gators | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 0 |

### Kentucky (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Gators | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 0 |

### Kentucky (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 0 |

### Jacksonville (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |

### Jacksonville (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 6 | 1 |

### Auburn (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |

### Auburn (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Gators | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 4 |

### Auburn (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gators | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | - | - | 10 | 11 | 1 |

### Tennessee (Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Volunteers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |

### Tennessee (Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Volunteers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |

### Tennessee (Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Volunteers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |

### Ole Miss (SEC Tournament)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 6 | 0 |

### Tennessee (SEC Tournament

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Volunteers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 | 8 | 1 |

### Alabama (SEC Tournament)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Crimson Tide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 4 | 5 | 1 |

### Georgia Tech (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Gators | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 9 | 1 |

### UCF (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 3)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### UCF (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 6)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |

### UCF (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 7)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Golden Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gators | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | X | - | - | 10 | 9 | 0 |

### California (NCAA Gainesville Super Regional – Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 |

### California (NCAA Gainesville Super Regional – Game 2)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

### Louisiana-Lafayette (WCWS – Game 1)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |

### Virginia Tech (WCWS – Game 7)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Hokies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### UCLA (WCWS – Game 9)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Bruins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 3 | 1 |

### Texas A&M (WCWS – Game 11)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Gators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Aggies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |

### Texas A&M (WCWS – Game 13)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

## Ranking Movement

| Poll | Last | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| NFCA | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| United States Softball | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

## Roster

The 2008 Florida Gators softball team had 1 senior, 8 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 8 freshmen.
| # | Name | Position | Height | B/T | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Kelsey Bruder | UT | 5-5 | L/R | Fr | Corona, California |
| 3 | Aja Paculba | 2B | 5-3 | R/R | Fr | Wildomar, California |
| 4 | Danyell Hines | OF | 5-6 | L/R | Jr | Bryan, Texas |
| 5 | Kim Waleszonia | UT | 5-4 | L/R | Jr | Fontana, California |
| 8 | Kristine Priebe | 1B/C | 5-10 | R/R | Fr | Moorpark, California |
| 10 | Francesca Enea | C | 5-8 | R/R | So | Woodland Hills, California |
| 12 | Megan Bush | SS | 5-5 | R/R | Fr | Anaheim Hills, California |
| 13 | Shaunice Harris | 3B | 5-5 | R/R | Fr | Moreno Valley, California |
| 15 | Brooke Johnson | OF | 5-8 | R/R | Jr | Lakeland, Florida |
| 20 | Le-Net Franklin | UT | 5-7 | L/R | Jr | Belton, Texas |
| 21 | Kristen Adkins | UT | 5-8 | R/R | Fr | McKinney, Texas |
| 23 | Mary Ratliff | OF | 5-8 | L/R | Sr | Mt. Sterling, Kentucky |
| 24 | Ali Gardiner | 1B | 5-7 | L/L | Jr | Waccabuc, New York |
| 26 | Ami Austin | UT | 5-3 | L/L | So | Ormond Beach, Florida |
| 27 | Corrie Brooks | OF | 5-9 | R/R | So | Christmas, Florida |
| 28 | Tiffany DeFelice | C | 5-5 | R/R | Fr | Coral Springs, Florida |
| 31 | Kristina Hilberth | UT | 5-6 | L/R | Jr | Dunedin, Florida |
| 32 | Stephanie Brombacher | RHP/1B | 5-10 | R/R | Fr | Pembroke Pines, Florida |
| 33 | Brittany Handy | OF | 5-10 | R/R | Jr | Gainesville, Florida |
| 42 | Stacey Nelson | RHP | 5-10 | R/R | Jr | Los Alamitos, California |

## Coaching staff

Head coach: Tim Walton (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Rocha (3rd season), Jenny Gladding (2nd season) Athletic Trainer: Scott Schenker Student Trainer: Arielle Gavdosh Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Steven Orris Academic Counselor: Tony Meacham Staff Assistant: Brittany Souilliard Managers: Crystal Sleeman and Kip Collins