# 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.

## Conference standings

2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 2 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–1–0 .94457–10–0 .851 No. 10 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–2–0 .88947–14–0 .770 No. 19 Missouri ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–6–0 .64747–17–0 .734 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9–0 .50029–23–2 .556 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50026–25–0 .510 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44423–36–0 .390 Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38937–19–0 .661 Baylor ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23523–22–0 .511 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22229–29–0 .500 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22225–28–0 .472 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2008 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–2 .90052–8 .867 No. 12 Northwestern ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–2 .90040–16 .714 Iowa ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–6 .70042–20 .677 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56329–16 .644 Purdue ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50035–23 .603 Illinois ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40030–32 .484 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40027–29 .482 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35033–23 .589 Penn State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33334–22 .607 Indiana ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30016–35 .314 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 3–17 .15015–40 .273 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2008 Rankings from NFCA | 2008 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Arizona State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–3–0 .85766–5–0 .930 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–4–0 .81051–9–0 .850 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8–0 .61941–19–0 .683 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–10–0 .52449–15–0 .766 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14–0 .33343–27–0 .614 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14–0 .33330–25–1 .545 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28628–31–0 .475 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–16–0 .23835–29–0 .547 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 30, 2008 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 2008 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Texas State ‍†‍‍ 25–5–0 .83335–18–0 .660 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66727–22–0 .551 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66725–25–0 .500 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–11–0 .62136–25–0 .590 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 15–14–0 .51731–28–0 .525 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 15–14–0 .51723–36–0 .390 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50030–31–0 .492 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 14–15–0 .48327–25–0 .519 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36721–32–0 .396 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 5–24–0 .17210–45–0 .182 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 4–25–0 .1386–43–0 .122 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2008 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2008 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 19–3 .86452–15 .776 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70835–26 .574 Troy ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60933–23 .589 FIU ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52229–34 .460 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47822–31 .415 North Texas ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37527–33 .450 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37522–37 .373 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34828–30 .483 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25022–31 .415 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2008 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.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | Texas A&M | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Tech | 0 | | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 11 | — |
| 6 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | Arizona State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona | 0 | | | | 6 | Arizona State | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Alabama | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alabama | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | Alabama | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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

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 Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies
| 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.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Stacey Nelson | JR. | Florida Gators |
| P | Angela Tincher | SR. | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Holly Tankersley | SR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| OF | Kaitlin Cochran | JR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| UT | Megan Gibson | SR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| UT | Lauren Grill | SO. | Mississippi Rebels |
| UT | Katie Burkhart | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| AT-L | Courtney Bures | SR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | GiOnna DiSalvatore | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Kelly Montalvo | JR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| AT-L | Charlotte Morgan | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Angel Shamblin | SR. | Houston Cougars |
| P | Jordan Taylor | FR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Lisa Kingsmore | JR. | Winthrop Eagles |
| OF | 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 |
| AT-L | Francesca Enea | SO. | Florida Gators |
| AT-L | Amber Flores | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | D.J. Mathis | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Morgan Melloh | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Kelsi Dunne | FR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| P | Nikki Nemitz | SO. | Michigan Wolverines |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Jackie Vasquez | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| OF | 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 |
| AT-L | Jamie Hinshaw | SR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| AT-L | Brittany Lastrapes | FR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Jamie Lettire | SO. | Princeton Tigers |
| AT-L | Kim Waleszonia | JR. | Florida Gators |