2008 Women's College World Series

2008 Women's College World Series

The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29th through June 4th, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event was the University of Oklahoma.

Participants

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: [cite news|url=http://www.hokiesports.com/softball/recaps/20080603aaa.html|title=Tincher named to WCWS All-Tournament Team]

*Francesca Enea, Florida
*Charlotte Morgan, Alabama
*Stacey Nelson, Florida
*Holly Tankersley, La.-Lafayette
*Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech
*Megan Gibson, Texas A&M
*Jami Lobpries, Texas A&M
*Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State
*Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State
*Lesley Rogers, Arizona State
*Jackie Vasquez, Arizona State
*Katie Burkhart, Arizona State (Most Outstanding Player)

WCWS records tied or broken

*6,240 Session 1 (Games 1 and 2) total attendance — WCWS record [cite news|url=http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2008/05/28/Sports/Ua.Softball.Team.Loses.In.1st.Round.Of.Wcws.After.Delay-3377237.shtml|title=UA softball team loses in 1st round of WCWS after delay]
*8,230 Session 3 (Games 5 and 6) total attendance — WCWS record [cite news|url=http://newsok.com/wcws-notebook-getting-pearlsonal/article/3251062/|title=WCWS Notebook: Getting 'Pearl'sonal]
*In Game 11, Florida catcher Francesca Enea hit two home runs to allow her team to defeat Texas A&M 6–1. She tied the WCWS record for the most home runs in a game that was set by UCLA's Yvonne Gutierrez in 1992 and tied by Arizona's Lindsey Collins in 1999. [cite news|url=http://www.aggiesports.com/softball/Women-s-College-World-Series-Notebook2008-06-02T00-13-11|title=Women's College World Series Notebook|date=2008-06-02]
*Arizona State's 11-0 victory over Texas A&M was the largest margin of victory in a WCWS clinching game. [ [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/060308aad.html Sun Devils - NCAA champs!] ]

WCWS Leaders

Team

Individual

Post-Series Notes

*At the conclusion of their run in the series, Florida compiled a 70–5 overall record, becoming the first NCAA team to record 70 wins. [ [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/060208/spo_285334950.shtml Gators' NCAA run ends] ]

*The 2008 WCWS marked the first time that Arizona did not return to the championship game/series while defending one of their eight national championships.

The Tournament

ee also

2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

References

External links

* [http://www.ncaasports.com/softball/womens NCAA Softball]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3391101 Schedule, results, and game times] at ESPN
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3411746 "Get to know the Women's College World Series field"] at ESPN


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