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.[2]
Roster [ ]
2008 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[2]
Pitchers
4 - Megan Elliott - Sophomore
7 - Katie Burkhart - Senior
23 - Amanda Nesbitt - Junior
Catchers
6 - Renne Welty - Junior
9 - Sarah Rice - Freshman
20 - Brittany Matta - Sophomore
33 - Kristin Miller - Senior
Infielders
5 - Rhiannon Baca - Senior
11 - Krista Donnenwirth - Freshman
15 - Katie Crabb - Sophomore
18 - Michelle Nulliner - Freshman
22 - Mindy Cowles - Senior
25 - Brooke Neuman - Junior
36 - Mandy Urfer - Freshman
Outfielders
2 - Caylyn Carlson - Sophomore
8 - Lesley Rogers - Freshman
12 - Jessica Mapes - Junior
14 - Clarissa Andorfer-Lopez - Sophomore
16 - Kaitlin Cochran - Junior
21 - Jackie Vasquez - Senior
77 - Dani Rae Lougheed - Freshman
99 - Ashley Muenz - Sophomore
Schedule [ ]
Legend
Arizona State win
Arizona State loss
Tie
*
Non-Conference game
2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Softball Game Log[2] [3]
Regular Season
February
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Pac-10 Record
Feb 9
vs Loyola *
• Paradise, NV
W 8–05
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 11–36
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 14–45
6–1
Feb 16
Memphis *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 12–15
7–1
Feb 16
Nebraska *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 9–05
8–1
Feb 17
UMKC *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 15–25
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 12–35
12–1
Feb 22
Illinois State *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 8–05
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 16–25
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 16–75
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 6–58
20–1
Mar 2
San Jose State *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 11–15
21–1
Mar 4
Creighton *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 1–010
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 3–18
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 14–05
27–1
Mar 14
Santa Clara *
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ
W 8–05
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 11–05
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 13–15
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 3–013
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 9–05
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 1–210
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
References [ ]
Venues Head coaches Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics