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 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils roster 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 – seniorInfielders 5 – Rhiannon Baca – senior 11 - Krista Donnenwirth – freshman 22 - Mindy Cowles - senior 15 – Katie Crabb – sophomore 18 – Michelle Nulliner – freshman 25 – Brooke Neuman – junior 36 – Mandy Urfer – freshmanOutfielders 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

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 logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 9 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–05 1–0 Feb 9 vs * 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 * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV L 1–2 3–1 Feb 14 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–36 4–1 Feb 15 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–0 5–1 Feb 16 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–45 6–1 Feb 16 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–15 7–1 Feb 16 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–05 8–1 Feb 17 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–25 9–1 Feb 17 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–0 10–1 Feb 18 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–3 11–1 Feb 22 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–35 12–1 Feb 22 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–05 13–1 Feb 23 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 1–0 14–1 Feb 23 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 16–25 15–1 Feb 24 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–3 16–1 Feb 29 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–0 17–1 Feb 29 * 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 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–2 19–1 Mar 1 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–58 20–1 Mar 2 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–15 21–1 Mar 4 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 1–010 22–1 Mar 7 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–0 23–1 Mar 7 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–8 24–1 Mar 8 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–18 25–1 Mar 8 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–3 26–1 Mar 9 * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–05 27–1 Mar 14 * 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 * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–3 31–2 Mar 20 vs * 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 * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–2 34–2 Mar 25 * 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 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–2 37–2 1–0 Mar 29 at 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 3–0April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 4 at Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 3–2 40–2 4–0 Apr 6 at 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 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 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 14–1May 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 18–3Postseason Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 16 (6) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 2–0 57–5 1–0 May 17 (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 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record May 23 (11) (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 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 29 (3) (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

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