2008 Arizona State Sun Devils softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2008
Team:	Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	66–5
Conf Record:	18–3
Head Coach:	Clint Myers
Hc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Tempe Super Regional champion NCAA Tempe Regional champion Pacific-10 champion

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.^[1]

Roster

Designated Hitters

• 22 – Ronni Stirling – freshman
• 3 – Jacqueline Bordonaro – freshman
• 1 – Jessica Giles– junior

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Schedule

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss
	Tie
	Non-Conference game

2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Softball Game Log^[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 9 vs * W 8–0^5 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 W 11–3^6 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 14–4^5 6–1 Feb 16 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–1^5 7–1 Feb 16 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–0^5 8–1 Feb 17 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–2^5 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 12–3^5 12–1 Feb 22 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–0^5 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 16–2^5 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 16–7^5 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 6–5^8 20–1 Mar 2 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–1^5 21–1 Mar 4 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 1–0^10 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 3–1^8 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 14–0^5 27–1 Mar 14 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–0^5 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 11–0^5 30–1 Mar 19 vs Utah* 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 13–1^5 36–2 Mar 28 at W 4–2 37–2 1–0 Mar 29 at W 6–0 38–2 2–0 Mar 30 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 3–0^13 39–2 3–0
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 4 at W 3–2 40–2 4–0 Apr 6 at 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 W 8–1 43–2 7–0 Apr 11 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 9–0^5 52–3 14–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 2 at Washington W 3–0 53–3 15–1 May 3 at UCLA 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 1–2^10 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
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) 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 (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

Notes and References

1. Book: 2021 Softball Media Guide. Arizona State Sun Devils. April 28, 2021.
2. Web site: 2008 Softball Schedule. Arizona State Sun Devils. April 28, 2021.