2008 Texas A&M Aggies softball team

2008 Texas A&M Aggies softball
2008 Texas A&M Aggies softball
NCAA College Station Super Regional champion; NCAA College Station Regional champion; Big 12 Tournament champion; Big 12 Conference tournament
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	57–10 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Jo Evans (12th season);
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big 12 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	1	–	0	.944	57	–	10	–	0	.851
No. 10 Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	16	–	2	–	0	.889	47	–	14	–	0	.770
No. 19 Missouri ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	6	–	0	.647	47	–	17	–	0	.734
Texas ‍‍‍^y	9	–	9	–	0	.500	29	–	23	–	2	.556
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	9	–	9	–	0	.500	26	–	25	–	0	.510
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	8	–	10	–	0	.444	23	–	36	–	0	.390
Kansas ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	37	–	19	–	0	.661
Baylor ‍‍‍	4	–	13	–	0	.235	23	–	22	–	0	.511
Iowa State ‍‍‍	4	–	14	–	0	.222	29	–	29	–	0	.500
Nebraska ‍‍‍	4	–	14	–	0	.222	25	–	28	–	0	.472

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA ^[1]

The 2008 Texas A&M Aggies softball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2008 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies were coached by Jo Evans, who led her twelfth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 57–10, and won the Big 12 Conference with a 17–1 record.

The Aggies were invited to the 2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Central Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Arizona State.^[2]

Roster

2008 Texas A&M Aggies roster^[2]^[3]

Pitchers

- Megan Gibson - Senior
- Rhi Kliesing
- Amanda Scarborough - Senior

Catchers

- Jennifer Corkin
- Erin Glasco

Infielders

- Jamie Hinshaw - Senior
- Holly Ridley - Junior

Outfielders

- Mandy Gegen
- Jamie Lobpries - Senior
- Macie Morrow - Sophomore
- Alex Reynolds - Sophomore
- Bailey Schroeder - Sophomore

Schedule

Legend
	Texas A&M win
	Texas A&M loss
*	Non-Conference game

2008 Texas A&M Aggies Softball Game Log^[2]^[4]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
Feb 8	vs New Mexico State*	Big League Dreams Sportspark • Cathedral City, CA (Cathedral City Kickoff)	W 3–2	1–0
Feb 8	vs Cal Poly*	Big League Dreams Sportspark • Cathedral City, CA (Cathedral City Kickoff)	L 1–5	1–1
Feb 9	vs Cal State Northridge*	Big League Dreams Sportspark • Cathedral City, CA (Cathedral City Kickoff)	W 3–0	2–1
Feb 9	vs Oregon State*	Big League Dreams Sportspark • Cathedral City, CA (Cathedral City Kickoff)	W 9–1	3–1
Feb 10	vs Utah State*	Big League Dreams Sportspark • Cathedral City, CA (Cathedral City Kickoff)	W 9–0	4–1
Feb 13	Sam Houston State*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 6–0	5–1
Feb 15	vs Nevada*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajijawa Classic)	W 5–0	6–1
Feb 16	vs Arizona*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajijawa Classic)	W 3–2	7–1
Feb 16	vs Notre Dame*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajijawa Classic)	W 4–1	8–1
Feb 17	vs Northwestern*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajijawa Classic)	L 7–8	8–2
Feb 17	vs Washington*	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajijawa Classic)	W 10–4	9–2
Feb 20	Stephen F. Austin*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 7–1	10–2
Feb 20	Stephen F. Austin*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 3–0	11–2
Feb 22	Temple*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Texas A&M Invitational)	W 7–0	12–2
Feb 22	Sam Houston State*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Texas A&M Invitational)	W 2–0	13–2
Feb 23	North Texas*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Texas A&M Invitational)	W 13–1	14–2
Feb 23	Temple*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Texas A&M Invitational)	W 6–0	15–2
Feb 24	North Texas*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Texas A&M Invitational)	W 9–1	16–2
Feb 27	Houston*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 2–0	17–2
Feb 27	Houston*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 8–7	18–2
Feb 29	vs DePaul*	South Commons Complex • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 8–0	19–2
Feb 29	vs Georgia Tech*	South Commons Complex • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 2–0	20–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 1	vs Florida State*	South Commons Complex • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 7–0	21–2
Mar 1	vs UMass*	South Commons Complex • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	L 1–4	21–3
Mar 2	vs NC State*	South Commons Complex • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic)	W 4–0	22–3
Mar 7	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Aggie Classic)	W 1–0	23–3
Mar 7	BYU*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Aggie Classic)	W 3–1	24–3
Mar 8	Illinois*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Aggie Classic)	W 7–3	25–3
Mar 8	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX (Aggie Classic)	L 1–2⁸	25–4
Mar 14	vs Utah*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA (San Diego Classic II)	W 3–1	26–4
Mar 14	vs San Diego*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA (San Diego Classic II)	W 9–0	27–4
Mar 15	vs Cal State Fullerton*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA (San Diego Classic II)	W 4–1	28–4
Mar 15	at San Diego State*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA (San Diego Classic II)	L 0–3	28–5
Mar 16	vs Long Beach State*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA (San Diego Classic II)	L 1–2	28–6
Mar 19	Baylor	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 8–0	29–6	1–0
Mar 21	at Texas Tech	Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	W 7–3⁹	30–6	2–0
Mar 22	at Texas Tech	Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX	W 3–1	31–6	3–0
Mar 26	at Baylor	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	W 8–0	32–6	4–0
Mar 29	Missouri	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 5–1	33–6	5–0
Mar 30	Missouri	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 9–4	34–6	6–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 5	at Iowa State	Ames, IA	W 11–1	35–6	7–0
Apr 5	at Iowa State	Ames, IA	W 9–1	36–6	8–0
Apr 9	at Texas	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 3–1	37–6	9–0
Apr 12	Oklahoma	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 4–2	38–6	10–0
Apr 13	Oklahoma	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 1–0	39–6	11–0
Apr 16	at Oklahoma State	Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 5–6	39–7	11–1
Apr 16	at Oklahoma State	Cowgirl Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 4–3	40–7	12–1
Apr 19	Kansas	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 14–0	41–7	13–1
Apr 20	Kansas	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 8–0	42–7	14–1
Apr 23	Texas State*	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 11–0	43–7
Apr 26	at Nebraska	Bowlin Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 6–0	44–7	15–1
Apr 27	at Nebraska	Bowlin Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 6–3	45–7	16–1
Apr 30	Texas	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 2–1	46–7	17–1

Post-season

Big 12 Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Seed	Score	Overall record	Big12T record
May 10	(9) Iowa State	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	47–7	1–0
May 10	(4) Texas	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–1	48–7	2–0
May 11	(10) Nebraska	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–0	49–7	3–0

NCAA College Station Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg record
May 16	Stephen F. Austin	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 2–0	50–7	1–0
May 17	Louisiana Tech	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 4–0	51–7	2–0
May 18	Louisiana Tech	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 6–0	52–7	3–0

NCAA College Station Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR record
May 24	(12) Stanford	(5)	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 6–1	53–7	1–0
May 25	(12) Stanford	(5)	Aggie Softball Complex • College Station, TX	W 9–4	54–7	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 29	Virginia Tech	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	55–7	1–0
May 30	Louisiana–Lafayette	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1	56–7	2–0
June 1	(1) Florida	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 1–6	56–8	2–1
June 1	(1) Florida	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁹	57–8	3–1
June 2	(6) Arizona State	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–3	57–9	3–2
June 3	(6) Arizona State	(5)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–11	57–10	3–3

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2024 Softball Record Book (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Final 2008 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "2008 Softball Schedule". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[media-2] 2024 Softball Record Book (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[3] "Final 2008 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[4] "2008 Softball Schedule". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

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