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2008 Florida Gators softball team

American college softball season

Field	Value
Year	2008
FirstYear	1997
Team	Florida Gators
Image	Florida Gators script logo.svg
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
ShortConference	SEC
Record	70–5
ConfRecord	27–1
HeadCoach	Tim Walton
AssistantCoach	Jennifer Rocha, Jenny Gladding
Trainer	Eric King
Champion	SEC Regular Season Champions
SEC Tournament Champions
StadiumArena	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
ConfChamp	SEC Tournament Championship Game
ConfChampResult	W 4–1 vs. Alabama
ESPNcomRank	3
NFCARank	3

SEC Tournament Champions

The 2008 Florida Gators softball team was an American softball team, representing the University of Florida for the 2008 NCAA softball season. The team went 70–5 overall and 27–1 in SEC play. The 70 wins set an NCAA single season record and Florida, named the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, advanced to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. They also were the SEC regular season and tournament champions. Five Gators were named All-Americans (Stacey Nelson, Kim Waleszonia, Aja Paculba, Francesca Enea, and Ali Gardiner) and Junior pitcher Stacey Nelson was the SEC Pitcher of the Year.

Previous season

The 2007 Florida Gators finished second in the SEC East and made it to the SEC Tournament title game before losing to LSU. They were also invited to host Regionals of the NCAA tournament. After breezing through the Gainesville Regional, the Gators lost the three-game series to Texas A&M 2–1.

Pre-season

The 2008 Gators started the season ranked No. 13 in the NFCA/USA Today poll. They returned All-Americans Stacey Nelson and Kim Waleszonia as well as six other starters from the 2007 team.

Schedule

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Game notes

Bethune–Cookman

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	1
Gators	1	5	3	1	X	-	-	10	9

Florida Gulf Coast

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Eagles	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	5
Gators	3	0	1	1	0	1	X	6	10

Illinois

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	6
Fighting Illini	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4

Memphis

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	4	0	2	3	-	-	9	4
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	3

South Florida

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	5	4
Bulls	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Mercer (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tobies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gators	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	5	6

Mercer (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tobies	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	1	5
Gators	2	0	0	10	X	-	-	12	11

East Tennessee State (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1
Gators	0	4	2	0	0	3	-	9	6

College of Charleston

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	4	1	0	1	0	1	3	10	15
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

North Carolina (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tar Heels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Gators	4	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	7

East Tennessee State (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	4	4	0	1	1	-	-	10	9
Buccaneers	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	2

North Carolina (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
Tar Heels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

Stetson

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hatters	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2
Gators	1	0	5	0	2	-	-	8	10

Hofstra

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Gators	0	0	0	4	1	X	-	5	6

Gardner–Webb (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	3	5	1	0	6	-	-	15	14
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	4

North Florida

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Ospreys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gators	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	3	7

Notre Dame (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Fighting Irish	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	3	5

Gardner–Webb (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	7
Gators	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	4	9

Notre Dame (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Fighting Irish	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3
Gators	2	0	0	0	3	0	X	5	7

Long Beach State

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
49ers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5

Oregon State

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	6	0	1	0	0	1	-	8	10
Beavers	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1

Pacific

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	1	2	0	1	2	2	2	10	16
Tigers	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7

Cal State Fullerton

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6
Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Louisville

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cardinals	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	6
Gators	2	0	1	1	0	0	X	4	9

Stanford

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	5
Gators	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	5

Ole Miss (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rebels	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	2
Gators	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	8

Ole Miss (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rebels	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	7
Gators	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	4	9

Ole Miss (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rebels	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	8
Gators	0	2	0	2	1	0	X	5	9

Alabama (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Crimson Tide	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	1	2

Alabama (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	8	10
Crimson Tide	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	6

Arkansas (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8
Razorbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Arkansas (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	5
Razorbacks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

Arkansas (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	7	12
Razorbacks	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5

Iowa

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8
Gators	0	5	0	1	0	0	X	6	6

Longwood (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lancers	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	1	3
Gators	4	1	4	0	X	-	-	9	9

Longwood (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lancers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Gators	0	1	0	0	0	5	X	6	8

Longwood (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lancers	0	0	0	0	2	-	-	2	4
Gators	2	0	2	7	X	-	-	11	12

South Carolina (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Gators	0	3	0	0	2	1	X	6	10

South Carolina (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2

LSU (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tigers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Gators	0	0	2	0	0	4	X	6	9

LSU (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Gators	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	2	5

LSU (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Gators	3	0	2	0	2	0	X	7	10

Mississippi State (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	7
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

Mississippi State (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	7	12
Bulldogs	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

Mississippi State (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	5	9
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Georgia (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	10
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Georgia (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	2	2	3	0	2	9	11
Bulldogs	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	8

Georgia (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	7
Bulldogs	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	8

Florida State (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	16	0
Seminoles	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

Florida State (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	3	4	3	4	-	-	14	13
Seminoles	1	0	3	0	0	-	-	4	8

Kentucky (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	1
Gators	6	0	0	0	2	-	-	8	9

Kentucky (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wildcats	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	7
Gators	0	3	1	2	0	0	X	6	12

Kentucky (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	1
Gators	0	0	3	0	5	-	-	8	10

Jacksonville (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Gators	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	2	5

Jacksonville (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Gators	2	0	1	0	0	2	X	5	6

Auburn (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tigers	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Gators	2	0	0	0	1	0	X	3	8

Auburn (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tigers	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Gators	0	7	0	0	0	0	X	7	10

Auburn (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tigers	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2
Gators	5	2	3	1	X	-	-	10	11

Tennessee (Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	9
Volunteers	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5

Tennessee (Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Gators	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	7
Volunteers	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	12

Tennessee (Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	5	8
Volunteers	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8

Ole Miss (SEC Tournament)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	6

Tennessee (SEC Tournament

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Volunteers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Gators	0	3	0	0	1	2	X	6	8

Alabama (SEC Tournament)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Crimson Tide	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	4	X	4	5

Georgia Tech (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5
Gators	4	0	0	2	0	1	X	7	9

UCF (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 3)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	4
Golden Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

UCF (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 6)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Golden Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5

UCF (NCAA Gainesville Regional – Game 7)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Golden Knights	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	1
Gators	3	1	0	6	X	-	-	10	9

California (NCAA Gainesville Super Regional – Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	9
Gators	0	0	1	3	0	0	X	4	6

California (NCAA Gainesville Super Regional – Game 2)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	10
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3

Louisiana-Lafayette (WCWS – Game 1)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	9
Gators	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6

Virginia Tech (WCWS – Game 7)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8
Hokies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

UCLA (WCWS – Game 9)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Bruins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Gators	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	3

Texas A&M (WCWS – Game 11)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Gators	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	6	9
Aggies	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Texas A&M (WCWS – Game 13)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

Ranking Movement

Poll	Last	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final	NFCA	United States Softball
14	13	11	7	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3
15	13	10	9	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	3

Roster

The 2008 Florida Gators softball team had 1 senior, 8 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 8 freshmen.

#	Name	Position	Height	B/T	Year	Hometown
2	Kelsey Bruder	UT	5-5	L/R	Fr	Corona, California
3	Aja Paculba	2B	5-3	R/R	Fr	Wildomar, California
4	Danyell Hines	OF	5-6	L/R	Jr	Bryan, Texas
5	Kim Waleszonia	UT	5-4	L/R	Jr	Fontana, California
8	Kristine Priebe	1B/C	5-10	R/R	Fr	Moorpark, California
10	Francesca Enea	C	5-8	R/R	So	Woodland Hills, California
12	Megan Bush	SS	5-5	R/R	Fr	Anaheim Hills, California
13	Shaunice Harris	3B	5-5	R/R	Fr	Moreno Valley, California
15	Brooke Johnson	OF	5-8	R/R	Jr	Lakeland, Florida
20	Le-Net Franklin	UT	5-7	L/R	Jr	Belton, Texas
21	Kristen Adkins	UT	5-8	R/R	Fr	McKinney, Texas
23	Mary Ratliff	OF	5-8	L/R	Sr	Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
24	Ali Gardiner	1B	5-7	L/L	Jr	Waccabuc, New York
26	Ami Austin	UT	5-3	L/L	So	Ormond Beach, Florida
27	Corrie Brooks	OF	5-9	R/R	So	Christmas, Florida
28	Tiffany DeFelice	C	5-5	R/R	Fr	Coral Springs, Florida
31	Kristina Hilberth	UT	5-6	L/R	Jr	Dunedin, Florida
32	Stephanie Brombacher	RHP/1B	5-10	R/R	Fr	Pembroke Pines, Florida
33	Brittany Handy	OF	5-10	R/R	Jr	Gainesville, Florida
42	Stacey Nelson	RHP	5-10	R/R	Jr	Los Alamitos, California

Coaching staff

Head coach: Tim Walton (3rd season)

Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Rocha (3rd season), Jenny Gladding (2nd season)

Athletic Trainer: Scott Schenker

Student Trainer: Arielle Gavdosh

Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Steven Orris

Academic Counselor: Tony Meacham

Staff Assistant: Brittany Souilliard

Managers: Crystal Sleeman and Kip Collins

References

[https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-softbl/division_i3.html NFCA Poll] {{webarchive. link. (2009-01-06)
[https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-softbl/division_i2.html USA Softball Poll] {{webarchive. link. (2010-03-10)
"Florida Softball Roster".

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