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American college softball season
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]
2008 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[2]
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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
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Infielders
- 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 – freshman
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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
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Designated Hitters
- 22 – Ronni Stirling – freshman
- 3 – Jacqueline Bordonaro – freshman
- 1 – Jessica Giles– junior
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Legend
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Arizona State win
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Arizona State loss
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Tie
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Non-Conference game
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2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Softball Game Log[2][3]
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Regular season
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February
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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Pac-10 record
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Feb 9 |
vs Loyola* |
Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV |
W 8–05 |
1–0 |
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Feb 9 |
vs Texas Tech* |
Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV |
W 2–0 |
2–0 |
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Feb 10 |
vs Loyola* |
Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV |
W 8–6 |
3–0 |
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Feb 10 |
at UNLV* |
Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV |
L 1–2 |
3–1 |
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Feb 14 |
Western Kentucky* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 11–36 |
4–1 |
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Feb 15 |
Western Michigan* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 6–0 |
5–1 |
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Feb 16 |
Virginia* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 14–45 |
6–1 |
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Feb 16 |
Memphis* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 12–15 |
7–1 |
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Feb 16 |
Nebraska* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 9–05 |
8–1 |
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Feb 17 |
UMKC* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 15–25 |
9–1 |
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Feb 17 |
Texas State* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 4–0 |
10–1 |
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Feb 18 |
Southern Utah* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 9–3 |
11–1 |
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Feb 22 |
Buffalo* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 12–35 |
12–1 |
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Feb 22 |
Illinois State* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 8–05 |
13–1 |
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Feb 23 |
Iowa* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 1–0 |
14–1 |
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Feb 23 |
Radford* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 16–25 |
15–1 |
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Feb 24 |
Miami (OH)* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 7–3 |
16–1 |
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Feb 29 |
Drake* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 10–0 |
17–1 |
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Feb 29 |
FIU* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 16–75 |
18–1 |
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March
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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Pac-10 record
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Mar 1 |
BYU* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 8–2 |
19–1 |
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Mar 1 |
Arkansas* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 6–58 |
20–1 |
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Mar 2 |
San Jose State* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 11–15 |
21–1 |
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Mar 4 |
Creighton* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 1–010 |
22–1 |
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Mar 7 |
Utah* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 9–0 |
23–1 |
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Mar 7 |
UC Davis* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 10–8 |
24–1 |
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Mar 8 |
San Diego State* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 3–18 |
25–1 |
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Mar 8 |
Pacific* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 10–3 |
26–1 |
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Mar 9 |
San Diego* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 14–05 |
27–1 |
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Mar 14 |
Santa Clara* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 8–05 |
28–1 |
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Mar 15 |
Santa Clara* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 13–8 |
29–1 |
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Mar 15 |
Santa Clara* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 11–05 |
30–1 |
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Mar 19 |
vs Utah* |
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA |
W 3–0 |
31–1 |
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Mar 20 |
vs Florida State* |
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA |
L 2–3 |
31–2 |
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Mar 20 |
vs Illinois* |
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA |
W 7–2 |
32–2 |
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Mar 21 |
vs Louisiana–Lafayette* |
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA |
W 3–1 |
33–2 |
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Mar 22 |
vs New Mexico* |
Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA |
W 4–2 |
34–2 |
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Mar 25 |
Marshall* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 5–0 |
35–2 |
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Mar 25 |
Marshall* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 13–15 |
36–2 |
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Mar 28 |
at California |
Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA |
W 4–2 |
37–2 |
1–0
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Mar 29 |
at Stanford |
Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 6–0 |
38–2 |
2–0
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Mar 30 |
at Stanford |
Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA |
W 3–013 |
39–2 |
3–0
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April
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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Pac-10 record
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Apr 4 |
at Oregon |
Howe Field • Eugene, OR |
W 3–2 |
40–2 |
4–0
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Apr 6 |
at Oregon State |
Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR |
W 3–2 |
41–2 |
5–0
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Apr 6 |
at Oregon State |
Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR |
W 8–4 |
42–2 |
6–0
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Apr 9 |
at Arizona |
Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
W 8–1 |
43–2 |
7–0
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Apr 11 |
UCLA |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 3–0 |
44–2 |
8–0
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Apr 12 |
Washington |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 7–2 |
45–2 |
9–0
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Apr 13 |
Washington |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
L 0–3 |
45–3 |
9–1
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Apr 14 |
UNLV* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 6–5 |
46–3 |
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Apr 14 |
UNLV* |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 14–7 |
47–3 |
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Apr 18 |
Arizona |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 2–0 |
48–3 |
10–1
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Apr 19 |
Arizona |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 9–8 |
49–3 |
11–1
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Apr 25 |
Oregon State |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 4–1 |
50–3 |
12–1
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Apr 26 |
Oregon |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 6–1 |
51–3 |
13–1
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Apr 27 |
Oregon |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 9–05 |
52–3 |
14–1
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May
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Date
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Opponent
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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Pac-10 record
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May 2 |
at Washington |
Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 3–0 |
53–3 |
15–1
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May 3 |
at UCLA |
Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA |
L 0–5 |
53–4 |
15–2
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May 4 |
at UCLA |
Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA |
W 5–2 |
54–4 |
16–2
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May 8 |
Stanford |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
L 1–210 |
54–5 |
16–3
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May 9 |
California |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 4–2 |
55–5 |
17–3
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May 10 |
California |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 5–2 |
56–5 |
18–3
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Post-season
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NCAA Tempe Regional
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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NCAAT record
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May 16 |
Stony Brook |
(6) |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 2–0 |
57–5 |
1–0
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May 17 |
Hawaii |
(6) |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 10–0 |
58–5 |
2–0
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May 18 |
Hawaii |
(6) |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 8–0 |
59–5 |
3–0
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NCAA Tempe Super Regional
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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SR Record
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May 23 |
(11) Northwestern |
(6) |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 3–1 |
60–5 |
1–0
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May 24 |
(11) Northwestern |
(6) |
Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
W 9–0 |
61–5 |
2–0
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NCAA Women's College World Series
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Overall record
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WCWS Record
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May 29 |
(3) Alabama |
(6) |
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 3–1 |
62–5 |
1–0
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May 30 |
(2) UCLA |
(6) |
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 4–0 |
63–5 |
2–0
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June 1 |
(3) Alabama |
(6) |
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 3–1 |
64–5 |
3–0
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June 2 |
(5) Texas A&M |
(6) |
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 3–0 |
65–5 |
4–0
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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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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |