The 2008 Gators 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

LSU Tigers

The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...

. 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

Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...

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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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Bethune-Cookman

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

Florida Gulf Coast

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

Illinois

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

Memphis

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

South Florida

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

Mercer (Game 1)

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

Mercer (Game 2)

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

East Tennessee State (Game 1)

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

College of Charleston

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

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	0
Gators	4	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	7	1

East Tennessee State (Game 2)

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

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	0
Tar Heels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Stetson

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

Hofstra

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

Gardner-Webb (Game 1)

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

North Florida

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

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	1
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	3	5	2

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	0
Gators	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	4	9	1

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	3
Gators	2	0	0	0	3	0	X	5	7	3

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	1
49ers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0

Oregon State

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

Pacific

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

Cal State Fullerton

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

Louisville

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

Stanford

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

Ole Miss (Game 1)

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

Ole Miss (Game 2)

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

Ole Miss (Game 3)

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

Alabama (Game 1)

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

Alabama (Game 2)

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

Arkansas (Game 1)

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

Arkansas (Game 2)

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

Arkansas (Game 3)

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

Iowa

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

Longwood (Game 1)

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

Longwood (Game 2)

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

Longwood (Game 3)

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

South Carolina (Game 1)

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

South Carolina (Game 2)

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

LSU (Game 1)

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

LSU (Game 2)

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

LSU (Game 3)

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

Mississippi State (Game 1)

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

Mississippi State (Game 2)

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

Mississippi State (Game 3)

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

Georgia (Game 1)

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

Georgia (Game 2)

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

Georgia (Game 3)

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

Florida State (Game 1)

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

Florida State (Game 2)

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

Kentucky (Game 1)

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

Kentucky (Game 2)

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

Kentucky (Game 3)

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

Jacksonville (Game 1)

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

Jacksonville (Game 2)

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

Auburn (Game 1)

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

Auburn (Game 2)

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

Auburn (Game 3)

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

Tennessee (Game 1)

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

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	2
Volunteers	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	12	0

Tennessee (Game 3)

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

Ole Miss (SEC Tournament)

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

Tennessee (SEC Tournamen

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

Alabama (SEC Tournament)

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

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	0
Gators	4	0	0	2	0	1	X	7	9	1

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	1
Golden Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

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	2
Golden Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0

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	3
Gators	3	1	0	6	X
10	9	0

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	3
Gators	0	0	1	3	0	0	X	4	6	1

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	1
Golden Bears	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3	2

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	0
Gators	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

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	1
Hokies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

UCLA (WCWS - Game 9)

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

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	1
Aggies	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1

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	0
Gators	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

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	14	13	11	7	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3
USA Softball	15	13	10	9	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	3

Roster

The 2008 Florida Gators softball team

Florida Gators softball

The Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of softball. The Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Southeastern Conference...

 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, CA
3	Aja Paculba	2B	5-3	R/R	Fr	Wildomar, CA
4	Danyell Hines	OF	5-6	L/R	Jr	Bryan, TX
5	Kim Waleszonia	UT	5-4	L/R	Jr	Fontana, CA
8	Kristine Priebe	1B/C	5-10	R/R	Fr	Moorpark, CA
10	Francesca Enea	C	5-8	R/R	So	Woodland Hills, CA
12	Megan Bush	SS	5-5	R/R	Fr	Anaheim Hills, CA
13	Shaunice Harris	3B	5-5	R/R	Fr	Moreno Valley, CA
15	Brooke Johnson	OF	5-8	R/R	Jr	Lakeland, FL
20	Le-Net Franklin	UT	5-7	L/R	Jr	Belton, TX
21	Kristen Adkins	UT	5-8	R/R	Fr	McKinney, TX
23	Mary Ratliff	OF	5-8	L/R	Sr	Mt. Sterling, KY
24	Ali Gardiner	1B	5-7	L/L	Jr	Waccabuc, NY
26	Ami Austin	UT	5-3	L/L	So	Ormond Beach, FL
27	Corrie Brooks	OF	5-9	R/R	So	Christmas, FL
28	Tiffany DeFelice	C	5-5	R/R	Fr	Coral Springs, FL
31	Kristina Hilberth	UT	5-6	L/R	Jr	Dunedin, FL
32	Stephanie Brombacher	RHP/1B	5-10	R/R	Fr	Pembroke Pines, FL
33	Brittany Handy	OF	5-10	R/R	Jr	Gainesville, FL
42	Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson is an American former All-American pitcher for the Florida Gators softball team. Nelson is considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, earning 2008-2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008-2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...	RHP	5-10	R/R	Jr	Los Alamitos, CA

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Tim Walton

Tim Walton

Tim Walton is an American college softball coach and a former college and professional baseball player. Walton is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators softball team of the University of Florida...

 (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

See also

• Florida Gators softball
  Florida Gators softball
  The Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of softball. The Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Southeastern Conference...