Let's check in on the roller coaster of reactions from fans, Eagles injury update: DeSean Jackson hurts right leg late, Ability to turn balls into strikes puts Austin Barnes behind the plate for Game 3, Ex-49ers star Dana Stubblefield sentenced to 15 years to life following rape conviction, Report: USC player suspended, visited by feds after receiving pandemic unemployment relief, How Physical Changes Can Affect Your Identity, The Rush: Daniel Jones tackles himself in the Giants’ loss to the Eagles, Many choosing to skip trick-or-treating this Halloween due to COVID-19, Classic Spy Photos Of The Week: Aborted Acura NSX With V10 Engine, Robin Williams' Final Net Worth Stuns The Industry, The 2020 NFC East in one moment: Daniel Jones had a wide-open TD, then just fell on his face, University of Utah agrees to pay $13.5M to parents of murdered track star Lauren McCluskey, 2008 World Series: Time and again, Chase Utley gave Phillies the playoff breathing room they needed. The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the best-of-three championship series to win the NCAA Men's Division I Baseball Championship. Upton, Akinori Iwamura celebrate after the ninth inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies in St. Petersburg, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Tampa Bay Rays' Rocco Baldelli is out at home as Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz tags him during the second inning. Bold indicates winner. The Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 season was the 126th in the history of the franchise.The team finished with a regular season record of 92–70, first in the National League East.In the post-season, the Phillies won the World Series; this was the first major sports championship for Philadelphia since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals.During the season, they were managed by Charlie Manuel. Going in to Tropicana Field and winning Game 1 put the Phillies in great shape to win the 2008 World Series. The Rays won the game 4-2 to tie the series 1-1. Conference champions from 30 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals.

Most runs scored in an inning: 11 (tied)(, Most runners left on base in a nine-inning game: 17 (tied) (, Most doubles hit by a player: 3 (tied) by Rich Poythress, Most losses by a team who won the College World Series: 31 (Fresno State), Lowest seed to win the College World Series: #4 regional seed, #89. Utley was instrumental in all three of them.

The 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. Six of the eight national seeds advanced to the College World Series. Fresno State sophomore third baseman Tommy Mendonca won the Most Outstanding Player Award. Four series were played Friday-Sunday and four series were played Saturday-Monday.

Also, if all games were needed in the first double-elimination round, it would take eight days to complete rather than seven.

He drove in nine runs in 14 games, scored 10 times and walked one time fewer than he struck out. October 25, 2008 Box Score. Hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field, Hosted by Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium, Hosted by North Carolina at USA Baseball National Training Complex, Hosted by Arizona State at Packard Stadium. Everything you need to know about sports betting starts here. Obviously, we are super excited about winning, but we need to play better baseball.".

Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Bartlett lays down a sacrifice bunt in front of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz and umpire Kerwin Danley (44) to drive in a run in the fourth inning. The 23-year-old Price, the hard-throwing lefty, then stayed on to close out the game against Philadelphia's big boppers.

Best-of-three super regionals were held Friday, June 6 through Monday, June 9. The Baton Rouge regional was shown regionally on, All College World Series games were shown on, This page was last edited on 7 July 2020, at 03:24. Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. Tampa Bay Rays' James Shields throws during the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies in St. Petersburg, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Baldelli tried to score from second on a hit by Dioner Navarro. 4 seeds: Five No. Get the latest odds, analysis, and insights at Yahoo Sportsbook. 3 seeds upset No. In the 2008 NLDS, NLCS and World Series, the combination of Cole Hamels, Chase Utley and Brad Lidge stepped up to lead the Phillies to three narrow wins. * indicates extra innings. Tommy hit four home runs and had 11 RBIs and also made a number of spectacular plays in the field. He hit a two-run homer in Game 1, a two-run homer in Game 3, and famously nailed Jason Bartlett at the plate on a deke play in Game 5. He doffed his cap to the crowd, and Dan Wheeler retired Pedro Feliz on an inning-ending grounder with runners at the corners.

By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. For Philly, it was more than a World Series win. 2 seeds in the opening round. Tampa Bay Rays' James Shields throws during the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies in St. Petersburg, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. https://sports.yahoo.com/2008-world-series-time-again-131527386.html Utley was such a beast during those extended playoff runs. It also allowed for greater potential ticket revenue, in part because the extra "if-necessary" day would now be ticketed separately if both games are played.[1]. Tampa Bay Rays' Cliff Floyd scores on a sacrifice bunt by Jason Bartlett to Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Brett Myers during the fourth inning. The 2008 Phillies led the National League with 214 home runs. Finally, long after Julius Erving led the Sixers to the 1983 NBA title, something to celebrate. The NCAA cited the need to be more flexible in the super-regional round in case of inclement weather. Got the whole city off the hook, actually. Both Howard and the Phillies played to their strength in Game 4 of the '08 World Series. Fresno State became the first team in the history of the NCAA Tournament to make it to the College World Series as a #4 regional seed. During the regionals, ESPNU showed games from Coral Gables (Karl Ravech and Barry Larkin) and Fullerton (Kyle Peterson), with Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey in the Charlotte ESPNU studios. (They'd win Game 1 on the road again in 2009, but the '09 Yankees were too much as that World Series progressed. And I thought we did a good job.". Fresno State was the only #4 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc.All rights reserved. Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots. The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the best-of-three championship series to win the NCAA Men's Division I … Regional rounds were held Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2. The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 25, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. Ryan Howard led the majors with 48 that season. Monday at 7 p.m. - Phillies at Rays, Game 1, Tuesday at 7 p.m. - Phillies at Rays, Game 2, Wednesday at 7 p.m. - Rays at Phillies, Game 3, Thursday at 7 p.m. - Rays at Phillies, Game 4, Friday at 7 p.m. - Rays at Phillies, Game 5 (both parts), Subscribe and rate the Phillies Talk podcast:Apple Podcasts / Google Play / Spotify / Stitcher / Art19 / YouTube, Phillies have a logjam of shortstop prospects and that's good, Many think Phils got a steal with their 3rd-round pick, Baseball wasn't all that was on Manuel's mind during 2008 World Series run, Mitch Williams after the Matt Stairs home run: 'I'm off the hook! Shields scattered seven hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while fanning four. Year Game Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E; 2008: 1: Southeast: 8: 2: 0: 0: X: X: X: X: X Philadelphia Phillies' Eric Bruntlett hits a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price in the eighth inning. 1 seeded regional host schools, out of 16 total, lost first-round games to No. Shields looked surprised when he was pulled in the sixth after 104 pitches. 2008 World Series Line Scores VIEW TEAM ROSTERS. The remaining 34 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees. The first day of the 2008 CWS was moved to Saturday (June 14) from the traditional Friday. What happens if the president doesn't accept the election results? Trump and Biden make final pitch to voters at last debate, Final presidential debate: Fact checking Trump and Biden, Trump: Separated children were "so well taken care of", Biden warns of "dark winter" during pandemic, 3 states targeted in Iranian email scheme report no evidence of breaches, Trump violates agreement, releases "60 Minutes" interview, Police fatally shoot Black teen and wound woman in Illinois, Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amy Coney Barrett's nomination, Battleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more, 5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground Tracker, CBS News coverage of voting rights issues. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth reacts after getting doubled-up during the fifth inning. Only #3 seed Arizona State and #5 seed Cal State Fullerton were unable to make it past Super Regionals.

"Really, we had a lot of opportunity to score and get a lot more runs and we didn't do it. After three close games, and two one-run victories, the Phillies finally had an offensive bust-out in winning Game 4 by a score of 10-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays at Citizens Bank Park. Add in 2009 and Utley hit .260/.408/.558 with 9 HR, 19 RBI and 25 runs scored in 29 playoff games over those two Octobers. Hey, the Eagles won! Utley's two-run double was the biggest hit in Game 1 of the NLDS, a 3-1 win over the Brewers.