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. What is ballot harvesting — and should you hand your ballot to a stranger? 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. The 23-year-old Price, the hard-throwing lefty, then stayed on to close out the game against Philadelphia's big boppers. 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. October 25, 2008 Box Score.

His two-run homer in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the NLCS tied a game the Phillies would go on to win, 3-2. Tulane was the only #3 seed to register wins in the first two rounds of the tournament.

), "We didn't play that well," Pat Burrell said after the game.

1 seeded regional host schools, out of 16 total, lost first-round games to No. 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. Ryan Howard led the majors with 48 that season. "I'm happy I could do whatever I could do, because this team was ready to do this," Lidge would say after the series was complete. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy.

You'll get to relive that entire 2008 World Series this week.

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Bartlett's bunt was one pitch after fouling off a suicide squeeze attempt.

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. Battleground Tracker: Biden leads in Wisconsin, has edge in Arizona, A behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots are processed. Regional rounds were held Friday, May 30 through Monday, June 2.

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.

Thirty-eight of the 64 selected teams participated in the 2007 tournament. And Brad Lidge, who went 41 for 41 in regular-season save chances and 7 for 7 in the playoffs, closed out all three tightly contested affairs. In the 2008 postseason, he hit only .220 but with a .391 on-base percentage and .460 slugging percentage. And I thought we did a good job.". 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. The Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is seen in the dugout during the ninth inning. Get the latest odds, analysis, and insights at Yahoo Sportsbook. 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. Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots. Tommy hit four home runs and had 11 RBIs and also made a number of spectacular plays in the field. 9 of the 16 #1 seeds registered wins in the first two rounds of the tournament. Fresno State sophomore third baseman Tommy Mendonca won the Most Outstanding Player Award.

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. Going in to Tropicana Field and winning Game 1 put the Phillies in great shape to win the 2008 World Series.

(They'd win Game 1 on the road again in 2009, but the '09 Yankees were too much as that World Series progressed. 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.

Mike Gleason and Will Kimmey made up the studio team (in Bristol, Connecticut) for both regional and super-regional rounds. 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.

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The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Philadelphia Phillies' Eric Bruntlett hits a solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price in the eighth inning.

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."