1997 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1997 NCAA Division I softball season, a play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1997. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1997 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 26, 1997.

1997 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (5th title)
Runners-upUCLA (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (5th title)
WCWS MOPNancy Evans (Arizona)
Seasons

Conference standings
1997 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 12 Missouri ‍†‍‡‍y 15–3–0 .83347–16–0 .746
No. 18 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–4–0 .77855–19–0 .743
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍y 11–6–0 .64738–23–0 .623
No. 25 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–6–0 .62528–22–0 .560
No. 10 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 10–7–0 .58840–22–0 .645
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43837–29–0 .561
Texas ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37530–24–0 .556
Baylor ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33338–22–0 .633
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 1–13–0 .07134–29–1 .539
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 1–13–0 .07117–24–0 .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1997 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Iowa  ‍†‍‍y 22–0–0 1.00052–9–0 .852
No. 6 Michigan ‍‍‡‍y 18–4–0 .81851–14–0 .785
No. 24 Michigan State  ‍‍‍y 14–9–0 .60947–22–0 .681
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58341–25–0 .621
Indiana ‍‍‍ 11–11–0 .50027–21–0 .563
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 10–13–0 .43537–19–0 .661
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10–13–0 .43532–25–0 .561
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 9–14–0 .39119–31–0 .380
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–18–0 .18220–31–0 .392
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 2–22–0 .08323–32–0 .418


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1997[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1997 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 26–1–0 .96361–5–0 .924
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 21–7–0 .75049–14–0 .778
No. 4 Washington  ‍‍‍y 16–11–0 .59350–19–0 .725
No. 11 California  ‍‍‍y 13–14–0 .48136–26–0 .581
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35731–27–0 .534
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9–19–0 .32132–25–0 .561
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9–19–0 .32124–35–0 .407
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22229–34–1 .461
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1997[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Women's College World Series

The 1997 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1997 in Oklahoma City.[14]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 28
8 UMass 1
1 Arizona 214
5 UCLA 0
4 Fresno State 0
5 UCLA 28
1 Arizona 0 6
4 Fresno State 3 3
8 UMass 1
4 Fresno State 2
4 Fresno State 7
3 Iowa 6
1 Arizona 105
5 UCLA 2
3 Iowa 3
6 Michigan 2
3 Iowa 1
7 Washington 5
7 Washington 6
2 South Carolina 0
7 Washington 3 0
5 UCLA 4 1
6 Michigan 1
2 South Carolina 0
6 Michigan 3
5 UCLA 7

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season hits: 132 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats[15]

Freshman single game stolen bases: 6 – Kathy Ching, Yale Bulldogs; April 6, 1997

Sophomore single game stolen bases: 7 – Lisa Guillory, Nicholls State Colonels; February 20, 1997

Freshman class stolen bases: 64 – Kathy Ching, Yale Bulldogs

Senior class doubles: 27 – Sara Pickering, Washington Huskies

Senior class shutouts: 31 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

Senior class innings pitched: 400.2 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

Team batting average: .439 – Alcorn State Braves

Awards

Trinity Johnson, South Carolina Gamecocks[16][17]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1997 34 4 43 33 32 24 4 242.1 82 25 13 23 399 0.37 0.43

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[18]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSarah DawsonSR.ULM Warhawks
Nancy EvansJR.Arizona Wildcats
Trinity JohnsonSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
CLeah BraatzJR.Arizona Wildcats
1BLeah O'BrienJR.Arizona Wildcats
2BSara PickeringSR.Washington Huskies
3BLeticia PinedaJR.Arizona Wildcats
SSLaura WilliamsSR.Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OFAlison McCutcheonSR.Arizona Wildcats
Laura BergJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Sandy RheaJR.Utah Utes
DPLisa DacquistoSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTDebbie BilbaoJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
AT-LTraci ConradSO.Michigan Wolverines
Sarah FredstromJR.Colorado State Rams
Stacey NuvemanFR.UCLA Bruins
Amanda ScottFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Barb WrightSR.Missouri Tigers

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PB'Ann BurnsSR.UCLA Bruins
Nikki JohnsonSR.Colorado State Rams
Desarie KnipferJR.Cal Poly Mustangs
CJennifer ParkerSR.CSUN Matadors
1BAlleah PoulsonSR.UCLA Bruins
2BJennifer BufordJR.Colorado State Rams
3BMonica ArmendarezJR.Indiana Hoosiers
SSJennifer LizamaFR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
OFShelley BrownSR.Washington Huskies
Robyn YorkeJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Lea TwiggSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
DPDana DegenFR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UTTina PlewSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
AT-LKelly HolmesSR.Michigan Wolverines
Kari KnopfSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Nina LindenbergJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jill MostSR.Oklahoma Sooners
Becky NewbrySO.Washington Huskies

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSusie BugliarelloSR.Sacramento State Hornets
Jamie SchuttekSR.Southern Illinois Salukis
Christa WilliamsFR.UCLA Bruins
CBrandi MaciasSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
1BJamie FoutchSO.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
2BTammy PytelJR.Northern Illinois Huskies
3BStephanie BonillasJR.New Mexico State Aggies
SSChristie AmbrosiSO.UCLA Bruins
OFMyssi CalkinsSR.FSU Seminoles
Erin HickeySR.DePaul Blue Demons
Priscilla WelchSR.Illinois State Redbirds
DPTiffany ClarkFR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UTTarrah BeysterFR.Oregon State Beavers
AT-LStephanie DeFeoSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Kristy FuentesSR.FSU Seminoles
Christy HebertSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Danielle HendersonSO.UMass Minutewomen
Kim RondinaSR.UNLV Rebels

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 1997 IND Season
  3. 1997 IA Season
  4. 1997 MICH Season
  5. 1997 MSU Season
  6. 1997 MINN Season
  7. 1997 NOR Season
  8. 1997 OSU Season
  9. 1997 PSU Season
  10. 1997 PUR Season
  11. 1997 WIS Season
  12. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  14. "1997 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  16. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  17. "Final 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  18. "1997 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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