1997 NCAA Division I softball season

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Defending ChampionsArizona
ChampionsArizona (5th title)
Runners-upUCLA (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (5th title)
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
← 1996
1998 →

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 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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
Conf.Overall
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

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As of June 1997[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1997 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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
1997 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northeast Louisiana  ‍†‍‍ 20–3–0 .87047–12–1 .792
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍y 16–7–0 .69648–23–0 .676
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .56532–27–0 .542
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 12–10–0 .54526–29–0 .473
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47618–30–0 .375
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45821–30–0 .412
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37514–32–0 .304
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 8–15–0 .34812–37–0 .245
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .19014–36–0 .280
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1997[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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.[15]

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[16]

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

All America Teams

References

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