The 1997 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 4, 1997. Missouri won their first conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
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Standings Source: PlaceSeedTeam Conference Overall W L T % W L T % 1 1153047160 2 2144055190 3 3116038230 4 4106028220 5 5107040220 6 679037290 7 7610030240 8 848038220 9 9113034291 9 10113017240
Schedule Source: Game Time Matchup Location Attendance Day 1 – Friday, May 2 1 10:10 a.m. #8 1, #9 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 178 2 12:00 a.m. #7 1, #10 0 3 12:04 p.m. #1 10, #8 2 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 197 4 2:19 p.m. #5 11, #4 7 (18) Hall of Fame Stadium 300 5 12:00 a.m. #2 6, #7 5 6 5:15 p.m. #3 8, #6 0 (5) Hall of Fame Stadium 164 9 8:45 p.m. #1 6, #5 2 Hall of Fame Stadium 137 Day 2 – Saturday, May 3 7 12:00 a.m. #4 6, #8 2 8 10:08 a.m. #6 6, #7 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 125 10 10:05 a.m. #3 4, #2 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 278 11 12:30 p.m. #5 4, #6 2 Hall of Fame Stadium 351 12 12:00 a.m. #2 1, #4 0 13 5:05 p.m. #5 3, #3 2 (8) Hall of Fame Stadium 773 14 7:45 p.m. #2 2, #1 0 Hall of Fame Stadium 2,007 Day 3 – Sunday, May 4 15 9:05 a.m. #5 3, #3 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 250 16 12:00 a.m. #1 6, #2 1 17 2:05 p.m. #1 3, #5 1 Hall of Fame Stadium 1,681 Game times in CDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
All-Tournament Team Source: Position Player SchoolMOPBarb Wright1B/OFJaime Foutch2BJennifer Lizama3BSara McCannSSMary BabbSSJulie SoderlundOFJulie TrueOFStacy GemeinhardtOFNicky SmithOFMindy JohnsonPBarb WrightPSarah WorkmanP/DHTrina Solesbee
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