The 1997 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 16th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1997 NCAA Division II softball season.
The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.
California (PA) won five consecutive games and defeated Wisconsin–Parkside in the only game of the championship series, 2–1, to capture the Vulcans' first Division II national title.
Bracket College World Series
All-tournament team Holly Voss, 1B, Nebraska–Omaha Jill McCaslin, 2B, Nebraska–Kearney Stacy Squires, SS, American International Lith Webb, 3B, California (PA) Beth Clifford, OF, UC Davis Kathy Kilsdonk, OF, UC Davis Kerry Novak, OF, California (PA) Danielle Penner, P, California (PA) Wendy Wolff, P, Wisconsin–Parkside Kim O’Kelly, C, Kennesaw State Keri Weaver, DP, California (PA) Gena Weber, AL, UC Davis Jackie Aiken, AL, Wisconsin–Parkside
See also 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1997 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1997 NAIA softball tournament 1997 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
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