The 1997 NCAA Division I softball season, a play of

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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 The 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the sixteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1997, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championsh ...

and

1997 Women's College World Series The 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the sixteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1997, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championsh ...

. 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.

Conference standings

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.

Season leaders

Batting * Batting average: ''.539 – Kim Durce,

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'' * RBIs: ''78 – Leah Braatz,

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'' * Home runs: ''21 – Leah Braatz,

'' Pitching *

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: ''45-10 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks'' * ERA: ''0.37 (13 ER/242.2 IP) – Trinity Johnson, South Carolina Gamecocks'' *

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s: ''399 – Trinity Johnson, South Carolina Gamecocks''

Records

NCAA Division I season

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: ''132 – Alison McCutcheon,

'' Freshman single game

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s: ''6 – Kathy Ching, Yale Bulldogs; April 6, 1997'' Sophomore single game

s: ''7 – Lisa Guillory,

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; February 20, 1997'' Freshman class

s: ''64 – Kathy Ching, Yale Bulldogs'' Senior class doubles: ''27 – Sara Pickering, Washington Huskies'' Senior class shutouts: ''31 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks'' Senior class

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: ''400.2 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks'' Team batting average: ''.439 –

Awards

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Softball: Trinity Johnson, South Carolina Gamecocks

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. First Team Second Team Third Team

References

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