- Source: 1997 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- NCAA Division II softball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament
- NCAA Division I softball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- NCAA Division III softball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- List of NCAA Division I softball programs
- NCAA Division II baseball tournament
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