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.[1]
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | California (PA) (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Wisconsin–Parkside (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Rick Bertagnolli (1st title) |
| Attendance | 5,007 |
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
editCollege World Series
edit| First Round | Second Rounda | Third Round | Semifinals | Third place final | ||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 1 | Nebraska–Omaha | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| American International | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Second Round | Third Round | Wisconsin–Parkside | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 8 (5) | Kennesaw State | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1 | American International | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| American International | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 20 July 2024.