(Selected from nominations of 1997 Summer Softball Coaches and members of Press and Radio. Classes listed are for the 1996-97 school year. Compiled by Mike Henderson of the Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union.)
| Batting Average | |||
| Position | Name and School | Class | and Pitching Record |
| Pitcher | Tara McClure, Cardinal | Senior | 41-3--.437--102-18 |
| Pitcher | Cara Graver, Clear Creek-Amana | Junior | 45-3--.267--134-26 |
| Pitcher | Sara Sparks, Hudson | Senior | 40-5--.309--145-55 |
| Pitcher | Laci Tiarks, Underwood | Senior | 22-7--.302--117-35 |
| Pitcher | Jen Bice, Woodward-Granger | Sophomore | 42-2--.394--106-9 |
| Catcher | Wendy Weber, Don Bosco | Senior | .419 |
| Catcher | Tiffany Davis, West Sioux | Senior | .427 |
| 1st Base | Melissa Every, Edgewood-Colesburg | Senior | .390 |
| 2nd Base | Kim Gaskill, Lake Mills | Junior | .414 |
| 3rd Base | Kim Rohret, Clear Creek-Amana | Senior | .533 |
| Shortstop | Kristi Johnson, Alburnett | Senior | .477 |
| Shortstop | Megan Johnson, BC-Ida Grove | Senior | .531 |
| Outfield | Beth Scheetz, Clear Creek-Amana | Senior | .447 |
| Outfield | Molly Thomas, Wapello | Senior | .408 |
| Outfield | Karen Smith, West Marshall | Senior | .471 |
| Utility | Megan Beaman, Earlham | Sophomore | 40-6--.293--66-41 |
| Utility | Jenny Sabourin, West Branch | Senior | .394 |
| Batting Average | |||
| Position | Name and School | Class | and Pitching Record |
| Pitcher | Megan Bumann, BC-Ida Grove | Senior | 21-5--.281--78-45 |
| Pitcher | Shiuvaunne Booth, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn | Junior | 24-6--.361--62-22 |
| Pitcher | Melissa Fisher, North Cedar | Senior | 25-8--.264--93-41 |
| Pitcher | Jodi Christensen, North Polk | Sophomore | 35-10--.205--90-34 |
| Pitcher | Teri Blood, West Marshall | Junior | 30-7--.292--67-18 |
| Catcher | Jodie Scheetz, Clear Creek-Amana | Sophomore | .389 |
| Catcher | Heidi Hatfield, Earlham | Senior | .353 |
| 1st Base | Sally Shumaker, Danville | Senior | .353 |
| 2nd Base | Jill Leonard, Woodward-Granger | Junior | .386 |
| 3rd Base | Julie Moses, Nashua-Plainfield | Junior | .438 |
| Shortstop | Beth Skogen, Lake Mills | Senior | .300 |
| Shortstop | Missy Hammon, Riceville | Freshman | .448 |
| Outfield | Libby Caplan, Alden | Senior | .427 |
| Outfield | Breon Michel, Clear Creek-Amana | Junior | .359 |
| Outfield | Anna Hauskins, North Kossuth | Senior | .337 |
| Utility | Erica Daniels, Moulton-Udell | Senior | 23-4--.405--70-33 |
| Utility | Katie Miller, Solon | Junior | 19-7--.338--47-20 |
| Batting Average | |||
| Position | Name and School | Class | and Pitching Record |
| Pitcher | Niki Erlandson, Albert City-Truesdale | Senior | 17-7--.321--44-59 |
| Pitcher | Libby Hysell, Colfax-Mingo | Sophomore | 25-17--.288--na |
| Pitcher | Steph Mullaney, East Marshall | Junior | 29-8--.356--60-16 |
| Pitcher | Mary Schultes, Pocahontas Area | Sophomore | 27-11--.111--71-23 |
| Pitcher | Becky Moses, Solon | Junior | 22-6--.317--27-10 |
| Catcher | Amy Schiltz, Algona Garrigan | Senior | .464 |
| Catcher | Sara Noe, Cardinal | Junior | .370 |
| 1st Base | Jamie Hunecke, Armstrong-Ringsted | Sophomore | .379 |
| 2nd Base | Carrie Lampe, Pocahontas Area | Senior | .283 |
| 3rd Base | Laura Lunders, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn | Junior | .357 |
| Shortstop | Kristina Hacker, Iowa Valley | Junior | .496 |
| Shortstop | Renae Bahrke, Kingsley-Pierson | Junior | .400 |
| Outfield | Sherry Ticknor, CAM | Sophomore | .361 |
| Outfield | Audra Jonas, Remsen St. Mary's | Junior | .433 |
| Outfield | Shelly Pies, West Sioux | Senior | .325 |
| Utility | Darci Ulrich, Armstrong-Ringsted | Sophomore | 22-7--.375--na |
| Utility | Sarah Schultz, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | Junior |
| Batting Average | |||
| Position | Name and School | Class | and Pitching Record |
| Pitcher | Amy Rowe, Alburnett | 8TH | 19-4--.042--19-4 |
| Pitcher | Lyndsay Jensen, Lisbon | Freshman | 25-8--.167--27-10 |
| Pitcher | Kelly Kleppe, Midland | Senior | 20-10--.289--34-22 |
| Pitcher | Trisha Boehmer, Nashua-Plainfield | Junior | 28-5--.274--na |
| Pitcher | Jen Howland, Riceville | Senior | 20-8--.196--35-16 |
| Catcher | Christina Neve, Rockford | Junior | .406 |
| Catcher | Tami Balk, Turkey Valley | Senior | na |
| 1st Base | Abbie Berg, Clear Creek-Amana | Senior | .400 |
| 2nd Base | Laci Lewis, Murray | Sophomore | .315 |
| 3rd Base | Kim Cullen, Woodward-Granger | Senior | .411 |
| Shortstop | Kristyn Eggers, Clear Creek-Amana | Junior | .354 |
| Shortstop | Melissa Eighmy, Mount Ayr | Junior | .305 |
| Outfield | Sally Allen, East Marshall | Freshman | .325 |
| Outfield | Stacie Meyer, Lansing Kee | Senior | .404 |
| Outfield | Kate Inglis, Olin | Senior | .429 |
| Utility | Brady Stumpff, BGM | Sophomore | 20-12--.345--65-34 |
| Utility | Jodi Hagedorn, North Iowa | Senior | 20-9--.314--na |
| Batting Average | |||
| Position | Name and School | Class | and Pitching Record |
| Pitcher | Suzanne Nealy, Danville | Senior | 19-10--.273--59-39 |
| Pitcher | Carlynn Reines, Lake Mills | Senior | 17-7--.292--65-33 |
| Pitcher | Susie Strong, Montezuma | Senior | 18-8--.312--na |
| Pitcher | Jena Hansen, Orient-Macksburg | Junior | 28-15--.331--56-34 |
| Pitcher | Molly Driftmier, South Page | Junior | 22-3--.361--na |
| Catcher | Brenna Larsen, Underwood | Sophomore | .318 |
| Catcher | Jill Gerdes, WCL-Titonka | Senior | .376 |
| 1st Base | Jessica Trine, West Marshall | Senior | .368 |
| 2nd Base | Keevan Schadle, Hudson | Senior | .326 |
| 3rd Base | Stacy Ticknor, CAM | Senior | .311 |
| Shortstop | Stacy Schlumbohm, West Sioux | Senior | .328 |
| Shortstop | Amber Calvert, Wilton | Senior | .514 |
| Outfield | Carrie Borkenhagen, BGM | Junior | .342 |
| Outfield | Jamie Strawhacker, New London | Junior | .365 |
| Outfield | Sarah Kinney, Clear Creek-Amana | Senior | .451 |
| Utility | Jamee Weiss, Nashua-Plainfield | Senior | .333 |
| Utility | Leah Ploeger, Schaller-Crestland | Junior | .407 |