[3] Janelle T. Frese of the Los Angeles Legends won the Ladies League Baseball "Most Outstanding Pitcher" award for the 1997 season.
The Aces had a difficult time filling the stands at Blair Field and were forced to disband after the inaugural season.
The league expanded eastward by adding teams in Buffalo, New York, and Augusta, New Jersey, and moving the Los Angeles Legends to Homestead, Florida.
The newly expanded league planned a 56-game schedule starting in July and ending in September.
Michael Ribant, league president and founder, blamed low fan turnout.