2010 Daktronics, Inc. All-Central Region Softball Teams Release
Katie Goetzinger of Wayne State College has been selected to the 2010 Daktronics, Inc. All-Central Region Softball First Team released today as voted on by sports information directors in the Central Region. It's the second straight season that the Wildcat pitcher, a junior from Harlan, Iowa, has received the honor. Goetzinger now advances to the All-American ballot with her First Team All-Region selection.
For the season, Goetzinger has a 32-8 overall record with a 0.95 ERA. In 249.1 innings pitched she has registered 338 strikeouts and has 11 shutouts and 23 complete games in 32 starts. Opponents are hitting just .158 against Goetzinger. Goetzinger ranks third in NCAA Division II in strikeouts, fifth in hits allowed per seven innings (3.85), sixth in wins and earned run average and ninth in strikeouts per seven innings (9.6). She eclipsed her own school record for wins in a season (32) and needs just 10 strikeouts to break last year's school record of 347 strikeouts in a season. She was named the NFCA National Pitcher of the Week on April 21 and was voted the 2010 NSIC Pitcher of the Year.
Goetzinger also excels in the classroom earning ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII First Team honors with a 3.77 grade point average majoring in Applied Human and Sports Physiology. She is also a two time NSIC All-Academic selection.
Wayne State is ranked 17th in NCAA Division II and will take a 43-12 record into this weekends NCAA Super Regional at Metro State in Denver.
