Former Wayne State All-American softball pitcher Katie (Goetzinger) Voth will be inducted into the Northern Sun Conference Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 8th in Moorhead, Minnesota. The league office in Burnsville, Minnesota released the 2025 NSIC Hall of Fame Class Tuesday morning and Goetzinger Voth is one of eight individuals who will be inducted into this year’s Hall of Fame.
Other members of the 2025 class include Katie Jesperson of Augustana, Emily (Palkert) Davis from Concordia-St. Paul, Melissa (Agnew) Blanchard and Jennifer (Agnew) Keller of UMary, Jennifer Bagler Trotter from MSU Moorhead, Jacob Fahl of Southwest Minnesota State and Stacey (Struzynski) Zimmerman from Winona State.
Katie (Goetzinger) Voth stands as the most accomplished pitcher in Wayne State College softball history. A native of Harlan, Iowa, Voth was a dominant force in the circle from 2008 to 2011, rewriting the program’s record book and leading the Wildcats to unprecedented success during her four-year career.
Voth holds WSC school career records for wins (116), strikeouts (1,163), shutouts (40), complete games (96), and saves (11). Her leadership and elite performance helped guide the Wildcats to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2009 to 2011, including the program’s first and only NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2010 and the NSIC Tournament title that same season.
A four-time First Team All-NSIC selection, Voth earned NSIC Pitcher of the Year honors twice and was a three-time First Team All-Central Region honoree. Her national impact was recognized with back-to-back Louisville Slugger/NFCA Third Team All-American honors as a junior and senior. She also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-American recognition in both 2010 (Second Team) and 2011 (First Team).
Voth was part of six no-hitters during her career—two perfect games, three individual no-hitters, and three combined no-hitters—accounting for two-thirds of all no-hitters in Wayne State softball history.
Her 2010 season remains one of the greatest in NCAA Division II history. She posted a 32-10 record with a 1.11 ERA and 358 strikeouts—the second-highest total in the nation that year—while leading WSC to both the NSIC Tournament and Central Regional titles.
In her senior year, Voth went 30-10 with a 1.31 ERA, recording 316 strikeouts in 256.2 innings with just 24 walks and 12 shutouts. Her most legendary performance came in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, when she threw all 18 innings—and 302 pitches—of a 1-0 win over Winona State in one of the longest games in NCAA Division II Tournament history. Fittingly, she also delivered the game-winning hit in that marathon.
In recognition of her extraordinary career, Voth was inducted into the Wayne State College Athletic Hall of Fame on April 30, 2022. Voth is a Athletic Trainer for OrthoNebraska Clinic and her husband Josh, and two daughters, Zoey and Kennedy.
Katie Goetzinger Voth becomes the ninth individual from Wayne State College to be inducted into the NSIC Hall of Fame. She joins Logan Masters (football) in 2023, Katie Wilson (track and field) in 2022, Dustin Jones (baseball) in 2019, volleyball player Emily (Schroeder) Jones in 2018, retired baseball coach John Manganaro (2016), softball/soccer standout Sarah (Herrick) Wagenfuhr (2015), baseball pitcher Brady Borner (2012) and the late Pete Chapman (athletic director) in 2006.
