1974 Softball Team

The 1974 Wayne State softball team captured the Nebraska State Tournament title and went on to a third-place finish at the Women's College World Series featuring numerous Division I teams with a 22-4 record.

The team won the Nebraska State Tournament beating Peru State 10-0, Midland 10-4, Omaha 8-4, losing to Omaha 12-3 then beating Omaha in winner take all final 11-1.

At the Women's College World Series WSC opened with a 4-3 win over Michigan State that ended at 2 a.m. due to rain delays.  The 'Cats then shocked #1 Arizona 2-0 thanks to a four-hit shutout and 12 K's from Mary Gerken. WSC then blasted No. 4 seed Northern Colorado 23-7 before losing their next two games to eventual champion Southwest Missouri 8-5 and Northern Colorado 9-8.

Gerken had a stellar 20-3 record in the circle for WSC that season. Cheryl Finke had the top batting average at .360 with the top six hitters on the team separated by only three hits.