Former Eagle Brooke Boetjer tranfers from IU to IUPUI

Brooke Boetjer will have two years of eligibility remaining after transferring from Indiana University. Boetjer led South Putnam to two State Championships. (Courtesy Photo)

INDIANAPOLIS -- IUPUI Head Softball Coach Amanda Rivera announced Monday that Brooke Boetjer has joined the softball program and she will be eligible to suit up for the 2014-15 campaign.

Boetjer played at Indiana University the past two seasons where she struck out 145 batters over 190.0 innings. She made 68 appearances and started 19 games during her two-year stint in Bloomington, Ind., and posted a record of 5-12.

"Brooke is a difference-maker for our program and I can't describe how excited we are for her to join our family," Rivera said. "She works hard at her game and she has shown that she has the ability to dominate a game. I have no doubt that our fans will enjoy coming out to the IUPUI Softball Complex to watch her play."

Boetjer had a decorated prep career at South Putnam High School where she was named the Gatorade Indiana Softball Player of the Year and Indiana Miss Softball as a senior in addition to being named an All-State performer twice.

During her career, Boetjer went 72-4 in the circle for South Putnam with an ERA of 0.39, including a perfect 22-0 record with 168 strikeouts and a 0.15 ERA as a senior en route to South Putnam's second straight state title.

Out of high school, Boetjer was recruited nationally as a ESPNHS Second-Team All-American before signing a National Letter of Intent with the Hoosiers.

Boetjer joins an IUPUI team that welcomes back 15 returners from last year's squad, including three all-conference performers in Ali Mosier, Roni Patterson and Taylor Chitwood. The Jags are coming off a 24-24 season in 2014, the most wins for the program since 1999.