IU softball signee named 2012 Gatorade Indiana Softball Player of the Year

Indiana University Softball signee Brooke Boetjer was named the 2012 Gatorade Indiana Softball Player of the Year Thursday. A pitcher for South Putnam High School, Boejter has led the team to back-to-back IHSAA Class 2A state title games after winning the title last season.

South Putnam will take on Adams Central at 1:30 p.m. Saturday for the Class 2A state title.

The award is based upon athletic achievement, academic success and exemplary character. Boetjer has been a crucial element to the team’s pristine 30-0 record this season and 53 game winning streak that dates back to last season.

Off the field, Boetjer has maintained a 3.59 cumulative GPA for her high school career and is an active member of the 4-H Club. She is also a volunteer elementary school tutor and a youth softball instructor.

For her softball career, Boetjer is 21-0 with a 0.11 ERA. She has 159 strikeouts and only 15 walks in 129 innings pitched. Offensively, she holds a .542 average with 40 RBI and five home runs for the 2012 season.

In addition to being named the 2012 Gatorade Indiana Softball Player of the Year, Boejter earned First Team All-State honors and is a finalist for the Indiana Miss Softball Award.

Boejter will join the IU softball team for the 2013 season.

-- Shannon Ireland