Courtesy of Summit League
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI’s Ali Mosier and Brooke Boetjer were named The Summit League’s Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their performances Feb. 16-22.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ali Mosier, IUPUI
Jr. // IF // Simi Valley, Calif.
Ali Mosier claims her second career Summit League Player of the Week award and the first of the 2015 season after her performance over the weekend. The IUPUI junior helped her team to a pair of victories in a double-header Saturday over Eastern Illinois and Butler. Mosier went two-for-three with a solo home run, stolen base and two runs scored in a 3-1 win over EIU. In the nightcap against the Bulldogs, she was a perfect three-for-three with an RBI, stolen base and three runs scored in the 8-3 win. For the week, Mosier went five-for-six, two RBIs, two stolen bases and five runs scored.
Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Alyssa Reina, North Dakota State.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Brooke Boetjer, IUPUI
Jr. // P // Fillmore, Ind.
Brooke Boetjer receives her first career Summit League Pitcher of the Week award after contributing to an IUPUI double-header sweep of Eastern Illinois and Butler on Saturday, Feb. 21. The junior went the full seven innings against EIU while striking out seven batters and only allowing one run in their 3-1 win over the Panthers. In the nightcap, she came out of the bullpen to throw 3.2 innings and only gave up one hit and no runs to preserve an 8-3 victory over Butler. In total, she tallied 10 strikeouts while only giving up four hits and one earned run Saturday.
Previous honorees: Feb. 9 – Krista Menke, North Dakota State; Feb. 16 – Jaylee Hinrichs, Omaha.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to “See The Summit”, visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League’s Front Row app, and watch the weekly “Inside The Summit League” show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
