Senior Year (2023): Named to 2023 MVC All-Tournament Team ... started 22 games and appeared in 31 total as a senior ... led the Drake pitching staff in several categories including a 2.64 earned run average, nine complete games, two shutouts, 148.2 innings pitched, 129 hits, 61 runs, 56 earned runs, and 176 strikeouts ... also led Drake with a 9-10 record ... held opposing batters to a .229 batting average ... now ranks eighth all-time on the Bulldogs' all-time strikeout records list with 378 ... recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts on three separate occasions.
Junior Year (2022): One of the Bulldogs top three arms in 2022 with 66.1 innings to her credit ... started six games with 29 appearances ... struck out a team-high 81 batters ... Pitched to a 5-7 record in the circle ... picked up two saves, the highest on the team ... had a 4.85 ERA and 1.99 WHIP.
Sophomore Year (2021): Made 25 appearances with 14 starts in the circle … went 7-7 with a 5.36 earned run average and career-high 89 strikeouts … compiled a 6-5 record in MVC action … against Illinois State on April 2, the MVC regular season champions, had a complete game with career-high 12 strikeouts and spread out five hits and four walks in helping Drake win series opener … tossed another complete game against Valpo on April 25 and allowed three earned runs on six hits with nine strikeouts and worked around four walks … pitched another complete game against Loyola in game two of series on May 1 helping Bulldogs win … allowed just two hits and zero unearned runs … retired 13-straight Ramblers at one point.
Freshman Year (2020): Made 17 appearances with 10 starts in the circle ... pitched five shutout innings against Hofstra on Feb. 16 for her first collegiate win ... pitched five shutout innings against Utah State on Feb. 23 for her second career victory.
High School: Multi-sport athlete who played softball, track and field and volleyball for Independence High School ... four-year letterwinner in every sport ... 2019 WaMac West Softball Conference Player of the Year ... named first team all-state three seasons and third team all-state one season ... earned all-conference and all-district honors all four seasons on the diamond ... helped Independence softball team qualify for the 4A state softball tournament in 2018 and 2019 ... helped volleyball team qualify for state in 2017 and 2018 ... earned WaMac Honorable Mention honors in volleyball her senior season ... qualified for state track meet once ... academic all-conference in all three sports ... member of the Southeast Iowa All Stars club.
Personal: Born Aug., 2001 ... daughter of Dewey and Heather Hupke ... mother played softball at Buena Vista University and is head softball coach of Independence High School ... has one brother, Korver ... majoring in business marketing ... chose Drake for its size and on her recruiting visit liked how welcoming everyone was, and how helpful all of the people were on campus, including the professors.
