2021 Softball Roster
Alsobrooks, Payton
Jersey Number 2
Payton Alsobrooks
- Position:
- IF
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Mountain Ridge
Bio
Why Lehigh? “The second I walked on campus I felt at home. I love the coaching staff and I was blessed with the opportunity to play collegiate softball at one of the most prestigious schools in the country.”
As a senior: Team captain… started 32 games at third base… went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored at Delaware (3/20)… went 4-for-4 with a double, triple, two runs and two RBIs at Bucknell (4/25)… hit three run home run in win at Colgate (4/18)… doubled in final career at-bat in Patriot League Tournament (5/15) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts at third base… had three multi-hit games… four of her five RBI came at NC State Invitational… went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and RBI against North Carolina A&T (2/29), then hit lone home run of season later that day in win over nationally-ranked James Madison… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Saw time in 53 games... made 42 starts at third base and 10 behind the plate... ranked fifth on team with 20 runs scored... had pair of four-hit games in league-opening series at Lafayette... went 4-for-5 with home run and three RBI in series opener and 4-for-4 in series finale...had 12 multi-hit games... go-ahead RBI single in key league win at Holy Cross (4/28)... go-ahead two-run double in win over Stony Brook (4/20).
As a freshman: Appeared in 33 games... has made starts at catcher, third base, right field and designated player... 2-for-7 as a pinch hitter... first career hit was two-run double vs. North Dakota State (3/4)... went 5-for-7 with two home runs and three RBI in doubleheader at Saint Joseph’s (4/11)... went 3-for-6 in Holy Cross series… started all four games in Patriot League Tournament… recorded two hits, including a double, versus Bucknell (5/10).
In high school: Four-year varsity starter and three-year captain… second-team all-section in 2016 and 2017… two-time team Offensive MVP… 2017 Max Preps Player of the Year… Scout Softball All-American… had 29 extra base hits, 50 RBIs and 13 stolen bases as a junior… played her travel softball for Gary Davis and the AZ Hotshots… also lettered and served as team captain in volleyball… secretary of her senior class… member of Society of Female Scholars… honorable mention academic all-state.
Personal: Daughter of Bryan and Kim…younger brother Jackson.
CAREER STATISTICS
As a senior: Team captain… started 32 games at third base… went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored at Delaware (3/20)… went 4-for-4 with a double, triple, two runs and two RBIs at Bucknell (4/25)… hit three run home run in win at Colgate (4/18)… doubled in final career at-bat in Patriot League Tournament (5/15) … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior: Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts at third base… had three multi-hit games… four of her five RBI came at NC State Invitational… went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and RBI against North Carolina A&T (2/29), then hit lone home run of season later that day in win over nationally-ranked James Madison… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: Saw time in 53 games... made 42 starts at third base and 10 behind the plate... ranked fifth on team with 20 runs scored... had pair of four-hit games in league-opening series at Lafayette... went 4-for-5 with home run and three RBI in series opener and 4-for-4 in series finale...had 12 multi-hit games... go-ahead RBI single in key league win at Holy Cross (4/28)... go-ahead two-run double in win over Stony Brook (4/20).
As a freshman: Appeared in 33 games... has made starts at catcher, third base, right field and designated player... 2-for-7 as a pinch hitter... first career hit was two-run double vs. North Dakota State (3/4)... went 5-for-7 with two home runs and three RBI in doubleheader at Saint Joseph’s (4/11)... went 3-for-6 in Holy Cross series… started all four games in Patriot League Tournament… recorded two hits, including a double, versus Bucknell (5/10).
In high school: Four-year varsity starter and three-year captain… second-team all-section in 2016 and 2017… two-time team Offensive MVP… 2017 Max Preps Player of the Year… Scout Softball All-American… had 29 extra base hits, 50 RBIs and 13 stolen bases as a junior… played her travel softball for Gary Davis and the AZ Hotshots… also lettered and served as team captain in volleyball… secretary of her senior class… member of Society of Female Scholars… honorable mention academic all-state.
Personal: Daughter of Bryan and Kim…younger brother Jackson.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-ATT |
| 2018 | .259 | 33-13 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2-2 |
| 2019 | .248 | 53-52 | 161 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 5-6 |
| 2020 | .276 | 13-11 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | .239 | 32-32 | 92 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 0-0 |
| Total: | .250 | 131-108 | 336 | 46 | 84 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 65 | 7-8 |
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