Payton Beaver

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lake Stevens, Wash.
High School:
Lake Stevens

**2018, 2020, 2021 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**

2021: Missed time due to injury playing in six games and starting one... Drew a walk against Longwood (2/26) and Duke (2/27).

2020: Started and played in 23 games ... Ranked third on the team with a .319 batting average ... Tallied two home runs, 14 RBI and five doubles ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI against Elon on Feb. 8 ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles against Sacramento State on Feb. 14 ... Drove in two runs and went 3-for-4 against Army on March 6.

2019: Appeared in 24 contests, including 15 starts, in an injury-shortened campaign...slashed .250/.355/.404 in 52 at-bats...notched a pair of doubles and two home runs...drove in six runs and scored five times.

2018: Made 48 appearances, all starts, in a strong freshman season...led the Pirates with a .323 batting average and a .430 on-base percentage...notched eight doubles, four home runs, 29 RBIs and scored 12 runs...drew a team-high 25 walks...caught 13 base stealers in 33 attempts from behind the plate.

Before SHU: Played four years of softball at Lake Stevens High School in Washington as a catcher and second basemen… Team captain for two years… Named Second-team All-State for three years as second basemen… Named First-team All-WESCO as second basemen for three years… Named First-team All-WESCO for catcher one year… Hit .623 with 7 home runs and 20 RBIs her senior year… Helped lead team to take third at districts her senior year… Was a part of the choir in high school… First player on her 8^th grade team to hit a home run at their home field… Born May 25, 1999… Majoring in Psychology or English.