High School: Prepped at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Ore., where she led the Fighting Irish to 6A State Championships in 2023 and 2024 … Garnered Oregon 6A Pitcher of the Year honors as a junior and senior … Earned a win and struck out 10 while spinning a no-hitter in the 2024 Oregon 6A State Championship … Named Eugene-Register Guard Athlete of the week following throwing a no-hitter and registering an RBI in Sheldon’s 5-0 win over Glencoe in the 2024 6A State Championship … Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior … Boasted a 0.19 ERA across 186 innings and owned a 30-1 mark in the circle as a junior in 2023 … Notched 375 strikeouts and five shutouts in each of Sheldon High School’s five postseason games, guiding her team to a state title as a junior … Batted .404 with five home runs, 35 RBI and recorded a .674 slugging percentage in 2023.
Why Payton chose Arkansas: “I chose Arkansas because I fell in love with the people and Fayetteville.”
