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2022 Softball Roster

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13 Payton Foster

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Lufkin, Texas
  • Highschool Hudson HS
  • Prev School Hudson HS

Biography

  • 2022 Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team
  • 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • 2021 NFCA Third Team All-American
  • 2021 D2CCA Honorable Mention All-American
  • 2021 D2CCA First Team All-South Central Region
  • 2021 NFCA First Team All-South Central Region
  • 2021 Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Year
  • 2021 All-Lone Star Conference First Team
  • Lone Star Conference Player of the Week (3/4/21)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021):
NFCA Third-Team All American... D2CCA Honorable Mention All-American... D2CCA First Team All-South Central Region... NFCA First Team All-South Central Region... LSC Pitcher of the Year... All-LSC First Team... LSC Pitcher of the Week (3/4/2021)... Appeared in 22 games while making 20 starts... Had a record of 15-4 with a 1.11 ERA... Threw 13 complete games and added two shutouts and a save for the year... Pitched 126.2 innings to lead the team and gave up just 20 runs and held opponents to a .186 batting average.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):
Posted a 7-2 record with a 2.56 ERA in 17 appearances to lead the pitching staff… Made 5 starts along with 12 relief appearances, finishing with a team-high 43.2 innings while also leading the team in wins (7), ERA (2.56) and complete games (2)… Fired a 4-hit, complete-game shutout without issuing a walk in a 3-0 non-conference win over Our Lady of the Lake… Also claimed a complete-game win in Lone Star Conference play when she scattered 2 runs on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts to help lead the Patriots to a 9-2 win over Midwestern State… Was named to the Desert Stinger Classic All-Tournament Team, recording 6.1 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts, 4 hits, and 2 walks while picking up victories in both of her relief appearances in the season-opening tournament… Held opposing batters to a .229 average… Earned Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition in the fall and spring semesters, helping UT Tyler claim the 2019-20 LSC Softball Academic Team Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN (2019):
Appeared in 6 games, all in relief, as a true freshman… Posted a 1-0 record and 3.62 ERA in 9.2 innings… Allowed 5 runs and 11 hits with 7 strikeouts and 3 walks… Struck out a pair of batters in a scoreless inning against Hardin-Simmons in her first collegiate appearance… Threw 2 scoreless innings in a 16-5 win over Thomas More… Her longest appearance of the season was 3.2 innings as she picked up the win in an 8-6 victory over East Texas Baptist… Registered at least one strikeout in 5 of her 6 outings.

PERSONAL: Foster is the daughter of Tracey and Kenny Foster and joins UT Tyler from Hudson High School where she played for Wes Capps. She plays her travel ball for the Sneaky Cleats Gold team under head coach Anthony Springer. Foster is studying criminal justice with a minor in computer science and plans to pursue a career as a computer forensic investigator after graduation. She chose UT Tyler for the beautiful campus, the coaching staff, and its proximity to home.

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS:
4x District 21-4A Champions
4x First Team All-Academic Team
2016 Bi-District Champions
2016 District 21-4A MVP
2017 District 21-4A Player of the Year
2018 District 21-4A MVP

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Freshman

    P
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2020Sophomore

    RHP
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2021Sophomore

    RHP
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2022Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    5'7"
    13