Peyton Daugherty

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Daugherty Teaser vs Michigan NCAA 2022-01

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Peyton Daugherty, Kelsey Lenox and Krista Wood

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Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Ankeny H.S.
Hometown:
Ankeny, Iowa
Major:
Exercise Science / Pre-Nursing

PRONUNCIATION

Honors and Awards

2021 All-Summit League Second Team

2022: Played in 51 games and started in 48 contests … Finished season with a .333 batting average … recorded 47 hits and scored 29 runs … had a team-high three triples … accumulated a .367 on-base percentage … completed a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield for the Jackrabbits with 61 chances … had 15 multi-hit games including three games with three hits … went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run in SDSU’s nine-inning victory over Villanova in the NCAA Tournament … an Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete honoree … named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List and Academic Honor Roll … finished career with a .325 batting average and 182 total hits … batting average ranks ninth in program history upon her graduation … her 123 runs ranked fourth all-time at South Dakota State and her hit total was tied for 10th all-time.

2021: One of two Jackrabbits to start all 51 games … tabbed second team All-Summit League … averaged .374 at the plate, which ranked second in the conference behind only teammate Jocelyn Carrillo … led the Summit League in runs (42) while ranking second in hits (65), fifth in triples (4) and sixth in on-base percentage (.413) … ranked second in the league and tied for seventh on SDSU’s single-season stolen base list with 19 swiped bags on the year … scored a career-high four runs at Creighton (4/30) … hit safely in the first five games of the season, including three multi-hit games … logged 16 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit games … hit safely in 15 of the final 18 games of the season.

2020: One of two Jackrabbits to start all 23 games, splitting time between second base (three starts), left field (13 starts), right field (five starts) and designated player (two starts) … paced the Summit League with 12 stolen bases (in 12 attempts) and two triples (tied for team lead) … hit .329 on the season while racking up a team-best 27 hits (in 82 at-bats) … added a double to her extra-base total and drove in four, scoring a team-high 14 runs for the year … drew one walk and was hit by four pitches while compiling a .353 on-base percentage … tied for team lead with eight multi-hit games, tallying two hits in seven contests with a three-hit performance against Boston (2/22) … had a hit in all but five games for the season and opened the year with eight hits in the first five games (2/7 to 2/14) … posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, converting all 37 of her chances with five assists.

2019: Started all 55 of her appearances as the team’s primary designated hitter … appeared in one game at second base and had a putout … racked up 43 hits (.264 average) in her rookie campaign … had six doubles and three RBIs … worked 16 walks … swiped 14 bags (out of 15 attempts) … posted six multi-hit games, including a three-hit showing against Penn State (3/8).

BEFORE SDSU: Graduated from Ankeny High School (Ankeny, Iowa) in May 2018 … five-year letterwinner in softball … holds school's career hits (320) and stolen base (164) records … set school single-season records in hits (86) and stolen bases (53) as a junior … four-time All-State selection (2015-18) … four-time Class 5A West All-District Team member … three-time All-Central Iowa Metropolitan League First Team pick (2016-18), earning unanimous votes as a senior … First Team All-State pick after hitting .536 (fifth in Class 5A) as a senior with 74 hits, 63 runs, 40 stolen bases (led Class 5A) and a .602 on-base mark … First Team All-State pick and Des Moines Register All-Iowa Elite Team member as a junior after leading the state in hits (86) and batting average (.619) … led Class 5A in 2017 with 53 stolen bases … Second Team All-State honoree as a sophomore, hitting .471 with 30 stolen bases and 56 total hits … earned First Team All-CIML Eastern Division honors in 2016 … as a freshman (2015) was a First Team All-State and Second Team All-CIML pick (including Eastern Division honors) … finished fourth in 5A with 75 hits as a sophomore, adding 31 stolen bases while posting a .507 batting average … helped team to 2015 Iowa State Class 5A Tournament … hit .358 during eighth-grade campaign to earn Second Team All-CIML Eastern Division honors … had 29 hits and 10 stolen bases in 2014 … four-year letterwinner in track and field … 13-time participant in Class 5A Iowa State Track Meet … as a senior qualified for 4x100, sprint and distance medley’s at state track meet … qualified for 4x100 and 4x200 meter races at Drake Relays … 4x100 team set school record and finished runner-up at 2017 state meet … qualified for state in 100 meter dash (2015-16), 4x100 meter relay (2015-17), 4x200 meter relay (2016-17) and Sprint Medley Relay (2015-17) … three-time Drake Relays participant … played club softball with Iowa Premier Fastpitch, hitting .634 in 2017 and .588 in 2016 … helped club team to third-place finish in platinum division at 18u Gold PGF Nationals … National Honor Society member … five-year Academic Excellence award winner (2015-18) … four-time All-CIML Academic Recognition in track and softball (2015-18) … earned Silver Cord Service Award … member of National Council on Youth Leadership (2017) and was a Semper Fidelis All-American (2017).