Texas Tech University Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Roster
Peyton Blythe
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Hughes Springs, Texas
2020-23 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 Easton/NFCAย All-America Scholar-Athlete
2019 All-Big 12 Second Team
2019 All-Big 12 Freshman Team
2019 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
FIFTH YEAR SENIOR (2023)
Started all 41 games playedโฆ led the team with a 1.194 OPS and a .455 on-base percentageโฆ batted at a .374 clip with 11 doubles, a pair of triples and nine home runsโฆ finished the season with the second-highest slugging percentage on the team (.739)โฆ tallied nine multi-hit games and eight mutli-RBI gamesโฆ boasted the second-highest reached base streak on the team at 21 gamesโฆ went 5-for-6 on stolen base attemptsโฆ finished the season with a .988 fielding percentageโฆ went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a pair of doubles in the Big 12 Conference Tournament game against Texasโฆ went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and an RBI in Techโs win over Rutgersโฆ named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Started in all 47 games playedโฆ batted at a .245 clip with a .415 slugging percentage and .341 on-base percentageโฆ tallied 10 extra-base hits, six doubles and four home runsโฆ also added 13 RBIsโฆ was a perfect 8-for-8 on stolen base attemptsโฆ recorded three multi-hit contests and three multi-RBI contestsโฆ went 2-for-4 with three RBIs against Kansasโฆ totaled a .971 fielding percentage in the outfield with 65 putouts
JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Made 12 starts out of her 24 appearances as an outfielder...went 2-for-3 against Southeast Missouri (2/28) and Texas State (3/3)...racked in a season high five RBIs in a matchup against Tarleton State (3/21) where she also belted a home run...hit a double against Southeast Missouri (2/28).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020)
Made 14 starts and 23 appearances in her second season with the Red Raiders โฆ tied for second on the team with two sacrifice bunts โฆ drew two walks and blasted a double against Louisiana Tech (2/8) for her first hit of the season โฆ powered her second double of the season and scored one run in Techโs 5-2 win over No. 15 Georgia (2/15) โฆ collected one base hit against USF (2/15) โฆ laid down one sacrifice bunt and tallied a season-high three putouts and one assist against No. 1 Washington (2/16) โฆ produced one hit and one run in Techโs second matchup with Louisiana Tech (2/22) โฆ went 1-for-2 with one walk and one run against No. 4 LSU โฆ went a perfect 1-for-1 with one steal and two runs scored against Delaware State (3/6) โฆ was plunked by two pitches โฆ on March 13, the remainder of the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
After missing the first 14 games due to a back injury, Blythe was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Big 12 Freshman Team โฆ made 26 starts and 42 appearances in her rookie season โฆ ranked fourth on the team with nine stolen bases โฆ made her collegiate debut against UT Arlington on Mar. 1 โฆ recorded the first hit of her Texas Tech career against Northern Colorado (Mar. 10) โฆ went 1-for-2 with one walk and a season-high two stolen bases against North Alabama on Mar. 16 โฆ made her first start in the outfield on Mar. 30 at Iowa State where she went 2-for-3 with one RBI, one run and two doubles โฆ laid it all on the line and made a diving catch on the right-field like to help secure Techโs series win over Iowa State on Mar. 31 โฆ carried a four-game hit streak from Mar. 30-Apr. 6 โฆ posted a 2-for-4 outing with one walk, one RBI and one double to help Tech sweep Baylor for the first time in program history (Apr. 14) ... sparked the Red Raidersโ come-from-behind victory over No. 21 Kentucky with the first home run of her collegiate career โฆ collected two hits in Techโs first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012 โฆ finished the season 9-11 on the base paths ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
2019 TTU Leaderboard: 4th in stolen bases (9); 5th in steal attempts (11)
HUGHES SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Hughes Springs HS โฆ helped the Mustangs to an impressive 31-4 overall record that ended in the Class 3A State Finals โฆ. along with District 14-3A MVP laurels, she was honored as the Longview News-Journal All-East Texas MVP and Texarkana Gazette All-Area MVP ... first-team member of the Tyler All-East Texas Team and ETSN.FM Softball Super Team as a senior ... four-time TGCA Class 3A All-State First-Team selection โฆ named the 2017 ETSN.FM East Texas Softball Player of the Year, ETVarsity.com All-East Texas MVP, Texarkana Gazette All-Area MVP and District MVP following the conclusion of her junior campaign โฆ earned her first District MVP honor as a sophomore in 2016 and was named to the 2015 District 16-3A First Team as a freshman.
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PERSONAL
Born on May 27, 2000 โฆ daughter of Shaun Blythe and Mandy Higgins โฆ has one sister, Kadence ... majoring in kinesiology.
