Payton Hamm

Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Chad Huffman, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Payton Hamm at Purdue Fort Wayne - March 27 2019

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Payton Hamm v Hillsdale Sept 24 2017 - MJC photo

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

BGSU softball 2022 - photo by Mallory Hiser (Nov. 22, 2021)

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Oldham County
Hometown:
Crestwood, Ky.

NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2022 season): 1

HAMM AND THE FALCONS

Played in 177 games, making 145 starts, from 2018-22
Had a career batting average of .211
Scored 53 runs and drove in 51
Her 80 career hits included 18 doubles, two triples and five homers

2022

Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third time in her BGSU career
Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Played in 48 of BGSU's 55 games, starting all 48
All 48 starts came in right field, with BG going 31-17 in those games
Tied for third on the team with 21 RBI
Hit .183 on the year, and her 21 hits included eight extra-base knocks
Had five doubles and three homers, including a pair of walk-off dingers
Had a fielding percentage of .974, with just one error on the year
In neutral-site games, was second on the team with 15 RBI in 19 games
Started four of BG's five games at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
Went 2-for-3 with two runs in the opener, a win over Western Illinois
Had a double and drove in two runs vs. Butler in the final game that weekend
Had an RBI double in a win over Delaware at the NC State Invitational
The next day, drove in three runs vs. Central Connecticut State
Was 1-for-2 with a walk and a sac fly vs. CCSU, and hit a two-run, walk-off homer to complete a run-rule victory
Later that day, had a hit in the rematch with UD
Had a sac bunt and also scored a run vs. Green Bay at the UE Invitational
The next day, had a hit, a walk and scored two runs vs. Morehead State
Had an RBI single and also walked and scored a run vs. Pitt at Lipscomb's tourney
In a rematch with the Panthers two days later, had a walk-off grand slam to give the Falcons an 8-5 victory
Later that day, drew a bases-loaded walk in a win over Houston Baptist
Had a double and a walk in the middle game of the Northern Illinois series, and picked up another hit in the final game of that series
Picked up a hit in each end of the Ohio doubleheader
In the first game, with two outs in the seventh and the Falcons down by one, had an RBI double to tie the game
Drew a bases-loaded walk, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in BG's 7-1 win over Toledo
Had a hit in the opening game at Western Michigan, then walked and homered the next day vs. the Broncos
On Senior Day, was 2-for-3 and drove in a run in a 9-0 victory over Akron
Had an on-base pct. of .500 in the Ball State series, drawing a pair of walks
Picked up the game-winning RBI in her final career home game, a 5-0 win over Central Michigan
Had a two-run single to open the scoring in that victory
Started three of BGSU's four games in the MAC Tournament
Had a two-run double in BGSU's win over Stephen F. Austin in the NISC opener
That hit capped a five-run fifth inning as BGSU took the lead for good in that 7-3 win
In her final career game, had a two-out RBI single vs. Kansas, and also made a sliding catch in shallow right-center

2021

Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Played in 35 games, making 32 starts
Hit .183, with four doubles among her 15 hits
Scored seven runs and drove in six
Played in three games, starting two, at Cleveland State on the season's opening weekend
Went 4-for-9 vs. the Vikings, and had the first three-hit game of her career in the series finale
Had a double in each end of BG's Saturday doubleheader in Cleveland
Walked, had a sac fly, scored a run and drove in a run against Indiana State
Walked, singled and drove in a run vs. Valparaiso
Reached base twice in the win at Dayton, via a walk and HBP
Doubled and scored a run vs. Central Michigan
Had a hit in the series opener at Ball State
Started all four games against Akron, scoring a run in the opener
Had a hit in each end of Saturday's DH sweep of the Zips
Went 1-for-2 with a sac bunt in the opening game of the Buffalo series
Had a pinch-hit double to lead off the ninth inning at Toledo, and came around to score what would prove to be the winning run in a 5-3 victory
Went 1-for-2 vs. the Rockets at Meserve Field
Got on base in a pinch-hit appearance vs. league-leading Miami, as she was hit by a pitch to put runners at the corners in the seventh
That HBP played a key role in the victory, as the next hitter (Greta L'Esperance) singled through the infield where the MU second baseman likely would have been had there not been a runner on first
Went 1-for-2 with an RBI in each game of BGSU's home doubleheader sweep of Western Michigan, and scored a run in the opener

2020 ^

Played in 12 of BGSU's 17 games, starting all 12
Had a .147 batting average, with three runs scored and four RBI
All 12 starts came in right field
Started all five games at the Chattanooga Challenge on the season's opening weekend
Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the season opener, a win over Tennessee Tech
In the next game, had a two-run single vs. Indiana State
Had a hit in each of the first two games of the Tiger Classic in Nashville the following weekend
Singled, walked and scored vs. Tennessee State, then had the game-winning RBI in BG's next game, with an eighth-inning walk-off single up the middle vs. Central Connecticut State
Was inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the national college athlete honor society

^ BGSU played only 17 games in 2020 due to COVID-19

2019

Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Played in 47 of BGSU's 51 games, making 42 starts
Hit .299 on the season, and was second on the team with 25 runs scored
Had a .411 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging pct.
After totaling four hits as a freshman, she had no fewer than 35 -- including 12 for extra bases -- as a soph
Had eight doubles, two triples, two homers and 18 RBI
In MAC play, saw action in 20 of the 21 games, starting 19 times, and was second on the team with a .314 batting average
Had 13 RBI in conference games, leading the team by a wide margin
Had a .438 OBP and a .451 slugging pct. in MAC games
Batted .327 (18-for-55) with runners on base, and hit .423 (11-for-26) when leading off an inning
Hit .333 (13-for-39) with runners in scoring position and .375 (12-for-32) with two outs
Was second on the team with 12 multiple-hit games
Made 22 starts in left field, 10 in right and 10 as the designated player
Batted an even .300 in home games and .308 in true road contests
Started three of the five games at the GWU Tournament
Walked, was hit by a pitch twice and scored a run in a win over Saint Francis that weekend
In the final game of that tourney, also against SFU, had two doubles and an RBI
Walked and was hit by a pitch in her only two plate appearances vs. LIU Brooklyn
Hit .357 at the UGA Classic, going 5-for-14 with a team-leading two doubles
Also led the Falcons with seven total bases on the weekend, and tied for the team lead with a .500 slugging pct.
In her home state, hit the first home run of her BG career in a win over Morehead State
Was 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and two RBI in that win
The next day, walked twice in a pair of plate appearances vs. St. Bonaventure, and came around to score both times
Had two stolen bases vs. the Bonnies
Singled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run against MSU later that day
Was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI at Wright State
Tied a school record with two triples in that game
Singled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the MAC opener at Ohio
The next day, walked and scored in the opening game, then went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a three-run homer in the nightcap vs. the Bobcats
Scored a run in a pinch-running appearance in BG's 3-2 win over Toledo
Drove a ball to the wall in left-center for an RBI double vs. Miami at Meserve
Started all three games at Ball State, as the Falcons won two of three games against the preseason MAC favorites
Had two sac bunts and scored a run in BG's 4-1 win in the opener
Then, went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the Falcons' 5-4 victory the following day
Reached base three times in that game, as she was also hit by a pitch
Singled and was hit by a pitch in three plate appearances at Miami
Hit .429 with a .583 on-base percentage in the Buffalo series
Went 3-for-7 with four walks in the three games
Was 1-for-1 with a walk, a run and an RBI in the opener
Then, did not have an official at-bat in the second game, but walked three times and had a sacrifice fly
Scored a run and drove in a run in that game
Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the final UB game
Went 2-for-3 at Detroit Mercy
Led the Falcons with a .500 batting average and four RBI in the Western Michigan series
Went 5-for-10 in the three games vs. the Broncos
Reached base in all three trips in the opener, with two singles and a walk
In the second game at WMU, had two hits, including a three-run double in the Falcons' 4-2 win
Had a single, a run and an RBI in the final game of the series
Continued her hot hitting by going 4-for-6 with a walk in the Wright State DH
Scored three runs in the two wins
In the opener, was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored
Again went 2-for-3 at the plate in the nightcap, with another run and an RBI
The WSU twinbill capped a four-game stretch in which she went 4-for-4 with five RBI in the sixth inning alone
Had two walks, a sac bunt and a run scored in BG's win over Akron
Drove in a run in the second game of that DH
Singled and scored a run as BGSU closed the home portion of the schedule with an 8-3 win over Cleveland State
Doubled and scored a run in the final game of the year, BG's 2-1 win at Kent State
That run came in the top of the first inning and opened the game's scoring

2018

Appeared in 35 games, making 11 starts
All 11 starts came in left field
Scored eight runs and drove in two
Her four hits included a double
Played in three of the Falcons' five games -- all wins -- on the season's opening weekend in Cleveland
Made her debut with a pinch-hit appearance against Cleveland State
Then, appeared as a pinch-runner against both Canisius and Robert Morris
Made two more appearances in the Elon Classic, and scored a run in a pinch-running stint vs. Rhode Island
Made a pinch-hit appearance, then stayed in the game in center field in the second game at Abilene Christian
Walked twice in as many plate appearances and scored a run vs. ACU
That weekend, hit .400 at the Memphis tourney, with a double, two runs scored and two RBI
Entered the UofM tourney with two official at-bats in her BG career, but came off the bench to go 2-for-2 against Indiana State
Earned her first collegiate start in the Falcons' next game, vs. Mississippi Valley State, and proceeded to pick up two more hits, including a double, in four at-bats
Also had two RBI in the win
Scored a run in a pinch-hit appearance at Toledo
Again pinch-ran, and again scored a run, vs. Miami at Meserve Field
Was inserted as a pinch-runner in both games of the doubleheader at Buffalo
Scored a run in the second game, as BG completed the sweep
Was BG's first pinch-runner off the bench in each of the three games vs. Kent State, scoring a run in the middle contest

HIGH SCHOOL

Earned six letters at Oldham County H.S. (’17) under coach Steve Leanhardt
Started each of the team's varsity games from the seventh grade on
Led the Colonels to 104 wins, including a 33-6 record her senior season
Twice was selected to the All-Region Team, and also was a three-time all-regional tournament team pick
Earned First-Team All-Academic accolades in each of her last two years
Captained the team as a senior
Named to the National Society of High School Scholars
Honor Roll in all four years of high school

PERSONAL

Born in Paducah, Ky.
Majoring in criminal justice at BGSU
Daughter of Chad and Nikki Hamm
The oldest of three children
Has a sister, Breckyn, and a brother, Brody
Father played collegiate baseball at Murray State Univ.
Played travel ball for the Easton Static Elite, helping that team to the USSA National Championship in 2017
Lists her parents as her biggest influences
Favorite snacks are ice cream and red Doritos