2024 Softball Roster
Steffes, Peyton
Jersey Number 7
Peyton Steffes
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Rockford
- Hometown:
- Rockford, Mich.
Bio
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Was one of three Falcons to start all 52 games on the season
- Made 36 starts in right field, 12 in left and four in center
- Hit .235 on the year, and was second on the team with nine stolen bases
- Scored 22 runs and had 21 RBI
- Had 11 extra-base hits among her 35 total safeties
- Walked 18 times and had a .317 on-base pct. and a .349 slugging pct.
- Had seven doubles, two triples and two homers
- In MAC games, hit .257 and was second on the team in RBI (14) and stolen bases (4-for-5)
- Had 10 RBI in home games, tying for third on the club
- Had a seven-game hitting streak from March 14-21, going 14-for-24 (.583) with eight runs and eight RBI during that span
- Hit .385 with a .769 slugging pct. at the season-opening Spartan Classic
- Had back-to-back two-hit games in wins over Monmouth, with three of the four hits going for extra bases
- Had a double in each of those games, with a stolen base in the first one and a homer, a walk and two runs in the latter contest
- Walked twice in the USC Upstate game
- Led off the first inning by reaching base in each of BG's first four contests of the season
- Started every contest at the Norman Tournament, walking and scoring vs. Abilene Christian
- Had a hit and a walk vs. Tulsa
- Then, had an RBI double against #2 Oklahoma, as the Falcons took the four-time defending national champions to extra innings
- Was 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple and two runs scored vs. UConn in the opening game of the Chanticleer Showdown
- Had a two-run single vs. Wisconsin the next day
- In the final game that weekend, had a double and stole a base against host Coastal Carolina
- Had a hit vs. the host school, Indiana, at the Hoosier Classic
- The next day, walked and drove in a run in a win over IU Indy
- Was on fire in the Buffalo series, hitting a team-best .636 in the three games
- Went 7-for-11 at UB, scoring three runs and driving in four
- Went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in BG's win in the series opener
- Then, was 2-for-4 with another RBI in game two at UB
- Later that day, went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a run and an RBI
- The three-hit game was the first of her BGSU career
- Had a hit in the Falcons' win over Green Bay, then homered in the second game of that DH
- Hit .455 in the Kent State series, scoring a total of six runs in the three wins
- Went 3-for-4 in the opener, with three runs and two RBI
- Was 2-for-3 with a walk, another run and another RBI in game two
- Then, scored two more runs and drove in one in the final game of the series
- Singled, stole a base and scored vs. Youngstown State
- Then had an RBI in the nightcap of that DH sweep
- Drew two walks in the opening game of the Ball State DH
- Doubled and scored in game two vs. the Cardinals
- Tripled and scored at Akron
- Had an RBI double in a win over Western Michigan
- Had another double vs. Ohio, this time with the bases loaded, and drove in all three runners
- Singled and scored a run in the opening game at Central Michigan
- Went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a pair of RBI in the final game of the Toledo series
- Walked and stole another base vs. Miami
- Singled and had a spectacular diving catch in right-center field in the opening game vs. Robert Morris
- Then, in the final game of the season, walked twice and scored a run in a 3-0 win over RMU
- After one of those walks, went all the way to third on a sac bunt
- Then, slid under a tag to score on a suicide squeeze, for the game's first run
2024
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Played in 31 games, making 16 starts
- Made four of those starts in left field and 12 in right
- Tied for the team lead with 14 runs scored
- Hit .174, with a double among her eight total hits
- Was second on the Falcons with eight stolen bases
- Appeared in 14 MAC games, starting four
- Started all four games at the Battle at the Beach on the season's opening weekend
- Led off each of the first three games by reaching base and scoring a run
- Had a hit and scored twice in her collegiate debut, a win over Furman
- Also had a hit against Louisville, and drove in a run in a rematch with Furman
- Started three of the four games at the Hoosier Classic, scoring a run in three contests
- Singled, was hit by a pitch and crossed the plate vs. Indiana
- Had a hit and scored a run vs. Valparaiso, then walked, stole a base and scored in a rematch with the Beacons
- Walked and scored in the opening game of the Morehead State doubleheader
- Walked, singled and scored a run against Illinois State
- Singled and scored a run in the middle game of the Toledo series
- Made pinch-running appearances in both games of the Detroit Mercy DH, stealing a base in each game and scoring a run in game two
- Appeared in all three games of the Akron series, scoring the tying run in the seventh inning of BG's walk-off win over the Zips
- Came around to score as a pinch-runner against Central Michigan
- Stole a base in a pinch-running stint at Kent State
- Drew a start at Youngstown State, and had her first career extra-base hit with a double in three trips
- Singled and stole a base at Western Michigan
- Scored a run in a pinch-running appearance at Ohio, on the final day of the regular season
Rockford High School |
Rockford, Mich. |
- A three-year letterwinner at Rockford H.S. ('23), playing for coach Brad Thomas
- A First-Team All-State performer in Division I as a senior
- Was named to the all-district, all-conference (OK Red Conference) and all-region teams as both a junior and a senior
- Hit .491 with an on-base pct. of .573 in that senior season
- Also had six doubles, four triples and seven homers, and broke the school record with 47 stolen bases in 47 attempts
- Helped the Rams win district championships in both 2022 and '23
- Selected to MLive's Grand Rapids-area Dream Team in 2023
- A two-year softball team captain
- Also earned a pair of letters in track and field, and earned all-league and all-region honors in both years
- Helped the track team win conference and region titles in both years, and a state championship in 2022
- National Honor Society
Personal |
- Born in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- A finance major at BGSU, with a perfect 4.000 GPA through the Fall 2024 semester
- Daughter of Robert and Alison Steffes
- Has an older sister, Megan, and a younger brother, Carson
- Has played travel ball for Finesse
- A Presidential Scholar at BGSU, and a member of the Honors College
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
"I chose BGSU because of the welcoming atmosphere and caring faculty."
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Wednesday, January 24
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Saturday, May 14
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Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
