2026 Softball Roster

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12 Payton Smith

12 Payton Smith

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Peoria, AZ
  • Highschool:
    Mountain Ridge HS
  • Prev School:
    Grand Canyon University

Summary

Biography

Prior to CSU
  • Spent her first two seasons at Grand Canyon University
  • Helped Grand Canon win a WAC Championship and 2024 and went to the Tucson Regional Finals
High School
  • Played both softball and volleyball at Mountain Ridge 
  • Offensive Player of the Year in softball and volleyball in 2022
  • First team all-region in softball and two-time honorable mention for volleyball
  • Played travel softball for the Arizona Storm
Personal: 
  • Born on January 26, 2005 to Melanie and Troy Smith
  • Has two siblings; Jace and Reagan
  • Her mother, Melanie, played softball at Kansas, and her brother, Jace, plays baseball at Grand Canyon University
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2026
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'9"
    12
  • 12

    2026Senior

    Infielder
    5'9"
    12