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Illinois State University Athletics

2016 Softball Roster

16 Payton Billups

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Streator, Ill.

Biography

Senior (2016): Started all 53 games in left field ... bested her season hit total from 2015 with 31 ... hit three doubles and three home runs, while driving in 12 runs and scoring 19 ... drew 21 walks, which was second on the team ... finished season with a .966 fielding percentage ... tallied seven multi-hit games ... finished 5-for-14 in five games at Arizona State ... tied career-high with three hits against FIU March 4 ... finished 3-for-8 during three game series at Southern Illinois.

Junior (2015): Notable...named MVC Newcomer of the Week (March 30)...Season...Appeared in 48 games and started 45...hit .248 with seven home runs and 22 RBIs...appeared primarily as a designated player, but also made 12 starts in leftfield...compiled eight multi-hit games...set season-high with three hits in season opener vs. Jacksonville (Feb. 6)...hit walkoff home run vs. Mercer, which was her first career home run (Feb. 20)...finished with season-high four RBIs and two home runs vs. Evansville (March 29)...finished 3-8 with two runs and three RBIs in three MVC Tournament games (May 7-8).

At Lincoln Land CC

Sophomore (2014): Notable: All-Region (Region XXIV) Team Season: Appeared in 41 games with 124 at-bats...hit .355 with 44 hits (8 doubles, 2 triples, 12 home runs)...compiled a .416 on-base percentage and a .742 slugging percentage, which was tops on the team...scored 33 runs and was 8-8 on stolen base attempts....923 fielding percentage in the outfield.

Freshman (2013): Notable: First Team All-Conference Season: Led the team in nearly every offensive category including games (54), at-bats (146), runs (31), hits (50), home runs (5), RBIs (36), walks (25) and slugging percentage (.555)...hit 10 doubles and three triples...had two assists in the outfield with a .936 fielding percentage.

Streator: Graduated from Streator High School in 2012...played varsity softball all four years...received Rookie of the Year (freshman) and the Most Valuable Outfielder (junior)...was named to the Big 12 All-Conference first team and the All-Academic team.

Personal: Daughter of Dunavan Billups and Jane Bruneau...majors in math.

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2015Junior

    OF
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2016Senior

    OF
    5'8"
    16