Payton Fox

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-7
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Hamilton Southeastern
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2026 SEASON
- Two-Time Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2023-24 & 2024-25)
- 2025 Academic All-MAC
- Played in 43 of a possible 51 games over her Ball State career
- Scored six game-winning runs over her Ball State career

2025 (R-Fr.): Redshirted at Ball State … named a 2023-24 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-MAC ... made 39 appearances as a pinch runner and four as a pinch hitter ... scored 18 runs as a pinch runner, including game-winning runs vs. Lehigh (Feb. 22), versus Evansville (March 9), at Kent State (April 5) and in both games of the doubleheader at Western Michigan (April 16) ... ranked fourth on the squad with 13 stole bases on the year, while only being caught stealing once ... recorded her 19th run of the season in the 5-4 MAC tournament win over Akron (May 9) ... drawing a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth and eventually scoring on an RBI single from Maia Pietrzak.

2024 (Fr.): Redshirted at Ball State … named a 2023-24 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern … played in 58 career games, including 26 as a junior and 28 as a senior … finished her senior season with a .462 batting average, including 11 home runs, nine doubles and a triple … also collected 50 RBI and scored 32 runs … batted .427 as a junior, with eight home runs, 11 doubles and three triples … scored 32 runs and drove in 32 RBI her junior campaign … played four games as a sophomore, while COVID eliminated her 2020 freshman year.