Completed Event: Softball versus No. 2 Seed Oklahoma State on May 7, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 7
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7
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Jersey Number 13
Payton Crank
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Pinnacle HS
2026: Played in all 56 games, including 55 appearances in the starting lineup...crafted a .318 average with seven homers and 39 RBIs...added six doubles, one triple and 38 runs scored...notched two hits and three RBIs in her first collegiate game on Feb. 6 vs. UC Riverside...hit her first collegiate homer on Feb. 6 at LMU...knocked in four runs vs. Southern Utah on March 4...homered and drove in three runs on March at Arizona State...homered and set a new career-high with 5 RBIs on March 7 at Weber State...collected five hits and five RBIs in a doubleheader against Montana on April 15...homered and drove in three runs on 4/18 vs. Baylor.
Prior to Utah: Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 18 player in the class of 2025 and the top prep talent in Arizona by Rivals...posted a .404 average during her high school career, including a .444 clip over her last two years...more than half of her hits in 2025 went for extra bases, including nine homers...knocked in 136 runs in 111 games...earned three straight defensive MVP awards...in club play, helped the Bombers 18U capture a Power 48 Championship...learned from a coaching staff that includes Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time All-American Cat Osterman...also lettered in basketball and badminton in high school.
USA Softball: Saw action for the USA Softball U-18 team at the 2024 WBSC U-18 World Cup Stage 1.
Personal: Daughter of Sarah and Eldon Crank...has two siblings, Johnathan and Cameron...pursuing a degree in Kinesiology.
Prior to Utah: Rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 18 player in the class of 2025 and the top prep talent in Arizona by Rivals...posted a .404 average during her high school career, including a .444 clip over her last two years...more than half of her hits in 2025 went for extra bases, including nine homers...knocked in 136 runs in 111 games...earned three straight defensive MVP awards...in club play, helped the Bombers 18U capture a Power 48 Championship...learned from a coaching staff that includes Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time All-American Cat Osterman...also lettered in basketball and badminton in high school.
USA Softball: Saw action for the USA Softball U-18 team at the 2024 WBSC U-18 World Cup Stage 1.
Personal: Daughter of Sarah and Eldon Crank...has two siblings, Johnathan and Cameron...pursuing a degree in Kinesiology.
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