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27 Payge Armendariz

27 Payge Armendariz

  • B/T:
    L/L
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Heber City, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Wasatch HS

Summary

Biography

AT UTAH VALLEY...
Junior (2025): Appeared in 32 games with 17 starts …  made 23 pitching appearances with seven starts … named to the WAC All-Tournament team after going 5-for-10 with a homer, double and team-high six RBIs in semifinal run … struck out season-high five batters against Syracuse on Feb. 21 … pitched 3.2 innings with no ER allowed against eventual Big 10 champions Oregon on Feb. 15 … picked up pair of wins at Seattle U as part of sweep of the Redhawks on April 25 and 26 … in those games, pitched 9.1 innings with three ER allowed on four hits … closed out historic comeback win vs Seattle U at WAC Tournament with 1.2 shutout innings … also hit two-run single in first inning and later scored game-winning run during that win.

Sophomore (2024): Appeared in 41 games with 28 starts … made 22 appearances with 13 starts in the circle … led team in doubles with 14, 10 of which came in an eight-game stretch from April 2 to April 13 … 14 doubles were the most in a season since 2016 ... drove in 20 runs, one of six players to finish with 20 or more RBIs … went 3-for-3 with three doubles and six RBIs against Seattle U … lone homer of the season was a three-run shot in the second game of a DH against Seattle U … as a pitcher, posted a 4.40 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 76.1 IP … in WAC play, led the team with a 3.29 ERA … in back-to-back starts, threw 9.1 and 9.0 innings against UTA and SFA respectively, allowing three total ER … tossed five-inning shutout in 8-0 run-rule win over Utah Tech … in win over BYU, went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs … named to the CSC Academic All-District team.

Freshman (2023): Appeared in 33 games, starting 19 … also made five appearances as a pitcher with one start … struck out six batters in 8.2 innings pitched … had six extra-base hits, including two home runs against Grand Canyon and SUU … home run against SUU was a pinch-hit three-run blast … went 2-for-2 with three RBIs off the bench in win over Portland State … had three-hit day vs SUU … drove in 13 RBIs, tied for fifth-most on the team, and had the fifth-best slugging percentage (.459).

BEFORE UTAH VALLEY...
Prepped at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah, where she played for UVU alum Morgan Smith ... named first team All-Region and first team All-State in all three completed seasons ... split time between pitcher and first base ... hit .581 with a 1.174 slugging percentage and 60 RBIs while also posting a 2.91 ERA and an 11-3 record in the circle her senior season ... 26-7 record in the circle, with a 3.39 ERA and 185 strikeouts at Wasatch ... played club ball for the Ohana Tigers ... four-time honor roll recipient.
 
PERSONAL ...
Parents are Lacey and Miguel Armendariz ... has three brothers, Kaiden, Drake, and Miguel ...  birthday is Nov. 27 ... majoring in Exercise Science.
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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2023Freshman

    P/1B
    5'7"
    27
  • 27

    2024Sophomore

    P/1B
    5'7"
    27
  • 27

    2025Junior

    P/1B
    5'7"
    27
  • 27

    2026Senior

    P/1B
    5'7"
    27

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