34 Payton Ganzer
Payton Ganzer
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Wilton, Iowa
  • High School:
    Wilton
  • Previous College:
    Upper Iowa
  • Position:
    OF
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • gp
    23
  • avg
    .241
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    4
  • r
    9
  • sb
    -

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
  • Appeared in 23 games for the Storm in her debut season
  • Batted .241 on the year and recorded four RBIs
  • Had three multi-hit games for the season
High School
  • A 2022 graduate of Wilton High School
  • First team all-conference, all-district and all-state (2021)
  • First team all-conference (2020)
  • 3x state qualifier, placing fourth in 2021 and second in 2022
  • Five-year letterwinner 
Personal
  • Parents are Amber and Jason
  • Has two siblings, Jaycie and Harper-Grace
  • Majoring in criminal justice

Player Profile

Recent Games
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 4-3
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 16-8
May 3 Wartburg L, 5-0
May 3 Wartburg L, 9-8
May 6 at Dubuque L, 4-3
May 6 at Dubuque W, 7-4
  Overall Conf
Games 23 7
Plate appearances 61 21
At Bats 54 21
Runs 9 2
Hits 13 4
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 4 2
Total bases 13 4
Walks 5 -
Hit by pitch 2 -
Strikeouts 5 2
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .241 .190
On Base Percentage .328 .190
Slugging Percentage .241 .190
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 17 6
Put Outs 15 5
Assists 0 0
Errors 2 1
Fielding Percentage .882 .833
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 10-5 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 9-0 1 1 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 10-2 3 2 2 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Plymouth St. W, 5-4 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Fredonia W, 10-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Cornell College W, 9-7 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Carthage W, 4-1 2 0 1 - - - 2 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Marywood L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 11-0 2 1 2 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 12-6 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 16 vs. Edgewood L, 5-4 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. North Park W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Sewanee W, 5-1 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 4-3 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-2 1 1 0 - - - 0 2 - - -
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 8-7 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 13-6 4 1 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Apr 5 Grinnell W, 3-2 2 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Grinnell L, 10-8 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 4-1 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 8-7 4 1 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 16-8 3 2 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
May 3 Wartburg L, 5-0 3 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
May 3 Wartburg L, 9-8 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 6 at Dubuque L, 4-3 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 6 at Dubuque W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 10-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 9-0 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 10-2 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Plymouth St. W, 5-4 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 1
Mar 12 vs. Fredonia W, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 12 vs. Cornell College W, 9-7 1 - - 0 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Carthage W, 4-1 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 2
Mar 14 vs. Marywood L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 11-0 - - - 2 0 - - - - 3
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 12-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Mar 16 vs. Edgewood L, 5-4 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 17 vs. North Park W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Sewanee W, 5-1 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 25 Greenville W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 3
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 8-7 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 1
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 13-6 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 4
Apr 5 Grinnell W, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 2
Apr 5 Grinnell L, 10-8 1 - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 8-7 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Apr 19 at Buena Vista W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 16-8 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
May 3 Wartburg L, 5-0 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 3
May 3 Wartburg L, 9-8 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 3
May 6 at Dubuque L, 4-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 3
May 6 at Dubuque W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Plymouth St. W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Fredonia W, 10-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Cornell College W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Carthage W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Marywood L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 11-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 12-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Edgewood L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. North Park W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Sewanee W, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 8-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 5 Grinnell W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 5 Grinnell L, 10-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 8-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 16-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 3 Wartburg L, 5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 3 Wartburg L, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 6 at Dubuque L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 6 at Dubuque W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Hardin-Simmons L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 9-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Dallas W, 10-2 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. New England Col. W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Plymouth St. W, 5-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Fredonia W, 10-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Cornell College W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Carthage W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Marywood L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 11-0 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Springfield W, 12-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Edgewood L, 5-4 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. North Park W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Sewanee W, 5-1 2 1 0 1 .500 - - - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Greenville W, 4-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Cornell College W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 8-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 13-6 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Grinnell W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Grinnell L, 10-8 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 No. 21 Coe L, 4-1 2 1 0 1 .500 - - - - - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 No. 21 Central L, 8-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista W, 6-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Buena Vista L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Loras W, 10-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Luther L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Monmouth (Ill.) W, 16-8 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 3 Wartburg L, 5-0 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 3 Wartburg L, 9-8 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 6 at Dubuque L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 6 at Dubuque W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2022-23 23 54 9 13 - - - 4 5 5 - - .241 .328 .241
Total 23 54 9 13 - - - 4 5 5 - - .241 .328 .241

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2022-23 23 2 - - 13 0 - 9 26 0.35 61
Total 23 2 - - 13 0 - 9 26 0.35 61

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2022-23 23 17 15 0 2 .882 - - - - - -
Total 23 17 15 0 2 .882 - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 23 54 9 13 - - - 4 5 5 - - .241 .328 .241
Conference 7 21 2 4 - - - 2 - 2 - - .190 .190 .190
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 23 3 3 - - - 1 2 3 - - .130 .231 .130
Away 7 16 5 5 - - - 1 2 - - - .313 .389 .313
Neutral 8 15 1 5 - - - 2 1 2 - - .333 .412 .333
Result Wins 14 28 8 9 - - - 3 5 2 - - .321 .441 .321
Losses 9 26 1 4 - - - 1 - 3 - - .154 .185 .154
Month February 3 7 3 3 - - - 0 - - - - .429 .429 .429
March 10 18 2 5 - - - 2 4 2 - - .278 .435 .278
April 6 17 2 3 - - - 2 - 2 - - .176 .222 .176
May 4 12 2 2 - - - 0 1 1 - - .167 .231 .167

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 23 2 - - 13 0 - 9 26 0.35 61
Conference 7 - - - 4 0 - 4 10 0.40 21
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 8 1 - - 3 0 - 5 12 0.42 26
Away 7 - - - 5 0 - 3 7 0.43 18
Neutral 8 1 - - 5 0 - 1 7 0.14 17
Result Wins 14 1 - - 9 0 - 3 13 0.23 34
Losses 9 1 - - 4 0 - 6 13 0.46 27
Month February 3 - - - 3 0 - 2 2 1.00 7
March 10 1 - - 5 0 - 1 10 0.10 23
April 6 1 - - 3 0 - 3 8 0.38 18
May 4 - - - 2 0 - 3 6 0.50 13

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Month February 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
May 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 23 17 15 0 2 .882 - - - - - -
Conference 7 6 5 0 1 .833 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 5 4 0 1 .800 - - - - - -
Away 7 6 6 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Neutral 8 6 5 0 1 .833 - - - - - -
Result Wins 14 11 10 0 1 .909 - - - - - -
Losses 9 6 5 0 1 .833 - - - - - -
Month February 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
March 10 8 7 0 1 .875 - - - - - -
April 6 6 5 0 1 .833 - - - - - -
May 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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