The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Peyton Powell
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Robinson, Texas
- High School:
- Robinson
- Major:
- Communication & Leadership
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023)
Named second team All-Big 12 after an outstanding junior season in 2023…took over the starting third base job on March 3 at Cal State Fullerton and never relinquished the position…led the team in hitting with a .339 batting average…finished with 16 doubles, 10 home runs, 46 RBI and 52 runs scored…led the team with 27 multiple-hit games and finished with 12 multiple-RBI games…went 2-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regional at Stanford (6/12)…had four total hits in the three games of the NCAA Stanford Super Regional…went 1-for-5 with two RBI in the NCAA Regional Final against Miami (6/4)…had a huge weekend against West Virginia with two hits in each game with four RBI and five runs scored…went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in win at Texas A&M (3/28)…had a huge game to complete the sweep of Texas Tech (3/26), going 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBI…hit first home run of the season at Cal State Fullerton (3/3).
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in six games with one start at designated hitter…batted .250 with two hits…went 1-for-1 off the bench against Citadel (3/16)…went 1-for-1 as a pinch-hitter against South Carolina (3/13).
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in nine games, with two starts at designated hitter…batted .273 with a homer and two RBI…hit a solo homer in his first start of the season, against South Carolina (3/13)…had a pinch-hit RBI single in the NCAA Super Regional win over South Florida (6/13).
AS A FRESHMAN (2020)
Played in six games with three starts at designated hitter...batted .364 with two RBI and five runs scored...all four of his hits went for extra bases with three doubles and a home run...went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, one RBI and two runs scored off the bench against Cal State Fullerton on March 8...first career hit was a double in his first career start against Boise State on Feb. 22.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered and started in every season at Robinson High School under head coach Bryan Kent…named defensive MVP following both his junior and senior seasons…TSWA all-state catcher…first team all-district and THBCA All-Star…batted .495 and fielded .996 as a senior…was selected to both the Texas Scouts Association Game and the Texas Rangers Area Code team…named a first team catcher as a sophomore and newcomer of the year as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Son of Wendell and Suzy Seitzler.
