Jacksonville State University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Played five years at Decatur Heritage High School in Decatur, Ala., under head coaches Gary Voss and Heather Sparkman…a three-time all-state performer for the Eagles, claiming Class 1A Player of the Year honors in the State of Alabama as a junior in 2013…was all-region five times…in her junior year, was named to the MaxPreps Small School All-American Team after hitting .518 with 15 homers, 56 RBI, 16 doubles, six triples and 21 stolen bases and posting a 19-8 record with 189 strikeouts in 177 innings in the circle…was named to the Decatur Daily’s All-Area Team in each of her five seasons…hit over .500 for her career at Decatur Heritage…also played basketball and volleyball.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Peyton Farris Barthel…born on Nov. 12, 1995, in Decatur, Ala…the daughter of Don and Mary Allen Barthel…has an older brother, Clint, and an older sister, Mary Kate…plans to major in secondary math education at JSU.