Career Honors & Awards
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
- Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion (2020)
- Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019)
Junior Season (2021)
- Made five starts on the season, starting five of the final eight games at first base
- Was slowed early in the season following offseason surgery
- Appeared as a pinch hitter in game four against Wisconsin
- Led Nebraska with a .333 average (3-for-9) in the Iowa series
- Had a hit in all three games she was in the starting batting order
- Scored a run in game two of the Iowa series
- Had a single and a walk in game three of the series
- Earned her fifth start at first base in game two of the Northwestern series
Sophomore Season (2020)
- Season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic
- Appeared in 18 games making 17 starts at first base and one start as the designated player
- Recorded one run, six hits, one double, one home run and six RBIs
- Made her first career start at first base in the season opener against NM State
- Had one hit and two RBIs against the Aggies
- Hit an RBI single in NU's first win of the season against UTEP
- Went 1-for-3 with one run and three RBIs against Bradley
- Hit her first career home run against Bradley
- Had one hit and drew one walk in game one against Georgia Tech at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
- Recorded one hit in game two against the Yellow Jackets
- Had one hit and drew a walk against Cal at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
Freshman Season (2019)
- Made six appearances, including one start as the designated player
- Scored one run and had one hit
- Made her first appearance as a Husker against PItt in the final game of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge as a pinch hitter
- Made her first-career start as the designated player in the series finale against Wichita State
- Recorded her first-career hit in game two against Illinois, appearing as a pinch hitter
- Drew her first-career walk and scored her first-career run in game two against No. 18 Minnesota, appearing as a pinch hitter
Redshirt Season (2018)
- Redshirted during the 2018 season
- Missed the year after suffering an injury
Before Nebraska (Millard South HS)
- Capped her high school career with a dominant senior season for Millard South, helping the Patriots to the 2016 Class A state title, her third state title in four seasons
- Posted a .420 career batting average with 32 doubles and 16 home runs
- Was a first-team Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska honoree and first-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State selection as a senior
- Posted a career year, setting school records with a .598 batting average and 17 doubles
- Added eight home runs, 31 runs and 36 RBIs with a .636 on-base percentage
- Spent the end of the season as the Patriots’ starting catcher, a position she had never played before after previously serving as Millard South’s starting first baseman
- Hit above .350 as both a sophomore (.353) and freshman (.371)
- Earned Class A honorable-mention all-state accolades from the Omaha World-Herald as a freshman after batting .371 with five doubles, two homers and 19 RBIs
- In travel ball, contributed to Nebraska Gold’s 2015 ASA Gold 16-and-Under National Championship
- Hit .400 with three doubles at the tournament while helping the Gold win the first national championship in state history
Personal
- Majoring in advertising and public relations (bachelor's degree from Nebraska, December 2021)
- Born on June 21, 1999
- Daughter of Scott and Teri Huscroft
- Has two brothers, Jake and Jered
- Has one twin sister, Paige, who is 21 minutes younger
- Favorite activity is talking
- Favorite food is Jambalaya
Coach Revelle on Payton:
“Payton is a winner who continues to improve herself and her game. She is a high energy player who makes everyone else around her better. A leader and a friend to all, we are thrilled that Payton is a Nebraska Cornhusker."