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25 Peyton Pepkowski

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lake Central
  • Hometown Schererville, Ind.

Biography

+ Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year (2024)
+ Atlantic 10 First Team (2024)
+ Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2024)
+ NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Third Team (2024)
+ CSC Academic All-District (2024, 2025)
+ All-A10 Second Team (2023)
+ A-10 Pitcher of the Week (April 7, 2025; March 31, 2025; May 6, 2024; April 22, 2024; April 15, 2024; April 8, 2024; March 8, 2023)

2025:
Made 28 starts in 41 games inside the circle...Recorded 14 complete games, five shutouts and a career high three saves...Through 180.2 innings pitched, accumulated a 4.42 ERA...Retired 152 batters in 2025 and marked 600 career strikeouts in Loyola’s home opener against St. Joseph’s (3/22), becoming just the second Rambler in program history to surpass the milestone...Struck out a season high 11 batters at St. Bonaventure (4/5)...Named A-10 Pitcher of the Week two times (3/31, 4/7)...Earned CSC Academic All-District.  

2024: Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year... Atlantic 10 First Team... Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team... NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Third Team... CSC Academic All-District... four-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week... made 34 appearances, 29 starts, and 17 complete games in the circle... posted a 2.97 ERA with a 16-12 record... tallied seven shutouts and a save over 191 innings pitched... struck out 198 batters... held opponents to .198 at the plate... struck out at least 10 batters in five games this season... retired a single-season high 17 batters vs. St. Bonaventure (April 13)... retired 11 vs. South Florida (Feb. 23)... struck out 10 against Illinois State (March 2), George Mason (March 23), and Fordham (May 4).

2023: Started 26 games in the circle making 32 total appearances... finished the season 16-12 with a 2.43 ERA and 19 complete games... recorded five shutouts and 180 strikeouts over 178.1 innings of work... ranked third in the A10 in strikeouts (180) and 16 wins, ranked fourth in ERA (2.43) and opponent batting average (.215), and ranked fifth in innings pitched (178.1)... tossed a no-hitter vs. Butler (March 5) helping collected A10 Pitcher of the Week honors... helped secure the No. 2 seed in the A10 tournament with two straight wins and a 2-0 shutout against Dayton in the final weekend of regular season... recorded four games with double-figure strikeouts... struck out 12 vs. St. Bonaventure (April 1)... retired 10 vs. Rhode Island (April 22)... tallied a career-high 13 strikeouts at Fordham (April 30)... added another 11 strikeouts vs. Dayton (May 6)... earned first win of the season at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 11)... first shutout of the year came against UIW (Feb. 17) with another eight strikeouts...  after retiring seven batters and allowing just three hits... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

2022: Turned in one of the best freshman seasons by a Loyola pitcher in a decade … Earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference recognition after compiling a 12-14 overall record, with 166 strikeouts in 164.2 innings of work, to go with a 2.81 ERA … Her 166 strikeouts were the most by a Loyola true freshman since 2011 and rank as the eighth-highest, single-season total in Loyola history … Led the team in nearly every statistical category, including complete games (15) and shutouts (4) … Earned her first career victory when she allowed just one run and scattered three hits in 5.1 innings versus Mercer (Feb. 12) … Dominated Bucknell (Feb. 25), tossing a two-hit shutout, while striking out 10 … Blanked North Dakota (March 5), fanning nine, while yielding five hits, in a complete-game effort … Permitted only two hits and did not give up an earned run in a 4-3 victory at Murray State (March 10) … Tossed back-to-back complete-game shutouts in victories over Bradley (March 19 and 20), which earned her MVC Pitcher of the Week designation (March 22) … Struck out 11 versus Evansville (April 3) … Picked up the win against Illinois State (April 16) when she struck out eight and allowed two earned runs in a 4-2 decision … Was a workhorse in a victory over Missouri State (April 23), hurling 9.0 innings and allowing only one earned run, while punching out 13 … Struck out 10, her fourth double-digit strikeout performance of the year in an 8-5 win versus Drake (April 30) … In two starts at the MVC Championship, struck out 14 and allowed only one earned run in 12.0 innings to earn all-tournament team honors … Struck out eight and did not issue a walk in a first-round victory over Evansville (May 11) at the MVC Championship … Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete selection.
 
High School: Winner of the prestigious Indiana Miss Softball award in 2021after leading Lake Central to the Class 4A state championship game … Recorded a 22-1 record with a 0.45 earned-run average and 224 strikeouts and only six walks in 139 innings pitched in 2021 … Hurled two no-hitters and a perfect game during her senior season … Was named to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) All-Star Team in 2021 … As a sophomore, compiled a 0.96 ERA with 129 strikeouts against only seven walks in 65.1 innings … Led the Duneland Athletic Conference in strikeouts as a sophomore in 2019 and was an all-area selection … Member of the National Honor Society.

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Historical Player Information

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    2022Freshman

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  • 25

    2023Sophomore

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    5'7"
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  • 25

    2024Junior

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    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2025Senior

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    5'7"
    25