Peyton St. George

Personal: St. George's father, John, played basketball at Christopher Newport University and worked as a college basketball referee for 12 years. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, and has a chocolate labrador named Macey. St. George lists Duke softball coach Marissa Young as a person who has made a difference in her life. She was involved in painting and fishing with her dad growing up and enjoys painting shoes, running, and pickleball.

2023 AUX Season: St. George secured a 10th place finish, accumulating 972 leaderboard points. She earned 730 win points and 122 stat points. St. George was one of only six players in the league to earn 100 or more MVP points. She received two MVP 1 commendations. In Series Two, St. George joined pitcher Rachel Garcia as the only players in the league to score 500 or more points in a series. She accumulated 560 points. She made six appearances in the circle, with two starts. She had a record of 3-1 and a 4.33 earned run average. St. George’s standout performance came on June 21 against Team Taylor, where she threw a complete game and allowed two earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts in Team Leach's 3-2 victory. She also earned a win on June 18 against Team Taylor, allowing one run on one hit over 4.1 innings with five strikeouts. St. George collected her first win of the season in relief against Team Zerkle on June 15, throwing 1.2 no-hit innings.

2022 Championship Season: St. George had an impressive 2022 Championship Season, accumulating 1,126 points in her first professional season, including 920 win points. She made 11 appearances in the circle, with three starts, and earned a 2-2 record with a save over 26.1 innings. St. George ranked sixth in the league with 22 strikeouts, including four in her professional debut against Team Eberle. She also threw a season-high 4.2 innings in her professional debut against Team Eberle on July 29, with four strikeouts. St. George posted four strikeouts over 4.0 innings in her Aug. 20 start against Team Mulipola. She did not allow a run over her final three appearances. St. George was one of 13 players selected in the 2022 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft. 

At Duke: St. George had a successful college career, earning five letters at Duke and making a school-record 152 appearances in the circle from 2018-22. She posted a 2.14 career earned run average with 641 strikeouts over 566.0 innings, the most by any Duke pitcher in program history. St. George finished her college career with a 66-25 record, along with a program-best 13 saves. She also owns Duke career records for games started, innings pitched, wins, saves, strikeouts, shutouts, and complete games. St. George was a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer who earned First Team recognition in 2021 and 2022. She was a Third-Team NFCA All-America selection as a graduate student after leading the Blue Devils to their first NCAA Super Regional appearance in program history. St. George authored a 2.07 earned run average in 155.2 innings during the 2022 campaign while setting a Duke single-season record with 22 victories. She also set a Duke single-game record with 15 strikeouts against NC State on March 11, 2022. St. George led the Blue Devils to their first ACC title as a senior while compiling an 18-8 record with 13 complete games and a school-record five saves. She put together a 10-2 record during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign with 66 strikeouts and six complete game efforts. St. George was a Second-Team All-ACC selection during her sophomore campaign after recording eight wins and two saves in 30 appearances. She was also a member of the 2018 ACC All-Freshman Team, joining Rachel Crabtree as the first Duke players to earn the award. St. George ranked fifth in the ACC as a freshman with a 1.79 earned run average.