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Peyton Pusey

Center fielder
RED LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
BEAR, DELAWARE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

.550

Batting Average

5

Home Runs

20

RBI

27

Runs Scored
“Peyton Pusey is the real deal. She’s great on both sides of the ball. She can hit quality pitching, she runs the bases well and, defensively, she’s a huge threat—she makes great reads on the ball and has a really strong arm to make runners think twice about going.”
Nina Marcano
Head Coach head coach at Middletown High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior center fielder led the Lions (13-4) to the second round of the state tournament this past season. Pusey batted .550 with five home runs, 20 RBI, 27 runs scored and 16 stolen bases. The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association Player of the Year, she is a two-time First Team All-State honoree and was selected to play in the Blue-Gold All-Star Game.

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Academic Achievement

Pusey has maintained a weighted 4.56 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at Marist College this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented artist, Pusey has served as leader of her school’s senior fundraising and special events committees, and has volunteered locally on behalf of her church.