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Jersey Number 80
Peyton Hardenburger
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-7
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Wamego, Kan.
- High School:
- Wamego
CAREER HIGHS
- Innings Pitched: 3 vs. JMU (2/13)
- Strikeouts: 3 vs. Mercer (2/21)
- Batters Faced:
2026 - FRESHMAN
- Tossed one inning against Southern Illinois in relief and struck out three to give the staff 43 combined strikeouts over 24 innings (2/22)
- Closed out the fifth inning versus Mercer with three straight strikeouts to seal the run-rule victory (2/21)
- Started against James Madison during her Tennessee debut, tossing three frames and recording two strikeouts (2/13)
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- On3 No. 4 ranked player in the nation, No. 2 ranked pitcher in the 2025 class and No. 1 player from Kansas
- Holds a career record of 35-1 with 13 no-hitters and 652 strikeouts
- Won the 2023 and 2024 Kansas 4A State Championship
- Named the 2024 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year
- Named First Team All-State on three occasions
- Is a three-time 4A Kansas Pitcher of the Year
PERSONAL
- Why Tennessee: "The family atmosphere that Tennessee presented was unmatched. I fell in love with the culture, athletic and academic opportunities they have for their student-athletes. Some SEC schools l visited felt like football reigned over everyone. At Tennessee, it really felt like an everything school which l loved."
SB | Karen Weekly Postgame vs. App State & Penn State (2.27.26)
Friday, February 27
SB | Sage Mardjetko Postgame vs. App State & Penn State (2.27.26)
Friday, February 27
SB | Ella Dodge Postgame vs. App State & Penn State (2.27.26)
Friday, February 27
SB | Karen Weekly Press Conference (2.24.26)
Tuesday, February 24
