POTSDAM, N.Y. – SUNY Potsdam freshman center fielder Payton St. Clair (Brewerton, N.Y./Paul V. Moore) has earned first team All-State University of New York Athletic Conference softball honors for the 2026 season.

St. Clair was strong at the plate in her first collegiate season, recording a .398 batting average and .669 slugging percentage. She had 47 hits in 118 at-bats, including nine doubles, seven home runs and a triple. St. Clair drove in 24 runs across 40 games. She finished with a .437 on-base percentage, scoring 31 runs on the season. On the defensive end, St. Clair boasted a .951 fielding percentage with 93 putouts and four assists.

St. Clair led Potsdam in batting average, slugging percentage, runs scored, hits, RBI, doubles and home runs. She is first in program single-season slugging percentage, second in hits and home runs, third in runs scored and RBI, and fifth in batting average. The freshman was third in the SUNYAC in home runs and tied for fifth in hits.

The Bears ended the season with a 14-26 overall record and were 4-14 in SUNYAC play.