#17 Paytn Monticelli Season 2026

PRIOR TO LSU
Played two seasons at Oklahoma (2024-2025) and her freshman year at Wisconsin (2023)…in two seasons at Oklahoma, she was 2-0 with a 2.58 ERA on 43 strikeouts and a .171 opposing batting average in 40.2 innings pitched…led Wisconsin as a freshman with 82 strikeouts, which is the ninth-most by a Wisconsin freshman…was 7-4 with a 2.71 ERA in 13 starts and 21 appearances…will enter the 2026 season with a 9-4 career record in the circle, a 2.67 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 16 starts and 55 appearances…won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the 2025 European Championships, where she had a 0.00 ERA, striking out 33 over 16.1 innings, holding opposing batters to a .073 average.

PERSONAL
Born April 8, 2004…Daughter of Adam and Lauren Monticelli…has a brother named Nathan…is a two-time Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year (2021-2022).