Roberson joins FGCU from East Coweta HS in Senoia, Ga. She has a .515 career batting average, 20 home runs, 195 hits for head coach Franklin Deloach. In her most recent season, she slashed .505/.546/.893 for an 1.439 OPS with 16 doubles, three triples, six homers and 43 RBI. A First Team All-State and First Team All-Region honoree, she broke the school single season batting average record with .602, the school single season OBP record with .618, and the school single season doubles record with 21. She plays club for coach Kerry Holcombe at EC Bullets Premier.

Academically, she is a member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club. Roberson has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked in the top 10% of her class.

The daughter of Marie and Lee Roberson, Payton has one sibling, Jaxson. Her dad, Lee, played baseball at Florida. Born on Oct. 29, she plans to major in biology at FGCU.