| Mark Payton |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois
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| High School:
St. Rita
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| Height / Weight:
5-8 / 180
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| Position:
Outfield
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| Bats/Throws:
Left/Left
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2012
He started in every game, mostly as the right fielder (50 of 52 games) ... second on the team with a .322 (67-for-208) batting average ... scored 40 runs with 13 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 29 RBI and eight stolen bases ... did not record an error in 91 chances ... earned All-Big 12 second team honors ... registered three or more hits in a game seven times ... went 3-for-3 on May 19 against Baylor with a run and one RBI ... hit a grand slam as part of a season-high four RBI on May 12 in the second game of a doubleheader against Texas Southern ... the grand slam capped a stretch of three straight games with a home run ... had a 2-for-5 games at Missouri on May 6 with a solo homer ... on May 1 against Prairie View A&M, he went 3-for-5 ... tallied three hits in a 3-for-4 game on April 27 at Texas A&M with a double and two RBI ... posted two doubles with one RBI on April 13 against Oklahoma State ... scored three runs in a 2-for-4 game on April 10 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... finished the Texas Tech series on April 7 with three RBI and a double ... tallied three hits (3-for-5) with three runs scored, one double and two RBI on March 30 against California ... during the Oklahoma series (March 16-18), he batted .529 (9-for-17) with five runs and three RBI ... went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run on March 18 at Oklahoma ... posted a season-high four hits in a 4-for-7 game on March 16 at Oklahoma ... tallied two doubles in a 3-for-4 performance on Feb. 18 against Duke with two RBI.
2011
He played and started in all 65 games in his freshman season, batting .263 (63-for-240) with 63 hits, 11 doubles, two triples, 25 RBI and six stolen bases ... batted .250 with 13 runs, 25 hits and eight RBI in Big 12 play ... named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team ... connected for two hits in each of the last three games of the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Texas State (June 5) and Kent State (June 5 and 6) ... went 2-for-2 with one RBI against Princeton on June 3 in NCAA Austin Regional action ... had a 2-for-4 game with two runs and one RBI in the Big 12 Tournament against Oklahoma State (May 27) ... went 5-for-13 with two RBI in the series against Texas A&M (May 19-22) ... went 2-for-3 with one run in the night cap of a doubleheader against Texas Southern (May 15) ... recorded a 3-for-6 day with three runs and two RBI on May 7 against Nebraska ... on April 22 against Kansas, he scored twice and went 2-for-4 at the plate ... tallied three hits in a 3-for-4 day with two runs and one RBI on April 19 against UTPA ... logged four stolen bases in two games against Baylor (April 8 and 9) ... went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in the series finale on March 27 against Oklahoma State ... registered one RBI in a 2-for-3 performance on March 23 against Houston Baptist ... went 2-for-6 with a run in the series finale against Kansas State (March 20) ... had a 2-for-4 game with a run against Texas State (March 15) ... produced a triple, a run scored and one RBI on March 4 against Stanford ... recorded a 2-for-4 game with a run in the series finale against Hawai'i (Feb. 25) ... went 2-for-4 with one RBI on Feb. 25 at Hawai'i ... hit .400 (6-for-15) with four doubles, five runs and four RBI in his first collegiate series against Maryland (Feb. 18-20) ... scored two runs along with his first hit in his first collegiate game on Feb. 18 against Maryland ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in the 2010 fall semester.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letter winner as an outfielder for Coach Mike Zunica at St. Rita High School in Orland, Illinois ... garnered the Chicago Catholic League All Conference title as a sophomore, was named Chicago Catholic League All-Conference, all-area, and all-state as a junior and a senior ... tabbed Illinois Player of the Year his junior year and received the Tony Cawless Award as a senior ... named Preseason Louisville All-American his senior year ... batted .440 his senior year, logging 59 runs, 51 hits, 47 RBI's, 12 doubles, two triples and ten home runs ... played in the Illinois Sparks summer league under Coach David Payton ... drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft.
PERSONAL
Born on December 7, 1991 ... son of David and Susan ... has two younger brothers, Troy and Jack ... father played baseball for the University of Illinois ... majoring in applied learning and development with coaching specialization.
