The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Mark Payton
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Illinois
- High School:
- St. Rita
2014
Had his record 101 consecutive game reached-base streak, which lead the nation and is the longest streak ever in Big 12 history, came to an end June 14 against UC Irvine ... reached base in all four games in Omaha after his streak ended ... named first team All-Big 12 for the second year in a row ... is the Big 12 active career leader in total bases (385), walks (148), triples (19), doubles (50), RBI (122) and on-base percentage (.425) ... ranks second among active players in the Big 12 in career runs (137) ... is fifth all time in Big 12 history for walks (148) and second in triples (19) ... was 4-for-7 with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI and two walks in the Austin Super Regional against Houston (June 6-7) ... on June 6 against Houston, went 3-for-5 with two RBI and hit his second home run of the season ... earned Co-Most Outstanding Player Honors in the Houston Regional (May 30-June 2), where he went 4-for-13 with two doubles, four runs scored, a run driven in, five walks and four stolen bases ... went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a stolen base and two runs scored against Rice May 31 ... was 6-for-14 in the Big 12 Tournament (May 21-24) with two doubles, five RBI, a steal and four walks ... had a 2-for-4 day at the plate against West Virginia May 4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a walk ... went 3-for-9 with a double, two steals, an RBI and four walks in the season series against Oklahomaq State (April 25-27) ... had yet another game winning hit on April 22 against UTPA when he knocked in Brooks Marlow on a single to center in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving the Horns a 5-4 lead ... drew a career game high four walks against UT Arlington on April 15 ... had three doubles, a run scored and an RBI against Oklahoma on April 13 ... with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning against Baylor on April 4, delivered a walk-off three RBI double to give Texas the 5-4 win ... against Texas Tech on March 28 went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored and a walk ... was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI sac fly against Texas State on March 25 ... had a 2-for-4 day at the plate in the second game of a doubleheader against Columbia March 22 with a double and two RBI ... went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, a run scored, and two walks against Dallas Baptist on March 18 ... was 4-for-9 with a double, run scored, stolen base, walk and an RBI in the series against Kansas (March 14-16) ... went 4-for-12 against Hawai'i (March 7-9) with a triple, three runs scored, two RBI, two steals and four walks ... was 8-for-10 with a triple, four RBI, two runs scored, and five walks in the series against Stanford (Feb. 21-23) ... went 4-for-5 with a triple, three RBI,and a run scored against Stanford on February 21 ... was 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, and two runs scored against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on February 18 ... started a two-out rally that led to a five-run inning with a single in the fifth ... earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career for his play in the opening series at Cal (Feb. 14-16), where he went 9-for-17 with one double, one triple, one home run, three runs, and four RBI ... the home run in the second game of a doubleheader on February 15 was his first since May 12, 2012.
2013
A unanimous first team All-Big 12 selection ... started 50 games while batting .393 with an on base percentage of .483 and a slugging percentage of .545 ... his .393 average ranked 12th nationally and is the highest mark by a Longhorn since Dustin Majewski hit .401 in 2002 ... he’s one of just two Longhorns to hit .390 or better in a season in the last 25 years (also Majewski) ... led the Longhorns in hits (70), doubles (11), triples (8), RBIs (29), walks (28), and total bases (97) ... had a team-high 20 games with mulitple hits ... had a 16-game hit streak from March 5-March 30, during which he recorded 25 total hits ... ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak from April 28-May 17, during which he had 14 hits ... first game of the season against Sacramento State on February 15 went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a double ... on February 24 he went 3-for-3 against Nebraska with one RBI, one run and a double as Texas won 2-0 ... followed that performance with a 3-for-4 outing against Sam Houston State on February 26 as he recorded one RBI and a triple ... versus Texas State on April 9 went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI, three runs, one double and a walk ... against West Virginia on April 20 he went 3-for-4 with one RBI, three runs, a walk, a double and a triple.
2012
Started 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 RBIs 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 for a season-high four RBIs 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 game at Missouri on May 6 with a solo homer ... on May 1 against Prairie View A&M, 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), 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
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, scored twice and went 2-for-4 at the plate ... had 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 scored 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 ... named Preseason Louisville All-American his senior year ... named Chicago Catholic League All-Conference, all-area, and all-state as a junior and a senior ... batted .440 his senior year, logging 59 runs, 51 hits, 47 RBI’s, 12 doubles, two triples and ten home runs ... tabbed Illinois Player of the Year his junior year and received the Tony Cawless Award as a senior ... played in the Illinois Sparks summer league ... garnered the Chicago Catholic League All Conference title as a sophomore... drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft ... selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2013 Draft.
PERSONAL
Son of David and Susan ... has two younger brothers, Troy and Jack ... father played baseball for the University of Illinois ... favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Blackhawks ... favorite athletes are Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Jonathan Toews ... favorite movies are Miracle and Bull Durham ... favorite television show is Blue Mountain State ... selected in the 16th round (471 overall) of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians ... majoring in applied learning and development with coaching specialization.
