| Kevin Payne |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Staten Island, NY
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 | High School: St. Peter's
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 | Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170
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 | Position: INF/RHP
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 | B/T: R/R
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2008 Sophomore Season
Played in 45 games, making 36 starts, splitting time between shortstop and third base ... Hit .215 (23-107), with seven runs, two doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and nine walks ... His solo home run against Monmouth (4/12) was the difference in 4-3 game-three win ... Laced his first career home run, a solo shot, at Winthrop (3/21) ... Singled and scored in game-two win over the Eagles (3/22) ... Went 3-6 with three RBI over the final two games at the Mount (4/26-4/27) ... Doubled home a run in 2-1 game-two win vs. Maine (3/29) ... Went 2-5 with a run and a RBI in game-three win at FDU (4/19) ... Was 2-2 with a double and a run in win over Iona (4/23) ... Recorded four hits over four games at CCSU (5/10-5/11) ... Hit a team-best .267 with runners in scoring position ... Had four multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game ... Also hurled 2.0 innings in one outing.
2007 Freshman Season
Played in 24 games, making 13 starts, hitting .163 (8-49), including .200 during NEC play, with four runs, three RBI, three walks and a double ... Also saw action in three games on the mound posting a 2.45 ERA with one strikeout in 3.2 innings ... His bases-clearing three-run double was the difference in 10-9 win over Florida International (3/4) ... Scored two runs and collected a hit and a walk in his collegiate debut in game one against the Golden Panthers (3/2) ... Ended the season with a three-game hitting streak, recording one in each of the final three games at Monmouth (5/19-5/20) ... Also had hits against CCSU (5/12), Lafayette (3/29), and at UMBC (3/11) ... Threw 2.0 innings to close out 11-1 win over Sacred Heart (5/4) ... Struck out one in a perfect inning of relief at Quinnipiac (4/22).
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at St. Peter's High School under the direction of John Eberlein ... Won three varsity letters and was named the Most Improved Player in 2005 ... Pitched a seven-inning perfect game as a freshman ... Played summer ball in the TWY Ford-Muche Men's Baseball League ... High School teammate of Andy Wells ... Is the son of current Seahawk head softball coach Glen Payne ... Has four siblings; Shannon (30), Kelly (29), Chris (26) and Glen Jr. (23) ... Shannon played softball at LIU where she was a three-time All-NEC selection and two-time NEC Tournament MVP ... Was an honor roll student ... Is undecided on a major at Wagner.
Year G/S AB R H RBI AVG. 2B 3B HR SB/A
2007 24/13 49 4 8 3 .163 1 0 0 0/0
2008 45/36 107 7 23 11 .215 2 0 2 0/0
Tot. 69/49 156 11 31 14 .199 3 0 2 0/0
Year G/S W-L SV IP H ER BB SO CG/SO ERA
2007 3/0 0-0 0 3.2 3 1 1 1 0/0 2.45
2008 1/0 0-0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0/0 4.50
Tot. 4/0 0-0 0 5.2 6 2 2 1 0/0 3.18