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Jersey Number 30
Ethan Payne
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- INF/OF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-2 / 210
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Germantown HS
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored:Â 3Â // vs. Illinois, 3/9/24
- Hits:Â 2Â // vs. Bowling Green, 3/3/24
- Doubles:Â 1 (4x) // last vs. Alabama A&M, 2/22/23
- Triples:Â N/A
- Home Runs: 1 // vs. Alabama A&M, 5/3/22
- Total Bases:Â 4Â // vs. Alabama A&M, 5/3/22
- RBI:Â 2 (2x)Â // last vs. Alabama A&M, 2/22/23
- Walks: 1 (12x) // last vs. Alabama A&M, 4/9/24
- Stolen Bases:Â N/A
- Hit By Pitch:Â 1 (3x) // at Eastern Kentucky, 4/11/23
- At-Bats:Â 3 (3x) // last vs. Bellarmine, 4/25/23
- Sac Bunts:Â 2 // at Clemson, 6/3/23
- Sac Flies:Â N/A
- Putouts:Â 4 (3x) // last at Clemson, 6/3/23
- Assists:Â 1 (9x) // last vs. Alabama A&M, 4/9/24
CAREER HONORS
- 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023Â Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022Â Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024
- Registered two runs during the midweek victory over Alabama A&M (4/9).
- Came across home a career-high three times during Tennessee's win over Illinois (3/9).
- Tallied three hits with two RBIs and a run during two games against Bowling Green (3/1-3).
- Scored his first run of the season during the win over ETSU (2/21/24).
2023
- Came on as a pinch runner at #4 Clemson in the regional and stayed in the game, dropping down two clutch sacrifice bunts and locking down first base in a 14-inning thriller
- Started at third base on Senior Day, drawing a walk in a win over Belmont (5/16)
- Singled and scored a run in midweek win over Bellarmine (4/25)
- Made his first-career start, getting the nod at third base in midweek win over Western Carolina (3/21)
- Recorded a pinch-hit single in win over Morehead State (3/10)
- Tallied a double, two RBIs and a run scored in a win over Alabama A&M (2/22)
- Doubled and drove in a run in his lone at-bat in midweek win over Alabama A&M (2/21)
- Made season debut as a pinch runner and went on to play first base in season opener vs. Arizona (2/17)
2022Â
- Hit first career home run, along with two RBI in win over Alabama A&M (5/3)
- Recorded a hit and one RBI in win against Rhode Island (3/11)
- Had his second double of year as a pinch hitter in win over Iona (2/26)
- Recorded first hit of the season with a double in win over UNC Asheville (2/23)
- Made season debut as a pinch runner and scored a run in season opener vs. Georgia Southern (2/18)
2021Â
- Played in 13 games, totaling five runs scored and two hits in limited action
- Entered the game as a pinch runner and scored a run in win over Vanderbilt (4/17)
- Made his SEC debut as a pinch runner, scoring a run in back-to-back games at Alabama (4/3 & 4/4)
- Had a pinch-hit single in win over Western Carolina (3/30)
- Made his Tennessee debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/23), recording a single and scoring a run
2020
- Did not see action
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year starter at Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee
- Top 500 rated player by Perfect Game and No. 26 rated player in the state of Tennessee
- Two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American
- Named the 2019 West 10 Media Male Athlete of the Year
- Named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal All-Metro second team as a senior in 2019
- Played in the Shelby County All-Star Game as a senior in 2019
- Earned second-team All-Metro honors from the Commercial Appeal as a junior in 2018Â
- Was the Shelby County Interscholastic Athletic Association (SCIAA) MVP as a sophomore in 2017 after helping lead Germantown to the SCIAA AAA Baseball Championship
- Finished his career with a .383 batting average and batted over .400 during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons
- Holds numerous Germantown High School records for the decade spanning 2010-2019, including: most runs scored (94), most hits (125), most triples (10), most RBI (62) and most walks (81)
- On the mound, he also holds the Germantown High single-season record for strikeouts in the 2010s with 61 in 2018
- Played for Team Tennessee in 2018
- Played travel ball for the Dulins Dodgers
- Three-time All-Tournament Team selection on the club ball circuit
- Helped lead eXposure 18U Prime to the 2019 Perfect Game 18U Peach State Championship
- Was also a standout on Germantown's football team, leading the program to a 23-2 record and a pair of Region 8-6A titles as the starting quarterback in 2017 and 2018
- Was a first-team All-Region selection at quarterback as a junior and senior after leading Germantown to two straight Region 8 Championships on the gridiron.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Ethan Cragar Hobson Payne
- Born on Sept. 27, 2000
- Currently pursuing a master's degree in recreation/sport management
- Earned his bachelor's degree in management from the Haslam College of Business in May 2023
- Son of Todd and Michelle Payne
- Has one sister: Mary Grace Payne
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