2022 Baseball Roster
Green, Payton
Auburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM
Thursday, May 29
Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Tuesday, June 11
Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Sunday, June 09
Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional
Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 8
Payton Green
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Sport Management
- High School (Last School):
- Pro5 Baseball Academy
Bio
2023 - Sophomore Season
2022 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Made 55 appearances with 54 starts – started 31 games at shortstop and 23 games at second base
- Batted .274 with 57 hits, 12 doubles, 10 homers, 45 RBI and 99 total bases
- Led the Wolfpack with nine stolen bases
- Ranked second on the team with 13 multi-RBI games and tied for second on the roster with 16 multi-hit games
- Tied for third on the team with a 10-game hitting streak and ranked third alone with a 19-game reached base streak
- Belted two homers and tallied a career-high 10 total bases in a win over Belmont on Feb. 25
- Hit a walk-off homer to complete a weekend sweep against NJIT, leading the Wolfpack to a 6-5 comeback victory on March 5
- Recorded a hit in 18 of his first 19 games of the season, logging multiple hits seven times during that stretch
2022 - Freshman Season
- Started all 57 games at third base or shortstop, the only freshman to do so on the team and one of three players to do so
- Batted .256 with 53 hits, including 12 doubles, two triples and seven homers
- Tallied 39 RBIs and 39 runs scored
- Had a two-homer day on March 19 at Florida State to drive in a career-high four RBIs – hit his first career homer then followed it up with another homer in his next at bat
- Turned in 12 multi-hit games, highlighted by a career-best 3-for-4 outing on April 15 vs. Boston College
- Also had 12 multi-RBI games, the second-most on the team
- Held a 19-game reached base streak from April 10-May 14, including an eight-game hit streak during that time frame
- Led the team with a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases
High School / Prep Career
- Attended Green Hope High School and Pro5 Baseball Academy
- Selected in the 15th round of the 2021 MLB Draft to the Boston Red Sox
- Rated the No. 2 shortstop in the state of North Carolina, and the eighth-overall prospect in the state
- All-conference honoree at Green Hope High School and Pro5 Academy
- 2020 South Atlantic Boarder Battle Invitee
- Led Green Hope High School to a pair of playoff appearances in 2018 and '19
- Helped Pro5 Academy to a NAA regular season championship in 2021
- Honor Roll student three of his four years in high school