8 Raelyn Payne
Raelyn Payne
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lexington
  • Position:
    IF/OF
  • gp
    10
  • avg
    .379
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    7
  • r
    10
  • sb
    2

Bio

Honors & Awards

  • All-SLIAC Second Team (2019)

Career Notes

  • Holds the program record for most home runs hit by a freshman (7).
  • Ranks third in career batting average (.457)
  • Ranks ninth in career home runs (7)

Freshman (2019): Appeared in all 35 games as the Red Devils’ shortstop and leadoff hitter … Became the first Red Devil to receive SLIAC Newcomer of the Year award in EC’s 13-year membership in the league … Received First Team All-SLIAC honors … Recorded a .457/.496/.740 slash line with 58 hits, 43 runs, 32 RBIs, 15 double, 11 walks and seven home runs … Set the program record for home runs by a freshman and tied for seventh-most home runs in a single season (7) … Had the fourth-most hits in a single season in program history (58 ) … Tied for fourth-most doubles in a single season in program history (15) … Scored the fifth-most runs in a single season in program history … Had the sixth-highest slugging percentage in a single season in program history … Had the eighth-highest batting average in a single season in program history (.457) …  Posted a .451/.481/.718 slash line in 18 SLIAC games … Had 19-multi-hit games … Had three hits or more five times … Tallied four hits, homered and scored twice against Webster on April 14 … Went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double and four runs scored against Principia on April 26 … Had multiple extra-base hits four times … Homered in her first at-bat at home against Blackburn on March 23 … Homered in the bottom of the seventh-inning during Eureka’s 8-7 comeback win over Greenville on April 6 … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in EC’s 7-3, SLIAC title-clinching win over Spalding on April 28 … Batted .600 with six hits, four runs scored, two RBIs and two walks in the SLIAC Tournament … Delivered a hit in each of EC’s NCAA Tournament games against Wisconsin-Whitewater and Coe on May 10 and 11, respectively.

Lexington High School: Four-year varsity starter … HOIC Female Athlete of the Year in 2018 … Unanimous First Team All-HOIC as a senior and junior … Second Team All-HOIC as a sophomore … HOIC Honorable Mention as a freshman … All-HOIC in basketball and volleyball … Selected to the Pantagraph All-Star Softball Team in 2018 and Pantagraph All-Star Basketball Team in 2018… Four-year Honor Roll student … National Honor Society member … HOIC Academic All-Conference.

Personal: The daughter of Kevin and Cathy Payne, Raelyn was born in Bloomington, Illinois on May 22, 2000 … Has four siblings, Austin, Belle, Eric and Ethan … Majoring in elementary education.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7
  Overall Conf
Games 10 -
Plate appearances 38 0
At Bats 29 -
Runs 10 -
Hits 11 -
Doubles 2 -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 7 -
Total bases 13 0
Walks 7 -
Hit by pitch 1 -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies 1 -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 2 -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .379 -
On Base Percentage .500 -
Slugging Percentage .448 -
Appearances 0 -
Games started 0 -
Wins 0 -
Losses 0 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 48 0
Put Outs 18 -
Assists 25 -
Errors 5 -
Fielding Percentage .896 -
Double Plays 2 -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 3 0 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 3 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 2 2 1 - - - 1 1 - - -
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 3 1 2 1 - - 1 2 - - -
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 3 0 1 - - - 0 1 - 2 -
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 3 2 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 3 2 1 - - - 2 1 - - -
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 3 2 2 1 - - 2 1 - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 - 1 - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - 5
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 3
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - 3 - 3
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 1 - - 1 0 - - 2 - 5
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 - - - 3 1 - 1 - - 4
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 8 vs. Centenary (N.J.) W, 6-0 12 5 7 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Penn St.-Schuylkill W, 3-1 4 1 2 1 .750 - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. St. Joseph (Conn.) W, 7-3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Holy Family (Wis.) W, 21-0 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Lycoming W, 5-0 6 2 3 1 .833 1 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Rhode Island Col. L, 2-0 5 2 2 1 .800 - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wells W, 11-3 3 0 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Immaculata L, 2-1 4 2 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Dean W, 16-9 4 1 2 1 .750 - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Medaille W, 13-7 7 2 4 1 .857 - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Rose-Hulman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Greenville   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 vs. Illinois Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Lincoln (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 MacMurray   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Blackburn   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Webster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Fontbonne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Principia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Iowa Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Knox   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Spalding   - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2018-19 35 127 43 58 15 - 7 32 11 5 3 - .457 .496 .740
2019-20 10 29 10 11 2 - - 7 7 - 2 - .379 .500 .448
2020-21 24 75 27 37 11 - 4 12 11 7 5 - .493 .557 .800
2021-22 36 109 54 59 21 2 3 28 20 3 45 2 .541 .610 .853
Total 105 340 134 165 49 2 14 79 49 15 55 2 .485 .548 .765

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2018-19 35 1 2 2 94 22 - 29 31 0.94 143
2019-20 10 1 1 - 13 2 - 5 13 0.38 38
2020-21 24 1 1 - 60 15 - 9 21 0.43 88
2021-22 36 4 3 - 93 26 - 13 30 0.43 136
Total 105 7 7 2 260 65 - 56 95 0.59 405

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2019-20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2021-22 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2018-19 35 174 66 89 19 .891 7 - - - - -
2019-20 10 48 18 25 5 .896 2 - - - - -
2020-21 24 146 35 97 14 .904 3 - - - - -
2021-22 36 207 87 103 17 .918 7 - - - - -
Total 105 575 206 314 55 .904 19 - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 10 29 10 11 2 - - 7 7 - 2 - .379 .500 .448
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 10 29 10 11 2 - - 7 7 - 2 - .379 .500 .448
Result Wins 8 23 10 10 2 - - 7 6 - - - .435 .548 .522
Losses 2 6 0 1 - - - 0 1 - 2 - .167 .286 .167
Month March 10 29 10 11 2 - - 7 7 - 2 - .379 .500 .448

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 10 1 1 - 13 2 - 5 13 0.38 38
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 10 1 1 - 13 2 - 5 13 0.38 38
Result Wins 8 1 1 - 12 2 - 4 10 0.40 31
Losses 2 - - - 1 0 - 1 3 0.33 7
Month March 10 1 1 - 13 2 - 5 13 0.38 38

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Month March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 10 48 18 25 5 .896 2 - - - - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 10 48 18 25 5 .896 2 - - - - -
Result Wins 8 39 14 21 4 .897 2 - - - - -
Losses 2 9 4 4 1 .889 - - - - - -
Month March 10 48 18 25 5 .896 2 - - - - -

News Mentions

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Eureka Sweeps on Last Day in Myrtle Beach

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March 12, 2020

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EC Softball Goes 1-1 at Myrtle Beach

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March 11, 2020

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Rhode Island College Hands Red Devils First Loss, 2-0

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March 10, 2020

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Eureka Outscores Opponents 26-0 on Day 2

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Eureka softball team improved to 5-0 on the season without giving up a run in a doubleheader sweep at the Fastpitch...

March 9, 2020

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Eureka Outscores Opponents 26-0 on Day 2

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Eureka softball team improved to 5-0 on the season without giving up a run in a doubleheader sweep at the Fastpitch...

March 9, 2020

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EC Softball Goes 3-0 at Myrtle Beach on Day 1

MYRTLE BEACH –  The Eureka softball team is off to a 3-0 start to the season after sweeping the first day of the Fastpitch Spring...

March 8, 2020

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EC Softball Goes 3-0 at Myrtle Beach on Day 1

MYRTLE BEACH –  The Eureka softball team is off to a 3-0 start to the season after sweeping the first day of the Fastpitch Spring...

March 8, 2020

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Busy Break Awaits EC Softball in Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. —Ten games in five days. That’s how the season begins for the 2020 Eureka softball team in Myrtle Beach

March 6, 2020