8 Raelyn Payne
Raelyn Payne
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lexington
  • Position:
    IF/OF
  • gp
    24
  • avg
    .493
  • hr
    4
  • rbi
    12
  • r
    27
  • sb
    5

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)

Sophmore (2020): Appeared in 10 games as the Red Devils' starting shortstop during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season ... Recorded a slash line of .379.500/.448 with 11 hits, seven RBIs, seven walks, two doudles and two stolen bases ... Posted an .896 fielding percentage ... Tallied three multi-hit performances ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a walk and a run scored in 21-0 rout over Holy Family on March 9 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, two walks and a walk in a 13-7 win over Medaille ... Stole two bases against Rhode Island College on March 10.

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
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0
  Overall Conf
Games 24 11
Plate appearances 88 41
At Bats 75 35
Runs 27 14
Hits 37 16
Doubles 11 4
Triples - -
Home Runs 4 2
Runs Batted In 12 3
Total bases 60 26
Walks 11 6
Hit by pitch 1 -
Strikeouts 7 4
Sacrifice Flies 1 -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 5 2
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .493 .457
On Base Percentage .557 .537
Slugging Percentage .800 .743
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 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 146 68
Put Outs 35 15
Assists 97 46
Errors 14 7
Fielding Percentage .904 .897
Double Plays 3 -
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 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 4 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 3 3 3 2 - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 3 1 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 1 0 0 - - - 0 2 - 1 -
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 4 1 2 - - 1 3 1 - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 1 2 1 1 - - 0 3 - - -
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 3 2 1 - - - 0 1 2 - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 3 0 1 1 - - 0 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 2 2 2 1 - - 0 1 - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 3 1 1 1 - - 0 - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 4 2 3 - - 1 1 - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 4 1 2 1 - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 4 1 3 1 - - 0 - - 1 -
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 3 1 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 3 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 3 1 0 - - - 0 1 1 1 -
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 4 2 3 - - 1 1 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 5 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 4 0 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 3 3 3 - - - 0 - - 1 -
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 3 1 1 1 - - 2 - 1 1 -
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 3 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - -
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 3 0 1 1 - - 0 - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 - - - 5 2 - - - - 4
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 3
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 - - - 5 1 - - 2 - 5
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 - - - 2 1 - - - - 4
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 - - - 1 0 - - - - 4
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 - - - 2 1 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 2
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 - - - 3 1 - - - - 3
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 - - - 2 1 - - 1 - 3
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 - - - 6 1 - - 1 - 4
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 - - - 3 1 - 1 - - 4
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 - - - 4 1 - - 1 - 4
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 - - - 2 0 - - 1 - 3
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 3
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 - - - 0 0 - 3 - - 4
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 - - - 6 1 - 1 - - 4
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 - - - 3 1 - - 2 - 5
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 - - - 2 0 - - 2 - 4
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 1 - - 3 0 - - - - 4
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 - - - 2 1 - - - - 3
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 - 1 - 4 1 - - 3 - 4
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 - - - 2 1 - 2 - - 3

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 9-7 8 1 7 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 14 at Rose-Hulman L, 11-4 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding W, 6-5 6 1 5 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Spalding L, 10-2 3 0 2 1 .667 - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding W, 8-2 6 2 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Spalding L, 10-7 4 1 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 27 Iowa Wesleyan W, 8-6 3 1 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 16-2 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Rockford L, 9-0 5 3 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 11-2 6 2 2 2 .667 - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 10-2 5 1 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster L, 6-4 8 2 5 1 .875 - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Webster W, 3-2 10 4 6 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 18 Webster W, 6-2 6 2 3 1 .833 - - - - - -
Apr 18 Webster L, 13-2 5 1 2 2 .600 - - - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 3-1 5 1 3 1 .800 - - - - - -
Apr 19 Fontbonne L, 14-6 4 1 2 1 .750 - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn L, 5-4 10 1 8 1 .900 - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Blackburn W, 8-1 8 1 7 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 5-3 9 1 8 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 30 Greenville L, 10-4 9 2 4 3 .667 - - - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 8-0 5 1 4 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
May 1 Blackburn W, 9-7 9 3 5 1 .889 - - - - - -
May 5 at Webster L, 4-0 8 3 5 0 1.000 1 - - - - -

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 24 75 27 37 11 - 4 12 11 7 5 - .493 .557 .800
Conference 11 35 14 16 4 - 2 3 6 4 2 - .457 .537 .743
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 29 10 14 2 - 1 6 2 4 4 - .483 .515 .655
Away 15 46 17 23 9 - 3 6 9 3 1 - .500 .582 .891
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 29 10 13 4 - 2 8 3 4 2 - .448 .485 .793
Losses 16 46 17 24 7 - 2 4 8 3 3 - .522 .600 .804
Month March 9 24 9 10 4 - 1 3 9 4 1 - .417 .576 .708
April 12 42 16 24 5 - 2 5 2 2 3 - .571 .600 .833
May 3 9 2 3 2 - 1 4 - 1 1 - .333 .300 .889

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 24 1 1 - 60 15 - 9 21 0.43 88
Conference 11 - - - 26 6 - 6 8 0.75 41
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 9 1 1 - 19 3 - 3 9 0.33 33
Away 15 - - - 41 12 - 6 12 0.50 55
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Result Wins 8 - 1 - 23 6 - 1 10 0.10 33
Losses 16 1 - - 37 9 - 8 11 0.73 55
Month March 9 - - - 17 5 - 2 8 0.25 33
April 12 1 - - 35 7 - 5 10 0.50 45
May 3 - 1 - 8 3 - 2 3 0.67 10

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 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral - - - - - - 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 -
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
May 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 24 146 35 97 14 .904 3 - - - - -
Conference 11 68 15 46 7 .897 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 55 13 33 9 .836 1 - - - - -
Away 15 91 22 64 5 .945 2 - - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 53 15 36 2 .962 1 - - - - -
Losses 16 93 20 61 12 .871 2 - - - - -
Month March 9 39 9 29 1 .974 1 - - - - -
April 12 85 19 54 12 .859 - - - - - -
May 3 22 7 14 1 .955 2 - - - - -

News Mentions

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Trio of Red Devils Receive First Team All-SLIAC Softball Honors

FULTON, Mo. – Eureka’s Raelyn Payne (Lexington, Ill./Lexington), Morgan Ledbetter (Hanna City, Ill./Elmwood) and Jordan Heinz...

May 7, 2021

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Red Devils’ Reign Ends Wednesday at Webster, 4-0

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May 5, 2021

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Red Devils Sweep Blackburn at Sweitzer Field

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team closed the regular season with its first shutout and sweep of the spring over Blackburn on Saturday at...

May 1, 2021

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Red Devils Come Up Short Against Greenville

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team came up short in a pair of St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contests against Greenville on an...

April 30, 2021

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Eureka Softball Nabs Road Split at Blackburn

CARLINVILLE, Ill. – The Eureka softball team picked up a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference split against Blackburn, closing the...

April 25, 2021

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Eureka Falls Twice Against Fontbonne

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team fell twice against Fontbonne on a cold, windy April afternoon at Sweitzer Field on Monday.

April 19, 2021

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Red Devils Earn Senior Day Split with Webster

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team earned a Senior Day split with Webster in non-conference action at Sweitzer Field on Sunday.

April 18, 2021

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Eureka Softball Seizes 3-2 Win at Webster in Extra Innings

EUREKA – The Eureka softball team held on for a 3-2 win in extra innings at Webster Wednesday evening, sealing a hard-earned road split with...

April 14, 2021

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Red Devils Lose Two at Westminster

FULTON, Mo. – The Eureka softball team dropped a pair of tough contests on the road against St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...

April 3, 2021

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Eureka Softball Drops Pair at Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Eureka softball team dropped a pair of games on the road against Rockford on Sunday.

March 28, 2021

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Eureka Wins Slugfest against Iowa Wesleyan, 8-6

EUREKA – After a nearly two-year wait, the Eureka softball team returned to Sweitzer Field and slugged their way to an 8-6 victory over Iowa...

March 27, 2021

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Eureka Softball Earns Second Road Split with Spalding

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka softball team earned a road split over Spalding for the second day in a row on Sunday.

March 21, 2021

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Eureka Softball Splits with Spalding on the Road

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka softball team opened a four-game weekend series at Spalding with a split against the Golden Eagles.

March 20, 2021

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Red Devils Drop Season-Opening Series at Rose-Hulman

EUREKA — The Eureka softball opened the 2021 spring season on the road with a doubleheader at Rose-Hulman on Sunday.

March 14, 2021

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Eureka Softball Tied for Second in SLIAC Preseason Poll

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Eureka softball team tied for the second-most votes in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason...

March 4, 2021