Garrett Payne

Height:
6-8
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlottesville, VA
High School:
Miller School of Albemarle
Prev School:
N.C. State

Prior to Tulane: At North Carolina State from 2020-24 for Elliot Avent…Totaled three wins, appeared in 33 games with six starts in 60 innings pitched with 62 strikeouts…In 2024, as a redshirt junior, appeared in six games and 3.2 innings and recorded four strikeouts…Missed the 2023 season due to injury…Appeared in 20 games with five starts, totaled three wins in 42.2 innings pitched and recorded 43 strikeouts in 2022 as a sophomore…As a freshman appeared in seven games and threw 13.2 innings with 15 strikeouts in 2021…His start came against Vanderbilt in the College World Series where he threw five innings while surrendering just one earned run and two hits…Played at Miller School of Albemarle for Billy Wagner…He aided the program to the 2019 State Championship…Was First Team All-State as a junior…An East Coast Pro Showcase Invitee in 2019…Was the founder of his high school’s men’s volleyball club…Also played basketball in high school for Darren Maynard and Danny Manuel...Aided the team to the state semifinals as a freshman and the state finals as a sophomore and a junior…Son of Jamie and Keith Payne…His father played club volleyball at Virginia (1997-98)…His mother played volleyball, basketball and softball at St. Martin’s (1992-95)…Intends to pursue his master’s degree in paralegal studies at Tulane.