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2024 Baseball Roster

9 Payton Graben

  • Position First Base/Left Handed Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • Bat/Throw L/L
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Munford, Ala.
  • High School Munford
  • Previous School Talladega Col. (Ala.)

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society (2023)
  • Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • University of West Alabama Scholar-Athlete (2024)
  • University of West Alabama Dean’s List
    • 2022-23 (Fall & Spring)

Collegiate Career Numbers (After 2024 Season):
  • Games Played – 36
  • Games Started – 3
  • Innings Pitched – 39.2
  • Wins – 1
  • Saves – 1
  • Hits Allowed – 70
  • Runs Allowed – 62
  • Earned Runs – 48
  • Walks – 28
  • Strikeouts – 35
  • Assists – 2
  • Putouts – 49

UWA Career Numbers (After 2024 Season):
  • Games Played – 24
  • Games Started – 1
  • Innings Pitched – 22.1
  • Wins – 1
  • Saves – 1
  • Hits Allowed – 36
  • Runs Allowed – 32
  • Earned Runs – 22
  • Walks – 13
  • Strikeouts – 18
  • Assists – 3
  • Putouts – 11

Collegiate Game Career Highs (After 2024 Season):
  • Innings Pitched – 2.2 vs. William Carey (4/24/21) | Talladega College
  • Strikeouts – 3 vs. William Carey (4/24/21) | Talladega College
  • Walks (Low) – 0 vs. Spring Hill (4/23/24)
  • Hits (Low) – 0 vs. Spring Hill (4/23/24)

UWA Game Career Highs (After 2024 Season):
  • Innings Pitched – 1.2 at William Carey (3/26/24)
  • Strikeouts – 2 at Montevallo (4/16/24)
  • Walks (Low) – 0 vs. Spring Hill (4/23/24)
  • Hits (Low) – 0 vs. Spring Hill (4/23/24)

2024: GSC Honor Roll … UWA Scholar-Athlete … Made 16 appearances on the mound in relief … Posted a 1-0 record in 13.2innings pitched … Recorded one save … Allowed 16 runs, eight earned, posting a 5.27 ERA … Allowed 20 hits against 57 batters faced, a .351 batting average against … Had 11 strikeouts with eight walks … Had two assists … 
 
2023: Chi Alpha Sigma … GSC Honor Roll … UWA Dean’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters … Made seven appearances on the mound in relief … Posted a 0-0 record in 8.1 innings pitched … Allowed 10 runs, eight earned, posting a 8.64 ERA … Allowed 12 hits against 43 batters faced, a .343 batting average against … Had seven strikeouts with four walks … Had three at bats at the plate … Scored one run … Had one hit by pitch … Had seven putouts … Had one assist … Had a 1.000 fielding percentage …
 
2022: GSC Honor Roll … Made one appearance on the mound with one start … Posted a 0-1 record in 0.1 innings pitched … Allowed six runs, six earned … Allowed four hits against seven batters faced … Had one walk … Had one at bat at the plate … Had one walk … Had four putouts … 
 
2021 (Talladega College): Made seven appearances on the mound in relief … Posted a 0-0 record in 10.1 innings pitched … Allowed 17 runs, 14 earned … Allowed 20 hits against 54 batters faced, a .370 batting average against … Had 13 strikeouts with 10 walks … Had one hit in 10 at bats at the plate … Scored three runs … Had one RBI … Had two walks … Had 31 putouts … Had one assist … Had a .914 fielding percentage …
 
2020 (Talladega College): Season altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Made five appearances on the mound with two starts … Posted a 0-0 record in 7.0 innings pitched … Allowed 13 runs, 12 earned … Allowed 14 hits against 30 batters faced … Had four strikeouts with five walks … Had two at bats at the plate … Had three putouts … 

Prep: Played at Munford High School under head coach Jamie Burgess … All-County … All-Area … Won County Championship and advanced to third round of AHSAA playoffs …
 
Personal: Son of Tina and Stephen Graben … Two brothers, Chad and Justin … Majoring in Psychology with a Physical Education minor …

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Sophomore

    INF/P
    5'10" 185 lbs
    37
  • 9

    2023Junior

    INF/P
    5'10" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    First Base/Left Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 185 lbs
    9