Danny Payne hit .245 across 114 games with the Lake Elsinore Storm. He went 89-for-364 with 22 doubles, three triples, eight homers, 69 runs scored and 41 RBI. He posted a .381 on-base percentage with a 79-to-106 walk-to-strikeout ratio. He stole 18 bases in 27 attempts and committed four errors in the field. He hit .212 in 99 at-bats with runners in scoring position and grounded into five double plays. Payne led the California League with 19 outfield assists.

2008

Payne hit .172 with 22 hits in 128 at-bats with the Fort Wayne Wizards. In 39 games he had four doubles, one homers, 12 runs scored and 10 RBIs. He also drew 32 walks compared to 39 strikeouts.

2007

Payne hit .279 with 51 hits in 183 at bats for the Eugene Emeralds. In 54 games he had eight doubles, three triples, 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored. Payne drew 53 walks while fanning 53 times and posted a .444 on base percentage. He went 17-for-20 in stolen base attempts.

Payne went 0-for-7 with two walks, two runs scored and an RBI over two games with the Fort Wayne Wizards.

Notes:

Danny Payne was selected in the supplemental first round of the 2007 MLB Draft, 64th overall.

Two-year starter as Tech's center fielder and lead-off hitter....A very patient hitter with good power and speed....Very good baserunner....Outstanding defensive center fielder who can cover a lot of territory....Also saw action on the mound early in 2006 and is expected to be used as a late-inning reliever this spring....Currently stands tied for 13th in the Tech record books with 44 stolen bases. 2007: Pre-season candidate for the Brooks Wallace College Baseball Player of the Year award....NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-America. 2006: First-team All-ACC selection....Homered while driving in career-high seven runs, and made collegiate pitching debut with scoreless inning of relief 3/3 vs. Rutgers....overall, went 10-for-14 with two homers and 10 RBI during weekend series with Scarlet Knights to earn ACC Player of the Week honors for Feb. 27-March 5....sidelined by for remainder of season by injuries, particularly to right shoulder, following outfield collision with Steven Blackwood 4/28 at Boston College....did not commit an error in his 43 starts....was leading the team in hits, runs, triples, home runs, total bases and stolen bases and ranked among the Top Ten in the ACC in nine different statistical categories at the time of his injury. 2005: Second-team Freshman All-America selection by Baseball America....A fixture in center field and out of the lead-off spot in the order....hit safely in first eight games of collegiate career while batting .378 (14-for-37) during the month of February....also scored at least one run in each of the first 16 games of the campaign....turned in a 13-game hitting streak to begin March and went on to hit .342 (26-for-76) for the month....delivered game-ending RBI single to punctuate comeback victory over Florida State 4/16....also posted 10-game hitting streak from 4/3 to 4/22 only to endure 1-for-31 slump over the ensuing nine games....named to All-Tournament team for NCAA Atlanta Regional....played for Wareham Gatemen of Cape Cod Baseball League during June. High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Dave Audia at Sequoyah High School as a center fielder and pitcher....Ranked as the No. 11 prospect in Georgia and No. 70 in the nation....Named the Cherokee County Player o