2023 Baseball Roster
VanBeck, Payton
Jersey Number 1
Payton VanBeck
- Position:
- Lefthanded Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Elrosa, Minn.
- High School:
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
- Prev School:
- North Dakota State
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
Bio
CAREER NOTES
2024 (SENIOR): Started 11 games and made one appearance out of the bullpen in senior season for the Huskies, logging a 5-4 record with a 3.97 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 65.2 innings pitched … Held opposing batters to a .264 average while recording a 56:23 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Led the team in innings (65.2) and had one complete game … Among NSIC leaders, ranked eighth in ERA (3.97) and innings pitched (65.2) … Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in season debut against Millersville (Feb. 4), allowing just two runs on three hits and a walk in 5.2 innings … Recorded first collegiate complete game in win over Southwest Minnesota State (Feb. 19), pitching 7.0 innings with two strikeouts while allowing one run on four hits and two walks … Went 6.0 innings without allowing an earned run on one hit and three walks with six strikeouts against Minnesota State (March 22) … Earned the win in a six-inning start against Sioux Falls (March 30), recording five strikeouts while allowing two runs on seven hits … Had five strikeouts over 6.0 innings in win over Wayne State (April 20), allowing two runs on eight hits and three walks.
2023 Season: Began his career as a Husky after transferring from North Dakota State... made 12 appearances on the mound with two starts and posted a 4-0 record with a 4.91 ERA... served as a midweek lefthanded starter limiting opponents to a .308 AVG and walked just 16.5% of batters faced...maintained a 1.70 WHIP... tossed 7.1 innings with zero runs surrendered...
Southwest Baptist (2/4): Made his career debut and tossed two scoreless innings, marking a career high five strikeouts... Ark. Monticello (2/12): Threw 1.2 scoreless innings, walked one... Nova Southeastern (3/9): Allowed two runs on one hit and one walk over 1.0 inning of work... Bentley (3/14): Won his first start as a Huskey, allowing three unearned runs on four hits, striking out two batters and walking five over 5.0 innings of work... Augustana (3/25): Tossed 2.2 innings, retired seven batters allowing one run off five hits... Concordia St. Paul (4/8): Retired three batters and struck out four, allowing a pair of runs on five hits over 2.1 innings... Sioux Falls (4/16): Pitched one inning… Bemidji Sate (4/27): Delt 3.0 scoreless innings, retiring five batters and striking out three... Northern State (5/2): Retired nine batters and struck out four, allowing three runs off seven hits and two walks in 4.2 innings of work... NISC Tournament (5/10-14): Allowed three runs on five hits and one walk, retired 11 batters, striking out one in 4.1 innings of work against Minnesota State to help the team win the NSIC Tournament.. Warrensburg Regional (5/18-20): Shut down the tigers in a scoreless inning after facing four batters and retiring three against Ouachita Baptist... allowed two runs off three hits and one walk, putting away 12 batters with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work against Central Missouri...
2022 (ELROSA SAINTS) | JUNIOR SUMMER:
Summer: Led Elrosa to their first Class C Minnesota Baseball Association State Tournament berth since 2018…chartered a 7-1 record while making 12 starts…threw 85.1 innings to the tune of a 1.90 ERA…struck out 89 and issued just 16 walks…maintained a 0.94 WHIP…named Player of the Game after throwing a complete-game gem at the State Tournament…
2021 (ELROSA SAINTS) | SOPHOMORE SUMMER:
Summer: Took a big step forward and became Elrosa’s top arm in the Minnesota Baseball Association…went 7-5 and posted a 1.97 ERA across 81.1 innings of work…struck out 86 and walked just 25 batters…drafted by Spring Hill for the Region 15C Tournament and went 2-0 and led the Chargers to the Class C State Tournament…earned a win at the Tournament and finished the postseason 3-1 with Spring Hill…
2020 (ELROSA SAINTS) | FRESHMAN SUMMER:
Summer: Enjoyed a strong summer in the Minnesota Baseball Association with the Elrosa Saints…worked 40.1 innings to a 1.56 ERA and went 4-1…struck out 39 and walked 17…
Prep: A 2019 graduate of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School...captained the Jaguars as a senior…two-time All-Central Minnesota Conference honoree…earned BBE’s Cy Young award as a junior and a senior…picked up Second Team All-CMC honors as a junior…named First Team All-CMC as a senior…also lettered in basketball…
Personal: The son of Cory and Erica VanBeck...Marketing major…2022 Dean’s List student at North Dakota State…honor roll student at BBE…enjoys working out, hunting and hanging out with friends…
2024 (SENIOR): Started 11 games and made one appearance out of the bullpen in senior season for the Huskies, logging a 5-4 record with a 3.97 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 65.2 innings pitched … Held opposing batters to a .264 average while recording a 56:23 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Led the team in innings (65.2) and had one complete game … Among NSIC leaders, ranked eighth in ERA (3.97) and innings pitched (65.2) … Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in season debut against Millersville (Feb. 4), allowing just two runs on three hits and a walk in 5.2 innings … Recorded first collegiate complete game in win over Southwest Minnesota State (Feb. 19), pitching 7.0 innings with two strikeouts while allowing one run on four hits and two walks … Went 6.0 innings without allowing an earned run on one hit and three walks with six strikeouts against Minnesota State (March 22) … Earned the win in a six-inning start against Sioux Falls (March 30), recording five strikeouts while allowing two runs on seven hits … Had five strikeouts over 6.0 innings in win over Wayne State (April 20), allowing two runs on eight hits and three walks.
2023 Season: Began his career as a Husky after transferring from North Dakota State... made 12 appearances on the mound with two starts and posted a 4-0 record with a 4.91 ERA... served as a midweek lefthanded starter limiting opponents to a .308 AVG and walked just 16.5% of batters faced...maintained a 1.70 WHIP... tossed 7.1 innings with zero runs surrendered...
Southwest Baptist (2/4): Made his career debut and tossed two scoreless innings, marking a career high five strikeouts... Ark. Monticello (2/12): Threw 1.2 scoreless innings, walked one... Nova Southeastern (3/9): Allowed two runs on one hit and one walk over 1.0 inning of work... Bentley (3/14): Won his first start as a Huskey, allowing three unearned runs on four hits, striking out two batters and walking five over 5.0 innings of work... Augustana (3/25): Tossed 2.2 innings, retired seven batters allowing one run off five hits... Concordia St. Paul (4/8): Retired three batters and struck out four, allowing a pair of runs on five hits over 2.1 innings... Sioux Falls (4/16): Pitched one inning… Bemidji Sate (4/27): Delt 3.0 scoreless innings, retiring five batters and striking out three... Northern State (5/2): Retired nine batters and struck out four, allowing three runs off seven hits and two walks in 4.2 innings of work... NISC Tournament (5/10-14): Allowed three runs on five hits and one walk, retired 11 batters, striking out one in 4.1 innings of work against Minnesota State to help the team win the NSIC Tournament.. Warrensburg Regional (5/18-20): Shut down the tigers in a scoreless inning after facing four batters and retiring three against Ouachita Baptist... allowed two runs off three hits and one walk, putting away 12 batters with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work against Central Missouri...
2022 (ELROSA SAINTS) | JUNIOR SUMMER:
Summer: Led Elrosa to their first Class C Minnesota Baseball Association State Tournament berth since 2018…chartered a 7-1 record while making 12 starts…threw 85.1 innings to the tune of a 1.90 ERA…struck out 89 and issued just 16 walks…maintained a 0.94 WHIP…named Player of the Game after throwing a complete-game gem at the State Tournament…
2021 (ELROSA SAINTS) | SOPHOMORE SUMMER:
Summer: Took a big step forward and became Elrosa’s top arm in the Minnesota Baseball Association…went 7-5 and posted a 1.97 ERA across 81.1 innings of work…struck out 86 and walked just 25 batters…drafted by Spring Hill for the Region 15C Tournament and went 2-0 and led the Chargers to the Class C State Tournament…earned a win at the Tournament and finished the postseason 3-1 with Spring Hill…
2020 (ELROSA SAINTS) | FRESHMAN SUMMER:
Summer: Enjoyed a strong summer in the Minnesota Baseball Association with the Elrosa Saints…worked 40.1 innings to a 1.56 ERA and went 4-1…struck out 39 and walked 17…
Prep: A 2019 graduate of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School...captained the Jaguars as a senior…two-time All-Central Minnesota Conference honoree…earned BBE’s Cy Young award as a junior and a senior…picked up Second Team All-CMC honors as a junior…named First Team All-CMC as a senior…also lettered in basketball…
Personal: The son of Cory and Erica VanBeck...Marketing major…2022 Dean’s List student at North Dakota State…honor roll student at BBE…enjoys working out, hunting and hanging out with friends…
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