Hall of Fame
A native of South Charleston, Payne was a member of the WVSU baseball team from 1996-2000 and was a four-year starter and team captain. He was a WVIAC All-Conference selection and also an All Mid-South Region selection and All North Atlantic Region selection.
Payne graduated from WVSU with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and played professional baseball for a few seasons. Later, he became the associate director of admissions at WVSU. Now, he resides in Winfield, West Virginia with his son, Nolan. He is very active in the Poca community, serving as a baseball coach and board member, and is currently is the Territory Business Manager for Apollo Oil.
