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2023 Softball Roster

Dwain Linden
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Dwain Linden

22 Payton Griffin

  • Position First Baseman
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Sherman, Texas
  • Prev School Howe HS (Murray State College)

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (1): 2022 (S)

Fifth Year (2023)

appeared in 34 games, making 31 starts including 18 at first base, eight in left field, three in right field, and one each at third base and designated player... hit .108 (8-for-74) with two doubles, a homer, and eight RBIs... drew 13 walks to up her on-base percentage to .277... went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI-single at Cameron (2/26)... went 2-for-3 with a double and scored three runs against Southwestern Oklahoma (2/12)... was 1-for-3 and drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in a 4-2 win over Northwestern Oklahoma (2/12)... reached and scored runs in four-straight games in games against Oklahoma Christian (3/31-4/1) and Eastern New Mexico (4/6)... sported a .994 season fielding percentage with 142 putouts, 11 assists, and one error in 154 total chances...

Senior (2022)

competed in 42 games with 41 starts including 39 at first base, one third base and one at designated player... finished season with a .210 batting average with three doubles, six homers and 15 RBIs... drew 19 walks ranking fifth on the team with a .352 on-base percentage... had multiple hits in six games... drove in two runs in four games... launched homers in back-to-back games at UT Permian Basin (3/4)... drilled three-run homer to lift MSU to an 8-2 win over UT Permian Basin (3/4)... had season-high three hits going 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in an 11-1 run-rule win in five innings at Eastern New Mexico (4/10)... homered in both ends of a doubleheader against Texas A&M International (4/23)... worked a season-high three walks at Ouachita Baptist (2/19)... drew two walks and scored a season-high three runs in a 16-5 run-rule win in six innings at Western New Mexico (3/6)...

Junior (2021)

started in 36 games including 22 games in left field, 12 at third base and two in center field... recorded a .175 batting average with four doubles, three homers and five RBIs... registered four multi-hit games... went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer in a 10-2 run-rule win in six innings over Hardin-Simmons (2/23)... was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run at Lubbock Christian (4/11)... slugged a pair of doubles in a 7-6 win over UT Permian Basin (3/5)...

At Murray State College

Sophomore (2020)1

hit .319 (15-for-47) with seven home runs and 15 RBI during abbreviated sophomore campaign... scored 20 runs... went deep in season opener (2/5)... finished 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs scored in 14-1 win over Pratt (2/14)... hit .556 (10-for-18) during six-game hitting streak (2/21-3/5)... launched two home runs as part of a 4-for-4 day against Carl Albert State (2/28)... played in 18 games...

Freshman (2019)

blasted 12 home runs and 10 doubles in 46 games... knocked in 23 runs... posted a .266/.360/.601 slash... went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a pair of walks in collegiate debut (2/5)... smashed first career home run and drove in three in second career game (2/5)... hit .395 (15-for-38) during season-high 10-game hitting streak (3/14-4/2)... finished 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBI in 16-7 win over Grayson (3/29)... recorded six multi-RBI games... swiped five bases...

At Howe High School

a four-year letterwinner for coaches Jeff Martin and Glenn Banker at Howe (Texas) High School... played a key role in helping Bulldogs to four consecutive postseason appearances reaching the Region II-3A finals in 2017, the Region II-3A semifinals in 2015 and 2018 and the Region II-3A quarterfinals in 2016... garnered All-District 10-3A honorable mention as a junior in 2017... hit .337 with six doubles, two triples, five homers and 30 RBIs with five stolen bases to earn All-District 10-3A first-team honors... led HHS to a 27-4-1 record and a district title as a sophomore in 2016... helped Bulldogs to a 21-6 record and a district championship as a freshman in 2015...also competed in volleyball and basketball garnered academic all-district accolades in both sports... member of National Honor Society and A/B Honor Roll...

Personal

daughter of Andy and Kim Griffin... has two brothers, Garette and Andrew...

1 The remainder of the 2020 campaign was canceled on March 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2021Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'9"
    11
  • 22

    2022Senior

    First Baseman
    5'9"
    22
  • 22

    2023Fifth Year

    First Baseman
    5'9"
    22