Payton Zupko
6 Payton Zupko
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mineral Ridge, Ohio
  • High School:
    Mineral Ridge
  • Position:
    INF | P
  • gp
    16
  • avg
    .158
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    1
  • r
    7
  • sb
    3

Bio

As a sophomore (2024):

  • Appeared in 36 games at various positions
  • Appeared in four games on the mound in relief
  • Finished the year hitting .239 with 17 RBI and nine XBH
  • Led the Bison with six home runs
  • Hit a walk-off home run the first game of the season against Pitt-Bradford

As a freshman (2023):

  • Appeared in nine games on the mound
  • Pitched 18.1 innings with 15 strikeouts and earned four wins
  • He earned the win over Chatham pitching 4.1 innings with four strikeouts
  • Appeared in 19 games in the field
  • Finished the season batting .389 with seven hits, eight RBIs and three runs scored
  • He drew four walks
  • In the win over Saint Vincent, he went 2-for-3 with a homerun and four RBIs

Personal | Before Bethany

  • Attended Mineral Ridge
  • Baseball | Basketball
  • All-Conference (3x)
  • Sport Management Major
  • Son of Edward and Shilo Zupko
  • Has two brothers

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 20-3
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 11-8
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 8-3
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 14-3
Apr 9 at Geneva L, 13-10
Apr 9 at Geneva W, 19-0
  Overall Conf
Games 16 6
Plate appearances 47 16
At Bats 38 11
Runs 7 2
Hits 6 1
Doubles 3 -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 1 1
Total bases 9 1
Walks 7 3
Hit by pitch 2 2
Strikeouts 21 7
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play 2 1
Stolen Bases 3 1
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .158 .091
On Base Percentage .319 .375
Slugging Percentage .237 .091
Appearances 5 2
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 1 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 5.0 2.0
Hits 10 6
Runs 11 8
Earned Runs 8 7
Walks 6 3
Strikeouts 8 4
Strikeouts per Game 14.40 18.00
Doubles Allowed 2 1
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 3.20 4.50
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against 24 12
Batting Average Against .417 .500
Earned Run Average 14.40 31.50
Wild pitches 7 5
Hit Batters 1 1
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 1
Total Chances 33 7
Put Outs 28 7
Assists 3 0
Errors 2 0
Fielding Percentage .939 1.000
Double Plays 1 -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 22 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 18-6 4 1 1 1 - - 0 1 3 2 -
Feb 26 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-1 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 2 - -
Feb 26 Wittenberg W, 2-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Central (Iowa) L, 18-6 3 1 1 - - - 0 1 2 - -
Mar 10 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 10-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Gwynedd Mercy L, 19-8 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 12-7 5 1 1 1 - - 0 - 3 - -
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 17-5 3 2 1 1 - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 18 at John Carroll L, 10-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 19 at Muskingum L, 10-5 4 0 1 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 7-4 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - 1 -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 14-5 2 1 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 20-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 11-8 3 1 0 - - - 0 2 1 - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 14-3 3 0 0 - - - 0 1 3 - -
Apr 9 at Geneva L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Geneva W, 19-0 2 0 1 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Apr 10 at Pitt.-Greensburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Muskingum   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wooster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 22 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 18-6 - - - 2 1 - - - - 5
Feb 26 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 3
Feb 26 Wittenberg W, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Central (Iowa) L, 18-6 - - - 1 0 - - - - 4
Mar 10 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 11 vs. Gwynedd Mercy L, 19-8 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 12-7 - - - 2 1 - - - - 5
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 17-5 - - - 2 1 1 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 18 at John Carroll L, 10-0 - - - 0 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 19 at Muskingum L, 10-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 21 at St. Vincent W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 7-4 - - - 0 0 1 1 - - 1
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 14-5 1 - - 0 0 - - - - 3
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 20-3 1 - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 11-8 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 14-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 4
Apr 9 at Geneva L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Geneva W, 19-0 - - - 1 0 - - - - 2
Apr 10 at Pitt.-Greensburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Muskingum   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wooster   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 22 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 18-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 26 Wittenberg W, 2-1 0 0 0 1 1.0 2 1 1 9.00 4.00 2 - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Central (Iowa) L, 18-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 10-1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 - 0.00 2.00 - 2 -
Mar 11 vs. Gwynedd Mercy L, 19-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 12-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 17-5 0 0 0 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 1.00 1 2 -
Mar 18 at John Carroll L, 10-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 19 at Muskingum L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 14-5 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 27.00 2.00 - 2 -
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 20-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 11-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 14-3 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 5 4 36.00 7.00 3 2 -
Apr 9 at Geneva L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Geneva W, 19-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 10 at Pitt.-Greensburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Muskingum   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wooster   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 22 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Fredonia   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 vs. Pitt.-Bradford L, 18-6 5 4 0 1 .800 - - - - - -
Feb 26 vs. Wittenberg L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 26 Wittenberg W, 2-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Penn St.-Beaver   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Penn St.-Beaver W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Central (Iowa) L, 18-6 7 6 1 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Penn St.-Abington L, 10-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Gwynedd Mercy L, 19-8 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 12-7 5 4 0 1 .800 - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 17-5 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 18 at John Carroll L, 10-0 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 19 at Muskingum L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at St. Vincent L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 7-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Chatham L, 14-5 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 20-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Thiel L, 11-8 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 14-3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Geneva L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Geneva W, 19-0 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Pitt.-Greensburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 vs. Allegheny   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Muskingum   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Franciscan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Wooster   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Penn St.-Altoona   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2022-23 19 18 3 7 1 1 1 8 4 7 1 0 .389 .500 .722
2023-24 36 109 18 26 3 - 6 17 11 45 8 2 .239 .328 .431
2024-25 16 38 7 6 3 - - 1 7 21 3 - .158 .319 .237
Total 71 165 28 39 7 1 7 26 22 73 12 2 .236 .345 .418

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2022-23 19 0 0 1 13 3 - 4 - - 23
2023-24 36 4 1 - 47 9 1 18 17 1.06 125
2024-25 16 2 - - 9 3 2 4 6 0.67 47
Total 71 6 1 1 69 15 3 26 23 1.13 195

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2022-23 9 0 4 0 0 - 18.1 21 22 17 13 15 7.36 1 8.35 1.85
2023-24 4 0 0 0 0 - 6.1 7 14 5 7 2 2.84 - 7.11 2.21
2024-25 5 0 0 0 1 - 5.0 10 11 8 6 8 14.40 - 14.40 3.20
Total 18 0 4 0 1 - 29.2 38 47 30 26 25 7.58 1 9.10 2.16

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2022-23 19 15 3 9 3 .800 0 5 0 .000 0 0
2023-24 36 91 32 42 17 .813 3 2 - - - -
2024-25 16 33 28 3 2 .939 1 - - - - -
Total 71 139 63 54 22 .842 4 7 0 .000 0 0

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 16 38 7 6 3 - - 1 7 21 3 - .158 .319 .237
Conference 6 11 2 1 - - - 1 3 7 1 - .091 .375 .091
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 6 15 1 2 - - - 1 3 8 - - .133 .316 .133
Neutral 9 23 6 4 3 - - 0 4 13 3 - .174 .321 .304
Result Wins 4 10 3 3 2 - - 1 1 4 - - .300 .364 .500
Losses 12 28 4 3 1 - - 0 6 17 3 - .107 .306 .143
Month February 3 6 1 1 1 - - 0 2 5 2 - .167 .375 .333
March 11 27 6 4 2 - - 0 4 12 1 - .148 .303 .222
April 2 5 0 1 - - - 1 1 4 - - .200 .333 .200

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 16 2 - - 9 3 2 4 6 0.67 47
Conference 6 2 - - 1 0 1 2 1 2.00 16
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 6 1 - - 2 0 - 2 3 0.67 19
Neutral 9 1 - - 7 3 2 2 3 0.67 28
Result Wins 4 - - - 5 2 1 1 1 1.00 11
Losses 12 2 - - 4 1 1 3 5 0.60 36
Month February 3 - - - 2 1 - - - - 8
March 11 2 - - 6 2 2 4 6 0.67 33
April 2 - - - 1 0 - - - - 6

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 5 0 0 0 1 - 5.0 10 11 8 6 8 14.40 - 14.40 3.20
Conference 2 0 0 0 0 - 2.0 6 8 7 3 4 18.00 - 31.50 4.50
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 1 0 0 0 1 - 1.0 2 1 1 2 - .00 - 9.00 4.00
Away 1 0 0 0 0 - 1.0 4 5 4 3 2 18.00 - 36.00 7.00
Neutral 3 0 0 0 0 - 3.0 4 5 3 1 6 18.00 - 9.00 1.67
Result Wins 2 0 0 0 1 - 2.0 2 1 1 3 2 9.00 - 4.50 2.50
Losses 3 0 0 0 0 - 3.0 8 10 7 3 6 18.00 - 21.00 3.67
Month February 1 0 0 0 1 - 1.0 2 1 1 2 - .00 - 9.00 4.00
March 3 0 0 0 0 - 3.0 4 5 3 1 6 18.00 - 9.00 1.67
April 1 0 0 0 0 - 1.0 4 5 4 3 2 18.00 - 36.00 7.00

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 16 33 28 3 2 .939 1 - - - - -
Conference 6 7 7 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Away 6 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Neutral 9 23 19 2 2 .913 1 - - - - -
Result Wins 4 10 7 2 1 .900 - - - - - -
Losses 12 23 21 1 1 .957 1 - - - - -
Month February 3 7 5 1 1 .857 - - - - - -
March 11 22 19 2 1 .955 1 - - - - -
April 2 4 4 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -

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