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8 Payton Jancsy
8 - Payton Jancsy
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Marblehead, Mass.
High School: Phillips Andover
Position: OF
gp 35
avg .361
hr -
rbi 26
r 38
sb 13

School Records:

  • Career: T-No. 4 in triples (9); T-No. 8 in stolen bases (28)
  • Season: T-No. 3 in triples (6 in 2019)

2019:

  • ABCA Third Team All-Region
  • All-Midwest Conference North Division Team
  • Started 35 games
  • Posted a .361 batting average with 26 RBI, eight doubles, six triples, 38 runs, 14 walks and 13 stolen bases on the season
  • Batted 6-for-9 with four RBI, seven runs, two doubles, a triple and two stolen bases versus Lawrence
  • Went 4-for-4 with three RBI, one double and two steals against Illinois Tech
  • Batted 4-for-7 with three RBI, two doubles and two walks versus Ripon
  • Went 4-for-7 with two RBI and a triple at St. Norbert
  • Totaled 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games
  • MWC Player of the Week (April 29)
  • MWC Academic All-Conference 

2018:

  • Started in 35 games
  • Led the team with a .367 batting average to go with 35 RBI, three doubles, two triples and five stolen bases on the season
  • Batted 4-for-5 with two RBI at Greenville
  • Hit 4-for-6 with three RBI versus Illinois Tech
  • In a three-game series at Grinnell, went 5-for-10 with seven RBI
  • Batted 4-for-6 with four RBI in a doubleheader at Illinois College
  • Posted 14 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games

2017:

  • Started 23 of 30 games played
  • Posted a .309 batting average with 14 RBI, one double, one triple and 10 stolen bases on the season
  • Batted 3-for-4 with one RBI and one walk versus Southern Maine
  • Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against North Central
  • Hit 2-for-2 with one RBI, one triple and one stolen bases versus D'Youville

Personal:

  • Major: Economics
  • UChicago activities: Metro-Squash volunteer, Polsky Exchange Center
  • Dean's List
  • Earned nine varsity letters in high school
  • Team captain in hockey and baseball as a senior
  • Sumner Smith Award - Team MVP in hockey
  • Hit game-winning home run in extra innings to win the Central New England Prep School Championship his senior year
  • Campuses Against Cancer board member, 'It's On Us, Andover' campaign manager
Recent Games
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 35 15
Plate appearances 164 69
At Bats 144 61
Runs 38 18
Hits 52 24
Doubles 8 5
Triples 6 4
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 26 13
Total bases 72 37
Walks 14 6
Hit by pitch 2 -
Strikeouts 13 9
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits 4 2
Hit into double play 3 1
Stolen Bases 13 6
Caught Stealing 3 3
Batting Average .361 .393
On Base Percentage .425 .448
Slugging Percentage .500 .607
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 50 14
Put Outs 48 13
Assists 0 0
Errors 2 1
Fielding Percentage .960 .929
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 4 3 2 - 1 - 3 - - 1 -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 5 1 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 4 2 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 3 1 2 1 - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 4 1 2 - - - 0 - - 2 -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 3 0 0 - - - 0 2 - 1 -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 4 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 5 1 2 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 5 0 0 - - - 0 - - 1 -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 5 0 1 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 3 0 1 - - - 1 2 1 - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 5 1 2 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 6 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 3 2 2 - 1 - 1 1 - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 4 3 3 - - - 2 - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 3 2 1 - - - 0 2 - 1 1
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 5 3 3 - 1 - 1 - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 5 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 4 1 1 - - - 0 - 1 1 -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 4 2 3 1 - - 1 1 1 - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 3 0 1 1 - - 2 1 - - 1
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 4 4 3 2 - - 1 1 1 2 -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 5 3 3 - 1 - 3 - - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 4 0 4 1 - - 3 1 - 2 -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 5 0 0 - - - 1 - 1 1 -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 5 0 2 - - - 1 - 1 1 -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 4 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - 1
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 3 1 3 - 1 - 2 1 - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 2 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 5 2 2 1 1 - 1 - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 4 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 4 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 3 2 2 1 - - 0 - - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 5 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 2 - - 4 1 - 1 - - 6
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 5
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 5
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - 3
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 - - - 2 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - 2 - - 5
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 - - - 2 0 - - 3 - 5
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 - - - 0 0 2 4 - - 5
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 - - - 1 0 - 2 1 2.00 5
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 - - - 2 0 - 2 1 2.00 5
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 - - - 1 0 - 5 - - 7
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 - - 1 4 1 - 2 - - 5
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 - - - 3 0 - - - - 4
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 - - - 5 1 - - 2 - 5
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 5
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 - - - 1 0 - 2 - - 4
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 - - - 4 1 - - - - 5
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 - - 1 2 1 - 2 1 2.00 5
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 - - - 5 2 - - - - 5
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 - - - 5 1 - 2 - - 5
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 - - - 5 1 - - - - 5
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 - - - 0 0 1 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 - - - 2 0 - 1 1 1.00 5
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 - - - 1 0 - 2 - - 4
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 - - - 5 1 - - - - 4
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 2
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 - - - 5 2 - 1 2 0.50 5
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 - - 1 0 0 - 4 - - 5
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - 2 2 1.00 4
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 - - 1 3 1 - 1 1 1.00 4
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 - - - 1 0 - 2 2 1.00 5
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era bb k hr
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 1 at Transylvania W, 16-3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania L, 7-3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Transylvania W, 6-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 6-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Thomas More W, 4-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Schreiner L, 5-2 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 24 at Schreiner W, 5-1 4 4 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 25 at #1 Trinity (Texas) W, 4-3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 26 at #8 Texas Lutheran L, 8-5 4 4 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College L, 9-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Cornell College W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Cornell College W, 12-7 5 4 0 1 .800 - - - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 12-5 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 13 Grinnell W, 20-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 10-8 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 16 Lawrence W, 12-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Ripon L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 11-5 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ripon W, 10-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 17-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Lawrence W, 16-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 24 vs. Illinois Tech W, 8-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 10-5 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 27 at St. Norbert L, 7-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 3-1 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 28 at St. Norbert W, 9-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit L, 19-0 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
May 4 at Beloit W, 6-4 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 7-6 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 5 Beloit W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at Ill.-Chicago L, 4-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Cornell College W, 2-0 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Ripon L, 5-4 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
May 11 vs. Cornell College L, 6-5 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2016-17 30 81 18 25 1 1 - 14 7 9 10 3 .309 .383 .346
2017-18 35 128 20 47 3 2 - 35 8 18 5 2 .367 .407 .422
2018-19 35 144 38 52 8 6 - 26 14 13 13 3 .361 .425 .500
2019-20 6 26 9 10 1 - - 8 4 2 2 - .385 .469 .423
Total 106 379 85 134 13 9 - 83 33 42 30 8 .354 .413 .435
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2016-17 30 4 2 3 28 2 1 32 15 2.13 97
2017-18 35 2 2 6 54 5 4 48 20 2.40 146
2018-19 35 2 - 4 72 14 3 45 28 1.61 164
2019-20 6 1 1 - 11 1 1 9 6 1.50 32
Total 106 9 5 13 165 22 9 134 69 1.94 439
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era
2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
2019-20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2016-17 30 99 57 39 3 .970 8 3 - - 2 -
2017-18 35 26 24 0 2 .923 1 5 - - 2 -
2018-19 35 50 48 0 2 .960 - - - - - -
2019-20 6 11 11 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Total 106 186 140 39 7 .962 9 8 - - 4 -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 35 144 38 52 8 6 - 26 14 13 13 3 .361 .425 .500
Conference 15 61 18 24 5 4 - 13 6 9 6 3 .393 .448 .607
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 9 35 19 19 4 3 - 11 6 3 3 2 .543 .610 .829
Away 20 86 14 21 1 3 - 12 7 10 6 1 .244 .316 .326
Neutral 6 23 5 12 3 - - 3 1 - 4 - .522 .542 .652
-
Wins 23 95 33 43 7 6 - 22 10 4 9 3 .453 .514 .653
Losses 12 49 5 9 1 - - 4 4 9 4 - .184 .245 .204
-
March 10 42 10 11 1 1 - 4 3 3 5 - .262 .340 .333
April 18 75 23 34 5 4 - 21 11 9 8 3 .453 .523 .627
May 7 27 5 7 2 1 - 1 - 1 - - .259 .259 .407
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 35 2 - 4 72 14 3 45 28 1.61 164
Conference 15 - - 2 37 9 1 18 10 1.80 69
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 9 - - 3 29 7 - 11 4 2.75 44
Away 20 2 - - 28 4 3 30 17 1.76 95
Neutral 6 - - 1 15 3 - 4 7 0.57 25
-
Wins 23 2 - 3 62 13 2 28 18 1.56 110
Losses 12 - - 1 10 1 1 17 10 1.70 54
-
March 10 2 - - 14 2 2 12 10 1.20 47
April 18 - - 2 47 9 1 23 8 2.88 88
May 7 - - 2 11 3 - 10 10 1.00 29
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
-
Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
-
Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
-
March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
May 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 35 50 48 0 2 .960 - - - - - -
Conference 15 14 13 0 1 .929 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 9 8 8 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Away 20 34 32 0 2 .941 - - - - - -
Neutral 6 8 8 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
-
Wins 23 31 30 0 1 .968 - - - - - -
Losses 12 19 18 0 1 .947 - - - - - -
-
March 10 19 19 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
April 18 18 17 0 1 .944 - - - - - -
May 7 13 12 0 1 .923 - - - - - -