Isaiah Payton Season 2019

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at The Episcopal Academy under head coach Mike Hickey ... Ranked in Top 500 overall by Perfect Game and as the ninth-best shortstop in Pennsylvania ... Perfect Game 2017 high honorable mention ... First-team All-Inter AC ... Team captain ... Played travel ball for Bubba Baseball ... Also earned a varsity letter in football.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Isaiah Terrell Payton ... Born on May 1, 2000 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania … Parents are Andre and Racell Payton ... Has two older brothers, Andre and Marcus, and a younger sister, Laila ... Enjoys basketball and spike ball.
 
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because of the feeling that overcame me when I visited the campus. I felt like Penn State was the right fit for me. The campus and people expressed a welcoming atmosphere that made Penn State feel like home."