Top 10 Texas high school baseball players in Class of 2024
3. Braylon Payne, OF, Elkins
While many talented players are patrolling the outfields of Texas diamonds, Payne is the best. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound outfielder hit .512 with nine doubles, five triples, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 34 runs, 34 Stolen Bases, a .592 on-base percentage and a .802 slugging percentage. This earned Payne district MVP honors, second-team all-state and second-team .
That wasn鈥檛 all however as Payne was also named a Baseball Factory All-American and participated in the . He is ranked sixth in Texas by Five Tool, fourth by PBR and second by Perfect Game. Payne is also ranked as the No. 62 prospect in the upcoming draft by . Payne signed with Houston on , but given his draft status may never reach the college diamonds.
鈥�24 OF Braylon Payne (TX) is hitting some real screamers to pull here, up to 102 EV & got to it often.
— Dick鈥檚 Sporting Goods All-American Classic (@PGAllAmerican)