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Payten Jibben

RHP/OF
OAK CREEK HS
OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.71

ERA

.512

Batting Average

40

RBI

1.430

OPS
“Payten Jibben is the best two-way player in the history of our program, and we’ve had some incredible players over the past 25 years. His work ethic is second to none and he takes his health, preparation and knowledge of the game very seriously. He is a coach’s dream and a leader in our school.”
Scott Holler
Oak Creek Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound senior right-handed pitcher and outfielder had led the Knights (23-3) to the sectional round of the Division 1 state tournament. The 2023 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year, Jibben compiled an 8-0 record on the mound with a 0.71 ERA through 26 games, recording 58 strikeouts in 39.2 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .178 batting average. The 2023 First Team All-State selection also batted .512 with four home runs, 40 RBI and an OPS of 1.430 entering the postseason, striking out just five times in 85 plate appearances. 

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Academic Achievement

Jibben has maintained a 3.61 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at UIC this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted parishioner in his church community, Jibben has volunteered locally as a youth baseball coach.