2026 Baseball Roster

24 Kaden Varela-Payne

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
  • Highschool Pro5 Academy

Biography

AWARDS / HONORS
• 2026 ABCA Second Team All-Region
• 2026 CCA Second Team All-Region
• 2026 NCBWA Second Team All-Region
• 2026 All-MEC First Team
• Four-time MEC Pitcher of the Week

Career Notes: First in single-season strikeouts at Concord (106) ... tied for eighth in complete games for a single season (seven) ... tied for second in MEC history in single-season strikeouts

2026
• Consensus All-Atlantic Region Second Team (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA)
• All-Mountain East Conference First Team
• All-MEC Tournament Team
• Four-time MEC Pitcher of the Week
• Led the MEC with 106 strikeouts and set the Concord single-season program record
• Was 8-4 on the mound with a 4.11 ERA in 87.2 innings
• Pitched seven complete game with a shutout at Davis & Elkins (April 3)
• Broke the MEC and Concord single-game records with 16 strikeouts in the MEC Tournament versus Wheeling (May 7)
• Limited Glenville State to two runs (one earned) and struck out 10 in final home start (May 1)
• Rolled up nine strikeouts while holding Kutztown to a run and three hits (Feb. 28)
• Added nine strikeouts in just five innings versus West Virginia Wesleyan (April 11)
Game-by-Game Statistics

 
Career Highs
Innings Pitched 9.0 (vs. Wheeling - 5/7/26)
Strikeouts 16 (vs. Wheeling - 5/7/26)
Hits 3 (2x)
Runs 0 (vs. Davis & Elkins - 4/3/26)
 
 
Season ERA W-L APP-GS Innings CG SHO SV H ER SO
2026 4.11 8-4 15-14 87.2 7 0-0 0 75 40 106
Career 4.11 8-4 15-14 87.2 7 0-0 0 75 40 106

Statistics

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