Baseball
Erich Weiss
Sophomore - Baseball
HOMETOWN: Brenham, Texas
POSITION: Third Base
HEIGHT: 6'3"
When did you start playing baseball? I started playing Tee Ball when I was five years old.
What is your favorite restaurant in Austin? Moonshine
What is your favorite movie? Saving Private Ryan
Where is your favorite place to travel? Hawaii… I've only been there once though.
If you could choose any other sport to play in college besides baseball what would it be, and why? I would choose to play football because I would get to play in front of a lot more people.
What is your major? Corporate Communication
Who is your hero? My father, Gary Weiss
What is your routine before games? Eat, stretch, massage, hot tub, and throw
When you were a kid did you have a tree house? No
Mark Payton
Sophomore - Baseball
HOMETOWN: Orland Park, Illinois
POSITION: OF
HEIGHT: 5'8"
What is your major? Sport Management
When did you start playing baseball? I started playing baseball when I was four.
What is your routine before games? Don't really have a routine between trying to get a lot of hitting drills in before the game.
What is your favorite restaurant in Austin? Rudy's. Growing up in the north, you can't find many places with brisket.
What is your favorite movie? The Mighty Ducks
Where is your favorite place to travel? Hawaii
If you could choose any other sport to play in college besides baseball what would it be, and why? Hockey. I played hockey growing up in Illinois.
Who is your hero? My dad
