Even a broken hand couldn’t keep Morgan Payne off the baseball field. (Shelli Trumbull photos)
Payne patrols the infield.
The cast is off and college ball beckons.
Former Coupeville High School baseball star Morgan Payne, having recovered from a broken hand that interrupted his senior season this spring, has been selected to take his game to the next level.
Payne will join the baseball team at Skagit Valley College, with school starting Sept. 22 and fall ball kicking off a day later.
“Just got all the paper work and will fill it out tomorrow!,” said mom Joan Payne. “He is really excited. We have lots to do in a short time.”
During his time as a Wolf, Payne was a clutch hitter and slick-fielding shortstop.
A four-year varsity player, he was also one of the key members of Central Whidbey’s Little League state champs when he was in eighth grade.
He’ll be the second recent CHS grad to play ball at Skagit, following in the tracks of softball sensation Alexis Trumbull.
Coupeville Sports 
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