SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga right-handed pitcher Payton Graham was named among the top 100 prospects for the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, the MLB Pipeline announced on Dec. 5.
 
Graham enters his junior season for the Bulldogs in 2025, posting 67 strikeouts in just 60 and one-third career innings pitched. The Kennewick, Wash., native has appeared in 29 games across his first two seasons with three starts. He will enter 2025 as a key piece of Gonzaga's pitching staff, both from the bullpen and as a potential spot-starter.
 
In 2024, Graham was often the first out of the bullpen and one of GU's high-leverage arms. In a crucial West Coast Conference series against Portland, Graham entered game one with the Zags and Pilots tied at one, pitching three and a third innings while striking out three on just 36 pitches to close the door on an eventual 2-1 win.
 
Graham and the Bulldogs return to the diamond Feb. 14 as Gonzaga opens their 2025 season at UC Davis.
 
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