Payton Lambert of Pendleton voted the WaFd Bank Oregon High School Baseball Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Pendleton’s Payton Lambert for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Oregon Baseball Player of the Week for the week of May 1-7. 

Lambert, a senior shortstop on the Pendleton team, hit a home run, doubled, scored twice and drove in three runs for the Buckaroos in their 5-0 home win over Baker in a Greater Oregon League contest.

Lambert received 63.96% of the vote, beating out Cole Collins, a senior on the Oakland team, who finished second with 26.06%. Max Eaton, a senior on the Regis team, was third with 7.14% and Nathan Baker, a senior on the Mazama team, was fourth with 0.72%. There were more than 14,000 votes tallied this week.

We are accepting WaFd Bank Baseball Player of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email danbrood91@gmail.com.