Prior to UTSA
Hit .367 with three homers and 38 RBI as a sophomore in 2018 after batting .300 with four homers and 34 RBI in 2017 … Named a two-time academic all-America selection.

High School
Two-time, first-team all-state selection at shortstop in 2015-16 … Hit .423 with five homers and 44 RBI while in 2016, leading his team to the state championship in 2015 and 2016 … Named to the state all-tournament team twice (2015-16) … Tabbed 2016 district MVP … Named academic all-district … Played football as a freshman and basketball for four years … Played for coach Cory Beckham at West High School … Played club for the Waco Storm … Participated on the U.I.L. Accounting Team at West HS.

Personal
Born in Waco, Texas … Son of Ken and Tina Paxton … Has two brothers, Mason (24) and Easton (12) … Brother, Mason, played collegiately at Hill Junior College and for two years at Louisiana Tech … Mason hit .260/.372/.288 in 46 games as a junior infielder before registering 16 at-bats as a senior, with a .364 on-base percentage.