Payton Cloe enters his ninth year on the Illinois College softball staff in 2024. Cloe works primarily with the IC pitching staff and catchers.

In eight seasons at IC, Cloe has coached and produced four Midwest Conference Most Valuable Pitchers, three NCAA All-Region Pitchers, and a total of 12 pitchers have been voted to the Midwest All-Conference Teams.

The Pitching Staff has a record of 165-102-2 (0.614) overall and a MWC record of 94-24-2 (0.783) The cumulative staff ERA in eight season is 2.56. The softball program has also won the MWC Regular Season Conference Title twice (2021 and 2023) and was named MWC Tournament Champions in 2021 and 2022. 

Cloe had an outstanding career as a fast-pitch softball pitcher, winning three ASA state championships with the Vandalia Freight and two ASA national championships. He also played with Nokomis Fastpitch in 2010 and won an ASA state title.