New Mexico State University College Biography

2018 (at Howard College):

Appeared in 29 games… Recorded 27 runs… 17 RBIs… .358 batting average.

2017 (at Kansas State University): 

Played in 12 games with two starts behind the plate in his freshman season … Posted a slash line of .200/.438/.300 with a double and two runs batted in … Went 2-for-5 (.400) as a pinch hitter … Started vs. Omaha on March 21 and at Texas On March 25 … In Big 12 games, went 1-for-4 (.250) … Drew season-high three walks and scored two runs vs. Omaha on March 21 … Double and RBI on March 5 vs. Eastern Illinois.

High School: 

Attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona … 2016 MaxPreps Second Team All-America selection … 2016 Arizona First Team All-State … 2016 Rawlings First Team All-Region (Region 7) … Hit .444/.606/.864 his senior season at CDO along with six home runs, 30 RBI and 46 runs scored and drew 33 walks … In his junior season, hit .426 while driving in 35 and scoring 35 runs.

Honors: 

Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2017)… Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2016)… Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2017)

Personal: 

Born on July 21, 1997 in Tucson, Arizona … Parents are Jim and Cheri Peterson … Has one younger brother (Cody) … Father Jim wrestled at North Dakota State … Construction Science major.