Peterson wins national, conference awards
05/01/17 | Baseball
Eugene, Ore. – Junior David Peterson has been named a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week. The Ducks' lefty claimed each award for the third time this season
Peterson earned the honor after a dominating win over Arizona State on April 28. The Ducks' Friday night starter pitched a complete-game shutout striking out 20 while allowing just four hits and one walk. The 20 strikeouts was an Oregon record and matched the most by a player in college baseball this season. Peterson performance also matched the most strikeouts ever against an Arizona State team and was the most against a Sun Devils team in a nine-inning game. The complete game was the first of Peterson's career.
The awards are just the latest in a stellar season for Peterson. He earned Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week honors after wins over Mississippi State and Santa Clara in early March. He claimed Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week accolades after wins over Santa Clara and Utah. Peterson also was named the NCBWA Pitcher of the Month after a dominating March.
Peterson three Collegiate Baseball honors this season came after he won the award once as a sophomore in 2016. He claimed that honor after beating UC Santa Barbara in the series clinching game last March.
Peterson earned the honor after a dominating win over Arizona State on April 28. The Ducks' Friday night starter pitched a complete-game shutout striking out 20 while allowing just four hits and one walk. The 20 strikeouts was an Oregon record and matched the most by a player in college baseball this season. Peterson performance also matched the most strikeouts ever against an Arizona State team and was the most against a Sun Devils team in a nine-inning game. The complete game was the first of Peterson's career.
The awards are just the latest in a stellar season for Peterson. He earned Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week honors after wins over Mississippi State and Santa Clara in early March. He claimed Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week accolades after wins over Santa Clara and Utah. Peterson also was named the NCBWA Pitcher of the Month after a dominating March.
Peterson three Collegiate Baseball honors this season came after he won the award once as a sophomore in 2016. He claimed that honor after beating UC Santa Barbara in the series clinching game last March.
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