2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
David Peterson
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 242
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
- High School:
- Regis Jesuit HS
HONORS
ABCA first-team All-America
Collegiate Baseball first-team All-America
D1Baseball first-team All-America
NCBWA first-team All-America
Perfect Game first-team All-America
Baseball America third-team All-America
First-team All-Pac-12 Conference
Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist
MLB DRAFT
First round selection of the New York Mets (20th overall) in the 2017 MLB Draft ... Selected in the 28th round (854th overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox.
2017 SEASON
First Duck in modern era to earn consensus All-America honors, receiving first-team recognition from the ABCA, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, the NCBWA and Perfect Game ... Third-team All-America pick by Baseball America ... Claimed first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region honors ... A first-team All-Pac-12 Conference pick ... Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist ... Named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Month for March after going 5-0 with a 0.50 ERA and 57 strikeouts to just two walks in 36.1 innings ... Finished the season 11-4 with a 2.51 ERA ... Set new Oregon single-season strikeout record with 140 ... Had 273 career strikeouts, ranking him in second all-time at Oregon ... Tied for second in single-season wins with 11 ... His 256.2 career innings pitched tied for sixth most in Oregon history ... Tied for sixth most career wins in program history with 19 ... Got the start in the season opener at Fresno State and pitched four innings while striking out four and giving up five earned runs ... Picked up the win after going six innings while striking out five without any walks vs. UC Irvine ... Dominated against Mississippi State striking out a modern era program record 17 batters without any walks in eight innings of shutout ball ... Named one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week for his performance against the Bulldogs ... Earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors after striking out 14 with just one walk in 7.1 shutout innings to pick up the win against Santa Clara in another dominant start ... Selected one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week for the second consecutive week ... Won fourth straight start, pitching six shutout innings, striking out eight with just one walk while giving up nine hits at California ... Earned fifth consecutive win, pitching seven innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on six hits with seven strikeouts and no walks against Washington ... Pitched eight innings of one-run ball at Utah with 11 strikeouts and no walks while allowing seven hits to pick up his sixth straight win ... Also a second-team Perfect Game midseason All-American ... Continued dominance against UC Irvine, pitching six innings of one-run ball with 11 strikeouts and no walks ... Won eighth consecutive start, throwing six innings, allowing two runs, none earned, on five hits with five strikeouts and one walk at Arizona ... Allowed four earned runs on 10 hits in seven innings with five strikeouts and no walks to suffer his second loss of the season against Stanford ... Delivered an incredible effort, striking out 20 with just one walk in his first career complete game and shutout in a win against Arizona State ... Named the NCBWA national pitcher of the week after his dominant performance against ASU ... Turned in another double-digit strikeout performance with 10 at Washington State in seven innings while allowing two earned runs on seven hits ... Took the loss against Oregon State, giving up five runs, four earned, with five strikeouts and four walks over five innings ... Got 11th win against USC going seven innings with nine strikeouts and one walk while allowing two runs on five hits ... Suffered loss to UCLA, pitching seven innings with nine strikeouts while allowing four runs on seven hits.
2016 SEASON
Finished the season with a 3.63 ERA and record of 4-5 in 74.1 innings pitched … Struck out 61 batters while walking 30 in 13 starts … Named the Collegiate Baseball Pitcher of the Week on March 8 after setting a career-high with 13 strikeouts while surrendering just one unearned run over seven innings in a win over UC Santa Barbara … Earned a no-decision in first start of 2016, allowing one run on four hits with three strikeouts over five innings at San Diego State ... Picked up first win of the season in longest outing of career, allowing just one unearned run over eight innings while recording nine strikeouts against Illinois State ...... Took first loss of the season after giving up four runs, three earned, with four walks and two strikeouts over 5.2 innings at Mississippi State ... Suffered a tough loss despite pitching well against Utah, allowing just one run on four hits over six innings with six strikeouts ... Took no-decision against No. 9 California, throwing three hitless innings with three strikeouts ... Gave up two runs on four hits over five innings while picking up third win of the year against USC ... Allowed seven runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings in loss at UCLA ... Earned a no-decision against Washington State, allowing six runs, three earned, with six strikeouts over 5.1 innings ... Surrendered four runs on nine hits over 5.1 innings in no-decision at Arizona State ... Allowed three earned runs over 6.2 innings with six strikeouts in loss at Oregon State ... Got the win at home against Arizona, giving up just two runs on five hits over seven innings ... Suffered loss in final start of the season, allowing four runs with four strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
2015 SEASON
Made 14 starts as a part of Oregon’s weekend rotation, going 4-6 with a 4.39 ERA … Set the program record for strikeouts by a freshman with 81 over 82.0 innings pitched … Led the team with nine quality starts … Finished the season with five straight quality starts, finishing with a 6.0 inning, one-run effort against No.2 UCLA with a career-high tying nine strikeouts … Allowed just one earned run on two hits over 6.0 innings while striking out eight in collegiate debut at Hawaii … Picked up first career win at UC Santa Barbara with 6.0 innings of three-run ball … Put together four quality starts in first six games to start college career, including a 7.0 inning, two-run effort with seven strikeouts against St. John’s … Went a career-long 7.1 innings against both Arizona State and Washington State, allowing two earned runs in both outings.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterman at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo. … A captain during senior season at Regis Jesuit … Earned first-team All-Continental League honors as a senior … Finished senior season 3-0 on the mound with a 1.15 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 24.1 innings pitched … Struck out a season high 12 batters in a 7-3 win over Fairview … Recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed just one unearned run in a complete game 5-1 win over Mountain Vista … Held opponents to a .180 batting average throughout the season … As a junior, named first-team all-league while pitching and playing first base … On the mound, compiled a 4-2 record with a 1.60 ERA with 56 strikeouts and two complete games in 39.1 innings pitched … In a 7-3 win over Lakewood, fanned a season-high 13 in a complete game while allowing only two earned runs … Struck out 12 over six innings in a loss to Chaparral … As a sophomore, earned first-team all-league honors after finishing the season with a 6-3 record and a 3.26 ERA over 49.1 innings while striking out 63 batters … Recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts in a complete game 8-1 win over Douglas County while allowing just one run on four hits … On the year, had four complete games while reaching double digits in strikeouts twice … Also recorded two saves on the season in two opportunities … As a freshman, named first-team all-league while also nabbing all-state honorable mention honors … High school baseball coach was Matt Darr.
SUMMER BALL
Spent the summer with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, playing for head coach George Horton … One of 29 players to compete in training camp for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team following the 2015 season … Played for the Medford Rogues in 2014 … Named the West Coast League’s top prospect by Baseball America after finishing the summer with a 5-1 record and a 3.75 ERA … Also named to the West Coast League all-star game.
PERSONAL
Graduated with a degree in general social science with a focus in applied economics and business … Parents are Doug and Shannon.
