University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2025
Pitched in 14 games, all in relief for the Gauchos … Pitched a career-high 3 innings against CSUN on March 3, striking out a career-high three hitters in that outing … Finished the year with a 5.63 ERA through 16 innings.

2024
Made two appearances out of the bullpen … Allowed four earned runs in 2 2/3 innings of work on the season … Recorded his first career strikeout on April 26 against Cal State Fullerton … Selected to the 27-man roster for the Santa Barbara Regional but did not appear.

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HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Orange Lutheran High School … Named to the All-Trinity League Second Team as a senior … Lists his three-inning, six-strikeout performance in the Lancers’ CIF third-round rivalry game win over Villa Park as his most memorable sports moment … Also was on the Lancers’ surf team.

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PERSONAL
Son of Susan and Jeff Peterson … Has a younger brother, Colt … Plans to major in either Economics or Communication at UC Santa Barbara … Aspires to start his own company if not play baseball professionally … Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim … Lists Sean O’Malley and Jon Jones as his favorite athletes … Listens to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Don Toliver … Watches The Office … An outdoorsman, he enjoys surfing, mountain biking, backpacking, fishing, golfing, playing pickup basketball and lifting weights in his free time.