PREVIOUS COLLEGE:
Finished sixth on last
year’s University of
Washington team with a .274
average…started 36 of the 45
games he played in and went
40-of-146 at the plate with
six doubles and 16 RBI…had a
.997 fielding
percentage…made just one
error all season…hit.240 in
conference play with three
doubles…appeared in 23 of
the team’s 27 league games,
but UW went 6-12 in league
play and just 17-37
overall…as a true freshman,
he played in 23 games and
started nine...seven starts
at designated hitter and two
at first base...batted .296
in Pac-10 play, making six
starts in conference
games... 1-for-4 as the
starting DH on opening
day...closed out the season
with hits in six of his
final seven games...2-for-3
in two games at Oregon
State...3-for-8 with two RBI
and a double in the last two
games of the Oregon
series...also hit safely in
two starts at USC to close
out the year...spent the
summer with the Wenatchee
(Wash.) AppleSox, the
champions of the West Coast
League...batted .339 with
five homers, 14 doubles and
37 runs batted in...fourth
in the league in batting and
third in homers and RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played three seasons on
varsity at Liberty in
Renton...the 3A state
co-player of the year and
KingCo 3A MVP as a
senior...as a senior, led
the KingCo 3A with nine
homers and also led the
league in RBI (24), runs
(25) and slugging (1.182)
while batting .469 in league
play...hit 12 homers
including the
postseason...led Patriots to
the league title as a
senior...as a junior, hit
.311 and led his league with
14 walks...also led the
league with three
saves...named to the
all-league first team as a
utility player and
second-team all-state as an
infielder as a junior...as a
sophomore, led the KingCo
with a .519 batting average
and nine doubles and was
first-team all-league
DH...selected by the Kansas
City Royals in the 28th
round of the 2009 Major
League draft...also a
standout basketball player.
PERSONAL:
Born Oct. 8, 1991 in
Seattle…parents are Keith
and Michele Peterson, and he
has one brother,
Darren…Father was a standout
baseball player for LCSC
during 1985 season…plans to
major in Sociology…hobbies
include sports, fishing, and
boating.
