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2019 Baseball

41 Jacob Petersen

  • Weight 205
  • Height 6-5
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Position P
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Aurora, Ill.
  • High School Metea Valley

Biography

School Records:

  • Career: No. 4 in ERA (3.97); T-No. 10 in wins (14)
  • Season: T-No. 3 in wins (8 in 2018); T-No. 5 in pitching starts (10 in 2018)

2019:

  • Started six out of eight games pitched
  • Posted a 1-1 record with a 3.90 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched on the season
  • Threw three scoreless innings with four strikeouts versus Grinnell
  • Earned a four-inning victory at Transylvania
  • Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts at Cornell

2018:

  • ABCA Second Team All-Region
  • Started 10 out of 11 pitching appearances
  • Compiled an 8-2 record with a 3.99 ERA, one shutout and 42 strikeouts and 49.2 innings on the season
  • Limited opponents to a .254 batting average
  • Threw four-straight scoreless outings in April, with 16 strikeouts and 11 hits allowed in 19 innings pitched
  • Struck out a season-high nine batters in wins against Finlandia and Caltech

2017:

  • Started five of seven games pitched
  • Posted a 5-1 record with a 3.93 ERA, two complete games and 28 strikeouts in 34.1 innings on the season
  • Tossed six scoreless innings with five strikeouts against Wisconsin-Superior
  • Struck out a season-high seven batters in a seven-inning win over Illinois Tech
  • Allowed one run in seven innings to go with five strikeouts in a win against D'Youville

Personal

  • Major: Economics
  • UChicago activities: Army ROTC, Calvert House Catholic Center
  • Played four years of baseball and golf in high school
  • As a senior, hit for a .443 batting average with 27 RBI, also posted a 5-2 pitching record with a 2.50 ERA
  • All-Conference, All-Area
  • Academic-All State, Academic All-Conference, Indian Prairie Scholar, Illinois State Scholar
  • Business Professionals of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2017Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 210 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2018Sophomore

    P
    6'5" 210 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2019Junior

    P
    6'5" 205 lbs
    41