Jimmy Peterson Selected First Team All-SLIAC as Utility Player
O'FALLON, Mo. – Eureka's Jimmy Peterson (Bloomington, Ill./Homeschooled) has been selected to the All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Baseball First Team as a utility player.
He is the Red Devils' second First Team selection of the past two full seasons, following Sean Green in 2019.
Peterson, a junior transfer from Monmouth, made 128 plate appearances in 31 regular-season games in his first season in maroon and gold. Primarily an outfielder and the team's leadoff hitter, he also made six pitching appearances for the Red Devils and played catcher at the SLIAC Tournament.
The Bloomington native recorded a slash line of .307/.383/.412 with team-leading totals of 35 hits, 22 runs scored and 18 runs batted in. He also notched four doubles and two home runs while drawing 11 walks and swiping four bases.
At the plate, he recorded nine multi-hit games and ended the regular season with his first four-hit performance and triple of his collegiate career in a 12-2 victory at Blackburn on May 5. In the field, he racked up 57 putouts and two assists in 62 chances for a .952 fielding percentage. As a relief pitcher, Peterson threw 11 2/3 innings in six appearances and recorded 10 strikeouts.
Peterson was also the Red Devils' representative on the SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team.