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2015 Baseball Roster

7 Derek Peake

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waukesha, Wis.
  • Highschool Waukesha Catholic Memorial

Biography

2015: Capped his Milwaukee career with a .323 average, starting and appearing in 58 games ... set career highs in games played, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples and RBI ... scored 44 runs and collected 72 hits including 11 doubles and five triples ... second on the team with 14 stolen bases ... finished 10th in the Horizon League in batting average, fourth in steals, and first in triples ... triple total was just one off the school record of six ... finished the season red-hot to give himself a shot at 200 career hits, finishing with 187 ... named Horizon League Player of the Week to end the regular season after batting .625 (10-for-16) in four victories ... enjoyed a career-best 12-game hitting streak in May, going an amazing 27-for-52 (.519) in the stretch ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2015 game-by-game in PDF Format

2014: Started 47 games as a junior, recording 44 hits and scoring a team-high 34 runs ... had 10 doubles, two home runs and drove in 17 ... went 10-for-11 in stolen bases ... hit .244 on the season ... tied career-high with three hits at Missouri March 19 ... three more hits in opener at Wright State April 11 ... hit a home run among his three hits at UIC May 3, tying career-high with three RBI and scored twice ... had two hits, two runs, a home run and two runs batted in at Oakland May 11 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2014 game-by-game in PDF Format

2013: Had a breakthrough season, earning First-Team All-Horizon League honors after batting .327 in 44 games, making 42 starts ... scored 35 runs, recorded 54 hits, drove in 17, stole 16 bases and posted a team-high .434 on-base percentage ... batting average was second on the team and sixth in the Horizon League ... tied for the league lead in on-base percentage ... also finished third in stolen bases and hit-by-pitches (15), fourth in triples and ninth in runs scored ... second on the team with 15 multi-hit games ... was leading the league in hitting early, carrying an average over .400 after the first month of the season ... went 6-for-11 in the first four games of the campaign at New Mexico State Feb. 15-16 ... tied season-high with a three-hit game against Evansville March 4 ... 2-for-2 with three runs scored against Creighton March 10 ... season-high six at bats against Wright State March 16 ... 5-for-8 in back-to-back games against Valparaiso March 29-30 ... scored three times in win over Youngstown State April 5 ... three more hits the next day against the Penguins ... went 3-for-4 with an RBI in UWM's win over Northwestern at Miller Park April 24 ... two hits, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases against Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament opener May 24 ... College Sports Madness First-Team All-Conference honoree ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2013 game-by-game in PDF Format

2012: Received medical hardship waiver ... maintained sophomore eligibility ... was starting outfielder to open the season before getting hurt ... played in 11 games, making five starts ... recorded four hits and scored a pair of runs ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

• 2012 game-by-game in PDF Format

2011: Made 16 starts in 37 appearances his first season ... stole six bases and did not make an error in the field all year ... batted .191 with 13 hits and nine runs scored, driving in seven ... UWM debut came as a pinch-hitter in the season opener against Tennessee Feb. 18 ... scored a run as a pinch runner the next day ... first hit came in a 2-for-3 effort at IPFW March 26 ... also walked and stole a base that game ... went 2-for-3 in the league opener against Butler April 1 ... recorded a pair of hits against UIC April 9 ... pinch-hit single and stolen base against Youngstown State April 29.

• 2011 game-by-game in PDF Format

High School: Batted .325 with six doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 30 runs scored and 29 runs batted in as a senior ... drew 18 walks and stole 21 bases, posting a .438 on-base percentage and a .685 slugging percentage ... named First-Team All-Classic Eight Conference his final two years ... batted .410 with five home runs as a junior ... three-year starter and team captain as a senior ... helped basketball team to state title in 2010 ... first-team all-league kicker and defensive back on the gridiron ... honor roll member ... turned down a football scholarship at St. Cloud State to play for UWM.

Personal: Son of Steve and Debbie Peake ... major is kinesiology ... chose UWM because it's close to home and the success of the baseball program ... career goal is to be a physical therapist for a professional team ... lists hobbies as fishing, other sports and video games ... considers winning the state basketball championship as his most memorable sports experience ... has worked as a basketball referee for the Special Olympics ... born June 16, 1992.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2014Junior

    OF
    6'0" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Senior

    OF
    6'0" 180 lbs
    7