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2017 Baseball Roster

24 Jay Peters

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Randolph, Wis.
  • Highschool Randolph/Muscatine CC

Biography

2017: Enjoyed an impressive season campaign, named to the All-Horizon League First Team after going 8-2 in 15 games, posting a 3.32 ERA ... his eight wins tied for fifth-best in program history ... struck out a team-high 82 batters (fourth in program history) in 103.0 innings (fifth), with opponents batting just .242 ... even better in Horizon League contests, finishing 5-1 with a 2.08 ERA in eight starts ... finished second in the Horizon League in strikeouts, innings pitched and victories, sixth in opponent average and seventh in ERA ... allowed just one run in his first start of the season against Lamar Feb. 19, striking out seven in 7.0 innings ... picked up wins in his next two outings, topping Eastern Michigan Feb. 27 and Evansville March 5 ... his win at Bradley April 9 started a stretch of victories in six consecutive starts ... added a stretch of four complete games in a row - the first pitcher in UWM history to accomplish the feat - starting with a win at Youngstown State April 22 ... in those six wins, he posted a 1.64 ERA while holding opponents to a .179 batting average ... iIn 55.0 innings (35 hits allowed), he struck out 48 and walked just 11 in that stretch ... his complete-game against YSU April 22 included no earned runs, eight strikeouts and no walks ... struck out a season-high nine batters against Oakland April 28 and Wright State May 12.

• 2017 game-by-game in PDF Format

2016: Quickly earned a spot in the weekend rotation in his first season in Milwaukee ... recorded four victories in 17 games, making 11 starts ... posted a 3.30 ERA, striking out 53 batters in 73.2 innings of work ... finished seventh in the Horizon League in ERA and 10th in innings pitched ... allowed just one earned run and struck out three in his UWM debut against No. 25 Texas Tech Feb. 20, working 5.0 innings ... struck out a season-high eight batters in 7.0 shutout frames against Bethune-Cookman Feb. 26 ... allowed just two hits and was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week for his efforts ... struck out six in 8.2 scoreless innings to pick up the win against Youngstown State March 28 ... named the College Sports Madness Pitcher of the Week following the outing ... picked up the win at Chicago State April 13 with a pair of shutout frames, adding two K's ... threw a gem at Wright State May 14, going the distance in allowing just one run on four hits ... retired nine of the final 10 batters he faced to earn the victory and snap WSU's nine-game winning streak.

• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format

Prior to UWM: Spent two seasons at Muscatine Community College in Davenport, Iowa ... went 7-4 in 13 games as a sophomore, posting a 3.58 ERA ... made 10 starts, striking out 95 batters in 75.1 innings of work ... as a freshman for the Cougars, made 10 starts, posting a pair of victories ... fanned 51 batters in 50.2 innings, throwing a pair of complete games ... Dean's List member.

High School: Posted a 2.01 ERA in his prep career while also batting .340 in 51 games, driving in 34 and scoring 45 runs ... earned all-district and all-conference honors on the baseball diamond ... a multi-sport athlete, was an all-league and all-state honoree in both football and basketball, competing for all three teams in each of his four years of high school ... helped team win WIAA Division 5 basketball state championship as a senior ... also spent two seasons on the golf team.

Personal: Son of John and Janet Peters ... a business major ... chose UWM to be close to family and friends and liked the direction of the team ... career goal is to get drafted into the Major Leagues ... most memorable sports experience was winning state his senior year with all of his friends ... lists hobbies as baseball, basketball, football, golf, hunting and fishing ... played summer baseball with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in the Northwoods League ... born May 10, 1994.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2016Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 195 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2017Senior

    Pitcher
    6'5" 205 lbs
    24