Peterson Taken In 27th Round By Seattle
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State infielder Andy Peterson has been selected in the 27th round, 801st overall, by the Seattle Mariners on Saturday in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Peterson is the sixth Oregon State player to be taken in this year’s draft, following Michael Conforto, Jace Fry, Dylan Davis, Ben Wetzler and Scott Schultz.
Peterson completed his two-year Oregon State career in 2014, batting .289 over 119 games, all of which were starts. He tallied 13 doubles, two triples and 42 runs batted in during his career.
In 2014, he appeared in 54 games, batting .237 with eight doubles and 14 RBI.
The selection is the first of Peterson’s career.
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