Andy Peterson

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
La Palma, Calif.
High School:
Kennedy HS

2013 (Junior)
Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team ... Pac-12 Honorable Mention ... Played in all 65 games, starting every one, including 53 at second base ... Batted 333 with five doubles and 28 RBI ... Stole 14 bases in 19 attempts ... Recorded 25 multi-hit efforts and six multi-RBI games ... Batted .360 during Pac-12 play and drove in 15 with two doubles and seven stolen bases ... Went 3-for-4 and scored three runs in the win over Louisville (6/17) ... Posted a 4-for-5 effort with two runs and two RBI against Oregon (5/18) ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI against Stanford (5/11) ... Went 3-for-5 with a run in the opener against Stanford (5/10) ... Bunted for a hit twice and finished 3-for-5 with two RBI against Cal (5/4) ... Went 2-for-2, scored two runs and drove in another in the finale against USC (4/28) ... Extended his hit streak to eight games by going 2-for-5 with an RBI against USC (4/26) ... Tied a season-best with three hits in a 3-for-5 effort against Utah (4/13) ... Drove in two and scored two runs in a 2-for-4 effort against UCLA (4/6) ... Moved hit streak to a season-long five games with a 1-for-3 effort against Portland (4/2) ... Went 2-for-2 with three runs scored in the win over San Francisco (3/13) ... Scored a run, walked and went 2-for-3 in the finale against Texas State (3/10) ... Doubled and went 1-for-4 in the series finale against Bryant (3/3) ... Doubled, walked and went 2-for-3 in the opener against Bryant (3/1) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk in the finale against San Diego State (2/24) ... Scored two runs and went 3-for-5 in a win over UC Riverside (2/17) ... Drove in one and went 2-for-4 in a win over Gonzaga (2/16) ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his OSU debut (2/15).

Santa Ana Junior College
Played two years for Santa Ana ... Played in 29 games his sophomore season, batting .426 with 10 doubles, one triple, 25 runs batted in and 10 stolen bases ... As a freshman, batted .376 with eight doubles, one triple and one home run in 44 games ... Drove in 26 and stole 17 bases.

Kennedy High School
Lettered four years for head coach Conrad Colby ... Named all-league both his junior and senior years ... Also lettered in football for two years, as a quarterback, and was a first-team all-league selection both seasons.

Personal
Majoring in liberal arts ... Born April 19, 1992 ... Son of Debra and Walt Peterson ... Has two older brothers, John and Matt ... Enjoys fishing, golf, ping pong, football and going to the beach in his spare time ... Scholar-Athlete during his tenure in high school ... Favorite professional athletes are Tom Brady and Dustin Pedroia ... Favorite movie is Forrest Gump ... Chose Oregon State because of the "great tradition, coaches, past excellence and great facilities."

Peterson’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, at Oregon, May 18, 2013
Doubles: 1, 5 times
Total bases: 4, vs UC Riverside, Feb 17, 2013 ; at Oregon, May 18, 2013
RBI: 2, 7 times
Runs scored: 3, 4 times
Walks: 2, Arizona State, Mar 24, 2013
Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times
Struck out: 3, Bryant, Mar 02, 2013 ; at San Diego, Mar 28, 2013
Sac flies: 1, USC, Apr 28, 2013 ; at San Diego, Mar 30, 2013 ; at Stanford, May 11, 2013
Sac bunts: 2, Kansas State, Jun 08, 2013 ; UTSA, May 31, 2013
At bats: 6, at Seattle, Apr 22, 2013 ; at Kansas State, Jun 09, 2013
Stolen bases: 2, Texas State, Mar 08, 2013
Caught stealing: 1, 5 times
Field chances: 12, at San Diego State, Feb 24, 2013
Putouts: 6, at Washington, Apr 20, 2013 ; at San Diego State, Feb 24, 2013 ; Arizona State, Mar 24, 2013
Assists: 7, at Arizona, Mar 16, 2013