University of North Carolina Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Ben Peterson
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Communications Studies
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- High School:
- Apex
As a Senior (2024)
• Made 19 appearances for the Tar Heels, starting three times • Posted a 4.70 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched on the season, finishing with a 3-2 record with 30 strikeouts and one save • Earned his first win of the season against William & Mary (5/1) with five shutout innings • Struck out career-high eight in 3.2 innings against Louisville (5/12) • Part of the UNC pitching staff that compiled the ACC’s lowest team ERA (4.30) for the first time since 2013.
As A Junior (2023)
Ranked fourth on the team in appearances with 25, all in relief • Compiled a 3-0 record with a 5.40 ERA and save • Registered a 1.43 strikeout to walk ratio • Averaged 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings • Pitched multiple innings in 15 games with six appearances of two or more innings • Had more strikeouts than innings pitched in four appearances • Earned a save in his second appearance with three strikeouts in 2.0 innings against Seton Hall (2/19) • Struck out four in 2.0 innings against VCU (2/28) to earn his first win of the season • Credited with wins at Virginia Tech (4/29) and versus Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament (5/23) • Fanned three in 2.0 innings against the Yellow Jackets • Tossed a season-high 4.0 scoreless innings versus Clemson (5/19).
As a Sophomore at Florida Southwestern State College (2022)
Made 10 appearances, including five starts • Posted a 3-1 record with a 3.04 ERA, allowing nine runs in 26.2 innings pitched • Struck out 22 batters, averaging 7.42 strikeouts per nine innings • Longest outing of the season was 5.0 innings in two games • Fanned a season-high six batters in 4.2 innings against Wallace State Community College.
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As a Freshman at Appalachian State (2021)
Pitched in 11 games, making four starts at Appalachian State as a freshman in 2021 • Was 2-3 with a 7.08 ERA, striking out 16 in 20.1 innings pitched • Best outing of the season came in his final outing of the year when he went 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in a win over Texas State. Â
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High School
Graduate of Apex High School • Struck out 44 batters in 36 innings while posting a 3.31 ERA with a .196 batting average against as a junior in 2019 before posting one win in Apex’s four games during an abbreviated 2020 season • Batted .342 with 25 hits, 14 RBIs and two home runs as a junior • Earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior • Played for coach Tyler Drew as a senior • Competed for the TPA Nationals travel team under coach Daniel Healey, posting six wins and 40 strikeouts in 28 innings in 2019.
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Personal
Born Aug. 18, 2001 to Doug and Ashley Peterson • Has three siblings: Rebekah, Jonathan and Kathryn • Father was an All-ACC placekicker for Duke and grandfather played minor league baseball in the New York Yankees and Cleveland organizations.
• Made 19 appearances for the Tar Heels, starting three times • Posted a 4.70 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched on the season, finishing with a 3-2 record with 30 strikeouts and one save • Earned his first win of the season against William & Mary (5/1) with five shutout innings • Struck out career-high eight in 3.2 innings against Louisville (5/12) • Part of the UNC pitching staff that compiled the ACC’s lowest team ERA (4.30) for the first time since 2013.
As A Junior (2023)
Ranked fourth on the team in appearances with 25, all in relief • Compiled a 3-0 record with a 5.40 ERA and save • Registered a 1.43 strikeout to walk ratio • Averaged 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings • Pitched multiple innings in 15 games with six appearances of two or more innings • Had more strikeouts than innings pitched in four appearances • Earned a save in his second appearance with three strikeouts in 2.0 innings against Seton Hall (2/19) • Struck out four in 2.0 innings against VCU (2/28) to earn his first win of the season • Credited with wins at Virginia Tech (4/29) and versus Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament (5/23) • Fanned three in 2.0 innings against the Yellow Jackets • Tossed a season-high 4.0 scoreless innings versus Clemson (5/19).
As a Sophomore at Florida Southwestern State College (2022)
Made 10 appearances, including five starts • Posted a 3-1 record with a 3.04 ERA, allowing nine runs in 26.2 innings pitched • Struck out 22 batters, averaging 7.42 strikeouts per nine innings • Longest outing of the season was 5.0 innings in two games • Fanned a season-high six batters in 4.2 innings against Wallace State Community College.
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As a Freshman at Appalachian State (2021)
Pitched in 11 games, making four starts at Appalachian State as a freshman in 2021 • Was 2-3 with a 7.08 ERA, striking out 16 in 20.1 innings pitched • Best outing of the season came in his final outing of the year when he went 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in a win over Texas State. Â
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High School
Graduate of Apex High School • Struck out 44 batters in 36 innings while posting a 3.31 ERA with a .196 batting average against as a junior in 2019 before posting one win in Apex’s four games during an abbreviated 2020 season • Batted .342 with 25 hits, 14 RBIs and two home runs as a junior • Earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior • Played for coach Tyler Drew as a senior • Competed for the TPA Nationals travel team under coach Daniel Healey, posting six wins and 40 strikeouts in 28 innings in 2019.
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Personal
Born Aug. 18, 2001 to Doug and Ashley Peterson • Has three siblings: Rebekah, Jonathan and Kathryn • Father was an All-ACC placekicker for Duke and grandfather played minor league baseball in the New York Yankees and Cleveland organizations.
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