Tristan Peters

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
High School:
Foothills Composite
Prev School:
Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round (207th overall pick) in the 2021 MLB Draft and signed July 26, 2021.
Highest drafted SIU player since Sam Coonrod went in the fifth round in 2014

2021 (SOPHOMORE)

First-team All-Midwest Region ... Second-team All-MVC ... MVC All-Defensive Team ... MVC Player of the Week (March 8) -- went 10-for-15 (.667) with two doubles, a homer, 7 RBIs, 7 runs scored and 4 stolen bases in leading SIU to a 4-0 week ... Led the MVC in on-base percentage, walks and doubles, ranked third in hits, third in RBIs, fourth in stolen bases, fifth in batting average, sixth in runs scored, sixth in total bases, and 12th in slugging ... Did not commit an error all season ... Started all 60 games in center field and batting in the 3- or 4-hole ... Led SIU to its winningest season (40 wins) since 1990 ... 25 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games ... Had a 13-game hitting streak from Feb. 21 to March 14, which was the longest on the team in 2021 ... Reached base at least three times (by hit, walk or HBP) in 24 of the team's 60 games ... Earned a spot on the MVC Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO SIU

Earned a NJCAA Gold Glove and was All-Conference in 2019 ... Hit .373 as a freshman with 6 home runs and 26 stolen bases ... Hit .354 with 13 stolen bases in the shortened 2020 season ... Academic All-American in 2020.

PERSONAL

Son of Gabriele and Jake Peters ... Born Feb. 29, 2000 ... Major in university studies.