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Jace Peterson was a two-sport star for the Cowboys in baseball and football, but it would be on the diamond where he would excel during his three-year career from 2009-11.
The Moss Bluff native was a two-time first team all-Southland Conference selection in 2010 and 2011 and received the team's MVP award in 2011.
In 2010, he led the Southland Conference with 35 stolen bases, which at the time, tied a school single-season record, and 68 runs scored. In 2011, Peterson topped the league with eight triples while ranking second with 67 runs scored and 30 stolen bases.
He batted a team-high .353 in 2010 and ranked fourth on the team in 2011 with a .335 batting average as he started all 114 games in those two seasons combined. His 82 base hits in 2010 ranks tied for sixth for the most in a single-season while his 183 career hits ranks just outside the top 10 list.
Peterson continues to hold the school career record with 78 stolen bases while ranking fifth with 11 triples, seventh with 149 runs scored, and a .347 career batting average, ranking in the top 20 all-time.
He was drafted by the San Diego Padres as the 58th overall pick in the supplemental first round of the 2011 MLB Draft, making him the fourth-highest draft selection in school history.
Peterson made his Major League debut on April 25, 2014, starting in seven games at third base before being optioned to the Padres' Triple-A squad. He had three other stints with the Padres the rest of the season.
He was traded to the Atlanta Braves in December 2014 and made the opening day roster as the team's second baseman. He hit his first career home run on May 16, 2015 against Miami, which also happened to be a grand slam. He stayed with the Braves until signing with the New York Yankees in January of 2018. He was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles in April of 2019.
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