2027 Baseball Roster

Joseph Chapman
Joseph Chapman
David Jerchower
David Katzenmaier
Ella Graham

42 Gage Peterson

  • Position Right-handed pitcher
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jonesborough, Tenn.
  • High School David Crockett
  • Prev School Walters State CC

Biography

Named at Top-50 Draft Prospect in the Sun Belt
Named to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List
2026 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year
2026 First Team All-Sun Belt (Starting Pitcher)

 
2026: Led the team with 15 games started...Went 8-1 on the season to tie for the most wins among Sun Belt pitchers in the regular season...Struck out 107 batters in 85.0 innings, the second-most strikeouts by an App State pitcher in program history and the most by a Sun Belt pitcher in the regular season...Held opponents to a .196 batting average...Recorded six quality starts on the season...Fanned at least six batters in 14 of 15 starts this season...Earned win in first collegiate start on Feb. 14 with eight strikeouts without allowing an earned run against Canisius...Fired six scoreless innings against North Carolina A&T to earn the victory on Feb. 21...Struck out a career-high 11 batters to earn the win over Presbyterian on March 7...Fanned nine in seven scoreless innings versus No. 16 Coastal Carolina on March 14...Struck out six and walked just one in seven scoreless innings at Troy on May 2 to improve to 7-0 on the season...Recorded eighth win against Louisiana with seven strong innings on May 9.

Transfer from Walters State CC
2025
: Made fifteen game appearances getting thirteen starts…Went 10-2 on the season with a 3.20 ERA...Struck out 75 batters in 59.0 innings, posting a 11.44 K/9 rate...Conceded just 45 hits and 23 walks for a 1.15 WHIP...Got the start for the Senators on the mound and threw four innings, allowing two runs on no hits and striking out seven and was also the starter for the Senators combined no-hitter against USC Union on March 25th

2024: Made 16 appearances including four starts...Went 4-2 with a 3.03 ERA and a save...Stuck out 43 batters in 29.2 innings for a 13.04 K/9 rate.

High School: Decorated athlete at David Crockett High school, including the 2022 Top 500 National Rank and the 2023 preseason All American…was named a Perfect Game top incoming JuCo freshman in 2023.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2026Junior

    Right-handed pitcher
    6'5" 220 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2027Senior

    Right-handed pitcher
    6'5" 220 lbs
    42