The Arkansas baseball program will host the NJCAA Division I batting average leader in early July, as HawgBeat can confirm that Southeast Community College catcher Elliott Peterson will be in Fayetteville on Sunday, the 7th.
A NJCAA First-Team All-American, Peterson slashed .517/.585/.894 with an OPS of 1.479. He racked up 85 runs, 107 hits, 21 doubles, six triples, 15 home runs and 91 RBIs through 59 games and 207 at-bats.
Hailing from Nebraska, the 6-foot-1 soon-to-be junior posted an impressive 35-to-35 walk-to-strikeout ratio and also stole 25 bases.
As a defender, Peterson was excellent behind the plate with 342 putouts, 19 assists and only two errors for a .994 fielding percentage.
Against top JUCO baseball programs Hutchinson and Crowder, Peterson finished a combined 8-for-20 (.400) across eight games. His season-high in hits came against McCook on May 4, when he mashed six knocks in a perfect day at the dish.
Arkansas already has a commitment from the Division II batting average leader in outfielder Carson Boles, as well as pledges from TCU outfielder Logan Maxwell, FGCU outfielder Charles Davalan, Milwaukee outfielder Carson Hansen, Fresno State outfielder Rocco Peppi, BYU designated hitter Kuhio Aloy, Georgia State shortstop Maximus Martin, Ohio State LHP Landon Beidelschies and Oregon State RHP Aiden Jimenez.
Head coach Dave Van Horn and the Razorbacks still have needs around the diamond, so be sure to follow along at The Trough premium message board for updates on all the offseason action.
