Longwood University Athletics

2022: Breakout junior season that saw him named an honorable mention for the Big South…Batted .319 in 48 games played and 160 at-bats…recorded 27 RBI…stole 24 bases which was good for fourth in the conference…had eight doubles and two triples…recorded two home-runs, one was an inside the parker against Maryland Eastern Shore…had 12 multi-hit games and the third longest hitting streak on the team with nine games…had three separate reach-base streaks reach 10 or more games…had four three-hit games…started the year with a three for four game against Maryland Eastern Shore…had a .980 fielding percentage

2021: Hit .213 over 75 at bats while playing in 40 games with 23 starts…Hit five doubles and a triple while leading the team with 10 stolen bases… Walked three times and stole two bases on Feb. 23 against NC Central…Went 2-4 with two runs against Presbyterian in the series finale on April 17…Stole two bases on May 7 at UNC Asheville…Went 2-3 on May 15 at Winthrop with a double and a run scored while also stealing two bases…Hit a triple on May 20 against Charleston Southern while scoring twice and driving in a run…

2020: Erupted to post a team-best .368 batting average over 38 at bats in 16 games, 13 starts, with 14 hits and 13 runs scored (second on the team)…Added six stolen bases on seven attempts...Hit three doubles and a home run…Posted four multi-hit games including his first career three-hit game at Liberty on Feb. 25 where he went 3-4 with a run scored, two RBI and a double…Scored multiple runs in a game three times, including a career best three on two separate occasions…Racked up two hits and a pair of walks on Feb. 16 against Purdue Fort Wayne while going 2-3 with three runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases…Scored three times against Binghamton on Feb. 28 with three walks and a stolen base while going 0-1 at the plate…

2019: Primarily used as a defensive replacement or pinch runner in his freshman season…made 29 appearances and started eight games in his freshman season…picked up a pair of doubles in 37 at bats while hitting .189…went 1-2 on stolen base attempts…career high two hits at Hawaii in his first collegiate start (3/3, 2-3, 2B, SB)…

High School: Played baseball for two seasons, earning VHSL 5A Second Team All-Conference honors … won VHSL Class 5 State Championship … was a part of team that made a run to the Virginia 5A tournament semifinal in program’s first state tournament appearance … ranked the number 12 player in Virginia – number two among outfielders – by Perfect Game and inside the top 500 nationally.

Academics: Undecided on major.

Personal: Born Michael Donnell Peterson on April 10, 2000 … son of William Peterson and Monica Wilkins … has three sisters, Deja, Mckenzie, and Whitnie, plus one brother, William.