American baseball player and coach
Nick Scott Petree (born July 16, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher , who last pitched in Minor League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Petree played college baseball for the Missouri State Bears , earning All-American honors in three seasons.[ 1]
College career
Petree enrolled at Missouri State University to play college baseball for the Missouri State Bears . After sitting out his freshman year recovering from Tommy John surgery ,[ 1] Petree returned for the 2011 season, going 9-2 with a 2.81 earned run average (ERA), earning Freshman All-American and Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Petree made his mark as one of the best pitchers in college baseball, going 10-4 with 1.01 ERA, the lowest ERA in college baseball.[ 1] [ 2] Petree was named the Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Player of the Year, the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year and earned first-team All-American honors.[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] Petree was also a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award .[ 2] [ 5] Petree went 10-4 with a 1.01 ERA in his redshirt junior (academic senior) season.[ 1]
Professional career
In May 2013, Baseball America named Petree the #259 prospect for the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 6] He was selected in the ninth round by the St. Louis Cardinals . Petree played a shortened season for the State College Spikes .[ 7] He was named the 2013 Spikes Pitcher of the Year.[ 8] In 2014, Petree started the season playing for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League.[ 7] On May 4, he was then called up to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A Florida State League .[ 9] On September 1, Petree was called up to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals of the Texas League .[ 1] [ 9]
Petree was the opening day starter for Springfield in 2015, pitching for both Springfield and Palm Beach during the season.[ 1] [ 9] Following the season, an MRI revealed additional damage in Petree's throwing elbow, which would necessitate additional surgery.[ 1] On March 1, 2016, Petree retired from professional baseball. He compiled a 17-14 record with a 2.94 ERA over his minor league career.[ 1] [ 9]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j Connell, Jim (February 29, 2016). "25-year-old MSU legend to retire from pro baseball" . Springfield News-Leader . Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ a b c d "Nick Petree" . missouristatebears.com. Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
^ Stanton, Phil (February 9, 2012). "Guttin gettin' it done at Missouri State" . collegebaseballinsider.com . Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
^ Scranton, Lyndal (February 14, 2013). "Petree nominated for Golden Spikes Award" . Springfield News-Leader . Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
^ Scott, Mike (May 29, 2012). "Missouri State's Petree named a finalist for Golden Spikes Award" . KSPR . Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013 .
^ "Top 500 MLB Draft Prospects 2017" .
^ a b "MiLB Stats | Baseball Stats" .
^ "Spikes name 2013 team award winners" .
^ a b c d "Nick Petree" . milb.com .
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