New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2012: Played in 46 games with 42 starts at third base for the Highlanders. ... Peterson hit .243with 37 hits, 26 runs, 21 runs batted in and eight doubles.

2011:  Started every game (55) at third base and also played some second base following in-game moves. ... hit .267 with 55 hits, 30 RBI, 22 runs, 10 doubles and two home runs. ... first collegiate home run vs. NYIT (5/7). ... Great West Conference Player of the Week (4/20). ... held a 13-game hitting streak (4/3 vs. Hartford - 4/22 vs. Houston Baptist). ... Five straight multi-hit games April 8 to April 15 (3 vs. Utah Valley; vs. Iona; vs. UTPA). Went 13-for-26 and upped his average from .224 to .294.

2010: Appeared in 31 games, with 23 starts. ... the slender infielder batted .250 with 20 hits, eight runs batted in and four doubles.

Prior to NJIT: Four-year letterwinner at North Warren High School ... two-year team captain ... posted an 11-3 career pitching record and pitched a perfect game ... registered 114 career hits, 90 RBI with a .409 batting average ... all-Skyland Conference … played summer ball with the Blairstown American Legion. ... selected first-team all-Warren County and all-West New Jersey in basketball by the Star-Ledger. Scored 1,088 career points and averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds as a senior after 17 points and nearly 12 rebounds as a junior.

Personal: Jeffrey William Peterson ... son of Robert and Barbara Peterson ... finance major ... born 11/6/90 in Morristown, NJ.