2023: Made three starts in his second year with the Patriots before injury… Posted a 1-0 record with a 4.97 ERA (12.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 8 SO, 5-2B, 0-3B, 1-HR, 0 WP, 0 HBP, 0 BK)… At home, made one start in a no-decision vs. Niagara (2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 0 WP, 0 HBP, 0 BK)…On the road, made one start with a 1-0 record and 3.60 ERA (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO, 1-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 0 WP, 0 HBP, 0BK)… At a neutral site, made on start with a no-decision vs. Canisius (5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 3-2B, 0-3B, 1-HR, 0 WP, 0 HBP, 0 BK)… at FIU (2/19): Made his first start of the season and earned the win… Allowed two runs, both earned, on a season-high six hits in a season-high 5.0 innings of work in Mason’s 5-2 win over the Golden Panthers… Issued a season-high four walks with one strikeout and threw a season-high 82 pitches… vs. Canisius (2/26): Surrendered a season-high four earned runs on four hits, including a home run and matched his season-high with 5.0 innings of work in a no-decision in a 6-4 loss to the Golden Griffins… Notched a season-high six strikeouts with no walks and threw 65 pitches in his outing… vs. Niagara (3/5): Allowed one earned run on two hits in 2.2 innings before leaving the game due to injury in a no-decision in Mason’s 8-4 loss to the Purple Eagles… Recorded one strikeout with one walk and threw 41 pitches.
2022: Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 16 after a complete-game, three-hitter in Mason’s 4-0 win over George Washington… Appeared in 16 games with 10 starts in his first year with the Patriots… Posted a 4-3 record with a 3.93 ERA (73.1 IP, 74 H, 37 R, 32 ER, 39 BB, 45 SO, 12-2B, 4-3B, 4-HR, 5 WP, 2 HBP, 3 BK)… The Patriots were 5-5 in his 10 starts... Appeared in eight games with four starts against Atlantic 10 opponents with a 3-1 record and a 3.58 ERA (37.2 IP, 39 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 12 BB, 24 SO, 5-2B, 2-3B, 4-HR, 1 WP, 1 HBP, 1 BK)… First on the club in ERA (3.93), second in wins (4) and innings pitched (73.1), third in starts (10), fourth in strikeouts (45) and tied for sixth in appearances (16)... Eight appearances at home, seven appearances on the road and one appearance in the 2022 A-10 Baseball tournament… At home, posted a 3-1 record with a 2.98 ERA (42.1 IP, 39 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 16 BB, 26 SO, 6-2B, 0-3B, 1-HR, 1 WP, 1 HBP, 1 BK)… On the road, tallied a 1-1 record with a 5.33 ERA (25.1 IP, 29 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 20 BB, 16 SO, 3-2B, 4-3B, 3-HR, 3 WP, 1 HBP, 2 BK)… at Wofford (2/18): Made his George Mason debut out of the bullpen… Allowed one unearned run on one hit and two walks in 0.2 inning in the Patriots 11-10 win over the Terriers in the season opener… at James Madison (2/23): Allowed a season-high five earned runs on five hits in 3.0 innings in a 14-0 loss to the Dukes… Five walks, two strikeouts, a season-high two wild pitches and threw 90 pitches… vs. Monmouth (3/5): Made first start with the Patriots… Allowed one earned run on four hits in 4.0 innings in Mason’s 9-7 loss to the Hawks… Three walks, one strikeout and threw 80 pitches… vs. Quinnipiac (3/11): Notched his first win as a Patriot in his second start of the season… Allowed two runs, one earned, on a season-high eight hits, in an 8-4 win over the Bobcats… Five strikeouts, two walks and threw 89 pitches… vs. William & Mary (3/20): Made third start of the season… Allowed two earned runs on five hits in 6.0 innings in a no-decision in a 9-5 loss to the Tribe… Three strikeouts, two walks and threw 84 pitches… at The Citadel (3/27): Made fourth start of the season… Gave up four runs, three earned, on two hits in 3.1 innings in the Patriots 6-4 win over the Bulldogs… Season-high six walks, three strikeouts and threw 78 pitches… vs. VCU (4/2): Allowed a season-high six runs, five earned, on seven hits in 2.1 innings in Mason’s 9-2 loss to the Rams… Walked one, hit one batter and threw 53 pitches… at Saint Joseph’s (4/8): Allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits in 6.0 innings with two strikeouts and one walk in a 10-9 loss to the Hawks… vs. Saint Louis (4/16): Surrendered two earned runs on three hits in 2.0 innings in the Patriots 11-9 win over the Billikens… One strikeout, two walks and threw 34 pitches… vs. James Madison (4/20): Made his fifth start of the season and took the loss… Allowed two earned runs on four hits in 7.0 innings in a 3-2 loss to the Dukes… Four strikeouts, four walks and threw 91 pitches… vs. Fordham (4/24): Made sixth start of the season and notched his second win… Gave up one earned run on five hits in 6.0 innings in the Patriots 15-1 win over the Rams… Four strikeouts with no walks and threw 83 pitches in the outing… at Massachusetts (5/1): Made seventh start of the season… Allowed two earned runs on five hits in 4.1 innings in the Patriots 3-2 win over the Minutemen… Three strikeouts, three walks and threw 86 pitches… at Richmond (5/8): Made his eighth start of the season and took the loss… Allowed three earned runs on six hits in 5.0 innings in a 7-2 setback against the Spiders… Three strikeouts, two walks and threw 91 pitches… vs. George Washington (5/15): Made ninth start and earned his third win of the season… Tossed a season-high 9.0 innings in a complete-game, three-hitter to propel the Patriots to a 4-0 win over the Colonials… Retired 16 of the first 17 batters he faced in the game and took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before allowing a one-out single… Allowed just three singles and five total baserunners in the game… Recorded a season-best eight strikeouts with just two walks, and threw a season-high 111 pitches… at Davidson (5/20): Earned fourth win of the season after entering the game out of the bullpen… Tossed three scoreless innings and scattered three hits in the Patriots 9-4 win over the Wildcats… Three strikeouts, one walk and threw 53 pitches… vs. Davidson, A-10 Tournament (5/25): Made 10th start of the season and took the loss… Allowed three earned runs on six hits in 5.2 innings in a 6-2 loss to the Wildcats… Three strikeouts, three walks and threw 104 pitches in the second-round game.
PRIOR TO MASON: Played at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, N.Y…. Made 11 appearances with eight starts... Posted a 10-1 record with seven complete games and a 1.22 ERA... Struck out 73, walked only 14 batters, allowed just two extra-base hits (one double, one home run) and held opponents to a .155 batting average in 74.0 innings of work (74.0 IP / 42 H / 12 R / 10 ER / 14 BB / 73 SO)... Named Region 3 Player of the Week… Selected First Team NJCAA D3 All-American WNYAC Player of the Year… Won Presidents Award for NCCC as outstanding athlete with a term GPA over 3.8… Region 3 Pitcher of the Year and First Team… Named to the All-Tournament team 2021… D3 Junior College national wins leader and ERA leader in 2021.
PREP: Four-year baseball letterwinner, two-year basketball letterwinner, and two-year cross country letterwinner at Nichols School.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Peterson… Son of Anne and Eric Peterson… Has one sibling, Derek… Hobbies include basketball and fishing… Also recruited by Canisius, Kentucky, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Purdue and Niagara… Plans to major in Biology.
