Peterson recorded an immaculate inning during his first college start in 2024 and has been Sam Houston's Friday night starter the last two seasons. Big league clubs had interest in signing him as a sophomore-eligible last year, but he turned down their overtures and went undrafted. His feel for spin and delivery metrics could allow him to join 1984 second-rounder Kevin Renz as the highest-drafted pitchers in Bearkats history. Peterson owns one of college baseball's best curveballs, a high-spin 79-82 mph hammer, and ratchets up the rpms on a solid low-80s slider as well. He also imparts high spin rates on a 91-94 mph fastball that tops out at 96, and it plays up a bit thanks to shape, command and deception. He barely uses a mid-80s changeup that needs a lot of work.

If Peterson threw harder, he might have been a first-rounder. He's an athletic mover who gets down the mound well, creating plenty of extension from a low release height. He not only throws strikes with all three of his primary offerings, but he also locates them well, enhancing his mid-rotation profile.