Stetson University Athletics

2020: Team captain ... Got his second season at Stetson off to a great start by throwing seven one-hit innings against Air Force (2/15) with a career-high 12 strikeouts ... Was selected as the ASUN Pitcher of the Week for that performance ... Came back in his second start, against Hartford (2/22) with 6.1 one-hit innings to earn his second win, recording nine strikeouts ... Surrendered four runs on 10 hits against UMBC (2/29) in a no decision in his third start, picking up nine more strikeouts ... Matched up against one of the top pitchers in college baseball against Ohio State (3/6) and stole the show with six innings of work, allowing one run on three hits with 11 strikeouts ... Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the season was cut short ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.

2019: Appeared on the mound in 16 games, with 15 starts ... Received just 2.9 runs per game of support in his starts, pitching in nine one-run games ... Only victory of the season with against Florida State (5/8) when he worked 4.0 no-hit innings with six strikeouts in a 1-0 win ... Teamed with Daniel Paret and Vlad Nunez to no-hit the Seminoles ... Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 10 of his 15 starts but was 1-5 with four no decisions in those games ... 24 of the 34 earned runs he allowed came in five games ... Had an 8.75 ERA in those five games and a 1.00 combined ERA in his 11 other outings ... Was selected in the 26th round of the MLB Amateur Draft by Tampa Bay.

Prior to Stetson: Originally signed with the University of North Carolina after high school ... Redshirted in Chapel Hill during the 2017 season ... Played as a redshirt freshman at the State College of Florida in Manatee, making 10 starts on the mound in 2018 ... Posted a 3-2 record with a 5.23 ERA overall while recording 10.23 strikeouts per nine innings ... Had a total of 47 strikeouts in 41.1 innings of work ... Earned selection to the Dean's List ... Pitched for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League in 2017, making eight appearances, including six starts ... Had a 1-2 record with a 7.36 ERA that summer with 21 strikeouts and 22 walks.

High School: Played for coach Pat Geroni at Monroe Township HS ... Was ranked as the No. 58 player and the No. 24 right-handed pitcher in Prep Baseball Report's national coverage area ... Was also ranked No. 179 in Baseball America's BA500 and No. 80 nationally by Perfect Game ... Listed as the No. 2 right-handed pitcher and the No. 4 player overall in the state of New Jersey by Perfect Game ... Was a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American (second team) and a 2015 PG Underclass All-America (second team) ... Also played basketball as a freshman ... Was a two-time MVP of the Cal Ripken World Series and a three-time all-state selection ... Finished his prep career as the winningest pitcher in school history ... Posted a 15-5 career mark with 182 strikeouts over 118.2 innings ... Hurled three no-hitters ... Was selected in the 30th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels ... Pitched in the 2015 Area Code Games and in the 2015 East Coast Pro Showcase ... Chose Stetson over Florida State, Clemson and South Florida.

Personal: Full name is Robert Andrew Peto ... Was born on July 10, 1998, in New Brunswick, NJ ... Is the son of Michael and Nicolle Peto ... Has one brother, Jake, and one sister, Jamie ... His grandfather, Walt Peto, played collegiate baseball at Seton Hall and reached the AAA level in the New York Yankees organization ... His father played collegiate baseball at Rutgers ... Enjoys fishing and playing video games ... Received his degree in Communication & Media Studies in 2020.

CAREER GAME HIGHS 

Innings pitched: 8.0, at Lipscomb (April 28, 2019) 

Runs allowed: 8, at Liberty (April 14, 2019) 

Earned runs: 7, vs Michigan (March 23, 2019, at Lubbock, Texas) 

Walks allowed: 4, vs North Florida (May 18, 2019) 

Strikeouts: 12, vs Air Force (February 15, 2020) 

Hits allowed: 9, at Liberty (April 14, 2019) 

Doubles allowed: 3, vs NJIT (April 7, 2019) 

Triples allowed: 1, at Jacksonville (May 12, 2019)

Home runs allowed: 1, six times (last at Lipscomb; April 26, 2019) 

Wild pitches: 1, twice (last at Lipscomb; April 26, 2019) 

Hit batters: 2, vs Yale (March 15, 2019)