2017 Baseball Roster
Colin Peluse
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Del.
- High School:
- Middletown HS
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the Ninth Round, No. 284 Overall of 2019 MLB Draft
Career Summary
Finished his three-year Wake Forest career with a 14-11 record and 4.54 ERA ... Had a 171-74 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 204.1 innings ... Opponents batted .254 against him all-time ... Made 51 appearances and 36 starts.
2019 (Junior)
Was Wake Forest's Friday night starter, finishing with a 3-8 record and 5.74 ERA in 15 starts ... Struck out 71 batters and walked 36 in 80.0 innings ... Had a 3.38 ERA through five starts, going at least 6.0 innings in four of those ... Allowed one earned run in 6.0 innings to open the season against Illinois (Feb. 16) ... Earned the win over Furman (March 2) with 6.0 innings of one-run ball ... Took a no decision against Notre Dame (March 9) despite again allowing one earned run in 6.0 innings ... Picked up a win against Virginia Tech (Apr. 6), allowing two runs in 6.2 frames ... Also recorded a win against No. 8 NC State (Apr. 18), allowing a run on three hit sand three walks in 6.0 innings while matching his career-high of seven strikeouts ...Drafted by and signed with the Oakland A's after the year.
2018 (Sophomore)
Served as Wake Forest's Sunday starter, recording a team-best 6-2 record and 3.87 ERA in 16 appearances (14 starts) ... Was also Wake Forest's top starter in ACC play, where he tallied a 4-1 record and 3.88 ERA ... Struck out 63 batters in 83.2 innings while walking 26, allowing opponents to hit .233 against him ... Threw 8.0 shutout innings in a win at Santa Clara (Feb. 25), striking out five while allowing two walks and three hits ... Shut down Florida State (March 10) in a 4-3 win, conceding two runs over 8.0 innings on four hits and no walks with six punchouts ... Earned a win over top-25 Louisville (March 18), allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 7.2 innings ... Improved to 4-0 with another 7.2-inning effort at Notre Dame (March 25), this time conceding just one run ... Picked up the win against Duke (Apr. 9) by allowing three runs in 7.0 frames ... Moved to 6-0 by completing a sweep at Boston College (Apr. 14), allowing a run on three hits in 6.0 innings ... Over the summer, had a 2.57 ERA in limited action with the Chatham Anglers on the Cape.
2017 (Freshman)
Had an impressive rookie campaign, finishing with a 5-1 record, 3.54 ERA and a save in 20 appearances and seven starts ... Struck out 37 batters while walking just 12 in 40.2 innings ... Opponents hit just .209 against him ... Earned NCAA Tournament wins over West Virginia (June 4) and Florida (June 11) ... Pitched in all three NCAA Super Regional games in Gainesville, striking out five with no walks and allowing just one hit in 2.2 shutout frames ... Began the year as the Tuesday starter but had a 4-0 record and 1.40 ERA after moving to the bullpen in mid-April ... Recorded a 1.29 ERA in ACC play over 7.0 innings ... Picked up a win with 3.0 innings of one-hit ball at Florida State (May 12) ... Played summer ball with the Baltimore Redbirds of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
High School
Rated as a top-500 prospect by Perfect Game, including the No. 2 prospect from the State of Delaware ... Named to the 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American team, and the all-Northeast region first team ... Tossed a no-hitter against Charter in 2015 ... Earned all-tournament team honors four times from Perfect Game ... Missed senior season due to Tommy John surgery ... Lettered four times in baseball and also wrestled for a year.
Background
Born on June 11, 1998 ... Son of Robert and Michelle Peluse ... Spent time as a member of Sports Medicine and ROTC in high school, and was on the honor roll his last three years ... Eight club teammates with the Evoshield Canes are currently playing DI baseball, including EP Reese (NC State) and Mickey Polanski (VT) in the ACC.
