Nick Scott Petree (born July 16, 1990) is an American former
professional baseball
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Moder ...
pitcher
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, who last pitched in
Minor League Baseball
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for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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organization. Petree played
college baseball
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for the
Missouri State Bears
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, earning All-American honors in three seasons.
College career
Petree enrolled at
Missouri State University
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to play
college baseball
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for the
Missouri State Bears
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. After sitting out his freshman year recovering from
Tommy John surgery
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,
Petree returned for the 2011 season, going 9-2 with a 2.81
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...
(ERA), earning Freshman All-American and
Missouri Valley Conference
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Freshman of the Year honors.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Petree made his mark as one of the best pitchers in college baseball, going 10-4 with 1.01 ERA, the lowest ERA in college baseball.
Petree was named the ''
Collegiate Baseball
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''
Louisville Slugger
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National Player of the Year, the
Missouri Valley Conference
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Pitcher of the Year and earned
first-team All-American honors.
Petree was also a finalist for the
Dick Howser Trophy
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and the
Golden Spikes Award
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.
Petree went 10-4 with a 1.01 ERA in his redshirt junior (academic senior) season.
Professional career
In May 2013,
Baseball America
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named Petree the #259 prospect for the
2013 Major League Baseball Draft
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Each team received one selection per round, going in reverse order of ...
. He was selected in the ninth round by the
St. Louis Cardinals
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. Petree played a shortened season for the
State College Spikes
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The team was fo ...
.
He was named the 2013 Spikes Pitcher of the Year.
In 2014, Petree started the season playing for the
Peoria Chiefs
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of the Class A Midwest League.
On May 4, he was then called up to the
Palm Beach Cardinals
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of the Class A
Florida State League
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.
On September 1, Petree was called up to the Double-A
Springfield Cardinals
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of the
Texas League
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.
Petree was the opening day starter for Springfield in 2015, pitching for both Springfield and Palm Beach during the season.
Following the season, an MRI revealed additional damage in Petree's throwing elbow, which would necessitate additional surgery.
On March 1, 2016, Petree retired from professional baseball. He compiled a 17-14 record with a 2.94 ERA over his minor league career.
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Missouri State Bears baseball players
All-American college baseball players
Sportspeople from Sedalia, Missouri
Baseball players from Missouri
State College Spikes players
Peoria Chiefs players
Palm Beach Cardinals players
Springfield Cardinals players
State Fair Roadrunners baseball coaches