Emory University

Senior (2023):

• CSC Academic All-America Third Team
• ABCA All-Region Third Team
• D3baseball.com All-Region Third Team
• All-UAA Second Team
• UAA Athlete of the Week (4/3)
• Career-best year as a senior, starting 35 of 39 games
• UAA leader in on-base percentage (.535)
• Second in UAA with a .435 batting average
• Tied for second on team with 16 multi-hit games, racking up 54 hits with 10 going for extra bases
• Drove in 33 runs and scored 35 times
• One of three Eagles to reach double-digits in steals, going 10-for-12 on the base paths
• Finished season with 12-game hitting streak, including a pair of four-hit efforts in wins at Brandeis (4/8) and MUW (4/16)
• Established a career-high with five RBI in wins at Case Western Reserve (4/2) and Brandeis (4/8)

Junior (2022):

Played in 30 games with all coming as a member of the starting lineup…Batted .317 nine extra base hits including a team-leading three triples…Finished second the team with a .459 on-base percentage…One of four players to rack up 30 or more runs scored, crossing home plate 32 times…Led the team with 10 hit-by-pitches and was fourth with 18 walks…Third on the team with eight games with two or more RBI…Nine games with two or more hits including two three-hit efforts.

Sophomore (2021):

Played in six games including four starts…Recorded three hits with one RBI, one run scored and two walks…Picked up a RBI single in his season debut, a 5-3 win at LaGrange on March 20.

Freshman (2020):

Saw action in eight games as a freshman, drawing two starting assignments…Recorded his first career with a pinch-hit RBI single in the series finale against Covenant on February 29^th…Had two walks and scored two runs.

Prior to Emory:

Played four seasons with the New Trier baseball program under Head Coach Mike Napoleon...Earned All-Conference honors and was tabbed to the CSL Senior All-Star Game as a senior...2019 Academic All-Conference selection...CSL Junior Showcase selection and SALT selection as a junior...Summer Golden Bat winner in 2017...Also was a member of the New Trier swimming team as a freshman.

Personal:

Born on January 21st...Son of John Pelinski and Sonja Smith.

Why he chose Emory?

"I chose Emory because of the exceptional academics, outstanding baseball program and location in Atlanta."