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19 Wes Peacock

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sherman Oaks, CA
  • Highschool Harvard-Westlake

Biography

Senior (2015):

Peacock finished his career playing in all 46 contests in 2015. He batted .280 with 52 hits in 186 at bats and led the team with four home runs and 36 runs batted in. He eclipsed the 200 career hits mark on May 16th against Birmingham Southern and finished his career with 201 base knocks, tied for 11th all-time. Peacock added 16 stolen bases during his senior season and 33 runs scored. He finished his career ranking fifth all-time in games played (173), eighth in stolen bases (65), and 10th in runs (134).

Junior (2014):

Peacock turned in the best year of his career in 2014, earning spots on the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Third Team and the All-University Athletic Association (UAA) Second Team.  The centerfielder started all 51 games during the season, finishing the campaign with team-bests with five home runs and 16 doubles, while driving in 54 runs (tied for the seventh-most in program history and the 12th-most by a D-III player in 2014), scoring 54 runs (tied for the sixth-most in school history and 17th among D-III players), batting .338, and stealing 21 bases on 23 attempts.  The right-handed hitter batted .354 against righties (56-for-158) and .379 (33-for-87) with runners in scoring position, while finishing second on the team with 24 multiple hit games and third with 13 multiple RBI contests.  Peacock was four-for-four with a double, a home run and five RBIs against Rochester College on March 2nd.  He also had four-RBI games against Oglethorpe on February 25th and Berry on April 1st.  He homered as part of a three-for-six performance against Southern Maine on May 26th, the only home run by an Eagle during the NCAA Championships.  He hit .345 with a team-best eight runs scored during the World Series, and he led all NCAA Tournament participants with 15 runs scored during the Eagles’ 12 postseason games.  Defensively, Peacock picked up eight outfield assists and committed just three errors during the season.  He was named to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week once, and was selected as the UAA Athlete of the Week on March 3rd.

Sophomore (2013):

Peacock had a breakthrough season for the Eagles, batting a team-best .358 during his sophomore campaign, and was named to the D3Baseball.com All-South Region Third Team and the All-University Athletic Association (UAA) First Team.  Peacock started 38 games in centerfield for Emory, leading all Eagles with 57 hits, including seven doubles and a triple, while scoring 25 runs, driving in 21, and stealing 14 bases on 15 attempts.  The right-handed hitter notched the second-best slugging percentage on the team (.415), to go along with a .387 on base percentage.  His average rose to .412 (35-for-85) with runners on base, the best mark by an Eagle during the year.  Peacock also led all Emory players with 20 multiple-hit games, and was second on the squad with five multiple RBI efforts.  He recorded a 16-game hitting streak from February 26th through March 26th, the longest streak by an Eagle in 2013.  He registered a season-high four hits in a four-for-four performance against Washington and Lee on February 19th, adding on a pair of runs scored and two stolen bases in the game.  Peacock ended the season on a five-game hitting streak, going 10-for-22 with seven RBIs during the stretch.  During the eight-game UAA Tournament, he hit .333, leading all Eagles with 12 hits and three doubles.  Peacock was named the UAA Athlete of the Week on March 4th and April 29th.  He made just one error during the season, recording a .992 fielding percentage for the year.  Through his first two years on the team, Peacock ranks second in school history with a .994 career fielding percentage and third with a .903 career stolen base percentage.

Freshman (2012):

Peacock played in 38 games during his freshman season, making 23 starts.  He batted .259 with 22 runs scored, four doubles and seven RBIs, while stealing 14 bases, the third-most by an Eagle.  From April 19th through May 16th, a span of eight games, Peacock hit a team-best .440 (11-for-25) with two doubles, seven runs scored, four RBIs and seven stolen bases on as many attempts, raising his season average 76 points.  Peacock did not commit and error in 39 chances in the outfield during his freshman season.

Career Statistics:

YearG-GSRHRRBIAVGSB-ATT
201238-232207.25914-16
201338-3825021.35814-15
201451-5154554.33821-23
201546-4633436.28016-19
TOTAL173-1581349118.31665-73

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Honors:

2013D3Baseball.com All-South Region
Third Team
All-University Athletic Association
First Team
 
2014ABCA/ Rawlings All-South RegionThird Team
All-UAASecond Team
 

 

Prior to Emory:

Played for the Harvard-Westlake baseball team for four seasons, serving as the team captain during his senior year... Led his squad to a Mission League Championship in 2011... Named to the All-Mission League First Team and to the CIF Southern Section All Start team in 2011, in addition to winning his team's MVP award... Was his team's Freshman of the Year in 2008... Coached by Matt LaCour.

Personal:

Born November 3, 1992.

Why he chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because of its academic excellence and its outstanding baseball program."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2012Freshman

    OF
    5'11" 160 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2013Sophomore

    OF
    5'11" 170 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2014Junior

    OF
    5'11" 175 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2015Senior

    OF
    5'11" 180 lbs
    19
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