Alexa Peterson (2024) - Hall of Fame - University of Oregon Athletics

Alexa Peterson

Induction:
2024
Class:
2014

All-American Alexa Peterson played on two Pac-12 championship teams and two Women’s College World Series teams for the Ducks. The catcher and outfielder had a career batting average of. 360 with 218 hits, 38 doubles, 30 home runs and 153 RBI in 232 games. She was a four-time NFCA all-region selection and was a two-time all-Pac-12 honoree. Peterson was named to the 2011 Pac-10 all-freshman team after hitting .344 with six doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI. As a sophomore in 2012, she nearly doubled her RBI total with 35 and hit .323 with seven doubles and six homers on an Oregon team that reached the WCWS for the first time since 1989. Peterson earned WCWS all-tournament honors at catcher after hitting .429 with an on-base percentage of .556. Her junior season remains one of the best in program history. She was named NFCA First Team All-American and First Team All-Pac-12 after hitting .424 with 12 doubles, 12 home runs and 39 RBI as the Ducks won their first Pac-12 title. She had a slugging percentage of .784 and an on-base percentage of .527. Peterson ranked in the NCAA’s top 30 in batting average (28th), slugging (24th) and on-base percentage (24th). Her season batting average ranked fourth in program history at the time (now sixth) and her slugging percentage is still No. 2 on the Ducks’ single-season list. Peterson was even better in Pac-12 games in 2013, hitting at a team-best .492 clip. As a senior, Peterson was again named to the All-Pac-12 team after hitting .356 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 61 RBI. Her RBI total remains the second-best in program history. She set a UO single-game record with six RBI at Utah. Peterson helped the Ducks win a second straight Pac-12 title in 2014 as Oregon returned to the WCWS and advanced to the semifinals. The Ducks finished with a program-record 56 wins against nine losses and one tie. At the end of her Oregon career, Peterson ranked third in RBI, fourth in batting average, fifth in hits and sixth in doubles. She remains in the UO top 10 in RBI (eighth), doubles (ninth) and batting average (10th). She was also a First Team Academic All-American in 2013 and a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection majoring in Communication Disorders and Sciences. Peterson was the second player in program history to earn both All-America and Academic All-America honors in the same season. The Ducks had a 193-54-1 record during Peterson’ career. After graduation, she was the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NPF Draft by the USSSA Florida Pride. She played six years professionally, helping her team win two NPF Championships. After retiring in 2019, Peterson started Oregon USSSA Fastpitch LLC, serving as the state director running youth fastpitch tournaments across Oregon.