Justin Peters is a sophomore right handed pitcher that is joining Texas after a freshman year at Weatherford College in north Texas. At 6-feet-4-inches, Peters brings a strong fastball and breaking ball to the mound at Texas. As a walk-on at Weatherford, Peters pitched 41 innings his freshman year, recording 28 strikeouts. His performance against Howard in the regional tournament garnered attention from multiple schools. In that game, Peters pitched 11 innings, allowing no earned runs and only four hits. As a Houston native, Peters was eager to join the Longhorns. On joining the team, Peters said “I’m super excited. I can’t explain how excited I am. I never thought I’d have the chance. This is a dream come true.”
Justin saw action during fall ball against UTSA, Houston, and Texas State. During two innings against UTSA, he had a 1-2-3 sixth inning, but ran into trouble in the seventh, when he gave up a two-run double and struggled with control. Eventually, Peters got out of the inning, leaving the bases loaded with Roadrunners. In his inning against Houston, Justin allowed a single but picked off the pinch runner and kept a clean sheet. In his appearance against Texas State, Peters allowed a single and advanced the runner with a wild pitch, but once again, managed to make it out of the inning unscathed.
Photo: Donald Boyles
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