2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Peter Ahn
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Delafield, Wis.
- High School:
- Marquette Univ. HS
- Prev School:
- Marquette Univ. HS
CAREER NOTES: A four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2022 (SENIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Played in 53 of the 54 games, making 51 starts, including 27 in center field, 23 at first base and one at designated hitter, ranking tied for fourth on the team in games started and fifth in starts ... Posted a .243 average, including ranking second on team in both doubles (14) and triples (3), while leading the team in hit by pitch (11) ... Registered eight multiple hit games, ranking eighth on the team, as well as ranking tied for ninth on the team with four multiple RBI outings, highlighted by season-high three in two games (vs. Cincinnati, March 11; vs. Iowa, May 15) ... Had a season-long seven-game hitting streak (April 2-15), as well as a 12-game reached base streak, along with finishing the season with an eight-game reached base streak.
2021 (JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Played in 12 games in injury-shortened season ... Three of five hits in limited action went for extra bases with two doubles and one triple ... Doubles came vs. Maryland (March 6) and vs. Illinois (March 20), while knocking triple vs. Purdue (April 17) ... Posted five RBI, including two games with two ribbies apiece (vs. Maryland on March 6; at Minnesota on April 3) ... Played outfield with 12 putouts, including season-high three vs. Maryland on March 7.
2020 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Named recipient of Steve Garvey Most Improved Player MSU team award ... Played in all 15 games, one of only three Spartans to play in all 15 contests, along with Bailey Peterson and Bryce Kelley, while starting 14 games, ranking tied for second-most ... Hit a career-best .339, which ranked third on team and 15th in Big Ten ... Led MSU and ranked 11th in B1G with a .571 slugging percentage ... Added a .400 on-base percentage ... Topped the Big Ten and ranked tied for 10th in the NCAA with three triples, also leading the league and ranking tied for 13th in NCAA with 0.20 triples per game ... Tied for team-lead and tied for eighth in B1G with 15 RBI, while ranking tied for ninth in league with 1.0 RBI/game ... Second on team and tied for 11th in B1G with 14 runs scored ... Third on team and tied for 13th in conference with 19 hits ... One of four Spartans with one home run, smashing first home run of Spartan career on a walk-off to right center vs. Merrimack on Feb. 23 in bottom of 10th for wild, 15-14, Victory for MSU ... Shared team lead and tied for 14th in B1G with 32 total bases ... Defensively, made all 14 starts at first base, ranking 13th in B1G in fielding chances with 97, while also ranking 13th in league with 89 putouts, adding six assists, and was part of four double plays, second-most on team ... Named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week on March 2 for performance in helping MSU win the 2020 First Pitch Invitational going 3-0 for the weekend at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive ... Hit .636 (7-of-11) for the weekend, with six RBI and five runs scored, including posting an .818 slugging percentage and a .615 on-base percentage ... Also added two stolen bases, one walk and one sacrifice fly, in scoring five runs ... Posted at least two hits in all three games, including going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI in MSU’s 8-7 win over Kansas on Feb. 28, scoring the winning run of the walk-off victory, adding one walk and walk stolen base, along with a sac fly ... The stolen base came after leading off the ninth with a single and then stealing second to get in scoring position, and moved to third on a passed ball, before scoring the winning run on Zach Iverson’s walk-off single ... He went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and stolen base in the 4-3 win over Western Carolina on Feb. 29, driving in the first run of the game with an RBI single in the first, adding a single and stolen base in the third ... Then wrapped up the weekend going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in MSU’s come-from-behind 8-6 win over Ball State on March 1 ... He smacked an RBI triple in the third inning of the game for MSU’s second run of the game, and later, in the seventh, knocked a two-run single for the Spartans’ first runs of inning, sparking MSU’s comeback from down 6-2 for second and third RBI of the day ... Defensively, made 16 putouts and an assist without an error in playing first base all 27 innings of MSU’s weekend action ... Had a season-long four-game hitting streak (Feb. 23-Mar. 1) with at least two hits in all four games, part of his six multiple hit games, ranking tied for second on the team ... Knocked career-high four hits in season-opener vs. Morehead State (Feb. 14), going 4-for-6 with a career-high two doubles and a triple, tying career-best, finishing with a career-high four RBI and matching a career-best with three runs scored ... Shared team-lead with four multi-RBI games, as along with the four ribbie outing, adding a pair of three RBI games (vs. Merrimack, Feb. 23; vs. Ball State, Mar. 1) and a two-ribbie game (vs. Kansas, Feb. 28) ... Defensively, made career-high 12 putouts vs. USC-Upstate (March 4).
2019 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Played in 13 games ... Posted eight at bats, drawing two walks and one hit-by-pitch, scoring two runs ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 22 at Coastal Carolina in a pinch-hit appearance and got hit-by-pitch ... Scored run vs. Indiana State (April 7) after coming on as a pinch runner, and also scored run vs. Oakland (April 23) after reaching on a walk ... Also drew walk at Michigan (March 30) ... Saw action in field at both third base and outfield, making one assist part of a double play, vs. UConn (March 16).
2018 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted first season at MSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Marquette University High School for head coach Sal Bando, Jr. ... A two-time All-State selection, earning first-team honors as a senior ... A two-time All-Greater Metro Conference honoree ... Helped lead the Hilltoppers to back-to-back Wisconsin High School State runner-up finishes ... Batted .457 with 42 RBI, logging 11 doubles, eight triples and five HR, adding 16 stolen bases in senior season ... Posted a .375 average with 18 RBI, six doubles, one triple and one home run with 24 runs scored as a junior ... Logged a .443 average with 21 RBI, four doubles, two triples and 23 runs scored as a sophomore ... Also lettered in football and track & field ... Was a member of the football team Leadership Council ... Earned All-Academic All-District accolades as a junior ... A three-time Academic Honor recipient, earning High Honors as a freshman and junior, as well as a member of the Jesuit Honor Society ... Played summer league for STiKS Academy and head coach Sean Smith in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin ... Played in the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship and was named to the All-Tournament team ... Named No. 5 infielder and No. 19 overall player in Wisconsin according to Prep Baseball Report.
PERSONAL: Son of Hugh and Patricia Ahn ... Uncle, Ryan Morrissey, played soccer at Yale ... Chose Michigan State for its baseball environment and the family atmosphere with the coaches and players, as well as MSU’s great academic opportunities ... Graduated in December, 2021 with bachelor's degree in food industry management and is currently pursuing master's of science degree in business data science and analytics ... Picked the Spartans over Ball State, Minnesota-Duluth, Winona State, Wisconsin-LaCrosse and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
