Eagan shortstop Eric Peterson hopes to cap his senior season with a second trip to a state tournament in one year. The second-year captain never has made it to state for baseball. But Peterson was a part of the Wildcats hockey team that advanced to state in March.
Peterson was named to the Class 3A all-state baseball team as a junior. Next season he plans to play for Minnesota State Mankato as an outfielder.
Q What do you attribute your baseball success to?
A To be honest, it's a lot of the coaching that I've been brought up with throughout my youth and also high school [years]. But I'm also determined to win and to not lose. I'm not a big fan of losing.
Q What did you do in the offseason to prepare for this year?
A In the offseason, it's pretty much the winter and I'm playing hockey. [On] the weekends I'll go to the dome and go hit. I have a basement, which is unfinished, so I do a lot of grounders and throwing [there]. In the summer I also lift to get ready.
Q What are your team goals this year?
A Our goal is to make it to the state tournament, but it's going to be a tough road with Burnsville and Eastview. Those are two competitors that always tend to block us. But I think this year we have a great enough team to make it past those two teams.
