Peter Soteropoulos

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Peter Soteropoulos
Pitcher
Born: (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 44)
Danvers, Massachusetts
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Men's Baseball
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
European Baseball Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Netherlands National team

Peter Francis Soteropoulos (born 5 August 1981) is a Greek-American baseball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

A native of Peabody, Massachusetts, Soteropoulos played college baseball at the University of Connecticut. As a freshman in 2000, he posted a 7-4 record on the mound with a 2.89 era, earning All-Big East Rookie Team honors. In 2001, he batted .364 with 60 hits, tossed 18 innings on the mound with a 4.50 ERA, and was named a third-team all-Big East Conference selection. [2] After the 2001 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3] In his junior season in 2002, he was named All-Big East Conference 2nd team, while batting .371 with 46 RBI. As a senior at UConn, he was a first-team all-Big East selection, batting .381 with 43 RBI. [4]

In 2003, he was a member of the silver medal-winning Greek National Baseball Team at the 2003 European Baseball Championship. [4] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 40th round of the 2003 MLB Draft. He played in the Cardinals' system in 2003 with the New Jersey Cardinals, and in 2004 with the Peoria Chiefs. He competed for the homestanding Greek team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, posting a 0–1 record on the mound.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Soteropoulos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Scott and Soteropoulos Selected to All-New England Baseball Teams". uconnhuskies.com. May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2001 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Christopher L. Gasper (May 19, 2005). "Soteropoulos refines his pitch". boston.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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