For former Duck standout David Peterson, there has always been one constant throughout his life to help him through good times and bad. The game of baseball. All of the hours of playing and practicing turned into an All-American career with the Ducks, which included semifinalist nods for national player of the year awards. He was so good, he once struck out 20 Mississippi State batters in a single night’s work on the mound—something only three players in major league history have done. Drafted with the 20th pick in the first round by the New York Mets in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, Peterson was on his way to reaching the show. And in 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, he got the call. What was once an escape from reality is now a reality he lives every day. The life of a big leaguer.