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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Emma Whitehouse
Emma Whitehouse
John Sommers II
Emma Whitehouse
Michael Martinez
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
Brian Westerholt
Brian Westerholt

20 Peyton Back

  • Position Second Base/Third Base
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Russell Springs, KY
  • High School Russell County
  • Parents Kara Lahay and Pat Back

Biography

2023 - Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Tied for first on team in hits (54), ranked third in batting average (.289), tied for third in runs scored (23), was fourth in RBI (22) and ranked fifth in total bases (67)…Collected two homers and seven doubles…Ranked third on team with .313 batting average in ASUN play while tying for second with 30 hits in conference games…Started in all 47 games in which he appeared, including 36 at second base and nine at third base…Tied for team high with 16 multi-hit games and had a 15-game reached-base streak…Launched a two-run homer in season opener against New Mexico State and followed with three straight two-hit outings…In a three-game stretch March 5-9 against Mercer, Northern Kentucky and Indiana, registered two hits apiece and added three RBI against Indiana…Over final two games of Stetson series on April 7-8, went 3-for-3 with a double and followed with a 4-for-5 outing that included a double and three RBI…Went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored against Queens on May 12…Notched two hits apiece against Liberty on May 19-20 to conclude season.

2022 - Junior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Ranked fourth on team in homers (five) and fifth in RBI (20) and runs scored (20)…Tied for fourth on team with 11 multi-hit games and was fifth with five multi-RBI games…Batted .226 with 35 hits, seven doubles, 22 runs scored and nine walks…Started 39 of 43 games in which he appeared…In consecutive games against Southeast Missouri State and Austin Peay on Feb. 27 and March 1, went 4-for-8 with a homer, two RBI and five runs scored…In March, homered in consecutive ASUN series against Central Arkansas and Eastern Kentucky while driving in season-high four runs in latter outing against EKU…Went 3-for-5 with a homer, double and three runs scored against Eastern Illinois on April 5…In April 9-10 series against North Alabama, went 6-for-13 with six runs scored…Doubled twice, drove in three runs and scored twice against Austin Peay on April 27…Went 3-for-4 against Eastern Kentucky on April 30.

2021 - Sophomore 
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in 10 games with four starts…Batted .250 with five hits, two doubles and four runs scored…Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored against Murray State on April 20.

2020 - Freshman 
Season canceled after 14 games due to coronavirus; did not play.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2020Freshman

    Infield
    6'2" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2021Sophomore

    Infield
    6'2" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2022Junior

    Second Base/Third Base
    6'2" 200 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Senior

    Second Base/Third Base
    6'2" 200 lbs
    20