Peter Fairbanks

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Webster Groves

Awards & Honors

2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2012-13 First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2015

Drafted in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers and began his professional career in June.
Posted his best single season ERA as a Tiger at 3.40, starting 15 games and posting a 4-5 overall record as Mizzou’s Sunday starter for much of the season.
His 3.40 ERA was tops among Tiger starters in 2015.
Opened the season as the Tigers’ Friday Night starter and tossed a career-high 76.2 innings
Finished the season ranked 15th in the SEC in ERA (3.40) and 12th in strikeouts (79).
Also tied for the SEC and team-lead in pickoffs with four.
His 33 runs allowed were the 12th-fewest in the SEC in 2015.
Struck out a career-high 11 batters over 7.0 innings in a 10-1 win at Tennessee (4/11) while allowing just five hits and one earned run.
Shut down a potent Vanderbilt offense in the SEC Tournament (5/20), tossing 5.2 innings while striking out 10 and allowing just two earned runs over 5.2 innings.
Allowed just one hit over 7.0 innings, fanning six in a 6-0 shutout win at Georgia (3/15) to complete the Mizzou sweep.
Did not allow more than three earned runs in a start until his 13th start of the year at No. 1 LSU (5/10) and allowed one or fewer earned runs in eight of his 15 starts.
Allowed just a team-low (among starters) 10 doubles on the season.
Limited batters to .253 hitting on the season.
Was part of a Tiger weekend rotation that was the only team in the SEC to have the same three starters in every weekend.
Boasted a 79-28 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season.
Was sensational on neutral sites, going 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA over 19 innings pitched, striking out 27 against just three walks while holding batters to a .171 average.

2014

Appeared in 19 games, starting eight, went 4-7 with a 4.33 ERA over 62.1 innings pitched.
Gave up 39 runs, 30 earned runs, 72 hits, and 20 walks.
Ranked fifth on the team in strikeouts with 33.
Posted a 3.86 ERA in SEC play, ranked fourth on the team.
Ranked fourth in the SEC in home runs allowed (one) and 15th in walks allowed (20).
Pitched seven scoreless innings of relief against Vanderbilt on May 3rd, striking out a career high six batters.

2013

Appeared in six games and compiled a 5.68 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched, allowing eight hits, one walk and four earned runs.
Threw a scoreless inning against Truman State (3/13).
Allowed two earned runs against Arkansas State (3/19) in 1.0 innings of work.
Pitched 1.2 innings against Nebraska-Omaha (3/27) and did not allow an earned run while striking out one and walking won while scattering just one hit in what was likely his best outing of the season.
Allowed an unearned run against Illinois (4/2) while pitching at Busch Stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals - his hometown team. He went 1.2 innings in the outing.

High School

First Team All-Conference infielder in 2012 and was a Season Team All-Conference pitcher and outfielder in 2010 and 2009, showing his versatility while at Webster Groves High School.
Named to the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Team as an infielder in 2012.
Guided his team to a 2012 Suburban South Conference Championship in his senior season.
Won eight career games and compiled a 3.82 ERA for Webster Groves.
Hit .393 with six home runs and 21 RBI in his senior season as well.
Academic All-State Basketball honoree by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association in 2012.
St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar Athlete in 2012.

Personal

Born Dec. 16, 1993, in Milwaukee, Wis., to parents Shane and Jane Fairbanks.
Father, Shane, played baseball for Mizzou in the 1980s and his uncles, Rich and Andy played football at Mizzou.
Plans to major in mathematics while at Mizzou.