STOCKTON, Calif. – Pacific didn't have to search far for its next leader of the baseball program as Reed Peters was named Head Coach on Friday by director of athletics Adam Tschuor.
 
Peters has spent the last 17 seasons as the head coach at San Joaquin Delta Community College in Stockton. He compiled a 386-167 record and placed 140 student-athletes at Division I institutions during that span.
 
"I'd like to thank President Christopher Callahan and Director of Athletics Adam Tschuor for the opportunity to be a part of the baseball program at University of the Pacific. I'm looking forward to the challenge ahead and excited to continue my coaching career here in this community that means so much to me. While every journey presents challenges, I can assure my staff and I will work tirelessly to develop well rounded players and build a winning culture at Pacific," Peters said.
 
Peters built one of the top baseball programs in the country at Delta and guided the Mustangs to a pair of State Championships in 2011 and 2018, four state Runner-Ups in 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2024, eight Final Fours and 12 Elite Eight appearances.
 
During his tenure with the Mustangs, Peters mentored 19 All-Americans and 31 players who went on to play professionally, including three currently in Major League Baseball. Peters was a four-time Big 8 Coach of the Year, two-time Northern California Coach of the Year and the 2018 American Baseball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year in 2018.
 
The Mustangs earned a Top-Five National Ranking by Perfect Game five times under Peters and were No. 1 in the NORCAL Ranking in back-to-back years in 2018 and 2019.
 
"The Pacific Tigers baseball program has a tried and true winner in Reed Peters. His proven track record as a developer of talent turned a program that hadn't made a playoff appearance in 20 years into a year in, year out championship contender nearly every year of his 17-year career at Delta including two state titles," Tschuor said. "I am even more excited to have someone who is undeniably beloved in the Stockton community. That along with the success he'll lead our Tigers to on the field will galvanize this program into a WCC Champion and beyond."
 
Before joining Delta, Peters enjoyed success at each of his previous stops. In Peters' four seasons at Feather River College, he compiled impressive totals which included a 107-58 record, two conference championships, four straight Top-20 rankings and playoff appearances, three Coach of the Year honors (2005, 2006, & 2007), and an unprecedented 25-0 Golden Valley Conference record in 2007.
 
From 1999-2003, he coached at the Air Force Academy. After spending 1999 as an assistant coach, Peters took over as head coach from 2000-2003. The 2002 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, Peters won 88 games in four years at the Academy.
 
Peters' coaching career began at his alma mater UNLV where he was an assistant coach. In 1994, he left UNLV to take the head coaching job at Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas. In his four seasons at Colby, Peters posted a 123-80 record for a .600 winning percentage. In his first season, he led the Trojans to the Region VI Championship, the first and only championship in the school's 50+ years.
 
In college, he earned three letters playing centerfield at UNLV from 1985-87, while starting and playing every inning of every game prior to signing professionally after his junior year. Peters earned All-Big West honors in 1986 and 1987 and led the league in home runs with 18 in 1987. Peters was equally impressive in the classroom as he earned GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors in 1986.
 
A 1984 graduate of Cherry Creek High School in Denver, Colorado he was one of only three people in the school's history to earn four varsity letters in baseball. A member of Cherry Creek's first state championship teams in football and baseball, Peters received all-state honors in both sports, and was inducted into the Cherry Creek High School Hall of Fame in 2006.
 
Following his collegiate career, Peters was a 12th-round draft choice of the California Angels in 1987. He played five years in the Angels' organization: 1987 Salem, Oregon (Short A), 1988 Palm Springs, California (High A), 1989 Midland, Texas (AA) and 1990 and 1991 Edmonton, Alberta (AAA). He played two seasons in the San Francisco Giants organization playing for Shreveport, Louisiana (AA) and the Phoenix Firebirds (AAA) in 1992. He spent the entire 1993 season with the Firebirds, followed by a season of winter ball in San Pedro de Marcoris of the Dominican Republic.
 
Peters finished his professional career hitting over .300 four times. Most of his time was in the outfield, however he played all nine positions during his pro career.
 
Baseball runs in the family as Peters' twin brother Rex was the head assistant baseball coach at UCLA. Rex played in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization from 1989-92, Reed's father Rex, Sr. was with the Baltimore Orioles organization from 1962-65. His brother-in-law John Orton was a major league catcher with the Angels and a catching instructor for the Chicago White Sox.
 
Peters earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from UNLV in 1992 and his master's degree in sports administration from the United States Sports Academy in 2006. Peters and his wife Audrey have three sons Cade, Beau and Drew.
 
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