Peter Van Gansen

Height:
5-8
Weight:
165
B/T:
L/R
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Alemany HS
Experience:
1V

Expected to start at shortstop for the third straight year atCal Poly.

2014: A second-team All-Big West Conferenceselection after compiling .286 batting average in sophomore season... after a slow start, hitting .115 seven games into the season,brought his average up to as high as .298 ... finished with 46singles, two doubles (Kansas State and Hawai’i) and pair oftriples (both against Cal State Fullerton) ... just eight errors in241 chances at shortstop ... 3-for-3 against Santa Clara on March 4and 6-for-12 with three RBI in Cal State Fullerton series ... hit.313 against lefties, .353 as a leadoff hitter and .352 withrunners on base ... compiled .338 batting average in Big West games... earned team's John Orton Gold Glove award for second straightseason ... played summer ball for Eau Claire Express, batting .250with four doubles, one home run and 24 RBI ... collected 43 hits in49 games and stole 18 of 21 bases ... seven-game hitting streak inJuly ... played in Big League Dreams Game.

2013: A stellar true freshman season with a.253 batting average and .957 fielding percentage ... played in all59 games, 57 as the Mustangs' starting shortstop ... five doublesand one triple with 13 RBI ... .352 on-base percentage ... firsttwo doubles were against Notre Dame on March 16 while his tripledrove in a run against UCSB on March 24 ... 13 RBI for season, allin last 41 games ... committed 11 errors in 254 chances atshortstop ... had five-game hitting streak in late February haltedby Washington and seven-game streak (.385) snapped by Pepperdine... was hitting .330 after 3-for-3 game at Bakersfield on April 9but went 16-for-90 (.178) rest of season ... 5-for-11 in Notre Dameseries and 4-for-10 in UC Davis series ... one hit in each of CalPoly's three Los Angeles Regional games at UCLA ... sevenmultiple-hit games, including 3-for-3 game at Bakersfield on April9 ... lone multiple-RBI contest also was the Bakersfield game inwhich he knocked in two runs with three singles ... hit .340 asleadoff hitter and was successful producing an RBI with a runner onthird and less than two outs 82 percent of the time (9 of 11) ...hit .274 at home and .275 in day games ... earned team's John OrtonGold Glove Award ... played summer ball for Corvallis Knights,hitting .310 with four doubles, three triples, 24 RBI and 11 stolenbases ... went 21-for-52 (.404) in late-season 13-game hittingstreak to lift average 56 points ... named to All-West CoastCollegiate Baseball League first team and was WCCBL Player of theWeek when he went 9-for-18 with seven runs scored, two steals, sixRBI and a .571 on-base percentage in final week of regularseason.

High School: Earned first-team All-MissionLeague and All-CIF-Southern Section Division 2 honors as a seniorshortstop under head coach Randy Thompson at Alemany High School inMission Hills … hit .446 with four home runs and 26RBIs along with four saves, leading Warriors to 21-7-1 overallmark, 8-3-1 record for second place in Mission League and a spot inthe CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs … named toAll-Area first team by Los Angeles Daily News … earnedfirst-team All-Mission League and second-team All-CIF-SouthernSection Division 2 honors as a sophomore and junior … hit.412 as a junior in 2011 with 20 doubles, five triples, seven homeruns, 46 RBI and eight stolen bases, leading Warriors to 20-10overall record, third-place tie in the Mission League and into thesecond round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs… also earned nine saves on the mound … a four-yearvarsity player, Van Gansen was a Perfect Game 2011 Underclass HighHonorable Mention as a junior … hit .447 as a sophomore with11 doubles, three triples, one home run, 23 runs scored, 14 RBI, 15steals and just two strikeouts in over 90 plate appearances… was recruited by Long Island, Pacific, Pepperdine andLoyola Marymount, choosing to sign with Cal Poly because "I reallyliked the coaches and it has a great baseball program. The schoolhas a good child development program and it's a beautiful campusand city."

Personal: Son of Peter and Maria Van Gansen… one brother, Andrew ... wants to be a sports psychologist… born March 4, 1994, in San Fernando, Calif. …majors in child development.