Peter Soteropoulos

Peter Francis Soteropoulos (born 5 August 1981) is a Greek-American baseball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Peter Soteropoulos
Pitcher
Born: (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 43) Danvers, Massachusetts
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Medals Men's Baseball Representing  Greece European Baseball Championship 2003 Netherlands National team

Biography

A native of Danvers, Massachusetts, Soteropoulos played college baseball at the University of Connecticut. In 2001, he batted .364 with 60 hits, tossed 18 innings on the mound with a 4.50 ERA, and was named a third-team all-Big East Conference selection.^[2] After the 2001 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[3] As a senior at UConn, he was a first-team all-Big East selection, batting .381 with 43 RBI.^[4]

In 2003, he was a member of the silver medal-winning Greek National Baseball Team at the 2003 European Baseball Championship.^[4] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 40th round of the 2003 MLB Draft. He played in the Cardinals' system in 2003 with the New Jersey Cardinals, and in 2004 with the Peoria Chiefs. He competed for the homestanding Greek team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, posting a 0–1 record on the mound.