Nick Petree

Nick Scott Petree (born July 16, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who last pitched in Minor League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Petree played college baseball for the Missouri State Bears, earning All-American honors in three seasons.

College career Petree enrolled at Missouri State University to play college baseball for the Missouri State Bears. After sitting out his freshman year recovering from Tommy John surgery,

As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Petree made his mark as one of the best pitchers in college baseball, going 10-4 with 1.01 ERA, the lowest ERA in college baseball. Petree was also a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. Petree went 10-4 with a 1.01 ERA in his redshirt junior (academic senior) season. He was selected in the ninth round by the St. Louis Cardinals. Petree played a shortened season for the State College Spikes. He was named the 2013 Spikes Pitcher of the Year. In 2014, Petree started the season playing for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League.

Petree was the opening day starter for Springfield in 2015, pitching for both Springfield and Palm Beach during the season. Following the season, an MRI revealed additional damage in Petree's throwing elbow, which would necessitate additional surgery. On March 1, 2016, Petree retired from professional baseball. He compiled a 17-14 record with a 2.94 ERA over his minor league career.