Brock Peterson (Gustavus Adolphus '18) was named as the 12th head coach in Augsburg University baseball history in July 2026. Peterson served for two seasons (2021-22) as a graduate assistant and recruiting coordinator for the baseball team, then continued as an assistant coach in 2023. Peterson also served Augsburg in the admissions department, as an assistant director of transfer admissions, before his full-time head coaching appointment.
Playing Experience/Achievements
Peterson began his collegiate baseball career at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, where he was named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference squad in 2015.
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He transferred to Gustavus Adolphus College, where he played in 111 of a possible 114 games in three seasons as an infielder (2016-18). He earned All-MIAC Defensive Team honors as a third baseman in 2016, and was named to the Academic All-MIAC squad in both 2016 and 2017. Peterson hit .299 in his Gustie career. Peterson’s father, Ross Peterson, was the baseball head coach for the Gusties from 1991-93.
Brock was a three-sport athlete at Cannon Falls High School.
Personal Notes
After graduating from Gustavus, Brock taught Health and Physical Education in Wabasso, Minn., at the Wabasso Public School while coaching junior high football, JV basketball, and junior high baseball.
Brock’s father, Ross Peterson, was the head baseball coach at Gustavus from 1991-93.
Peterson received his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Health Education, with a minor in coaching, from Gustavus in 2018. He earned his Master of Arts in Leadership degree from Augsburg in 2022.
