Two former McNeese State University baseball players have made it to the 2026 Major League Baseball World Series.
Cowboys baseball alumni Grant Anderson, 29, and Jace Peterson, 36, are part of the Milwaukee Brewers who have made it to the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to a Facebook post from the school. The series opens Friday in Milwaukee.
Anderson, No. 56, a right-handed pitcher, is a Port Arthur, Texas, native who came to McNeese State in 2016 and played three seasons a relief pitcher.
He joined the Brewers in 2025 after a couple of seasons with the Texas Rangers and a few years in the minor leagues.
Peterson, a consultant to player development and high performance for the Brewers, is a Moss Bluff native who played both football and baseball at McNeese, excelling more in the latter according to
In his time at McNeese, Peterson was a two-time first team all-Southland Conference selection in 2010 and 2011 and received the team's MVP award in 2011. He still holds the school career record with 78 stolen bases. Peterson was inducted into the McNeese Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018.
In the 2011 MLB Draft, Peterson was drafted by the San Diego Padres as the 58th overall pick in the supplemental first round and played for several teams including the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks before retiring in 2024.