UWF HALL OF FAME - CLASS OF 2012-13
Peter Antoske helped lead the West Florida baseball team to a historic season as 
a senior in 2007, as the team won its first Gulf South Conference championship. Antoske was a versatile player for the Argonauts, seeing time at third base and in the outfield. After a successful four-year career he earned one of the highest honors in the GSC, being named to the GSC All-Decade first team.
Antoske was a career .363 hitter, and he ranks fourth among all players in school history. He was previously the school’s all-time hit leader with 287, but Greg Pron passed him with 297 in the Argos’ 2011 national championship season. Antoske does hold the school record in runs (182), and he’s also fifth in RBIs (119), second in doubles (53) and third in triples (9).
The Cleveland, Ohio native made a splash as a freshman in 2004, hitting .394 and earning GSC East Division Freshman of the Year honors. He followed that up with a .410 average as a sophomore, marking the sixth highest average in school history and earning an all-region award. He earned All-GSC first team honors all four years, joining fellow UWF hall of famer Todd Androsko as the only Argonauts to win the award four times.
In the Argonauts’ historic sweep through the 2007 GSC Tournament Antoske was the team’s leadoff hitter all five games and hit .444, leading to a spot on the all-tournament team.
Antoske is currently a geometry teacher at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, where he is also the assistant varsity baseball coach. He also runs a summer baseball team, the Orlando Scorpions.
UWF Athletics Hall of Fame Questionnaire: Peter Antoske
1. What was your most memorable moment in UWF athletics?
My most memorable moment was winning the GSC championship in 2007. Also breaking the all-time hits record in front of my parents, who had driven down from Cleveland, Ohio, in an extra inning win over Delta State to complete the sweep.
2. Being a former student-athlete, how has it helped you in your life after college?
Being a former student athlete has helped me in being able to work towards a goal and handle all obstacles in front of me. My time at UWF was such an incredible experience. Since I came from Cleveland, Ohio to UWF at the age of 17, I had to grow up quick. I learned how to work towards a goal and gained an incredible amount of responsibility. There is a ton of extra work and effort that goes into being a student-athlete and I learned it at UWF.
3. Please list any other information you would like to share.
I would like to thank my parents, Paul and Kathy Antoske and my coaches Mike Jeffcoat and Shane Gierke for believing in me. Without their guidance and support I would not have been the player I was, or the coach I aspire to be. I am so proud to see how far the program has come, and I will continue to follow and encourage student-athletes to continue their careers at UWF.
