Has earned one letter (2022) ...
Career Highs
Hits -- 4 (April 2, 2023 vs. North Park; May 11, 2023 vs. Carroll)
RBIs -- 4 (March 11, 2023 vs. Olivet)
Runs Scored -- 3 (April 7, 2023 at Carthage; April 19, 2023 vs. Eureka)
Stolen Bases -- 3 (March 26, 2023 at Wabash; April 1, 2023 at North Park)
Conference Awards
First Team All-CCIW (2023)
National Awards
ABCA Second Team All-Region 8 (2023)
D3Baseball.com Second Team All-Region 8 (2023)
2024: Appeared in 39 games and started in all 39 … Earned a batting average of .368 … Accumulated 136 at-bats, 50 hits, 11 doubles, 11 RBI, two triples, and three home runs … Took the most walks this year at 28 … Was one of two Titans to put up an OPS over one (1.038) … Notched a game-high of two doubles against Fontbonne February 23 … Secured Second Team All-CCIW honors …
2023: Led the CCIW with a .432 batting average and 73 hits … His 73 hits are the 15th most in the nation, while his batting average is 49th nationally … Appeared and started in all 45 games … Led the team with 26 walks and 31 stolen bases on 34 attempts … His 31 stolen bases rank 19th nationally, and his 0.69 stolen bases per game is 39th in the nation … Tied for the most doubles on the team with 15 … Recorded 169 at-bats, 73 hits, 48 runs, 35 RBIs, four triples, three hit by pitch, two home runs … In the field, recorded 69 putouts, five assists, and a .961 fielding percentage … Posted season-highs of four hits (April 2 vs. North Park and May 11 vs. Carroll), four RBIs (March 11 vs. Olivet), three runs scored (April 7 at Carthage and April 19 vs. Eureka), and three stolen bases (March 26 at Wabash and April 1 at North Park) …
2022: Appeared in 34 games and started 26 … Earned a .386 batting average … Accumulated 88 at-bats, 34 hits, 12 RBI, and seven doubles … Notched a season-high three hits against Augustana on May 2 …
2021: Did not appear in a game …
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lane Tech High School ... Four-year letterwinner and two-year varsity starter in baseball and basketball … Named Defensive Player of the Year twice in basketball … Earned Gold Glove in baseball …
PERSONAL: Majoring in economics and finance at Illinois Wesleyan ... Father played baseball at Northwestern University … His relative Steve Perona played soccer at Illinois Wesleyan … Other interests include reading and swimming …
