Jake Perry

Photo by: Kelly Hagenson

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Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 205
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hopkins, Minn.
High School:
Hopkins

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24, 2024-25)
Appalachian League All Star Selection (Summer 2022)
2022 Appalachian League All-League Team (Summer 2022)

HIGHLIGHTS
2023 Season

2025 | SENIOR appeared in 44 games, maing 39 starts · slashed .227/.340/.298 with four double and four home runs · Game Highlights: recorded a season high four RBIs off of a pinch hit grand slam during his first at bat of the season at Arizona State (3/1) · recorded six multi-hit games during the 2025 season.

2024 | JUNIOR One of two players to start all 48 games · slashed .305/.398/.557 with nine home runs, 20 doubles and two triples · had a team-high 43 RBI and scored 43 runs, second-most on the team · led the team with 30 walks, 113 total bases, 18 mult-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games · led the Big Ten with 20 regular-season doubles. Game Highlights: Opened the season by going 2-6 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored · went 2-5 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored against Sacramento State (Mar. 1) · had a four-hit game with a double, RBI and three runs scored against Pacific (Mar. 3) · had three hits, including two doubles, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored against Elon (Mar. 16) · went 3-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored against San Francisco (Mar. 22) · reached base three times and had three RBI and two runs scored against Iowa (Mar. 29) · had a three-RBI double against Illinois (Apr. 6) · went 3-4 with a home run and four RBI against Michigan (Apr. 13) · tallied three RBI and had a double and a home run against South Dakota State (Apr. 17) · went 2-5 with a double and two RBI against Indiana (Apr. 21) · had three hits, including one double in four at bats against Penn State (Apr. 26) · went 2-6 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI against Penn State (Apr. 28) · slugged two doubles in four trips to the plate against Nebraska (May 4) · went 2-3 with a double, home run, two RBI and three runs scored in a win over Nebraska (May 5) · had four hits with a home run and a double, two RBI and two runs scored against Michigan State (May 12) · hit two home runs and drove in four RBI against Northwestern (May 17)

2023 | SUMMER Perry trained and lifted on campus at Minnesota to prepare for 2024.

2023 | SOPHOMORE Started in 51 of the 52 games he played in, slashing .229/.370/.326 with four home runs and a team-best 32 RBI · totaled 44 hits, including 13 doubles, with 29 runs scored and 27 walks · played an excellent third base, recording a .939 fieldng percentage with 98 assists. Game Highlights: Had one hit and two RBI against Saint Louis (Feb. 26) · hit a two-run home run and a double with three RBI and a run vs. No. 4 Ole Miss (March 4) · went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, two walks and a run vs. Gonzaga (March 14) · tallied two hits in four at bats against Houston, including his second home run of the season (March 19) · went 4-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles in a win at Ohio State (March 31) · had a hit and two RBI in a series victory over OSU (April 2) · scored twice, had a hit and two runs scored in a win over Iowa (April 14) · went 2-for-3 with a double against Iowa (April 15) · hit his third home run of the year and doubled at Illinois (April 22) · totaled two hits and two RBI, hitting a double in a win over St. Thomas (April 26) · hit a two-run single in the first inning of a win over Michigan (May 5) · went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over Rutgers (May 18) · hit a two-run home run in a comeback win over RU (May 19) · totaled three hits, including two doubles, in the season finale vs. the Scarlet Knights (May 20).

2022 | SUMMER Played in 42 games for the Kingsport Axmen, hitting .347 (second on the team) for the summer with three home runs and 34 RBI · went 50-for-144 with 16 doubles and 46 runs scored · stole a pair of bases and tallied a .464 on-base percentage.

2022 | FRESHMAN Played in 25 games, starting in 11 as a true freshman for the Gophers · slashed .200/.250/.373 with eight hits, one triple, four RBI and 11 walks · posted a .929 fielding percentage with 10 assists. Game Highlights: Tallied his first collegiate hit at Iowa (April 17) · went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI against Omaha, his first multi-hit game (May 17) · went 2-for-2 with two RBI against Northwestern (May 19) · tallied a 2-for-2 outing the next day against the Wildcats (May 20) · had a pinch-hit single in the season finale against NW (May 21) · ended the season with hits in four straight contests, going 7-for-8 with three multi-hit games.

2021 | SUMMER Played for the Hopkins Flyers in American Legion ball · had a monster summer, hitting .500 with 64 hits in 128 at bats, including 18 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs and 55 RBI · slugged 1.047 with a 1.623 OPS.

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2021 graduate of Hopkins High School · a 2021 Star Tribune All-Metro, MSHSL All-State, 6AAAA All-Section and All-Lake Conference selection as a senior · also helped Hopkins to a section title and state tournament appearance in 2021· three-time All-Section 6AAAA honoree and a two-time All-Lake Conference selection · hit .416 with 32 hits in 77 at bats including six doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI · the Hopkins native has garnered recognition as one of the top prospects in Minnesota, as Prep Baseball Report ranked Perry the No. 2 shortstop and No. 15 overall player in the state · meanwhile, Perfect Game ranked Perry as the No. 4 shortstop and No. 11 overall player in Minnesota, also grading him as the nation's No. 222 shortstop · in the summers he played for Hopkins Flyers Legion program - where from 2018-2020, he posted a .400 batting average while playing under head coach Todd Jahnke · in 2020, Perry suited up for the Northstar Baseball Club, where he appeared at seven different positions on the national circuit and slashed .432/.519/.605 · was also recruited by Iowa, NDSU, SDSU, St. Thomas, Penn State, Georgetown, Ohio and Eastern Michigan.

PERSONAL Native of Hopkins, Minn. · son of Ryan and Kelly Perry · also has two sisters, Ella and Miley · plans to major in finance at the Carlson School of Management.

WHY MINNESOTA: "I grew up watching the Gopher sports teams. I can remember at a young age going to the Dairy Queen Classic to watch the Gophers at the Metrodome. I have always wanted to be a Gopher and I am excited to wear the maroon and gold. When it came time to visit the Minnesota campus, and specifically learn more about what it would take to become a Gopher baseball player, I was welcomed in by the coaching staff and it was a positive experience from the start. Everything from the camps to the campus tour made the recruiting process enjoyable. I truly felt that the coaching staff cared about me as a person first and baseball player second. Like Coach Anderson says, they are getting us ready for the next 50 years of our life. I feel like the University of Minnesota will give me an outstanding education. Becoming a Gopher Baseball player is a dream come true. I am very excited for the next chapter of my life to begin."