2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Darius Perry
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Whittier, Calif.
- High School:
- La Mirada HS
Notes
Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round of the 2023 MLB Draft (No. 442 overall)ย ... Four-year member of the UCLA baseball program from 2020-23 ... UCLA's starting catcher in 2022 and 2023 ... Earned All-Pac-12 honors in his junior and senior seasons ... Finished his career with a .278/.385/.361 slash line and .994 fielding percentage.
Career Highlights
Two-time Pac-12 All-Conference Team (2022-23)
2023 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
2023
After the regular season, was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team for the second consecutive season ... Was one of just nine players, and the only catcher, named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... Appeared in and started 49 games during his senior season at UCLA ... Slashed .278/.386/.358 over 187 at-bats with 35 runs, 52 hits, six doubles, three home runs, 31 RBIs, 27 walks, seven HBPs, two sac flies, one sac bunt, and two stolen bases ... Threw out 42% of attempted basestealers (19-45), making him the only catcher in the Pac-12 to finish the season above the 40% mark ... Set single-season career highs in games, at-bats, runs, hits, home runs, RBIs, slugging, walks drawn, and HBPs ... Finished the year with a .992 fielding percentage ...ย ย All 49 of his starts came at catcher ... Hit in six different spots in the lineup, including a team-leading 22 appearances in the six-hole ... Hit .306 (19-62) in April, second-best on the team ... Was productive in midweek contests, slashing .375/.487/.438 ... Batted a team-best .310 in away games, the only Bruin to finish the year over .300 ... Threw out multiple attempted basestealers in five games, including a single-game career-high three at Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 28 ... Totaled seven RBIs and had a hit in each game of the Omaha series from Feb. 17-19 ... His 15 multi-hit games were tied for second-most on the team ... Added seven multi-RBI performances ... Had a nine-game hitting streak from Apr. 30 to May 14, batting .389 (14-36) over that span ... Reached base safely in 16 consecutive games from Mar. 11 to Apr. 11, the third-longest steak by a Bruin in 2023 ... Went 3-4 with a double and an RBI single at Pepperdine on Apr. 11.
2022
Appeared in 47 games as a junior, starting 38 ... Slashed .286/.388/.376 over 133 at-bats with 17 runs, 38 hits, six doubles, two home runs, 24 RBIs, and 23 walks ... Became the team's primary catcher midway through the year ... Team was 24-13 with Perry as the starting catcher ... Finished with 10 multi-hit and four multi-RBI performances ... Batted .359 with runners on base and .349 with runners in scoring position, both best on the team ... Hit an even .300 (21-70) in Pac-12 play ... Batted a team-best .400 (6-15) at the Auburn Regional ... Threw out 10 of 26 attempted base stealers (38%) ... Had hits in six straight games from Apr. 8-16 ... Wentย 3-5 with two doubles and three RBIs at Cal on Apr. 23 ... Was 3-5 with two doubles and four RBIs against Arizona State on Apr. 29 ... Went a perfect 4-4, reached base five times, and drove in a pair against Southeastern Louisiana on Jun. 4 in the Auburn Regional.ย
2021
Appeared in two games for UCLA, starting one ... Made his first collegiate start on Mar. 23 against Loyola Marymount, going 1-3 ... In that contest, recorded his first-career hit, run, and walk ... Started at catcher and batted in the nine hole ... Appeared as a pinch hitter against Utah on Apr. 16, bouncing back from a 1-2 count to draw a walk ... Over five plate appearances on the season, was 1-3 with two walks for a .333 average and .600 on-base percentage ... Didn't make an error in eight chances ... UCLA won both games in which he appeared ... Over the summer, played for the Greeneville Flyboys of the Appalachian League ... Over 26 games, batted .200 (16-80) with 14 runs and 11 RBIs ... Was the team's primary catcher ... Had a seven-game hit streak from Jun. 30 to Jul. 15.ย
2020
Appeared in four games as a true freshman, all as a pinch hitter ... Went 0-4 in those at-bats ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 18 against Loyola Marymount ... Also appeared vs. Illinois on Mar. 1, TCU on Mar. 7, and USC on Mar. 8.ย
2019 (Summer)
Spent the summer with the Portland Pickles of the West Coast League โฆ Had 14 hits and one homโฆ Clubbed his first home run on Jul. 17 against Bellingham โฆ Had a pair of doubles and drove in three runs on Jun. 23 against Victoria.e run over 86 at-bats spanning 28 games โฆ Went 2-4 and reached base four times on Aug. 7 against Bend โฆ Had multiple hits in three straight games from Jul. 7-17
Highย School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at La Mirada High School (junior and senior seasons) and Buena Park High School (freshman and sophomore seasons) ย โฆ Perfect Game and Under Armour High School All-American โฆ Two-time first team all-league โฆ 2018 Suburban League MVP โฆ Ranked as the No. 1 catcher and No. 8 prospect overall in California โฆ Nationally, was ranked the No. 3 catcher and No. 51 overall โฆ As a junior, batted .378 with 11 home runs, 52 RBIs, and 21 extra-base hits in 31 games โฆ As a senior, batted .323 with five home runs and 30 RBIs in 33 games โฆ Had a combined .351/.420/.701 slash line over his two varsity seasons at La Mirada โฆ Also played football in high school.
Personal
Darius Perry was born in 2001 to Marisa Graham in Fullerton, Calif. โฆ Has two siblings, Andre and Kiana โฆ Chose to attend UCLA because โitโs the best school in the countryโ โฆ Likes to play sports videogames in his free time โฆ Favorite athletes include LeBron James, Floyd Mayweather, and James Harden ... Selected in the 39th round, No. 1149 overall, of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Colorado.ย
Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 (many times)
Runs: 2 (many times)
Hits: 4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (6/4/22)
RBI: 4 vs. Arizona State (4/29/22)
Doubles: 2 (twice)
Triples: --
Home Runs: 1 (five times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (four times)
