#28 Colton Perez

Jr.

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1B/LHP/OF

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6-5

225lb

La Verne, California

Bonita High School

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Vanguard/Gonzaga

2026 (Vanguard) 

  • Started 37 games and appeared in 43 as a sophomore at Vanguard 

  • Hit .221 while slugging .397, finishing with 5 doubles and 6 home runs 

  • Drove in 26 runs on the season 

  • Also pitched in 4 games, tossing 9 innings and allowing 3 runs 

  • Struck out 7 and walked 9 while only allowing 4 hits 

2025 (Vanguard)

  • Transferred from Gonzaga after the fall

  • Started 16 of 24 appearances in different capacities (15 starts at DH, 1 start at 1B, 4 games at 1B off the bench, 3 PH, 1 game P in relief).

  • Finished the season batting .351 with an OPS of 1.045-- both clubhouse highs. 

  • Had 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 17 RBI's and 20 runs scored

  • After his first career multi-hit game (2-4, RBI) at Point Loma in February, Perez's usage picked up starting in March.

  • He had a personal-best eight-game hit-streak from March 19 to April 12.

  • All four of his homers this season came at home.

2025 Summer (Energy City Cactus Rats, Spruce Grove, AB - Western Canadian Baseball League)

  • Appeared in 10 games as a two-way player

  • At the plate

    • Went 3-25 for a .120 average

    • 2/3 hits were for extra bases (1 2B, 1 HR)

    •  5 RBI’s and 2 runs scored

  • On the Mound

    • Went 1-0 in 3 appearances

    • 2.07ERA in 4.1IP                                                                                                                     

    • 4K’s, 2BB and 3 hits allowed