Candidate to earn starting job at first base...Good contact hitter who does not strikeout much...Hit .245 last season in 18 games...Once hit three home runs in a single game at Weatherford High School...Valedictorian of his graduating class...

Personal: Born June 19, 1986...Parents are Trent and Tammy Perkins...Majoring in kinesiology...Wants to become a coach or a biology teacher after graduation.