- 2022 NFCA First Team All-American
- 2022 D2CCA First Team All-American
- 2022 Diamond Sports/NFCA Division II Catcher of the Year
- 2022 NFCA First Team All-South Central Region
- 2022 D2CCA First Team All-South Central Region
- 2022 All-Lone Star Conference First Team
- 2021 NFCA Second Team All-American
- 2021 D2CCA Second Team All-South Central Region
- 2021 NFCA Second Team All-South Central Region
- 2021 All-Lone Star Conference First Team
- 2019 NFCA All-America
- 2019 NFCA/Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year
- 2019 NFCA All-Region
- 2019 All-ASC
- 2018 NFCA All-America
- 2018 FCA/Schutt Sports National Freshman of the Year
- 2018 NFCA/Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year
- 2018 NFCA All-Region
- 2018 ASC Player of the Year
- 2018 ASC Freshman of the Year
- 2018 All-ASC
- 2018 NCAA Seguin Regional All-Tournament
- 2018 NCAA Tyler Super Regional Most Outstanding Player
- 2018 ASC Hitter of the Week
AS A JUNIOR (2021):
NFCA Second Team All-American... D2CCA Second Team All-South Central Region... All-LSC First Team... Appeared and started in all 40 games for the Patriots on the season... Batted .407 (46-for-113) with 22 extra base hits and driving in 30 runs... Drew 19 walks and eight hit by pitches while striking out just five times... Was first among qualifying players in batting average, OPS, and doubles... Against Cameron on 4/25/2021 she went 4-for-5 with one double and three RBIs.
AS A JUNIOR (2020):
Played and started in 17 games and finished as one of five players on the team with a batting average of .350 or higher… Batted .352 (19-for-54) with 9 runs, 4 doubles, 4 home runs, and 18 RBIs… Drew 7 walks and did not strike out… Was even better in Lone Star Conference play, batting .364 (8-for-22) through 8 games of conference play… Had 6 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 effort with a home run to lead UT Tyler to a season-opening 8-1 win over Oklahoma Baptist… Broke an 8-8 tie in the eighth inning with a 3-run walkoff home run to lift the Patriots to an 11-8 win over No. 14-ranked Southern Arkansas… Defensively, Perez posted a .975 fielding percentage, and she threw out 4-of-11 baserunners on stolen base attempts… Earned LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition in the spring semester.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019):
Became just the second player ever in Division III selected as a repeat winner of the prestigious NFCA Diamond Catcher of the Year award… Earned NFCA All-American first team honors for the second straight year, along with NFCA all-region first team and All-ASC first team recognition… In just her second season, Perez ascended into the program’s career top-10 in several offensive categories and established a two-year pace to shatter the program record for slugging percentage… Started all 40 games and batted .437 (52-for-119) with 13 doubles, 6 home runs, and a team-high 51 RBIs… Ranked 18th in NCAA Division III in RBIs, pushing her career total to 120, which ranks seventh in UT Tyler’s career record book… Also ranks seventh in program history in career doubles (36) and sixth in home runs (25)… Notched 13 multi-hit games and had 16 multi-RBI games… Had 7 games with at least 3 hits and had a season-high 4 hits when she went 4-for-4 with a home run, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs in a 13-1 win over Sul Ross State… Drove in a season-high 4 runs in the season opener, going 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a 3-run home run to lift the Patriots to a 7-3 win over Division II Northeastern State… Earned ASC All-Academic Team honors.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018):
Perez made an immediate impact as a freshman providing plenty of power in the Patriot lineup. She led the team with 19 homeruns and 69 RBI’s while batting .462 and slugging .986. Of her 73 hits over the course of the season, 42 went for extra bases while Perez came across home plate 33 teams. Perez made her mark on the Patriot record book breaking the previous marks for slugging percentage, home runs and total bases in a single season. She recorded the second-most doubles and RBI’s in a season while her season batting average was third best for a single season in program history. Her efforts earned Perez a number of postseason accolades including first team NFCA All-America, NFCA/Schutt Sports National Freshman of the Year, and NFCA/Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year. She was also named All-ASC and the ASC Freshman of the Year.
PERSONAL: Perez is the daughter of Joe and Linda Perez and a sister to Jacob. She graduated from Pflugerville High School in 2017 where she played for David Sisson. Perez is majoring in education and plans to become a third grade teacher after graduation. She chose UT Tyler because her visit felt like a home away from home. She loved the facilities and community as well as the coaches and players, and she knew she would fit right into the program.
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS:
13-6A 1st team all-district: 2014, 2015, 2016
Defensive MVP for 13-6A district: 2017
Pflugerville High School Offensive MVP: 2015, 2016
Pflugerville High School MVP: 2017
13-6A District Champions: 2014
13- 6A Bi-District Champions: 2014
13-6A Area playoffs appearance: 2014
Academic All District 13-6A: 2014, 2017
