2022 Baseball Roster
Jack Perkins
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Kokomo, Ind.
- High School:
- Kokomo
Career Notes & Records
Became the 11th pitcher in Indiana history to reach the 90-strikeout mark ... Finished No. 10 on the IU single season charts in strikeouts (91) ... Transfer from University of Louisville ... Missed 2020 season at Louisville due to injury ... Made Indiana debut in a start on the mound in the middle game of the series at Clemson (2/19) ... Selected in the 5th round of the 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Oakland Athletics.
2022 Season (Redshirt-Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 16 games with 15 starts on the mound ... Collected three wins on the season ... No. 2 starter for first three starts then moved into Friday night role ... Made Indiana debut in a start on the mound in the middle game of the series at Clemson (2/19) ... Picked up first win as a Hoosier versus Louisiana-Lafayette (2/26) at the Round Rock Classic ... Owned wins over Louisiana-Lafayette (2/26), Missouri State (3/5) and Nebraska (4/22) ... Posted six quality starts ... Held opponents to three-or-fewer earned runs in 10 of 15 starts ... Fanned seven-plus batters in seven outings ... Issued two-or-fewer walks six times, including five starts ... Allowed five-or-fewer hits in 10 outings ... Led qualifying IU pitchers in ERA (5.10), batting average against (.240), innings pitched (83.0), strikeouts (91) and games started (15).
Rankings: Ended the season tied for No. 66 among NCAA Division I pitchers in games started (15).
at Clemson (2/18-20): Started the middle game of the series on the mound ... First six outs of the game came via strikeout ... Tossed 3 2/3 innings with four three runs allowed on four hits ... Ended the outing with eight strikeouts ... Walked two. Round Rock Classic (2/25/27): Started the middle game at the event. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (2/26): Stuck out at least one batter in each inning of a five-inning start ... Allowed two runs on two hits ... Struck out seven and walked four to earn his first win at IU. at Missouri State (3/4-6): Started the middle game of the series and allowed one run on two hits over six innings of work to earn the win ... Allowed multiple base runners in just one inning ... Walked three and struck out seven ... Threw 98 pitches. at Troy (3/11-13): Threw six innings in a start ... Allowed two runs on four hits and took the loss ... Walked two and struck out six ... Hit one batter ... Threw 91 pitches. Xavier (3/17-20): Started the series opener and posted his third straight quality start ... Allowed three runs over six innings of a no decision ... Struck out nine ... Allowed two hits and walks two ... Retired 16 of the first 18 batters ... Faced the minimum in three innings ... Threw 93 pitches. Evansville (2/25-27): Started the series opener and threw 3 1/3 innings ... Allowed nine runs - four earned - on seven hits ... Walked five and struck out two ... Threw 86 pitches. Northwestern (4/1-3): Started the series opener on the mound ... Allowed two runs on four hits ... Struck out four and walked two in the no decision ... Threw 95 pitches. at Purdue (4/9-10): Tossed six innings in a series-opening start ... Allowed six runs on eight hits ... Walked four and struck out three ... Threw three wild pitches and hit two batters in the loss ... Threw 106 pitches. at Rutgers (4/15-17): Allowed just one run over seven innings in a start of the middle game in the series ... Scattered three hits and three walks ... Struck out eight in the no decision ... Did not allow an extra base hit in the game ... Threw 120 pitches. Nebraska (4/22-24): Earned the win in a series-opening start ... Allowed four runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings of work ... Struck out eight batters ... Also walked three in the contest ... Tossed 118 pitches. Illinois (4/29-5/1): Tossed 5 2/3 innings of work in a start of the series opener ... Allowed two runs on seven hits in a no decision ... Walked four and struck out four ... Threw 128 pitches. at Michigan (5/6-8): Scattered five hits and two walks over six innings in a series-opening start ... Allowed three runs ... Struck out seven ... Threw 101 pitches. Minnesota (5/13-15): Allowed six runs on five hits over five innings in a start of the series opener ... Walked four and struck out four in the no decision ... Threw 101 pitches. at Iowa (5/19-21): Started the middle game of the series ... Tossed 4 2/3 and allowed nine runs - six earned - on nine hits ... Walked three and struck out six in the loss ... Threw 105 pitches. Big Ten Tournament (5/26-28): Appeared in two games ... Came on in relief for the first times in 2022 in the opening game versus Maryland (5/26). vs. Maryland (5/26): Allowed one run over 1 1/3 innings of work ... Took the loss in relief ... Allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three ... Threw 28 pitches. vs. Maryland (5/28): Made the start and allowed two runs over five innings of work ... Gave up six hits and walked one ... Struck out five ... Threw 81 pitches.
2021 (Redshirt-Sophomore Season - Louisville)
Season: Made 11 appearances with one starts on the mound … Collected one win and one save … Posted his victory over Boston College (3/14) … Earned his save against Western Illinois (2/27) … Held the opponents to two-or-fewer runs in nine appearances.
Eastern Kentucky (2/23): Walked two and struck out two in two innings of relief work. Western Illinois (2/26-27): Fired one scoreless inning in the middle game of the series to close out the save … Walked one and struck out one. Morehead State (3/2): Allowed one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning of relief work … Struck out one, walked one and hit one batter. at Georgia Tech (3/5-7): Tossed three innings in relief and allowed four runs – one earned – on three hits … Walked two and struck out two. Boston College (3/12-14): Appeared in the series finale and threw 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win … Allowed two runs on two hits and two walks … Struck out two. at NC State (3/19-21): Tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the series finale … Walked three. at Notre Dame (3/26-28): Allowed two runs on one hit and one walk in a relief appearance … Did not record an out. Kentucky (4/6): Worked two-thirds of an inning in relief … Allowed five runs – three earned – on one hit and three walks … Struck out one. at Clemson (4/30-5/2): Appeared in two of the three games … Fired one hitless inning and allowed one run … Walked two, hit one batter and struck out one … Allowed one run in two-thirds of an inning … Struck out one and allowed two hits. USC Upstate (5/18): Made the start and tossed three innings … Allowed two runs on two hits and five walks … Struck out four.
2020 (Sophomore Season - Louisville)
Missed the season due to injury.
2019 (Freshman Season - Louisville)
Season: Made 16 appearances with four starts on the mound … Collected three wins and posted one save … Made collegiate debut against Connecticut (2/16) … Posted first career win in the second game of a doubleheader against Wake Forest (3/29) … Posted first career save in the second game of a doubleheader at NC State (4/13) … Owned victories over Wake Forest (3/29-2), at Kentucky (4/16) and at Cincinnati (4/23) … Did not allow a run of his own in nine of 16 appearances … Held the opponents to two-or-fewer runs in 13 of 16 outings … Issued one-or-fewer walks in 12 of 16 appearances.
vs. Connecticut (2/15-17): Made collegiate debut in the middle game of the series … Struck out six and walked two in three hitless innings of relief work. Brown (2/22-23): Allowed one hit and one walk in two innings of relief work in the middle game of the series. James Madison (3/1-2): Tossed one inning of relief work … Allowed one hit and struck out two. Boston College (3/8-10): Allowed two runs on two hits and didn’t record an out in relief in the series finale. at Duke (3/15-17): Came on in relief in the series opener … Fired 2 1/3 scoreless innings with one hit allowed … Struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. at Eastern Kentucky (3/19): Allowed five runs – one earned – in one inning of relief work … Surrendered three hits, walked one and struck out one. Wake Forest (3/29-31): Came on in the middle game of the series and collected the win in relief … Threw 2 2/3 innings … Allowed one run on one hit … Walked one and struck out two. at Clemson (4/5-7): Fired two scoreless, hitless innings of relief in the series opener … Walked one and struck out three. Northern Kentucky (4/9): Threw two-thirds or an inning of relief … Allowed one run on two hits, one walk and one hit batter … Struck out two. at NC State (4/13-14): Tossed three scoreless innings of relief work in the middle game of the series to earn the save … Scattered one hit and one walk … Fanned four. at Kentucky (4/16): Picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief work … Issued one walk, allowed one hit and struck out one. at Cincinnati (4/23): Made his first collegiate start … Earned the win with three scoreless innings … Walked three, hit one batter and allowed one hit. Western Kentucky (4/30): Allowed four runs on three hits in three innings of work in a start … Walked one and struck out two. Vanderbilt (5/7): Tossed three innings in a start … Gave up two runs on four hits … Walked one and struck out two. at Indiana (5/14): Surrendered five runs – four earned – on four hits … Walked two and struck out six. ACC Tournament (5/22-23): Appeared in one game. vs. Clemson (5/23): Threw a scoreless eighth inning … Allowed one hit.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Sean Swan at Kokomo High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Selected in the 39th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves… Ranked No. 61 nationally by Perfect Game … Tabbed the No. 2 overall prospect and No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Indiana by Perfect Game … Played in the Perfect Game All-America Classic as a junior … Tabbed honorable mention All-America as a senior … Selected first-team Underclass All-America as a junior per Perfect Game … Named high honorable mention All-America by Perfect Game as a sophomore… Selected all-state as a senior … Hit .525 with 52 hits in his final prep season … Scored 99 runs and drove in 89 RBIs in four varsity seasons … Struck out 207 batters in prep career … Also lettered in football three times … Earned all-state as a running back … Earned Academic All-State … Graduated No. 5 in his class with a 4.42 GPA … Son of Carrie and Scott Perkins … Born on December 26, 1999 … Has two sisters, Caitie and Brooklyn … Two uncles, John Schlegel and Brian McPike, and one aunt, Andrea McPike, that graduated from Indiana … Father, Scott, lettered in football at Wabash College … Graduated in three years from University of Louisville with a double major in finance and marketing … Pursuing his business management certificate.
