Jonae Perez

Jonae Perez

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Moorpark, Calif.

High School:
Moorpark

Height:
5-5

Position:
INF/OF

B/T:
L/L

Long Beach State (2007): Played and started in ten games before being sidelined with a knee injury ... enters the year second on the career batting average lists by hitting .321 over three years ... had six hits and seven walks in 23 at-bats in 2007 ... was a perfect 2-for-2 against Siena College on Feb. 24.

(2006): Perez hit .400 in conference play and .303 overall (No. 1 on the team) in '06... Perez went 4-for-4 with three RBI in G3 vs. Pacific on Apr. 30... Perez had nine multiple-hit games in 2006... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored at UCSB on May 13... Had an eight-game hit streak Apr. 15-Apr. 30.

(2005): Was selected as the 2005 Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year after hitting .363 in just 38 games, with 15 runs, six doubles, and 12 RBI... Her .363 batting average was the second highest in a single-season in program history... Jonae proved to be a bright spot for the 49ers in the Kia Classic (Mar. 16-20) when she hit a team-best .385 with three doubles, three RBI, and a run scored... Perez kept her hot bat in the UC Davis series (Mar. 25-26) by posting a .571 batting average and scoring three runs... Jonae connected for a .700 batting average (7-for-10) in the CS Northridge series (Apr. 16-17), including a 4-for-4 performance in G3 (Apr. 17)... She hit her first career HR at Cal Poly on May 1.

Moorpark High School: A three-time All-League selection in 2001, '02, and '04... Named All-Ventura County in 2004... Named to the Daily News All-Area Team (2004) and the LA Times All-Region Team as well... Played club ball for the Orange County Batbusters from 2002-04... Won the 2003 national championship (18 Gold ASA), and placed fourth at the 2004 national championship... Earned all-star status at the Canada Cup... Was a four-year scholar athlete, and earned honors in algebra and biology in 2002.

Personal: Born May 21, 1986 in Whittier, Calif. ... parents are Judy Tresler and Rick Perez ... also played club volleyball growing up ... recruited by UCSB, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge and San Diego State ... majoring in Kinesiology.