2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Marcelo Perez
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Laredo, Texas
- High School:
- John. B. Alexander HS
Career Honors
• Drafted in the 11th Round of the 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft (Seattle Mariner)
• 2022 2nd-team All-Big 12
• 2022 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• Drafted in the 20th Round of the 2021 MLB First Year Player Draft (Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim)
• 2021 2nd-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2019 Big 12 All-Freshman team
2022 (Junior)
Started nine games as part of 17 appearances on the season... posted a 3.23 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings pitched... finished the year with a 6-3 record to go along with one save... team was 13-4 in games he pitched and 6-3 in games he started... held opponents scoreless in four of eight relief appearances... did not allow any of the eight inherited runners to score... earned the win with two scoreless frames against San Diego State (Feb. 18)... retired only batter faced in an outing against Houston (Feb. 20)... made two appearances against Nebraska (Feb. 25, 27)... allowed an unearned run in 1 2/3 innings... took the loss at Kentucky (March 4) after allowing two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings... turned in a scoreless inning against Army (March 13) to earn lone save of the year... allowed two runs (one earned) and struck out five in 3 1/3 innings at Baylor (March 19)... final relief appearance came against West Virginia (April 2)... allowed a run on two hits, walked three and struck out five in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 2-1 on the year... made first start of the season at Texas (April 9)... tossed five scoreless innings against Texas Tech (April 15) with six strikeouts to move to 3-1 on the year... picked up win No. 4 after allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits in 5 1/3 at Oklahoma State (April 23)... took a no-decision at Florida State after giving up three runs in 4 1/3 innings at Florida State (April 30)... fell to 4-2 with a loss against Oklahoma (May 7)... improved to 5-2 with a six inning stint at Kansas (May 14)... tossed six shutout frames against Santa Clara (May 20)... was the tough-luck loser against Texas (May 26) in the Big 12 Championships... allowed three runs on five hits and struck out six in seven innings of work... gave up a run on five hits in 4 2/3 innings in final start against Oral Roberts (June 4) in the NCAA College Station Regional.
2021 (COVID Sophomore)
Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen... compiled a 1-0 record with a 4.15 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings pitched... team posted a 9-4 record in games he pitched... allowed just five of 16 inherited runners to score... made season debut on Feb. 21 against Mississippi State... allowed a run on three hits and struck out five in three innings of work... returned after missing three weeks on March 12 against Gonzaga... fanned three and allowed a run on two hits in two innings against the Bulldogs... gave up three runs in 1 2/3 innings at Louisiana (March 20)... tallied a pair of strikeouts and surrendered an unearned run in 1 2/3 innings at UT Arlington (March 30)... tossed a combined five innings against Tarleton State (April 6, April 13)... came on with the bases loaded against Oklahoma State (April 18) and left them loaded... tossed 2 2/3 scoreless frames against the Cowboys with four strikeouts... allowed a run on two hits in two innings at UT Arlington (April 27)... retired five of six batters faced against Texas (May 8)... fanned a career-high eight in four innings of work against ULM (May 15)... pitched 4 1/3 scoreless frames with three strikeouts against Kansas State in the Big 12 Championships (May 29)... threw two shutout innings in final appearance of the season against Oregon State in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (June 6).
2020 (Sophomore)
Appeared in six games, all in relief, in a shortened campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic... fanned nine and issued just two walks in 6 1/3 innings... posted a 2.84 ERA with a 1-0 record... surrendered just seven hits... held opponents scoreless in five of six appearances... team posted a 4-2 record in games he pitched... allowed three of five inherited runners to score... made season debut on Feb. 14 against Kentucky... recorded both outs via the strikeout... fanned four in two innings of work against Abilene Christian (Feb. 18)... tossed a scoreless frame at Minnesota (Feb. 23)... picked up the win in relief against Cal (Feb. 28)... retired the only batter he faced... retired five of six batters faced with two strikeouts and a walk in the series finale against Cal (March 1)... surrendered first runs of the season in final appearance of the season... was touched for three runs (two earned) on four hits in 2/3 of an inning against UT Arlington (March 3).
2019 (Freshman)
Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen... posted a 3-2 record to go along with a team-leading five saves... team was 13-4 in games he pitched... held opponents scoreless in 10 of 17 appearances... allowed just one of seven inherited runners to score... did not allow an earned run over his first six appearances spanning 7 2/3 innings... was touched for an unearned run on two hits in an inning of work against Virginia (Feb. 16) in his collegiate debut... tossed two scoreless innings to earn his first collegiate save against Grand Canyon (Feb. 24)... struck out both batters faced against Houston (March 1)... struck out two of three faced against Stephen F. Austin (March 5)... recorded a career-high four strikeouts in a two inning save at Long Beach State (March 8)... pitched another scoreless inning in the series finale at Long Beach State (March 10)... allowed first earned run in an inning of work against Eastern Michigan (March 17)... picked up third save of the season with a scoreless frame versus UT Arlington at Globe Life Park (March 19)... earned first two career wins in the Texas (March 22,24) series, combining to allow just a run over 2 1/3 innings of work... earned save No. 4 with a perfect inning of work against Oklahoma State (March 29)... took the loss in the series finale against the Cowboys, allowing two runs on two hits (March 30)... earned a two inning save at Oklahoma (April 6)... retired all five batters faced in improving to 3-1 on the season against Seton Hall (April 12)... allowed a career-high five runs at Kansas State (April 20)... threw a career-high three innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits against Baylor (April 28)... made final appearance of the season at West Virginia (May 5), allowing three runs (two earned)... missed the remainder of the season with an injury.
High School
Was a four year letterwinner at John B. Alexander High School... earned first-team all-district honors as a senior... earned District 29-6A MVP accolades as a junior... two year member of the National Honor Society... played for the Texas Area Code Underclass team in 2016... also participated in the Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games in the summer of 2016... earned multiple selections to the all-tournament team at the 16U and 17U WWBA National and World Series Perfect Game events as a member of the Banditos Black squad... played in the Texas Scouts Associate game in the summer of 2017... member of Mexico’s 2012 Little League World Series team.
Personal
Parents are Osiel and Zulma... has two siblings, Oziel and Mariah.
